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Don't buy cheap filters. Frankly you probably only need a polarizer to start with. UV filters are really only needed for harsh environments and ND mainly for moving water or videos. GND filters are another story, but not something to start with. Mostly I use SanDisk or Lexar memory cards in...

If you are really on a travel vacation, then there should be minimal need for internet service.

At that age, I'd leave the child with family. The restrictions you've imposed make it seem not like much of a vacation. :( You will have to fly to most of those locations unless the cruise is longer than a week or you don't see much of anything. If you don't do any day trip excursions, you...

I don't know what your subjects are that will work with all primes. In the 70s and 80s I used primes as did most people, because the zooms were slow and limited in IQ. However, switching lenses frequently and trying to find the perfect spot to match the composition is sometimes impossible and...

It seems like a MS ripoff in the name of security. I don't see the retail MB doing that or at least not for years. What happens when the hard drive is replaced?

I don't mean for the crooks, but for the normal installations. How long will 7 be viable for hardware and software?

The DXO lens test are particularly not useful. They take a composite score of composite scores. Photozone, TDP, lenstip, etc. do at least some actual tests, not just reviews as some sites do. The review by photographers seem to be the least reliable as they often get the equipment for free or...

What about the hard drive search? Is there no explorer or third patron for it?

Why are they doing that? I'm naturally very suspicious of anything that is free or low cost. Will MS be spying on everything or taking control of the computer with no recourse, etc. in the future?

What about the Bernoulli disks? :rofl:

Why? Are floppy disks rolling away?

3x5TB is almost 2x8TB. :)

Thanks. Did you ever get the 8TB archival drives?

How much effort is there to disembowel the drives? The old Seagates were just awful with the pentagonal tamper resistance.

The RAM is Sporty Crucial Ballistix 2400. I don't recall the memory settings, but they are only a little over the base voltages if that. The CPU is a bit higher voltage. I would not claim that the computer is perfectly stable at 100% CPU all day; it would be too hot for good longevity. It...

Finally. I'm not sure how that correlates to modern drives. Somehow I suspect they are worse.

Well the site is pretty much worthless when it is running, so not much is lost. :D

Perhaps, but standing in line with the unwashed masses on Saturday morning is not my thing. :( I usually go to the bank about five times per year.

Apparently the Coke machine will not take my dollar bills from 1935. :(

How do they keep prices so low, use reject flash memory?

If the 2015+ version can be used with the 10GbE eventually, it should be worth a little more than the 1815+. In the worst case, I will trash the NASD and use the drives for something. The drives are most of the cost anyway. Now I just have to wait for the next Dr. visit before proceeding.

Sure, but I did not do the math. :( Will you ever have large enough drives to reduce the total number or is the data growth overwhelming the drive capacity growth?

I create content, primarily still photos. I'm not sure how the hardware list is transferred to the signature. Perhaps it doesn't work because I use the old Windows 7. The main machine is a 5930K at 4.5GB with 64GB RAM. There are three SSDs from 256-1TB including the Samsung M.2 XP941...

Great. It must have been developed by the same moron that decided fail is a noun, because writing failure is too difficult . :(

It's a stone's throw away, so to speak.

Sure, though how can anyone know that 15TB is a magical number. :scratch:

A truncated post with a typo. Are you trying to be like me? :lol:

30MB/sec.? http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_archive_hdd_review_8tb

What is the deal with all the Crucial drives? Is the MX200 the successor to the M550 or something else? The BX200 series seems cheaper than the MX200, but how do they differ? It's disturbing that prices for 1TB drives seem to be about the same as 1.5+ years ago.

Yet you could do that with 6TB drives at almost the same cost. I'm also waiting for the drive (from BH), but now think that it may not be needed if I go for the NASD.

If Michigan contains Detroit, then I'm surprised it's only double. They have plenty of hard narcotics to exacerbate violence, both foreign and domestic.

Are you planning to use them in RIAD?

Don't put more than about half of the budget into a camera. Save for lenses. More comments later.

Nope. I drink a little wine now and then, but that's about it. I always thought the hard liquor was for guys born in the 40s or earlier, but I guess not. I suppose there was some resurgence during the 80s with the yuppies and it continues. Of course there are millions of alcoholics, too.

The 11-24 is out now and a really fine lens by all accounts and tests. Check Cicala and also TDP, but I'm sure there will be others soon. The 11-24 is $3K due to the construction. The lens contains 4 glass aspheric elements (including the front one that is 87mm in diameter), not to mention two...

I avoid 3rd part accessories as I've had some bad experiences with them. Nikon service is one of the worst and they like to claim the user has damaged the camera, especially due to false impacts. I never use a GPS on the camera. I much prefer to travel with a good trail GPS and then sync the...

I'm really thinking that doesn't do anything I need very much. I have three 16-35s and the 17TSE, not to mention the 24 TSE II that is my favorite. I still need to bring a 24-70, 70-200, 100-400, etc. and can only carry a limited amount in my condition.

OK, what should I use? Frankly I don't want to spend a hundred per year for 7 machine subscriptions, as that builds up year after year and they lock the CC forever. :(

Nikon has not produced a new 135mm lens in about 25 years. I'm sure they will get around to it eventually, but the old-ish Canon 135/2 is good choice in that range if one is not interested in the manual focus Zeiss. The latter is a truly great lens and very close to truly APO, unlike most...

I could easily advise a lot of options, but what is you total budget? Are you planning to buy most of a system now, or just start and then have a certain budget per year? I'd probably start with a D810 and 3-4 lenses. 50 MP will benefit most from only the best lenses unless you plan to crop...

Why is it illegal? Is that product hazardous to human health?

What do you have now?

Thanks. Mail shield is not needed because the ATT and Verizon block them anyway?

After updating the AVAST program to the latest version today, two kinds of e-mail software are not working on the Verizon accounts. There is a cryptic message about the SSL something or other. WTF have they done?

Here's one for the solid state dudruding.

The EOS 1vHS was the first pro SLR to deliver 10FPS with a moving mirror. There have been older cameras like special pellicle mirror versions of the Nikon F2(H) and Canon F1 in the 1970s and then the EOS 1N RS (10 FPS) in the early 90s.

The three main issues with EVF are image delay, battery drain, and limited contrast range of the EVF compared to the human eye looking through glass. They are a long way from resolving the limitations for significant outdoor action. As well, Sony seems to be designed for dwarf-hands so the...

The mirror rapidly moves up and down between each exposure at the normal framing rates. For example the 1DX will do 10 or 12 FPS (12 only at near max aperture) without mirror lockup. It does 14 FPS with jpegs and MLU.

You need a global electronic shutter, which can create other image issues. Some MILCs have them, but the highest quality Sony (36MP) A7r doesn't have it. The shutter has to close and then reopen, which is slower than a DLSR and results in a horrid lag, not to mention that what you see in the...

It seems that the S6 is more like an iPhone, so that's not any good. :( I'll look at the S5 again. I wonder if it will be discounted after the S6 or just disappear.