Stolen D300 shots salvaged.
Savageduck
been able to salvage most of the shots from my African trip.
It is good to be home. The return trip via Amsterdam, with bad European
and East coast weather was a nightmare. Each leg of the return was met
with a delay. I had a 39 hour day from Cape Town to SFO.
African Wild dogs, fast moving, well camouflaged, and tough to shoot.
http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Wilddogs-2009-H2/index.html
More cheetah,
http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Cheetah-2009-H1/index.html
and Southern Masked Weaver, totally engaged in nest building.
http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Weaver/index.html
Just a taste from a travelling amateur. I will be replacing the stolen
D300 with a D300s.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Charles E Hardwidge
news:2009122219355216807-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
And why the fuck are you cross-posting over 3 newsgroups you clueless
attention seeking tosspot. Are you sure you haven't missed out a few like
weather, wild animals, and tourism? Cross-posting fucks up newsgroup
hierarchies and magnifies assholes like the P&S troll.
FU trimmed to alt.photography
--
Charles E Hardwidge
Savageduck
<bo...@invalid.invalid> said:
BTW Chuck, as I have pointed out before, this OP is entirely
appropriate as it deals with photography, the equipment, and a digital
slr system. Cross posting is not absolutely verboten if the subject is
group apprpriate. In the case of this OP it is.
The P&S troll lurks in these groups and will make his presence known
regardless of what any of us do. You taking on the role of guardian of
the photo NGs is not going to make him go away.
...and you resorting to infantile insults is every bit as annoying, and
a statement of your state of mind as any intrusion of "the troll."
If you choose to ignore the thread, so be it.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Peter
news:2009122219355216807-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
> been able to salvage most of the shots from my African trip.
> It is good to be home. The return trip via Amsterdam, with bad European
> and East coast weather was a nightmare. Each leg of the return was met
> with a delay. I had a 39 hour day from Cape Town to SFO.
>
> African Wild dogs, fast moving, well camouflaged, and tough to shoot.
> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Wilddogs-2009-H2/index.html
>
> More cheetah,
> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Cheetah-2009-H1/index.html
Struggling not to make a bad pun about Tiger & cheetahs.
>
> and Southern Masked Weaver, totally engaged in nest building.
> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Weaver/index.html
>
> Just a taste from a travelling amateur. I will be replacing the stolen
> D300 with a D300s.
>
Thank you for sharing. You have many nice memories of your trip. I think you
made a good choice in a new camera.
Now tell the truth, was the D300 really stolen, or is that what you told
your wife?<G>
--
Peter
Charles E Hardwidge
> On 2009-12-23 01:40:39 -0800, "Charles E Hardwidge"
> <bo...@invalid.invalid> said:
>
>> And why the fuck are you cross-posting over 3 newsgroups you clueless
>> attention seeking tosspot. Are you sure you haven't missed out a few like
>> weather, wild animals, and tourism? Cross-posting fucks up newsgroup
>> hierarchies and magnifies assholes like the P&S troll.
>
> as it deals with photography, the equipment, and a digital slr system.
> Cross posting is not absolutely verboten if the subject is group
> apprpriate. In the case of this OP it is.
> The P&S troll lurks in these groups and will make his presence known
> regardless of what any of us do. You taking on the role of guardian of the
> photo NGs is not going to make him go away.
It's too high level to really justify being cross-posted. Just because it
mentions a particular thing doesn't make it appropriate. It's just a fact
that cross-posting like this fucks up newsgroup hierarchies and magnifies
trolling. This can and has destroyed newsgroups in the past.
Don't alter my follow-ups without a good reason, and doing it without
notification is against convention and rude. You're going to do whatever you
want regardless so before we get into that ego game I'll point out this
isn't an issue of netcopping but self-discovery.
I could've wanred you before you went to Joberg but didn't as, I reckoned,
you'd bitch and some of the other guys would accuse me of being a killjoy.
You got your stuff stolen. Hey, ho. There's a similar cause and effect cycle
with newsgroup posting *and* photography.
If you're right, you're wrong. Certainty is an illusion.
David J Taylor
news:cDnYm.18231$Ym4....@text.news.virginmedia.com...
[]
> It's too high level to really justify being cross-posted. Just because
> it
> mentions a particular thing doesn't make it appropriate. It's just a
> fact
> that cross-posting like this fucks up newsgroup hierarchies and
> magnifies
> trolling. This can and has destroyed newsgroups in the past.
>
> Don't alter my follow-ups without a good reason, and doing it without
> notification is against convention and rude. You're going to do whatever
> you
> want regardless so before we get into that ego game I'll point out this
> isn't an issue of netcopping but self-discovery.
