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Microsoft Research Asia Takes Facial Recognition Software A "Nose" Forward
AsianScientist (Aug. 10, 2011) – The human face is a complicated thing, and realistic animation of the human face has been termed the "holy grail" of computer graphics.
Decades of research in computer graphics have developed a number of techniques for capturing 3D moving images of the human face. But all have flaws, capturing insufficient detail or failing to depict accurately a changing expression.
Researchers from Microsoft Research Asia: Haoda Huang, Xin Tong, and Hsiang-Tao Wu, together with Jinxiang Chai from Texas A&M University, have developed a new approach for acquiring high-fidelity 3D facial performances – complete with realistic dynamic wrinkles and fine facial details.
Researchers from Microsoft Research Asia have developed a new approach for acquiring high-fidelity 3D facial performances, complete with realistic dynamic wrinkles and fine facial details!
The team's research, "Leveraging Motion Capture and 3D Scanning for High-fidelity Facial Performance Acquisition", will be presented at SIGGRAPH 2011, the 38th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, taking place from Aug 7-11 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Existing methods of capturing faces and expressions include marker-based motion capture and high-resolution scanners. In the marker-based technique, the images were low resolution, although generally accurate. The high-resolution scanners, on the other hand, could capture facial images but typically only for static poses.
The team set out to combine both the accurate motion capture of marker systems with the high resolution of scanners, using the least amount of computing power for an accurate facial reconstruction.
In a two step-process, the team first applied about 100 reflective dots to an actor's face, who then made a series of facial expressions that was captured by a marker-based motion capture system. Next, the researchers aligned the motion capture with corresponding facial reconstructions on the screen, thereby determining a minimal set of face scans required for accurate facial reconstruction.
This was no easy task, as even a small mis-alignment of fine-grained features such as wrinkles or pores will make the resulting facial reconstruction appear unnatural
"We want to make sure these features align, or you will see some weird artifacts," Tong said. "A wrinkle may appear, then disappear, then appear—it's not natural."
The team's work may have implications in areas such as computerized filmmaking, to create virtual faces which are more lifelike. Also, the technique could be used to create computer avatars that are more realistic than pre-programmed versions found in devices such as the Xbox360.
However, much more work needs to be done. Currently his team's scanning technique does not capture synchronized eye and lip movements. In addition, it takes considerable computing power and several hours to successfully register all of the images, which ideally should be done in real time, Tong said.
"There are a lot of challenges," he concluded, "but it is a very exciting research area."


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Catcher Kurt Suzuki loves being a part of a game like Friday night.
He worked with his pitcher, Jordan Zimmermann, as the right-hander allowed a leadoff single by Xavier Paul in the third inning and nothing else in a 1-0 complete-game shutout for the Nationals.
Suzuki had a feeling early on that Zimmermann could do this. It was Zimmermann's second complete game of the year, matching his effort April 15 at Miami.
"You can kind of tell," Suzuki said. "It was similar to the game in Miami. That is kind of the feeling I was getting, the way his fastball was jumping out of his hand early in the game. I can kind of feel how Jordan is feeling that day. Sometimes we have to throw more offspeed, sometimes we can go with the fastball. Tonight, his fastball was good. So tonight, we just attacked."
Suzuki said the key was going after the hitters. The Reds were aggressive and that played into what he and Zimmermann wanted to do.
"I thought he pitched the ball well," Suzuki said. "He moved his fastball in and out. He elevated nicely, not way up, but he elevated nicely. He was on tonight."
And Nationals manager Davey Johnson harped on it before Stephen Strasburg got out of his rough first inning against the Cardinals and Gio Gonzalez was able to do it all night against the Reds in game one: first pitch strike.
Zimmerman did that on his first pitch to Shin-Soo Choo.
"Jordan is real consistent because he throws a lot of strikes," Suzuki said. "He is going to get beat by guys hitting him. That is what you want. Jordan is not the type of pitcher that is going to beat himself. So he is going to attack and attack, that usually leads to good things when you have stuff like that."
A critical matchup occurred in the eighth. With the Nationals clinging to a 1-0 advantage, Reds manager Dusty Baker went to pinch-hitter Jack Hannahan with a man on first.
"We were trying to just get an out," Suzuki said. "We weren't trying to get too cute and strike somebody out and leave something over the plate. We were just sticking to the game plan and his top two pitches and went right in and tried to get him out."
Friday's win marked the first time since 1900 the Reds had been held to zero or one hit in two consecutive games, something that was not lost on Suzuki. Holding a team to a pair of hits in 18 innings is just as impressive in 2013.
"For me, I take a lot of pride in that," the catcher said. "I love getting hits, don't get me wrong. This is what I really take my pride in, calling a game like this. Getting a pitcher through eight or nine innings, and especially throwing a shutout, and it was 1-0, it was not like it was a blowout. It was tough. This is the type of game I take a lot of pride in and I am sure the pitchers do too."


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Nothing seems to fix this bug except for full game restart and there's no indication it's happening until I get into a game, so when the first thing I do is search ranked and this bug occurs, I get pretty salty with good reason.
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Olympus launches M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ power zoom
Olympus has announced a weather-sealed 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 motor zoom lens with macro capabilities. The M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ covers the 24-100mm equivalent range and is optimized for video capture. It offers multi-speed powered zooming with a manual zoom option. It also has an AF-hold button (marked as L-Fn) that suspends AF to avoid re-focusing on the wrong object. It is the first Micro Four Thirds lens to feature the same level of sealing as the company's high-end SHG lenses for Four Thirds DSLRs.
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Olympus' First Micro Four Thirds Lens with an Electronic Zoom is Quiet, Versatile and Designed to Deliver a Range of Images in a Compact, Dust- and Splashproof Body
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., December 14, 2011 – Olympus adds to its powerfully simple and growing PEN family with the first fully-compatible interchangeable Micro Four Thirds lens to incorporate an electronic motorized zoom. The M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ (35mm equivalent 24–100mm) delivers smooth, quiet zooming that gives you versatility, portability and maximizes the performance of the Olympus PEN® compact system cameras.
The sophisticated new lens has a zoom ratio of approximately 4.2x, allowing photographers to capture anything from detailed, wide-angle group shots to medium telephoto-range images so you can get up close and personal for intimate portraits of children and pets – even indoors. The photographer can control the zooming speed by turning the barrel – slowly for drama, quickly for performance, or at an intermediate rate. Manual zooming is also available for those looking to take full control.
In macro mode, which can be set by pushing the zoom ring forward while depressing the macro button on the side of the lens, focusing is possible between 8 and 20 inches for close-up shooting with a maximum image magnification of 0.72X (35mm camera equivalent). The L-Fn (Lens Function) button suspends the autofocusing operation temporarily to avoid unintended focusing on obstacles that appear suddenly between the camera and the subject.
Perfect for brilliant still images and high-definition (HD) video capture, the Movie & Still Compatible (MSC) M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ has also been enhanced with a linear motor that drives smooth and quiet autofocusing for stress-free shooting.
