Recent content by jb.

DJI doesn’t sell the lens cap separately. Dumb. I just bought the LUMIX one that comes with the Panasonic version of the lens.

All those X5R owners are laughing their asses off at this. The X5R was more expensive than the X7 at release (it was $3200 w/o lens or SSD). The SSDs were also more expensive than the CineSSDs for the I2. How expensive something is means literally nothing to DJI when it comes time to abandon...

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You've given examples of how reporting them made you more money. In the same post, you called people operating without a license "incredibly selfish." So, you're willing to eat up an ASI's time following up on your tattle-tale report of an unlicensed operator... possibly taking their time away...

Also, let's put that $150/test in context. The FAA's FY2016 budget request was $15.83 billion. To give them even a 10% increase in funding over that, it would take $1.583 billion. That would take over TEN MILLION tests. Even a 1% increase in their funding level would take over a million...

Which fee is that? The $150 fee you pay to take the test goes to the testing center.

Shocker. You mean to say someone doesn't like you minding their business? I'm SHOCKED. What's your full name? I want to look up your certificate. So? That doesn't refute my point at all. If you can't say something to the subject's face, you should think long and hard about whether or not you...

Exactly. Especially since it's possible to opt out of the FAA's airman database.

Nah, that didn't bother me all that much. What really bothered me was your insinuation that because I don't run around trying to sneakily report anyone I think is operating without a license that I'm A) probably also operating illegally (I'm not) and B) not taking this seriously. Seriously...

I find it pretty funny that you were bragging in another thread about passing the test without studying or really knowing much about airspace (probably most important part of the test for operating safely/legally in the NAS) prior to sitting for the exam. Tell us again how "seriously" you're...

Again, like I said before... if there's a safety issue I think it's our responsibility to report it. I agree with reporting unsafe operations (license or not) 100%. But reporting a guy just because he doesn't have a license and underbid you? That's pretty jerky.

Actually, having lived in HOAs that care and actually talking to people... the majority of the neighborhood really doesn't give a crap if your cans are out for an extra hour. But there's always that one guy. Oh, I take it very seriously. I also have no problem at all reporting unsafe...

Yeah... and that neighbor was a jerk. It's an unfortunate situation we're in as a society that we've been conditioned to "tell on" anyone we feel is doing something wrong... whether or not it's A) our business or B) affecting us in any way. This tendency is one of the reasons that people get...

You must have a LOT more time on your hands than I do. I've never seen or met a single successful businessperson that makes a habit of running around telling on everyone else that breaks the rules. They're far too busy building their business and working to worry about it. Let the quality of...

Also, ProRes has a 12-bit version... ProRes 4444.