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Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
In the 1950s, the German Navy identified a need for a new generation of maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft with modern sensors, high reliability, and long-range capability. In 1958, a multinational consortium led by the French company Breguet, together with France, the Netherlands, and Italy, decided to develop the aircraft. Serial production of the Breguet 1150 began as early as mid-1963. On July 1, 1964, the formation order was issued for Marinefliegergeschwader MFG3, which took delivery of the first production ATLANTIC (UC+310) in January 1966. By the end of the year, 13 had arrived in Nordholz, at a unit price of 18.5 million DM. As early as 1968, corrosion on the tail units was discovered as a result of the salty air, which had to be repaired at great expense. At the end of 1971, the first of five SIGINT ("Signal Intelligence") versions began to be deployed, equipped with electronic reconnaissance systems, for example, to intercept military radio frequencies. As part of the combat upgrade, the tape recorder, navigation, radar, ESM, sonar, and buoy systems, among others, were modernized starting in 1978. The ATLANTIC's crew included a commander, co-pilot, flight mechanic, two aircraft operations officers (tactical coordinator, navigator), a radio operator, and six operations boatswains for underwater and surface detection. Two accidents involving this model resulted in no casualties. Starting in 2006, the Br 1150 was replaced by the P-3C Orion. The last SIGINT aircraft was decommissioned in 2010. The museum exhibit, with the registration 61+14, had been flying with MFG 3 since 1967. After 10,801 flight hours, approximately four million kilometer, 7442 landings, the aircraft arrived at the AERONAUTICUM at the end of 2005. The rudder bears the emblem of the mission it performed in Mombasa, Kenya, from May 2002 to September 2003 as part of Operation "ENDURING FREEDOM."
No markings after repaint.
Processed to my taste, a 100% crop of this image: www.flickr.com/photos/jpivkova/31748909990/in/photostream/
As some of you know, I love shooting wildlife with my trusty, light, gorgeously-sharp Nikon 300mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S and Nikon 1.4TCII. Although I love this combo for all that it offers on a budget, I was itching for a little more reach and possibly VR.
Tamron and Sigma were offering a lot of reach for a great price, but as good as these lenses seemed to perform according to users, I just wasn't terribly tempted. I wasn't in love with the bokeh on the Sigmas, nor the weight, nor the questionable reliability I've experienced in the past with Sigma super-zooms. I know that times are changing and Sigma has been on fire as of late, but I still see people having AF issues with their "Art" series lenses here and there. What hope does a super-telephoto lens have if some copies of primes front/back-focus? Tamron's first generation 150-600mm super-zoom was impressive when it was announced and the price was right, but,... after giving it a try, I didn't think it would make me happier than the 300mm f/4D and TC did, so I held out.
A couple months ago Tamron announced the new and improved 150-600mm G2. Tamron made many improvements with this lens and that's when I thought that just maybe I was ready to buy. I think I may have added that lens to my B&H cart like five times in a span of two weeks. I even entered my card info and was about to hit "Subit Order", but stopped myself at the last second and hit "X". :P I still wasn't sure whether to go with the shorter Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR, or the Tamron G2.
The Tamron offered more reach; 50mm less at the wide end and 100mm more at the long end. They also added customizable features as far as AF tuning and VR go. The Nikon offered a constant aperture of f/5.6 all the way to 500mm, I liked the bokeh a little more, it had 4.5 stops of VR (Tamron rates the G2 at 4.5 stops as well) and it was Nikon-brand, which meant that future compatibility was a no-brainer. They both cost about the same, so price was not a consideration.
On paper the Tamron made far more sense. How can you go wrong with more reach, more options, similar optical quality and same price??? Yet I still couldn't buy it, not knowing how it felt in my hands compared to the Nikon. I decided to go down to Sammy's Camera and try them both out with my D750.
Of course it was raining, so going outside with them wasn't an option. I aimed both lenses at stationary cars outside, aimed them at stuff inside the store, well-lit corners, dim corners, etc. The Tamron was quite good, nothing to complain about considering I was shooting both at 1/125s hand-held, but when I pulled up the Nikon images on my play-back screen, I was kind of blown away. I wasn't expecting that from a super-zoom. The images were sharp, detailed and nailed focus. Although the Tamron was quicker to acquire focus, it did seem to miss a couple of times in bad light. I don't think it needed AF fine tuning, because in good light it seemed to nail focus despite some camera-shake from me.
To be fair, I was shooting the Tamron at 600mm wide open and the Nikon at 500mm wide open. The Tamron was at f/6.3 and Nikon was at f/5.6, so it was getting less reach and more light than the Tamron. I know some might say I should have shot both the Tamron and Nikon at 500mm, but in my mind if 600mm on the Tamron didn't perform to my expectations, what's the point in buying the extra reach if I'm not going to be happy with it? I simply used both lenses the way I planned to use them all the time, which was at their maximum focal length and wide open.
The Nikon VR was very effective. Tamron had three or four VR options, I made sure to try at least two of them, but wasn't as impressed by their effectiveness at 600mm and 1/125s. Maybe if the Nikon had gone to 600mm, it also wouldn't have done so well, but,... there was just something about the Nikon that made me go "wow". It wowed me so much in fact, that although I planned on buying it through B&H, I decided that I had to have this particular copy of it then and there. It just performed so well with zero AF fine tuning! It was spot-on at every focal length. Hearing about copy variation struck fear in me that if I had bought it online, maybe a different copy wouldn't perform the same way optically.
I'd like to say that the Tamron G2 is quite impressive for the price and what it offers. It seems like a really great lens, and I'm sure it would have performed better if I had been shooting it at 1/2000s in good light. Then again, so would the Nikon under the same circumstances! Whether you go with one or the other, I don't think you can make a bad decision. They're both awesome offerings. 2016 was a very good year for wildlife photogs on a budget. I never in a million years thought I'd love a super-zoom for under $1,400.00 this much!
