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1Dx Mark III

Last updated February 2, 2020

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LATEST UPDATE (Source: www.FredMiranda.com)

• New CMOS sensor
• New Digic processor
• New AF algorithm with deep learning
• New AF sensor
• 28x more resolution than the 1DX Mark II AF sensor
• Focus over a greater EV range
• Live View and movie AF with same algorithm as optical viewfinder system
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF
• 90 x 100% coverage
• 525 selectable AF areas
• New AF point selection control
• Illuminated buttons
• Dramatically improved battery life for LP-E19
• Better ISO performance
• 10-bit HEIF files
• 4K 60P
• 10-bit Canon Log
• Internal Raw video recording (once again, comes back to CFexpress)
• Optical finder continuous shooting 16fps AF + AE /
• Live View continuous 20fps AF + AE (with mechanical or electronic shutter)
• CFexpress storage
• 5x RAW burst depth vs 1DX Mark II
• Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (first time 1-series has built-in Wi-Fi)
• Built-in Bluetooth low energy
• Built-in ethernet transfer speed 2x fast as 1D X Mark II
• New optional wireless transmitter will be 2x as fast
• Weather resistant magnesium alloy body

Details regarding pricing and availability aren’t yet available.

Wow!

Canon just announced the Canon 1Dx Mark III!  It’s just a development announcement so not all the specs have been released yet. 

We know it’s going to have the same body as the 1Dx Mark II, but with improved image quality, improved video quality, and improved Auto Focus, as well as a bunch of other improvements!  The price hasn’t been announced yet, but I’m guessing it will be around the $7000 mark.

As more information is release, I will post updates to my blog at www.UTECHPIA.com/1DxMarkIII

So here’s what we know so far:

Canon said it will have the BEST movie shooting performance in EOS History! 

That’s a bold statement, and I can’t wait to see how they’ll deliever on that.

It can capture 4K video at 60fps record INTERNALLY with 10-BIT with C-Log!

And it can even shoot videos in RAW!?  That’s probably going to produce some super, super super-duper large video files!

They didn’t mention anything about IBIS or in-body image stabilization; so it most likely won’t have it.

We’re getting backlit buttons on the back of the camera!  This is great for event photographers like Wedding photography where you are shooting in super dark environment!  Now, backlit buttons is something that Nikon has had for over 9 years… but, it’s finally coming to the Canon 1Dx Mark III! 

There’s a NEW AF button on the back of the camera, I’m not exactly sure how it works, but it does physically look different than the AF button on the 1Dx Mark II.

The Autofocus will be better than what’s found on the 1Dx Mark II, this is true weather you’re using the camera in Live View or looking through the Optical View Finder.  I think the Autofocus on the 1dx Mark II is great, so better AF is certainly welcomed in my book!

Not a lot of information has been released about the new image sensor yet, we don’t even know the number of megapixels it’s going to have.  My guess is that it’s probably going to be at least 20MP. And along with the new Image Sensor, it will have a brand new processor as well.  And it’s confirmed to have better low light performance than the 1Dx Mark II, but again it is not clear on exactly how much better.  That’s something we’re going to have to wait and find out.

Canon did give one official specification that I’m excited about, and that’s the high speed frame rate when taking photos with AF tracking….

When in Live View (aka Mirrorless Mode) it can shoot a burst mode of up to 20fps with AF Tracking!  That’s crazy fast!  However, with Live View Mode (again, aka Mirrorless mode), you won’t be able to use the optical view finder.

So, if you want to use the optical viewfinder while shooting the burst mode goes down to 16 fps… It’s not 20, but it’s still super fast, considering the fact that you have continuous AF tracking going on at the same time.

Memory Cards wise, it’ll be using Dual CF Express Cards!

The battery will be the same, LP-E19 that we’re used to using with the 1Dx Mark II.  Canon stated that the battery life has been “Dramatically improved!”.  The Canon 1dx Mark II already has fantastic battery life, in my opinion, so I’m really excited to hear how much the battery life will be improved will be for the 1dx Mark III.

It’s also going to have Built-in WiFi, and built-in Bluetooth.

