Comments for Jason Weddington Photography http://jasonweddington.com Life is short. Take pictures. Sat, 12 May 2012 22:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Konica FP – 1963 by Pateros http://jasonweddington.com/2011/06/konica-fp-1963/#comment-4173 Pateros Sat, 12 May 2012 22:04:12 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=499#comment-4173 I am very happy somebody realizes the absolute truth and speaks about it clearly. Imagine how many things we throw away everyday in order to buy the "new" thing. We pollute the planet and we buy happiness for a very short time... This is the digital world, a world of consumption without stop. At least here somebody shows clearly what a product several decades old can do... Analog darkroom even when the results are not to today's standards give me the pride that I own a picture, with my Canon d-SLR I never had this feeling. With my 30-40-50 years old SLR equipment I am absolutely sure that I will take the picture. With the Canon I never know when it will be the last shutter click ... Keep saying the truth about photography and about our stupid, greedy society. My kind Regards Pateros Emmanuel Greece I am very happy somebody realizes the absolute truth and speaks about it clearly. Imagine how many things we throw away everyday in order to buy the “new” thing. We pollute the planet and we buy happiness for a very short time… This is the digital world, a world of consumption without stop. At least here somebody shows clearly what a product several decades old can do… Analog darkroom even when the results are not to today’s standards give me the pride that I own a picture, with my Canon d-SLR I never had this feeling. With my 30-40-50 years old SLR equipment I am absolutely sure that I will take the picture. With the Canon I never know when it will be the last shutter click …

Keep saying the truth about photography and about our stupid, greedy society.

My kind Regards
Pateros Emmanuel
Greece

]]> Comment on Fixing Focus Issues with AF Microadjustment by Ben http://jasonweddington.com/2011/01/fixing-focus-issues-with-af-microadjustment/#comment-4055 Ben Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:59:21 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=346#comment-4055 Great article, Jason. I'm going to try this for my 50mm sigma. Great article, Jason. I’m going to try this for my 50mm sigma.

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by Ray http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3902 Ray Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:43:22 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3902 Great post! I just came across it via Google. Have you looked into b-mobile? (http://www.bmobile.ne.jp/market/index.html) I recently found out about them from a friend... they're basically a Docomo signal re-seller with competitive prices. My friend subscribes to a 980 yen per month plan for unlimited... but before you get too excited, the drawback at this price is the super slow speed (max 300kbps). According to my friend, mail and simple browsing is fine but streaming and whatnot are next to impossible on a smartphone (friend uses a Toshiba Regza, originally on Docomo) They do have "iOS targetted speed" plans (whatever that means) in unlimited or data quota varities, and you can get discounts on unlimited data plans if you prepay for 6 or 12 month charges. Basic unlimited data for one month is 5,280 yen. Don't know what the actual speed is... but I imagine it has to be faster than the 300kbps mentioned above... I'm guessing same as standard FOMA? Anyway, just thought I'd throw that out there. Great post! I just came across it via Google.

Have you looked into b-mobile? (http://www.bmobile.ne.jp/market/index.html)
I recently found out about them from a friend… they’re basically a Docomo signal re-seller with competitive prices.

My friend subscribes to a 980 yen per month plan for unlimited… but before you get too excited, the drawback at this price is the super slow speed (max 300kbps). According to my friend, mail and simple browsing is fine but streaming and whatnot are next to impossible on a smartphone (friend uses a Toshiba Regza, originally on Docomo)

They do have “iOS targetted speed” plans (whatever that means) in unlimited or data quota varities, and you can get discounts on unlimited data plans if you prepay for 6 or 12 month charges. Basic unlimited data for one month is 5,280 yen. Don’t know what the actual speed is… but I imagine it has to be faster than the 300kbps mentioned above… I’m guessing same as standard FOMA?

Anyway, just thought I’d throw that out there.

]]> Comment on FlickStackr for iOS Makes Image Theft Easy by jason http://jasonweddington.com/2011/01/flickrstackr-for-ios-makes-image-theft-easy/#comment-3859 jason Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:58:37 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=356#comment-3859 Fair comments, but somewhat off topic. My issue is with providing an simple interface to programmatically bypass the controls that are in place in the Flickr site. Fair comments, but somewhat off topic. My issue is with providing an simple interface to programmatically bypass the controls that are in place in the Flickr site.

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by jason http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3858 jason Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:55:16 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3858 You can turn off Cellular Data on any iPhone. This would accomplish what you're describing, but I think even the base usage charge would be more than 1000 yen, though it would depend on your plan. You can turn off Cellular Data on any iPhone. This would accomplish what you’re describing, but I think even the base usage charge would be more than 1000 yen, though it would depend on your plan.

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by wiggle http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3857 wiggle Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:11:56 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3857 WIth the iphone 4S, is it possible to set the settings on the phone so that one can you use the docomo network just for voice and switch off the cellular data services and only use Wifi for data? I was hoping that then your docomo bill will only be around 1000JPY (and if you wanted to do data then just use the available Wifi) Do you know if this works? WIth the iphone 4S, is it possible to set the settings on the phone so that one can you use the docomo network just for voice and switch off the cellular data services and only use Wifi for data? I was hoping that then your docomo bill will only be around 1000JPY (and if you wanted to do data then just use the available Wifi) Do you know if this works?