New lens elements and glass materials ensure the clearest possible imaging performance, and the proven dust and splashproof mechanism originally featured in the Four Thirds SHG (Super High Grade) series lenses is now incorporated for the first time in a Micro Four Thirds System lens. Multiple sealing rings, fitted throughout the lens body, prevent water splashes and dust from penetrating, making the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 EZ a versatile zoom lens for the toughest conditions.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 EZ: Available Mid-January 2012
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What good is weather sealing for a lens if there is no weather sealed body to go along with it?
I was stunned actually when I called Olympus America exactly about this internal zoom or telescoping zoom question last Friday, and they had not clue at all. But word out of Robin in Asia is that it is indeed a full internal zoom optic. Given that the zoom is internal and and focus is also internal focus, that is why it can be classified as weather sealed. I would have thought that they (Olympus) would mention this nice fact on the product page. This new Olympus zoom is now finally quasi cine-lens class and professional video lens class in its internal design. Too bad that it is rather dark.
Maybe Oly (or Panny or a 4rd-party lens maker) will give as an F2.8-3.5 version soon?
Okay, it is rather dark, but considering what all they are giving here, it is a fine specimen indeed. Internal zooming mechanism means no zoom creeping, no telescoping, the ability to use a matte box, no dirt & moisture entering the lens via the telescoping barrel ring areas, and so on.
Too bad neither Canon nor Nikon can ever come out with a zoom lens such as this -- the Canikoners are still building those cheap-cheap-cheap design zooms from the 1960s -- those silly telescoping jobs.
Called Olympus product support today to find out 4 sure whether this is going to be an internal zoom or an external (i.e. telescoping front barrel) zoom. Chap I talked with was not 100% certain, and their development team is gone for the holidays. But same chap was 'almost 100% certain' that this will be an internal mechanism zoom, which is what Olympus may apparently mean when they say the lens being "weather sealed." Should know the answer by next week, I was told. The fellow also stated that they had developed this one for video shooting mostly, not for still pix.
Panasonic has two fairly new "power zoom" lenses for M4/3, but I have not handled them so I am not sure if they are internal zoom or telescoping/creeping type. Anybody knows this fact?
Bit late to the party but...
A lot of people seem to have their knickers in a twist.
This appears to be a kit lens. Taken as such, it is not that slow compared to the other kit lenses.
Other kit lenses are typically 14-42mm and f3.5 to f5.6. That means they change by f0.75 per 10mm. This lens is exactly the same.
It is virtually as the same speed as other kit lenses at 42mm (f5.75 vs f5.6) except you get a 12mm wide end, slightly longer telephoto end, and weather sealing. Sounds OK to me.
Who is Francis Carver and why has he posted 39 separate times in this one thread?
This lens Looks fantastic to me, that little bit wider range in a Zoom is just what the Doctor ordered. I could due without the power Zoom tho, but i guess i can deal with it. Speed seems fins as i shoot almost everything at night on a tripod anyway. I just wish there was a m4/3 camera i could shoot for longer than 60 seconds
Right focal range, I didn't think they would get 60mm (120 eq) out of it..... , just a bit slow. However if it is sharp and offers good bokeh at the longer end, then it may be a useful alternative to the 14-42.
Look forward to results on different bodies.
Very strange launch otherwise: why a powered zoom for video while that area is Olympus's weaker point compared to panasonic and other systems is odd. Also why weather sealing but not on body.
As others have said, this probably pre-empts a weather sealed body launch as its kit lens: Clearly this should then offer better HDMI video and perhaps video optimised IBIS which is integrated to the motor zoom ( thus the IBIS knows the zoom is in motion and subrtacts from the stabilisaiton movement)
That's hoping for a lot here, isn't it?
Not really: Oly know they lag behind in HDMI and there have been more than rumours about a weather sealed body in PEN. I suspect now that they had this lens as the only thing which could go out of pipleline and get some payback for them ....if not a fire sale, then a slightly singhed cash grab!
Interesting because of the 12mm option, better than the 14mm f3.5 of the kit lens.
Will be interesting to see the performance compared to the upcoming Panasonic 12-35mm ~f2.8 or lower and compare the prices.
f3.5 is a bit slow. OK for daylight shooting (might replace the kit lens as travel lens, if it is not too heavy) but unusable at night like the kit lens.
wish this lens were stabilized. i'd gladly pay $200 more and bear 200g more weight for it. (for video work.)
It provided a 4.2X zoom ability, electronic zoom, AF-Lock button, and 0.72X macro ability. Thus, I do think it is an all-rounded lens for a novice.
However, about using macro at 50mm f6.3, I am still sorry to say, "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
I doubt we'd be seeing nearly as much complaining about this lens if this were an f/3.5-5.6 lens. f/6.3 is only a third of a stop slower.
You people are just like the people who were disappointed in the iPhone 4S just because Apple didn't call it the iPhone 5.
Olympus had dropped the ball on this lens -- yet again. This baby should have been a constant f/8. After all, that's fast enough for the M4/3 folks, isn't it?
So some of you guys complaint about the size, some complaint about the speed.
1) this is a kit lens
2) fast lens will be big
3) small lens will be slow
4) Olympus just announced 2 small fast prime 1/2 year ago, name another manufacturer that has another new prime selling since then
And finally, you either get a weathersealed lens first then a weathersealed camera, or the other way round. Either way, you would get one without another for some time before they introduce the other half of the weather sealed system.
OK so Olympus makes a 12-60 which by all accounts is one of the best 4/3 zoom lenses available. So why not just port it to m4/3 mount? Instead what we have is a brand new lens that tries to be everything but will probably do nothing well. Oh well I won't be opening my wallet on this one.
Because a) it would be huge and b) there's no point because you can use the 12-60 on m4/3 with the adapter no problemo.
M1963, by now we are thoroughly confused. Do you like this here lens we are discussing -- on doncha?
@ M1963, you continue to confuse me. You said at least twice here in your previous posts that you would not buy this particular Oly 12-50mm lens. Why are you defending it then tooth and nail -- I guess I am just not getting it still.
Also, I don't seem to recall a single blogger here bitching about this lens brightness at its widest 12mm setting. What the bitching and moaning is about, on the other hand, is about its maximum open f/6.3 setting towards the tele end of its short zoom range. Or are you now saying that that is bright and not at all slow even though it is an f/6.3 lens towards its tele end?
@ M1963: Well -- why troll here then if it's so bothersome for you? :-))
So far, nobody had accused me of being a 'videographer,' nor do I remember accusing you of being a 'flat-earther.' So, these clever sounding labels are rarely appropriate in real use, what do you say? And as for the rest of your intricate diatribe posted above -- seems like you had started a serious argument with yourself, and found out quickly that you had lost. Oh, well...
This lens seems lost. Not-so-Macro, Weathersealed, internal power-zoom but not so fast. Sounds like a daytime photo/video beach lens.
I think people were waiting for an m4/3 version of the 12-60 F2.8-4.0 or the 14-54 2.8-3.5.
Personally, I'd keep the 12-50 focal lengths but I'd trade all those features for a constant F2.8 aperture.
I hope the upcomming pannys wont be too expensive.
it's trying to be a jack of all trades but falls short on doing anything well = FAIL
You can't know that yet. Macro is actually pretty good.
Apparently Olympus has Not been listening to what their customer's really want. FAST GLASS!
