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I am trying to decide on two bays of NAS. Should I alloctate a spare "hot" drive? It's not clear if the drive is spinning always or if it it powered, but the NAS only spins it up when there is a need to resilver the array.

The problem with good insulation is that it keeps all the heat and humidity in. I find that in a medicorely insulated place that I turn on the AC to 70°F when the temperature outside is >55°F. That must be all due to internal energy. If the home were well insulated, it would be worse.

The new FW 1.81 for the R5 doesn't do much but allow for 9x sampling (via IBIS) and produces 400MP jpg files. RAW is not allowed. There was substantial bogus hype surrounding the update. Of course many folks are upset with Canon rather than the sleaezy vloggers that invent the ridiculous...

I lived in Europe for years and the summers were bad indoors. At 21°C outside it will probably be hotter indoors and fresh air probably humid. One of the best benefits of AC is that it drops humidity to 40%.

I would not have complained about having an H series. ;) Yet there must have been room for 2280 so that we could use a leftover M.2 SSD instead of that stupid 42mm length. Those goofy small towers that are NUC Extreme make even less sense.

My previous NUCs have a 2.5" bay. At least they could give us a regular M.2. What is the issue with the P series?

Bummer. If it's not worth fixing your 135/2, there are plenty of used ones out there, many in fine condition. Everyone is getting the RF 135/1.8, but deliveries are slow.

According to what I read online the A54 uses an Exogenous CPU, but the Samsung USA website does not specify it. What is the issue with the Samsung CPUs? I don't order anything of much value from the Amazon. There is too much counterfeit crap on there. In this case maybe grey or diverted...

https://www.storagereview.com/review/intel-nuc-13-pro-mini-pc-review I mean, WTF are the Intel doing with a stupod design having one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 and one M.2 PCUe 3.0 2242?

The 50/1.4 is known for having a cheesy construction and AF motor, but the 135/2 was solid. What has happened to your lenses?

But you have no ventilation or AC?

You guys are spoiled and I really question that 10FPS is inadequate. At some point you should be capturing video.

It's probably cheap lighting. But to be clear, is this issue with both ES and MS? Some cameras have really slow scan times and that cannot help. When people first started using 35mm seriously there were a lot of complaints about the focal plane shutter (about 1/60th-1/80th at the time) compared...

Slow down the shutter speed. Can you use mechanical at a rehearsal? Are you there in an official capacity where they can help you out?

So if they don't have T.. Mobile I could buy directly from Samsung and take it to T.. Mobile snd they would make it operate?

Isn't there a setting to sync with the AC lights? The 1DX II had that years ago.

Samsung is not mentioning the carriers which is strange. I'll see where it is April 6, but my 2018 phone is nearly death.

Now the A53 does not even exist. :( There is an A54, though no info on whether T-..Mobiles will allow it.

What kind of concert has people or objects moving too fast for the R5?

Individual houses sure do burn down and with high winds so do neighboring structures and whole blocks, but maybe not so much in NYC. Anyway the point was that a NAS would be more valuable than a computer that can easily be replaced. The Dabnish keyboard is kind of whacky so I might be...

Firmware will not change the slow scan ES (rolling shutters) of the R5 nor the 12-bit A/D in ES. It won't fix the spot AF either. I expect that Canon will make the FW of the R5 more similar to the others for the AF controls, videos, etc. but that won't help me much.

I suppose there are different priorities. I would take one of my Nads if the buildings were in flames. Nothing other than people and pets would be as important as my data.

I've been in R&D for nearly 40 years in a variety of roles and worked on small projects up to billions. I've seen and done things that would probably boggle your mind. ;) However, none were as wild and crazy as reversing the aging process. :p

Seriously, that sounds more like science fiction than anything practical.

Future technologies may help increase lifespan, but won't much help people that are already seniors now.

In the small and medium formats it's mostly for artistic purposes. There are a few uses for 8x10. None are very or at all relevant to pros, because clients don't care for IQ the vast majority of the time.

The Z8 is rumoured for Tuesday, but I'm not so sure. We should know more by now if it is true. Combined with the impending major R5 FW update implying that there will not be an R5 II this spring, it may be that we are SCREWED out of good new bodies yet again. :(

So you are 60-61 years old, retired, doing full time home care, and trying to find an SO? That has to be tough. Do you belong to any support groups or organizations to meet people?

You did not segregate valuables from bulky items like furniture? Ouch. :(

But MDW doesn't go much of anywhere long distance does it? I always have to take ORD to AMS or NRT for example. Do you visit the Chicago area for work or personals?

As much as I dislike the stupid seating system at EWR, I'd rather go through from there than either NYC airport. Of course I abhor ORD. I've been stuck overnight too many times.

I had to make connection from JFK to LGA once years ago and it was RIDICULOUS. :(

Why is it a struggle?

Yes. EWR is another option (heavily Untied) and a larger airport than LGR. In the Southland you have Burbank to the north, Ontario and SNA as alternatives. I was in Ontario once due to the fogs, and maybe SNA when it was the Orange Country airport. BUR is more accessible to Ventura Co. and...

But you were not using a camera, I take it? It's not a good idea to do wedding shoots for family or friends. I'm not sure how many times you have been married (and divorced), but that seems like weird advice for Americans anyways.

I have no idea of most of what you say, but it seems quite hopeless for a normal person. It sounds like you cannot easily do an upgrade without an account. My 2021 computer that came with 11 Home was demanding of an account just a couple months after 11 exsited. Is there any meaningful...

I've only been at one wedding ever - and it was not as a photographer. ;)

It was, but WD is going from the ePMR to HAMR, with no mention of MAMR lately. Maybe ePMR+HAMR is better than MAMR?

Just link them, please. :)

What is the write speed and why are they in your pants? The main failure mode I have with cheap flash drives is the flimsy UBB connector breaking.

I implemented the ePMR drives in March without even knowing it. o_O It looks like WD has canceled the MAMR drives.

The few Intel 13th generation NUCs are all huge! Is there any indication when we will see 13th generation "NUC 13" in the traditional small form factor?

What happens if the user updates to Windows 11 from 10? Can PS still be used to open everything from the Explorer?

Other than for body scanners, I keep a 4TB Extreme Pro in my pants until clearing customs.

That's what stylists are for. ;) From what I hear lately most weddings don't pay what they used to, adjusted for inflation. The whole profession has been devalued since digital. :( I'm so glad I opted out early enough and stayed with a tech career.

Photo AI is on sale for $249 from a normally $299. It's a ripoff. I don't know what they were smoking.

Those FITs are not so fit and they are slow (probably QLC). Do you think that data integrity is better than an external mini USB-C SSD? Most of Ihem are USB 3.2 gen or even gen x2 now and quite fast. I have a few of the Extreme Pro Type A thumbic drives, which are at least decent at ~350...

All of these are why it's just not a good idea to buy those external drives. If necessary then at least keep extra backups and encrapt them, so the failed drives can simply be disposed without wasting time on recoveries.

I don't think the cost per TB of the drive is the issue, but the cost of storage including the entire infrastructure. For a home user like me the cost of the NAS is important, because over 8 bays is significantly more expensive and the size, weight, and power increase. Over 12 bays and you are...

Why don't we have drives in the streets though? HAMR has been discussed for ages. I feel that if I buy a bunch of drives to replace all the old ones they will suddenly announce much bigger drives.