>
> I could've wanred you before you went to Joberg but didn't as, I
> reckoned,
> you'd bitch and some of the other guys would accuse me of being a
> killjoy.
> You got your stuff stolen. Hey, ho. There's a similar cause and effect
> cycle
> with newsgroup posting *and* photography.
>
> If you're right, you're wrong. Certainty is an illusion.
>
> FU trimmed to alt.photography
>
> --
> Charles E Hardwidge
It was much more on topic than the political opinions which for far too
much of the traffic on the photography groups today.
As I want to know what camera he replaces the D300 with, and why, FU set
to: rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
OG
> Even though I lost the D300 I had a redundant backup system,
Nope, I think in this case the backup system *wasn't* redundant.
Savageduck
Well it worked.
I lost the 16GB CF.
...but I made a daily backup to my Colorspace UDMA, an outboard FW800
HD, and a Lightroom conversion to DNG on my laptop. So that was a
triple redundant backup.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Savageduck
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:2009122219355216807-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
>> Even though I lost the D300 I had a redundant backup system, so I have
>> been able to salvage most of the shots from my African trip.
>> It is good to be home. The return trip via Amsterdam, with bad European
>> and East coast weather was a nightmare. Each leg of the return was met
>> with a delay. I had a 39 hour day from Cape Town to SFO.
>>
>> African Wild dogs, fast moving, well camouflaged, and tough to shoot.
>> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Wilddogs-2009-H2/index.html
>>
>> More cheetah,
>> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Cheetah-2009-H1/index.html
>
>
>
> Struggling not to make a bad pun about Tiger & cheetahs.
Not a golf club or frie hydrant anywhere nearby.
>
>
>>
>> and Southern Masked Weaver, totally engaged in nest building.
>> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Weaver/index.html
>>
>> Just a taste from a travelling amateur. I will be replacing the stolen
>> D300 with a D300s.
>>
>
> Thank you for sharing. You have many nice memories of your trip. I
> think you made a good choice in a new camera.
> Now tell the truth, was the D300 really stolen, or is that what you
> told your wife?<G>
Well I hadn't planned the theft, or the wake up call it was for me. Now
I just have to consider dealing with the benefits of the upgrade,
though the addition of video was never a consideration for me as I was
quite happy with the D300.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Alan Browne
> ...but I made a daily backup to my Colorspace UDMA, an outboard FW800
> HD, and a Lightroom conversion to DNG on my laptop. So that was a triple
> redundant backup.
Heading off to Columbia for a couple weeks in Jan. I'm looking at an
offload option. I'll be carrying 24 (16+8) GB in cards, but shooting raw.
A 160GB netbook ($299) is my first option. Even sell it on C'list on
return. I've tried finding something used as well, but either
over-spec/priced or old junk with 40 GB disks...
A simple data sucker that would automatically copy the CF to a HD would
be okay, except that I might want to edit and e-mail out some photos
while there. A netbook capable of running Elements 3.0 would be fine
enough for that.
I'd guess I'll be shooting about 4 - 8 GB per day, on average. (100 -
200 images). This will reduce to 2-4 GB/day if I do a lossless
compression DNG conversion on the laptop.
Charles E Hardwidge
news:Xa2dnXv8hrgGwK_W...@giganews.com...
> On 09-12-23 12:47 , Savageduck wrote:
>
> Heading off to Columbia for a couple weeks in Jan.
Funnily enough, Colombia is an example I had lined up in a draft post
up-thread but later dumped. Things may have cleared up in Columbia by now
but corruption, gangsterism at various levels, and paranoia were a noxious
mix you stumble blindly into. I'll skip that but leaving a copy of
documentation and money with a trusted third party before you go may be
useful. It could be useful getting back home in one piece.
celcius
news:2009122219355216807-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
Great to see you back!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!
I'll take a look at your picks to-morrow. But I'm sure from what I've seen
before that they will be very special.
Warm welcome.
Marcel
Charles E Hardwidge
"celcius" <celc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hgu6v0$4hk$1...@celcius.motzarella.org...
> Savageduck,
> Great to see you back!
> Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!
> I'll take a look at your picks to-morrow. But I'm sure from what I've seen
> before that they will be very special.
> Warm welcome.
> Marcel
So, you had nothing to say. You wanna watch that irony thing. ;-)
Savageduck
<bo...@invalid.invalid> said:
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:2009122318502816807-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
>> On 2009-12-23 16:51:29 -0800, "Charles E Hardwidge"
>> <bo...@invalid.invalid> said:
>>
>>> I'm just getting the job done. If you want to talk about a clueless
>>> whiner pick on Savageduck who rumbled into a situation, got stripped to
>>> his skin, then had to emo over three newsgroups like a girl when he got
>>> back.
