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"I have talked to individuals who have been in coal mines or have loved ones who have been working in coal mines who will not be identified by name but will say that something is fishy here,'' Rahall said. "That there are corners being cut.''
Rahall didn't say whether he took action on the complaints, which he said came from at least three people. Rahall spokesman Blake Androff later backed away from Rahall's comments, saying the complaints the congressman was referring to had only been made since the explosion.
Last year, MSHA ordered the mine closed 29 times to correct problems found by inspectors, said Kevin Stricklin, an MSHA administrator in West Virginia. He did not know why each citation was issued or how long the mine was forced to close each time, but closure times can vary widely.
"Any time you issue a D order, it's a very bad condition,'' Stricklin said. "I don't want to call it unusual, but it's a serious condition.''
Forced shutdowns are not uncommon, especially since 2008, when federal officials cracked down following a string of mine accidents that left dozens dead.
While the stepped-up enforcement has produced more citations, it has also led companies like Massey to sidestep the harshest punishments by appealing the fines.
In 2005, the year before the Sago mine disaster that killed 12, mines contested just 6 percent of the violations they faced. That rate steadily climbed to 27 percent last year, the AP found.
Massey is still contesting more than a third of all its violations at Upper Big Branch since 2007, according to an AP analysis. In the past year, federal inspectors have proposed more than $1 million in fines for violations at the mine. Only 16 percent have been paid.
Upper Big Branch also has a history of violations for not properly ventilating methane.
Massey CEO Don Blankenship has conceded that the explosion shows the mine was not completely safe, but he has insisted it was no more dangerous than comparable mines and maintains that Massey has a commendable safety record.
The industry has defended the practice of appealing its violations. Bruce Watzman, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for the National Mining Association, has said in written comments submitted to Congress that it does not jeopardize mine safety. He did not return a call seeking further comment.
Safety officials warned Congress three months ago that the backlog of violations could undermine a crackdown on repeat offenders. A backlog of some 82,000 violations and $210 million in contested penalties is pending before a review commission. In 2009, companies protested roughly two-thirds of the $141 million in penalties assessed by federal regulators.
<I>Hananel reported from Washington. AP writers Mike Baker in Raleigh, N.C., Frederic J. Frommer in Washington and Lawrence Messina and AP videojournalist Mark D. Carlson in Montcoal contributed to this report.


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I wonder if the previous run of Legion of Super-Heroes should be considered part of the post-Flashpoint DC. Which would mean the last big Legion story in the old continuity was Legion of 3 Worlds.
I wonder if the previous run of Legion of Super-Heroes should be considered part of the post-Flashpoint DC. Which would mean the last big Legion story in the old continuity was Legion of 3 Worlds.
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Legion of Super-Heroes: I think I'd cut LSH off at the end of the run with the sacrifice of Earth-Man. That gives the whole thing a nice round conclusion, having one of their former enemies gradually "see the light" and do that, which brings the reintro of the Legion around full circle. However, I'd put the Adventure Comics Legion Academy stuff (starting with #523) in with the pre/post-Flashpoint stuff since that really seems to be setting the stage for the later storylines and is a good jumping-on point anyway.
As a side note, by the way, did you know that Earth-Man's name, Kirt Niedrigh, is an anagram for "rigid thinker"? :)
Aquaman: Hoo boy. Poor Arthur. Just looking over the Wikipedia article I realized just how many seemingly-random changes the poor guy had been through the last few years. (The Adventures of Quasi-Lovecraftian Octopus Man! "To me, Topo! I want to make sweet, sweet love to you!" Ew, never mind, bleach that out of your brain...) At any rate, by the end of Brightest Day, Arthur/Orin has come back to life, he and Mera are together, etc., a new Aqualad has been introduced, so they're OK.
