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DX vs. FX
I am trying to master my D800. Unfortunately, things are not going so good. I am having a hard time getting my shutter speed to handhold my camera.. I shoot a lot of wildlife, mostly birds. I am using a 300mm f2.8 VRII with a teleconverter in some cases. I am getting very soft pictures.. I know this is partially from bad technique and slow shutter speed.. I am wondering if the above will be less affected if a shoot in the DX mode or at least the less pixel FX? Any advice? Thanks.
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#1. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 0JonK Nikonian since 03rd Jul 2004Sun 06-Jan-13 11:46 PM
That won't make a difference. Try raising our ISO wo that you can achieve the necessary shutter speed.
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#2. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 0Leonard62 Nikonian since 15th Mar 2009Sun 06-Jan-13 11:50 PM
Shooting in DX mode won't help one bit. All you're doing is cropping the photo. Your best bet for now is to not use the converter and increase your ISO to bring up the shutter speed. Posting one of the soft photos with the EXIF data intact would help us see where the problem is.
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#3. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 0RECONLEY Nikonian since 18th Jun 2012Sun 06-Jan-13 11:56 PM
I have that combo and I suggest you get your shutter speed up as switching to/from Dx or FX mode is not the answer.
Go into the SHOOTING menu and select ISO sensitivity settings, turn On the Auto sensitivity control and then scroll down to minimum shutter speed and select AUTO. Right click on AUTO and a adjustment line will appear with slower to the left and faster to the right. Move the pointer to the right one notch. Try this some and see if your shutter speed is not high enough to suit you.
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#4. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 3Mon 07-Jan-13 10:49 AM
Here is an example of some of the softness.
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#5. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 4Leonard62 Nikonian since 15th Mar 2009Mon 07-Jan-13 11:27 AM
Perfect example, Joe.
The first thing I see is the bird isn't in focus, the tree branches look a little sharper.
The levels are off and favoring the right by quite a bit. Bring up the blacks and the whole photo will look shaper with better contrast.
You shot at 1/1000 sec which should be fast enough for a 420 mm telephoto. But even the branches aren't as sharp as they could be. How much of a crop is this?
This is what your levels look like.
This is with the levels optimized.
It does appear that the camera focused on the branches and not the bird. But I think it still can be sharper. The other thing to look at is VR. Did you wait for VR to settle down before pressing the shutter?
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#6. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 5Henry64 Nikonian since 13th Jan 2008Mon 07-Jan-13 11:48 AM | edited Mon 07-Jan-13 12:14 PM by Henry64
Switch off VR, at 1/1000s it's just causing problems anyway.
How much DOF do you have in this case? When you add a TC, you reduce the effective DOF on an already narrow DOF (FX). At F7.1 and a 2x TC the effective DOF will be half of DOF without TC? Right?
Okay, I'll back out of that statement, it seems after some googling that a lens with a TC will have the DOF of the lens it becomes e.g. a 300mm F2.8 + TC2x become a 600mm F5.6 with a DOF like a 600mm F5.6. I don't know why I got it upside down - so forget about that :/
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#9. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 5Mon 07-Jan-13 03:56 PM
It is a pretty substantial crop. Should I have shot this at F12 or more? VR was not making any noise.I assume it was settled down. My technique for hanheld is not the best. I am a little shaky at times. Should I have had exposure compensation more to the negative? Thanks for looking at the picture.
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#11. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 9RWCooper Nikonian since 04th Jul 2004Mon 07-Jan-13 05:02 PM
At f/12 you would lose sharpness due to diffraction. I would suggest f/8 as your limit with a D800. If can't or don't want to use a tripod perhaps you should try using a monopod.
#12. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 11km6xz Nikonian since 22nd Jan 2009Mon 07-Jan-13 06:14 PM
It is true that diffraction sets in early on such a high res system but it is not his problem here or any time. Diffraction will limit potential acuity but it will still be able to resolve more detail than anything else out there so he is not losing anything in the desirable balancing act of enough DOF to get the subject fully in-focus by stopping down and retaining the most potential resolving power.
This case here is the problem with cameras that act like computers, they do only what you instruct them to do, not what you think is should.
The AF system did what it does, focuses on the best target that falls under the focusing point(which is actually quite a bit larger than the red box indicates in the VF). The AF locked onto the best target from the point of view of an AF system: foreground, distinct edges, linear lines in either vertical or horizontal planes(assuming the cross sensors in the center) and contrast. In some modes color is a major criteria. So looking at the scene from the cameras's point of view it was expecting a pat on the head and praise for picking and locking on the obvious target, the foreground branches.
