Circuitous Conversations with Bill & Dan: Recent Episodes
Bill Wadman & Dan Gottesman
Bill Wadman and Dan Gottesman's weekly podcast covering photography, computers, and occasionally the intersection between technology and the modern world. Heated discussions and special guests are common.
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Bill and Dan talk karate, audio interfaces, and a circuitous trip through director Tony Scott's movies.
SHOW NOTES:
Rick Wenner MMA Fighters
Mackie Onyx Blackjack
MBox mini
Aaron Sorkin on Fresh Air
Riff Trax
Numb3rs episode with Baldwin Brothers Intro
Bill and Dan talk camera repair and what Dan's been up to for the past few weeks.
SHOW NOTES:
Milo
Olympic Robotic Camera
Phantom High-Speed Camera
Jurassic Park Theme Slow
2012 Tonymac Recommended Builds
Samsung 830 SSD on Amazon
Heather and the Fallen Tunnel Tree
Autofocus Reality in Canon Cameras on Lens Rental Blog
Canon Professional Services
The boys catch-up with talk about their new computers, Bill's 5D3 image corruption, Dan's experience with the Nikon D800e and why Mac OS chews up gigabytes of space it might not have to.
SHOW NOTES:
Hackintosh update
Hibernate space
Flashpoint 16” Softbox
5d3 Image Corruption
Drobo 5D
Drobo Mini
Nikon D800
Keyboard Maestro
The boys delve into the Apple announcements at yesterday’s WWDC Keynot. The fancy new Macbook Pro with Retina Display, how Apple screws it’s biggest fans, new features of Mountain Lion and iOS6.
SHOW NOTES:
WWDC 2012
Macbook Pro Retina Display
MacBook Pro Retina Display at Amazon
Mountain Lion
iOS 6 Beta
Flame malware
Once again Bill & Dan are live in the same room talking about the new Canon pancake lens, hands-on with the D800, LEDs, and WWDC rumors.
SHOW NOTES:
Canon 40mm/2.8 pancake
D800 hands-on
Canon 5d Mark III
Dedo light
This week, on a very special holiday edition of Circuitous Conversations, Bill & Dan are live in the same room talking about moving around terabytes of data, why finder still sucks after so many years, why Dan's thinking about building a Hackintosh for video conversion and more.
SHOW NOTES:
SoftRAID
Calibrate 5D Mark III in Lightroom
Ze Frank 'Wadman Mission'
In episode 86 Dan walks us through the job of being a digital imaging tech or DIT, we discuss color grading in video and how it relates to you photography. More about hard drives and USB3 and thunderbolt and how Bill hosed his MacOS install on his main Hackintosh, only to get it back with good backup planning.
SHOW NOTES:
MPEG StreamClip
Douglas Trumbull
Calibrate 5D Mark III in Lightroom
Ze Frank 'Wadman Mission'
Episode 85 has Bill & Dan talking about their memories from 1985, evidence of upcoming Mac hard releases, and a discussion of The Avengers movie by Joss Whedon.
SHOW NOTES:
Geekbench
This week's episode is chock full of into about Adobe's new subscription model & copy protection, an update on Bill's new Ivy Bridge hackintosh, the ethics of eBay sniping, and more.
SHOW NOTES:
Jes Young - "Tab Bennett and the Inbetween"
Jbidwatcher - eBay Sniping Tool
Beatmaker 2
TonyMacx86.com
BlackMagic Speed Test App
Sonnett USB 3 PCExpress Card
LaCie USB 3 PCExpress Card
RAID storage, why modern cropped sensors are pretty good, and the crazy low cost of computing nowadays are the topic this week for Bill & Dan.
SHOW NOTES:
RAID Arrays on Wikipedia
ChronoSync
SoftRAID
Dan and Bill talk shooting in hotel rooms, some of Bill's recent museum visits, and Dan's search for iPad midi Nirvana.
SHOW NOTES:
Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center
Bill Wadman Portrait Workshop
Annie Leibovitz - Pilgrimage
Video game exhibit
Ivy Bridge 3770K
Father’s pictures of his daughters
And his Flickr page
Dan and Bill talk about 80's BBS files, the legal limits of print editions, and some mini-reviews of recent aquisitions.