]]> Comment on FlickStackr for iOS Makes Image Theft Easy by A user http://jasonweddington.com/2011/01/flickrstackr-for-ios-makes-image-theft-easy/#comment-3787 A user Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:05:56 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=356#comment-3787 Downloading of the image is not necessarily copyright violation or stealing. What about "fair use"? As part of the government granting you the privileged of exclusive control of your work, they also require that the public be provided "fair use" of the work. A list of possible examples include: commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. A content owner cannot remove the public's right to fair use. If someone downloads your image and publishes it in a magazine that is easily a violation of your rights and can be considered "theft". If I download your pictures for my personal use on my computer to be studied offline, say on a plane, that would be difficult to prove as "theft". How has your copyright been diminished? Did they directly compete with some market you were using? Did they make a profit that you were due? Did they create a derivative work that should belong to you? I think the answer is no. Copyright is not absolute control of your intellectual property. Downloading of the image is not necessarily copyright violation or stealing. What about “fair use”? As part of the government granting you the privileged of exclusive control of your work, they also require that the public be provided “fair use” of the work. A list of possible examples include: commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. A content owner cannot remove the public’s right to fair use.

If someone downloads your image and publishes it in a magazine that is easily a violation of your rights and can be considered “theft”. If I download your pictures for my personal use on my computer to be studied offline, say on a plane, that would be difficult to prove as “theft”. How has your copyright been diminished? Did they directly compete with some market you were using? Did they make a profit that you were due? Did they create a derivative work that should belong to you? I think the answer is no.

Copyright is not absolute control of your intellectual property.

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by jason http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3704 jason Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:50:43 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3704 Factory unlocked, not jailbroken. Factory unlocked, not jailbroken.

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by Rigomoro http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3703 Rigomoro Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:50:19 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3703 hey Jason. when you say SIM-free are you referring to a factory unlocked iPhone you bought from Apple in HK ? or just an iPhone you bought which was jailbroken and then unlocked ? hey Jason. when you say SIM-free are you referring to a factory unlocked iPhone you bought from Apple in HK ? or just an iPhone you bought which was jailbroken and then unlocked ?

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by jason http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3655 jason Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:05:30 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3655 Thanks for the tip! :-) Thanks for the tip! :-)

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by Andy http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3652 Andy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:45 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3652 International SMS is doable. Type (+) then country code. e.g (61) for Australia. Drop the 0 off the beginning of the Aus mobile number. That's it! Not sure on charging rates for O.S SMS with docomo. International SMS is doable. Type (+) then country code. e.g (61) for Australia. Drop the 0 off the beginning of the Aus mobile number. That’s it!
Not sure on charging rates for O.S SMS with docomo.

]]> Comment on Fixing Focus Issues with AF Microadjustment by Agustin Rafael C. Reyes http://jasonweddington.com/2011/01/fixing-focus-issues-with-af-microadjustment/#comment-3442 Agustin Rafael C. Reyes Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:25:11 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=346#comment-3442 Awesome information! thank you for sharing this! I've been having some problems with my focus for quite some time now. Thanks again! Awesome information! thank you for sharing this! I’ve been having some problems with my focus for quite some time now. Thanks again!

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by Jake http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3430 Jake Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:58:49 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3430 Thanks for your reply Jason! It seems b-mobile specifically mentions sms for national and international - so that seems somewhat better than buying directly through NTT Docomo then. And as it also mentions facetime, I guess the whole no-facetime-no-international-sms thing is linked. I think I'll give b-mobile a go. Will post back later with feedback... Happy new year! Thanks for your reply Jason!
It seems b-mobile specifically mentions sms for national and international – so that seems somewhat better than buying directly through NTT Docomo then. And as it also mentions facetime, I guess the whole no-facetime-no-international-sms thing is linked.
I think I’ll give b-mobile a go. Will post back later with feedback…
Happy new year!

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by jason http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3429 jason Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:36:31 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3429 Hi Jake, No, it seems that MMS doesn't work. SMS works, but only domestically, no international SMS as far as I can tell. iPhone 4s is officially on KDDI now too, which is a better network than Softbank, so that would be one option. Hi Jake,

No, it seems that MMS doesn’t work. SMS works, but only domestically, no international SMS as far as I can tell. iPhone 4s is officially on KDDI now too, which is a better network than Softbank, so that would be one option.

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by Jake http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3428 Jake Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:11:03 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3428 Hi Jason, Thanks for the information - I am soon moving to Japan and was looking into this. I was also pointed in the direction of b-mobile, which apparently resells NTT Docomo network. But their page (google translated) seems to indicate no MMS ability. I am wondering if you managed to get MMS working on your NTT Docomo micro SIM iphone? Hi Jason,
Thanks for the information – I am soon moving to Japan and was looking into this.
I was also pointed in the direction of b-mobile, which apparently resells NTT Docomo network. But their page (google translated) seems to indicate no MMS ability.
I am wondering if you managed to get MMS working on your NTT Docomo micro SIM iphone?