The bird was a poor subject because it was the opposite of the traits that AF are looking for. For a sure shot, let the camera AF do its thing by getting close and then switch to MF( of let go of the AF-On button) and fine tune focus manually for the bird. Either that or stop down the aperture so the bird would be well within the DOF centered on the plane of the branches, so getting 8 inches of acceptable focus, forward and backward 4 inches each side of the branches.
If on a tripod, this is a good case for using LV.
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#16. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 12Bump57 Nikonian since 01st Apr 2007Sun 13-Jan-13 02:53 PM
Joe, after reviewing the image Stan's above post I feel is spot on.
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#36. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 12danshep Charter MemberMon 14-Jan-13 01:45 AM
So Stan, if cameras sometimes act like computers, I wonder when my D700 is going to shut down while I'm taking a photo of a rare bird, only to tell me that there is a Windows update ready to deploy.
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#7. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 4
For small birds in trees, I use AFC Single rather than AFC 9, 21, 51 etc. Just also need to be looking for the camera to focus on the bird and not a branch. Sometimes, this is not so easy to do.
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#8. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 7nwcs Registered since 15th Jan 2006Mon 07-Jan-13 03:16 PM
Yes, AFC Single is a much better focus choice for small birds that aren't filling the frame and that are not moving. I did some experiments and my pictures got much better.
Also the camera clearly focused on the branches at the bottom. Focus systems have a hard time with meshes and patterns. And it will usually focus on the closest thing with highest contrast. So the branches fit that bill. You have to be a bit more careful in AF on a bird in a tree. And doing a focus override will really help. That and a good stable platform. If you're handholding and swaying even a little that can throw off good focus.
#10. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 4
I don't think the D800 is at fault here. It looks like the camera has focused on the branches in front of your subject. Difficult shot with the branches and light background.
Using a converter on your 300 f2.8 may well hobble it a bit. There will be some loss of quality with any converter, some more than others.
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#13. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 4
How far were you from the bird? Can you post an uncropped version of this shot?
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#14. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 0
The 300 f/2.8 without a teleconverter should be tack sharp on the D800. There are reasonable limits as to how much you should crop, but the lens should be sharp.
With the teleconverter, you are trading off slightly on sharpness plus you are losing light. I'll assume shutter speed needs to be 1/1000 sec or faster for birds regardless of other settings. I willingly use the TC14E II and find the drop in quality minimal. I avoid using the TC17E II and TC20E III unless truly necessary as the softness and impact on aperture make a difference. When you use those teleconverters, you need to have excellent light and crop less than with a bare lens.
You need to be careful about expecting too much from severe crops on distant targets. I would avoid cropping teleconverter images beyond 50% unless you are comfortable with the drop in image quality.
If the subject is distant, the image is likely to be a little soft. Teleconverters just make it larger but still soft. It varies by lens, but I find beyond 100 yards most lenses are softer.
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#15. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 0
I know a lot of people think one should not do an AF fine tune, but I'd like to suggest you consider it. At least analyze a bunch of your shots, and see if the focus always seems in front or behind (for a give focus point).
I just got a 200/F2, also an extremely sharp lens and one well known for working with a TC. Out of the box it was softer than my 70-200, except it wasn't -- it was just focusing in the wrong place.
I did a very careful fine tune. On the D800 I needed a +10, on the D4 I needed a -7. Now it is sharp enough to hurt you.
It's always a can of worms, some will tell you if you need to fine tune "send it back to Nikon". But the D800, with people viewing them 1:1, you are into low-tolerance photography. Anything that's not off shows up magnified.
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#17. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 15The Colonel Registered since 20th Oct 2012Sun 13-Jan-13 03:02 PM
Agree, looks like the bird is out of focus.
#18. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 17davidgoerndt Registered since 04th Dec 2012Sun 13-Jan-13 07:58 PM
Here is an article by Thom Hogan on VR http://www.bythom.com/nikon-vr.htm
See what he has to say about not using VR at shutter speeds above 1/500 sec.
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#19. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 15
The 300 f/2.8 is a very sharp lens. AF Fine tuning may not be required on the bare lens, but still could be needed on one or more teleconverter - or vice versa. It is worth testing under controlled conditions. Every lens and lens/teleconverter combination is independent.
