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  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,298

    I am in a quest for a good Bluetooth keyboard.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,117
    edited October 2017

    Bluetooth keyboard?  How about ivory from a tusked creature from the movie Avatar?

    Post edited by LeatherGryphon on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    aww pumpkin pack doesnt have squirrel chewed pumpkin

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited October 2017

    >.<  need buttermilk for scone recipe

     

    oh i know!  i'll make the pumpkin pie filler but put it in cream puffs.

    Post edited by Mistara on
  • starionwolfstarionwolf Posts: 3,670

    I'm sore from walking down stairs to underground part of the subway station.  I couldn't find the elevator.  Ahh.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Tjohn said:

     

    omg, es adorable

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,925
    edited October 2017
    Petercat said:
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint:  While taking photos today of the tree being removed, my camera (Nikon Coolpix P5100) futzed up.  It's small but has most professional features and I use it for everything but it had started giving me periodic recoverable problems over the last six months or so, but today they interfered severely with my picture taking.  Back in 2008 it was a $500 camera and I've bought almost every accessory for it, (microcope adaptor, telescope adaptor, attachable lens adaptor, fisheye lens, two wide angle lenses, two telephoto lenses, macro lens for extreme closeups, ring light for lighting tiny objects when using macro lens, extra batteries, and probably other things I can't remember right now.  But when I called Nikon to get it fixed they said they don't do it anymore, no parts, obsolete.  So I did a little research and discovered that it had been replaced by the Nikon P6000 but that too has been declared "Archived" (obsolete).  It seems that that line of small professional Nikons has been totally abandoned and they now make no camera that will use the lenses and other accessories I have for it.  I'm screwed out of a couple thousand dollars in accessories.  I can't afford a new full size decent camera and even if I could, the accessories I'd have to replace are going to cost $5,000 or more.  I was given a list of authorized Nikon repair shops around the country that "might" be able to help me get my camera fixed but I don't have my hopes up.  I looked on the Internet for a replacement P5100 or P6000 and found one used P6000 at Amazon for $150.  Unfortunately, the things that are wrong with my camera show symptoms of being with the electronics and I suspect that any replacement camera of that era (only 9 years ago) will fail in similar ways.  Although, in the end, even if I find a place to fix my existing camera, the cost will probably be at least $150 anyway.  (* sigh! *) frown

    That's a big problem with electronics, the manufacturers stop supporting them and repairs become impossible.
    There are several stories on the web, for example, of early generation Canon "L" series lenses, such as the 300mm f2.8 lens, becoming doorstops when the focusing mechanism fails, as there is no linkage between the manual focusing ring and the mechanism.
    My FD 300mm f2.8 is so old it's marked "Flourite", it predates the "L" series, but it still works. When an internal part broke, I was able to machine one myself that the tech used to repair it.
    I can't use my shop to make a new ultrasonic motor, though.
    I was able to machine a 60D body to take FD lenses, so I can still use it. Manual stopdown only, though.
    And I have a freezer full of film to use with my F1's.

    ...actually Kodak recently announced they are going to be producing Ektacrhome again. 

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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,342
    kyoto kid said:
    Petercat said:
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint:  While taking photos today of the tree being removed, my camera (Nikon Coolpix P5100) futzed up.  It's small but has most professional features and I use it for everything but it had started giving me periodic recoverable problems over the last six months or so, but today they interfered severely with my picture taking.  Back in 2008 it was a $500 camera and I've bought almost every accessory for it, (microcope adaptor, telescope adaptor, attachable lens adaptor, fisheye lens, two wide angle lenses, two telephoto lenses, macro lens for extreme closeups, ring light for lighting tiny objects when using macro lens, extra batteries, and probably other things I can't remember right now.  But when I called Nikon to get it fixed they said they don't do it anymore, no parts, obsolete.  So I did a little research and discovered that it had been replaced by the Nikon P6000 but that too has been declared "Archived" (obsolete).  It seems that that line of small professional Nikons has been totally abandoned and they now make no camera that will use the lenses and other accessories I have for it.  I'm screwed out of a couple thousand dollars in accessories.  I can't afford a new full size decent camera and even if I could, the accessories I'd have to replace are going to cost $5,000 or more.  I was given a list of authorized Nikon repair shops around the country that "might" be able to help me get my camera fixed but I don't have my hopes up.  I looked on the Internet for a replacement P5100 or P6000 and found one used P6000 at Amazon for $150.  Unfortunately, the things that are wrong with my camera show symptoms of being with the electronics and I suspect that any replacement camera of that era (only 9 years ago) will fail in similar ways.  Although, in the end, even if I find a place to fix my existing camera, the cost will probably be at least $150 anyway.  (* sigh! *) frown

