Post by: Rob C on February 08, 2019, 05:29:29 pm
To kick it off: I realised that I hadn't been using my D700 for weeks, so thinking that I had better exercise the shuttter, I yanked it out of its bed and, with 2/35mm still on it from the last outing, off I went.
Almost immediately I felt deeply unhappy, wishing I'd just taken the D200 with the almost glued on 1.8/50mm as usual (also neglected of late, I must admit), and the entire walk was ruined by having the thing hang from my shoulder, then from around my neck, and then back on the shoulder in vain search for comfort. I shot about three exposures and haven't had the interest to get them out of the camera yet.
The ideal would be buying an 85mm, which is close enough as dammit the same as the 50mm on the other body, but I have no intention of blowing a penny on more stuff. At least, not unless there's something seriously worthwhile going down. It seems that as one ages it turns out that the "natural" perspective that suits one comes to the fore like never before. It felt so strange and unpleasant seeing something that fitted right into my pleasure zone, but realising I couldn't shoot it with the thing in my hand. I never feel I have the wrong combination with that D200/50mm arrangement on walkabout shoots. Also, it hangs from an original F strap, narrow and easy to wind around my wrist for safety, and for some reason, the entire setup feels far more easy to hold steady.
Perhaps worse, my computer has decided to groan when starting up, and instead of opening onto the usual desktop display, it has decided to insist on shouting American Megatrends at me, and to get rid of that I have to hit F1 and then F5 (I think) and click accepting alterations I have not made, just to get to that desktop. Fun.
Post by: faberryman on February 08, 2019, 06:02:35 pm
Post by: LesPalenik on February 08, 2019, 09:33:49 pm
Post by: stamper on February 09, 2019, 03:34:24 am
The battery in your motherboard might be dying?
Post by: Rob C on February 09, 2019, 04:44:54 am
So what you are saying is that you had a bad day. It happens.
Every day?
;-)
Post by: Rob C on February 09, 2019, 04:52:54 am
Perhaps worse, my computer has decided to groan when starting up, and instead of opening onto the usual desktop display, it has decided to insist on shouting American Megatrends at me, and to get rid of that I have to hit F1 and then F5 (I think) and click accepting alterations I have not made, just to get to that desktop. Fun.
The battery in your motherboard might be dying?
That's an idea - I'll see if the people who built my computer are still around; I knew one of the young people there quite well because his parents ran a bar in which we used to enjoy having snacks and coffees. I wonder about them being around, because the owner of the computer shop was rich, and apparently ran the thing for fun; I remember the lad I knew saying that he was worried about the permanence of his job there because of the owner's other interests.
Thanks for the tip!
Post by: Rob C on February 09, 2019, 04:57:16 am
Both, D700 and D200 are rather heavy. Having a lighter model, such as a D5300 (quite inexpensive, yet very capable) with a 35mm/1.8 lens might help.
But Les, I'd then have four cameras about whose shutters I'd worry about not getting enough use! The F3 doesn't even have batteries, so it has become a jewel instead of a camera. With island dampness, the shutter may have become solid state.
;-)
Post by: LesPalenik on February 09, 2019, 05:50:01 am
I can relate to that conundrum. One way to stave off getting stuck with a malfunctioning camera is to get another backup camera of the same lineage. ;)
Post by: stamper on February 09, 2019, 07:15:18 am
Post by: Rob C on February 09, 2019, 09:02:09 am
It would be easy to do yourself. Unplug the computer and take the case off. The battery on my computer motherboard is a watch battery about the size of a two pence. If it isn't the problem then you haven't wasted much time or money.
Thanks - I'll have a look.
Just one problem: what happens to all the info in the computer if it is left without any battery for a while? Do I risk losing programmes or is that stuff all stored on the hard drive and safe?
I'd imagine it should be, or how could anyone change a battery, but I don't honestly know anything much about these machines other than to make sure they are unplugged and left for a few minutes to lose any charge that may be built up somewhere.
Rob
Post by: stamper on February 09, 2019, 09:10:26 am
Thanks - I'll have a look.
Just one problem: what happens to all the info in the computer if it is left without any battery for a while? Do I risk losing programmes or is that stuff all stored on the hard drive and safe?
I'd imagine it should be, or how could anyone change a battery, but I don't honestly know anything much about these machines other than to make sure they are unplugged and left for a few minutes to lose any charge that may be built up somewhere.