This image appears to be a distant subject highly cropped with branches in front of the subject. My experience is that it's tough to even see small branches to grass that may cause focus in front of the subject. In any event, I would not draw any conclusions about AF tuning from this image and would look at a larger sample of clean subjects. If you have a pattern of consistent front or back focus, fine tuning could be useful.
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#20. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 15
By the way, I was not reacting to the single picture but by the OP's indication he has ongoing frustration. I agree that the branches could have been the object of focus, but I assume the OP had more of a consistent issue than one shot.
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#21. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 20Sun 13-Jan-13 11:21 PM
Thanks for all of the help and information. Fine tuning is probably not viable for me at this time. I feel that it is just way above my capabilities. I know that my interest in birds is making the learning process a little more complicated. I appreciate the patience everybody has shown. i am going to keep reading and practicing. I am trying to stay away from the teleconverters. It is just hard to get close to some of these birds. I am putting up another picture I took yesterday. It is similar to the first, but different. Any opinions are valued. Thanks. No crop or adjustments. Handheld with great sunlight.
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#22. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 20Sun 13-Jan-13 11:32 PM
This is another shot. To me, the camera looks to have focused on the bird. I was much closer to the subject. Is distance the mitigating factor?
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#37. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 22briantilley Nikonian since 26th Jan 2003Mon 14-Jan-13 07:38 AM
With subjects like the one in that image, I would always resort to focusing manually. There are just too many branches in front of and behind the intended target for any AF system to focus reliably on the bird itself.
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#38. "RE: DX vs. FX" | In response to Reply # 22Mon 14-Jan-13 09:21 AM
I agree with Brian - the camera has no way of knowing whether your subject is the bird or one of the sticks. AF may be close, but you have to either accept a low percentage of sharp images or manual override/manual focus to capture a subject in a cluttered environment.
This kind of image is tough. It requires lots of practice, patience, and a high skill level. Even then, the percentage of keepers is relatively low.
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The Chicago-based hacker who once threatened to burn down the White House
and took credit for an devastating computer attack on intelligence
company Stratfor made his first appearance in a New York federal
courtroom, after his March 5 arrest.
Jeremy Hammond, a 27-year-old with close
ties to hacker group LulzSec, wore a bright orange T-shirt under
prison-issue navy blue garb and glanced furtively around the
magistrate's courtroom as he was led in, his face pale and his long hair
unkempt. Hammond faces federal charges of conspiracy to commit computer
hacking, computer hacking and access device fraud.
But while his computer persona, which
emerged under online names such as "Anarchaos" and "crediblethreat" and
"tylerknowsthis," showcased virulent anti-government beliefs, Hammond
was respectful in court before the magistrate, who frequently handles
early proceedings before cases go to district judges.
"Yes, your honor," Hammond told Magistrate
Judge James Francis when asked if a financial affidavit submitted on his
behalf was accurate. Francis approved Hammond's petition to have
attorney Liz Fink represent him.
Hammond chuckled when Fink asked a
prosecutor if today was the Ides of March and said, "Et tu Brutus?" a
possible reference to the betrayal Hammond might have felt at learning
he and other hackers were undone by LulzSec leader-turned government
informant Hector Xavier Monsegur, known online as "Sabu."
Monsegur's FBI handler was present but declined to comment after the proceeding.
Hammond faces up to 10 years in prison and
$250,000 in fines on the hacking-related charges and 15 years and
$250,000 on the fraud charge if convicted. Francis ordered him held,
though Fink said she expects to apply for bond before the next court
date, which is April 2.
"This is going to be fun," Fink said afterward of the case, noting the hacker has a large group of supporters in New York.
Hammond took credit for the massive attack
on the global intelligence company Stratfor and even embraced being
branded a "terrorist" in a speech at a 2004 hacker convention caught on
video. Chat logs first reported by FoxNews.com captured the dark and
disturbing views of Hammond, whose mother said he has an IQ of 168 and
called him a "genius without wisdom," in a Chicago Tribune interview.
In the discussions with an unknown audience,
Hammond hailed the 2007 book "How Nonviolence Protects the State," by
self-proclaimed anarchist Peter Gelderloos, praising it for encouraging
violence and sabotage.
"I didn't start the conversation about burning the white house (sic), but I'll finish it," vowed Hammond in one undated post.
In another post, Hammond calls for
"organized, coordinated attacks against targets who are more directly
responsible for our miserable conditions," and proposes "a toast to the
rich! with our choice of cocktail."
Perhaps most disturbing is this chilling dialogue about 9/11:
"So what's the best way to celebrate 9/11? A
jenga tournament!" Hammond posted. "We played a big 9/11 show on
saturday, we had a pinata of the world trade towers … it was filled with
candy and miniature plastic army men."
