[gaweidert]

New Lens hood for my D FA 280105 arrived today from B&H Photo. This to replace the one that made a break for it out in Yellowstone last May. I don't blame it at all. I wouldn't mind staying out there either. It is probably in one of the pullouts along Lewis Lake on the road leading to the southern exit of the park. .

[jeallen01]

New Lens hood for my D FA 280105 arrived today from B&H Photo. This to replace the one that made a break for it out in Yellowstone last May. I don't blame it at all. I wouldn't mind staying out there either. It is probably in one of the pullouts along Lewis Lake on the road leading to the southern exit of the park. .

Suggest you get one/some of those lens cap/hood keeper leads which retain them attached to the lens when the cap/hood is removed - saved me many a lost hood over the years! Don't have to be expensive, but make sure the self-adhesive pads are as large as possible and well-attached (clean the attachment areas with IPA or similar before sticking the pads in place).

[kadajawi]

The old card says 90mb/s 633x, the new 150mb/s 1000x. I suspect it's read. I reckon it's slower Writing, which is still odd.

You can use H2testw | heise Download to test how fast the card is, and to see if it is counterfeit. I run all my cards through this tool. Also, keep in mind that speeds also depend on your card reader. I've got a Samsung Pro microSD card which does 63 MB/s. For read speeds, most cards are pretty fast. The big difference is in the write speed.

I don't think there's a difference for write speed between JPEG and RAW, except for how fast can the camera process the images.

Congrats monochrome and Aslyfox!

Oh, and one of my latest acquisitions were something like 2-3 kilos of cheese from Galicia, and 10 liters of beer from there. The best in the world (at least those that I've tried). The beer needs to last a year, and some of it is meant as a present, lest you think I'm a drunkard.

[jeallen01]

RE those cards, I think the issue is actually the max write speed of the body in question - anyone have any idea of where we can find the numbers for the various bodies?

[kadajawi]

RE those cards, I think the issue is actually the max write speed of the body in question - anyone have any idea of where we can find the numbers for the various bodies?

Google. Some reviewers seem to test for that.

[Kevriano]

You can use H2testw | heise Download to test how fast the card is, and to see if it is counterfeit. I run all my cards through this tool. Also, keep in mind that speeds also depend on your card reader. I've got a Samsung Pro microSD card which does 63 MB/s. For read speeds, most cards are pretty fast. The big difference is in the write speed.

I don't think there's a difference for write speed between JPEG and RAW, except for how fast can the camera process the images.

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I am talking about how fast they write to the camera, a K3.

[kadajawi]

I am talking about how fast they write to the camera, a K3.

Yes. You can test the speed of the SD card by using a fast card reader on your computer, and that app. Then you do a burst until the camera slows down. You record the time from taking the first photo until the writing indicator turns off. See how big those photos were, and how long it took, and apply some math. If the speed is slower than what the card should be capable of, then you've probably hit the limit. However some cards work well with some cameras and not with others. I've had bad experiences with SanDisk (not their Extreme ones though), but Samsung works very well for me. IMHO the regular Samsung EVO are better than SanDisk Ultra, and actually do quite alright. I do notice a significant performance boost when using Samsung Pro. But YMMV.

[jeallen01]

I am talking about how fast they write to the camera, a K3.

Why would you want to do that - except to review images or transfer them via cable to a PC (etc.)?
If the latter, it would be easier to remove the card and put in a USB card reader in the PC (as I do)

[35mmfilmfan]

10 liters of beer from there. The best in the world (at least those that I've tried). The beer needs to last a year

10 litres. That's 17 pints. That's a week's worth (2 a day Sun-Fri, 5 Saturday).

[Kevriano]

Why would you want to do that - except to review images or transfer them via cable to a PC (etc.)?
If the latter, it would be easier to remove the card and put in a USB card reader in the PC (as I do)

My issue is with the new, supposedly faster card, actually taking longer to write the images in burst mode, so I have to wait to review them.

[jeallen01]

My issue is with the new, supposedly faster card, actually taking longer to write the images in burst mode, so I have to wait to review them.

Thanks, now I understand!

[kadajawi]

10 litres. That's 17 pints. That's a week's worth (2 a day Sun-Fri, 5 Saturday).

Haha, I wouldn't survive that. And this beer is a bit stronger at 7-8%. It's Estrella Galicia, 1906 Reserva Especial, 1906 Red Vintage and 1906 Black Coupage. Big fan of Estrella Galicia, obviously

[eddie1960]

10 litres. That's 17 pints. That's a week's worth (2 a day Sun-Fri, 5 Saturday).

seems like an awfully light amount for a brit

[ivanvernon]

Just received like-new lens, the Kino Precison (branded Kiron) 28mm f 2.0 in K-mount. Close focus feature allows focussing on my flowers from only a claimed 12 inches and a measured 10 inches. This is the M-type with excellent build quality and works with green button. Excellent sharpness and color rendering a little less "bright?" than Pentax.

[Jonathan Mac]

Here are two of my most recent acquisitions - a virtaully mint condition "M" 120mm f/2.8 lens and a hand-made leather strap I bought in Japan. Here both are modeled by my old ME Super, which I recently discovered has a very nervous light meter.

Cross-posted to the gear p0rn thread.


DSCF2633 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr