Washed my car. Took photographs on S. Congress. Fun in spite of the warm weather. Or maybe because of it.
Note: The camera gave me a temperature warning this afternoon. It occurred one hour and fifteen minutes into my adventure on S. Congress Ave. in Austin, Texas. The camera was in direct sun most of the time and the ambient temperature (air temp) was 105°. Resolved by covering the camera between uses with a reflective, white fabric cover. Or by keeping it in the shade. Interesting.
blog note: 10,556 page views today, by 5:30 pm. Mr. Popularity....
A couple of comments. 105 is too hot to be outside, IMHO. I played 18 holes of my favorite sport wearing my Tilley hat on Friday, with a peak temp of 92, and couldn't really focus on the last two holes. Literally couldn't focus.
ReplyDeleteAnd yesterday I saw for the first time in person a Leica SL2. That is a BIG camera; and a hard rectangle at that. I saw a guy carrying it in a gallery here in Santa Fe, but it had no red dot nor did it say Leica on the pentaprism housing -- so I asked what kind of camera it was. He told me, and I mentioned the lack of a red dot, and he said that he covered up the Leica brand stuff. And the lens was big. Like, really big. I'd like to buy an empty Leica SL2 shell -- just the shell -- then when I'm out shooting my Nikon Z7II on a really hot sunny day, like today is, I could put the Leica shell on a table and use it to throw shade on the Nikon so it wouldn't overheat.
Done in on the 17th and 18th holes by the Tilley hat? Tragic.
ReplyDeleteYeah, 105° is borderline. The benefit of walking down a long street filled with shops and hotels is that when you feel over-heated you can pop into an air conditioned space to cool down your camera and lens...
I'm actually considering getting some really, really fine sand paper and sanding off the black finish on my oldest Leica SL. Converting it to a silver or chrome finish. They didn't make a chrome version of the first model (SL) but you can buy an SL2 in the silver finish. My reason would be additional heat reflection. But I wouldn't be comfortable doing that with a $6K lens. If I do the camera I might just spray paint the lens white.....
I'm not afraid of carrying my SL2 around. I'd be reticent to cover over the logos. Smacks of taking away my first amendment rights to free speech...right?
Just a comment on your overheating GFX. I bought my GFX100S last summer while I was in Florida. I decided to do extensive testing of it in the Everglades over a few days of sunny, cloudless, steady ~90 degree weather. After a while of testing, it overheated and eventually shut down. So I set it on a tripod in full sun and fired up the intervalometer. Sure enough after about 30 mins it shut down consistently. I then put it inside the car with the windows open and repeated the test and it never overheated (ran out of battery first).
ReplyDeleteThe dealer sent me a replacement camera. Same result. Just for kicks I got out my SL2 and tried the same tests and it never overheated. I was very disappointed with the GFX, almost sent it back, but didn't. Back home, in Toronto, a very hot summer is mid to high eighties with a rare 90. I have had no problems with overheating here.
I suspect that no camera of mine will ever overheat because I'll hand in the towel long before the camera does.
ReplyDeleteIn the 7th photo from the top, sign with coffee prices, are those typical Austin prices for coffee? They seem high. When I first looked at the pic, I thought the top entry was "Chat $5".
Is the sign at the Austin Motel deliberately phallic looking or a coincidence?
Jon, Re: overheating: "extensive testing of it in the Everglades over a few days of sunny, cloudless, steady ~90 degree weather. After a while of testing, it overheated and eventually shut down. So I set it on a tripod in full sun and fired up the intervalometer. Sure enough after about 30 mins it shut down consistently. I then put it inside the car with the windows open and repeated the test and it never overheated (ran out of battery first)."
ReplyDeleteMine was fine with the air temp it was the direct sunlight that seemed to trigger the heat warming. Black bodies heat quickly with direct, intense applications of IR. I have a work around. Miraculously....it worked.
I'll write about it tomorrow.
Robert Roaldi asked:
ReplyDelete"are those typical Austin prices for coffee? They seem high. When I first looked at the pic, I thought the top entry was "Chat $5".
Is the sign at the Austin Motel deliberately phallic looking or a coincidence?"
Re: coffee. Those prices are mid-normal. To low normal. Most coffees in the shops in more affluent neighborhoods start around $5 and go up. One place close by serve (on request) custom brewed Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee at $15 per cup. Coffee "service" at the lobby bar at the Four Seasons Hotel is $12. It's basically Illy coffee....
Re: The phallic signage. Deliberate as can be.
Cappuccino and latte prices around Ottawa are in the $4 to $5 range these days, but those are Canadian dollars. Drip coffee is still in the $2 to $3 range depending on size. It's Austin's drip prices that especially surprised me. I have no idea what fancy bars in local hotels charge. There is a place downtown here, The Westin, with a nice washroom just off the main reception that I've used a few times. Maybe I should go buy something there once, just by way of saying thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Robert, the best deal in town for routine drip coffee drinkers here is the large coffee at McDonald's. It's actually pretty good. Not a lot of complexity or interesting notes but not bitter or over roasted. Currently, here = $1.49. The only downside, depending on the attitudes of friends and family re: fast food is having visited a McDonald's. It's my go to on long car trips across Texas. Sometimes (often) McD's coffee is the only good option....
ReplyDeleteBen and I are coffee snobs and our favorite coffee is the coffee we make in our own homes. Classic pour overs made with single origin, organic medium roast Columbian Supremo. I can't stand drinking espresso blends as stand along coffee. Fine in Lattes and Cappuccinos but straight up? Nope.
I buy a cup of coffee at Mañana once or twice a week just because they do have clean, well maintained rest rooms and I occasionally use them. Only fair.
Should read: "Stand Alone" not Stand along. Comments not editable. Makes for a more efficient back and forth.
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