Richards, I think the most important thing is to have a good radio - Ten Tec
seems to have a knack for AGC and gain distribution - I am told OMNI 7 is world
class, every other Ten Tec radio I have used has been the same.
To me, the ergonomics are analogous to these two cameras I have, where taking a
"flash off" (more realistic looking) photo in low light is the ultimate
objective. The flash always ruins the photo even without the red-eye issue
which is almost guaranteed with pets (many of our shots)
My Canon SD780 camera has stabilization built in, and on "Auto" it seems always
to take a bright, realistic looking photo even indoors & dimly lit, without a
flash. You never get a bad image, if you got one then conditions were wrong and
no amount of fussing with the settings were going to fix that. It is a dream to
operate, I consider it to be liberating.
The Sony camera on the other hand needs more light, flashless indoor shots end
up woefully dark quite often, and seems -always- to put this flashing hand up
to indicate you are shaking. Short of a tripod I don't know how to reduce the
camera shaking very well, however for the light optimization there are many
custom aperature settings to fix that. You can, in the end, with enough snap
time adjustments, take a picture that is as well lit as the Canon using natural
light, but by definition the camera -always- wants to use a flash because it
needs the light.
Outdoors, the Sony shines (pun intended), it just gobbles up all that light,
but still, there is more operator involvement than a simple "Auto" shoot.
You only know this if you A/B test the cameras under identical conditions, the
same way you would A/B test transceivers.
Don
Re: [TenTec] Intermittent Omni VI+ rx problem & optical illusion fixed.
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Intermittent Omni VI+ rx problem & optical illusion
fixed.
From: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
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Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:51:41 -0400
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Wow! Good news is always in short supply. Nice to know it all worked
out well for you.
It's funny you mention the ergonomics of the "multi-knob" which I have
on my Omni VII -- which I do not mind at all – but as this is my first
ham transceiver, I am only used to this way of operating – but still, I
have occasionally wondered whether or not it would be easier or more
convenient if each separate function had its own separate knob. Two
ways to skin the cat, for sure, but sometimes I wonder whether I would
prefer it the other way. Similarly, for the AF gain/RF gain knob -
sometimes I wonder if I would prefer those functions to be on their own,
individual knobs. I think if I had learned on a radio with separate
knobs, this multiple use thing might take some serious getting used to.
So, I can understand your comment.
Anyway, your comment touched the nerve in the back of my mind…
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