You're probably wondering how it compares to the 300mm f/4D and 1.4TCII. Prepare to be shocked...... the Nikon 200-500mm matches (if not surpasses by a tiny margin) the 300mm f/4D and TC at 420mm, especially in center sharpness and detail. Well, what about the 300mm f/4D at 300mm without the TC vs. 200-500mm at 300mm? Guys,..... from my non-scientific (but fairly tedious) tests, both lenses are equally sharp in the center. It's insane. I did a comparison test on a tripod both indoors and outdoors using slow and fast shutter speeds, wide open, closed down, and no matter how I tried, the Nikon 200-500mm just kept hitting the target with prime-like sharpness and resolution. It also benefits from being heavier on the tripod. When you use the "Sports" VR on tripod with slow shutter speeds like 1/13s, it actually helps a lot. I couldn't get the 300mm f/4D to take a pin-sharp picture even on a tripod and using the timer at 1/13s, but the 200-500mm did just fine.
I recently went to the wetlands to shoot with the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR. I also brought my Nikon 1.4TCII, just in case. Mobile or still, anything I touched with this lens ended up in focus. Images came out sharp, detailed, clear and contrasty. Although the lens can be slow to acquire focus at first, once it does grab focus, it holds on very well. I shot some incoming ducks far away, very small in the frame, and they were in focus. If something ended up being out of focus, that's because I was still getting used to weilding this beast of a lens. It's larger and heavier than my 300mm f/4D and TC combo, so waving it around to follow fast-moving subjects is still new to me.
If you're looking to buy a telephoto lens for wildlife and you're wondering if you should go the 300mm f/4D or PF route with 1.4TC II or III,... again...in my opinion unless you have trouble hand-holding the 200-500mm due to it's size and weight (which is understandable!), go with the 200-500mm, or go test the Tamron 150-600mm G2 alongside the Nikon. It just makes no sense to spend $2,000.00 on the 300mm f/4PF (or $1,400.00 on the 300mm f/4D version) and $500 on a TC III for a combined cost of $2,500.00, when you could pay $1,400.00 for a sharp zoom that gives you about equal sharpness/detail, more reach, the ability to zoom out to 200mm when you need it and 4.5 stops of VR. It even works with a 1.4TC! You could easily buy the 1.4TC III and get 700mm at f/8 with very acceptable results for a little less than $2,000.00! I don't know how you could beat that for the price.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
I wanted to refuel my car at the gas station. When I wanted to use my card to pay, I was greeted by this nice error message: "The exception unknown software exception (0x0eedfade) occurred in the application at location 0x77e73887."
See also the closeup of the display so that you can read the error message and see what is wrong with it.
The world's best run companies attend #IMC2022 to advance asset management, reliability, leadership, maintenance and digitalization at the 36th International Maintenance Conference produced by Reliabilityweb.com
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
The Army Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) is a large-scale, semiannual field evaluation of network and non-network capabilities. The U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG) at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, traditionally provides test and evaluation support and instrumentation to NIEs. However, with NIE 14.2, the latest evaluation, USAEPG provided the additional support of a network forensics team that made a positive impact on network troubleshooting, reliability and network protection. Gathering lessons on interactions with the test community, industry partners or units being fielded with a new technology can result in significant benefit to other programs. (Photo by Amy Walker, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical)
Bringing inspiration and innovation to value performance wake boating, the Mojo 2.5 wide-bow boat is an experience in wakes, handling, ride, reliability and fun. This 22-foot 6-inch wake rider's dream rolls off the production line with a boat-load of standard features and more wake sport performance than its price class can handle. A definite departure from the “me too” pickle fork trend in wakeboard boat design, this new Moomba gives value performance buyers a safe, deep, wide bow in addition to extreme functionality. Simply comfortable interior design compliments the functional nature of the boat with new snap-out carpet covering an, easily maintained, all fiberglass floor. This unique boat design is pushed by the torquey Indmar Assault™ 330 horse power engine, perfect to pull all levels of riders. Beginner to pro will flip for the Moomba Multisport Wakeplate, Digital Pro speed control, the available 1250-pound Gravity III ballast system and the new optional Surf+ wakesurfing platform. Visit your local Moomba Dealer and put some more pop in your lake life with the Mojo 2.5.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Last weekend the motorcycle section of the Vintage Car Club of NZ ran a reliability trial and invited the Canterbury Classic Trials group to put on a demonstration and also take part in their event. The trials area also attracted members from the Vintage Club on suitable machines who tried the obstacles. These were largely man-made and included pallets (Thanks Palletmakers in ChCh), fence posts, tyres, a bank, tree stump, and logs. Due to the range of machines lined up for the reliability trial these sections were easier and included tight turns, tree roots, and banks. As well as trials bikes other contenders included trail bikes, 1970’s Vespa and Honda scooters, 1960's Royal Enfield and BMW motorcycles , 1937 Ariel, 1927 AJS, 1924 Triumph, as well as a Velosolex. A laid back and fun day mixing two groups both interested in classic motorcycles. Enjoy the photos.
Attractive allrounders and the easiest ski in the Bandit range for women. The B74's are all-mountain skis in the traditional sense, not too wide for use in the bumps, wide enough to deal with a little frsh snow and very tolerant in terms of flex to give the fair intermediate to advanced skier a smooth ride over the entire hill.
For expert skiers you may prefer something a little more suited to particular conditions or skiing styles but if you are an intermediate or advanced skier looking to remain on the groomed runs for the majority of time then the B74's are a good choice for solid reliability and easy going friends.