"This guy is not some harmless kid living in
his parents' basement," a law enforcement source said of Hammond. "He's
got a history and potential for violence."
In 2005, Hammond formed a group he dubbed
the "Internet Liberation Front." He hacked into a conservative website
and stole 5,000 credit card numbers which he intended to use to make
donations to liberal causes, according to authorities. Although he was
caught before he could carry out the plan, which prompted comparisons to
Robin Hood, he served two years in prison.
Hammond was arrested again in 2010 for
allegedly throwing a banner into a fire at a protest against the
Olympics coming to Chicago. He was given 18 months on probation.
Authorities believe Hammond was the main
player in the Stratfor hack last December, in which 5 million emails
were stolen and handed over to WikiLeaks.
According to the federal complaint against Hammond, the attack was
designed to bankrupt Stratfor, a Texas-based company that works with
intelligence agencies around the world.
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It was 8:00 a.m. on a Monday morning, and Fr. Campbell was ringing the bell that marked the beginning of the school day at Nativity School of Worcester, MA. Nativity is an independent, Jesuit middle school for inner-city boys living in the vulnerable neighborhoods of Worcester, who have few or no options for attending a private school. I was starting my theological field placement there for the next month and a half. I had never taught middle school before; my teaching experience was limited to being Dean of St. George's College in Kingston, Jamaica for two years or so, and now I dreaded that I would find this difficult placement painful. To my surprise it was great.
The Nativity School of Worcester fosters orderly learning, discipline and personal safety to students who need it most. It is a remarkable place with a mission of providing children of economically disadvantaged families with a first-class Jesuit middle school education, reinforced by character building, sound social values and a strong sense of community, in an extremely challenging intellectual environment.
The school accommodates boys from the fifth through the eight grades, with a rigorous schedule overseen by many caring and loving teachers immersed in the Ignatian tradition. Many of them are graduates of the Jesuit College of the Holy Cross in Worcester itself. The day starts at 8:00 a.m. and continues until 6:30 p.m., including daily individual tutoring and group study and diverse sports activities. The teachers offer sound mentoring to the children, who would not find it otherwise. The students themselves come from all ethnic groups: Latinos, African American, Caucasian and Asian.
My role at the school was quite eclectic. I filled the vacant spot of a teacher who was on leave, but often I also spent time just talking to students and teachers alike, and even preparing hearty Jamaican meals for the many hungry young people: oxtail, jerk chicken and curry goat!
The school offers a remarkable example of community life: there was never a day that was gloomy or uneventful! I was often asked whether I was a Jesuit, since for many students, I was the first black Jesuit they had ever met. It changed their perspective on the Society of Jesus, just as the students taught me that I am never too old to grow and triumph over difficulties. My time at Nativity Worcester has expanded my passion as a Jesuit and my love for education. Truly, the students at Nativity Worcester have made me smile!
I would like to thank Fr. William Campbell, S.J. (Principal) and Fr. James Hayes, S.J. (Rector of the Jesuit Community) for helping me process my experience.
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U.S. government lawyers have responded to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price's scathing retort in a civil forfeiture case with a heated legal missive of their own.
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Price's attorney, Billy Ravkind, has called the government's forfeiture case "nothing more than a sham or a ruse." He has said its only purpose is to try to get evidence the government needs in its criminal investigation of Price.
The government's response, filed late Tuesday, criticizes Price's legal arguments that seek to avoid a default judgment against him. Such a judgment would mean the government could keep the money it seized from him last year during a raid.
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Price now expresses "sound and fury" over the government's efforts to seek a default judgment in the case, the government lawyers wrote. At the same time, Price "mocks the delay" he himself created by needlessly litigating the case, they said in the filing.
The government said that before the forfeiture case was filed, Price requested that certain seized property including his business and tax records be returned so he could document his ownership claims. He has yet to properly do so, Junker and Miller wrote.
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Retirement Withdrawal Strategies
This is a guest post from Mike Piper, author of Investing Made Simple and proprietor of The Oblivious Investor. If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing to his RSS feed.
The Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA question gets a lot of press, and that makes sense. By choosing correctly, you can significantly reduce the total taxes you'll pay over your lifetime.
In a similar fashion, you can reduce your overall tax burden by planning your withdrawals strategically. That is, once you're retired, how should you order your distributions? Should you take money out of your Roth first? Your 401(k)? Some combination of both?
