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Thank you for reminding me @BasilFawlty I just ordered two from Amazon at the same price. I had a credit, so basically they were free!
 
Just installed the newly arrived "Nocturnal Waves" Alpha Guard skin on my new RF 45mm f/1.2 lens. I know there are mixed feelings about skins on lenses and cameras, but I]very much been using them for a couple years and am sold on the idea that they do protect the gear from everyday scuffs and scrapes. If, someday I decide to sell a piece of gear, I'd like it to look as pristine as possible.

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That looks really nice. I may have asked you this before. have you successfully removed a skin before selling the equipment? I recently sold my EOS R with the skin on it, but I was a bit afraid of removing it as it had been so well "stuck"...it didn't show any signs of coming off.
 
Bryan Conner said:
That looks really nice. I may have asked you this before. have you successfully removed a skin before selling the equipment? I recently sold my EOS R with the skin on it, but I was a bit afraid of removing it as it had been so well "stuck"...it didn't show any signs of coming off.
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Someone did ask me that question, but don't remember if it was you. Yes, I have removed the skins with zero issues. No residue, no stickiness, just a nice clean surface. Keep in mind these are Alpha Guard skins. I have no experience with any other brand.
 
BasilFawlty said:
Just installed the newly arrived "Nocturnal Waves" Alpha Guard skin on my new RF 45mm f/1.2 lens.
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That does look nice!

Question: Were the skins easy to apply - or was it a PITA? How long did it take? As I grow older, I find myself a bit challenged when installing/aligning the transparent screen guards on my cameras and this looks like it may well require similar levels of acuity.
 
THXGEEK said:
That does look nice!

Question: Were the skins easy to apply - or was it a PITA? How long did it take? As I grow older, I find myself a bit challenged when installing/aligning the transparent screen guards on my cameras and this looks like it may well require similar levels of acuity.
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Well, I'm 71 and I had no issues,. but I could see where it might be problematic for someone with shaky hands (in which case I'd just get someone else to apply them). But in general, no they are not hard to apply at all. There is a QR code with it that you scan with your iPhone (or smart phone) and it takes you to a web page with the layout of the pieces and shows you where each piece goes. I just start with A1 and work my way through the letters/numbers in sequence.

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Back in late June I bought an ASUS ProArt P16 and ASUS 27" monitor. About once every couple weeks the Internet connection would drop, such a nuisance (two reasons I do not have "Auto connect" enabled: 1- security and 2 - so, I know when Internet has dropped).

Fast forward to September and after 15 years of everyone else in the community having FO, our ISP decided to trench, bore, and install FO to our community of 43 units. Hurray, no more DSL at 1.5 up / 750 down 😎 NOW I have FO at 500 up / 250 down.

Strange 🤔

The Internet connections have been dropping more frequently... and sometimes to the point it wasn't seeing ANY networks (typically 6 are within range). After a few session of all your typical IT troubleshooting and Event Tracking, I determined it was a hardware issue and not a software issue.

Since it was under warranty...time to take it in for service. It took a week for the event to happen, then another two weeks to get the Wi-Fi adapter replaced, followed my another week of testing. Everything was great...until it wasn't.

The computer company stressed-tested and it passed with flying colors, so I brought it home. Within two days it started failing again.

Back to the computer shop.

Two weeks of solid testing with multiple YouTube videos running along with other resource intensive programs. No problems found...didn't drop once.
So I brought it home again. At this point I knew it had to be something with the ISP provided router.

B-I-N-G-O

The router they provided was 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6, the same standard as the modem I installed for DSL) Since my Wi-Fi adapter is 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7).
Backwards compatibility is real; Forward compatibility is a pipe dream, so...

Arriving today:

ASUS RT-BE88U Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Ai Mesh Extendable Performance Router

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Sounds very frustrating to me, and then satisfying that you found the problem. Good catch!

I teach English in companies here in Germany and one of my biggest customers is a global technology company based here. One of my one-to-one students is a team leader whose team is responsible for their global network. We have had discussions about network protocols and related things and while I am a complete idiot on such things, I have learned that it is very complicated and often hard to track down where the problem is. One thing I remember him saying is that one of the main things they have to keep abreast of is making sure every component in the global network is using the same standard.
 
I bought a used (like new condition) Canon EF 16-35mm F4. I traded in my EF 17-40mm F4 with MPB.
 
I made the same swap about three years ago. Definitely the right choice for me as the 17-40 always seemed a bit soft and a bit dull - especially for L-lgass. Much happier with the 16-35 which seems to be a common opinion from the research at the time. Enjoy!
 