(Honestly, I think part of the problem with keeping Aquaman in print is not that he's lame at all, but that Underwater Books Aren't Trendy Right Now. Other than nature or reality shows, there haven't been too many recent popular television series like the 1960s Sea Hunt, Flipper, etc. On the other hand, reality/nature shows about the ocean, interesting things that live in its blackest depths, and especially shows like Deadliest Catch are really selling right now, so if I were doing Aquaman, I'd try to tie it in to themes like that rather than making him a slightly rude badass, which may not last in the new 52 forever. I miss the "can indeed talk with sealife" aspect. Oh, and not to mention, but concerns about the oceans and such are still going on--it doesn't have to be totally preachy but with things like the BP spill, the garbage vortex, etc. in the news, there could certainly be some contemporary relevance to his world...)
And unfortunately, while Blackest Night was pre-Flashpoint, we don't really know how it all played out in the new 52. Some version of it happened, I am sure, but a version which didn't involve J'Onn being friends with Hal (or, possibly, with anyone, sigh. Poor J'Onn!), or Superman being married to Lois, or... er... anything involving the Dibnys (I'm guessing there was no Identity Crisis in this continuity either), etc. It's kind of like One More Day, only with everyone in the DC Universe, so the stories from the last couple of years that DC editorial wants to have happened, happened, somehow, but we don't really know how yet and they don't seem inclined to bother to tell us.
Personally, I think this was a ghastly mistake, but I don't want to drag this thread off into that tangent, not least of which because there are dozens of threads and hundreds of pages here about what people don't like about the new 52 and/or Flashpoint.
Since you do mention J'Onn, however, I will happily move on to
Martian Manhunter: Doing just fine at end of Brightest Day. (Well, that was short and sweet.*) :) And, presumably, still a lover of creme-filled chocolate cookies*--so there!
* The cookies are also sweet.
Oh god don't get me started on Stephanie Brown Batgirl and the reboot. They easily could have had her give the mantle back to Barbara in a Post Flashpoint where she was DICK'S Batgirl/pupil and NOT Barbara's for 9 months the same time Dick was Batman, that its Stephanie who hands Barbara the box of her Batgirl costume at the airport of Barbara returning to the US and then Stephanie goes off with Cassandra to a secret INC mission but NOPE they've probably waved her whole tenure away and dropped her cold turkey as Gail Simone called it "Waiting for the smell to wear off".
Stephanie Brown: would be way down on my list (right now I'm working my way through the Justice League in order of joining), but yes, she too got a pretty good sendoff from what I can tell, and I need to pick that up also because it sounds awesome: "During her final" [published pre-Flashpoint, that is, not retiring or dying or anything] "adventure as Batgirl, Stephanie confronts her father and is ensnared by a sample of Black Mercy. Stephanie experiences a number of future events, including a time-travelling adventure with Cassandra and Barbara, the Royal Flush Gang attacking her at her college graduation, and eventually training the new Batgirl, an African American girl named Nell. She ultimately breaks free from from the Black Mercy and confides in Barbara that despite the wonderful things she experienced while in the fantasy world, she preferred to live in the here and now."

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Good old Martha taught us that rather than buying those ridiculously expensive anti-slip mats for a rug, just turn it over and run a few lines of acrylic-latex caulk every 6 inches or so. Let dry and flip over and your rug wont be going anywhere!
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Air force chief: Malaysia jet may have turned back
Military radar indicates that the missing Boeing 777 jet may have turned back before vanishing, Malaysia's air force chief said.
Associated PressRussian forces tighten grip on Crimea
Russian forces' seizure of the Black Sea peninsula has been bloodless but tensions are mounting.
Reuters46 mins agoMalaysia investigators probe possible airport security lapse
By Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian officials are poring over CCTV footage and questioning immigration officers and guards at Kuala Lumpur's international airport, concerned that a security breach may be connected to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Suspicions that the Beijing-bound Boeing jet, which vanished on Saturday with 239 people on board, may have been hijacked or bombed have risen after at least two passengers were found to be using stolen passports, though Malaysia's government stressed it was considering all possibilities. Malaysian investigators, assisted by the FBI, are probing the identities of four passengers in particular, two Malaysian officials with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. The four comprise two travelers with European passports, possibly Ukrainian, in addition to two travelling on stolen Austrian and Italian passports, the sources said.
ReutersPM: Won't budge '1 centimeter' from Ukrainian land
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — As separatists in Crimea kept up pressure for unification with Moscow, Ukraine on Sunday solemnly commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of its greatest poet, with the prime minister vowing not to give up "a single centimeter" of Ukrainian territory.
