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**Larrymc** · 08-26-2018, 12:15 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by aslyfox

Some things most Americans cannot do

understand a paper map

geography

speak any language other than English

I, on the other hand, do understand paper maps and know some geography

I prefer paper maps especially to the limited GPS views of a smart phone!

**Larrymc** · 08-26-2018, 12:17 PM

Originally posted by ogl

because there is no such camera and never be.

You seem quite confident........do you work for Pentax?????

**monochrome** · 08-26-2018, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by Larrymc

You seem quite confident........do you work for Pentax?????

I read his Nick as Oh. Good. Lord.

reh321 · 08-26-2018, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by Larrymc

I prefer paper maps especially to the limited GPS views of a smart phone!

We were misplaced in a tiny West Virginia town at night last summer. The map did us no good - no readable street signs. What did help was a smart phone GPS that helped us identify which stretch of gravel corresponded to which tiny line on the map.

**aslyfox** · 08-26-2018, 01:01 PM

Originally posted by ChipB

This entire posting is just a waste of brain cells!!

but will you complain if the raffle is held and you win

you are going to have 10 posts in August and enter the contest aren't you

180 or more you are automatically entered into the drawing

**Larrymc** · 08-26-2018, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by reh321

We were misplaced in a tiny West Virginia town at night last summer. The map did us no good - no readable street signs. What did help was a smart phone GPS that helped us identify which stretch of gravel corresponded to which tiny line on the map.

You must have not been following the map to begin with.

**alfa75ts** · 08-26-2018, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by aslyfox

I, on the other hand, do understand paper maps and know some geography

I guess that makes you one of the 30% then.

Me, I love maps and charts, especially old ones.

I would really like to find one of the area my Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather came from (Vimy France ca. 1600). But that's not going to happen.

**Larrymc** · 08-26-2018, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I read his Nick as Oh. Good. Lord.

I must have missed the inflection in his voice.

**aslyfox** · 08-26-2018, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by alfa75ts

I guess that makes you one of the 30% then.

Me, I love maps and charts, especially old ones.

I would really like to find one of the area my Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather came from (Vimy France ca. 1600). But that's not going to happen.

first thing I taught my young son when I was teaching him how to read a paper map

how to orient a map - so you are facing the direction the map is showing

we were in Chicago and I told him to lead the way and gave him the simple tourist map no scale of course but map was drawn so North was at the top of the map

of course, he held it wrong and went south when he thought he was going north

**alfa75ts** · 08-26-2018, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by aslyfox

how to orient a map - so you are facing the direction the map is showing

I'm a North up man myself, I still know which way I'm going.

Originally posted by aslyfox

of course, he held it wrong and went south when he thought he was going north

He'd probably do better "down under".

jeallen01 · 08-26-2018, 01:43 PM

Maps for me, most of the time!

SWMBO CAN'T follow a map at all easily/quickly - has to rely on sat-nav when she's on her own, and, even then has been "known" to get lost!

When we go out and I have to drive (which is most of the time!), I still have to do most of the navigating (means quite a lot of "errors, and so we have to stop many times for me to "sort things out"!)

Edited: when we go out "somewhere new", I try to print out maps (from Streetmap - not Google Maps which is terrible because the contrast and detail are very poor) and then mark the route with a coloured pen - then we have a half-decent chance of getting to the right destination!

reh321 · 08-26-2018, 02:54 PM

Originally posted by Larrymc

You must have not been following the map to begin with.

No I was driving and my wife was using her iPhone in map-mode. She got confused and then we had no idea what direction we were pointing in or what roads we were looking at. So we switched drivers and I put my phone in GPS mode and were on the correct road in a matter of a minute or two. GPS mode enables you to tell which direction corresponds to the direction the car is facing and whether you need to turn left or right to get on the road you need.

**boriscleto** · 08-26-2018, 03:17 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by monochrome

I read his Nick as Oh. Good. Lord.

I read it as in my ignore list for many years.

MarkJerling · 08-26-2018, 03:49 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Adam

Probably, but to me it seems like a data entry error. 8.3 fps is from the K-3, and does a 50 Mp APS-C sensor even exist?

No, but a 250mP APS-H sensor does. So, anything's possible!

