Your latest acquisition

tim60 · 11-07-2020, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by maw

I think he is referring to the 'old' hard-disks those at 7200 r.p.m or worse at 5400 r.p.m, certainly not the current SSD.

Mario

It was some time ago, and it was one with a a whirly thing inside.

Apparently there were makers of 'silent hard drives' of the rotating disc kind. You just had to know who and be willing to pay the rather higher than normal disc prices.

stevebrot · 11-07-2020, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by D1N0

It also has a integrated hot-shoe instead of one attached to the housing on a black piece of plastic.

I had to tighten the black housing hot shoe on my TL3 Super and I can assure you that the shoe is secured to the camera chassis, not the black plastic or the top plate. Yes, I was surprised too.

Steve

ChristianRock · 11-07-2020, 05:58 PM - **3 Likes**

So it looks like I'm stepping up to a K-3... a barely used one should be here on Friday...

**Gorgarath** · 11-07-2020, 07:07 PM

My latest acquisition is an off the shelf cleaner/lubricator/sealer, 5 quarts of oil, an oil filter, and an OBD-II scanner. Now when my car throws an error code, I don't have to have my boss bring his scanner in for me to read and clear the code anymore. Need to take some time tomorrow morning to run the oil treatment through the engine and then change the oil. Last time my car was throwing this error, changing the oil fixed it. I'm hoping using this treatment through before changing the oil will stop it from happening the next time I need to change my oil. (The error seems to happen a few hundred miles before I would normally need to change the oil and has gone away after changing the oil.)

stevebrot · 11-07-2020, 07:13 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ChristianRock

So it looks like I'm stepping up to a K-3... a barely used one should be here on Friday...

I think you are going to like it...

Steve

jspi · 11-07-2020, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by Gorgarath

My latest acquisition is an off the shelf cleaner/lubricator/sealer, 5 quarts of oil, an oil filter, and an OBD-II scanner. Now when my car throws an error code, I don't have to have my boss bring his scanner in for me to read and clear the code anymore. Need to take some time tomorrow morning to run the oil treatment through the engine and then change the oil. Last time my car was throwing this error, changing the oil fixed it. I'm hoping using this treatment through before changing the oil will stop it from happening the next time I need to change my oil. (The error seems to happen a few hundred miles before I would normally need to change the oil and has gone away after changing the oil.)

I'm not a mechanic but that seems odd. Personally, I would have my oil tested to see if there's anything odd going on. And if the oil is holding up like it should. The only oil brand I've used that came back too thin was Pennzoil. Oddly, my dad always said Pennzoil looked too thin when pouring it out of a can.

https://www.blackstone-labs.com/

**Gorgarath** · 11-07-2020, 07:28 PM

Originally posted by jspi

I'm not a mechanic but that seems odd. Personally, I would have my oil tested to see if there's anything odd going on. And if the oil is holding up like it should. The only oil brand I've used that came back too thin was Pennzoil. Oddly, my dad always said Pennzoil looked too thin when pouring it out of a can.

https://www.blackstone-labs.com/

It seems to be an issue from when I had the exhaust warranty repaired. In order for them to get what they had to do, they would have had to remove the oil pan. It seems they must have (though they swear they didn't) not refilled the oil or something. Oddly, the car never had any errors until one day when it started having a bad vibration and the CEL came on. Checked my oil level and found it bone dry. From further research, it seems the one part may have seized due to oil starvation. Seems it'll cost a couple grand to permanently fix, but fresh oil seems to do the trick as well. Just have to do it a few hundred miles earlier than I would normally need to. Hoping this cleaner might get it working without having to take the engine apart to replace the part.

**Canada_Rockies** · 11-07-2020, 10:09 PM - **3 Likes**

For Cdn $10.50 including postage, a Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps hat badge appropriate for my years of service in the Corps: 1962-1967.
Smc PENTAX-FA Macro 100mm F2.8, K-3, Av, ISO 3200, 1/160 @ f/2.8

**BigMackCam** · 11-08-2020, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

I use the same case and it is very effective. Make sure your Pi4 has the latest firmware as well.

Yes, I'm up to date on firmware (but thanks for mentioning it - I did have to check!!).

I've almost immediately run up against a compromise with the FLIRC case. It's robust and the passive cooling works exactly as I'd hoped... but since there's a chunk of aluminium surrounding the Pi 4 (instead of the plastic case I used previously), the wifi signal on both 2.4GHz and especially 5GHz isn't sufficient for fast and reliable communication between my hobby room upstairs where the Pi is situated and my living room where the router sits

I'm only getting 2Mbps at best, and occasional disconnect / reconnect. I could relocate the Pi to my living room, since I mostly SSH or VNC into it any, but I'm going to try an external USB wifi adapter with antenna first... I'm hopeful that might do the trick...