Associated PressStigma hinders efforts to combat leprosy in India
TAHIRPUR, India (AP) — At first, Ashok Yadav ignored the patches of pink skin on his arm. But when pale sores erupted on his body and he lost sensation in his fingertips, a doctor issued the devastating diagnosis: Yadav had leprosy.
Associated PressSuicide car bomb, attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomber set off his explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint Sunday in southern Iraq, the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed 42 people, officials said. The violence, which comes a few weeks before scheduled elections, is the latest by insurgents bent on destabilizing the country.
Associated PressPre-St. Pat's bash erupts into chaos; 73 arrested
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration near the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts spiraled out of control, pitting police in riot gear against thousands of drunken and unruly revelers at the annual "Blarney Blowout." More than 70 people were arrested and four officers were injured in the clashes.
Associated PressSpring forward: Daylight saving time has arrived
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Associated PressWhy Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A stage at a Southern California high school collapsed during a student event and 30-40 people were rushed to hospitals with mainly minor injuries, authorities said.
Associated Press73 arrested at Massachusetts pre-St. Pat's blowout
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration near the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts spiraled out of control, pitting police in riot gear against thousands of drunken and unruly revelers at the annual "Blarney Blowout." There were more than 70 arrests and four officers were injured in the clashes that included some students throwing beer bottles, cans and snowballs, officials said.
Associated PressRand Paul wins CPAC presidential straw poll
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Associated PressSuicide car bomb kills at least 22 in Iraq
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AFPWarning shots fired to turn monitors back from Crimea
The mood darkened in Russian-occupied Crimea on Saturday after overnight confrontations between Russian troops and besieged Ukrainian soldiers raised tensions on the ground in the biggest East-West face-off since the Cold War.
ReutersRand Paul wins again in conservative Republican poll
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky came out the favorite for the second straight year among Republican conservative activists voting for the candidate they would like to see in the White House next. Paul, a potential 2016 White House contender, won 31 percent in the annual straw poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Conference. His closest competitors were Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with 11 percent, and conservative neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 9 percent.
ReutersAmerican dad passenger on missing Malaysia Airlines jet
One of three Americans aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is a longtime IBM executive who raised his family in North Texas before moving to East Asia.
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Following is a list of common terms used in the Medicaid program and a list of common acronyms (abbreviations.)
Assets: Generally, assets are any type of "property", either in cash or items easily turned into cash, such as bank accounts, cash on hand, land, houses, buildings. Each public assistance program has its own rules about what counts as an asset. Also, assets which a person reasonably needs for normal living are generally exempt. For example, the home in which a family lives is an exempt asset. The value of a vehicle may or may not be counted, depending on the Medicaid program for which a person qualifies. Some programs exempt the value of one car that is used four times a year to get to medical appointments, if it is needed for employment, if it is needed for daily living activities due to terrain, or if it has been modified to transport a disabled person. Other programs exempt only a portion of one car's equity value.
Basic Maintenance Standard (BMS): This is the income standard, or monthly income limit, used to determine Medicaid eligibility. If a household's income is more than the monthly limit for the household size, after allowable deductions, the Medically Needy (Spenddown) program may be considered. See 'Spenddown'.
Child Health Evaluation and Care or "CHEC": The program to provide comprehensive health care to children from birth to 21 years of age who are eligible for Medicaid.
Client: a person who applies for Medicaid and may be eligible. "Client" is used interchangeably with "recipient" when the person is eligible for Medicaid.
Deductions: Income deductions allowed from gross monthly income.
Division of Medicaid and Health Financing: the government agency in the Utah Department of Health which administers the Medicaid program in Utah.
Fee-for-service : A fee-for-service Medicaid client is defined as either of the following: (1) a client who is not enrolled in a managed care plan, such as a health maintenance organization (HMO); or (2) a client who is enrolled in a managed care plan, but the service that is needed is covered by Medicaid, not by the plan. For more information, go to Fee for Service.
