Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, The Iwatch acts as a remote for the iPhone it is paired with. Leo Wesson leowesson.com > On Aug 29, 2015, at 21:01, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > Mark, > > I have to admit that I have gone part way down that route. In order to > conveniently use text messaging, I recently purchased an iPhone. Now, the > camera is quite good, but I don't like the images as they come out of the > camera. I run them through my editing workflow like any other camera > images, except they are jpg, which limits the process. Finished images > are pretty good. > > Now, the second part. I have my LUG gallery bookmarked. If I want to > share an image or two with a friend or relative, I just open up my LUG > gallery and touch the thumbnails along the side until I find what I want. > It has been quite useful, and, on the iPhone 6 screen, the images look > pretty good, though limited in size. > > Incidentally, my grandson's wife has an Apple watch, and likes it. I > haven't asked if it can do images. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > >> On 8/29/2015 8:33 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> One of the rare occasions in which Brian got involved in a thread way way >> back in the turn of the century or millennium we were talking about the >> demise of craft and print making and how things were going the way of the >> jpeg and people not showing you their prints but showing you their jpegs >> on >> a small screen like from an iPod. (a thing which played music) Someone >> joked maybe it was me that soon we'd be viewing each others pix on our >> Dick >> Tracy wrist watches and that was shot down as being too Apocalyptic >> Dysphoric. I wonder if its still in the archives? >> In the past few years when the iPhones took over and those screens became >> the main viewing ground for seeing sobodies photo work; it was looking bad >> but it got worse. The Apple watch came out and I've not seen one in person >> yet. But I was wondering if you can view pix on them. I just checked. >> You can. >> * >> http://www.apple.com/watch/built-in-apps/ >> >> "the smaller 38mm Apple Watch has a resolution of 272 x 340, while the >> larger 42mm Apple Watch has a resolution of 312 x 390. " they are about >> 40mm's in height. >> So things will get dumbed down even further. Or they already have. >> If things can get worse but I think it would have to start with the Apple >> iGlass. Little high tech eye glasses. >> So when it used to be people were really listening to you talking to them >> instead of their little earphone ( just happened in the apple store) now >> its not just not you they are listening to. They're not seeing you either. >> They are watching the readout. What Arnold saw in T1. >> >> * The system goes online August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed >> from >> strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes >> self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to >> pull the plug. >> Sarah Connor: Skynet fights back. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information