Rob
I didn't lose anything.
Post by: LesPalenik on February 09, 2019, 10:02:51 am
After the change, you'll have to reset the computer clock.
Post by: John R on February 09, 2019, 10:20:49 am
You may lose some of your bios settings, which you need so hardware parts can interact with the computer. As mentioned, one is the time settings. Also be aware some batteries are soldered to board. I had to buy a special battery with cable and plug that in effect bypasses the original battery, so you don't have to remove it. The new battery was glued, (or you can velcro it), to case. No big deal since most computers are not much good after about 5-7 years.
I didn't lose anything.
https://www.wikihow.com/Replace-the-Battery-in-Your-PC
JR
Post by: KLaban on February 09, 2019, 11:48:58 am
;-)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 09, 2019, 12:16:04 pm
General Musings would be an apt screen name for the OP.Good idea.
;-)
Then, would Slobodan be a candidate for Colonel Musings? :D
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 09, 2019, 12:27:58 pm
... would Slobodan be a candidate for Colonel Musings? :D
In contrast to Rob, I can still have a bad hair day :P
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 09, 2019, 01:24:23 pm
In contrast to Rob, I can still have a bad hair day :PGreat response. ;D ;D
Post by: Ivophoto on February 09, 2019, 01:35:54 pm
“A six year old can do Picasso”
Huh
Post by: Rob C on February 09, 2019, 02:39:42 pm
In contrast to Rob, I can still have a bad hair day :P
But can you have a bad ponytail day?
I can.
;-)
Post by: 32BT on February 09, 2019, 03:38:32 pm
But can you have a bad ponytail day?
I can.
;-)
Let's hope Moira's internet connection is down and she won't read this...
Post by: petermfiore on February 09, 2019, 04:14:49 pm
But can you have a bad ponytail day?
I can.
;-)
You could get it caught in a door or some silly brat could set it on fire...
Peter
Post by: Rob C on February 09, 2019, 04:25:30 pm
Let's hope Moira's internet connection is down and she won't read this...
She worries me; she's been allotted an adjoining field to her usual one, and this one has no electrical fence, but instead, one of those prison-style barbed wire things that at chest height, has a top row that bends in about ten centimetres.
She knows there is no electrics involved now, and she comes right up to the fence to get her carrots. Trouble with that is that when I toss in the vegetable she moves her head very quickly only about three centimetres from that bloody barbed wire. She could lose an eye.
I thought about feeding her by hand so she didn't have to bend her head down quickly like that, but the trouble with that technique is that I don't want saliva on my hands. I have fed her like that before, but as I usually stop at a bar now for a snack with my coffee, I know there's a good chance I'd forget to wash my hands before eating the thing. Sod's Law etc.
I'm really getting very fond of her. She has beautiful eyes, when you can see them, and her blonde mane looks quite sexy when it's backlit!
:-)
Realised I had a shot of that field showing part of the barbed wire fence that bends inwards at the top:
Post by: Rob C on February 09, 2019, 04:33:50 pm
You could get it caught in a door or some silly brat could set it on fire...
Peter
Were it that long!
I guess I could always carry a little soda syphon and keep it as a fire extinguisher, just in case. Could double as a weapon if I get mugged, but would anyone try to steal an old digital Nikon?
Post by: petermfiore on February 09, 2019, 05:26:34 pm
Were it that long!
I guess I could always carry a little soda syphon and keep it as a fire extinguisher, just in case. Could double as a weapon if I get mugged, but would anyone try to steal an old digital Nikon?
I had a pony tail for a bit. It was magnificent. Lol! At least that’s what I kept telling everybody
Peter
Post by: elliot_n on February 09, 2019, 07:40:56 pm
General Musings would be an apt screen name for the OP.
Major Ramblings
;-)
Post by: Ivophoto on February 10, 2019, 03:29:25 am
But can you have a bad ponytail day?
I can.
;-)
I had girlfriend who was very fond on here ponytail. Occasionally she plugged it in and I had to handle the whip while shouting “yihaa”
Never saw here with a bad ponytail day.
Post by: Rob C on February 10, 2019, 04:36:52 am
I had girlfriend who was very fond on here ponytail. Occasionally she plugged it in and I had to handle the whip while shouting “yihaa”
Never saw here with a bad ponytail day.
But Ivo, there's a reasonable case for assuming she was a she and not a he who thought he was a she. (Whch magically brings us back both to the Beatles, as remarked earlier, and to our friend Jo-Jo, the signifyin' monkey.)
