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Like two dogs in heat!
On April 23rd, the day I shot the iceberg at The Arches provincial park on the province's Great Northern Peninsula, I used a couple of lenses ... interchanging between the AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm and the Sigma Sport 150-600mm a number of times. I was on my way farther north to shoot the Aurora that night but just before I left the iceberg shoot I was going to use the Sigma one more time to get a few extra close-up shots. When I tried to remove the 24-70mm, though, I couldn't take it off!!! As it so happened, that was the lens I was going to use for the Aurora, so I continued on and managed to get a few shots before the fog moved in.
But I used my iPad and did a little research on the Internet before leaving the park and discovered ... to my chagrin ... that I definitely wasn't the first one to have a lens stuck on a Nikon camera body! Not by a long shot! I did more extensive research after I arrived back home and wasn't happy with what I found. It has happened to lots of folks ... on a variety of Nikon bodies and lenses. Does Nikon take ownership of this problem and fix it for free? What do you think? Folks have been charged anywhere from $600-$1400 to get this problem fixed. Most have been told it happened because of "impact damage"! Some have even been told they had installed the lens improperly!
I haven't been told anything yet, because I haven't decided if I'm going to send it in to Nikon Canada or not. I did contact them and mentioned I had read that people had been told their camera had been subjected to "impact damage" and that that hadn't been the case with most of them and certainly not with me! I was told that Nikon's term "impact damage" is just a way of stating it has damages not due to a manufacture defect! Amazing!!! I was also told Nikon's costs are under a flat rate system ... where the parts and labour are combined in one cost and full details regarding the repair will be provided once the repair has been approved and returned. Also, that the flat rate for the D810 model is $ $610.00! But it is just an average as the technicians will need to assess the camera and the cost maybe lower or it may be higher.
Plus, the shipping cost back to Nikon in Toronto ... fully insured ... is close to $300! Can't send it by Canada Post anyway because the maximum they insure anything for is far less than the full value of camera and lens. So it has to be by FedEx, Purolator, etc.
Some folks have discovered a screw has come loose in the mount ... either on the camera or lens. My suggestion to you ... keep checking them! Use a little jeweller's screwdriver. I don't think that's my problem, though. Others have found that the pin on the mount doesn't retract when the release button is pushed ... that it separates from the release mechanism and stays up. Sometimes if you jiggle the lens long enough apparently it will drop back and allow the lens to be released. Cost of shipping would be less then, at least. But it would still have to be repaired.
I've jiggled it until my right wrist is almost twice the size of the left one. :-) But I'm pretty sure that a separated pin isn't my problem either. How do I know that? Ok. Check out the other photo I just uploaded. What you will see is a feeler guage ... bought at NAPA. I had one already, but it was the wire type ... not the leaf type. The 4/1000 inch (0.102mm) will fit between the lens and mount ... you have to lift up the little rubber seal on the bottom of the lens ... and it's a little tight, but It will fit in there. Actually, 6/1000 inch will fit in there. So, I can feel the pin with it when it's in there ... both sides and even from the front (not much space to manoeuvre from the front though because the pin is close to the outside rim.) I can tell by moving the feeler guage and watching the release button that the pin and mechanism seem to be still attached. Thought I might be able to get it to retract if I bump it with the feeler guage. No luck, though. And I've bumped it from both sides and the front!
Anyway, any ideas?
Oh, the 'two dogs in heat' thing reminded me of a Paul Thorn song ... same title: "Two Dogs In Heat." But he does another one called "It's A Great Day To Whup Somebody's *ss." Definitely more appropriate in this situation, as far as I'm concerned! Paul Thorn? Used to be a boxer. Fought Roberto Durand. Once. :-)
So, that's why I'm back using my D300. Glad I kept it ... but 12 MP as opposed to 36? Well, I have to do something.
I couldn’t decide between these two edits. I look so sad here, but I liked my makeup a lot. I guess it’s ok to wear this emotion on my sleeve sometimes.
In the taproom, at...
Sarasota (Bee Ridge), Florida.
5 October 2019.
▶ A diamond in the rough: a brewery and taproom in an industrial park. Recommended to me by 'craft' beer professionals on Facebook. Sometimes, the interwebs do deliver on their promise.
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▶ King's Creatures (left)
"English Export Stout"
6.9% alcohol
☞ "Deeply roasty, with a hypnotic darkness and scary drinkability. Monsters covet and hoard the British malt notes of espresso, & light toffee."
