Eric Aitala

Yes, the cameras in most phones are very advanced, but when it comes to optics having a big lens that can be a light bucket really helps... especially in places that are not well lit. As to the differences with phone and SLRs I can show you two examples... This is pretty standard table show from an iPhone (an iPhone 4!) >> This is from a Canon DSLR set with a very narrow depth of field >> The narrow depth shows off the model nicely and blurs out the background so it's not so distracting. While it might be doable with the iPhone you would need an app that allow you to open the camera aperture and adjust the 'shutter' speed.

Well, there are. a couple things about DSLRs and mirrorless cameras - first is the size of the lenses. We're never really going to see lens diameters in phones anywhere near the sizes of regular cameras. This can make a huge difference. Also, lens quality in cameras will always be better than phones. Second item is the level of control on regular cameras. They are far more flexible setting wise than phones unless you're using something other than the default camera app. For example, the iPhone camera app, while it's gotten more advanced over the years, does not expose all the settings available by the camera - you need something like Halide to do that. The default apps are always designed with the average person who is taking the average picture in mind... One advantage (usually) of phone cameras is the computational photography software they use to 'improve' pictures. In many cases that's a good thing, but not always. Eric

I use both but for different purposes... Phones are good for general, fast, overall space images... think taking pics of entire tables. The DSLR I use to get photos of individual models when I need to set the depth of field to only have that model in focus. The one change I may make in the future is that my iPhone has a pretty nice macro mode that doesn't require me to make a lens change....

Hadn't gotten to that yet....

Also, I asked on my Forums about race cars that had decals/markings that are in some way incorrect, crooked, etc.>> https://forum.f1m.com/viewtopic.php?p=355696#p355696 This might be one of those things that a judge could see as a mistake and if they are not checking the entry sheet.... Eric

It has worked for me in the past... note the caveats on: https://www.round2corp.com/request-a-part/

A YT Video on the Whirlwind... >>

I put together this >> https://ipmsusa.org/about/national-contest-committee/ipmsusa-national-contest-results E

A nice article about Tameo Kits >> https://www.hagerty.com/media/automobilia/model-citizen-for-40-years-luca-tameo-has-realized-f1-in-miniature/

There was an issue with the Forum Calendar system so I had to reset it. Any event that did not come from the Calendar is no longer listed in the calendar. Eric

Here you go >> https://news.ipmsusa3.org/news/2022-national-contest-preliminary-list-winners

I'm working on posting the preliminary results...

IPMS/USA Annual Awards – 2022 IPMS/USA Chapter of the Year – 2022 IPMS Fort Crook Omaha, NE IPMS/USA Newsletter of the Year – 2022 “Just Glue It” Editor – David Henk IPMS Model Creations Unlimited Jacksonville, FL IPMS/USA Website of the Year – 2022 IPMS East Carolina Plastic Modelers New Bern, NC Webmaster – Alan Welch IPMS/USA Member of the Year -2022 Art Loder IPMS Northeast New York Albany, NY IPMS/USA Regional Coordinator of the Year – 2022 Mike Mackowski Region 10 – Rocky Mountain

I will post the results on the website... assuming someone sends them to me. E

Like this >> https://ipmsusa.org/sites/default/files/2022_ipms-usa_national_contest_categories-for_publication.pdf

Given the laws enacted by Russia, social media platforms had no real choice but to cut access as they'd be liable for any posts that were deemed 'fake news' by the government. Which is pretty much everything that's actually happening in Ukraine, as opposed to what Russia says is happening. E

First, you can print your own membership card in the new system. Its in your profile. The larger Member number is part of the new system - new members will get the eight digit number. Members prior to the system change still have their 1-5 digit membership number in their profile - they also have the eight digit number but that's not used as the IPMS # Eric

https://gallery.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?/category/walkaround-gallery

You need to use the Advanced Search link https://ipmsu28.wildapricot.org/page-18051?&tab=2 and do this (see screenshot) Eric

Looking at https://ipmsu28.wildapricot.org/page-18051 and https://ipmsusa.org/chapter-map?title=&region=All&state=MI , I count six active Chapters on each. There are a couple Chapters in the WA system that have lapsed and are no longer active. Eric

Yeah, looks like it

That is the language selection button. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scale_model_kit_manufacturers , Riich is in Ukraine. Eric

I updated the reactions limit... E

Mostly because Invision adds features to the software and we don't use most of them.... E

According to the new membership system, you have an active membership until January 2023... Eric