A 12-50mm or 12-60mm f2.8-4 is what we want with a camera body that has new sensor that improves low light performance.
How many slow Kit lens does Olympus think we want or need? 14-42, 14-42 II; 14-42 II R; and now a 12-50mm... Duh!
Make a fast zoom lens...Please!
Olympus just released 2 excellent fast lenses, the 45mm f1.8 and 12mm f2. These lenses are perfect for the system, why would you want to stick a huge fast zoom lens on a tiny camera?
Panasonic and Olympus are both revising/refining their zooms in this focal range rather frequently. Pany has had at least 3 versions themselves. I think that the production runs must be rather short :-) Oly has also stated that the 14-42 II [MSC] is equivalent to the 14-42 II R when the lens firmware is updated, which is easy to do.
People - this is a VIDEO lens. Video has different requirements. Including brightness.
Olympus just made a couple of awesome, bright primes for m4/3. Use those for your artistic photography needs.
But for shooting videos - this is a very good deal.
Professional video lenses have constant aperture in the f1.7 to f1.9 range. No videographer out of grade school would dare to call this POS a "video lens." It's more like the Black Hole of Calcutta, mate!
Olympus in MFT makes the poorest specs, highest priced anomalies out there, bar none. A 4x zoom range wannabe lens that has an ever-changing max. open iris of f3.5-6.3, correct? How you gonna shoot video in low-lite at f6.3 in the so-called "tele" setting with this turk, if I may as to so inquire?
Wow, the upcoming Fujifilm X-S1 "advanced digital superzoom" has a fixed, non-removable Fujinon lens on it: one with a 26x zoom range of 24mm through 624mm, and with the built-in 2X teleconverter, up to 1248mm. While having an f2.8-5.6 aperture range.
But I guess the MFT camera crowd has pretty much gotta take whatever Oly and Panny give them, at just about any price they decide to charge them.
The lens looks great for its purpose and target audience. It's not aimed at video professionals nor is it priced like the lenses you mention. Also it is completely inane to compare it to a Fuji 26x lens of actual focal length 6.1mm-158mm that only has to project a light circle 1/6th the size of a micro4/3rds lens. Buying a lens like that with same equivalent focal length and speed for micro4/3rds would require an armored truck to handle the cost and a crane to handle the weight and size. There is a reason why lenses like this do not exist for any larger sensor camera (even crop sensors).
@ SirSeth: I don't think it is too fanciful to compare one new Japanese zoom lens to another new Japanese zoom lens, is it now?
"a Fuji 26x lens of actual focal length 6.1mm-158mm that only has to project a light circle 1/6th the size of a micro4/3rds lens."
How did you figure the "1/6th" part, pls?
Seems like a 2/3rd-inch sensor has an 11mm diagonal (image circle should be just lightly larger than this number), whereas M4/3 has 22.5mm. So, you've got 11mm versus 22.5mm, how do you figure that one is 1/6th of the other one?
Regarding the total surface area of these two form factor sensors... you've got 58mm square with one, and 243 mm square w. the other, so past the image circle issue, the sensors' physical area would be about 4.18-times larger with M4/3 than with 2/3rd.
Also, there is no reason to theorize about weight and price of high-end phantom lenses -- the world's lens makers are just too stringy to make them in the first place. Why bother, when these days, folks out there will buy up just about anything, no matter how lame & overpriced?
What a bunch of idiots commenting on the lens size.
Look at Nex. Look at zooms on Nikon, with its tiny sensor. There is no way around physics. You want a bright, weather sealed lens - here it is. As good as ANYTHING in the industry, and most likely with better optical quality then most.
@ petrocan: Never you mind tilariths' attacks. He is coming out of the constant f11 mirror tele lens side of things, so for folks like him, an f3.5-6.3 "Black Hole of Calcutta" lens is indeed super-bright.
As far as the alleged "weather sealing" goes -- well, I would not put much credence into that, if the whole servo zoom lens costs under $500.
@ petrocan: Yeah, it's faster than if it was an f/5.6-11 lens, I suppose. Still, rather handy when shooting in the notorious "Black Hole of Calcutta."
Re the Olympus weather sealing, they have been doing that for several of their 4/3 SHG lenses for a few years now and they work well. I've been caught by sudden showers several times and have not had any problems with moisture in either the camera body or the lens. It's not for submersion but has no problems with rain or snow. The introduction of a weather-sealed m4/3 lens is a strong hint that a weather-sealed m4/3 body is coming :-)
But, eh, it's enormous and preseumably heavy as well, rendering the whole point of a Micro Four Thirds system, pointless.
It is neither. It is not heavy and not enormous. It has about the same small size as the existing tele and superzooms.
I guess for the MFT shooters, a 210 gram lens is too heavy. Hello, Olympus and Panasonic: please make all of your lenses weigh in at 75 grams or less. We just can't bear them so heavy no more, yessirie!
@ M1963, I happen to own and use a Panasonic DMC-GH2, and last I checked, that one is a M4/3 form factor camera.
Not that I or anyone else here would need to ask for your preliminary permission to comment. I had read many of your own comments, and they are not nearly as 'hot' as you yourself apparently think that they are.
Re. Canikons, I don't own/use them, not that it would be any of your business if I did, either. Stop being so nosy, and stop telling others what they should be saying or not saying. Only God the Almighty is allowed to do that. Besides, nobody here is stopping YOU from ordering five dozen or more of this new Oly miracle lens, now do we?
Merry Christmas & Happy 2012, Dude!
wondering if Panasonic and Olympus' next move will be re-introducing the "push-pull zooms" to the market and make them look cool...once again...
That's a funny comment, but there are advantages to having power zoom for video whereas in still photography it was more of a gimmick.
Olympus...Panasonic G3...copy its basic design for legacy lens users and tweak the AF system so that it has Nikon V1 speed...its that simple.
Every time I begin to wonder if I made a mistake ebaying my large collection of Oly gear because that super m4/3 is around the corner.... I see another product roll out like this and realize these boys & girls don't have a clue let a alone a plan.
The lens should sit well on the old sub standard 12 MP sensor bodies they produce.
Micro they say.....What a joke
Not exactly 'micro', what's the point of this lens? Slightly larger zoom range than a standard kit lens, but more than twice the size? What a joke. What kind of user would want this thing?
"delivers smooth, quiet zooming", yeah cos all the other lenses I own make a real racket when I move the zoom ring, defening! How can a motor make less noise than no motor?
The marketting boys need to be locked away for a bit, while someone with a brain checks the text...
50mm at F6.3 ... jeebus ...
Definitely one for the wider end fans.
i'm keeping my 4/3rds 14-54MkI then.
This is meant to be a step up from a standard kit lens. That is, as a better kit+new camera, because its probably not interesting enough to buy separately. Mainly because of that 6.3. But look at it this way,it's probably still F5.6 at 42mm like the kit lens, it's just a little extra on both ends. Also this has the macro feature, which works best zoomed all the way in, and you don't want a fast aperture when shooting up close because it'd need to be a very good lens to have good results doing macro at F2.8 for example. At 6.3 tho, you can't go wrong. That is if the performance is at least as good as its looks and built.
