Recent content by Bristolian

I was originally a pretty peeved at Synology's lack of support but I've chilled out a bit and guess that I've had reasonable service (50,000 hours +) from what is a consumer drive system. I just wish it had given me some warning before it went kaput. Your idea of buying another DS220J and...

Thanks for the links. I have contacted Fields and am awaiting a response from them (y)

Thanks you folks. Be prepared for some car action incoming. This weekend I will be at Trac Môn on Anglesey for an annual race meeting run by Mission Motorsport called the Race of Remembrance. It involves a 12 hour race split over Saturday (7 hrs) and Sunday (5 hrs) with a one hour break to allow...

Hi folks, A quick question for you. Do track days count as motorsport? I take photos for a couple of charities that run track days but have always been reticent to post pictures to the Motorsport forum. Would they be welcomed?

HI folks, Does anyone know where I can get a Synology DS220J NAS looked at and, hopefully, repaired? I appreciate the unit is out of warranty but the manufacturer is being stubbornly unhelpful :argue: Last week it started becoming unresponsive with the LAN and disk activity lights flashing...

Some lovely Owl shots there Jeff, giving me something aspirational to work towards. I'm currently a long way off :giggle:

Thank you Gary, a common misconception very well explained :thumbs:

I regularly print my own images to hang in craft/photo editing room. At any time there are five framed photos in there and whenever I manage to get another photo that I think is worth printing I will replace one of the existing prints with it. Of the five, three are A3 size and two are 8x10" and...

Finally managed a day out with the new Z5ii. I went to RSPB Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath nature reserve in Somerset and was pleasantly surprised at the results considering it was my first foray into mirrorless. Pictures were taken using a Sigma 100-400mm C lens and (for some) a Sigma 1.4TC, via...

This is the same Anthropic who's CEO recently led the calls for slowing down development due to fears that AI could wipe out the human race. Where are the morality and ethics of people willing to invest in a company whose only product threatens the whole of humanity?

Yes, sorry, but I've stopped thinking about things like this from a professional's point of view. Like you, I have both on-site and off-site backups and only this last weekend my caution has been vindicated as my NAS has failed. Fortunately, there has been no data loss but I'm still looking for...

I agree with this. Why would anyone need more than the last two or three backups? Indeed, if you back up your computer regularly (e.g. weekly), why keep any more than the last one?

Or Nikon Z9 :giggle: The Z9 also manages flickering very nicely ... no idea how :(

Or Nikon Z9 :giggle: The Z9 also manages flickering very nicely ... no idea how :(

That may be true of Panasonic cameras but the Nikon Z9, which is shutter-less, functions with most recent Nikon speedlights. The only bit that doesn't work is the AF assist light but that's true of all (I think) Nikon Z cameras.