Digital Lenses

General September 20th, 2009

Digital lenses are without doubt one of the most important weapons in a photographer’s arsenal. They are also one of the most variable, coming in every conceivable weight, size and focal length, from the widest 10mm fish-eye to the longest 800mm telephoto lens. Whether your passion is to isolate fine architectural detail, or you are a landscape photographer looking to capture dramatic sunsets, there are many options for lenses, but they fall into four main categories.

Standard

Standard lenses for full-frame digital SLR cameras fall between 40mm and 55mm, 50mm being the accepted norm. Standard lenses are closest to the normal field-of-view of the human eye, offering undistorted perspective. They are often used for portrait photography. Many digital SLRs need a shorter focal length than a 35mm camera or full-frame digital camera, due to their smaller APS-sized sensor, and these cameras will need a 35mm lens to get the same field-of-view as a 50mm lens on a full-frame.

Wide-angle

Wide angle lenses are well suited to landscape and reportage photography, with their wider angle-of-view and shorter focal lengths than standard lenses. The need for shorter focal lengths to compensate for the APS sensor on many digital SLRs has led to an influx of new models. A typical digital wide-angle model might be 17-35mm, giving an equivalent field-of-view to 25-52mm on a full-frame SLR.

Macro

If you’ve ever looked at a full-frame picture of a small subject such as an insect or petals and wondered how it was achieved, the answer is by using a macro lens. Macro lenses focus from as close as 2 inches and allow for a 1:1 life size reproduction. These lenses are specifically designed for close-up photography and are usually available in focal lengths from 50mm to 180mm.

Telephoto

Any digital camera lenses with a focal length above 50mm are designated as telephoto. Portrait photography is ideally suited to short telephoto lenses (70mm to 120mm) and longer focal lengths (135mm to 300mm and beyond) are excellent for wildlife and sports photography. On most digital SLRs, with smaller APS-sized sensors, the magnification of a lens is increased by approximately 1.5 times, making a 200mm digital lens equivalent to 300mm on a full-frame camera.

Radio drama shows are fantastic for everybody!

General September 20th, 2009

When I started commuting almost an hour and a half to work, I got really, really bored. That’s a long drive, and frankly the news plays the same 5 minute sound bytes over and over again. I was losing my mind.

That’s when I discovered radio drama. I happened to be searching online and came across it. I don’t remember exactly what led me to it, but I’m so glad I found it.

My discovery led to some great old shows like The Shadow, Abbot and Costello, Lights Out, Campbell’s Theater. Very cool stuff. My drive to and from work for the day suddenly became a highlight instead of a chore.

However, the more I listened to the radio drama shows, the more I got interested in whether or not there were any new shows that were created in the same “spirit” as the old ones.

Sure enough, there were! Great shows like Red Panda Adventures and Black Jack Justice from Decoder Ring Theater products. Very cool stuff.

Now, any time I’m bored sitting in a waiting room or taking a long drive, or just whatever, I let old radio shows keep me entertained and enthralled instead of twiddling my thumbs.

To my great surprise, I often find myself wishing that my waits or drives were longer! Now how’s that for proof of how great these cool shows are?

Is Running Your Business Too Much Paperwork? Regit POS Software Can Help

General September 20th, 2009

If you own your own business then you can understand that the old days and old ways of running any kind of business are long gone. This runs specifically true when it comes to the retail or restaurant industry. Whether it is a large, medium or a small operation, the advent point of sales software has not only made almost every aspect of these respective businesses more efficient, but is has also increased these businesses profitability. No other company today is more committed to making a business all these things and more than Regit, and that is why Regit Pos Software is so in demand in today’s retail and restaurant industries.

 

For both big and small retail outlets, Regit Pos Software can virtually revolutionize the way you and your company operate. It does so much more than make the sales process easier for your customers; this particular software can handle credit card transactions, bar code printing, track inventory and invoicing. In addition, it can also track sales whether you want to track sales on a yearly, monthly, weekly, or even on an hourly basis. It can manage tax-exempt items and overall general accounting and can also track sales as it relates to payroll and the proper staffing a business will need at any particular time.

 

For the food service industry, Regit Pos Software also carries with it enormous benefits. With this software, a food service business can track labor cost, current and past sales history and it can compile all sales and tax figures when closing out the days business as well as monitoring sales to make ordering food more efficient and proficient.

 

It is little wonder, with all the possibilities available with Regit Pos Software that businesses are clamoring for this revolutionary software. Beforehand, excessive man-hours and costly accounting salaries had to be paid in order to keep a businesses books up to par. Even with these efforts, often times keeping a businesses book keeping on the up and up was a difficult challenge to say the least. Nonetheless, with the inclusive POS software provided by Regit, these challenges are a thing of the past, and businesses can return to what they were intended to do, keeping customers happy, and making money.

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