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Or cuts to the sales force.

"Tesla doesn't have a demand problem — if anything, Tesla has production issues."

^^^^ Thanks. Appreciated.

NSFW I wasted several hours here.

Brother is thinking of upgrading computer, finally. His current system has a Core2Duo and WinXP. I told him that if he installs any McAfee or Norton shit he's on his own with no help/support from me. I'm not going to spec out a whole system to have a HUGE chunk of performance destroyed by...

^^^^^ Spill it Lunar. Anyways, here is some interesting CIPA data about the camera market.

OK its been two years. Where did you go?

I don't think it will be mediocre with a $1700 price point. Definitely will not have the IQ of the 100-400 ii, but it should be at least in the same class as the Nikkor 200-500 and the Sigma/sport for it to entice any buyers. 300 additional dollars over the price of the Nikkor should allow...

Edit: Thanks for the answers. Appreciate it. Wow. You are a power hog! /Kidding. You are a good bit above the average. With that spike in December I'd guess you have electric central heat and not gas? Or was it some crazy Christmas light display for the house. Be honest. LMAO. It...

Canon will finally join Sigma, Tamron and Nikon and produce a "consumer" super tele-zoom. Looks like the 200-600mm f/4.5-5.6 rumor from a few months ago is actually going to happen. The guesstimated cost is $1700. Will not be "L" glass at that price point. Blurbs here and the patent...

Blue is total usage, but what are the green and grey bars? Peak/Off-peak? Weekend usage? What's your monthly bill going to look like even if you are negative usage? Are there any fixed costs: taxes, fees, insurance, regulatory-fees, services charges, state of CA "special" solar-power...

As I was reading this blurb on PetaPixel, I simply could not stop thinking, "What a piece of shit," in reference to that editor.

If it doesn't have buckling springs, it's not a real keyboard. /snark

:scratch: You are a "single loner-type" with "friends"? I wonder what that makes me? As you are more socially connected than I'll ever be.

Yeah saw that. Pricing around $900 according to some blogs. I'm actually a bit worried the price is too low. If I go big, I want it to be a quality product. I wish the Dell 4k and 5k monitors were 43". And not 32" and 27" respectively. I'm willing to pay Dell prices for the right product.

Philips BDM4350UC 43 inch 4K IPS PWM-free monitor This might be the one. Philips BDM4350UC. 43 inch, 4K, IPS monitor. Hopefully available in the U.S.A. soon. - 43" IPS panel. (42.51” viewable). (likely LG AH-IPS). - 3840x2160. - 10-bit colors (8-bit plus dithering). - PWM-free. - 1200:1...

Funny, cause it's the opposite for me. I've never heard it spelled out N.I.C, but have always pronounced it and heard it as NICK.

I think my OCD was triggered when I saw the oscillating behavior of my "credit score." I know it doesn't matter and I have no major purchases in the immediate (or not so immediate) future, plus I have more credit than I really need right now. Just more a nagging desire to figure out the credit...

Some more hummer BIF shots. Well more accurately Birds in Hover, not flight. ;) Taken last month, late in the afternoon. Unfortunately the hummer was in the shade. ISO between 2800-10000. Exposure 1/2000 @ f/8, VR=ON. And my sensor is dirty. :( I haven't shot anything in a month. I need...

A bit off topic for this thread but I didn't know where else to put it....Anyways...my FICO scores, according to Chase, the last six months. Oct'15 = 806 Nov'15 = 834 Dec'15 = 806 Jan'16 = 834 Feb'16 = 806 Mar'16 = 830 Can't figure out the oscillating behavior of the FICO scores. I was...

CPU issues, motherboard issues, RAM issues, heat-sink issues, noisy fan issues, ebay issues...what's next? This system just does NOT want to go smoothly. I wonder if this is karma payback for something in your computer building past? If not, you are going to have a full karma bank and the...

The new Pentax K-1, 36MP, full-frame sensor camera with built in WiFi & GPS, IBIS (in body image stabilization) and sensor pixel-shift technology sounds really interesting, especially for only $1800. Their full frame lens selection is lacking, and their new 15-30mm f/2.8 is a Tamron re-branded...

We have clouds threatening us here in the Phoenix area but nothing yet. I watered front and back yard plants yesterday so rain is assured.

100 TB drive five years from now?

Those prices are for prophotorental.com, not lensrental. I added everything to a cart using the calendar thing. I initially used 14-day, but when I found out my trip will be a bit shorter I put 11 days in. 11-day was more expensive. Hmmm. I'll try and shoot'em an email asking what's up...

I found a quirk in their ordering system. A 10-day rental cost MORE than a 14-day rental. Wait? what?!? Here are their D810 rental prices: 6 days or less: $35.00/day 7 - 13 days: $26.25/day 14 days or more: $17.50/day I only need the rental for 9-10 days: 9*26.25=$236.25. 10*26.25=$262.50...

Yeah the 5DSr would be the camera of choice to test Canon lenses with nowadays. However any new test with a 50mp body would not be directly comparable with older tests done on a 5D3. Using the old body does at least allow people to compare lenses on the same body, as I doubt Lenstip, or...

Wouldn't Lunar have to kill you after he tells you?

