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[DoctorStrangelove]

Not much impressed with "The Thin Red Line".

Very long & fairly tedious.

[WTFH]

Yes, he swears by Canon. Not sure which of those his latest one is, but it'll be the most expensive one his limited company could afford

Either one, I’d be happy.

Although I’m fairly happy with the gear I have, shame I can’t write them off to the company.
The Wife (tm) has just gone to pick up a friend of mine who is a pro yacht photographer. If you own a yacht and want a a photo, you fly her to your boat, hire a chopper and leave her to it. She does the Superyacht Cup, etc as well.
She has better bodies than me (1DXII, 1DX, 1DIV, 1DIII), but I have better lenses.
Me, 5DIII, 7DII, 24-70L f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8LIS II, 100-400 f/4.5-5.6LIS II, 50 f/1.8 I, 100 f/2.8 LHIS Macro, oh and the other one... 500 f/4L IS.

I guess your friend is using a 24 f/1.4L - a beauty I’ve used in the Arctic Circle, but only ever borrowed, never owned.

[NickFitz]

that's a bit harsh, even by CUK standards. just 'cos you got a dodgy kebab??

I never actually went there, possibly because I knew it had been converted from a public lavatory

Some shopkeepers round here have very strange ideas about how insurance works…

[NickFitz]

Either one, I’d be happy.

Although I’m fairly happy with the gear I have, shame I can’t write them off to the company.
The Wife (tm) has just gone to pick up a friend of mine who is a pro yacht photographer. If you own a yacht and want a a photo, you fly her to your boat, hire a chopper and leave her to it. She does the Superyacht Cup, etc as well.
She has better bodies than me (1DXII, 1DX, 1DIV, 1DIII), but I have better lenses.
Me, 5DIII, 7DII, 24-70L f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8LIS II, 100-400 f/4.5-5.6LIS II, 50 f/1.8 I, 100 f/2.8 LHIS Macro, oh and the other one... 500 f/4L IS.

I guess your friend is using a 24 f/1.4L - a beauty I’ve used in the Arctic Circle, but only ever borrowed, never owned.

Just looked at the EXIF data, which says, with a few bits like his name redacted:

Aperture Value: 5.625
Color Space: sRGB
Components Configuration: 1, 2, 3, 0
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Date Time Digitized: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:32:23
Date Time Original: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:32:23
Exif Version: 2.3
Exposure Bias Value: 0
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Time: 1/1600
Flash: Off, did not fire
FlashPix Version: 1.0
FNumber: 7.1
Focal Length: 70
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: inches
Focal Plane X Resolution: 5,991.724
Focal Plane Y Resolution: 6,002.073
Photographic Sensitivity (ISO): 640
Lens Model: EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Lens Serial Number: 0000000000
Lens Specification: 70, 200, 0, 0
Max Aperture Value: 3
Metering Mode: Pattern
Pixel X Dimension: 5,792
Pixel Y Dimension: 8,688
RecommendedExposureIndex: 640
Scene Capture Type: Standard
SensitivityType: Recommended exposure index (REI)
Shutter Speed Value: 1/1579
Subject Distance: 49.79
Sub-second Time: 40
Sub-second Time Digitized: 40
Sub-second Time Original: 40
White Balance: Auto white balance
Firmware: 1.1.1
Flash Compensation: 0
Image Number: 0
Lens ID: 224
Lens Info: 70, 200, 0, 0
Lens Model: EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Lens Serial Number: 0000000000

[WTFH]

A MkI 70-220 f/2.8L IS? I used to have one of them. Stunning lens.
They’ve just brought out the MkIII (and I don’t know how it could beat the MkII, which somehow was better than the MkI)


Oh, and tell him to update his firmware. 1.1.2 has been out for a year.

[NickFitz]

A MkI 70-220 f/2.8L IS? I used to have one of them. Stunning lens.
They’ve just brought out the MkIII (and I don’t know how it could beat the MkII, which somehow was better than the MkI)


Oh, and tell him to update his firmware. 1.1.2 has been out for a year.

I'm sure he'll do it when he feels the time is right - he used to do a lot of IT-related stuff, so he's well up on the technical side of things

[WTFH]

I'm sure he'll do it when he feels the time is right - he used to do a lot of IT-related stuff, so he's well up on the technical side of things

I check the firmware on mine each year when I re-register for CPN, or before a big trip. Rarely ever makes a difference, but if you send your gear in for a clean, they’ll update it then too.

[greenlake]

that's a bit harsh, even by CUK standards. just 'cos you got a dodgy kebab??

I never actually went there, possibly because I knew it had been converted from a public lavatory

Mmmm….toilet kebabs....

[NickFitz]

The only telly tonight was a bit of some C4 stuff about helicopter paramedics, followed by something about the police, whilst eating dinner and digesting after.

After that, I finished Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum's WWII memoir First Light, which I decided to reread after hearing of his death last Wednesday.

Off to have my ears gouged clean of earwax, if any, by the nurse next door in the morning. Hopefully there won't be much; if there's a lot, I have to reschedule my appointment with the audiologist on Thursday. Fingers crossed.

Goodnight all

[original PM]

Monday morning....

Yay