LOL! Well done Olympus, a weathersealed lens and (maybe) a weathersealed body is really going to improve the dynamic range of that sensor.
Really? 12 to 50 f/3.5 to f/6.3??? When did a lens get to lose two f stops over just a factor of 4 zoom range?
I want ONE!!!
I have a stupid question and need enlighten - which body is Dust and Splashproof this weather sealed lens is going to be used on?
zevobh, this lens is not for the E5, it is for the PEN and other micro FT bodies. None are weather sealed but the Oly users hope for a weather sealed body soon. I think the issue with this lens is not that it is or it is not weather sealed, but the fact that it is so slow. Even if Oly will make a pro MFT body this lens would hardly be the first choice of a pro photographer. For video yes, this may be a very good lens, but it is pretty expensive for a dedicated video lens to be used on a primarily still image camera...
@ olyflyer: If you shoot video at say 30fps = 30p, you should set your shutter speed at 1/6th or 1/100th, right? Okay, so you are in the so-called "tele" setting with this Holy Oly dud at 50mm, you are now shooting at 1/60th or 1/100th at f6.3, correct? Where exactly? Could be a good beach lens still, but do not bother to bother with it after the Sun goes down or indoors.
Videographers always need much faster lenses than photo shooters do, because pro video shooters do not monkey around the shutter speed, like the photo shooters easily can.
If you need 30fps, then you need a shutterspeed at least 1/30 of a second and it needs to be a multiple of that speed - so most often 1/60 will be the shutterspeed. Not sure about you, but most photography I do can easily work with that shutterspeed. Only time that would be a challenge is in available light documentary, and in that respect the image quality STILL beats the common camcorder. Pro video shooters ought to control light, extra lighting equipment is pretty much "assumed" for a "pro" cinemagraphic setup. In any case, your knowledge clearly illustrates that you are not a pro video shooter, so all your complaints are moot opinions anyway.
I sincerely hope this is indication of a new body from Oly. Clearly this lens (& probably a new body) have been in development since before the Olympus board scandal, & I would love to see the continued health of Oly Imaging R&D. I'm actually impressed because this lens has a nice focal range & specialization in macro AND video. I feel this, combined with the nice tidy primes, makes for an excellent system.
Why are people so daft to understand that not every lens made needs to be able to record HD video in dark allies at night? The idea of interchangeable lenses bounces off your brains. Need dark allies? Get a dark allies lens. Need a weather sealed versatile lens for photos and video in good lighting. Nearly all Micro lenses are a bit slower than DSLR lenses because manufacturers are trying to strike a balance between system size (a main selling point) and quality. Olympus makes great lenses that produce great images. This won't fit the bill for everyone. It's not supposed to. I've love this lens along with the 45mm f1.8, 20mm f1.7, and 12mm f2.0. And if they make a great 100mm macro, I'll be in heaven.
I also expect Olympus to announce/release a completely new type of Micro camera within the next 6 months that is sealed and competitive with their flagship.
Sorry, for 30 fps you need 1/60th or 1/100th shutter speed, not 1/6th. Honestly, some of the keys on my KB stick -- time to get a new one.
@ evshrug2: "pro video shooters" most likely would not use this new Olympus lens for anything other than a temporary door stop. Not that I meant to offend Olympus, in fact I hope they will in fact survive the current crises.
And although I do happen to have a GH2 camera (for only $630, how could I pass it up?), I do not consider this rather weird M4/3 format and the lenses made for it so far all that professional. Not that they have to be, mind you.
@ SirSeth: All true, but many folks commenting mentioned that since it is so slow, this will be a "good video lens." I merely disagreed, as I don't think a "video lens" has to be slower than a comparable "photo lens." Even the Oly press release is talking up the servo zoom on this lens as good for video. Too bad that of the Japanese lens makers, only Fuji and Canon make pro video lenses.
With a wide open aperture of f/6.3 I hope it is sharp wide open :)
The difference between CoNikon and Olympus lenses are traditionally that the Oly lenses are sharp at wide open. The 4/3 series are superb lenses - best on the market. But I know that the bodies are not so modern anymore and need a new sensor...
Right, 4/3 had the best optics among DSLR systems. But instead of developing the success they just killed it.
Wide end isn't a portrait focal length so 3.5 doesn't give background blur:who cares. Wide end is for extended DOF.
Macro is .72 better than some with that label(macro) and maybe handy if only one lens with? Again all faster apertures do for macro is make the DOF so thin that it's unusable.
Yeah it could be faster at the long end...and is bumping against diffraction.
The power zoom I could live without, but might be good for video shooters.
Oly is calling it a "standard lens" and it is weather sealed. So looks like a weather sealed M43 body is coming along and this will be a kit lens for it quite possibly.
This lens only confirms Olympus' strategy to dumb down their own current and potential user base.
Give more zoom and a 'power' label, with smaller glass so people can less appreciate good optics.
Market your macro numbers so the number is bigger, confusing and misleading novice buyers.
State in product brochures that the 4/3 sensors are LARGE. (seriously, WTF?)
Start a marketing campaign in which your own cameras are called 'real' cameras. Whatever that means.
It's about as genius as Apple calling the ipad 'magical'.
But 4/3 sensors ARE large. Not the largest ones in the world but very large compared to the average camera. They don't have to get bigger, just better.
10-4 on most of that, dude. M4/3 sensor is indeed small. Yeah, it is bigger than a 1/6th or 1/3rd of an inch sensor, so what? There are plenty larger sensor cameras out there now than M4/3 -- the APS-C variants, digital Super 35, full-frame 135, medium format, and so on.
Anyone believing that a MFT camera is a "large sensor camera" is fooling himself/herself.
A lens such as this "new" on from Oly was old news decades ago, and back then the image circle had to cover a much larger 35mm frame.
I understand that Olympus is still looking for the "missing" $2 billion that its board of directors embezzled, so maybe they should charge $1,000 for this lens here, so they can get back to profitability before the year 2525?
OK.... we can nitpick about this lens all we want. And there are plenty of good reasons to buy it or not buy it, based on your needs.
But... the real story here is that M4/3 has just given potential buyers one more reason to buy into M4/3 rather than NEX, NX, Nikon 1, or Pentax Q.
Lets look at the available native lenses for each format:
M4/3............26 AF lenses (9 primes, 15 zooms)
NX.................9 AF lenses (5 primes, 4 zooms)
NEX...............7 AF lenses (4 primes, 3 zooms)
Pentax Q........5 AF lenses (4 prime, 1 zoom) 2 of which are "toy lenses"
Nikon1 ..........4 AF lenses (1 prime, 3 zooms)
M4/3 is so far ahead of their competitors in lens availabilty that it's not even funny. Even if don't count the duplicate R and MSE versions, you still have a choice of around 22 AF lenses for M4/3.
Depends on how and when someone uses the camera. Having a wide choice of lenses is still better than sticking to the kit one.
Many are satisfied with the kit lens - but then again, if I bought an m4/3 it's not because I'm a professionist, but rather because having a choice of different lenses I deem important for my evolving as an amateur photographer.
So I think Marty has a point there.
