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- First reviewJune 20, 2013
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Bring your photography gear, tablet and accessories on the go with this Lowepro Passport Sling III LP36657 camera case that features 200D and 600D nylon materials for rugged protection. The interior zippered pockets hold small, important items.
Posted by: Jattix
from San Antonio, TX
When you get out in the field to create imaginary with your DSLR you want ease of access, lightweight and convenience. This bag offers space to place a nice size DSLR inside and two lens. I have Nikon D7200 and place the following two lens inside the bag with my camera: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 18mm-140mm 1:3.5-5.6G and Nikon AF-S Micro NIKKOR 40mm 1:2.8G. With the bag holding my gear I can also place my camera instruction booklet inside, a map of the park I'm visiting, a smartphone and an extra camera battery. Its great for main camera gear and a little extra. When you are out there to create images, now you have a bag that won't keep you in the rear with gear wondering if that camera backpack you just took is going to weigh you down after walking around for a few hours. With this bag you can keep on moving and keep taking pictures.
My Best Buy number: 0046049520
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Nikon AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Macro Lens: Expand the creative reach of your DX-format camera and produce eye-catching still photos and HD videos. A great choice for food photography or detailed product shots, this Micro-NIKKOR lens is ideal for general close-ups and yet still versatile enough to shoot portraits and landscapes.
Posted by: Jattix
from San Antonio, TX
Fantastic lens and its a lot of fun. I am still new to photography so my images may be newbie quality but I wanted to show prospective buyers what this lens can do. I put the images through Photoshop using Topaz Adjust and Topaz Detail to bring more life out the subject. I have other images that are much better than these two but the posting limitations wont allow me to show you.
My Best Buy number: 0046049520
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Jump into 3D learning with the Leap Motion Controller, which lets you use both hands and all your fingers to control action on your PC or Mac with pinpoint precision. Access the Leap Motion App Store to find apps that enhance your learning experience.
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3
Good but not refined
on July 29, 2013
Posted by: Jattix
from San Antonio, TX
What can I say about the LEAP Motion Controller? Well… it works, but… not as I had expected.
Let’s by start describing the setup experience. It’s a manual and cumbersome experience. You just do not take out of packaging, follow simple directions and watch the system configure itself, much like you see from today’s new printers. Your first task is visit the LEAP website and download, its control panel and drivers. During this time you are also downloading and installing LEAP’s friendly user interface which is called “Airspace”, which I will discuss later. After installation your next task is to calibrate LEAP to your computer. This requires you “paint” the inside of a window dialog box by holding the device about three or four inches from the screen it so that it is facing your monitor and then you start twisting it with your wrist or hand with circular motions. There is a “large” dot representing your brush and it paints a light green hue over the dialog’s surface. In order for the calibration to be complete, you are scored in your efforts to try to paint as much of the window as possible. When you achieve a score of 80 or greater, then calibration is achieved; however this may not be as easy as it sounds. Typically supposed to take up to two minutes you may find your twisting your LEAP while holding it for over two minutes at which time you may consider starting the calibration process over. As you twist it about trying to paint the window, you see your score shifting in values then you may wonder why your score is so low and does not pass beyond 20. For me I had disconnect my Logitech wireless trackball, because it was interfering with LEAP. Having USB2 or greater also helps. This process takes some patience, although user experience may vary from individual to individual, it took me about 20 minutes of fiddling with it to finally get it calibrated.
