Month: December 2024 (Page 1 of 3)

–Canon R5 Mk II came in. Couldn’t get it to work to save my life. Finally PM’d seller, who reminded me of “Disable shutter if no lens mounted.” All good now–though I don’t see much improvement in viewfinder quality, and it may shake as much as the Sony. Crap.

–Had lunch with Tom Elken at Jersey Mike’s in Folsom.

–Managed to hand out all CHristmas gifts to Tom and DV alley neighbors.

–With Namecheap raising prices (and a little slow), I searched a lot and opened an account at iWebFusion for < $5/month. Trying to migrate now, with issues of WordPress database login. Will figure it out.

–Played with cameras. Putting th battery extension grip on the Sony turns it into a gigantic monster. It’s been retired. Tried to get shutter count for R5 as practice for incoming R5 Mark II. Had to buy a $9 app that said “<= 1,000 actuations.” In small print on the bottom it said “This camera reports in 1,000 increments.” So much for testing the new one.

–Took Grace shopping at Smart & Final and Bel Air. There were many cartons of eggs at Bel Air yesterday; zero today.

–Looking to migrate away from Namecheap as they’re going to raise their rates to $75/year, compared to $35 for others.

–Post Office has no record of Canon R5 II being shipped two days ago. “Label created; waiting for item.” Kee-rap.

–Went to Bel Air for various things; got a fraction of them.

–Stock market is plunging, and (for no obvious reason) taking crypto with it.

–The only good news: my abutilon cuttings, which have been sitting in water for a month or so, are going nuts: new leaves, blooms growing, etc. I don’t get it, but it’s fun to see.

–Went to New York Bagel for bagels and bagel dogs.

–Did a tiny bit of Christmas shopping for Grace at Daiso.

–Finally was allowed to re-open the wsf@comcast.net account at Binance.us. Have to wait 48 hours to add or subtract funds. Added Coinbase and Binance to my iPhone.

–Cleaned ear wax out of hearing aids. Better.

–Grace finally got Chase to wire $10k to sister Jan.

–Rainy morning.

–Woke up with right eye really foggy; drops had no effect. Lasted for hours, then went away. Crap.

–Had Walgreen’s print the Denny and Kenny photo (25 cents). Got a frame there when I picked up the print and framed it. Looks nice.

–Went to UPS to mail off Juli’s package.

–Played with cameras, especially the new Sony A7R V. Kind of disappointing.The viewfinder doesn’t seem as spectacularly different from the Leica SL2-S or the Canon R5 as I was hoping, given its specs. Further, the Canon has better ergonomicsand (often) a very pleasing look in photos. So I bought the Mark II model from a guy on Fred Miranda. Now I truly have two of everything.

–Went to Folsom Eye for follow-up visit with Michelle Hoyt. I told her about reflux (no response) and urination problems (“That’s rare,” she said). Right eye is still dilated, but TV closed captions are really clear.

–Sony AR7 V came in. I don’t see a huge difference between its viewfinder and AR7 IV’s but it’s early yet.

–Went to Folsom for right eye cataract surgery. Waited 2+ hours in the waiting room, another 40 minutes on the gurney. Major deal: anesthesiologist and everything. Surgery was quick. Eye is so dilated I can’t tell how successful it was.

–Canned soup for dinner.

–Picked up photo prints (Sullivan, Bunker, Wasdell) at Walgreen’s.

–Got “2 for $20” pizzas at Pizza Guys on Vehicle Drive, one for us and one for Kenny. Really good pizza