Ordered 4 pizzas from Lou Malnati's in Chicago (the second time I've done this). Had something special in mind this time.
http://www.tastesofchicago.com/category/Lou_Malnatis_4_Pizzas_Value When I ran into our UPS driver (Manny) down in Study Butte - he said he had something for me.
When he gave me the box I said I think there is something in here for you. I gave him 2 of the 4 pizzas I ordered for a Christmas present. Manny is a hellava nice guy and an excellent UPS driver. He is continuing the legacy of exemplary service provided by our beloved Jerry who retired over a year ago after delivering to the Big Bend region for over 30 years.
Another indoor day so I played with the Meade LPI camera a bit and finally got it to work....briefly. Then the software crashed. Next - I broke out a new camera I impulsively ordered from Woot! a couple of months ago. A factory refurbished Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 14mp digital camera. Got it for half the retail price. Just out of the box this camera is dust free and I'm rather pleased with it over my old Canon G9. The Lumix even has GPS built in....checked it against my position on GoogleEarth and it was identical. Not quite as many shooting features as the Canon but it does have a wider optical zoom range....and there is no dust in it - yet. Photos above are unretouched strait from the cameras. 44,50,42,0,B
When he gave me the box I said I think there is something in here for you. I gave him 2 of the 4 pizzas I ordered for a Christmas present. Manny is a hellava nice guy and an excellent UPS driver. He is continuing the legacy of exemplary service provided by our beloved Jerry who retired over a year ago after delivering to the Big Bend region for over 30 years.
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The Leica lens makes all the difference. old friend used to shoot nothing but Leicas. ENJOY the pizzas. and that is SOOOO SWEET of you to share with Manny.
I often make my own pizza's, cheaper that way.
I swiped the TEQUILA link from you to post on my blog.
What are the smudgy looking spots on the G9 photo? Is that dust, or what.
Well John... You are in the Christmas Mood and what could be better than pizza,from a Santa Clause with a white beard...
A new set of Christmas cards will do the trick amigo! Well done on the one mil! If you build it, they will come! Salud!
Can totally see the dust in the Canon. I bet if you put it on a running engine or other source of vibration, you could get the dust to fall off the sensor.
Nice.
Those Lumix cameras, with their Leica lenses, take great pictures. My next door neighbor has one, and he loves it. I have too much invested in Canon at this point to switch. I just upgraded from my four year old Rebel XTi to a new Rebel T3i. It's wonderful. I have an L Series lens that is awesome. I think it would be hard to keep any camera dust-free in your environment. Best of luck with it.
Way to go Manny!
Do you have access to your sensor to clean it? My dslr used to take pictures just like that (after too much time in the west TX dust) but I was able to clean the sensor and that fixed it.
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