☞ Me: Lovely British Maris Otter malt for base; sapid but not overdone treacle from dark malts; alcoholic slap at end dries the finish.
▶ Calusa Ringstrasse (right)
"Vienna-style Lager"
5.5% alcohol
☞ "A brilliant clarity of autumnal copper reveals the toasted, full character of the finest continental malt and crisp finish of noble hops.
☞ Me: Not "brilliantly" clear, but a well-executed lager nonetheless, expressing lightly toasted crackers, an elegant (not fruity) sweet middle, and, indeed, a crisp finish.
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The 1964 bridge next to the new Queensferry Crossing due to open in 2016, a shot taken between Inverkeithing and North Queensferry Fife.
My Two Fish page is from Secret Garden, An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book by Johanna Basford, colored with Prismacolor Premier Soft Core and Verithin colored pencils.
We just had to get a few shots in with some of the girls when we visited Hooter's during our recent Tour de Force!
I had Cindy take a couple of pix of me over the weekend when we were out for our 2nd annual Tour de Force! This is at our 2nd stop, the Hooter's in Chantilly, VA. I have to thank Cindy for getting the gang together for another great time!
My ensemble for the night consists of my Baltogs shiny wet look black lycra spandex leotard from nydancewear.com, a perfectly matching black wet look lycra spandex miniskirt from coquetryclothing.com, Osé Retina sparkly lurex fishnet hose
from hosieree.com, worn over super shiny Platino Cleancut pantyhose from shapings.com, and my black patent lace up thigh boots with the 5" heels from electriqueboutique.com.
To see more pix of me in other tight, sexy and revealing outfits click this link:www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157623668202157/
To see more pix of me in sexy boots click here: www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157622816479823/
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The lake is suddenly back. Waterproof boots are needed. My winter tail, on the left, also has some flooding.
Seen at Van Nuys California in April 1992, ex Delta Boeing 727-232 N727OB of Orca Bay Aviation in company with former United Airlines Aerospatiale/SUD Aviation Caravelle 6R N98KT, delivered to UA in 1961 as N1017U unfortunately broken up here in 2010. The cockpit section of the 727 survives as a exhibit at Boeing Paine Field Washington State.
Dublin
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret,
Never to be told.
Probably from Deccan Sultanates. Two early 17th century gold and enamel archery rings. One set with rubies and turquoise, the other one with a painted enamel image of a lady.
This is part of the Emperors & Jewels exhibition: Treasures of the Indian Courts from the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. On loan to the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
On Boxing Day (no, not when people punch each other after Christmas, but a British tradition of 26 December as a holiday), I met up with John FitzGerald (Ipernity) or John FitzGerald (flickr} to visit the Aga Khan Museum, which is dedicated to Islamic artifacts. Special thanks to John for alerting me about the Emperors & Jewels special exhibition.
SPAX AEM-7 2307 brings up the markers on Wash-1 as the train crosses over to track one at Neshaminy.
Two more ex-First buses await an uncertain future at Winkleigh on 20th June 2017. On the left is ex-First Kernow and originally Bristol Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties K615 LAE is seen in the company of an unidentified East Lancs bodied Dennis Trident.
Two towers somewhere in Berlin. I used a ultrawideangle in order to get them on and processed them into black and white. A composite with an extra long exposure shot for the sky.
All it will take is a collection of stitched-together bison hides and a central fire-pit and these, two-of-a-kind, still under construction,
"room with a view" condos can be yours if you act quickly. No pesky lawn to mow. Only lovely wildflowers. The Mission Mountains in your backyard. A fresh water-source in the side yard. Who do you know who has a view-field anywhere near as magnificent as this homesite has? As much privacy as this one
has? The peace and serenity? And where are the troublesome neighbors? Nowhere to be seen, that's where? Do not hesitate, home-shoppers. This one won't last ! Lease to own, own to lease. We are entertaining all serious offers. Short term leasing available. And, as an extra incentive, all home tours feature free balloons for the kiddies.
I made this capture just outside the Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana in Charlo, about 50 miles north of Missoula and just shy of the lovely town of Polson on the shores of Flathead Lake.
What kid hasn't fallen in love with teepees once or twice in his life. And what respectable senior citizen doesn't still have a goodly amount of kid in him?
(A free hot tip: Do make sure to visit the Museum here right
on Route 93. I highly recommend it. It is one of the best
Native American museums in the west and also features some marvelous fine art, very unique cards, gifts and jewelry. Do tell
Jo that Dennis says hello. And ask for a free night in the teepee).