tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101098.post2751144927219948403..comments2020-03-25T10:45:24.141-04:00Comments on The FACzen Image: It's not "IF", it's "WHEN"Glenn Springerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05096211221259559835noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101098.post-69183582057022042902009-12-03T13:14:58.394-05:002009-12-03T13:14:58.394-05:00Yes it is a second drive and not a partition.
If ...Yes it is a second drive and not a partition.<br /><br />If you have a fire or theft and the external drive forever sits on the desk, well it's pretty much useless as an internal drive<br /><br />For me and external drive off site is redundancy in case my primary back-up fails in some way (mostly by example above) I only bring it home for updating every 3 months because I don't have the amount of daily input that you might have. The internal back-up has an automatic weekly back-up<br /><br />If I ever needed to use my computer professionally or had an increase in files I would probably move the frequency up to monthly or even weekly as needed.nuthatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522366420899559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101098.post-73402328865256525972009-12-03T10:49:50.835-05:002009-12-03T10:49:50.835-05:00Kevin: you're right. Backing up the programs d...Kevin: you're right. Backing up the programs doesn't work when you go to a different machine, especially with a different operating system. And I would have saved a lot of time if I had the installs and serial numbers handy (today, a lot of software comes via download not with a DVD or CD: be sure to store that file somewhere!)<br /><br />Dust? Why? Although the shutter is open, not much gets between the lens and the sensor when you're not moving things. Besides the D300 has a dust removal function. Noise is another consideration, but IMHO that's where Nikon beats Canon! LOL<br /><br />GlennGlenn Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096211221259559835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101098.post-36673284580423963982009-12-03T10:43:52.604-05:002009-12-03T10:43:52.604-05:00Nuthatch: My opinion? An internal second drive is ...Nuthatch: My opinion? An internal second drive is better than nothing (not a partition on the same drive, right?) but what if someone breaks into your house and steals your computer? Or a fire or... you said you have an off-site backup drive, why not use it more frequently?<br /><br />About the telextender: the only caveat is what I read on the specs page for the Kenko extender: "However, full AF operation is only possible with lenses with open aperture of f/2.8 or brighter.". So you may have to manually focus. Remember, you're losing two full stops. <br /><br />Your reasoning is the same as mine: for $80, why not? The results are better than shooting at 200mm (or 300mm in your case) and cropping. Be fully aware that you can't hand-hold this sucker, though!<br /><br />GlennGlenn Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096211221259559835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101098.post-78445340451536218262009-12-03T10:18:12.929-05:002009-12-03T10:18:12.929-05:00A comment and a few questions...
For my back-ups ...A comment and a few questions...<br /><br />For my back-ups I have a second internal drive. It's a little cheaper and faster to do my back-up. <br />I also have an external drive that I keep off site that I back-up every three months or so. That way if there is a power surge that takes out anything electronic (a surge protector isn't a fool proof protecter) or a fire that destroys the home I still have all my data.<br /><br />On the extender. Do you think that would work on the 70-300 Nikor lens? $80 isn't a bad price even if I only rarley use it.nuthatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522366420899559589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101098.post-68000599898296945652009-12-03T03:56:26.332-05:002009-12-03T03:56:26.332-05:00Crashes, fun fun.
GHOST BACKUPS
"Ghost&q...Crashes, fun fun. <br /><br />GHOST BACKUPS <br /><br />"Ghost"ing is only useful for rebuilding with the same (or very similar) hardware. e.g. instead of buying a new computer, you replaced the drive in the old one. There, ghosting is very handy. <br /><br />For recoveries / upgrades like you did, you have to reinstall the programs. There are so many driver differences and such that you really want your Operating System installed clean; you otherwise will be removing/replacing/updating drivers, and that just introduces more stability risk than is worth it, in my opinion.<br /><br />DO make sure you keep backups of all Installation programs, and serial numbers, and that sort of thing.<br /><br /><br />LONG EXPOSURES<br /><br />I used to shoot a lot more nighttime stuff... I just liked the fact that it produced images you didn't often see. For whatever reason, all lond exposures tend to trend to yellow. I think I read the reason for this once, but forget now. <br /><br />I'm amazed your hour-long open shutter shots didn't quickly degrade into dust fests!<br /><br /><br />Glad you're back into the swing of things. <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />]{evin]{evinhttp://www.rosenthall.com/photos/noreply@blogger.com