Eye Cup?? E-Bay!!! These aren't precision optical pieces.....you can get them on E-bay for three bucks....buy half a dozen and toss spares in the bag.
This is in two parts (part #2 should start automatically, but I'll link to it anyway).....enjoy....this is what t feels like to fly an F-18, 15 or 16 at almost 8 Gs. Try to envision the spatial orientation of these maneuvers, and remember, unlike the USAF Thunderbirds, the Angels wear no G-suits and do NOT fly on oxygen and face-mask!:
(Guess you'll have to copy/paste...sorry)
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOPFX-wnj7o
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOPFX-wnj7o
During my 27 year military career, and working in the Flight Surgeon's office, I was lucky enough to amass a few hours of "incentive flight time" in both the F-16 and the F-5 B and D Models (21 in the F-15, and 17 in the F-16).
The "constipation" one poster refers to is what are called "L-1 and M-1 maneuvers. In order to keep blood from draining from the head and neck during high G force maneuvers, the tightening of all abdominal and leg muscles raises the blood pressure (and a G-suit, similar to a big blood pressure cuff along those regions, automatically inflates and deflates with the Gs.
Notice a striking difference between the USAF Thunder \birds and the Blue Angels? The Angels do not wear G-suits and do not use oxygen!! The gum chewing? usually a ginger flavored gum because it helps reduce nausea during maneuvers.
The maneuvers are basic fighter maneuvers (BFMs) that every military pilots flies in training (only not quite as close....about three times the distance, but same rolls, climbs, breaks, and all. I have flown them, as I said, a total of 38 hours (and would sacrifice a left gonad to do it one more time...Oh, and the aircraft commanders routinely hand the stick and rudder over the their back seater in these planes....I can pull of about 80% of it pretty well...or did in my more youthful days!
rob s wrote:
The above suggestions are a very good start. If you do the Embarcadero (waterfront), the Midway or the Maritime Museum and some shots of the Star of India, Old Town and Little Italy are close. Allow at least half a day in Balboa Park - the whole day if you want to do the the Zoo which is next door. If you're staying downtown some night pictures of Horton Plaza, the Santa Fe RR station, the Embarcadero and Seaport Village would be well worth considering. This is all at the west end of Broadway and close enough to revisit Little Italy again. This would also be a good choice for dinner.
Then further afield are mountain hikes, the Wild Animal Park, sunsets from Mount Helix and more. I've lived here for thirty years and if you give me more precise ideas of your likes and energy I may be able to help more. Email me if you like at robshipley@gmail.com
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Mt. Helix!!! In the 60s, I spent may a late evening parked along that wall with my GF....many NICE evenings. I lived in El Cajon then, but than had a lifestyle change and moved to OB (that was the period of 67 -59 when OB was OB!)
I don't know if the road (Severn?) is still the same to Helix...haven't ventured up there in my past three years visits there.
I think Balboa Park is way more than half a day....I can think of half a day in one or two areas, really...ditto Mission Beach, La Jolla, Old Town....and, for a nice pizza, try the Espresso cafe on Sunset Cliffs Blvd and Narragansett! A real locale fare and nice small, quaint place and great local people.
Mission Beach has one of the oldest wooden roller coasters around and fo0r a cool brew just go to The Pennant a short stroll south of the roller coaster.
Also in Balboa Park is the model railroad exhibit....well worth watching and getting nice photos (Again, Balboa Park is at least a three day visit!
Balboa Park where the Fine art museum is located, Old Globe theater, aerospace museum, botanical gardens, organ pavilion, house of hospitality, reflecting pools, etc. Plan a few days there!!
cjc2 wrote:
Just a general comment on Nikon lenses as a long time buyer. In the old days of film, it was actually unusual when a lens came packed with anything other than front and rear caps. Camera stores were plentiful, to the degree that I was able to purchase most of what I needed close to home. Being able to open the box, test the lens and know exactly what you were getting was a real pleasure. Almost almost all of those stores are gone, so I now buy almost everything online. As others have said, I normally check out "what's in the box" so that I know what accessories I might need to purchase with the lens. I'm always happy when a hood is included! I guess it's just the difference between a glass being half full and half empty.
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Personally, I have never subscribed to that, "glass half full/half empty" theory.
I say if that is the question, the REAL answer is that the glass is too damn BIG to start! :-)
I dunno....even if you knew it was sans hood and "case" (a fleece bag at best), the savings from a cheapo E=bay lens hood and a trip to the wine store is a great savings. Besides, "branded" lens hoods are hardly worth the almost 30 bucks Nikon and Canon charge for theirs....a hood is a hood and they are all over E-Bay for two bucks!
OK...saying up late at night with a bottle of wine (or scotch) on E-Bay is probably NOT a good idea!
I have bought many of the cheapo E-Bay "Close before striking battery and dentistry shop" batts for 1/10th the cost of branded (must have a dozen each for a D3100, D90, T2i) and all have performed identically to OEM (perhaps a little less capacity, but not enough to trade your first born for!)
SO.........................CAN USERS OF THE CAMERAS WITH THAT AA FILER HAVE THEM REMOVED BY A CAMERA SHOP?????
SB 400....small and doesn't add bulk to the camera.....excellent flash with TTL operation.
jerrypoller wrote:
All good answers - makes me wonder then why it's mentioned in the used lens descriptions.
PROBABLY BECAUSE ANYONE WITH A GOOD led FLASHLIGHT CAN SHINE THE THING DOWN THE BARREL OF A LENS AND FIND DUST ARTICLES....EVEN IN NEW BOXED LENSES!
sorry for the caps....damn key lock is stuck at the moment....likely jelly spilled in it (kids!)
Ever notice people taking their glasses off and holding them up to see if they need cleaning?
Your eye cannot focus on its own lens and neither can a camera....small dust specs are invisible to the camera.
I am primarily a Nikon user, but I have used the Nikon SB 400 on a T2i with excellent results and it is small and inconspicuous on the camera....fits like a glove and can be found reasonably on E-Bay!