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I"m a bit puzzled how it could get in a state where it gives the symptoms you're describing. It's such a simple lens; one element, yes? I would think any place that does work on lenses could fix it.

It's another step along the path that has been going on for sometime. When it was all done with film, it was complicated, expensive, and required a lot of people and skills. Then, digital cameras came along and anybody could buy a camera and make ads for the shoe store in town. AI takes it one...

It's a classic behavior of large companies when a new 'thing' comes out. I think your right that is mostly happens in the tech world.

It's a classic behavior for any new business opportunity. Everyone dives in head first, panicking that they must get in or lose out. They dive in without having any idea how to garner market share because there is no roadmap to success. So one has to spend piles of money in hopes of being the...

Drifting off topic - have you done any passion projects?

With all streaming companies, except Netflix, still losing money, budgets will likely get tighter. Some examples: Disney laid off 14% of the Pixar staff Paramount+ reported that they will have more cuts in 2025. Warner/Discovery announced a $10 billion dollar loss in October Warner/Discovery...

Clearly, it is an age thing. This stuff appeals to boys and young men. People's sensibilities change.

Just the hilt. I tried turning it on, but nothing happened. Go figure.

George had an archives building on the Ranch. It stored all the props from his movies. It wasn't open to the public nor the employees. But I did get a tour from the archives manager. Of course, it was fun to see the props. The best moment was when I had a light saber from the first movie in my...

Since manufacturers aren't going to release failure rate data, I suppose the best source for anecdotal information would be your local rental houses.

Hang a picture on the wall.

I'm not sure. Things don't like temperature cycles, but if something is running at high temperatures, for sure, having periods of being off is of benefit.

Unfortunately, like anything else, it depends. The main parameter that affects lifetime is temperature. Every 10 degrees C rise in temperature cuts the life of the capacitor in half. So a capacitor that runs in a cooler area of a box (say 55C) lasts 160,000 hours (18 years), if it was running...

Hours are one consideration, but age may be more important. As someone who worked in the world of high reliability design for equipment designed to last 20 years running 24/7/365, I can tell you that it is the things like electrolytic capacitors that are the first electronic items to fail, and...

Project Farm released new test results for one-use and rechargable batteries today. This guy is a treasure.

Besides the aches and pains and having less ability, there is another factor. You become invisible. I notice this more and more. Here's an example; We shot for 3 days and finished the project. Everyone but me was under 35. At the end of the shoot, while we were all putting our gear away, they...

I guess it's pretty ridiculous to ask someone to send me an $18 item. But I would like to know the wall thickness of the Viviana tube; how far it gets the antenna off the skin. I did a bit more testing. The RF loss starts to show up when the antenna is about 3/16" from the skin,. I'm going to...

Like you, I'm curious about those Viviana RF whip antenna savers. We all have learned from Larry of Lectrosonics that when the whip antenna rests against the talent's skin, it affects RF performance. Along comes Viviana with a solution. But I've found nothing about it's performance. It helps...

You've joined them have you? ....... Well, that's the way of the world. Keep up or get left behind. There is a lengthy thread about stock footage that started in 2022 and continues with discussion to this day - https://www.dvxuser.com/threads/lets-talk-stock-footage.5688231/