SHOW NOTES:
Lens Loop Strap
Lumopro LP120 mini review
Eggleston Editions mess
Jason Scott Video 1 Video 2
air server + screenflow
80's Touch Tumblr
Silver & Light
Dan and Bill take on small venue concert photography, the advantages/disadvantages of 4/3rds and similar cameras, and the right and wrong way to copy old hard drives into the present.
SHOW NOTES:
Light Reinforcement
Panasonic GH2 @ Amazon
Paul C Buff CyberSync
Four Thirds camera system
Chronosync
Dan and Bill talk about how video games have and have not changed, why camera straps are so annoying and what to do about it, slow-motion cameras, over-cooked action movies, and more.
SHOW NOTES:
Nintendo Game & Watch
Prometheus trailer
William Eggleston in the Real World
Lens Loop Strap
Luma Labs Cinch
Duncan Davidson
Phantom high-speed camera
Singularity
Dan and Bill discuss Bill's new 5D Mark III, CF vs SD, iPads one week in, Photoshop CS6 beta, and more!
SHOW NOTES:
Nikon D800 DxO High Score
Photoshop CS6 beta
Canon EOS 5D Mark III (Body)
Dan and Bill have their new iPads and tell you what they think of them from the point of view of the photographer, the gamer, and the just plain computer nerd. Plus, it's the one year anniversary of Bill's hackintosh, and more!
SHOW NOTES:
iPad
Mike Daisy
Real Racing 2 HD
Catan HD
Ticket To Ride
Art Authority
PhotoForge 2
Photosmith
Easy Release
Air Video
Dynamic DNS
Screens
Intel 520 Series 240 GB SSD
Our guest this week is independent horror film creator Brad Rego, the man behind 'The Killing of Jacob Marr'. Don't miss out as we talk behind the scenes, the hurdles, the workflow, film festivals in the days of the internet and more. And the new iPad.
SHOW NOTES:
- The Killing of Jacob Marr
- Gargalese
- Without A Box
- Act Naturally
- Shooting "Act of Valor"
Dan and Bill answer the age old question of if and why prime lenses are sharper than zooms. Is it technical or technique? You'll find out. They also discuss the recently announced and long awaited Canon 5D Mark III digital body. Plus a couple of duplicate file utilities for your Mac.
SHOW NOTES:
Gemini
ImDeDuper
Lens Rentals Best Blog Posts
Doug's iTunes Scripts
Lens geneology
Canon EOS 5D Mark III 22.3 MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera (Body)Canon 5d Mark III on Amazon
Bill's blog post on his initial thoughts about the 5D Mark III
Canon 600ex
This week's chat includes bits about Apple's newly announced OS ten update (Mountain Lion), a story about meeting interesting people on assignment, a follow-up on Bill's new printer, and our thoughts on the movie Hugo. We wrap things up with a quick rundown of softbox options for speedlites.
SHOW NOTES:
Mountain Lion
Epson Stylus R3000
Hugo
Lastolite's Ezybox
Westcott Micro Apollo
Bill and Dan chat about the new Nikon D800 and argue a bit on the necessity of medium format digital. Bill spills about some of the new Photoshop CS6 features he saw last week, and Dan shares his iPad gigging tips.
SHOW NOTES:
Set List Maker
iPad Wallee System
Nikon D800
Brick Wall Ahead
Canon 24-70L II
Bill and Dan talk about the recent news about Kodak's bankruptcy, and how more and more old technology is gradually dying out. Bill shares his recent experiences in going to the dentist and overcoming fear, and then we talk about his new printer.
SHOW NOTES:
old tube boxes
Epson R3000
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This week, we chat about Bill's Ona bag fetish, shopping for a new 13" printer, our thoughts on the new Adobe Lightroom 4 beta, and more!
SHOW NOTES:
Ona Brooklyn Camera Bag
Old Nikon Bag
Lightroom Beta
Bill's Lightroom Beta Blog Post
Fuji X Pro 1
Epson R3000 or R2880
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This week, we get into a spirited discussion about the latest camera offerings from Canon and Nikon, touching on what it means to be a "flagship product". We also get into the Medium Format Digital vs. 35mm DSLR choice, and butt heads a bit. Good stuff!
