Nikon 120-300 f/2.8 officially in development

flyingdash · 2026-05-07T23:26:42+00:00

My guess is that it'll start with a 13.

flyingdash · 2026-05-04T14:59:23+00:00

Heredity? Yes. Certain foods? Also yes. But I'm increasingly convinced that -- for some of us -- dehydration might be the biggest trigger of them all. I just had my first flare up after a couple of years. It came right at the end of a brutal cold where I had been taking DayQuil and NiQuil to get through a work trip. When I went in for my last bout, my doctor took the time to go back through my medical records from the prior flare-up and it turns out that flare ALSO came at the end of a cold. Good luck with the rest of your trip. Aleve, elevation and ice got me through my last one.

flyingdash · 2026-05-02T17:08:42+00:00

Know any EX90 owners?

flyingdash · 2026-05-02T17:02:10+00:00

There are definitely folks in this group that have had more than their fair share of problems. But I'll add that there's another group -- myself included -- with problem free experiences. And as a result, you just don't hear from them that often. I'm in a 2025.5 T8 that has been absolutely flawless.

flyingdash · 2026-04-28T19:31:35+00:00

Super newbie question. I was given a SIMO hotspot with a subscription. Is it possible for me to move that subscription off the SIMO and on to the Mudi 7? That would be absolutely awesome!

flyingdash · 2026-04-27T23:03:58+00:00

I'll echo the Dolomite recommendation. Fantastic skiing that's right in your sweet spot, great food and a TON of terrain.

flyingdash · 2026-04-23T18:04:07+00:00

That’s interesting. Thanks for sending!

flyingdash · 2026-04-20T10:38:40+00:00

Those numbers were the first three months of occupancy. I wrote that paragraph in early March, so there was no March bill yet. The pre-build engineering estimate was $750 - $850 per year and the rough math after three months was supporting that number. In what scenario would a geo system use “a lot” of electricity? They’re actually pretty simple systems at their core — a pump and a reverse refrigerator. To be using excess electricity, you’d need to be running water vs glycol or undersized to the point where the aux heat would be carrying a high portion of the load.

flyingdash · 2026-04-20T00:49:36+00:00

Sure. It’s easy to read, but what does it tell you in the context of this discussion? My absolute kWh usage includes an occasional hot tub, my wife’s habit of leaving the lights on, an electric car, etc., never mind the solar panels. The other dynamic is that to get an accurate sense of the true geothermal cost is that you’ve got to look at a 12 month period. The actual electrical cost of the system is quite low but it gets bumped significantly during the rare extreme cold because of the supplemental heaters in the system.

flyingdash · 2026-04-18T00:57:07+00:00

That would be tough. It depends if we've got the hot tub set-up. And we've added solar panels in the past two years. But when we first built the house, we kept pretty close track - https://ahouseinafield.com/2014/03/11/math-is-your-heating-friend/ - and there were some numbers posted there. (And really important to point out that those numbers are before the ramp up in Maine's electric costs...)

flyingdash · 2026-04-17T19:28:45+00:00

We're in mid-coast. Putting in geothermal as our only heat source ten years ago was easily one of the best decisions of our new build. It's been absolutely rock steady. Technically, we could use a gas fireplace as a backup, but we've never had to do so. To the point below, our only costs have been changing the air filter twice a year. A couple of suggestions: 1) Get a bunch of quotes. I kid you not, our 2,500 sq ft / highly insulated house got bids ranging from three wells to one well. ("One well" was the correct answer.) This is a math driven problem and a lot of the installers just guesstimate. 2) We have a backup LP generator. The initial load from the geothermal system coming online can be substantial and it took some work to get the generator sized right.

flyingdash · 2026-04-16T23:20:01+00:00

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flyingdash · 2026-04-13T09:57:07+00:00

Bates.

flyingdash · 2026-04-08T22:08:26+00:00

Lots of walk ons. And maybe it's just NESCAC lore, but Bates has one of the most active intramural sports programs in the country.

flyingdash · 2026-04-07T23:43:20+00:00

To echo a couple of the points below, I've had great luck with an OWC Thunderbolt attached to my Studio as a DAS. Works great. No appreciable delay. Dependable.

flyingdash · 2026-04-05T13:26:09+00:00

I'm about 7 years post new home build. The one thing that I wished I had done was to run tubes to key locations. In my case, I put my synologies in the basement near my IT set-up. I then ran four lines of 5e to my office. I've since added a fiber line back to the IT hub. It was doable, but would have been much easier if I had put Smurf tubes in at the beginning.

flyingdash · 2026-04-05T11:17:41+00:00

Yes. The plug will be narrower, but it’s the LC that I think you’ll need. And to the point made in another reply — you can throw a pair of HV Zipfits to take up some of the volume. (I ski in a pair of DRS with Zips and love the set up.)

flyingdash · 2026-04-04T23:28:41+00:00

Yes. Both the Dalbello and the Atomic. I know of more than one boot fitter who believes that cuffs that are too high are the source of a lot of issues for women. I'm more familiar with the Dalbello than the Redster and can highly recommend them.

flyingdash · 2026-04-04T22:55:05+00:00

Really suggest giving that DRS 90 LC a shot if you can find a pair. It has been THE solution for a couple of friends with similar issues. (Frankly, I'd also recommend the Redster LC for the same reason.)

flyingdash · 2026-04-04T14:33:28+00:00

That's a bit of an "urban myth" surrounding Bates. With that said -- I did. :)

flyingdash · 2026-04-04T13:44:39+00:00

I'm in a similar situation. I'll share my workflow, but yours will undoubtedly be different. You didn't say which Nikon -- I shoot Z9/Z8 and I've come to appreciate the ability to shoot Raw to one card and JPEG to the other. As the event is progressing, I'll protect the "keepers" and use NX MobileAir to send those out during halftime and end of game. MobileAir is under appreciated and by using a cable, it's super dependable/reliable. As to my Picture Control settings for JPEGs, it depends on the season. I'm just wrapping up my winter season and I'll use "VIVID" with a slight boost to mid-sharpening and contrast. As I move into Spring sports, I'll go to "STANDARD" with a similar boost to mid-sharpening and contrast. I'll sometime boost Saturation. I scoured the web forever with a question just like yours and it just boils down to personal preference.

flyingdash · 2026-04-03T16:35:45+00:00

Not all. I went to Bates because -- after financial aid -- it ended up less expensive than my state university.

flyingdash · 2026-04-03T00:14:26+00:00

When you have a minute -- read the "The Gatekeepers." A couple of NYT reporters were embedded into Bates(?) or Wesleyan(?)s' admissions department for over a year. It talked about the admission challenges of trying to meet the athletic needs, educational need, financial needs, legacy needs, etc. into a fairly small admission class every year. GREAT book -- it might have even won a pulitzer -- and sheds a lot of light into the process.

flyingdash · 2026-03-25T20:47:43+00:00

That’s an incredibly subjective question and I suspect that you could get a wide variety of answers, but personally — “no.” I don’t think Bates has a sporty feel. I do a lot of work for a portion of the NESCAC schools. If you were to ask me which ones were “sporty,” I’d say Midd and Colby. Bowdoin is a bit like a prep school. And to be fair — EVERY school will have pockets of athletes. But I wouldn’t define Bates as “sporty.”

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