The 35/1.4 ii is sharper than the Otus 85/1.4, at least in the center. I don't care about the weight of the battery grip, I just like the way the body+grip fits/feels in my hands. Maybe with the little bit bigger body of a D810 vs D610 I wouldn't need it. The 11-24 is amazing but I'm...

If you are able, post some pics of the setup when complete. Sounds pretty cool.

Any feedback on prophotorental.com. A two week rental of a D810+grip+14-24mm lens + insurance = $496.50. $200 something cheaper than lensrental.com. Free shipping too. Lunar do the rental companies run a credit check on you or ask for a SSN (or a kidney) if you are a first time renter? Huge...

But, but....DD you don't even like the extra weight of the battery grip. A 1DX II will weight a ton. ;) I've never rented before. I've seen Lunar mention lensrental.com so if I couldn't find a good local place I'd go there. D810 rental. 14 day rental with "lenscap+" insurance $324 14-24mm...

Good to know the D7200 is working out. Too bad the D500 is delayed till late April. I'm going on my annual week+ long vacation in April with my friend from Cali and will have to rent a DSLR body+lens for the trip as two people sharing one camera is kind of a drag. Haven't decided on what to...

CaU. Wait. What?!?! WTF!!!! Your shoe when flying out the window two weeks ago and you are getting it back now? Someone mailed it to you or you picked it up?

I believe, as you pointed out above, that my technique is the last major obstacle between me and a nice sharp bird photo. My zoom's close focus is 7.2 ft. so I can't get closer than that. I'm usually 8-9 ft. away in cause the birds zips a few inches closer I can still focus. I'll zoom in from...

/conspiracy theory on Or perhaps a "strained" relationship led to the publishing of their data? Or they want to get a better deal for HGST drives so massage the stats? /conspiracy theory off

Interesting thread. Way, waaaaaaay, above my skill set. Just wondering...Any advantage(s), beside the time savings, of backing up, create an all new array and restoring vs just expanding the array? Less likeliness for data loss? Overall throughput increase? Less data fragmentation? I...

My D610 has it as "AF fine-tune" under the setup menu. I understand what it is and what it does, I was just curious what "MFT" and "MFA" stood for. Canon abbreviations perhaps? I'm only using the center AF point and that point is on the bird, so bird should be in the center of the lens for...

That actually sounds interesting. Did the merged images result in some kind of "multiple exposure" like frame or was the frame just totally black/distorted/UN-reconizable? Take a whole bunch of "street" photos and see what happens.

I have not done any lens calibration. I should probably calibrate all of my lenses, just to eliminate front/back focus as a possible reason for un-sharp photos. MFT? MFA? Nice to know it's not just me. Ah. OK. I've seen the "LensAlign" test target thingie before. For reference the AF-S...

This. With respect to Hardforums. Here? I don't see a need to upgrade unless their are reasons for doing so. Cost? Security? Mobile? Admin support functions?

I have a 3 lb. Manfrotto BeFree w/ball head. Hardly a serious support setup for any telephoto lens. It worked fine for (body)+(battery grip)+(50mm lens) for some time lapse shots but my (body)+(grip)+(200-500mm) is nearly 8 lbs. That would probably kill my lil BeFree tripod. But I could give...

1) Hand held, no tripod, so perhaps image shake is the issue. 2) "normal" VR mode was on. "sport" mode is for panning I believe. 3) I've used my 105/2.8 on bees as well. Bees were higher in the tree, so tele used. 4) 8 ft. is near the close-focus limit of the 200-500mm f/5.6E lens. The bees...

A hovering bee. My Texas mountain laurel tree flowers for 2-3 weeks every February so I thought I'd try to get some shots. The all black bumble bees flew away before I could grab the camera, so just got this regular honey bee instead. 1:1 crop. Taken with my 200-500mm at 500mm about 8 feet...

I've been 205# (±3#) the last 10+ years. But just recently I weighed myself and I was 'only' 197#. Not sure why as nothing has changed diet/exercise wise. Got me thinking about how I need to up my exercise and reduce my food intake a bit.

"accidentally overcharged me" I read that and instantly thought BULLSHIT!!! Did you have any indication that they would use PayPal for the credit transaction? Did you hand then your CC and they ran it through like you've seen countless other merchants do not suspecting PayPal was involved...

Sorry. I simply saw... ... and thought you logged into PayPal from China, then later PayPal asked for a PW reset, not realizing you had made several purchases since your Chinese login but before you got the PW reset request. Well yeah, that's kinda stoopid asking for a PW reset after many...

Winter is officially over in the greater Phoenix, AZ area. I had to turn on my car's A/C during my drive to work last Thursday afternoon. I anticipate a 6-8 week spring before summer begins. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I wonder what percentage of PayPal account holders travel internationally. My guess; Americans traveling to China and accessing their PayPal acct < Chinese hackers trying to hack into PayPal accts. A request to change password would seem prudent.

This. Probably this. But maybe we can get some "non-cryptic" answer from Lunar. CaU. That didn't clarify things much. Just more questions now. You were taking off your shoes and pants in front of said Korean woman because of an incident at a party? <rubs hands together> This could...