Let’s by start describing the setup experience. It’s a manual and cumbersome experience. You just do not take out of packaging, follow simple directions and watch the system configure itself, much like you see from today’s new printers. Your first task is visit the LEAP website and download, its control panel and drivers. During this time you are also downloading and installing LEAP’s friendly user interface which is called “Airspace”, which I will discuss later. After installation your next task is to calibrate LEAP to your computer. This requires you “paint” the inside of a window dialog box by holding the device about three or four inches from the screen it so that it is facing your monitor and then you start twisting it with your wrist or hand with circular motions. There is a “large” dot representing your brush and it paints a light green hue over the dialog’s surface. In order for the calibration to be complete, you are scored in your efforts to try to paint as much of the window as possible. When you achieve a score of 80 or greater, then calibration is achieved; however this may not be as easy as it sounds. Typically supposed to take up to two minutes you may find your twisting your LEAP while holding it for over two minutes at which time you may consider starting the calibration process over. As you twist it about trying to paint the window, you see your score shifting in values then you may wonder why your score is so low and does not pass beyond 20. For me I had disconnect my Logitech wireless trackball, because it was interfering with LEAP. Having USB2 or greater also helps. This process takes some patience, although user experience may vary from individual to individual, it took me about 20 minutes of fiddling with it to finally get it calibrated.
Once calibrated don’t expect to start navigating through windows or your mac operating system with gestures of magic expecting your computer to obey your every tactile movement. Your next step is to establish a log in account with LEAP via “Airspace”. Don’t worry about if your computer is telling you if your LEAP is not connected. Remember this a cumbersome task. Just use your mouse or laptop finger-pad to access “Airspace”. Create an account, navigate to the Airspace store, and browse under free applications in order to find, “Touchless for Windows”. There is Mac version too! Once you load that then you ready to command your computer with tactile gestures.
Think of Airpsace is like your smart phone’s app store. There are limited number of free and pay for applications which you can own to enhance your LEAP Motion Controller experience. Personally I find that the LEAP operates at best when using the apps it is made for as opposed using it to replace your mouse, although you can do that.
I found that when pointing and clicking with my hand to be a bit quirky. The greatest challenge is trying to achieve coordination and this takes dexterity and patience. The demos show you people who are very well coordinated as they move about the windows environment making it look like magic. Well it’s not, you need to use it, practice and master it.
I bought the LEAP thinking I could use some high end applications like zBrush where I can sculpt digital clay and create 3D art. Well you can’t do that with “Touchless for Windows” which interfaces your LEAP with your computer. It can be achieved but I believe it would require programming a zBrush plugin using the LEAP Software Development Kit. zBrush requires a lot of button holds, the use of the alt, control and shift keys, something that “Touchless for Windows” is not geared for. The most you will get is equal to a button click and scrolling. There is QWERTY keyboard that comes up when you need to enter text, much like your smartphone, but that is the extent of it. So for me LEAP is more of toy and somewhat disappointing as opposed to being something practical. However I do believe that the product has great potential, especially via its Software Develop Kit.
The best use of LEAP in its current state in my opinion is using it in tandem with the applications which are designed for it via Airspace. So there you have it. Take the LEAP if you want experiment with fun from a different approach but don’t expect anything too practical, at this point in time.
What's great about it: Fun, Unique, Has Potential
What's not so great: Learning Curve, Cumbersome Setup
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Learn more about Windows 8Enjoy stunning visuals with this Toshiba Qosmio X875Q7190 laptop that features a 17.3" display with TruBrite technology and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M graphics with Optimus technology for lifelike images. Two 500GB hard drives provide ample storage space.Learn more about Intel® Wireless Display.
Posted by: Jattix
from San Antonio, TX
I needed a new laptop for applicaton development because my previous Toshiba of four years of service developed chronic problems and was outdated. The computer looks sleek and displays colors vibrantly. Wasting no time taking it out of the box and getting setup I proceeded to remove most of the bloatware (MS Office Trial, Norton and silly games I would never play).
I then proceeded to install SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition, Visual Studio Pro 2012, MS Office 2013 and migrated my entire iTunes library over seamlessly. You gotta rock when writing code!
Great computer! It uses the 3rd gen i7 which is the Ivy Bridge and the latest implementation. Definitely a wonderful machine to develop windows applications.
I notice some folks hate windows 8 but I like it. This computer gave me the first opportunity to use windows 8 and yes it does require some getting use to, but once you get it, its a very nice.
What's great about it: Fast, Powerful, Easy to set up
I would recommend this to a friend!
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