Federal Poverty Level (FPL): on the Internet at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty
Income: All money available to the household counts as income. For example, wages, child support, interest from investments or bank accounts, Social Security, retirement income.
Managed Care Plan (MCP): a managed care plan offering coverage for medical care which may include mental health, pharmacy, and/or dental services.
Medicaid: the medical assistance program authorized under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Medicaid Agency: the Utah Department of Health, Division of Medicaid and Health Financing.
Medicare: the national health insurance program for aged and disabled persons under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Part A includes hospital and skilled nursing facility services. Part B pays professional fees such as physician and outpatient services, physical and occupational therapy, etc. Prescription Drug Coverage was added January 1, 2006, in which beneficiaries choose a drug plan and pay a monthly premium.
Prepaid Mental Health Plan or 'PMHP': a managed care plan offering coverage for mental health care services.
Primary Care Provider: The primary physician to whom a Medicaid patient may be assigned. When the Medicaid patient has a Primary Care Provider, this provider must provide an appropriate referral before Medicaid will pay for medical services received from any other provider.
Prior Authorization: approval given by the Division of Medicaid and Health Financing before certain medical services being provided. When Medicaid requires prior authorization, the Medicaid provider is responsible for obtaining the authorization.
Provider: any individual or entity furnishing medical, mental health, dental or pharmacy services.
Recipient: a person who is eligible for Medicaid.
Restriction Program: This program provides safeguards against inappropriate and excessive use of Medicaid services by assigning a Medicaid client to a Primary Care Provider and a single pharmacy. For more information, please go to Restriction Program.
Retroactive coverage: Medicaid eligibility for any of the three months prior to the month of application. Most Medicaid programs allow an applicant to request coverage for medical services for up to three months prior to the month in which the person filed a Medicaid application. A person who received medical, dental or mental health services and subsequently qualifies for Medicaid may return to each provider with a Medicaid Identification Card for the month in which service was provided. A provider who has already rendered services may subsequently choose to accept Medicaid as payment in full or refuse to seek Medicaid payment because the patient had not been determined eligible for Medicaid at the time of service. If the provider accepts Medicaid, Medicaid may pay for the service. If the provider refuses Medicaid, the patient is responsible for the charges.
Spenddown Program: A Medicaid program which allows applicants to reduce their monthly income to the Medicaid income standard in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage. This program is also called the Medically Needy program. An applicant who is otherwise eligible may either (1) pay "excess" monthly income to the State of Utah or (2) accept responsibility to pay a portion of their monthly medical bills. Once the household has reduced its income to the Medicaid income standard, Medicaid pays the remainder of the medical bills for eligible persons.
Third Party Liability or 'TPL': An individual, entity, or program which is or may be liable to pay all or part of the medical cost of injury, disease, or disability of a patient. Title XIX: the Medicaid Program authorized by the Federal Social Security Act.
Utah Department of Health: the Single State Agency designated to administer or supervise the administration of the Medicaid Program under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. All references to "the Medicaid agency" mean the Department of Health. Reference: Utah Code Annotated §26-18-2.1 (1953, as amended) and Utah Administrative Code, Rule R414-1-2.
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Spicy Food Challenge #2: Lamb Vindaloo from Sitar
For our second Spicy Food Challenge, Austen and I decided to try our hands at an Indian dish known for being spicy: vindaloo. Sitar is a hop, skip and a few jumps away from our office so we took a stroll over to Orange and Grove on this fine, sunny day. We agreed on lamb vindaloo, as lamb isn't shrimp and no one likes chicken. (That's not true. My apologies to chicken.) We ordered our lamb vindaloo and asked for it to be made "as spicy as possible." "Very hot" was our only option beyond regular old "hot," so we hoped that'd be hot enough. We also ordered some raita, which is yogurt with cucumbers and spices, and mango lassis, since they are awesome. Lassis also contain yogurt, and dairy is a proven heat cutter if you fall too deep into the spice hole.
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No one has been charged in the case, but officials in the U.S. and abroad have called for swift punishment of the four Marines.
A military criminal investigation and an internal Marine Corps review are under way. The Geneva Conventions forbid the desecration of the dead.
