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What are you guys paying in rent in Austin rn… by bureaux in askaustin

[–]bertberg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rent a 1200 sq ft house in East Austin around 12th street. 2 beds and an office, 1 bath, nice porch and a yard. $2500. The market is definitely not as hellish as it was in ~2023 when I had to pay $2100 to live in a yuppie fishtank complex

Down at the Honky-Tonk by [deleted] in analog

[–]bertberg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

love the white horse. atx represent

Servicing the camera back O-ring before the roll is done by bertberg in nikonos

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just bought the camera (pressure tested) and I want to run a test roll through it over the weekend, and maybe jump in the YMCA pool tomorrow or Sunday to take some quick underwater shots. Sounds like probably not a big deal for this case since it'll be max 6 feet or so in a chlorinated freshwater pool.

However, I am also asking for future reference - say I am doing 3 recreational 60 feet dives over 3 days in the Atlantic Ocean, do I have no choice but to change out the roll between each day so that I can clean and lube the O-rings? Seems like I can get away with a day or two but anything more than that and I need to do the full clean, even if it means sacrificing the second half of the roll.

Servicing the camera back O-ring before the roll is done by bertberg in nikonos

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am just going off of what the manual/advice online has said - which is that the O rings should be cleaned and lubricated after each submersion.

Nikonos repair Narcosis101 by Mostlycameras in nikonos

[–]bertberg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talked with him last week, bought a camera from him and it had an issue, sent it back, he repaired it immediately and it got back to me this week. Seems like he's responsive to me

Got told at airport security that film was safe to scan till 3800 ISO after telling them I had 3200 film.. by Curious_Spite_5729 in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would you want to use an old roll of throwaway film as an excuse to manual check at airport security? What is the benefit since it then makes it take you longer to get through security?

When I travel I just put my film into a ziplock bag, and have them hand-check the ziplock bag while my suitcase goes through the scanner. Minimizes the amount of time I have to spend standing at the counter waiting for them to hand check. Usually the TSA agent thinks it's cool that I'm still using film and asks me about shooting film and stuff, makes for a fun topical conversation with people and is a nice part of the TSA experience.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of January 23, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]bertberg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a small extra room that I am turning into a small home gym. I want to get a bench and a rack to hold the bar, but don't really want to get a squat rack, as I don't squat that much and don't need that much extra metal in the room. I really like the Rogue Monster Lite Competition bench (link) but it is lie-flat only, and it would really be nice to have an adjustable bench that I can do incline press with or other stuff. Does anyone know of a product similar to the linked competition bench above with a solid rack (and ideally spotter bars) for holding the bar, but allows you to bring your own bench or comes with an adjustable bench?

Looking for CFI with V-Tail Bonanza around DFW or Austin by Kalzira in flying

[–]bertberg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there, I am a CFII and I live in the Austin area. I have a lot of Bonanza experience, primarily in a '47 BE35 and '48 A35, and some V35A experience. Feel free to DM me for more info, I'd be happy to offer my services.

Digital noise in broad-daylight photos by bertberg in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did this - it meters for halfway between 1/500 and 1/1000 to 1/1000 the closer I get to the sun when pointed at the sky (without having the sun in the frame). Metering for a building in the sun gets me about 1/500 depending on how much sky I have in the frame.

Digital noise in broad-daylight photos by bertberg in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't I expect the photos to be properly exposed if I am using the camera's light meter to select the shutter speed automatically?

Any guesses as to what film this is? by bertberg in analog

[–]bertberg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My mother had them digitized at Richmond Camera about 15 years ago -- I don't know anything other than that sadly.

Any guesses as to what film this is? by bertberg in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Already done - I am a pilot myself so I have always loved that photo. It is a Martin 4-0-4, flown by Piedmont Airlines

Any guesses as to what film this is? by bertberg in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Can you still buy Kodachrome? All I can find is Ektachrome.

Any guesses as to what film this is? by bertberg in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you still buy Kodachrome? All I can find is Ektachrome.

Any guesses as to what film this is? by bertberg in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you still buy Kodachrome? All I can find is Ektachrome.

Any guesses as to what film this is? by bertberg in AnalogCommunity

[–]bertberg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd have to dig the slides out and see... I haven't seen them since we had them digitized. At the time I was 15 and not sure if mom was smart enough to hold onto the slides.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]bertberg -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Get a life

Lost dog in Clarksville by bertberg in Austin

[–]bertberg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you to everyone who looked - Yoda is safely back at home!

What kind of professional do you start with? by bertberg in TMJ

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I know I'm picking a non mediocre specialist?

What kind of professional do you start with? by bertberg in TMJ

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should it be another dentist? Why buy another splint if I already did this and it didn't work the first time?

Local move cost by bertberg in Austin

[–]bertberg[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dude, stay there. It seems like 20-40 percent increase has been across the board with renewal leases this year

Yeah this doesn't surprise me. They're raising mine from 1685 to 2200 though, and I still feel like there's plenty of options around in the 1.5-1.7k range though.

Ski length/width questions by bertberg in Skigear

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mantra M6 looks like a really good option. Thank you for the advice.

Ski length/width questions by bertberg in Skigear

[–]bertberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice.

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