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Garmin Foretrex 901 Ballistic Edition Review
The Garmin Foretrex is a wrist-mounted GPS navigation device designed for outdoors recreation use by Garmin, one of the most prominent brands in outdoors activities from hiking and running to fishing and hunting. The Foretrex can be mounted on... Read More
Vectronix Shooting Solutions Range Enhancers Review
When Vectronix Shooting Solutions released their Vector X range finding binoculars in 2024, VSS also released an accessory dubbed the Range Enhancers. The Vectronix Shooting Solutions Range Enhancers are 1.4x magnifiers for the Vector X line of binoculars. With... Read More
Precision Rifle Project Series: Defiance Machine anTi-X 7mm PRC
My focus as a firearms enthusiast and a recreational and competition shooter has been on well-built firearms and I am always wanting to try new things, whether it is a new cartridge or a new manufacturer’s components. At the... Read More
SWAROVSKI OPTIK NL Pure 14×52 Binocular Review
SWAROVSKI OPTIK released the NL Pure 14×52 last year in 2024 to satisfy the demand for a higher magnification binocular in the NL Pure line. The NL Pure 12×42 was quite popular when it was released and I bought... Read More
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PocketWizard (beta) support for the Canon 5D Mark III
After over five (5) months of owning the Canon 5D Mark III, PocketWizard finally has support (albeit via beta firmware) for the 5D Mark III with their MiniTT1/FlexTT5 radio triggers. On 2012-08-31, PocketWizard made firmware version 6.153 beta available for … Read More
Random POTD – 2012-08-24
Actually took this yesterday while on my way out to Los Angeles on my day off from work. The newly acquired Omega Seamaster Professional 300m chronometer ref 2220.80.00.
Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM firmware update issues
Canon released a lens firmware update (v 1.2.0) for the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM to address widespread issues of the lens AF locking up in cases where the lens barrel is depressed. Firmware Version 1.2.0 addresses the following phenomenon. 1. … Read More
Kernel Panics in Mac OS X 10.7.4 and 10.8 Solved
Addendum on 2012-08-16: I started having Kernel Panics again after four (4) days and it began to occur every 1-3 hours. I started doing the standard troubleshooting and could not get Mountain Lion stable. After three more days of swapping … Read More
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM AF motor noise
A week or two ago, I was messing around with my Zoom H1 field recorder and decided to capture some video+audio of the stepping motor (STM) in the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens. The audio is captured using … Read More