I have no such doubts about being a he. I even have a very solid and reasonable purpose to my ponytail-as-is. It's a cost-cutting exercise in being sensible and not wasting money on hairdressers who could do the gig in 43 seconds flat, but would feel obliged to charge me for an hour's pleasant conversation about football teams, their managers and other sporting things that I hate that make me switch off the news programmes. (At least there is one positive to it: when I see the images and hear the screeching music coming on I know it's time to switch off: the news is over.)
;-)
Post by: Rob C on February 10, 2019, 04:38:03 am
Major Ramblings
;-)
Much more of this, and we could form a Ramblers Association.
;-)
Post by: Ivophoto on February 10, 2019, 04:43:22 am
But Ivo, there's a reasonable case for assuming she was a she and not a he who thought he was a she.
;-)
I’m so happy to be a teetotaler, it surely prevented me from awkward situations.
Post by: rabanito on February 10, 2019, 05:43:52 am
You could get it caught in a door or some silly brat could set it on fire...
Peter
Hair doesn't catch fire (without some accelerator)
Post by: OmerV on February 10, 2019, 07:11:30 am
Much more of this, and we could form a Ramblers Association.
;-)
Could? Don’t be modest Rob, JoJo would be disappointed. Well, not for long, as monkeys have short attention spans and are easily bored by ramblings.
Post by: petermfiore on February 10, 2019, 07:47:33 am
Hair doesn't catch fire (without some accelerator)
Does hair spray count? You know the non-green non-organic stuff.
Peter
Post by: rabanito on February 10, 2019, 08:12:45 am
Does hair spray count? You know the non-green non-organic stuff.
Peter
Hehehe, you should be careful ;D ;D
Post by: petermfiore on February 10, 2019, 08:20:20 am
Hehehe, you should be careful ;D ;D
If I remember correctly, flamethrower qualities are possible. Oh, Iv'e seen it in films.
;~) Peter
Post by: Rob C on February 10, 2019, 02:24:25 pm
Is a serpent a blunt instrument?
Rob
Post by: 32BT on February 10, 2019, 02:32:38 pm
Is a serpent a blunt instrument?
After use as a whip, it is. Ivo might know...
Post by: Rob C on February 10, 2019, 05:29:57 pm
After use as a whip, it is. Ivo might know...
I wouldn't go there...
:-)
Post by: Rob C on February 10, 2019, 05:38:34 pm
Rob
Post by: KLaban on February 11, 2019, 03:20:04 am
In contrast to Rob, I can still have a bad hair day :P
The difference is Rob and I can really shine!
;)
Post by: Ivophoto on February 11, 2019, 04:40:37 am
I was wondering if there comes a time when one begins to know the difference between indolence and genuine lack of interest in a formerly all-consuming obsession?
Rob
The difference is in how that spot behind the stomach feels.
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 11, 2019, 09:17:20 am
I was wondering if there comes a time when one begins to know the difference between indolence and genuine lack of interest in a formerly all-consuming obsession?
Hmmm... the difference might be lawyer’s fees. Divorce lawyer, that is ;)
Post by: Rob C on February 11, 2019, 09:51:51 am
So much for those who thought we couldn't stay on topic.
;-)
Post by: Ivophoto on February 11, 2019, 11:22:40 am
Which brings us back to blunt weapons.
The pony tail contraption.
Post by: elliot_n on February 11, 2019, 11:38:07 am
I was wondering if there comes a time when one begins to know the difference between indolence and genuine lack of interest in a formerly all-consuming obsession?
Private Misgivings
;-)
Post by: Rob C on February 12, 2019, 04:31:37 am
Private Misgivings
;-)
The writing on the wall?
;-(
Post by: Rob C on February 14, 2019, 10:28:01 am
My French restaurant reopens on Sunday after a long, bleak winter closure, but I only go week days to avoid the standard 50% price hike standard here on the isle on Sundays. They leave no stone unturned in pursuit of that percentage!
Speaking of stones, this morning I tested out the field car park that has to be used in order to drive to eat there, unless one wants a fifteen minute walk, and the rocks are ever more pronounced than ever as the earth gets washed away by the winter rains. I may opt for the walk - I'm doing 90mins twice a day already, so no real problem (unless I wear something out), just a local inconvenience and something enduring about which to moan to the local authorites. What would one do without them?