The strategy: fill the lower tax brackets
The overall goal with planning your withdrawals is to take sufficient distributions from tax-deferred accounts to fill up the low tax brackets. The reasoning is that it's better to pay 10% or 15% in taxes now rather than wait, take all the money out over the course of just a few years, and have the distributions bump you up into a higher tax bracket.
In fact, it can sometimes make sense to take distributions even if you don't need the money to cover living expenses. (If that's the case, it's likely a good idea to use them for a Roth conversion, if you're eligible.)
How about an example?
Martha and Mark are retired, and they're both 60 years old (so they're not yet receiving social security). Between interest income and Martha's freelance writing work, they earn $13,000 over the course of the year. They only need $30,000 to cover their living expenses. They could take the extra $17,000 out of a taxable account, Martha's Roth IRA, or out of Mark's traditional IRA.
What should they do?
Without knowing the rest of the details of their situation, it's impossible to say with absolute certainty what they should do. But the following analysis should provide a decent starting point.
Due to the standard deduction and personal exemptions, a married couple's first $17,900 of income is free from income taxes. So it's a no-brainer that they should take at least $4,900 ($17,900 minus their $13,000 of other income) from their traditional IRA because it'll be entirely tax free.
They still need to come up with another $12,100 to pay their bills. If Mark and Martha expect their income tax bracket to be above 10% later in retirement (e.g., due to social security or required minimum distributions from their tax-deferred accounts), it makes sense to take that from the traditional IRA as well, thereby paying tax at 10% now rather than at a higher rate later.
[Note: Because of the 10% tax, they'll have to take out $13,444 in order to have $12,100 left to pay bills.]
And by the same reasoning, it's likely a good idea to take an additional $3,255 distribution from their traditional IRA in order to fill out the 10% tax bracket. They can then move that money into a Roth IRA, thereby paying tax at their 10% rate now and avoiding tax at a higher rate later.
In fact, if Mark and Martha expect to be in (or above) the 25% tax bracket later in retirement, it's probably a good idea for them to take another $51,200 out of their traditional IRA and move it into a Roth, thereby filling out their 15% tax bracket this year as well.
Social security income complicates matters
Once an investor begins receiving social security income, things become more complicated, and the benefits of tax planning increase even further. The reason for the additional complexity is that, as your income proceeds through the 15% bracket, the portion of your social security income that is subject to income tax increases as well.
By strategically planning which accounts you take money out of each year, you can reduce the tax on both your retirement account distributions and on your social security income.
Takeaway lesson
Making small adjustments to your plans could potentially save you thousands of dollars in taxes each year. Unless you have a tax adviser who plays an active role in planning your finances (that is, he/she does more than just prepare your tax returns), it's essential to have a solid understanding of taxation.
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8 Responses to "Retirement Withdrawal Strategies"
1Paul @ FiscalGeek Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Fantastic article, forwarding on to my soon to retire parents for their own planning.
2Matt Jabs Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Someday I'll better understand this convoluted IRS taxing system! This post helped put it in perspective – thanks.
3KC Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
I like the new format!
4Dan Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Glad to see a post that touches on Minimum Required Distribution when comparing Roth vs Traditional IRA's. It's an important topic that IMHO doesn't get much (if any) discussion.
5Patty Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Nice analysis for a single year – They would be taking (or should be taking) social security at 63ish. They should seek advice – 1st to do a small projection on the IRA account – moving as much as possible out of it into ROTH is adviseable; looking at the RMD amount, effect of the social security taxability, it all makes a difference.
And yes – you can save quite a few dollars!
6John DeFlumeri Jr Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 8:37 am
It always seems that the government is in take-away mode.
7Kathy F Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
How can they take another $51,200 from traditional IRA and put it into a Roth IRA? I thought you can only contribute earned income from wages or salary to a Roth IRA and their earned income is only $13,000? Plus their are limits on how much you can contribute to a Roth IRA each year- limit is $6,000.
8Mike Piper Says:
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I know it's almost a year later, but I just saw Kathy's comment and figured I'd reply for anyone else who comes cross this article.
When I suggested moving money from the traditional IRA to a Roth, I wasn't talking about making regular Roth contributions, but rather about a Roth conversion–for which the $6,000 contribution limit doesn't apply.
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An evolving 2 DOF hexapod - build log
July 10, 2011
Hello all.
I'm going to use this blog as much as a lab book for myself and my partner as I am for fascinating and entertaining you guys, so if it rambles at time, I apologise in advance.