Especially because I don't think someone that chooses interchangeable system cameras would be satisfied by the only kit lens - there are plenty of high quality P&S that accomodate that need and that market share.
But how many of those lenses are fast? And how many of them deliver good optical quality? And how many deliver fast, good optical quality at a reasonable cost? My fingers are waiting.
Fact is, of those 26 lenses, you have ONE macro lens which gives a mediocre performance compared with say the Tamron 90mm which is available for much less. You have zoom lenses from Olympus and Panasonic which either duplicate or overlap the zoom ranges and are unusable without a tripod. (And they are BIG!) You then have some fast primes which, again, are overpriced compared to the competition and deliver unremarkable performance (especially coupled to that small sensor). And another thing is that the majority of those lenses cancel out the much vaunted size benefit that M4/3 brings. What's the difference in size between an Olympus EP3 with a Panaleica 25mm and EVF and a Nikon 5100 with the Nikkor 35mm???
check lenstip.com to see if the panasonic 45mm f2.8 OIS is a mediocre... it is outstanding... it could have a little better corners for a macro thats the only con
@ zxaar.....
You're right. You can only use one lens at a time. But the whole point of ANY ILC system is "lenses." And M4/3 has a huge advantage over all the others right now in that regard.
If you are happy with just one lens, you might be better off with a nice fixed lens compact like an S95, XZ1, or LX5, or perhaps a Fuji X100 or Fuji X10.
Fact is... once you get beyond ten different lenses, you start to get into specialty territory. Lenses that don't have broad appeal, but just are wanted by some consumers. M4/3 is the only system that goes beyond the basics now.
And precisely who really wants toy lenses for a $700 camera?
@ ChrisKramer1...
You ask "how many of those lenses are fast?" Well, how about the
12mm f/2.0
14mm f/2.5
20mm f/1.7
25mm f/1.4
45mm f/1.8
Show me 5 fast primes for any other MILC system.
Wait... show me just 3.
They simply don't exist for any system except M4/3
For all the complaints below, I think that this is potentially an excellent lens.
It certainly presages a weather-sealed body (and I'll bet with built-in EVF and better sensor).
If it has excellent optics throughout the zoom range and wide-open, then given the small size, power/internal zoom, and weather sealing it will be well-worth the asking price - even more so when discounted later!
Iym confused what the power zoom means, does the lens barrel extend when you zoom out?
Yes, it does, because at this price all you get is the barreling non-internal zoom design. Not an internal zoom lens. You can either turn the zoom ring on the Olympus 12-50mm's barrel by hand, as done traditionally, or else turn the rearmost ring left/right for motorized variable speed zooming in/out. Based on the photo I am looking at.
According to the German announcement, zooming is internal. Both the power zoom feature and the weather sealing, as well as the size on the pictures, makes me hope it's true. Although probably too good to be true.
@ Tobias: Maybe in Germany this will be an internal zoom lens, probably not over here in the States, however.
Weather sealing is nice, but what does it help since Olympus doesn't seem to have a correspondingly weather sealed body in their Micro Four Thirds lineup?
Typically Dark Ages Dark lens at F6.3. For a small sensor like MFT, ha-ha-ha-ha. Talk about charging the high price and taking the low road out, hmmm?
And why is this thing only 12-50mm, instead of 12-60mm?
On the + side, if you get this and do not need a lot of light from your lens, you may be able to hold-off buying their expensive 12mm prime.
well f/6.3 is f/6.3 and for 4/3 sensor which start to challenge the diffraction somewhere along the f/8.0 , this is somewhat too limited. Humbly I would reserve judgement until I see the result from the lens as regard the IQ, but practicality , well I think Olympus just try to do too many things altogether with this lens.
They go for weather sealing, power zoom, Video centric AF/aperture control , and they went for the zoom range.
Can't they figure that out already, the M4/3 user do not need yet another kit zoom which run the usual 3.5-5.6 ( arrgh, its 6.3 ). There is a need for a decent mid range speed constant aperture ( 12-60/4.0 would be good ) that can do the workhorse duty or a fst one ( with more limited zoom range, might be just the established 14-42 but with a f/2.4 )
None the less, good try but sorry no real point gain so far.
The servo zoom portion actually looks pretty neat -- variable speed, servo/manual selectivity. But this should have been a constant F2.8 zoom at a higher price, not something this dark past the UWA setting. Servo zooming is great for video shooters, but you just cannot shoot decent video at f6.3, that's for sure.
Gee, 6.3 at the long end. Thanks. That'll come in handy. /sarcasm.
Yeah. Heck, come to think of it, maybe they should have made it a CONSTANT APERTURE f11 instead.
wellthis is one gimmick i dont need ;)
"for close-up shooting with a maximum image magnification of 0.72X (35mm camera equivalent)."
I KNEW it was only a matter of time before some lens manufacturer started presenting their magnification ratio in this very misleading manner. This lens would normally feature a 0.36X magnification ratio; but the marketing geniuses know that 0.72X sounds much better.
One more bit of data macro photographers must now scrutinize before selecting their equipment. Hey, Oly! This is not appreciated!
As a solution, a new across-the-board standard needs to come into normal usage. How? Simple. Manufacturers should simply present "area captured" statistics, which would be directly comparable, even across formats of different sensor sizes.
Perhaps DPR can lead this effort by publishing such a statistic for all relevant equipment reviews?
Maybe it is only 12-20 mm but they somehow make it appear as 12-50 mm?
> ... Micro Four Thirds lens to incorporate an electronic motorized zoom.
I wonder why manufacturers still bother with such useless gimmicks. There's nothing more intuitive, more instant than a properly designed, smoothly operating mechanical zoom ring. I can't imagine anyone preferring fiddly pushbuttons on the top or the back of the camera over such direct control on the lens when composing a picture. I also wonder how much extra cost went into the development and the manufacture of this "feature" and to what degree this useless extra will contribute to the overall repair returns in the long run? I think the money would have been better spent on further improvements in optical quality, choice of materials, durability and such. On the other hand ... a high quality 24-100 mm lens is almost the ideal lens for me. If it was 20 mm longer it would be even better as for me 24-120 mm cover 95% of all photographic situations. Such a lens could become a fixed feature on my camera.
Vlad S is right- this is a balanced lens for video use.
I'm not a video guy... so I'm pretty "meh" about this lens.
There is no button to push for the servo zoom -- merely turn the rear barrel left/right. Further, this is a variable speed servo zoom lens. Of course, if you don't need the motorized zoom functionality, you can turn the ring on the barrel manually.
I cannot help thinking that the dreaded zoom creeping phenomenon is less bothersome, i.e. less evident with a servo zoom lens than with a regular photographic zoom. Anyone having experience w. the two Panny MFT servo zooms to decide?
Since Panasonic already has two servo zooms for the MFT format, it was not unexpected that Olympus would catch up with them eventually. Unfortunately, they dropped the ball by going only to 50mm instead of 60mm, and by making the glass so dark. It's probably at f6.3 from 25mm onward, wow!
A good video lens is f1.7, f1.8, or f1.9 throughout its zooming range. But I guess for MTF videographers, an f6.3 maximum full-wide, fully open aperture at a 50mm "tele" focal length is all that they deserve to get from stingy Olympus.
