Another week is begun. Where will it take me in the Interwebs?

• I have thought of a Hasselblad film camera for years (decades?). The thought recently resurfaced. I have two Zeiss lenses for Hasselblad cameras in my inventory (result of a trade). There is a lot about Hasselblad cameras here
• But wait! There’s more! I found what I need to know about the Hasselblad system here. It is the history of the system and worth the time to read.
• I am still considering a Light Phone to replace my smartphone (iPhone).

Here we go with another week. It looks a little thin this week.

• I found myself looking for an easy way to subset a dataset in R¹. I found dplyr to be a useful asset.
• Hardcore Hammers has some killer (pardon the pun) camp hatchets/hand axes. I think this one might come home to live with me.
• Moment has a lot of interesting things for photographers.
• I spent some time listening to Gillian Welch the last week. She is an interesting artist.
• I have had a lot of camera bags over the years. Most of them were junk. Tamrac makes a few nice bags. But I have a fondness for waxed canvas bags. My EDC is a waxed canvas Nutsac that will carry my Microsoft Go 2 and support. I have taken to Domke camera bags in their ruggedwear line. Domke bags are highly recommended.

¹R is a statistical analysis software that I use for a lot of my work.

Well, we will see where the week takes me.

• Well, this cast iron sausage pan really caught my eye. I like sausage, but do not cook them often. I think this would be great for stove top hot dogs and bratwurst. Hmmmmm…
• While working on a project, I came across the R package dplyr. This adds a powerful ability to filter a dataframe.
• I still track Fuji Rumors for information about the Fujifilm ecosystem.
• For that matter, I sometimes browse Sony Alpha Rumors as well. I got restarted into photography when I bought a Sony NEX-5N more than ten years ago. I did not care for the Sony glass (at the time) and then wandered into the world of adapting legacy glass.
• In my research on the Fuji X100 series cameras, I was directed to a Squarehood, which manufactures (does it?) and sells square hoods for the X100V and similar cameras. Perhaps it is only an aesthetic, but I like the way the square hoods make the camera look.
• I was also reminded of another vendor of camera accessories, Lensmate, which I remember from back when I was working with the Canon G series of cameras and then the Sony NEX-5N. The 5N remains one of my favorite (and first) mirrorless cameras.
• I also discovered Clever Supply, which has some nice leather accessories for camera lovers.

I have not done a remainders list in a long time. Let me see how this goes.

• The Adventure Radio Society is hosting the annual Flight of the Bumblebees (FOBB, https://arsqrp.blogspot.com/) contest the end of this month. I requested (and received) a BB number (NR 35). I plan to drive up to Spooner Lake State Park and activate the park. It should be cooler up there.
• That reminds me that the New Jersey QRP club will be hosting the annual NJQRP Skeeter Hunt (https://www.qsl.net/w2lj/) the end of August this summer. That is another fun QRP (low power, five watts for code) contest that I will play in. CQ BZZ CQ BZZ DE AG7TX — Ahahahahahahahaha!
• I am enjoying working with my cameras again. A few years ago I bought a Fujifilm X100S to play with. I wrote about it on these pages a few days ago. Well, the X100V has been out for about three years, but the darned things are impossible to find. I expect the main difference to be refinement (as in a tilting screen and WiFi to connect to my iPhone). If I can find one at a reasonable price, I will upgrade. I know that a new version is due out soon, but I do not have to have the latest/greatest.
• I work with state plane coordinate systems quite a lot as part of my profession. I found a map of the State Plane Zones that is quite useful (and interesting).
• Over the last few years, I’ve taken an interest in knives. Of course I carry a folder every day — they are simply a useful tool and a defense of last resort. But my real love is for fixed blade knives and the Guardian 3.2 from Bradford Knives is a substantial upgrade from the original Guardian 3. The guard on the choil will prevent me from cutting myself on the trailing blade edge when choked up on the grip. The Guardian 4.2 is a beefier version and is also recommended. If you buy one, or any other knife, be sure to work it to learn its strengths and weaknesses. I’m using the Guardian 4.2 quite a lot in the kitchen right now.
• I recently took an interest in Automatic Packet Reporting System technology in amateur radio. ARRL has some background here.
• While I was in the field last week, Spectrum emailed that my Internet service received a bump (to 300Mbps), but that I would need to replace my modem to take advantage of the extra capability. So, I did. I am not sure it will make a big difference for my operations, but we will see.
• Peak Design makes good gear. I use their strap fasteners and straps for my cameras all the time. They offer a clamp-on clip that will hold a camera to a pack strap. I carried my Fuji X-T1 like this quite a lot. The camera shows some body wear as a result. But the camera was out of my hand and yet remained readily accessible.