>>>
>>> Asshole.
>>
>> Boy are you a troubled soul who seems to have no understanding of of what
>> I posted?
>>
>> I am a big boy and I fully accept what happened and what I am dealing with
>> it. It seems I mistakenly thought some here with an interest in
>> photography and travel for photography, would have benefited from my
>> unpleasant experience.
>>
>> "Stripped to the skin" and "emo" indeed, where did you get that from?
>
> Seen it all before. After a while all the bumbling attention whores blend
> into one. Sorry, dude. You're not special or unique.
>
> (Sorry, I couldn't resist saying that).
>
> Nah, I've had enough with Sisker's fuckwittery and cross-posting assholes
> gumming up things in the past so took a chunk out of your ass as you passed
> through. What can I say? Target of opportunity.
>
> Your topic doesn't interest me and there's nothing I want to add so I'm
> generally ignoring it. Took a sample of some posts but most of it's just the
> usual rambling shit going nowhere. Whatever keeps people happy.
>
> Carry on.
Well the one thing all of us can be sure of, is your ability to match
the P&S troll as an offensive presence and intrusion on any post which
disturbs you in some way.
In his case "the usual rambling shit" is his P&S diatribe, in yours it
is injecting yourself ito a thread you claim you have no interest in,
and bitching.
Posing as News Group cop and final judge of what should or should not
be posted is not a hat you wear well.
FU restored. (consider yourself advised of that)
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Charles E Hardwidge
> Well the one thing all of us can be sure of, is your ability to match the
> P&S troll as an offensive presence and intrusion on any post which
> disturbs you in some way.
>
> In his case "the usual rambling shit" is his P&S diatribe, in yours it is
> injecting yourself ito a thread you claim you have no interest in, and
> bitching.
> Posing as News Group cop and final judge of what should or should not be
> posted is not a hat you wear well.
>
> FU restored. (consider yourself advised of that)
Oh, do calm down. I've made the points I wanted to and trimmed follow-ups
accordingly. I've got no particular interest in this topic nor follow the
chatter. I'm not even reading it or posting in it apart from this thread
branch in one newsgroup. Stop winding your internet ego up and let it go.
FU trimmed to alt.photgraphy
--
Charles E Hardwidge
David J Taylor
[]
> FU restored. (consider yourself advised of that)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Savageduck
>
Perhaps if you are going to post to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems it would
be nice were you to answer comments made in that group, otherwise it may
appear that you are ignoring the replies.
David
Savageduck
<bo...@invalid.invalid> said:
OK.
Good bye Chuck.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
John McWilliams
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:2009122403453675249-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
> []
>> FU restored. (consider yourself advised of that)
>>
>
> Perhaps if you are going to post to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems it
> would be nice were you to answer comments made in that group, otherwise
> it may appear that you are ignoring the replies.
Quite right, David. I posted to that effect a while back. I suggest we
not post to alt at all. He's not as bad as 'noons', though!
--
john mcwilliams
Frank ess
Way I heard it, "Charles E Hartwidge" is a pseudonym popular for
adoption by smug, self-important trolls. It seems the /actual/ bearer
of that name is an accomplished something-or-other, somewhere. No way
a single, useful personage could pump out so much pretentious nonsense
and maintain even the slightest "real life".
--
Frank ess
Charles E Hardwidge
news:toudnSX8OOIiNa7W...@giganews.com...
>
> Way I heard it, "Charles E Hartwidge" is a pseudonym popular for adoption
> by smug, self-important trolls. It seems the /actual/ bearer of that name
> is an accomplished something-or-other, somewhere. No way a single, useful
> personage could pump out so much pretentious nonsense and maintain even
> the slightest "real life".
I'm not making any claims about my photography or spraying crap over every
topic. I don't even post in the photo groups outside of alt.photography and
I've never exchanged words with you. If some people want to wave their dicks
or get into bitter spats that's their business. So, who's trolling?
Have a nice day.
Savageduck
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:2009122219355216807-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
>> Even though I lost the D300 I had a redundant backup system, so I have
>> been able to salvage most of the shots from my African trip.
>> It is good to be home. The return trip via Amsterdam, with bad European
>> and East coast weather was a nightmare. Each leg of the return was met
>> with a delay. I had a 39 hour day from Cape Town to SFO.
>>
>> African Wild dogs, fast moving, well camouflaged, and tough to shoot.
>> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Wilddogs-2009-H2/index.html
>>
>> More cheetah,
>> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Cheetah-2009-H1/index.html
>
>
>
> Struggling not to make a bad pun about Tiger & cheetahs.
Not a golf club or frie hydrant anywhere nearby.
>
>
>>
>> and Southern Masked Weaver, totally engaged in nest building.
>> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/Weaver/index.html
>>
>> Just a taste from a travelling amateur. I will be replacing the stolen
>> D300 with a D300s.
>>
>
> Thank you for sharing. You have many nice memories of your trip. I
> think you made a good choice in a new camera.
> Now tell the truth, was the D300 really stolen, or is that what you
> told your wife?<G>
Well I hadn't planned the theft, or the wake up call it was for me. Now
Savageduck
Well it worked.
I lost the 16GB CF.
...but I made a daily backup to my Colorspace UDMA, an outboard FW800
HD, and a Lightroom conversion to DNG on my laptop. So that was a
triple redundant backup.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Savageduck
Well I hadn't planned the theft, or the wake up call it was for me. Now
Savageduck
Peter
> Well I hadn't planned the theft, or the wake up call it was for me. Now I
> just have to consider dealing with the benefits of the upgrade, though the
> addition of video was never a consideration for me as I was quite happy
> with the D300.
>
>
I wonder how much, if any extra we are paying for the video, which most
prosumers don't really want or need.
--
Peter
Bill Graham
"Peter" <pete...@nospamoptonline.net> wrote in message
news:4b3679bf$0$19437$8f2e...@news.shared-secrets.com...
If you check the prices on eBay, you will see that you can get several
hundred dollars off for D300's, but you will be taking a chance on their
condition.....Only bid on those for sale by people with good feedback, and a
return policy.....
Peter
news:JtKdnTBum4oy5qvW...@giganews.com...
I think you misread my posting.I was speculating about paying for an
unwanted feature such as video.
--
Peter
nospam
<pete...@nospamoptonline.net> wrote:
> I wonder how much, if any extra we are paying for the video, which most
> prosumers don't really want or need.
very little. video is basically live view saved to a file on the memory
card.
Peter
news:261220091407294028%nos...@nospam.invalid...
I understand that. But, it seems to me that there is some mechanism for
adjusting the fps on the video This mechanism would not be free. There is
also a high probability that the additional cost may absorbed by savings in
not having an additional line.
--
Peter
tony cooper
There might be a small cost savings, but then the lack of this feature
may decrease the volume of sales enough that price would have to be
set higher to make up for this.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Savageduck
I think the real benefit of the D300s upgrade is stuff such as the dual
SD/CF slots and the programing potential for that feature. JPEGs of one
NEF on another, eg. B&W jpg on one and 12 or 14 bit NEF on the other.
Overflow to the extra card when the primary is full, dual recording,
TIFF to one and whatever to the other, or one for stills and one for
video.
Also the high frame rate is available without the addition of the
MB-D10, and LV, for those who use it is now accessed via a dedicated
button.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Peter
I know it's a great box, but I will wait for the D400
--
Peter
David J Taylor
Would you please not post to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems if you are
not going to reply to comments made there?
Thanks,
David
Savageduck
<david-...@blueyonder.delete-this-bit.and-this-part.co.uk.invalid>
said:
David,
I am sorry if I had not responded directly to you in the threads I
initiated. I have been trying to ignore the various tangents both OPs
regarding the theft of my D300 had taken, and saw no need to continue
to defend my initial intent to the insufferable Charles. My OP's NG
appropriate X-posts had been so butchered, and the original discussion
changed it seemed best just to monitor the threads.
I have been dealing with my insurance and even though I don't
particularly need the video feature my choice for a replacement will be
a D300s and a new 18-200mm VRII.
All the best for the New Year.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Savageduck
John,
I must apologize if I have offended in anyway by not making a direct
response, and without trying to make any excuses,
I have been trying to extract myself from the tangent both of my recent
OP's had taken. With particular regard to defending my decision to
x-post as I did, and the offense that caused Charles, as well as
ignoring the P&S troll.
David J Taylor
[]
> David,
>
> I am sorry if I had not responded directly to you in the threads I
> initiated. I have been trying to ignore the various tangents both OPs
> regarding the theft of my D300 had taken, and saw no need to continue to
> defend my initial intent to the insufferable Charles. My OP's NG
> appropriate X-posts had been so butchered, and the original discussion
> changed it seemed best just to monitor the threads.
>
> I have been dealing with my insurance and even though I don't
> particularly need the video feature my choice for a replacement will be
> a D300s and a new 18-200mm VRII.
>
> All the best for the New Year.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Savageduck
Thanks for that - I was interested to learn which model you had chosen. I
had all my 35mm gear stolen many years back - not a pleasant experience -
but there was a minor enjoyment in replacing it with something more
modern. I'm glad you had a backup to complete documenting your trip.
Cheers,
David
Bill Graham
300s using eBay......You can also use the big stores that sell both used and
new equipment.....