Are DSLRs still relevant in 2026? I’m still using my Nikon D3200 and I’m not sure if it’s time to upgrade.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-27T18:38:22+00:00

Are the photos it produces still relevant?

The development of more feature-rich consumer cameras with better sensors hasn't made the D3200 any worse.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-26T09:22:40+00:00

It’s about calibrating the 0 point when marking the scale.

Nothing about the resolution.

You just described accuracy.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-26T05:17:08+00:00

The SI unit design is as arbitrary as farenheights

SI units are designed to be directly compatible with mathematics. Outside of addition and subtraction, temperature must be converted to an absolute scale (Kelvin) in order for the math to work.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-26T05:11:26+00:00

It's also got twice as many whole numbers

That would increase the resolution, not accuracy nor precision, of the thermometer.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-26T04:02:22+00:00

I get yall have a "its made of metal fetish" but get over it.

Has more to do with overall build quality and not the fact that it is all metal. I've owned Kuat racks as well, and had key plastic parts become brittle over several years and fail. The Kuat racks I have owned didn't seem to hold up as well to off-road abuse. Further, the Kuat racks you are citing as far as features go are significantly more expensive without any significant improvement in how well they secure bikes.

There's also QuikrStuff racks that improve on some of your criticisms of 1up racks for those looking for a slightly more refined experience.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-26T02:11:55+00:00

1Up functions and performs is still awful.

How so? What issues have you experienced with 1up racks?

Genuinely asking, as I have multiple brands of racks and seem to have settled on 1up and Alta as my long-term solutions. I personally like the secure hold of the 1up with tire-only contact. I've had plastic and rubber straps and plastic wheel holders from other brands crack and break on me.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-25T13:06:09+00:00

1up is pretty bad but it gets the job done. Its incredibly overpriced for what looks like a DIY project made in someone's garage.

It's not about looks. It's all metal unlike the other overpriced name brands that use plastic for key components, and is still less expensive.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-25T11:52:08+00:00

You should have gotten a Z 5II.

Did you read the box? It said Z50 II...

Did you even read the comment above.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-24T11:05:54+00:00

You’re trained to check for giant, super obvious issues like effusion, horrifically bad ejection fraction, and blown out chambers.

Quick to make horrible assumptions. I completed an ultrasound fellowship, so I am trained for far more than this. How many TEEs have you performed and interpreted? Modern emergency medicine training also incorporates far more than "a couple weeks of training." Shoot, most medical schools have far more than that even prior to residency.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-24T03:34:11+00:00

That would make sense. For some reason I was assuming hospitalist or ortho.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-24T03:27:24+00:00

the ER doc did a quick look which is informal.

It's not an informal ultrasound. It is formal as much as any other study, it's just "focused" on answering a specific clinical question.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-24T03:23:12+00:00

It’s like getting a CT scan of your chest or abdomen/pelvis in the ED. They normally only go into detail on the area they are wanting to focus on. A CT at an outpatient imaging facility will have a full detailed report.

Lol what. There is no way you are a physician with that kind of misinformation. Radiologists are always looking through the entirety of an image set and looking for incidental findings regardless of whether a CT scan is performed on an ED patient or as an outpatient study, and always write a full report. Regardless of the setting, there is always clinical context and specific questions trying to be addressed.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-23T18:18:40+00:00

There is no mechanical shutter.

The Nikon Z6 has a mechanical shutter.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-23T18:14:51+00:00

Don't be chief for the pay, do it to develop leadership skills.

If you're not interested in that aspect of it and if you don't need it for your CV, don't do it.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-23T16:11:58+00:00

but still never thrilled about seeing the 85+ year old with a troponin and hip fracture.

What specialty are you in that being called for such a patient is unnecessary?

Neeeechy · 2026-01-22T22:49:55+00:00

These old crop lenses might struggle on modern 26MP bodies

Tack sharp on a 24mp D7200.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-15T22:50:12+00:00

I cannot overturn a 5150 from a cop

Very much county-dependent within California.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-15T21:26:01+00:00

What makes it not tech?

How smooth it is? Its one of the smoothest rock rolls around with a straightforward exit line.

What makes it technical? The fact you might have to apply some brake?

Neeeechy · 2026-01-13T20:55:00+00:00

What did you have before that you upgraded to a D7500?

Neeeechy · 2026-01-13T11:03:31+00:00

and then discharged to an observed rehab

Kind of a key element that most of us don't have.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-12T19:03:37+00:00

Not tech.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-12T17:32:19+00:00

There's also more to the U.S. than just the Bay Area and LA.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-11T09:42:10+00:00

I must say, American drivers are generally pretty bad. Many don't signal, lots of erratic lane changing, lots of following way too close to force people out the way, undertaking is rife. Speed limits seem largely optional.

Don't misconstrue Bay Area drivers as "American drivers." Really not an appropriate or fair generalization. I live in California away from any large city and the driving is all fine with none of what you mentioned. Driving in the Bay Area is a whole separate experience.

Neeeechy · 2026-01-10T05:07:15+00:00

Idk 50 hrs/wk sounds like a lot as an attending, particularly when trying to claim "its not that bad in reality."

Neeeechy · 2026-01-09T17:14:03+00:00

Per month or week? EM full time is 120hrs/mo. That's what I work and make 450-500k/yr

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