SHOW NOTES:
Canon 1DX
Nikon D4
Phase One
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Happy new year! We are joined by writer/actor/interesting fellow Chris Keating this week. We discuss a number of different topics, including fame, fortune, bananas, and how we get stuff off of the internet and what that's worth. We also read some listener feedback. Good times! SHOW NOTES:
Analog Nation
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This week, we talk about a few miscellaneous topics, including traveling home for the holidays, movies, and the new Compact Flash card standard that was recently announced.
SHOW NOTES:
Pat Rafferty
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In the spirit of the holidays and gift giving, we thought it would be fun to highlight a few of our favorite things. We break things down into "photo stuff", "computer stuff", and "wild card", with several choices in each category.
SHOW NOTES: Nikon SB-80dx LumoPro strobe Paul Buff Mini Vagabond Photek Softlighter (3 sizes) 50mm/1.8 Lens Giganews Supernews Sabznbd Sickbeard 13" Macbook Air SSD External Hard Drive for Backup Dropbox Kelty backpack redwing 50 Roland R26 Recorder Memory foam pillow Kindle reader
This week is all about triggers. We go over many of the various options out there for triggering and syncing off-camera flashes and strobes. SHOW NOTES: Nikon's SU-900 Canon's ST-E2 Paul C. Buff's CyberSync Profoto's Air system LumoPro LP160 RadioPoppers PocketWizards
SHOW NOTES: This week, we talk about buying and selling. From ebay to craigslist, new vs. used, and tactics for finding the best deal, we cover a lot of ground. Just in time for the holiday season. KEH
Gazelle
We start the show off talking about some miscellaneous items, including Intel's latest high-end processors, Bill's new Nook, rumors about the upcoming new Nikon DSLR, and when it's time to upgrade your computer. Then we get back into our chat about communications, touching on email, social networking,instant messaging, and VOIP. SHOW NOTES:
Nook
XDA Developer Tablet Nook Forum
Intel's Sandybridge E
Apple's Thunderbolt Display
Nikon D800 at nikonrumors.com
Bill's post about email migration
We take a trip down memory lane and talk about communication. How it has evolved over the past few decades, from radio to telephones, including some stories about phone phreaking, bulletin boards, and cell phones & beepers. SHOW NOTES:
Artist's statement generator
AcuteB Replacement battery
rotary dial telephone
DTMF
USRobotics modems
Motorola MicroTAC
ANSI art
Red Box
Radio Shack tone dialer red box instructions
Phone Phreaking
CB Radio
Ham Radio
This week we talk about battery-powered lighting for photography, alternatives to darkroom printing, and what it means to be an "expert" at something.
SHOW NOTES:
Paul C Buff Mini Vagabond Lithium
Chair Tetris
new Profoto AcuteB2
Elinchrom Ranger
Litepanels 1 x 1 LED light
HMI
Platinum printing
Solid Ink Printing
Xerox solid ink printers
This week, Dan's old friend Mike Ossmann returns to talk security with Bill & Dan. Why Mike doesn't use Google products, why Bill and Dan do, and how no matter how hard you try you can't escape the fact that nothing is secure and that's especially true online. It's all a matter of degrees. SHOW NOTES:
PGP
MUTT
Motorola Atrix
Android Smartphone
Stuxnet
NoScript Plugin
Request Policy Plugin
LastPass
Steve Gibson’s Haystacks Essay
The Code Book by Simon Singh
Great Scott Gadgets
This week, we catch up on a few things, including Bill's recent trip to Utah, the new Canon 1Dx, the latest generation of smartphones, losing interest in technology as you get older, and some thoughts about privacy and social networking.
Petroglyphs
Ice Cream Sandwich
Canon 1Dx
White House Photo Documentary
SHOW NOTES:
Gary Yost's Portfolio
3ds Max
Alias
Softimage
Platinum Palladium Printing
Nikon 55mm macro
Really Right Stuff
photographer's ephemeris
livebooks.com
SHOW NOTES: Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point Hipstamatic Levi's Jeans Black Dynamite Leica M4 + lens 50mm Summicron Guide
SHOW NOTES:
Timbits
The Ihnatko Almanac
Comixology
Kindle Fire
amazon prime
SHOW NOTES:
Bolt Bus
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Merlin Mann Wisdom
Think Tank Shape Shifter Backpack
Think Tank ~ Airport International V 2.0
Pelican 1510 Case for Camera
Tenba 634-602 P2003 Wedding Car Case
Lightware Cases
Facebook Gif
This week, we talk about plug-ins. Starting with audio software, and then getting into Photoshop, and touching on some other related topics along the way.