Anyway, that’s all I have for now.  As more information is release, I will post updates to my blog at www.UTECHPIA.com/1DxMarkIII

So, let me know, are you guys excited about the 1Dx Mark III?  Do you think it’s a worthy upgrade to the 1Dx Mark II?

Let me know in the comments below! 

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Free WordPress Hosting On Google Cloud Platform!

Last updated December 8, 2020

UPDATE!!! Here’s a more detailed updated guide: I recorded a very detailed 2.5 video hour with step-by-step instructions on how to create your FREE Website using GCP here: https://www.pixelstabbers.com/courses/secrets-to-getting-your-free-photography-website/

How to Setup a Free WordPress Website On Google Cloud Platform (GCP). After 1 year, pay just pennies a month (for light traffic website)! Hosted on highly reliable Google Servers!

This Step-By-Step Guide will show you how to configure a website from scratch! You’ll need a credit card to linked to the account, and it’s preferred that you have a domain name to use. Otherwise you can purchase a domain name from domains.google.com or NameSilo.com, or GoDaddy.com, etc.

Step-By-Step Guide on how to setup a WordPress Website from Scratch on GCP!

#FreeHosting #WordPressOnGCP #GoogleCloudPlatform

STEP #1
Setup Google Cloud Platform
at cloud.google.com using a free google account.

STEP #2
Deploy WordPress Website by Bitnami

STEP #3
Create a Static IP Address
& Setup Domain Name to point to the website.

STEP #4
Create SSL Certificate
& Setup SSL Certificate AutoRenew

Commands Used:

sudo /opt/bitnami/letsencrypt/scripts/generate-certificate.sh -m epiclightsource@gmail.com -d epiclightsource.com -d www.epiclightsource.com
sudo nano /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/bitnami/bitnami.conf

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://www.epiclightsource.com/$1 [R,L]

sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache

STEP #5
Increase Performance using a CDN Content Delivery Network)
www.CouldFlare.com/CDN

STEP #6
Remove Bitnami Banner Ad
Code Used:

sudo /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/bnconfig –disable_banner 1
sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache

STEP #7
Install WordPress Theme & Really Simple SSL Plugin
Best Theme in the World! (https://www.utechpia.com/divi)

Credit given when Credit Due: I learned a lot of this from a website called: https://www.onepagezen.com

AWS vs. Azure vs. Google

The CLOUD is the latest buzz world! There are tons of choices, let’s compare the top 3: Amazon, Microsoft and Google!

With so many choices, you can’t go wrong with any of these top three. However, each have their own pros and cons, or strengths and weaknesses. Thus, based on your needs, it make sense to pick one platform over another.

Investing in a cloud platform is a big decision; but if you know what you need the decision is not a difficult one. This article will explain and help you choose the best platform for your needs. It is not unusual for a company to use multiple cloud offerings because they may have different projects that have different needs.

What is the Cloud?

Arman Hezarkhani from Google, provided this one sentence definition of the Cloud: “Cloud is a set of tools that helps you (the developer) spend less time hanging and spend more time creating”. He does a great job with examples in this 42 minute long video: https://youtu.be/JtUIQz_EkUw (which I will recap in a few paragraphs below).

To understand the cloud; let’s take a step back in time and discuss how things used to be with an On-Premise solution. Say you want to launch a website like Walmart.com, you would write your code and deploy it on a server in your home; and it will works fine on day 1 where you have just a handful of visitors. However, a week later you decide to have a promotion; and traffic ramps up to over 500 visitors in a day! That one server isn’t going to have enough computing power to handle the traffic efficient (it may be dreadfully slow or just crash all together). So with an On-Premise architecture, the workaround is to buy several new servers modify your code for load-balancing to leverage the power of these new servers for the current level of traffic.

This concept of adding servers and resources to an On-Premise solution is called scaling. And, as you can imagine, it takes a lot of work and time to scale with an On-Premise solution. Here is where the early cloud service (called Time-Sharing) comes in. Times-Sharing is basically contract with an company which has the ability to “rent” out computing resources for you to scale your business. So if you need 10 new servers, for a minimal cost, you can rent their 10 new servers and access this hardware (aka Infrastructure) over the Internet. This Time-Sharing concept is also known as Infrastructure as a Service, or IaaS. This was the primitive cloud offerings.

