- Campcraft Outdoors makes some very interesting waxed canvas camping gear.
- I have a Tamron 103A, 80-210mm f/3.8–4 Zoom Adaptall 2 in my inventory. I think this is a pretty good lens, but it needs a hood to have the best contrast. I ordered one from KEH this week.
- I have been thinking a lot about my EDC kit. This YouTube Video is an example of a well thought out kit that clearly serves the needs of its developer.
- I will need hearing aids some time soon. I will spare the details. One consideration is that I love music and will want to listen to it and have some enjoyment from my decent systems. this thread offers some insight.
Category: remainders
Remainders: 02 November 2024
Well, another week, another list of remainders…
- Here is a lovely recipe for a white chili.
- Mark’s story is inspiring.
- I need a soft start circuit for the air conditioner in my camper. I thought I was going to have to find one that fits into the mechanical compartment, but this plug-in might do the trick.
- I have the f/1.7 instance of the 50mm Contax, but the f/1.4 version appears to be a suitable object of lust.
- I rediscovered MFLenses.com this afternoon. I have a lot of vintage manual focus lenses in my collection.
Remainders: 26 October 2024
Well, my last remainders post was a couple of weeks ago. I wonder where the Interwebs will take me this week?
- I know that I have some hearing loss. The tinnitus is a pretty good indicator. I saw a news bite somewhere that indicated my Apple Airpods Pro 2 can work as OTC hearing aids. The how is explained by Dr. Cliff Olson.
- Father Nomad is a maker of adapters to connect water filters to water containers.
- I have an Elecraft K3 transceiver for amateur radio use. This link describes how to set the Automatic Gain Control of my rig.
- In my YouTube wanderings, the algorithm presented a video by James Fleet. He is a British photographer living in the Philippines. I have not yet explored his YT channel (but I will), but his article comparing the Fujifilm X-T5 to the X100VI for street photography is good.
- The shutter tool is valuable for reporting the number of mechanical shutter actuations of a digital camera. Why is this important? I am preparing to sell some of my digital bodies and it is standard practice to report the number of shutter actuations.
- I stumbled on W.G. Snuffy Walden several years ago. He turned up on one or two guitar music collections and I noticed his playing. It is quite tasty. Then I learned he scored The Stand. It is a good score.
- Rick Oleson maintains an antique web page that has information of interest (at least to me). It is worth a look.
Remainders: 28 September 2024
- I forgot to post this, but there is a DC Power Transmission Line that runs from the Oregon/Washington border to Los Angeles. I was unaware that direct current was in use for power transmission. But, it has some advantages. Cool!
- Someone mentioned that the reports of eye irritation/damage might be from a infrared laser, such as the PEQ-15. This could be malicious or just an error.
- I might have posted this before, but I am working with the JS8Call mode (ham radio). The JS8Spotter utility has a lot to offer in support of JS8 operations.
- This set of JS8Spotter videos is an introduction to using the tool.
- I need to visit Burney Falls. Maybe I can do it this fall before the snow flies.
Remainders: 21 September 2024
OK, where in the Internet will I go this week?
- I have a need to install Python scripts (sometimes). Package installing provides utilities to accomplish this.
- I think I need to assemble a VHF/UHF radio for field operations. Armaloq has a frame for my Kenwood TM-V71A that will provide protection and relocation of back panel connectors.
- I might have posted this before, but
exiftool
is an excellent (but complex) tool for editing EXIF data in image files. It is a command line utility, which no one likes anymore. (Well, except for command line geeks like me.) TheexiftoolGUI
Python program provides a GUI for the tool. This website provides a few examples for usingexiftool
from the command line. - In futzing about with some vintage lenses, I went to the Camera Wiki to look up the Konica Autoreflex T camera.
- That led me to Rick Oleson’s website because he has some information about Konica cameras and lenses.
- This Ago Film Processor is on my list of possibles for processing my own film.
Well, it is clear that I was puttering with my lens collection a bit. That led me down a rabbit hole.
Remainders: 13 September 2024
Although I have been around the Internet since my last remainders post, apparently I did not capture a lot of the sites and include them here. Hmmm…
- Hugin is an open source panorama stitcher for landscape photographers.
