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  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    edited June 2014
    I was in the 3rd row at Firefly for Beck. Would have loved Nausea, but got a One Foot in the Grave to write home about...

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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    the tiki bomb said:

    I was in the 3rd row at Firefly for Beck. Would have loved Nausea, but got a One Foot in the Grave to write home about...

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    Gorgeous shot! Which camera do you use?
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    EV
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  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    Thank you....it was not a phone.
    I use a Sony NEX-6 with an adapted Leica 50mm Summicron lens that dates from 1965.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,385
    the tiki bomb said:

    Thank you....it was not a phone.
    I use a Sony NEX-6 with an adapted Leica 50mm Summicron lens that dates from 1965.

    Older technology can still make beautiful pictures!

    Oh I forgot to add I'm seeing him Monday too. Both GA concerts. Saw him twice last year and he puts on a great show with his "front man cap".

  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    the tiki bomb said:

    Thank you....it was not a phone.
    I use a Sony NEX-6 with an adapted Leica 50mm Summicron lens that dates from 1965.

    Drool.... They let you in with an interchangeable lens system!? I may have to borrow my dad's Sony Alpha 7R... Mmmm, full frame.
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    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    edited June 2014
    You have to be a little sneaky...you cant just go barging in there with the thing around your neck and a huge lens that looks like it doesn't belong on it...the Nex doesn't look like a huge dslr, that helps. I usually put the kit lens on, tape over the lens release button and, if questioned, I say "I just got this thing, it was only $300 and I hope I get one good pic."

    http://camerasize.com/compare/#375,1

    I also carry a photo of a pro DSLR, like the one in the link above, usually with an hooded up 80-200 2.8 lens attached to the front of it in my pocket, just in case.

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  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    benjs said:

    I may have to borrow my dad's Sony Alpha 7R... Mmmm, full frame.

    I like the little telephoto aid I get with the NEX. 50 = 75 90 = 135 135 = 200!
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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    the tiki bomb said:

    You have to be a little sneaky...you cant just go barging in there with the thing around your neck and a huge lens that looks like it doesn't belong on it...the Nex doesn't look like a huge dslr, that helps. I usually put the kit lens on, tape over the lens release button and, if questioned, I say "I just got this thing, it was only $300 and I hope I get one good pic."

    http://camerasize.com/compare/#375,1

    I also carry a photo of a pro DSLR, like the one in the link above, usually with an hooded up 80-200 2.8 lens attached to the front of it in my pocket, just in case.

    Great advice! I've updated it for my case (http://camerasize.com/compare/#488,1) ... And yes, the telephoto advantage of using less than full frame is pretty great. I use an RX100 which is a great little pocketable camera with a 1" chip and a fairly bright lens (28-100mm equivalent, f1.8-4.9), so that'll be a safe backup for if things don't work out.
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    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    edited June 2014
    As far as the eagle eyed yellow shirts at the door, the mini DSLR shape with the eyepiece on top will not help.

    This isn't a bad alternative either as far as not getting stopped at the door

    http://camerasize.com/compare/#350,1

    with an attached

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/829503-REG/Panasonic_DMW_LVF2_External_Electronic_Viewfinder_for.html/?m=Y&gclid=CKKvm5L6mb8CFbRj7AodZW0A_w

    less than 400 dollars for the body (the finder is extra, but helpful) not as much reach, just 90mm equivalent but a wide option at 24mm equivalent, AND a f1.4 AF Leica lens
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    tonight's the night
    I'll probably be loitering around the area or drinking around the bar, if you see me, come say hey
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    holy shit, what a show in Toronto tonight
    I am still coming down from that high
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,385
    smarchee said:

    holy shit, what a show in Toronto tonight
    I am still coming down from that high

    Tell us more!


  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    The most important thing about a show is the sound. The show could have been memorable except the sound ruined it a bit. Question, bad venue or bad sound guy?
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    smarchee said:

    holy shit, what a show in Toronto tonight
    I am still coming down from that high

    I'm right there with you! Whether it was the real high or the music-induced high, I'm not too sure, but I'm also not too sure that I cared!

    Beck and Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger - who were also a superb performance - guided us all through an eccentric, psychedelic, hip-hop, funk, electronic, folk, dance music inspired evening that could really be summed up in three letters: FUN. To see a classy joint like the Sony Centre all on our feet dancing (though Beck having been subject to a bit of a knee injury he was a bit less dance-y than usual), it was very clear that there was just something in the air. To talk about the show song by song seems silly, because it all amounted to a diverse and unique experience that I would say was probably loved by all. What I will say is that, to a large degree, the reason we all had fun is because the musicians on the stage had fun. That much was entirely undeniable: these are people who absolutely love what they do, and it shows. Can't wait 'til the next one - if it were tonight, I'd be right there!
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    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,385
    ^ can't wait! Thanks for the insight. I'll let u know how it went!
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    edited June 2014
    No Sean Lennon in Detroit last night so Beck did 2 sets. First was a 10 song acoustic and then a full electric set after. Finally got something from "Mutations" (Dead Melodies). He is lighting it up this tour.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,003
    I hope you does an acoustic set at the Hammerstein ballroom in NYC tomorrow night!
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,582
    Excited for pitchfork fest. Too bad it will be a truncated set.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,385
    Hey SVRD meet up with me for a beer. I'd like to meet ya!
  • Jenfarr
    Jenfarr Posts: 688
    SVRDhand13 said:

    I hope you does an acoustic set at the Hammerstein ballroom in NYC tomorrow night!

    Going to Hammerstein too!

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