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Over the past two weekends, I participated in the Launch and Wix Hackathons in San Francisco. At the Launch Hackathon, I built a seat map that integrated with a company organization chart by myself. At the Wix Hackathon, I worked with Sunny who is a developer at AppDynamics to visualize Yelp data trends. My goal at both of these hackathons was to build products that solved business problems. I learned a few lessons I wanted to share that will increase your productivity at hackathons.
1. Work with teammates. All the finalists at both hackathons were teams of two or more people. During the Launch Hackathon, I worked by myself, but when I worked with Sunny at the Wix Hackathon we were able to accomplish more than 2x my output at the first hackathon. This is because of our complementary skill sets. I focused on building out the web app and Sunny built the automated system for gathering data.
2. Work with familiar technologies. I used Ruby on Rails in both hackathons. I did not have focus part of my time to learning a new language or framework because I was using technology I was already comfortable with. This allowed me spend nearly all my time building the product. Also, I would recommend having a broad overview of the open-source software ecosystem for your particular language. For Ruby on Rails, this means being aware of what gems are available. This way you will not have to reinvent common features, such as authentication and permissions.
3. Have a rapid feedback cycle. At the Wix Hackathon, first I built out a static view to make sure Sunny and I were on the same page in terms of our product vision. Next, I made this vision dynamic by allowing a user to enter date through a form. Finally, we connected the graph with Yelp data that made it even more robust. By working towards small measurable goals we were able to stay motivated.
4. Show your product within 15 seconds of starting your presentation. I heard this from multiple people at both hackathons. It is overwhelming to see so many products during the demo presentations, so it makes sense to show your product before losing your audience's attention. Many teams spent too much time talking about the market and the problem they were solving.
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The AS-11 specifies a vendor-neutral subset of the MXF file format to use for delivery of finished programming from program producers and
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The AS-11 Suite provides a complete AS-11/DPP workflow and delivers "ready for playout" files with all associated metadata.
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Canon today unveiled new feature-filled cameras in its Elph range and a new PowerShot flagship called the G1 X. The Elph cameras include the 520 HS and the 110 HS. The, on the other hand, G1 X features a 1.5-inch 14.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, which is the largest ever to be used in a PowerShot model.
"The new additions to our PowerShot lineup further demonstrate Canon's commitment to delivering users innovative imaging products," said Yuichi Ishizuka executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "These sleek and compact cameras bring together powerful features, intuitive controls and unrivaled portability while maintaining high image quality."
The new large sensor in the G1 X has nine times more light sensitivity than any other PowerShot model. The G1 X also has a DIGIC 5 image processor for high quality images in harsh light conditions and High-Speed HQ2 that allows for shooting high-resolution images at high speed. ISO range for the camera is up to 12800. Optical zoom on the camera is a meager 4x and the aperture range is f/2.8 to f/16. Canon designed the camera to support 14-bit RAW+JPEG shooting. It can also record 1080p HD video.
The G1 X also has a 3-inch variable angle LCD and will ship in February for $799.99.
The Elph 520 HS and 110 HS camera both sport advanced Smart Auto that allows the cameras to detect up to 58 scene modes to work with anything from portraits and action shots to landscapes. The cameras also include Face ID that can register up to 12 people within the camera. To register the individuals the camera user can take up to five shots of the subject at different angles. The camera can then give focus priority to the youngest person in the frame when the details on age are entered. The camera also allows the user to search by the face. Other features include Smile Recognition and sleeping Face Recognition.
The 520 HS has 10.1-megapixel resolution with a 12x optical zoom lens. The ISO range is up to 3200 and it has a wide-angle 28mm lens. The camera can shoot bursts at 6.8 fps. Canon will offer the camera in several colors with launch set for March at $299.99. The 110 HS is a 16-megapixel camera with 24mm lens, 5x optical zoom, and ISO up to 3200. It has a 3-inch rear LCD and can capture 1080p video. It will sell for $249.99 and will launch in February.
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RE: Bigger Sensor != Better Pictures
You trying to bring in other design factors to obscure the basic property that All Other Things Being Equal in a Properly Design System a Larger Sensor yields better Signal to Noise ratio.