Could still work okay on the beach and on snow-capped mountaintops when the Sun is out, right?
well your APSC Canon receives an extra 2/3 of a stop, so make that 1 whole stop of difference...making ISO 400-800....you'll definitely see noise on that 3yr old oly sensor by then
It doesn't work that way. We're talking exposure here, not DOF. A third of stop is a third of a stop, no matter what the sensor format is...
OK, here's why they went for the slow aperture:
m. Zuiko 12-50 f3.5-6.3
83mm L x 57mm Dia, 52mm filter
Zuiko 12-60 f2.8-4
99mm L x 80mm Dia, 77mm filter
So roughly 1/3 the weight and 2/3 the size of the regular 4/3 12-60.
Good summary. I'll add half the price, to boot.
Definitely slower than I'd prefer, but portends a weatherproof body on the way to go with the weatherproof lens.
Olympus is certainly making their MFT lenses cheaper and cheaper. I guess the company is still trying to recover that missing $2,000,000,000 that floated over from Nippon to the Caymans. Every little bit helps.
I would like to have a same version, bit slimmer, non weather sealed, with or without powered zoom, and cheaper. That is still realistic. And I can use it for my everyday (day time) on the camera lens. I would actually like Oly to give that lens as kit lens to all the new Light Pens. Once that lens is accepted and tested then I would think of making this lens. It is still not bad.
People who are thinking to get constant f/2.8 or start at wide f/2.8 apperture. Guys for God sake, wake up .. its almost christmas and end of the year now.
Have you ever seen Pentax 16-50 f/2.8 DSLR?? its huge even with smaller equivalent focal length. Its huge comparatively and is atleast 2.5 times heavier at 565g. I would never like to put that lens on my little Oly or Pannys with or without adapters.
Let Oly build such bodies first, or why not you guys just upgrade to E5 and your fav heavy weight lens and stop crying and being pathetic.
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Considering we spent most of last week debated the return of Greg Maddux to the Cubs for 2006, and since the team hasn't done anything notable since then (besides being officially eliminated from contention), I decided to take the advice of one of our readers and address the situation of another Cubs player whose future with the team is up in the air: Nomar Garciaparra.
I was sort of hoping that Nomar would make the decision easy for me. Either he wouldn't return from his groin injury this season, or if he did, he would continue the slump that had plagued him at the start of the season. Or maybe that being on a struggling team would finally cause those "selfish tendencies" he supposedly exhibited in Boston to finally surface. Instead, Nomar totally dedicated himself to his rehab, volunteered to play 3rd base when Aramis Ramirez went down, and has hit the cover off the ball since returning. Logic tells me that there's no way in hell the Cubs should re-sign Nomar next year. He's on the wrong side of 30, his production is declining and he's injury prone.
So I figured I'd list out the pros and cons of keeping Nomar:
Hit .310/.343/.523 for an .866 OPS since returning from injury.
Volunteered to move to 3rd base to help the team. Might be open to moving to left field.
Line drive hitter, who uses all fields, something that Cubs have sorely lacked lately.
Still has a strong arm.
If the Cubs move quickly in the offseason, they can probably sign him for even less money than they did for 2005.
Suffered a major injury that will probably affect his lateral movement, making him a less effective shortstop. And his defense wasn't that great before the injury.
His overall .751 OPS doesn't look as impressive in the outfield as it does at shortstop.
Has played in 138 games in the last 2 years. At this point the injuries have to be seen as a trend.
He may want to become a free agent. In the past Nomar has expressed interest in playing on the West coast, and the Dodgers will need a shortstop and a 3rd baseman next year.
The Cubs are built on pitching, so I'm not sure they can afford to play Nomar at shortstop full time, especially when you consider the fact that the team may have to find a replacement for him if he gets injured again. However, the Cubs outfield was brutal this year, and I'd love it if Nomar agreed to play left or right field in 2006. While his power numbers may not be great for a corner outfielder, if there's anything the Cubs have taught us the last two years it's that home runs can be overrated. And it would be a lot easier to find a good replacement outfielder than a shortstop should Nomar suffer another injury setback.
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Gonzalez hit .481 (13-for-27) and batted safely in all six games last week, and he'll come into the new week riding the strength of a 15-game hitting streak. The veteran outfielder ranked second in the NL in total bases (24) last week and registered the league's fourth-best slugging (.889) mark.
The 25-year-old went 2-for-5 with a home run last Monday, spurring the Rockies to a victory. Two days later, he homered and drove in three runs to help Colorado cement a three-game sweep. Gonzalez had at least one RBI in five of his six games, with Sunday standing as the lone exception.
Gonzalez had four multihit games during the week, and he tied a career best with a four-hit game on Saturday. The reigning NL Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award winner has 35 RBIs since the All-Star break, which ranks second in the league to teammate Troy Tulowitzki.
Gonzalez, who will win a watch courtesy of Game Time in recognition of his award, beat out a talented group of rivals that included Tulowitzki and Milwaukee sluggers Ryan Braun and Corey Hart. The Dodgers had two players -- Matt Kemp and James Loney -- in the mix, and veterans Carlos Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Joey Votto were also a factor in the award balloting.
Two starting pitchers -- Chris Capuano and Ian Kennedy -- were considered for the award.
Spencer Fordin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's more than a name change: NSCAD's new Major in Textiles/Fashion reflects a philosophy that the two areas of study are intrinsically linked at NSCAD, like the warp and weft of woven fabric.
"This gives us an identity that's unique among universities," says Gary Markle, assistant professor in the Textiles/Fashion Department, as he put the final touches on a show, Major Change, which opened Thursday, March 8 at Seeds Gallery."I don't think there's another degree-granting textile/fashion program like it anywhere in Canada."
Until now, students could only take a minor in fashion and a major in textiles. The name change linking Textiles and Fashion better reflects the program, which balances the conceptual concerns of design with the textile traditions of weaving, dyeing, printing and garment making. The change was approved recently by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC).
"Students really ramp up their learning when the disciplines are combined," says Prof. Markle, who studied at the Parson's School of Design in New York and NSCAD University.
Students in the major program take courses in three streams: Structure (includes studio classes in weaving and off-loom structures), Surface (resist dyeing and screen printing) and Form (design and pattern drafting). Students also study art and craft history, professional practices or entrepreneurship during the four-year degree program.
Professor Robin Muller, a textile artist, says she is excited to be working with colleagues and students in a new way. "Textile art is enjoying a renaissance all over the world, but we are always aware of our relationship to industry. Cloth is often not complete in itself. It is a building block to something else."
NSCAD student Clara Congdon is delighted that her major reflects both her interests. Those parallel interests of fashion and textiles are also reflected in the pieces she contributed to the show—a trio of sleeveless dresses in different sizes that she designed and sewed herself. She even printed the linen with a repeating pattern of scissors and cutting lines. The pattern is both an artistic choice and a political statement; it refers to the practice of slashing name brand clothing before disposing of excess stock, something she became of aware of while working for a large retail outlet.
"I wasn't interested in an industry-driven program—I was looking for an artistic learning experience and that's what I'm getting at NSCAD," says the Ottawa native. "It is incredibly satisfying to see yardage that you've completely covered with a design of your own making, then to cut it and sew it into a complete garment … the next step for me is to add weaving into that process."