Canon Announces a New 250MP APS-H Format Sensor | B&H Explora

k1man · 08-26-2018, 03:55 PM

i learnt about map reading and using a compass in the army forgotten some stuff now but i can still manage, ian

08-26-2018, 01:43 PM	#341
jeallen01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,697	Maps for me, most of the time! SWMBO CAN'T follow a map at all easily/quickly - has to rely on sat-nav when she's on her own, and, even then has been "known" to get lost! When we go out and I have to drive (which is most of the time!), I still have to do most of the navigating (means quite a lot of "errors, and so we have to stop many times for me to "sort things out"!) Edited: when we go out "somewhere new", I try to print out maps (from Streetmap - not Google Maps which is terrible because the contrast and detail are very poor) and then mark the route with a coloured pen - then we have a half-decent chance of getting to the right destination! Last edited by jeallen01; 08-26-2018 at 01:51 PM.

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08-26-2018, 12:15 PM - 1 Like	#331
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,252	Originally posted by aslyfox Some things most Americans cannot do understand a paper map geography speak any language other than English I, on the other hand, do understand paper maps and know some geography I prefer paper maps especially to the limited GPS views of a smart phone!

08-26-2018, 12:17 PM	#332
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,252	Originally posted by ogl because there is no such camera and never be. You seem quite confident........do you work for Pentax?????

08-26-2018, 12:48 PM	#333
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Larrymc You seem quite confident........do you work for Pentax????? I read his Nick as Oh. Good. Lord.

08-26-2018, 12:59 PM	#334
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,181	Originally posted by Larrymc I prefer paper maps especially to the limited GPS views of a smart phone! We were misplaced in a tiny West Virginia town at night last summer. The map did us no good - no readable street signs. What did help was a smart phone GPS that helped us identify which stretch of gravel corresponded to which tiny line on the map.

08-26-2018, 01:01 PM	#335
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,582	Originally posted by ChipB This entire posting is just a waste of brain cells!! but will you complain if the raffle is held and you win you are going to have 10 posts in August and enter the contest aren't you 180 or more you are automatically entered into the drawing

08-26-2018, 01:15 PM	#336
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,252	Originally posted by reh321 We were misplaced in a tiny West Virginia town at night last summer. The map did us no good - no readable street signs. What did help was a smart phone GPS that helped us identify which stretch of gravel corresponded to which tiny line on the map. You must have not been following the map to begin with.

08-26-2018, 01:15 PM	#337
alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by aslyfox I, on the other hand, do understand paper maps and know some geography I guess that makes you one of the 30% then. Me, I love maps and charts, especially old ones. I would really like to find one of the area my Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather came from (Vimy France ca. 1600). But that's not going to happen.

08-26-2018, 01:18 PM	#338
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,252	Originally posted by monochrome I read his Nick as Oh. Good. Lord. I must have missed the inflection in his voice.

08-26-2018, 01:25 PM	#339
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,582	Originally posted by alfa75ts I guess that makes you one of the 30% then. Me, I love maps and charts, especially old ones. I would really like to find one of the area my Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather came from (Vimy France ca. 1600). But that's not going to happen. first thing I taught my young son when I was teaching him how to read a paper map how to orient a map - so you are facing the direction the map is showing we were in Chicago and I told him to lead the way and gave him the simple tourist map no scale of course but map was drawn so North was at the top of the map of course, he held it wrong and went south when he thought he was going north

08-26-2018, 01:42 PM	#340
alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by aslyfox how to orient a map - so you are facing the direction the map is showing I'm a North up man myself, I still know which way I'm going. Originally posted by aslyfox of course, he held it wrong and went south when he thought he was going north He'd probably do better "down under".

08-26-2018, 02:54 PM	#342
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,181	Originally posted by Larrymc You must have not been following the map to begin with. No I was driving and my wife was using her iPhone in map-mode. She got confused and then we had no idea what direction we were pointing in or what roads we were looking at. So we switched drivers and I put my phone in GPS mode and were on the correct road in a matter of a minute or two. GPS mode enables you to tell which direction corresponds to the direction the car is facing and whether you need to turn left or right to get on the road you need.

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by monochrome I read his Nick as Oh. Good. Lord. I read it as in my ignore list for many years.

08-26-2018, 03:49 PM - 1 Like	#344
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by Adam Probably, but to me it seems like a data entry error. 8.3 fps is from the K-3, and does a 50 Mp APS-C sensor even exist? No, but a 250mP APS-H sensor does. So, anything's possible! Canon Announces a New 250MP APS-H Format Sensor \| B&H Explora

08-26-2018, 03:55 PM	#345
k1man Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Si Chiang Mai. Nong Khai Province Photos: Albums Posts: 358	i learnt about map reading and using a compass in the army forgotten some stuff now but i can still manage, ian