    That's a big problem with electronics, the manufacturers stop supporting them and repairs become impossible.
    There are several stories on the web, for example, of early generation Canon "L" series lenses, such as the 300mm f2.8 lens, becoming doorstops when the focusing mechanism fails, as there is no linkage between the manual focusing ring and the mechanism.
    My FD 300mm f2.8 is so old it's marked "Flourite", it predates the "L" series, but it still works. When an internal part broke, I was able to machine one myself that the tech used to repair it.
    I can't use my shop to make a new ultrasonic motor, though.
    I was able to machine a 60D body to take FD lenses, so I can still use it. Manual stopdown only, though.
    And I have a freezer full of film to use with my F1's.

    ...actually Kodak recently announced they are going to be producing Ektacrhome again. 

    I wonder who will use it?

    Dana

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,925

    ...there are still some diehards like myself.  Still the best quality 35 mm tansparancy film around next to old Kodachrome.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,342
    kyoto kid said:

    ...there are still some diehards like myself.  Still the best quality 35 mm tansparancy film around next to old Kodachrome.

    Finding a decent lab to process it is extremely difficult these days.  I'm sure it isn't economical, too.

    Dana

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,925

    ...there's a few where I live.  Transparency film is not as involved or expensive to process as colour prints.  Transparencies can also be scanned into digital format.  Considering it would probably cost me around 2,000$ to get a similar setup in a digital photography rig (which I'd rather put that towards building a new workstation) The cost of processing is a minor issue.

  • PetercatPetercat Posts: 2,321
    kyoto kid said:

    ...there's a few where I live.  Transparency film is not as involved or expensive to process as colour prints.  Transparencies can also be scanned into digital format.  Considering it would probably cost me around 2,000$ to get a similar setup in a digital photography rig (which I'd rather put that towards building a new workstation) The cost of processing is a minor issue.

    Have you tried Fuji Velvia? Their ISO 50 film is amazing, does wonderful portraits.
    I'm still buying and using film, even though I have a Canon 5DIII.
    And some wedding photographers have reverted to film, since there is still no
    truly archival digital storage media.
    One local photographer suffered a storm when her customers realized that some
    of their will-last-100-years Gold media weren't lasting 10. And some of her master
    copies were degrading, as well.
    Not even my 5D full-frame can match my Mamiya 645 using Velvia!

  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449

    Todays buttermilk is just milk with an acid added, usually lemon juice or vinegar (2 Tbsps to 1 Cup of milk).

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339
    edited October 2017
    jestmart said:

    Todays buttermilk is just milk with an acid added, usually lemon juice or vinegar (2 Tbsps to 1 Cup of milk).

    Not sure where you live or where you got your information but:

    http://www.californiadairypressroom.com/products/buttermilk

     

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  • starionwolfstarionwolf Posts: 3,670

    Another sector or block on my SATA hard drive is going bad.  I need to determine what size hard drive this computer's BIOS supports before I buy a new drive. Good thing I found the possible bad block before I installed Daz Studio and Poser 9.

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,281
    edited October 2017
    Petercat said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...there's a few where I live.  Transparency film is not as involved or expensive to process as colour prints.  Transparencies can also be scanned into digital format.  Considering it would probably cost me around 2,000$ to get a similar setup in a digital photography rig (which I'd rather put that towards building a new workstation) The cost of processing is a minor issue.

    Have you tried Fuji Velvia? Their ISO 50 film is amazing, does wonderful portraits.
    I'm still buying and using film, even though I have a Canon 5DIII.
    And some wedding photographers have reverted to film, since there is still no
    truly archival digital storage media.
    One local photographer suffered a storm when her customers realized that some
    of their will-last-100-years Gold media weren't lasting 10. And some of her master
    copies were degrading, as well.
    Not even my 5D full-frame can match my Mamiya 645 using Velvia!

    Where do you get your 120 film processed these days? I haven't used my Rolleiflex in years and might like to dig it out and try it again.

    Post edited by Charlie Judge on
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,925
    Petercat said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...there's a few where I live.  Transparency film is not as involved or expensive to process as colour prints.  Transparencies can also be scanned into digital format.  Considering it would probably cost me around 2,000$ to get a similar setup in a digital photography rig (which I'd rather put that towards building a new workstation) The cost of processing is a minor issue.

    Have you tried Fuji Velvia? Their ISO 50 film is amazing, does wonderful portraits.
    I'm still buying and using film, even though I have a Canon 5DIII.
    And some wedding photographers have reverted to film, since there is still no
    truly archival digital storage media.
    One local photographer suffered a storm when her customers realized that some
    of their will-last-100-years Gold media weren't lasting 10. And some of her master
    copies were degrading, as well.
    Not even my 5D full-frame can match my Mamiya 645 using Velvia!