notes:
Mick Guzauski Waves Plug-ins SPL De-Verb Pro Tools MOTU Gadget Labs Audio Interfaces Opcode vision & OMS DrumKat Roland SPD-S Roland Octapad Yamaha DTX Multi 12 MIDI Propellerheads (Recycle, Reason, Rebirth) Nik Silver Efex Pro Alien Skin Exposure & Bokeh Genuine Fractals Flaming Pear Knoll Light Factory Kai's Power Tools
This week, we talk about what we'd do if we were suddenly lose all of our stuff and start over from scratch, knowing what we know now.
SHOW NOTES:
PC AT
Autosketch
Dark Castle
GEM Desktop
Amiga Workbench
Sierra Online games
Tron Games
Xenophobe
Apple 21" monochrome display
Kensington Turbo Mouse
Microsoft BallPoint Mouse
Birth of the Powerbook
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Bungie Myth
Apple Magic Trackpad
Apple Extended II keyboard
Autocad digitzer tablet overlay
Meta Creations / Corel Painter
Wacom Inkling
Gideon Kendall
This week, Bill and Dan talk file workflow, image properties, resolution, and metadata. It's nerdy stuff, but someone has to do it.
SHOW NOTES:
Image Properties Essay Quark Photoshop DisallowFlate Plugin Mother Walking the Property
This week, we are joined by special guest "video guy" Brian Kallies. We talk a bit about what the term "Prosumer" means, and then we get into a couple of Brian's projects, including his recently finished documentary Phunny Business.
SHOW NOTES: Terence and Philip Show Zack's blog post about switching to Canon "Prosumer" Earth Wind and Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra Bill's Vimeo Account GoPro skate video Go-Pro Camera (amazon) Phunny Business
This week, Bill and Dan talk about how we store and handle our gear, laser cut pinhole camera caps, Amy's new 15" MBP, replacement batteries, and hard shell cases. SHOW NOTES: Briese Lights Apple Refurbs CS Power Replacement Batteries Hyperjuice Speck hard shell Macbook cases Domke F-34L 19-Inch Protective Wrap (Gray) ScottEvest
his week, Bill and Dan talk about Bill's new purchase, and get into some tips and techniques for troubleshooting misbehaving Macs after upgrading and/or migrating. Then we talk a little bit about old friendships and managing expectations. Fun stuff! SHOW NOTES: MacBook Air ( amazon ) Diskwarrior ( amazon ) SpinRite Applejack Hot Mess Web Series
This week, Bill & Dan dive into Apple's latest offerings - Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and the new MacBooks and Minis. Bill talks about his experience upgrading his Hackintosh to the new OS, and, then we get into specifics about what's new and different.
Show Notes:
App Zapper
MAC Address
In this week's episode, Bill & Dan catch up on some miscellaneous topics including headphone follow-up, hand trucks, transferring super-8 to a computer, Dan's new lighting toy, Google Adwords mix-ups, and more.
Show Notes:
Etymotic ER-4PT
V-cart
Source Code
Bill's Super8 Home Movies
Pinnacle MovieBox (current version)
Vagabond Mini
Alien Bees ABR800
Choices Are Your Job as an Artist
Google AdWords Fails
http://wedontlietogoogle.com/
Google hard drive failure white paper
This week, we talk a little bit about headphones and speakers, and then get into a more serious conversation about possessions - why we hold onto specific items, what they might mean to us, and when it's time to let something go.
This week, we speak with special guest Jason Hinkle. We cover several topics, including computer programming, the music business, and making movies with old motion picture cameras vs. DSLRs.
This week, we talk about our music collections. We go into how our collections have evolved over the years, touching on the history of iTunes and the emergence of digital technology, and then we get into the different ways that we store and listen to our stuff.
This week, we chat with special guest Chelsea Sexton. We talk about electric cars, the state of the industry, and and the two documentaries Chelsea has been in.
In this episode, we talk about our experiences and preferences with monitors, including color calibration, specific makes and models, and other things to keep in mind when considering a high-end color-accurate display.
This week, we nerd out a bit on Apple's recent announcements from their World Wide Developer's Conference. We touch on a few other bits as well.
