What's this, a blog update?

Yes, I am finally around to updating this blog again. It's been quite a while. Let's see what I'm working on.

Photography:

Earlier this year I bought a Canon EOS A2e at a secondhand store. This near top of the line 35mm SLR from the 1990s is working out for me quite well and I've been taking quite a few photos. I have a roll of film in there right now I need to finish. I also plan on shooting some slides coming up this year as well. I also bought a point and shoot 35mm camera for when I wish to have a compact camera. This is a Pentax IQZoom 160 which has a 35mm-160mm focal length and was a high end camera for its' time.

Video:

I just upgraded my video equipment. I finally have a handheld traditional camcorder that is capable of high definition. I plan on shooting some video as well. I can now capture 1080p video at 60 frames per second on something other than a smartphone. Using this type of camera also allows me to speed up the import part of my workflow since I can import video into iMovie faster than the real time limit of my previous MiniDV camcorder. Of course this doesn't help on the upload side since uploads will max out at a fraction of real time on my home internet connection.

Typewriters:

I haven't been messing around with typewriters too much lately, but I now have a Brother electronic machine that doesn't have any typebars and has changeable fonts. Correction is a real plus on this too. I need to work on my accuracy since I use the correction way more than I should.

The Geek Group:

Of course, I'm still with The Geek Group and actually managed to make a trip out there this past September. While I mainly spent my time getting to know the people and the facility better, this time I aim to be more productive by doing projects that I know will work out well. My one project wasn't even really started, but that was more of me getting some anxiety of the project. I also assisted in some work in the High Voltage Laboratory during my time there.

Additional Audio/Visual Updates:

Since the last update I have obtained some additional projection equipment. I now have both a slide projector and an LCD video projector. The slide projector is a Kodak Carousel, while the video projector is an Epson. While not a high definition video projector, it is capable of downscaling and letterboxing high definition content as required as input via VGA or component connections. This projector uses three LCDs (one each for Red, Green, and Blue) with a native display resolution of 1024x768 pixels.

Blog Update:

I will be reviewing the comments on this blog, apparently there was a spam comment posted back in September that I did not notice until today. I will be cleaning that up and also checking the spam filter.