Well, isn't that fascinating

[guanin]

So all this time I've reading reviews on Amazon by "serious photographers" complaining that the video feature on some DSLRs is a fancy frill designed to lure in the amateurs who want to shoot crapy home videos instead of using a real video camera. However, not only do DSLRs not shoot crappy video, it's actually pretty damn good and rivals the quality of digital video cameras. Not quite film, but no one's contesting that one. Oh, if film were only not so horrendously expensive to deal with. Apparently, you need a set of equipment around the camera , not just the camera itself, but it's still way cheaper than a $5,000 HVX or the like. Neat. But of course, I bought a DSLR that doesn't shoot video. Of course.

Oh, and never, ever, ever use the mic on the camera on pain of death, or crappy sound, which is the same thing.

It feels a little odd that I don't watch television anymore. I'm down to Caprica, which I can't watch live due to a slight lack of the SyFy channel, and Modern Family, which is also for Hulu cause I have class Wednesday nights. I keep meaning to watch Mad Men, but right now I can't afford the time investment. I feel weird without fandom. It's like part of me is missing. *frowns*

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[c-quinn.livejournal.com]

I'm down to Caprica, which I can't watch live due to a slight lack of the SyFy channel,

I find myself really enjoying Caprica. I was never a fan of Battlestar and wasn't certain whether this prequel would make sense without a complete knowledge. But it does and I've liked the way the story has been unfolding.

and Modern Family,

Another show I love. [laugh]

It's a shame that you have to miss out on the rest of your shows, though. Fandom becomes an important part of the every-day.

[guanin.livejournal.com]

I still like BSG better, but they are very different shows. You really don't need much prior knowledge, except to understand the irony of it all. I really like the visual style of it. It's so pretty. I'm a sucker of cool visuals.

Modern Family is so hilarious.

My other shows don't come back for a while. At he moment it's only Dexter, TrueBlood (even though it annoys me half the time, but the other half is so yummy), and United States of Tara. And I just noticed that Tara started again this week. Yay.Oh, and V. Ok, so that is a nice roster of shows. V has been gone so long that I forgot about it.