The basic effect is that the more photons per pixel you can gather the more signal there is compared to the thermal noise and A/D read noise, thus better signal to noise ratio.
More photons can be achieved with having a larger lens area to collect more photons, and/or a larger sensor to capture more of the photons going through the lens.
You are confusing cropping with vignetting. A cropped frame results from a smaller sized sensor capturing a smaller sized piece of the image. However the light intensity at the surface of the sensor is not reduced. A crop sensor with a similar pixel count as a larger sensor will by necessity have smaller pixels. Smaller pixels equals less photon collection area per pixel resulting in lower signal to noise.
Ironically the Cropping you mention is actually a perfect example of how reduction in image sensor area reduces image quality.
Vignetting is the reduction in light intensity away from the center of the image due to mechanical or optical shading in the lens system. This is very dependent on the lens design and is also usually only an issue with wide angle lenses.
SNR is not largely dependent on the sensor quality and internal circuitry these days. Actually the performance of modern image sensors is reasonably close to theoretical limits with quantum efficiencies in the 50% range. It is very difficult now to achieve much improvement in sensor SNR. The one factor that can still be exploited is sensor size as I have mentioned and doubling sensor size very nearly doubles the SNR.
The only other major tool for SNR reduction is active cooling of the imaging element and A/D converter. This is a technique that is used for Astronomical imagers in telescopes where the sensor is cooled to around -50C. I was involved with the design of these in the past.
As to ISO.
ISO does not tell you anything about the potential image quality. The image quality on my DSLR is essentially the same from ISO 50 to ISO 400, you can't tell any difference. On a point and shoot ISO 50 may look pretty good but ISO 400 is quite degraded in quality.
Within a GIVEN camera increasing ISO above a certain point and the image quality will degrade more and more the higher ISO you use. But that point varies with different sensors, and is primarily dependent on the active pixel area as mentioned above.
It's possible to have a camera that can Shoot at ISO 1000 with NO degradation in image quality over shooting at ISO 50. Shooting at lower ISO with such a camera has NO image quality advantage.
I was simplifying my definition of F-stop. However my point remains. Essentially F-stop determines the relative level of light intensity at the image plane. If you go up a stop from F2 to F2.8 the light intensity will drop 50%. If you increase the sensor size by a factor of 4 though you will increase the number of photons gathered by a factor of 2 from the previous system. Your SNR will improve. These are the tradeoffs.
So even if you have a slower lens the overall system may actually be faster depending on sensor size. It's also easier to achieve higher optical quality from 'slower' lenses.
Our definitions of Big glass differ. To me it means a large entrance pupil area of the lens, regardless of focal length.
You are referring to 'slow' only with respect to lenses. I am referring to slow with respect to the whole system.
Yes I know what f-stop is and how it affects depth of field. Perhaps my statement was poorly worded, I'll try again.
The Minimum F-stop of the lens affects the range of depth of field that is available to the user.
You forgot to include the caveats about diffraction limits when going to higher f-stops...
I also have a selection of lenses for my DSLR but as I said 95% of the time I find the 24-105 does the job. Personally the non-replaceable lens on the G1X would not be a major issue with me, nor for a lot of other people. Your mileage may vary.
As to you assumptions that major differences are due to better internal circuitry I can assure you as an electrical engineer with experience in low noise amplifier designs and astronomical cameras that this is not the case. Your analogy to audio systems is erroneous. The sensors and conversion circuitry have been highly optimized and there are not large differences in performance among high quality modern sensors as they are already operating at the level where noise is counted in SINGLE electrons. It is in fact quite difficult to improve sensor performance over current designs and improvements are incremental at best.
RE: Bigger Sensor != Better Pictures
Yes, I think we can both agree that a greater sensor surface area means a greater potential to collect light. Nobody is disputing that here...but...the problem with what you're saying is that you're talking about sensor size like we're in a vacuum and that just isn't the case.
Let's examine the sensor sizes so I can make this a bit less arbitrary for you:
- G1X has a 1.5" sensor, specifically 18.7mm x 14mm (262mm^2).