**crossed-up** · 11-08-2020, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by Gorgarath

It seems to be an issue from when I had the exhaust warranty repaired. In order for them to get what they had to do, they would have had to remove the oil pan. It seems they must have (though they swear they didn't) not refilled the oil or something. Oddly, the car never had any errors until one day when it started having a bad vibration and the CEL came on. Checked my oil level and found it bone dry. From further research, it seems the one part may have seized due to oil starvation. Seems it'll cost a couple grand to permanently fix, but fresh oil seems to do the trick as well. Just have to do it a few hundred miles earlier than I would normally need to. Hoping this cleaner might get it working without having to take the engine apart to replace the part.

This sounds very strange, what is the code that is being thrown?

gatorguy · 11-08-2020, 07:39 AM

Rec'd my Scatterflash from the UK this past week. Not yet used it in a shoot but in a short indoor studio test it has promise. A bit tricky to use since a clear area between model and speedlight is necessary.

neokind · 11-08-2020, 01:02 PM

I’d been wanting the extra reach of a 300mm for some Astro and wildlife shooting and finally decided on the Zeiss 300/4. Here are the first pair of test shots I made. The isolation is outstanding. Both images were shot on a crop sensor for a 450mm effective FL.

stevebrot · 11-08-2020, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

For Cdn $10.50 including postage, a Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps hat badge appropriate for my years of service in the Corps: 1962-1967.
Smc PENTAX-FA Macro 100mm F2.8, K-3, Av, ISO 3200, 1/160 @ f/2.8

Thank you for your years of service (on behalf of my neighbors to the north).

Steve

stevebrot · 11-08-2020, 01:15 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by neokind

I’d been wanting the extra reach of a 300mm for some Astro and wildlife shooting and finally decided on the Zeiss 300/4. Here are the first pair of test shots I made. The isolation is outstanding. Both images were shot on a crop sensor for a 450mm effective FL.

Cool! I am looking forward to seeing more posts from this lens.

Steve

**Gorgarath** · 11-08-2020, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by crossed-up

This sounds very strange, what is the code that is being thrown?

Off the top of my head, I believe it was P0014? I could be wrong. Ran a cleaner through the engine and then changed the oil and filter. Plugged in my new scanner and it showed the error in a weird format I've not seen before, I'll have to check the settings on it sometime to see if I can get it to give normal codes. Though, it did go and give the description right on the device which was nice, so I won't necessarily have to look up what codes mean anymore. But I cleared the code and took it for a short drive to the gas station to put a little bit more air in them. Error hasn't come back yet. But just changing the oil has fixed the error in the past as well, so I can't say if it'll come back again next time I need an oil change.

11-08-2020, 01:02 PM	#20937
neokind Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 336	Zeiss C/Y Tele-Tessar 300mm f4 I’d been wanting the extra reach of a 300mm for some Astro and wildlife shooting and finally decided on the Zeiss 300/4. Here are the first pair of test shots I made. The isolation is outstanding. Both images were shot on a crop sensor for a 450mm effective FL.

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11-07-2020, 01:45 PM	#20926
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,742	Originally posted by maw I think he is referring to the 'old' hard-disks those at 7200 r.p.m or worse at 5400 r.p.m, certainly not the current SSD. Mario It was some time ago, and it was one with a a whirly thing inside. Apparently there were makers of 'silent hard drives' of the rotating disc kind. You just had to know who and be willing to pay the rather higher than normal disc prices.

11-07-2020, 02:29 PM	#20927
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by D1N0 It also has a integrated hot-shoe instead of one attached to the housing on a black piece of plastic. I had to tighten the black housing hot shoe on my TL3 Super and I can assure you that the shoe is secured to the camera chassis, not the black plastic or the top plate. Yes, I was surprised too. Steve

11-07-2020, 05:58 PM - 3 Likes	#20928
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	So it looks like I'm stepping up to a K-3... a barely used one should be here on Friday...

11-07-2020, 07:07 PM	#20929
Gorgarath Total n00b Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 735	My latest acquisition is an off the shelf cleaner/lubricator/sealer, 5 quarts of oil, an oil filter, and an OBD-II scanner. Now when my car throws an error code, I don't have to have my boss bring his scanner in for me to read and clear the code anymore. Need to take some time tomorrow morning to run the oil treatment through the engine and then change the oil. Last time my car was throwing this error, changing the oil fixed it. I'm hoping using this treatment through before changing the oil will stop it from happening the next time I need to change my oil. (The error seems to happen a few hundred miles before I would normally need to change the oil and has gone away after changing the oil.)

