I dont like every Hyundai design, but at least they’re making something outside the box. Not in love with this Azera, but I love that it exists. The industry has zero balls right now, design-wise. 

That sounds like every dealership I’ve walked into, ever. Then again, I’m not a luxury customer, just a regular Muggle.

Hows about a staff photographer?

Hooner: One who hoons.

You’re welcome

If it cant roll, its not a car.

My kids are constantly tearing up driveways even though I preach respecting other people’s property. They listen 99% of the time, but certain driveways just call to them. I’m glad there are people like this out there who cheer on young hooners, just looking for a good time. My giant driveway cheers no one on, no…

The DC option on a PHEV is a head scratcher for sure. I have a Volt, and never pay for public charging because gas is way cheaper, since most chargers dont sell per kw, but hourly rate, and I can only charge at 3.3kw. Paying for DC in my i3 makes much more sense, and in some cases its needed to get to my destination.…

Doesn’t the Outlander PHEV have DC fast charging? I guess I would only use that if it were the only option, as the cooling system is set up for a “mild hyrbid”.

I bought an A9 before the R5 came out. I left canon kicking and screaming, but am very happy that I can still use my glass. I dont know how this witchcraft works, but somehow my Canon glass works BETTER on the A9 and Sigma adapter than it did with the 5D3. The 400 2.8L is incredible on the A9.

I appreciate the bubble era engineering, but its a snoozer for sure.

Thanks for pointing out the difference. I wonder what the stats say about the effectiveness of active vs passive cooling and liquid vs air cooling. How is the Outlander heated? Heated air/coolant using a heat pump/resistive heating element? I always assumed the gold standard was liquid heated/cooled.

Air cooling is what Leafs use, and that track record speaks for itself. Does it heat the battery? I thought thermal management was coolant to heat and cool. Glad to hear you haven’t lost any range, after reading the forums, it sounds like major range loss is common.

I looked into buying one, and theres some weird software bug that estimates the battery capacity incorrectly over time, and it losses like 20-30% in the first couple years of ownership. It also has no thermal management, which is a poor recipe for battery health. Hard pass.

Cant tell you, because I’ve never compared the two to compare, it was just an example. 20mm 1.4 can give a pretty creamy background at the right focal distance and background distance... but who knows?

What’s choice? I was stuck with whatever lenses my paper gave me, and Im not about to use my own gear shooting on the paper’s dime. As soon as I quit and went freelance, I bought all primes (except for 16-35 2.8), and my photos have been sharper ever since.

You can see it if you zoom to 100% and stare at the edge of the subject if you distance the background properly. If you’re looking at the photo while swiping, its pretty convincing, IMO. It depends on how you shoot it, some situations have better outcomes than others. Still, I would rather it just use a real optical…

I was always taught to shoot at the extreme ends of the focal lengths and perspectives to exploit this novelty, but then you learn to not be a one trick pony. I pull out my tilt-shift for portraits every now and then just for the effect I know it will have on the client. It looks super artsy, and they’ll never know…

Theres “portrait mode” on iphones which I really liked until I realized that it just uses the blur tool to make the background soft. Its pretty convincing in some cases, looks like a 80mm 2.8 lens.

I’ve used at least 10 different copies of the Canon 70-200 2.8L, from the from the very first one to the most recent IS (as of 2016), and they’re all way softer than almost any prime. Primes in general are sharper than zooms, full stop. That said, I’ve only owned 2 new copies (IS v1), and the rest were beat to shit 8…

Until they discover primes. I was a photojournalist 17 years and could only carry 2-3 lenses, which, A) had to be on me at all times, B) my employer provided. The Canon 70-200 2.8 is a fine lens for all around duty, but they’re incredibly soft.

A Canon 135 f2 on a Sony A9 is my go-to for portraits. Primes are laser…