- Micro 4/3 sensor size is 17.3x13mm (225mm^2)
- APS-C sensors have between 330 to 370mm^2 depending on the make.
So were not talking a huge difference here between the G1X and the better M43 standard. The G1X sensor has about 16% more surface area, and I'm going to speculate that its crop factor is also 2.0 - so you basically have a big, clunky M43 wannabe in the G1X.
A lens whose speed is f/2.8 is average. It's not fast, and even if the G1X had an APS-C sized sensor, the small lens would not be able to take advantage of it due to its 2.0 crop factor.
No, I am not confusing cropping and vignetting. If you put standard APS-C lens on a full-frame body such as the Sony A900, you will experience vignetting. It is for this reason that the A900 will automatically crop the sensor area so that the resulting exposure surface is equivalent to an APS-C sensor.
The pictures you take using the cropped sensor will have more noise than they would if you took them with a normal APS-C camera. Why? The larger pixels can collect more light but at the same time they limit the amount of pixels a given surface area can contain.
The sensor alone is NOT the only component involved in the digital picture taking process. After the exposure is made, the data must be converted from analog to digital - the faster and more accurately a camera can do this, the less chance there is for noise to appear in the resulting image. The camera will also have internal circuitry designed to reduce noise.
The noise you get from higher ISO values can be compensated for by the camera during the A/D process - and some cameras do this better than others.
A larger sensor means you do not need to jack up the ISO value as high to get the same amount of effective light sensitivity - meaning better pictures in low light conditions.
F-stops indicate the relationship of the pupil size to the focal length of the lens and that is all. Yes, DOF is affected by the selected f-number. If you have a 50mm f/1.8 lens and a 90mm f/1.8 lens, despite having equal f-stop values the 90mm lens is going to be the "faster" of the two by nearly 100%. For the 50mm lens to match the 90mm f/1.8 lens it would need to be f/1.0.
It's worth pointing out that the crop factor of the camera in question will affect the effective f-stop values. The ones I mentioned in this example are based on a the 35mm standard. Transposing them to M43 would require dividing the both focal length and f-value by the crop factor value of 2, meaning the 50mm f/1.8 lens becomes a 25mm f/0.90 (similar to the available 25mm f/0.95 Nokton) and 90mm f/1.8 becomes a 45mm f/0.9 (which does not exist for M43 at this time afaik).
Full size DSLRs have inherently longer focal lengths and more control over DOF, but you're not going to get very impressive background blur using the G1X and its f/2.8 lens.
Big sensors show their benefits more in low-light scenarios. If you are shooting in daylight or have control over the lighting (i.e. studio), then the benefits of the larger sensor diminish and you start to see their limitations. In bright lighting conditions large sensor cameras tend to be soft around the edges of the frame, whereas the mirrorless M43 cameras maintain a sharp image across the entire frame.
So if you're coming from a basic point and shoot and just want better quality, the G1X would work but it's still overpriced at $800. There isn't really any situation where you can justify going with the big and bulky G1X over any of the M43 options out there...and quite frankly, I would have liked to see Canon enter the M43 market.
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Casual indoor / outdoor dining experience offering local selections as well as some of your all-time favorites. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
InterContinental San Juan Resort and Casino
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Definition of indemonstrable in English:
Line breaks: in|dem¦on|strablePronunciation: /ˌɪndɪˈmɒnstrəb(ə)l
, ɪnˈdɛmən-/
- 1Not able to be proved or demonstrated.More example sentences
- Recognizing the indemonstrable is a necessary precursor to understanding the nature of a parable.
- They claim the bench of science as judge, yet make indemonstrable statements of faith (the god of Chance).
- You beg the question by merely reasserting that God's existence is indemonstrable.
- 1.1 Philosophy (Of a truth) axiomatic and hence unprovable.More example sentences
- Part of the issue rests on the requirement that first principles, which assert primary, indemonstrable attributes of their subjects, be necessary truths.
- Dedekind regards this principle as being essentially indemonstrable; he ascribes to it, rather, the status of an axiom 'by which we attribute to the line its continuity, by which we think continuity into the line.'
- So the real, indemonstrable axioms are identical propositions.
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