I ordered a 10 stop ND filter for my new RF 14-35mm lens in anticipation of land or seascapes where I might want water to have that silky smooth effect. I had a variable ND but it has banding when on a super wide lens. I always use a UV to protect the front element and hate having to unscrew one for the other so I ordered a K&F magnetic ND from Amazon. I put it on and quite liked it, color seems neutral and didn't vignette. So, I ordered a K&F magnetic UV to replace the screw on one. It arrived but I returned it for another as the magnet was so weak that it barely stayed on. I've had decent luck with other K&F stuff, filters etc. so not sure if this was just a QC issue. Hopefully the next one has a stronger magnet like the ND has.
 
@Chris Summers when I purchased my NiSi ND filter system years ago magnetic filters weren't readily available. I purchased the 100x100's so they would fit both 77mm and 82mm lenses. I would love the convenience of magnetic for a quick change out.
 
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I ordered a 10 stop ND filter for my new RF 14-35mm lens in anticipation of land or seascapes where I might want water to have that silky smooth effect. I had a variable ND but it has banding when on a super wide lens. I always use a UV to protect the front element and hate having to unscrew one for the other so I ordered a K&F magnetic ND from Amazon. I put it on and quite liked it, color seems neutral and didn't vignette. So, I ordered a K&F magnetic UV to replace the screw on one. It arrived but I returned it for another as the magnet was so weak that it barely stayed on. I've had decent luck with other K&F stuff, filters etc. so not sure if this was just a QC issue. Hopefully the next one has a stronger magnet like the ND has.
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A bit of FYI: I use magnetic filters as well. Kase Wolverine, K&F, and Urth magnetic filter systems play well with each other. They share the same polarity and stack well with each other if needed. Freewell filters apparently have the opposite polarity.
 
I recently bought an EL-5 flash from the Canon Refurb site.

Plus a Kase 77mm ND100000 16.5 stop solar filter with the magnetic adapter ring.

Couple months ago I bought a Sirui 75mm 1.6X FF Anamorphic lens in RF mount.
 
A bought an Atorch DL-24 load and battery tester. Third party LP-E6 batteries, and probably other battery types for Canon, do not fully and honestly communicate with the camera. The chip in the battery always lies to the camera and reports "I am in excellent condition and I am functioning at 100%", regardless of the truth. I even emailed with a battery manufacturer here in Germany and they told me that their batteries communicate information with the camera, but they can't speak for how the Canon camera interprets the information as that is proprietary to Canon. So, I wanted to be able to test and track the performance of my third party batteries to eliminate the duds.
Plus...I really love testing things and recording data....I know.....I am embracing my inner nerd.

To be able to connect an LP-E6 to the DL-24, I first used an old cheap LP-E6 charger and hard wired it to connect, but the battery resistance values were outrageous, so with the help of Google Gemini, I decided to purchase a used Jupio battery grip for a Canon 70D which also uses LP-E6 batteries. You can see the two connected below. I have been testing batteries this week and finding interesting things. At some point in the future I will try to make a post with my results of original Canon batteries and various third party batteries.

Oh...I bought a pair of SmallRig LP-E6P compatible batteries as well which should arrive tomorrow.

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Bryan Conner said:
A bought an Atorch DL-24 load and battery tester. Third party LP-E6 batteries, and probably other battery types for Canon, do not fully and honestly communicate with the camera. The chip in the battery always lies to the camera and reports "I am in excellent condition and I am functioning at 100%", regardless of the truth. I even emailed with a battery manufacturer here in Germany and they told me that their batteries communicate information with the camera, but they can't speak for how the Canon camera interprets the information as that is proprietary to Canon. So, I wanted to be able to test and track the performance of my third party batteries to eliminate the duds.
Plus...I really love testing things and recording data....I know.....I am embracing my inner nerd.

To be able to connect an LP-E6 to the DL-24, I first used an old cheap LP-E6 charger and hard wired it to connect, but the battery resistance values were outrageous, so with the help of Google Gemini, I decided to purchase a used Jupio battery grip for a Canon 70D which also uses LP-E6 batteries. You can see the two connected below. I have been testing batteries this week and finding interesting things. At some point in the future I will try to make a post with my results of original Canon batteries and various third party batteries.

Oh...I bought a pair of SmallRig LP-E6P compatible batteries as well which should arrive tomorrow.
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Nifty!

