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Nice @n_maher! The 30 fps is glorious. How do you like it thus far? Drove up to NYC to help Julie move out as she finished her 3rd year rotations for medical school. Exceptionally difficult light in the parking under the building. The A7 did quite well here, I think. Taken with a Batis 85/1.8. Stopped by in Virginia to visit with my sister and tried playing with the Batis 135/2.8. Failed miserably but got a somewhat cool extremely close crop. In color.

I had to turn down precapture to a shorter time. With a full second and 30 fps, it was getting a bit cumbersome but I agree, I was able to get some shots of my niece in motion that I wouldn't have been able to get otherwise. One from an early morning walk with the Batis 135/2.8. Shooting plants even in the slightest wind is so freaking hard with this lens but it's a fun challenge.

RIP -- It served us and myself personally with honor. 🫡

Mr Noods in Grover Beach pork noodle soup. Was the best broth I can remember.

finished my cfa3 this week, thanks kevin gilmore for the desing and the support from the forum members. running on +-30v with moderat bias, changed the gain resistors to 3.2k for lower gain. needed some 3d printed parts so that all fit fine, a cfa3 in a quad 405 chase. no pot this time, i use a dac with volume control or a preamp. after all amps i build i think the best solution for a 1 case build ist mounting the trafos outside in vertical position, absolut no magnetic hum inducted. i also added grain oriented metal band around the trafos inside the trafo cases.

Had a MRI. I passed. (Apparently, I'm very good at laying very still.) They want me back to repeat the procedure on different equipment, so they can calibrate the equipment. 🙃 Kinda reminded me of a concert I saw where Pan Sonic played one long drone and manipulated the timbre so that different parts of audience members' bodies resonated. (The concert was a very visceral experience.)

The Last Ride of the Skanky Van... to the salvage yard. RIP RIP trusty steed.

Speaking of which A.I. “Gingery Wonton & Prawn Dumpling Noodle Soup"

Clarence Carter, Soul Singer Behind ‘Patches’ & ‘Strokin’,’ Dies at 90. Also, Clarence Carter was still alive(!)

At least there's the holographic projection material that's good for experimenting.

A redditor's father died and left him this: Also, I was born into the wrong family.

^ In that post, I just used the URL posted by the guy on the audiophile subreddit. The following will be more UK friendly. Fuck Nigel Farage. This Scandinavian fella is living his best life:

One of the louder Tiny Desk sets - enjoyed.

In the end, I decided on the F2.8... In recent months, I've used the 24-105 F4L much more than the 24-70 2.8L because of that extra telephoto reach, and I have to say it works very well except at sunset and indoors, where I struggled to take good photos without too much grain. At those times, I missed the 24-70 F2.8L. That's why I ruled out the 70-200 F4 and broke the piggy bank to buy the F2.8. 🙂 Some more photos with the 24-105mm F4L

I'm thinking of buying one of these two so I can take it to Ale's waterpolo matches (last year he started playing in the national league). I'm drawn to the F4 because it's small/light because I'm a little tired of carrying around the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L

Whenever I visit London, I always end up taking photos of these three places. The colors really catch my eye: blue, red... I'm posting some of the many photos I took, although I haven't looked at them all yet. In my defense, it's hard to concentrate while chasing after your pre-teen son... although I did manage to sneak a nod to Wings.

https://vinyl.sonymusic.com/products/pink-floyd-wish-you-were-here-50th-anniversary-lp-box-set Deal?

^I was today-years old when I found out this type of thing existed!

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Black & Chrome edition is available for purchase on Apple TV for $4.99 for anyone interested. It's a little dark, but I think it looks better than the Fury Road Black & Chrome version. May help those with CGI issues with the color.

RIP legendary music producer Jack Douglas. Longtime listeners will know I have a fetish for the sound of 70s analogue productions. Aerosmith (a band that I find to be a curiosity at best) posted these photos on their official FB page: That console is a thing of beauty.

RIP to my aunt, Gladys "Goldie" Schultz, 87. She was an amazing woman, very calm and logical, yet with a deep compassion and a wonderfully dry sense of humor (I was recently told she was a tiny bit on the spectrum, makes sense now). She was an early woman in tech, mother of 3 wonderful kids, and so much more. She will be missed....and my dad is now the last living person from that generation.... She now joins her husband, my Uncle Ron.