The current state of cloud computing incorporates more than Time-Sharing some server (aka Infrastructure as a Service, or IaaS). They provide Platform as a Service (PaaS), which are tools included with the Infrastructure they are renting out. Tools that can help you (for example) automatically scale up by adding more server resources when the your web traffic requires it (such as for Black Friday Sales), and then scale down by automatically removing server resources when your traffic slows down after the holidays. All this is handled automatically without you having to code anything, this is the magic of the provided Platform As a Service (PaaS).

And finally, one more step beyond PaaS is Software as a Service (SaaS). These cloud resources now can provide software you can access right over the internet without having to install a single thing on your local computer. Common Example of these are Google Docs, Google Sheets, Microsoft Word, and other software that you can access directly and use over the internet!

And there you have it! IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS are all standard components of what the Cloud is Today. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform can provide all these resources for your business needs. They all do pretty much the same things, but there are Strengths and Weaknesses between the services, and based on your ideal needs; it is best to consider the differences so you can find the best solution for your needs. Let’s start looking into the details!

High Level Overview:

AWSAzureGoogle
Launched Date
March 2006
February 2010
November 2011
Market Share
33%
20%
12%
Strengths
  • Dominant Market Position
  • Support for Large Organization
  • Largest (HUGE) Collection of Tools and Service
  • Largest Data Centers (World Wide)
  • Strong Global Reach
  • Extensive Trainning
  • Second Largest provider (only to AWS)
  • Compatibility w/ Microsoft Products
  • Easy Integration with Microsoft Tools and Software
  • Existing .NET code works on Azure
  • SQL Server Environments connect easily
  • Easy to Migrate on-premises apps
  • Hybrid Cloud
  • Broad Feature Set
  • Support for open source (Although not as much as Google)
  • Lowest prices: Deep discounts and flexible contracts
  • Quickly Growing
  • Partnered with Cisco
  • Strong Offering in Containers (developed the Kubernetes standard, used by AWS and Azure)
  • Specializes in High compute offerings
    • Machine Learning
    • Big Data
    • Analytics
  • Strong Scaling Response Times
  • Strong Load Balancing Response Times
  • Great for open-source-centric customers
  • Great for DevOps-centric customers
Weakness
  • Overwhelming options
  • Difficult to use
  • Harder to get a more personal relationship; but there are resellers and consultants who can provide such attention.
  • Difficult to understand cost structure
  • Complicated Cost Management
  • Reports have shown that service experience feels less enterprise-ready than expected. (ref: Gartner) 
  • Reports cited issues with technical support, documentation, training, and breadth of ISV partner ecosystem. (ref: Gartner)
  • Weak Management Tools
  • Weak Documentation
  • Less friendly for open-source-centric customers
  • Less friendly for DevOps-centric customers
  • Not as Enterprise focused (although the Cisco Partnership helps)
  • Limited Services and Features
  • Least Global Data Centers (although quickly expanding)

My favorite GoPro Accessories

Last updated January 27, 2019

My favorite GoPro Accessories:

 

Table Tripod, Manfrotto MTPIXI-B PIXI Mini Tripod: https://amzn.to/2R88MOV

GoPro Metal Tripod Mount: https://amzn.to/2RdWqoQ

Car Suction Mount: https://amzn.to/2BztRrJ

Double Car Suction Mount: https://amzn.to/2LqjF9N

MicroSD Card (U3 Speed), good deal is ~$20 for 128GB and about $45 for 256GB: https://amzn.to/2V5mtO2

MicroSD Card (V30 speed), this one is an overkill in speed, future proof: https://amzn.to/2Thp0Dr

GoPro Dual Battery Charger (with extra Battery): https://amzn.to/2Sd67AQ

GoPro Extra Battery: https://amzn.to/2Bs0CHs

Storage Case that I use: https://amzn.to/2BtHg4J