Your post has remined me that many years ago, there used to be a company called HeathKit which would sell you all the components necessary to build a box (thermometer's, barometers, radios, TVs & such). The kits were complete with every last resister, capacitor, wire harness, relay, LED, power supple, case that you'd need put it together. The instruction manuals were works of art, with exact step-by-step detail on what goes where. All I had to do is provide a soldering gun. My grandfather, who was a master electrician at Ford Motor Company, bought me a HeathKit thermometer as a gift for my 10th birthday. He helped me put it together. I was hooked!

Good memories.
 
THXGEEK said:
Nifty!

Your post has remined me that many years ago, there used to be a company called HeathKit which would sell you all the components necessary to build a box (thermometer's, barometers, radios, TVs & such). The kits were complete with every last resister, capacitor, wire harness, relay, LED, power supple, case that you'd need put it together. The instruction manuals were works of art, with exact step-by-step detail on what goes where. All I had to do is provide a soldering gun. My grandfather, who was a master electrician at Ford Motor Company, bought me a HeathKit thermometer as a gift for my 10th birthday. He helped me put it together. I was hooked!

Good memories.
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You brought back a memory for me. As a boy-young teen, I had my father's old Hallicrafters Radio in my room. I would stay up late at night in the summer and listen to stations in Europe and Asia as well as all over the USA. For a Mississippi boy in the late 70#s, it was fascinating. We had a very large mimosa tree outside by bedroom window and we put an antenna pretty high up in this tree and it opened up the world for me.
 
Bryan Conner said:
You brought back a memory for me. As a boy-young teen, I had my father's old Hallicrafters Radio in my room. I would stay up late at night in the summer and listen to stations in Europe and Asia as well as all over the USA. For a Mississippi boy in the late 70#s, it was fascinating. We had a very large mimosa tree outside by bedroom window and we put an antenna pretty high up in this tree and it opened up the world for me.
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Very cool!

Are you a ham? I have my General license but never got around to getting my extra. Purely local stuff for me, no LF as my homeowner's association would frown up hanging wires up in trees (I did have a slingshot thingy for launching a wire waaay up there, but never used it). I used to be more active in our National Weather Service SkyWarn program - running network operations at the local NWS office during severe weather and relaying reports to the meteorologist in charge. Great fun and a good public service.

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THXGEEK said:
Very cool!

Are you a ham? I have my General license but never got around to getting my extra. Purely local stuff for me, no LF as my homeowner's association would frown up hanging wires up in trees (I did have a slingshot thingy for launching a wire waaay up there, but never used it). I used to be more active in our National Weather Service SkyWarn program - running network operations at the local NWS office during severe weather and relaying reports to the meteorologist in charge. Great fun and a good public service.

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No, I am not a ham. I think my father dreamed of getting his license, but he never did. He was really big into CB radio in the early 70' til early 80's. We had an old ham radio antenna mast attached to our house, it was probably 20 feet high or so. He had a large map on the wall where he would put a pin on the location of everyone he had talked to. I think this was similar to the ham radio world, but a less expensive version. He had signal boosters at home as well as in his pickup. I think they were illegal...lol.
 
A used Fujifilm GFX 100s arrived today with a SmallRig baseplate and some extra batteries. Purchased on EBay, the camera looks brand new and appears to be 100% functional, although I won't know for sure until the Pentax A-645 35mm f/3.5 lens arrives on Friday. With tax and shipping, the body was $3400 and allegedly has only 2700 shutter activations (KEH has a similar unit with one battery for $4300). The shipping label says it was sent from a commercial photographer in Santa Ana, CA, so this feels like a good deal to me. https://www.tsutsumidapictures.com/about

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StevenAunan said:
A used Fujifilm GFX 100s arrived today with a SmallRig baseplate and some extra batteries. Purchased on EBay, the camera looks brand new and appears to be 100% functional, although I won't know for sure until the Pentax A-645 35mm f/3.5 lens arrives on Friday. With tax and shipping, the body was $3400 and allegedly has only 2700 shutter activations (KEH has a similar unit with one battery for $4300). The shipping label says it was sent from a commercial photographer in Santa Ana, CA, so this feels like a good deal to me. https://www.tsutsumidapictures.com/about
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Congrats!!!

O boy! You are in for a treat! You can crop the hell out of a shot and still have room (and resolution) to spare.

Get ready for some big honking raw files. The ones from my Fuji run around 204MB each. My one nit on the GFX bodies is that they don't seem to have a sensor shutter that you can set to close automatically upon shutting down. So don't I don't dwaddle when swapping lenses.
 

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