The basic premise of this build is to allow a platform that can be hacked apart and upgraded as needed - it's for learning, rather than a finished product.
In terms of philosophy, one of the main goals to to produce something that is mechanically of high quality - I read a quote that a mechanically well built robot saves a huge amount of programming, and I think that's true.
I'm handling the main bulk of the mechanical side and running ahead with the theory side. My mate - Mark - is dealing with most of the electronics and we will be spliting the coding.
Start State
We're going to start by building a simple 2 DOF servo driven hexapod with no other major functions.
The designs are here:
I have re-drawn the plans in AutoCAD, because there were a couple of issues with them. Unfortunately, the new designs are currently at work, so check back soon for the full set of plans to download.
Build is basic. 5mm 3-ply plywood for the leg mechanisms and a bonded balsawood ply (1/32" ply/fibreglass/balsawood/fibreglass/1/32"ply ) for the decks to keep the rigidity.
I'm not expecting much in terms of quality for the build. Plywood by itself is not a great material to make something which needs significant amounts of precision out of like a robot, and I think the general pattern of using servos to drive legs is a poor one, as a learning excersise it'll do.
The initial bot will be driven by a single Arduino Uno.
End State
End state will be a 3-DOF ( or more - still thinking about this ) walker with additional sensors and intelligence.
I'm really not a fan of designs which are based on servos. Its low in control - lots of back-lash in every joint - and too much flexibility - the cases of servos are not designed to be stressed elements, and so flex themselves, which also introduces errors - which is going to make for a nightmare in coding. I am a *terrible* coder - which is where my build partner comes in! - so if we can eliminate as many work arounds as possible, then all the better for me.
Materials will likely be aluminium ( nice to machine, but heavy ) or a Carbon/plywood/carbon ply ( very light and strong, but a pig to machine ).
Sesors will be a 3-way cluster of accelerometers in x-y-z alignment - this is built already and will be in one of the next blog posts, and a paired gyro arrangement - one in a "normal" gyro mode, and one set up as a heading-lock gyro. This is also built, and will also be the topic of another post.
The maths needed blend these imputs together is getting a bit fierce ( I don't have a Computer Science background - I'm an economist by training - please don't hate me too much - I work in IT now ) so I'm on a learning curve that is nearly vertical involving all sorts of things I was hoping to be able to keep away from, but it's looking like I can't - integrating under differentials, Kalman filters and so on have become topics for lunchtime discussion. The women in the office are *not* finding it either sexy or alluring.
We will also be putting in collision detection and collision sensing although what exactly this form will take isn't yet clear.
With all of the data thats going to be coming in, we're going to be taking a "What would google do" approach. Rather than sit down and go through many cycles of optimisation by hand, we've got the accelerometers and gyros glued to the top of an R/C car at the moment which were running over different surfaces, and recording all the inputs we made on the sticks.
This is going into a Genetic Algorithm system as we build up more and more data, along with outlines of kalman filters. As we throw more data at it, the result will be an optimised set of algorithms for blending all of the sensor data together for various different surfaces. that way. we let a computer do a lot of the "heavy lifting" on the algorithm side.
<<This is where having a spare IBM p790 p-series mini-supercomputer in the office has it's benefits>>
Again, I will post more on this in future blog posts.
I have a fairly well put together workshop - I have a couple of mills (bridgeport for the big stuff, warco for the smaller stuff ), a good lathe ( Myford Big Bore Super 7 ) and a big lathe - Colchester Student 3100, which is only going to be needed if this project SERIOUSLY goes off track. Also things like bandsaws, scrollsaws, drill presses etc floating about as well.
All machines are DRO'd but I don't have CNC facilities - just becuase it doesn't seen like much fun. I have no issue making any part thats needed - it's just going to take longer - sometimes much longer- than it would with CNC. But it'll be fun!
In terms of the electronics, we have SMT facilities, UV PCB etch systems ( 0.1mm tracks! -- absolutely pointless but it looks cool --- , scopes etc, and Mark is a genius when it comes to electrical design, so we have a lot of flexibility on this side, as long as RS-Online stays in business!
What we don't have much of is TIME. Stupid things like jobs, families and kids get in the way, so this whole thing is going to be built between the hours of 10pm and 1am 2 or 3 nights a week. Not the best times of the week to focus on quality....
Next post: Basic bot mechanicals and a look at the gyros.
that is nice but what are you using to program it
I checked out your site.
I checked out your site. Looks like a very promising project. Thanks for sharing!


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