Major Change, which includes the work of students, alumni and faculty, continues at Seeds Gallery, 116-1099 Marginal Road, through to March 25.


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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
I'm not sure how this has happened.
I don't feel good about this. I do enjoy these kinds of things, and they're very very necessary here, where everything is a big whirlwind of disorder. But on the other hand, I do NOT like the idea of my responsibilities gravitating away from an acquistion editor's.
My dad once gave me a piece of excellent advice: be bad at the things you don't like to do. If you make sure you're never very good at them, others will do them for you...thereby freeing you to do more important and prestigious things. The problem with girls in the workplace is that they feel hell-bent to prove themselves, all the time. They are so thorough and masterful over hideous tasks that they end up making themselves unreplacable (and thereby unpromotable).
I am torn between desiring order and efficiency and protecting my career. I think I just have to acquire more and demonstrate that I am, in fact, a superwoman.
2 comments:
- Bluenana said...
Wow, I'm trying really hard not to be self-centered, but I do believe you're talking about me.
In my defense (and those like me), the extra hard work we put into everything doesn't always go unnoticed. And when you do get promoted eventually, and then people realize you're irreplaceable, you can laugh all the more heartily at their misery for being suckers who thought you'd stay in your place forever.
However, your father is right and I did take his/your advice when shared it with me. I became a bad assistant since you left, thereby freeing my time to do more important editor things. Hurrah!
My advise: be your own managing editor and resist the strong temptation (and I know it's strong!) to manage others. For one thing, I'm sure they're not paying you more money to take on more responsibilities. For another, you're spending time on things that won't advance your own list and career.
I guess I'm telling you to be selfish, in a nutshell. Sounds worse than it really is.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2007 1:24:00 PM
- moonrat said...
Believe it or not, this was actually about my current lot. I know it seems unbelievable... it's just that everyone else here is so disorganized that I've come forth as the most organized (the one-eyed man amongst the blind, etc) (or perhaps, more relevantly, like the scene in PRISONER OF AZKABAN movie where Hagrid asks who will volunteer to interact with the Hippogriff, and everyone else steps backwards so Harry is left standing in the front. That's what I feel like, I'd say).
You're right, though. I really have to focus on looking out for number one here. It's so easy to lose focus.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2007 1:54:00 PM


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Wayne Rooney to be dropped by Gareth Southgate for England v Slovenia clash – reports
The 30-year-old Manchester United skipper played the full match in England's dull 2-0 win over minnows Malta on Saturday.
While the Three Lions were never troubled, their performance was laboured and uninspiring with Rooney yet again criticised for his display.
Gareth Southgate deployed the 117-time capped Rooney in a deeper midfield role but there have been calls for the caretaker boss to leave him on the bench against Slovenia.
And talkSport report Southgate will do just that, claiming Rooney will be axed from the starting line-up for tomorrow night's World Cup qualifier.
Tottenham star Eric Dier is set to partner Liverpool's Jordan Henderson, England's best player against Malta at Wembley, in midfield.


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Probably the most comedically rewarding thing Rickey's ever done was create a faux email address and toss it up on this blog for random passers by to send him messages. And woo boy, do those messages deliver. They're an electronic smorgasbord of human confusion, angst, and gleeful perversity. Frankly, we're amazed to think that so many people think the actual Rickey Henderson not only had the wherewithal to kick start a blog, but then proceeded to use the word "loquacious" in five separate occasions in 2009.
Friday, July 16, 2010
As you'd suspect, Rickey gets a lot of requests to sign autographs, tell tall tales, and make speaking appearances at local Elks lodges. But far more entertaining are the profoundly unsettling emails. You know, the good and pervy kind. Why thank you kind sir, but Rickey being, a bit of a prude, is entirely unfamiliar with your notion of performing a "rusty trombone" on a "grizzly" and must therefore decline your kind invitation to rendezvous in the parking lot of the local Red Lobster this weekend. A good morrow to you, sir!
And finally, there are the emails threatening severe legal action. We like those the best. They make this whole blogging thing seem dangerous, kind of like zipping up one's fly too quickly! Rickey's living on the edge!
See, a while back, Rickey was scanning Fark.com and noticed a delightful post about a Red Sox scout being accused of indecent exposure. So Rickey crafted a delightful bit of satire about it involving Chris Hansen and some high stakes baseball trivia. Before posting it, Rickey sent it to his brother for his input, whose two word rapid response was "too far." So we knew we totally had to post it. And we did.
Flash forward two years. Rickey gets this mass email sent to him as well as a few other noted media outlets now informing everyone that the alleged sex offender has been cleared of all charges and that they damned well better take down the posts saying otherwise. It's not every day that your email address shows up next to the names of the editors from Pravda and the Boston Herald. So we're making the most of the experience.
Since the humorless prick who sent the email (presumably Jesse Levis, the alleged offender himself) seems hellbent on shutting down anyone who ever used his name and the phrase "sixteen year old girls" together in a single sentence, we're sad to report that this is your last chance to enjoy the blog post before we delete it forever. This Monday morning, Rickey will cast this delightful abomination into the ether. Wiped clean from the face of the earth as if it never existed. Casting aside a piece of writing like this.... It's as if Rickey's losing a piece of himself... Daisy, daisy... give me your answer do....
Ahem, anyway, this weekend, we give this post the proud viking funeral it deserves. Farewell brave little blog post. If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun in your face, do not be troubled! For you are in Elysium, and you are already dead! Enjoy, folks. Because hyperlinks befuddle some of you, here's the full-fledged link:
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3 comments:
- Bob "Melon" Melonosky said...
You're totally protected by this thing called the Constitution. Dick Cheney used it to wipe his ass, you can use it to cover yours.
Did I never tell you about the time I took on Alyssa Milano and her mother?
- July 16, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Bob "Melon" Melonosky said...
btw, what's with this Untitled crap.
Who do you think are you, Mark Rothko?
- July 16, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Bob said...
Can't you just use the word "alleged" a lot like the MSM does and call it a day?
How about an asterisk with an update?
- July 16, 2010 at 1:39 PM
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Bernie Mac has joined John Travolta and Robin Williams in the Disney comedy "Old Dogs."
The film revolves around two best friends and business partners whose lives are turned upside down when they find themselves taking care of 7-year-old twins.
Mac ("Transformers," "Ocean's Thirteen") plays Johnny Lunchbox, the Elvis, Bono, and Beatles of children's entertainment all wrapped up into one super-charismatic puppeteer.
The film is being directed by Walt Becker, who previously worked with Travolta on the surprise hit "Wild Hogs."
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Difficult economic conditions and budget cuts are a constant reality in nonprofit theaters across the country, with the past several years seeing a concentration of theaters closing doors, laying off staff, or reorganizing due to grant funds drying up, smaller donor circles, and fewer patrons. As those regional theaters whittle down their programming to include fewer shows with smaller casts, or close up shop entirely, jobs for stage actors become harder to come by.
But several theaters have found success in targeted fundraising, tapping regular donors for extraordinary circumstances and broadening their appeal while simultaneously making the internal changes necessary to keep producing shows.
