I've never used a filter either. Just over expose a bit. Just like snow. It's hard to believe how bright white it is there.

Impressive. You don't get a real feel for the scale until you pick out the zip lines With two crazy people. You couldn't pay to do that.

In camera, I use a 32 or 64 gb sd card for daily shooting. I also us a 256 gb card as a backup in the second slot. This card never leaves the camera. The daily cards get removed as needed and are then backed onto a 500GB hard drive that has an sd reader built in. Sadly I don't think this is still made by Western Digital. The used "daily" cards are then stored in a sd card case until I get back home. Once I get everything downloaded to the computer and backed up on the NAS I'll format the "daily " cards and the large backup card and be ready for the next trip. I like this strategy because I always have three copies of my photos while traveling and I don't have to take a laptop with me. This works well for me.

I've used the 24-240 on several vacations now and have been pleased with the results.

All but number 8.
Don't forget that when men buy a new vehicle they have to open the hood for all the other men to stand around and admire the engine.

The SSD is super fast. It's actually the D drive in a windows PC. This is where I store all data, photos documents etc. My 500GB C drive (also SSD) is for operating system and programs. That being said I know nothing about Mac, but would differently recommend a swap on your hard drive if possible . Last time I swapped I used a hard disk dock to clone my original HDD to an SSD. I also use a 2x4TB NAS for on-site backup. However it's not fast enough over the network to use as a working drive.

Very cool.

Memory is so cheap anymore I finally quit worrying about it. I just bought a Crucial 2TB SSD for $119.00. Considering I have about 400GB worth photo storage on a 1TB HDD (about 40,000 photos) there's probably no way to fill the new SSD before I kick the bucket. I remember buying a 5 MB hard drive for $6,000.00 back in the late 70's.

Actually the 25% increase from c***d didn't upset me. It was more of an illustration of a scenario where they could have covered the cost of credit card fees. Virtually every restaurant we go to has raised their prices in a similar way. If that upset me, I wouldn't be eating out at all.

I recently had a restaurant, that we went to a lot, post a notice that they would be adding 2.5% to credit card payments. It did upset me because they have also raised their prices 25% since c***d. Credit card fees are a cost of doing business and should be included in the total price of the item.
Imagine a business that charged $2.00 for an omelet and posted a notice that they would be adding 642.56% to the total to cover rent, utilities, salaries, cost of materials, credit card fees, loan payments, taxes, insurance and profit etc. Would you go there? I wouldn't.
On second thought, maybe businesses should try this pricing model so that ignorant consumers can see what goes into the price of goods. Just a thought.

Any "bucket list" adventure requires that you take your camera. Go lite. On a recent trip to Alaska I used a 24-70 lens for 95% of my shots. I did use a 100-400 for some wildlife shots, but that's it. I didn't bother with a tripod or monopod. Have fun, Alaska is fantastic.

I think this sums up the situation nicely. Still, it might be disappointing to miss out on the weekly? daily? JPEG VS RAW post.

Another vote for Aluminyze. I've had a half dozen prints made. All were excellent. I prefer the satin finish as opposed to glossy.

Back in June I purchased a Innorel N52. Works well , very well made. I paid around a $100.00 for it on Amazon.

So very true. Thanks!