    ...I generally do only 35 mm these days.  The last time I used 120 was in an old Kodak Brownie when I was young (as well as 620 in a box camera).  My preferred film was Kodachrome 64 because of the lush colour saturation and extremely low grain.  Just getting Ektachrome back is a win for me as it is the next closest.

    Most of my outdoor daylight Iray scenes are set to mimic Kodachrome 64 as I still know the settings needed though I have to manually adjust the saturation and balance a bit (for example the girls at the bus stop pic is one and my "See the USA" pic is another).  I wish that Iray had the toning settings which actually simulate different film types like Lux has. 

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    tea kettle whistling

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Chohole said:

    fealty

    ˈfiːəlti/

    noun

    historical

    noun: fealty

    1. a feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord.

      "they owed fealty to the Earl rather than the King"

      • formal acknowledgement of loyalty to a lord.

        "a property for which she did fealty"

     

    Petercat said:
    Mistara said:

    when someone swears fealty to  king or queen, are they fealted?   never heard of a verb for fealty.

     

    No, they are sworn.

     

    TYsmiley

    think i need to makeup a few words lol

    fealtyee, fealtyees
    fealtyer, fealtyers
    fealtyed

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    complaint! - seeds in my seedless grapes.

    watching sleepy hollow, Ichabod makes a gppd point about
    paul revere's midnight ride,
    doesnt make sense he'd have said 'the british are coming', cuz we were all british at the time,
    paul revere wouls have said, 'the regulars are coming'

     

    other complaints, on my last bottle of pinot noir 

    thinkin is time to updat my mike on toast render.  cant remember what horns i used

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    sundae my favorite dayheartcheeky

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,117
    edited October 2017

    I went for a sundae at my favorite fruit market & ice cream shop today but when I got there they were packing up the fruit & vegetable tables and closing for the winter.  Didn't even have any ice cream either.  All they had were a few varieties of squash and onions.

    So I went to my second favorite fruit market to get a Halloween pumpkin but all their pumpkins were way overpriced.  But I did buy an overpriced quart of Concord grapes.  Then went cruising around the back roads and found a family farm that was selling pumpkins for a reasonable price.  Most of them were rather ugly (the pumpkins not the family) but ugly works for a Halloween pumpkin and they were cheap(er).

    I did finally get my ice cream fix, at a 7/11.  Bought a Magnum double caramel,  double chocolate covered, ice cream bar.  Yum!  (but way over priced)

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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited October 2017

    Morning. Ornamental cherry out front looking good this year :)

    cherryS.jpg
    600 x 449 - 72K
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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    I am in a quest for a good Bluetooth keyboard.

     

    Some water here from deep bore wells turns gums blue (from nitrate contaminants) :)

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited October 2017
    kyoto kid said:

    ...there's a few where I live.  Transparency film is not as involved or expensive to process as colour prints.  Transparencies can also be scanned into digital format.  Considering it would probably cost me around 2,000$ to get a similar setup in a digital photography rig (which I'd rather put that towards building a new workstation) The cost of processing is a minor issue.

    here too, still processing Tri-X in some parts http://nanolab.com.au

     

    some ppl still using panaflex 65 as well (clicky/play)

    Post edited by ps1borg on
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,925
    edited October 2017
    ...would love to get my hands on one of the old press cameras with that 4 x 5 negative. You can still get the film packs for them.
    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,342
    ps1borg said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    I am in a quest for a good Bluetooth keyboard.

     

    Some water here from deep bore wells turns gums blue (from nitrate contaminants) :)

    I thought it was Mexico about which they say, "Don't drink the water!"   surprise​ 

    Dana

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,342
    ps1borg said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...there's a few where I live.  Transparency film is not as involved or expensive to process as colour prints.  Transparencies can also be scanned into digital format.  Considering it would probably cost me around 2,000$ to get a similar setup in a digital photography rig (which I'd rather put that towards building a new workstation) The cost of processing is a minor issue.

    here too, still processing Tri-X in some parts http://nanolab.com.au

     

    some ppl still using panaflex 65 as well (clicky/play)

    "Good" old days?

    Dana

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,342
    kyoto kid said:
    ...would love to get my hands on one of the old press cameras with that 4 x 5 negative. You can still get the film packs for them.

    I rented a 4x5 view camera once, did some commercial type still life shots.  Beautiful!  Enlarged to 16x20 in the darkroom and man they came out sharp and bright and colorful...just beautiful!  Of course, my Hasselblad did a great job, too...but 4x5...only 4x to get to 16x20!

    Dana

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