- Howard Merklinger is an author of a book on focusing in general and a second on focusing the view camera. They are quite technical, but very good.
- JS8Spotter is turning out to be a useful utility for JS8Call.
Remainders 10 August 2024
I was busy the last full week of July and the first week of August. As a result, my remainders showed it. I start this entry at the beginning of the week, so I really have no idea where I will end up on the Interwebs during my week. This is a sort of trail or bread crumbs of my searches.
- Morse Code Metal, yeah, it’s a thing.
- Crystal radios are cool. I built a kit that my grandpa bought me decades ago. They still make kits.
- This table of Nikkor serial numbers is a huge resource. It complements my copy of Stafford, et al Nikon Compendium: Nikon System from 1917 book quite well.
- This YouTube video explains two things quite well. The first is the inherent difference between digital and analog (film) photography. The second is the resolving power of film. It is worth the watch.
- Ken Rockwell talks around the subject of film resolution in comparison to digital as well. It is also worth a read. The followup to Rockwell’s first essay is this second, Why We Love Film. Lots of photographers hate Ken Rockwell, but he often has well thought out things to say.
Remainders: Week of 27 July 2024
Another week, how many remainders?
- I need a new holster. This one might do.
- I am in lust of the Voigtländer lenses. I have three samples in my inventory and they are all excellent.
- I was looking for the option key modifiers for foreign accents (like the ä in Voigtländer). I found one here.
- Tatiana Hopper has a list of visually striking TV series. She recommends these for photographers because of the emphasis on presentation (as well as story).
- Gavin Seim presented a review/comparison of Lightroom and DXO Photolab. He thinks that LRC is still superior but that PhotoLab has a lot to offer without the subscription.
- Robin Whalley presents a DXO Photolab color tips that opened my eyes to capabilities of the software I did not know. It also means I need training with the tools.
- It is time for me to take and pass my FAA Part 107 exam and earn my UAV Commercial Pilot certificate. I want to legally use my drone to make aerial images of projects.
- Some years ago I discovered Afro Celt Sound System. I recently was looking to fill my collection of this music (I like it) and discovered that one of the founders, Simon Emmerson died.
- The produces many books on tactical subjects. ‘Nuff said…
- Fujirumors is always a good place to check on what is going on with the Fujifilm ecosystem.
- There are a few online stores that I check for photographic-related items. KEH is one of them. They are very good.
- Knife Steel Nerds. Yeah, it’s a thing. There is also a YouTube channel.
Remainders: 20 July 2024
Another week, another set of remainders links.
- David duChemin is an author and photographer I have followed for years. I find his presentations artful and articulate and recommend him.
- Alain Laboile is a French photographer who has a limited subject — his family. duChemin mentioned him in his webinar last Sunday when responding to someone who asked the question “What if you cannot travel except with your family/to see family?”. David’s response was to look at the work of Laboile. I have to find one or more of Laboile’s books.
- I do not remember if I posted this, but Covert Instruments is the outlet for the Lock Picking Lawyer. The ability to pick a lock is not about criminal activity so much as it is a preparedness skill.
- You might remember John Schneider from Dukes of Hazard. He is still busy.
- This ham (no call sign) describes using a Get-A-Grip large suction cup to mount a Chameleon MPAS Micro for portable ops.
- I am such a sucker for tool rolls.
Remainders: 13 July 2024
It is impossible to predict where the Interwebs will take me each week. Let’s see where I go this week!
- ExifTool is an application for editing the EXIF1 data in the header of an image file.
- jExifToolGUI is a graphical interface for EXITtool.
- Johnny Mullenax is a fine musician, even if unknown. His band rocks it. See also YouTube channel for music.
- A member of a local radio club shared a link to Smiley Antennas. I have no idea whether or not they are any good, but I did visit the site.
The header image was shot on walkies. We pass this old stump almost every day. There is no one home.
1EXIF data provide information about the hardware used to create the image. It will contain the camera make and model, lens make and model, exposure data, file format, and so forth.