11-07-2020, 07:13 PM - 1 Like	#20930
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by ChristianRock So it looks like I'm stepping up to a K-3... a barely used one should be here on Friday... I think you are going to like it... Steve

11-07-2020, 07:22 PM	#20931
jspi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 261	Originally posted by Gorgarath My latest acquisition is an off the shelf cleaner/lubricator/sealer, 5 quarts of oil, an oil filter, and an OBD-II scanner. Now when my car throws an error code, I don't have to have my boss bring his scanner in for me to read and clear the code anymore. Need to take some time tomorrow morning to run the oil treatment through the engine and then change the oil. Last time my car was throwing this error, changing the oil fixed it. I'm hoping using this treatment through before changing the oil will stop it from happening the next time I need to change my oil. (The error seems to happen a few hundred miles before I would normally need to change the oil and has gone away after changing the oil.) I'm not a mechanic but that seems odd. Personally, I would have my oil tested to see if there's anything odd going on. And if the oil is holding up like it should. The only oil brand I've used that came back too thin was Pennzoil. Oddly, my dad always said Pennzoil looked too thin when pouring it out of a can. https://www.blackstone-labs.com/

11-07-2020, 07:28 PM	#20932
Gorgarath Total n00b Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 735	Originally posted by jspi I'm not a mechanic but that seems odd. Personally, I would have my oil tested to see if there's anything odd going on. And if the oil is holding up like it should. The only oil brand I've used that came back too thin was Pennzoil. Oddly, my dad always said Pennzoil looked too thin when pouring it out of a can. https://www.blackstone-labs.com/ It seems to be an issue from when I had the exhaust warranty repaired. In order for them to get what they had to do, they would have had to remove the oil pan. It seems they must have (though they swear they didn't) not refilled the oil or something. Oddly, the car never had any errors until one day when it started having a bad vibration and the CEL came on. Checked my oil level and found it bone dry. From further research, it seems the one part may have seized due to oil starvation. Seems it'll cost a couple grand to permanently fix, but fresh oil seems to do the trick as well. Just have to do it a few hundred miles earlier than I would normally need to. Hoping this cleaner might get it working without having to take the engine apart to replace the part.

11-08-2020, 05:40 AM	#20934
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,669	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 I use the same case and it is very effective. Make sure your Pi4 has the latest firmware as well. Yes, I'm up to date on firmware (but thanks for mentioning it - I did have to check!!). I've almost immediately run up against a compromise with the FLIRC case. It's robust and the passive cooling works exactly as I'd hoped... but since there's a chunk of aluminium surrounding the Pi 4 (instead of the plastic case I used previously), the wifi signal on both 2.4GHz and especially 5GHz isn't sufficient for fast and reliable communication between my hobby room upstairs where the Pi is situated and my living room where the router sits I'm only getting 2Mbps at best, and occasional disconnect / reconnect. I could relocate the Pi to my living room, since I mostly SSH or VNC into it any, but I'm going to try an external USB wifi adapter with antenna first... I'm hopeful that might do the trick...

11-08-2020, 07:34 AM	#20935
crossed-up Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 495	Originally posted by Gorgarath It seems to be an issue from when I had the exhaust warranty repaired. In order for them to get what they had to do, they would have had to remove the oil pan. It seems they must have (though they swear they didn't) not refilled the oil or something. Oddly, the car never had any errors until one day when it started having a bad vibration and the CEL came on. Checked my oil level and found it bone dry. From further research, it seems the one part may have seized due to oil starvation. Seems it'll cost a couple grand to permanently fix, but fresh oil seems to do the trick as well. Just have to do it a few hundred miles earlier than I would normally need to. Hoping this cleaner might get it working without having to take the engine apart to replace the part. This sounds very strange, what is the code that is being thrown?

11-08-2020, 07:39 AM	#20936
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,092	Rec'd my Scatterflash from the UK this past week. Not yet used it in a shoot but in a short indoor studio test it has promise. A bit tricky to use since a clear area between model and speedlight is necessary.

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11-08-2020, 01:13 PM	#20938
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies For Cdn $10.50 including postage, a Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps hat badge appropriate for my years of service in the Corps: 1962-1967. Smc PENTAX-FA Macro 100mm F2.8, K-3, Av, ISO 3200, 1/160 @ f/2.8 Thank you for your years of service (on behalf of my neighbors to the north). Steve

11-08-2020, 01:15 PM - 1 Like	#20939
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by neokind I’d been wanting the extra reach of a 300mm for some Astro and wildlife shooting and finally decided on the Zeiss 300/4. Here are the first pair of test shots I made. The isolation is outstanding. Both images were shot on a crop sensor for a 450mm effective FL. Cool! I am looking forward to seeing more posts from this lens. Steve

11-08-2020, 01:28 PM	#20940
Gorgarath Total n00b Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 735	Originally posted by crossed-up This sounds very strange, what is the code that is being thrown? Off the top of my head, I believe it was P0014? I could be wrong. Ran a cleaner through the engine and then changed the oil and filter. Plugged in my new scanner and it showed the error in a weird format I've not seen before, I'll have to check the settings on it sometime to see if I can get it to give normal codes. Though, it did go and give the description right on the device which was nice, so I won't necessarily have to look up what codes mean anymore. But I cleared the code and took it for a short drive to the gas station to put a little bit more air in them. Error hasn't come back yet. But just changing the oil has fixed the error in the past as well, so I can't say if it'll come back again next time I need an oil change.