IMS, baby

[Martin Weiss]

If I had only one wish for the ****, it would be:

• IMS

Would give the consumer a huge choice of lenses, while making the switch as painless as possible. And RED would sell more of them, as noone would be locked in by their previous lens system.

If I had some more wishes, they would be:

• Several different ****es, specifically one with a fixed zoom lens for the "soccer dad" shooter
• GPS for meta-data
• Voice/sound activated exposure (I never have the remote control with me when I need it...) Alternative: make the **** controllable from a Bluetooth mobile/cell phone.
• Bluetooth/WiFi that makes for easy (or even: instant) transfer of data to my preferred backup service (or: for REDs bottom line's sake, to a pay-based RED backup service).
• Ability to plug in an external monitor/viewing device. Imagine it would be great for photo journalists to wear some LCD-glasses (made by Oakley?)
• Touch screen to make a very intuitive GUI (without Comic Sans, naturally)
• and: IMS, IMS, IMS!

Thank you for letting us sleep tight & excited

 

[Anthony Gratl]

I don't get it....you think that iraqis should all be shot? what's the point of this?

 

[mick doyle]

maybe you should substitute Norwegian for Iraqi. Then it would be really non-serious ( what ever that is).:blink:

 

[Johan Pabon]

Agree on IMS, the photo is a sick joke, take it away and lets talk Red indeed (funny political color too..)

 

[Anthony Gratl]

Whatever.

Took out the picture. If Evolve does the same, then all traces are gone and we can all continue talking about cameras.

I would have done exactly what you suggested, until I re-read the first part of your response and your reason for editing. And now I'm pissed. Whatever Martin? You're gonna write "whatever"? Let me tell you whatever: it's not pc, as per your stupid "reason to edit". it's just wrong get it? i don't think you need to single a particular race out for a perverted joke, especially a culture that is being ruled at the end of the gun and that is clearly struggling right now. Do you understand that that picture is perverted? It's that simple. It's inhumane. There are no good war jokes. You Norwegians ever tell a joke about the danish invasion of norway? Oh wait, your background is german right? Ever tell the norwegians some good danish jokes? Or how about a few holocaust knee slappers?

Here's some picts. You wanna know what a machine gun does to people, funny man:
http://mindprod.com/politics/iraqwarpix.html#IRAQWARPIX

Read this site for a few minutes and then tell me how fucking PC I am.
http://icasualties.org/oif/IraqiDeaths.aspx

still got that "whatever" look on your face martin? Ironic that your last name means "know" in german. Weist was weiss? Du weist garnichts.
Pull your head out of your ass man.
Damn I'm boiling. I hate ignorance.

 

[Martin Weiss]

You know what?

On re-reading my posts with your eyes, I have to agree with your reaction.

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When I wrote my original post, I liked the idea of a totally different form factor. A quick google search came up with the offending photo. At that time I didn't even properly read the sign that came with it, nor give it any thought. (Which might have something to do with lack of sleep of late, but not a very good excuse.)

The "whatever" was a (overtired, stupid) reaction to that everyone seemed to react to my (afterthought) picture, and no one to the suggestions that I tried to make in the original post. Which of course is not their fault, but really mine. Which I didn't get.

To wrap it all up in one word: SORRY. (And I mean it.)

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As to War / Kriegsverherrlichung, I just have to tell you briefly, that with my German background, my family has had its share of suffering during the war. Some people died, many lost their homes, were thrown at point blank from their homes, badly mistreated, spent years as POW, lost their hard earned fortune and homes. As far as I know my family has been on the receiving end of violence.

Personally I have spent many days in my youth going to demonstrations against wars in general. No one benefits from wars, and people always suffer, scars lasts many generations. When the time came to do military service, I instead fought to do the "social service", which was longer and tough. For half a year I worked in a closed institution for old and dying people. When that became too tough, I worked with a totally paralyzed young man 24/7 for almost a year.

So, no, I am not favouring war.

And yes, I do know that many Iraquis are suffering as we speak. And Zimbabweans. And Georgians. And Russians. And Chinese. And Tibetians. And, and, and.

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So, again sorry for having offended. I've removed all offending posts, and if you could remove that picture as well, I would apprechiate it.

I would have written more, but my train to Amsterdam is about to leave.

Let's make good pictures, not war.

 

[Raphael Varandas]

Holly crap man... is it a misunderstood???
I hope so...

 

[Raphael Varandas]

What the f... is ims?? what i missed??
By the way Evolve, that link is some ONG site??What's the movement??
Very impressive...how stupid we are.
What kind of politics we all support??
Sorry for the out of topic ... but I can't let this pass and just don't say anything.


Peace buddies...

Lets do the right thing...please

 

[Raphael Varandas]

I don't get it....you think that iraqis should all be shot? what's the point of this?

By the way....WHO the f*** got it??

 

[DanCar]

What's IMS?

 

[Raphael Varandas]

You're right Andrews lets move on...

By the way... and what about DSMC???

 

[Martin Weiss]

Raphav and Evolve, if you could remove the photo, that would be great. Just click on the "edit" button and off you go.

(As to where the photo is from, I found it on a blog by a mother whose son is in Iraq. Some of his friends have been blown to pieces, and obviously she is worried. She'd rather have him home.

In hindsight I agree that it is a sick joke, but I prefer that they get their frustration out that way. )

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To find out more about IMS, have a look out for Sanjin
's posts (nick "Third man"). He has some real life examples of various lenses on his Red One.