This week, we talk about the factors that go into picking the right tool for the job. We spend a lot of time talking about Canon and Nikon cameras, but touch on a variety of other related items as well. We finish up with talking about some of the more specific features on high-end DSLRs, and how we use them.
No, not the TV show. This week, Bill and Dan are joined by special guest Jeffery Saddoris of Faded & Blurred (dot com). We talk about internet communities, theorize on how they work, how to take advantage of them, and whether it's all worth it or not in the end. We also get into a little bit of tech talk (natch).
This week's show is all about movies. We start out talking about films that we were into as kids, and then get into more specifics, including specific directors, actors, and other influences. We round things off talking a bit about other podcasts and downloading files.
We talk about a bunch of computer stuff, including the new iMacs, Thunderbolt, different kinds of storage media, and some older technology as well. Then we make some predictions about what might be coming up next from Apple.
This week, we talk about Bill's recent trip to California, and we touch on a few popular topics, such as Macintoshes, iPhone photography, photo walks, and micro four thirds cameras.
This week, we talk a bit about how we like to pack when we travel, getting into specific bag choices and what-not. We also touch on some recent news in the handheld world (phone and tablet) and speculate about the future!
We talk about various aspects of shopping online; buying new or used, and how reliable user ratings are. We also mention some of our favorite websites and tricks for finding stuff.
This week, we talk about music - how the industry has changed, how people find out about new music, and how we get into music in the first place. What's the difference between musicians and non-musicians when it comes to deciding what we like?
This week, we talk about Bill's new iPad, and then we get into a few of our favorite things.
We talk about Bill's new "hackintosh" system, doing things yourself, bikes, and a little photography, too.
This week, we talk about Mac stuff, and touch on a few other bits, including podcasting and social networking.
This week, we talk about the results of our recent shootout between medium format digital and film, 35mm digital, and 4x5 film.
Apologies for the audio quality on this one; there were some technical difficulties.
We talk about new projects that we've been working on, and touch on copyright and what it takes to succeed as a working photographer in this day and ago.
We return to gear talk this week, touching on new purchases and configurations and a few other tidbits.
We start talking about sci-fi, and then get into talking about watching movies, including how they've evolved over the past few years.
We talk about the future, including some guesses/predictions, space exploration, the value of human life, and a few other bits.
We start talking about what it's like to move (as in relocate), and then get into the particulars of collecting - baseball cards, toys, art, etc.
This week, we talk about gear. Does high end gear have anything to do with making something good? How much stuff should you bring to the gig? What about the equipment used by the artists we look up to and admire?
This week, we were joined by Mike "mossmann" Ossmann. Mike did most of the talking, and Bill did most of the asking, covering a few interesting topics, including: hacking together an optical-electric guitar, wireless security, and bluetooth.
This week, we talk about fandom, Comic-Con, the Social Network, and a few other odds and ends.
We start off talking about what we think about comments and user-ratings on the internet, and then we get into some photo-specific questions from listeners.
Taking a break from photo talk this week, we get into the various aspects of watching tv without having a television, using the internet. And computers.
Yay, camera talk. We start out talking about the differences between sensor sizes, and get into a bunch of other related stuff.
We start out talking about some heavier stuff - leaving your mark on the world, why it's worth doing anything despite the fact that we're all going to die in the end anyway, and the difference between doing everything by yourself vs. being part of a team.
Then we talk about some camera stuff.
We start off talking about the process of making stuff and some of the thought and motivation behind how and why we work the way we do. We then get into a discussion about our tools, specifically "Macintosh vs. Windows" and "Canon vs. Nikon".
We change things up a bit this week and talk about some heavier stuff, including life threatening diseases, reproducing, and family.
This week, we talk about the current trend on 3D in entertainment, and touch on a few other topics, including high-end audio gear, movies, and brand loyalty.
We pick up on the camera talk from a few episodes back, get a little side tracked on some photo philosophy, and then get back into camera talk.
We talk about starting a new project, and get into the some of the nuts and bolts of the sensor sizes and medium format digital cameras.
My First Camera.
We talk about our first cameras, and how we got into photography. And some other stuff.
"Do companies have a responsibility to their customers?" - starts things off, and we get into a few interesting bits about Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, and people (and how frustrating they can be).