okies, I need to convince her it's a good idea.... lemme work on that

Bret

sideways is the only way at speed... and that's why I have another group coming up this winter for Ice Track 2.0

quick show 'n' tell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkGevn8d4Ks&feature=related

Bret

A relative asked me for a camera "tip". Fast, small, light, usable high ISO.
Now, since I have a bunch of half-decent lenses, I figure a K-X will fit the bill. That's the easy bit.

The slightly more difficult bit is finding one - preferably white - and trying to find an 18-250 to do the "always on" bit. I have a kit lens here that I essentially never use but she wants the one lens that does everything.

I've seen white K-xs at SRS (I was going to call Chris tomorrow when I get the opportunity) but I've only seen Mike-Ps 18-250. Do Pentax no longer make these?

Any thoughts on where to get these warmly welcomed - I know she will also need another 4GB SD card and a couple of sets of eneloops, but that's OK.
Any bag suggestions for a K-X with 18-250?

Bret

these have been sharpened a touch, maybe too much, I'm not sure. I might re-process tomorrow if I have time with my work laptop - with this one, it's way too time-consuming.

Bret

Turns out there's a set of "rapids" just around the corner. First time I've been there and get this little lot. I'm reasonably happy... a ten stopper ND would have been nice, but 3s was OK.










C&C welcome, as usual

Bret

your computer knows because the rules are fixed... and therefore it gets told.

And IE is not the be-all and end all; there's something called NTP, running on port 123, which synchronises time. It can request a time without your firewall saying anything unless you've banned it from doing so.

Bret

thin leather gloves... windproof and yet you can still use the camera. And a second battery in an inside pocket

We also already had snow, it's gone warm again for some reason ?!

Bret

car was done in 2 minutes, all the mobiles are already set. Just need to do the video now. But that gains 4 minutes over 6 months... and then stays there?!

Bret

I was at work with my camera and got these around the office. C&C welcome...
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Bret

I need to get half a car, a towbar, and a decent welder

Seriously, I'm looking for a Paulchen for the back so I can put the tent + bikes outside when we're out and about next summer. The alternative is a trailer, but that means only 80 km/h and over the god-only-knows-how-many-kms we'll do next summer, it does add up.
OTOH, I understand how much stuff I need to move around and can't because I don't have the trailer. So maybe... especially if it could then become the "camping trailer", with a decent fridge and power...

Bret