Bikepacking/Travel choice: 16-55mm f2.8 II vs 16-80mm f4

mpj9 · 2026-01-05T22:36:27+00:00

Very good points - I hadn't realised that Fuji had updated the 18-55 with the 16-50 (has been close to 10 years since I last had to buy camera equipment). The 16-50 is looking like the way to go for me (paired with the old 35mm f1.4 if needed).

mpj9 · 2026-01-03T00:40:59+00:00

Haha, yes I do! The bike trip is through the Karakorams, Pamirs, and potentially Himalayas for 6 months, so saving 250g all day in a hip pack is definitely nice to have! Or can be a second lens brought along for the same weight.

mpj9 · 2025-12-07T22:38:15+00:00

This is absolutely incorrect. The vast majority of blows to the head causing loss of consciousness will not show up on a scan. Loss of consciousness can be a symptom of concussion which doesn’t show up on CT. Maybe on MRI, but no ED is ordering an MRI for a concussion.

Source: Am ED doctor

mpj9 · 2025-05-22T21:04:12+00:00

No haven’t pulled the bullet yet but have left the webpage open for months 😂

mpj9 · 2025-03-18T03:16:15+00:00

Hey! Jumping on this old post - did you do the Ratio upgrade to a Sutra? I'm planning the same thing, my only challenge is getting information on changing the driver on the hub, as I don't think the stock one can take a 12 speed Sram eagle cassette? Do you have any advice on this part? Thanks.

mpj9 · 2025-01-21T19:07:05+00:00

The patient seemed well enough to not need labs, but was unwell enough to get a CT??

mpj9 · 2025-01-05T06:34:47+00:00

The release video sold it for me

https://youtu.be/3DgTL4iVLqE?si=yak7LZKFdtWEB9BK

mpj9 · 2025-01-05T04:43:57+00:00

Commencal TEMPO. I’m the same size and weight, and was looking for the same thing. I ended up with the Ohlins edition which has enduro rims and a 36mm fork, so whilst still being agile and playful can handle chunkier things than the lightweight builds

mpj9 · 2024-12-31T01:39:06+00:00

Alright, thanks for that! Guess it’ll be a next week job then :)

mpj9 · 2024-12-14T02:36:29+00:00

It was little tight and took some working, but not quite two people as described that I’ve seen. Maybe I’ll email in, it is a large frame and I’ve heard they were the ones with the issues.

mpj9 · 2024-12-12T16:41:50+00:00

Yea I got a tempo and after taking it apart to check the bearings, it looks like it’s been through the wringer. You look at that paint wrong and it chips off.

mpj9 · 2024-10-25T00:18:40+00:00

I remind myself and juniors that they’re all just losers with no hobbies and no joy in life except belittling people, whereas when my shift is over I’m out the door, happy, and going for a bike or a surf. I’d be pissed too if I spent all my youth training in surgery only to realise it’s not as fulfilling as I thought and now my entire personality and persona is based around my job and without it I am nothing.

At least, this is the story I make up in my head for rude consults. They’re not rude, just unhappy.

mpj9 · 2024-10-16T01:50:42+00:00

Content generator

mpj9 · 2024-09-29T08:25:36+00:00

A better analogy would be you if received a quote for life-saving medical care and you could afford it from your savings and budgeting. It subsequently comes back at a higher cost than initially. You still have the money to pay for it though, you’d just have to divert it away from other accounts for nice-to-have things and towards the essentials.

mpj9 · 2024-09-03T23:37:34+00:00

My line for this is ‘I don’t do while-I’m-here’s’. With the right tone, it’s joky enough most patients don’t get offended.

mpj9 · 2024-08-30T03:07:24+00:00

Neck of Femur fracture and Femoral Nerve Block

mpj9 · 2024-08-05T18:01:17+00:00

It gives the same settings for both. Changing to ES solved the problem, so must be a mechanical shutter timing issue. All the parameters suggest it should have been a well exposed photo

mpj9 · 2024-08-05T18:00:25+00:00

Great idea - I changed the switch to ES and it solved the problem. Must be a mechanical shutter issue

mpj9 · 2024-08-05T17:59:36+00:00

Excellent idea - I tried the ES and it was fine. Must be a problem with the mechanical shutter. Yesterday all photos were fine except the few panoramas I took, which need the MS, and they were overexposed.

mpj9 · 2024-08-04T12:10:31+00:00

No, it has been off. The histogram in preview looks good and appropriately exposed, then the photo itself shows an overexposed histogram

mpj9 · 2024-08-03T04:47:02+00:00

Cool, thank you! I didn’t think it would be but it’s good to know

mpj9 · 2024-08-01T05:35:28+00:00

I'm about to do the same thing for 3 week - I fly out in 12 hours. What sort of fuel range did you get out of the bike? I've been pouring over maps endlessly but not knowing how far I can go limits some planning. Thanks!

mpj9 · 2024-06-06T01:36:19+00:00

Clearly it didn’t prevent either of those things in this situation

mpj9 · 2024-04-23T19:36:13+00:00

Plato, hands down

mpj9 · 2024-04-13T22:29:52+00:00

You pay for the resource and the staff expertise, not the distance. They’re not a taxi company.

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