]]> Comment on Konica FP – 1963 by jason http://jasonweddington.com/2011/06/konica-fp-1963/#comment-3336 jason Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:17:05 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=499#comment-3336 Thanks for the link! I've actually never looked inside a box of film, didn't realize sunny 16 was printed there! :) Thanks for the link! I’ve actually never looked inside a box of film, didn’t realize sunny 16 was printed there! :)

]]> Comment on Konica FP – 1963 by jojonas http://jasonweddington.com/2011/06/konica-fp-1963/#comment-3328 jojonas Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:31:03 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=499#comment-3328 hi! interesting post here, always fun to read when someone looks at film and manual cameras with fresh eyes. if you want to be able to get a feel for exposure times and such, I recommend this site: http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm the sunny sixteen is usually written on the inside of every box of film. it has helped me a great deal with understanding light :) hi! interesting post here, always fun to read when someone looks at film and manual cameras with fresh eyes.

if you want to be able to get a feel for exposure times and such, I recommend this site:
http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm
the sunny sixteen is usually written on the inside of every box of film. it has helped me a great deal with understanding light :)

]]> Comment on iPhone 4 on NTT Docomo Supports Tethering by Andy http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/#comment-3032 Andy Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:01:02 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=591#comment-3032 I was an au user for many years and loved their service coverage. But it wasn't 3G. Couldn't use the iPhone. So I eventually moved over to docomo which my wife and my sponsor were with. I had bought a factory unlocked ip4 on eBay and went into a docomo shop and asked them for a micro sim. They moved my details from the standard sim onto the micro for free. But if I wanted to go back to the standard sim I'll have to pay ¥3000. The iPhone with docomo is great! Awesome coverage! Data plans: yes it is expensive but I have wifi at home, at work, and there are many open networks around town. I setup the basic mopera lite plan which is a flat ¥530 a month plus the data I use. Charged at ¥0.0048/packet. I never use it! Having the peace of mind knowing it's there when I need it is good for ¥530. And it's fast!! I hate plans that tie you in! Also alot of the bars I goto have networks that I ask for their passwords. I say move to docomo first and get the cheapest crappy phone you can and save yr pennys and buy yr iphone outright on eBay or elsewhere, then ask them for a micro sim and your away! No looking back! I was an au user for many years and loved their service coverage. But it wasn’t 3G. Couldn’t use the iPhone. So I eventually moved over to docomo which my wife and my sponsor were with. I had bought a factory unlocked ip4 on eBay and went into a docomo shop and asked them for a micro sim. They moved my details from the standard sim onto the micro for free. But if I wanted to go back to the standard sim I’ll have to pay ¥3000. The iPhone with docomo is great! Awesome coverage!
Data plans: yes it is expensive but I have wifi at home, at work, and there are many open networks around town. I setup the basic mopera lite plan which is a flat ¥530 a month plus the data I use. Charged at ¥0.0048/packet. I never use it! Having the peace of mind knowing it’s there when I need it is good for ¥530. And it’s fast!! I hate plans that tie you in!
Also alot of the bars I goto have networks that I ask for their passwords.
I say move to docomo first and get the cheapest crappy phone you can and save yr pennys and buy yr iphone outright on eBay or elsewhere, then ask them for a micro sim and your away! No looking back!

]]> Comment on Fixing Focus Issues with AF Microadjustment by Tony http://jasonweddington.com/2011/01/fixing-focus-issues-with-af-microadjustment/#comment-2920 Tony Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:15:10 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=346#comment-2920 I purchased this same Sigma 85mm from Adorama last week and found out my lens has problem with back focusing. I am currently waiting for a replacement from Adorama and I hope they sent me a good copy this time. I purchased this same Sigma 85mm from Adorama last week and found out my lens has problem with back focusing. I am currently waiting for a replacement from Adorama and I hope they sent me a good copy this time.

]]> Comment on Docomo, Softbank, and Apple by jason http://jasonweddington.com/2011/03/docomo-softbank-and-apple/#comment-2747 jason Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:24:46 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=485#comment-2747 It might work if you can jailbreak, the iPad is sim locked to SoftBank. I'm using my unlocked iPhone 4 as a personal hotspot and I get my iPad online that way. http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/ It might work if you can jailbreak, the iPad is sim locked to SoftBank. I’m using my unlocked iPhone 4 as a personal hotspot and I get my iPad online that way.

http://jasonweddington.com/2011/08/iphone-4-on-ntt-docomo-supports-tethering/

]]> Comment on Docomo, Softbank, and Apple by tim jenkins http://jasonweddington.com/2011/03/docomo-softbank-and-apple/#comment-2742 tim jenkins Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:53 +0000 http://jasonweddington.com/?p=485#comment-2742 Hi, Has anyone tried the docomo sim cards in a jailbroken ipad2? Or is there any way to use 3G in Japan with a Softbank ipad that doesn't involve a softbank contract? Thanks. Hi,
Has anyone tried the docomo sim cards in a jailbroken ipad2? Or is there any way to use 3G in Japan with a Softbank ipad that doesn’t involve a softbank contract?
Thanks.

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