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Akira

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #60 on: January 10, 2019, 16:48:12 »
A cheapo PRS i bought 2nd hand on a whim rather.

I've never known such a PRS hollow body model with the sound hole looking like the ones of Rickenbacker...
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Re: January 2019
« Reply #61 on: January 10, 2019, 16:49:53 »
Chroma Noise is an issue with the D850. NX-D is quite good at eliminating it...
An irritating issue, for sure. Noise = Noise. It's still there and affecting 'sharpness' and 'clarity' if you try to eliminate it.  The D800E  is much better in this respect.

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #62 on: January 10, 2019, 17:20:06 »
Reading table Library in LocHal

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #63 on: January 10, 2019, 17:23:00 »
Chroma Noise is an issue with the D850. NX-D is quite good at eliminating it...

An irritating issue, for sure. Noise = Noise. It's still there and affecting 'sharpness' and 'clarity' if you try to eliminate it.  The D800E  is much better in this respect.

That is rather surprising to me.  When I processed my D750 hi-ISO images with Adobe CC, I wasn't bothered by the chrominance noise.  I thought ACR seemed to ignore the chrominance noise very efficiently.  The visible remaining noise was mostly the luminance noise.
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Re: January 2019
« Reply #64 on: January 10, 2019, 17:26:07 »
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Wow, is it a completed building?  Is it designed by Rem Koolhaas?
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Re: January 2019
« Reply #65 on: January 10, 2019, 17:33:22 »
No it is an old Train- Locomotive repair factory built in 1932.  It's is completely rebuilt for the Library and some other organizations.  It's huge with a height of nearly 20 meters.

Some more details are found here.  https://www.tilburgers.nl/bieb-in-lochal-open-voor-publiek/

and here  https://www.lochal.nl/

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #66 on: January 10, 2019, 17:40:45 »
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John, ye' went for the irix 15mm, curious about your findings!

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #67 on: January 10, 2019, 18:12:33 »
John, ye' went for the irix 15mm, curious about your findings!
Yes, after all that misfortune with older Nikkors 15mm.  Besides, that flare is unavoidable.

Received it today, looks promising, will let you know !

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #68 on: January 11, 2019, 01:00:50 »
No it is an old Train- Locomotive repair factory built in 1932.  It's is completely rebuilt for the Library and some other organizations.  It's huge with a height of nearly 20 meters.

Some more details are found here.  https://www.tilburgers.nl/bieb-in-lochal-open-voor-publiek/

and here  https://www.lochal.nl/

Thank you for the link.  This is an interesting idea to utilize a big old facility.
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Re: January 2019
« Reply #69 on: January 11, 2019, 03:37:31 »
An impressive project.  Nice.

Apart from the feel good factor of not wasting an existing asset, repurposing a building sometimes enables a quicker build when planning regulations and opposition from political pressure groups are to be considered.  On the other hand activities such as the removal of nasties such as asbestos, lead and arsenic still have to be done as well as making old buidings more earth quake resistant and easier to exit in the event of disasters or fire have to be done - old building or not.  So no free lunches!

Thank you for the link.  This is an interesting idea to utilize a big old facility.
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Re: January 2019
« Reply #70 on: January 11, 2019, 04:26:34 »
An impressive project.  Nice.

Apart from the feel good factor of not wasting an existing asset, repurposing a building sometimes enables a quicker build when planning regulations and opposition from political pressure groups are to be considered.  On the other hand activities such as the removal of nasties such as asbestos, lead and arsenic still have to be done as well as making old buidings more earth quake resistant and easier to exit in the event of disasters or fire have to be done - old building or not.  So no free lunches!

That makes sense, Hugh.  That said, though, the Netherlands should not suffer from the earthauake like Japan.  Also, considering the original purpose, the building could be built to last for a long time.  My other concern is its cost for the heating cost.  The efficiency should be considerably low to heat such a huge space.
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Re: January 2019
« Reply #71 on: January 11, 2019, 16:18:12 »
January 11

Vegetables



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Re: January 2019
« Reply #72 on: January 11, 2019, 16:36:45 »
That makes sense, Hugh.  That said, though, the Netherlands should not suffer from the earthauake like Japan.  Also, considering the original purpose, the building could be built to last for a long time.  My other concern is its cost for the heating cost.  The efficiency should be considerably low to heat such a huge space.
Yes, it is cheaper to tear a building down. Much cheaper.

First all the asbest-removal, and also all the chemical waste (Oil- Gasoline- etc as a consequence of the locomotive maintenance during 80 years)

Yes Akira, no earthquake cost here. Which results in an easier way for reconstruction.

Heating consists of a pumpsystem and includes a Ground-coupled heat exchanger with solar panels as an addition.  For this purpose the enormous space is divided into four compartiments.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-coupled_heat_exchanger

Some links
Architectoral design:  https://www.mecanoo.nl/Projects/project/221/LocHal
Architect:  http://www.braaksma-roos.nl/project/lochal-tilburg/

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #73 on: January 11, 2019, 16:39:09 »
January 11

Vegetables

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looks very healthy ;)

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Re: January 2019
« Reply #74 on: January 11, 2019, 17:15:02 »
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