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Peak Design Capture Camera Clip v3
While I was doing my great walk in January, there was just so much to photograph that I never actually put my camera back in its bag. Hanging it from your neck isnāt an option because it swings around too much, so I spent the whole 3 days carrying the camera in my hand. It was a serious PITA.
So, on Sunday, I decided to do something about it and googled āattach camera to bag strapā.
The reviews of it ranged from really positive to glowing. One review described it as being akin to the wheel - so good at its job that it immediately becomes the standard way to do things. That may be a bit of hyperbole, but I guess Iāll find out in the weekend when I use it 
The only issue I have with it is that my L bracket doesnāt fit. The plate itself fits onto my tripod, so in most circumstances that will be okay, but if Iām specifically going out to do some tripod photography I may need to swap brackets & not use the pack carry. I think I can live with that.
While I was on the web site buying it, I also saw these:
If Iām using a tripod I will take the camera strap off as the strap can cause vibration if it blows around in the wind. But itās a bit of a mission taking straps off & putting them back on again.
The little round things in that image attach to your camera, the bigger black things attach to your strap. When you want to attach/detach the strap, you just clip/unclip.
So I bought some of them too.
It also means I donāt have to have two straps flapping around when I have my 600mm lens on. I just clip into the lens attachments instead of the camera attachments.
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A few days ago I broke my computer chair. It was already kinda busted, as it leaned a bit to the left and I had already performed one gas-piston-ectomy on it, but I managed to completely break the armrest mechanism on the left armrest. It was a cheap Amazon āgaming chairā so Iām not entirely surprised. Got a couple of years out of it, but this time I decided to go a bit bigger and better.
SecretLab Titan Evo XL 2022. It was pricy, but it already seems worth it.
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Yep, a decent chair is well worth it. I got mine 2 years ago at the beginning of covid, and I havenāt regretted it.
Not exactly shiny, but I bought a new pair of work shoes to coincide with the new job as my old work shoes are worn-down and making an odd clicking noise. I tried a Wide size for the first time and it has made a huge difference in comfort (my old work shoes, which were not Wide, squeezed my feet at the sides when they were new) so that discovery is an extra bonus.
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Iāve been wanting to upgrade the astro gear for ages, and this little gem of a 'scope wandered into reach. $GF told me to stop procrastinating and just buy the damned thing.
The next upgrade will (hopefully) be a proper goto mount.
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I hate the clicking noise. Especially in a pair of $600 boots. The last time that happened, I sent them back and they sent me a brand new pair. They tore mine apart to see what the problem was to improve newer models. This was a pair of Danner 10" boots, and Iāve been wearing the hell out the new ones for the last dozen winters.
They look great with a kilt.
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Finally got the recorded deed in the mail and have set up a homeownerās insurance policy, which thankfully isnāt a āpay one lump sum for a year of coverageā payment and got spread out over 12 months. I am officially a homeowner. Now I just wait for things to break.
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Also works well for wide-angle astro work, too.
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The lens is the sharpest lens I have ever owned but I am quickly getting reacquainted with the narrow depth of field at close focusing distances. I didnāt even think of the implications for astro work.
Macro lenses are very sharp. Having such a wide aperture helps a lot, too. Those photons have travelled for millions of years - itās a crime to waste them. 
Iāve use my 90mm macro for astro work (on my APS-C camera, itās effectively a 135mm lens). Once I get it focused, and set to f2.8, itās a monster.
Between the 14mm, the macro, and the 'scope, I have a reasonable arsenal for astro work.
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I rented this 500mm lens last week because it has a lot of telephoto reach and is lightweight despite that reach. I send it back tomorrow but itās also the day my new one arrives since I ordered one. I liked it a lot and found out it was on sale and in stock (a rarity), which forced my finger to the add to cart button this past weekend. I have decided to sell one of my children to pay for it. I do believe that is legal now since they are both adults.
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A computer controlled GoTo Equatorial Mount. (Saxon HEQ5-Pro, if you really want to knowā¦)
And a guide scope / camera combination help keep the mountās tracking as accurate as possible:
Finally, a Lenova ThinkPad t460s to drive it all. It came with Windows installed, but that got nuked and replaced with Linux. Yes, Linux astrophotography is a thing.
Of course, the gods of Astrophotography have decreed that one must pay a penance for buying new gear. Itās been raining or cloudy for the last 2 weeks, and the forecast is for at least 2 weeks more adverse weather.
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Of course they do.
I can pick up our wedding licence in a week. Then I have 90 days to use it to the fullest extent that the law allows.
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You need a license to get married? What sort of madness is this?
Is it like a driverās license? Or a gun license?
I was wondering the exact same thing
Oh man, the practical exam is a pain.
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