Posts for: bikerguy
Feb 25, 2024 07:52:20 #
About 10 years ago I had a Canon lens issue while on a trip. We had another trip scheduled about a month later. I contacted Canon USA and sent the lens in to be repaired. Within two weeks I received a refurbished lens as a replacement. My lens was well out of warranty and for a modest cost Canon got me the lens I needed for my trip.
Feb 22, 2024 07:07:55 #
For more than 20 years I have used a trackball rather than a mouse. For much of that time I have used the Logitech M570 wireless trackball. I prefer the trackball to a mouse because it remains stationary on my desk. I cannot imagine going back to a mouse wired or wireless.
Feb 12, 2024 08:01:07 #
We just returned from a 12 day photo tour and shot over 20,000 images. Our cameras (OM-1) have two slots. Both write the raw files so that we have immediate backups. In the past we have used a tablet, an on the go plug card reader and and SSD to back up our shots as well. If the images are important have at least one back up.
Jan 29, 2024 07:49:40 #
We used African Travel Resources. They design a trip specifically for you. When we did it they asked what we wanted to see and where we wanted to go and then provided three different price point tours to the areas selected. They arranged every detail and it worked perfectly. We would definitely use them again. Check out how many people each location puts in the vehicles, the fewer the better. Also, for southern Africa where the vehicles are open, try to sit always in the back, it is higher than all of the other seats and most people seem to want to be closer to the guide. It is a great shooting position.
Dec 25, 2023 09:50:14 #
Morry wrote:
I had an incident that happened way back in the 50... (show quote)
Banks are required to escheat dormant account balances to the state after 3 years. You need to file a claim with CA for your account. It is not the bank's fault that they no longer have your funds, it is the law.
Dec 25, 2023 09:25:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I made four purchases with the card, so let's if they give me $20. I doubt it.
If you are so negative on BoA and have had, what you consider, as bad experiences why would you bother using them? Will you report back when you receive your $20? With more then 4,500 banks in the US why not just find the one that you like and use them. Banks are like cameras, someone will dislike a particular brand and others will say that that brand is best thing since sliced bread.
Perhaps you just enjoy complaining about Boa.
Dec 25, 2023 07:06:46 #
We have been with BoA for 24 years with free checking accounts and cash back on three credit cards. We have had no issues with them and highly recommend them to others. We have a free safe deposit box, free cashier's checks and other perks. No bank is perfect and they all make mistakes at some point.
I like that they have multiple credit cards so that one can pick the ones that work best. We receive thousands of dollars in cash back every year. They pay very little interest on their checking and savings accounts so we do not keep large balances in them. We do maintain sufficient funds throughout their system to be a Preferred Honors client.
I like that they have multiple credit cards so that one can pick the ones that work best. We receive thousands of dollars in cash back every year. They pay very little interest on their checking and savings accounts so we do not keep large balances in them. We do maintain sufficient funds throughout their system to be a Preferred Honors client.
Dec 17, 2023 06:31:49 #
R.G. wrote:
With a crop sensor camera, everything gets proportionately smaller, including the aperture. That applies to APS-C, m4/3, 1" sensor cameras and so on. It's generally accepted that with full frame cameras the onset of diffraction becoming noticeable happens at around f/11. With APS-C sensor cameras it's f/8 and with m4/3 cameras it's f/5.6.
The aperture does not get smaller based on the sensor size. The OP is using the same 180 mm macro. The approximate diameter of the aperture at f8 is 180/8 of 22.5 mm and at f/32 5.625 mm. The difference is that the diffraction is more noticeable on so called cropped sensors because the image is enlarged more to have the same size view or print.
Dec 10, 2023 10:01:27 #
Longshadow wrote:
Easy for a few, but for hundreds+? 
It is easy, I did it for thousands of photos. Lightroom does it in the background for the full catalog once the setting is changed.
Dec 10, 2023 08:44:48 #
Before you make the move to Elements change your preferences to create an .XMP file for all of your edits. The Lightroom CC will create the sidecar file for each of your edited photos. This sidecar file will have all of the edits n it and can be read by Elements. I have my Lightroom set up this way in case my catalog ever gets corrupted again I still have my edits. Creating the .XMP files will take some time so be patient
Dec 2, 2023 07:51:46 #
I use both LR AI noise reduction and Topaz Photo AI. The one issue I have with Photo AI is there is a color cast in the rendered dng. As an Olympus user I also use the OMD Workspace for NR on very high ISO shots. They have created algorithms for specific cameras. You might want to check our the camera specific software to see if it has been updated with AI NR.
Nov 3, 2023 16:00:14 #
Longshadow wrote:
(Except after hours, Sundays, and holidays.)
The cloud is almost immediate (no missing data between my local backups, e.g. a month) and transparent.
I have NO idea what I might be missing in that <month> between backups, especially the Quicken data.
The cloud is almost immediate (no missing data between my local backups, e.g. a month) and transparent.
I have NO idea what I might be missing in that <month> between backups, especially the Quicken data.
You misunderstood. I do regular backups it is only once a month that I swap the drive at home for the drive in the safe deposit box. Also, call me paranoid, I do not want my financial data stored on some third party cloud server. I suspect that our financial institutions have stronger firewalls and fraud detection programs and notices than a third party cloud storage business.
Nov 3, 2023 14:26:54 #
I do not use any cloud storage. I have two backup drives, one at the computer and the second in a bank safe deposit box. Every month I swap the drives. As soon as I come home from the bank I run the backup program and update the drive with month old data. It costs me nothing and I have quick access to my backup data anytime I need it.
Nov 1, 2023 10:07:29 #
We have been to Yellowstone twice in the winter. First, you cannot drive into Yellowstone in the winter, either snow mobile or snow coach with a guide/driver.
It will be cold. It can be 30 degrees or minus 30 degrees. Only the batteries will potentially be an issue.
Make certain that you have clothing, including insulated boots, to keep you warm while standing and waiting for the shot. Based upon our shots I would suggest leaving the 16-35 mm home. If you have a tc bring it. Many of our pictures were taken at 600 mm equivalent. We shoot with Olympus and did not use a tripod at all.
Warm clothing and fingerless gloves or mittens with glove liners are a must.
It will be cold. It can be 30 degrees or minus 30 degrees. Only the batteries will potentially be an issue.
Make certain that you have clothing, including insulated boots, to keep you warm while standing and waiting for the shot. Based upon our shots I would suggest leaving the 16-35 mm home. If you have a tc bring it. Many of our pictures were taken at 600 mm equivalent. We shoot with Olympus and did not use a tripod at all.
Warm clothing and fingerless gloves or mittens with glove liners are a must.
Aug 12, 2023 07:54:31 #
We went to southern Africa in 2015. We could not find a tour that we liked. Instead we used African Travel Resources and they designed a tour specifically for us based upon what we wanted to do and then arranged all of the travel plans. It worked perfectly.
Next year we are going to the Serengeti on a photo safari with Backcountry Journeys.
Next year we are going to the Serengeti on a photo safari with Backcountry Journeys.