"A lot of corporate foundations have changed their guidelines and are giving less money to the arts because they are subsidizing things like food pantries, shelters, and other things," said Chris Widdess, managing director of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minn. "We could pander more to audiences, but that doesn't fit our mission or vision. Our funding has always been challenging, no matter what the economy."
By August 2012, even though it had ended the fiscal year with $245,000 on hand, Penumbra had serious cash-flow issues. Widdess said that the conditions caused the board to look seriously at how it was managing the issue, and it instituted several specific changes, including suspending the fall program, not incurring any new debt, cutting the budget by $800,000 and raising $340,000 by Dec. 31. It met its goals.
"Getting people to fund theater is challenging anyway," said Widdess. "But we reached out to more than 1,400 donors, and those were separate from annual giving."
In Seattle, Intiman Theatre Festival raised $600,000 in its latest fundraising effort to keep the festival running for its summer season. Intiman, located in the Seattle Center, closed its doors in spring 2011 because of budget constraints but reorganized and reopened last year. "We used to produce year-round with four or five shows in a season, but when we reopened we decided to produce a festival with four shows in repertory," said Andrew Russell, artistic director of Intiman.
Russell said that 2012 was a "comeback year" for the company, and fundraising was hard work that required creative thinking. "We're thrilled that people understand that we're a summertime establishment in the Seattle arts community, but that requires looking at fundraising in a new way." Russell noted that between December 2011 and February 2012 the festival raised $1 million. "Fundraising is a mixture of moderate decrease in classic historical donors but an increase of new donors."
"The fiscal health of our national theater community is almost always negatively impacted during an economic downturn, through reduced contributions, declines in audience, and other factors," said Teresa Eyring of Theatre Communications Group in New York. Eyring also said that nonprofit theaters, however, are used to working with limited resources and can adjust to changing conditions. "It also typically includes some strategic rethinking of the alignment among mission and resources."
According to a survey called "Taking Your Fiscal Pulse 2012" that TCG ran in collaboration with the Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations, the past three years have seen an upturn in the fortunes of the 206 responding theater companies, with 90 percent reporting that their situation is holding or getting better and 70 percent reporting that they're operating at or below budget.
Like so many theaters across the country, the Intiman is learning to adapt to build a foundation for future growth. "Many key Seattle theaters have closed in recent years," Russell said. "We're not doing what we used to do, but we've learned to work with the resources we have and how to keep our doors open."


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SALT LAKE CITY — The first big snowstorm of the winter — or is it still fall? — resulted in expected wardrobe choices for Utah Jazz players on Thursday morning.
Gordon Hayward, an Indianapolis product who's no stranger to frigid weather, busted out his coat.
Marvin Williams, who spent his first seven NBA seasons in warmer Atlanta, was bundled up. Mississippi transplants Al Jefferson and Mo Williams each sported grey stocking caps for the cold commute between the arena and the parking lot.
And then there was Enes Kanter.
No, the team's emerging class clown wasn't tromping around in moonboots.
Despite the wintry conditions, the 20-year-old's post-shootaround outfit consisted of gym shorts, canary-colored shoes and a matching bright yellow Spongebob Squarepants T-shirt.
"My teammates saw it," he said, "and they started laughing."
And shaking their heads.
"I had to wear my sunglasses before I could look at him. It was so loud," Jefferson joked. "You're talking about Big Turkey."
"H.T.," Mo Williams added. "Hollywood Turk."
A.k.a. SpongeKanter Squarepants.
Marvin Williams both complimented and counseled his teammate, who was within earshot.
"I kind of like it," Williams said of Kanter's cartoonish top. "Give him plus points for wearing it at shootaround."
The 26-year-old then dished out advice to the second-year Jazzman: "He's got no sweats on. I woke up today and it's snowing. You've got to put some type of sweats on, man."
Mo Williams played in Los Angeles the past year and a half, and his mild-weather homestate doesn't see much snow. But he said Utah's climate doesn't bother him or his Magnolia State buddy, Big Al.
"He's been in Boston and Minnesota. I've been in Cleveland, Milwaukee and also here," Williams said. "A large part of our life, we've been in the snow, so it's nothing new."
"We used to it," Jefferson added.
Not everyone.
Before Williams had a chance to discover the snow for himself, his excited children burst into his bedroom to tell him all about the winter wonderland.
"They came and woke me up too early, with their gloves in their hand and they still had their pajamas on," Williams said, laughing. "They told me, 'It's snowing!' I said, 'Why you telling me that?'"
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GETTING ANIMATED: With Kanter's attire being an important topic of conversation at shootaround, Big Al and Williams, doing a combined morning interview, were asked what cartoon character they'd wear on a T-shirt.
"Garfield myself," Jefferson said. "He's a fat, lazy cat."
Williams smiled while unbundling a couple of layers to reveal that he was wearing a shirt with a yellow and black Batman logo on the front.
NO 'WEST' WILLY: Unfortunately, one of the more memorable moments of the 2011-12 season involved Dallas guard Delonte West sticking his finger in Hayward's ear.Comment on this story
The Mavericks will visit Utah for the 2012-13 season-opener next Wednesday, but it doesn't look like West will play. He was suspended indefinitely on Thursday for conduct detrimental to the team.
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March 19th, 2014, 06:56
I definitely find this more enjoyable than Blackguards. Sure that game's strength was its variety in the combat maps but it was a "soulless" "gamey" little game that kept falling in my esteem the more I played. It really overstayed its welcome towards the end.
No story to speak of, paper thin characters, no atmosphere and its funny you criticize the writing in the Banner Saga because it was barely serviceable in Blackguards
Yes it true that the Banner Saga is in the end an intriguing collection of mechanics that don't exactly pan out to a great game (I still find it entertaining and the main appeal does not come from the gameplay as I was saying) but on the other hand Blackguards is a monolithic approach to going from a single map to the next that becomes quite stale when some repetition of ideas and enemies is starting to settle in. Thankfully the game can be sampled in bite sized chunks due to its nature (a couple of maps per session) and that is the only way I could get it to the end (due to my schedule and travel it was all I could play). But man was it tedious towards the end (also infinite Morfu respawn FTW
The game also was very easy on normal. And that made the strategy you have to use almost dead obvious for most maps (maybe hit try again once for the difficulty spikes?) couple that with the small subset of TDE it actually implemented and that made for unspectacular but fun gameplay. A good sidegame until something better comes along.(SRPGs are not really my main fare though so not exactly a connoisseur after all. Maybe they are all that simple). I am sure that it would have been more demanding on hard but the game just did not appeal enough to devote more time to it at that point. (due to a lack of appeal in all other departments. May still try it in the future on hard but if it is simply a DMG/HP slider I imagine it will just become tedious, especially towards the end)
I would give Banner Saga an 8/10 (probably a bit generous) at this point (have not finished) and Blackguards a very lenient 7/10. Can't comment on SRR yet. I have to drum up the enthusiasm to play it first after the big turn off that was DMS…
The Lone Wolf books quip was a tongue in cheek reference to a favorite past-time of my youth and poking fun at the game's linear choose your own path approach you know…
Not drawing actual gameplay parallels…
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