Curious as to whether the 3 ounce difference between the D4 and the D3s was due to the smaller capacity battery in the D4, I weighed both batteries. I got 5 5/8 ounces for the EN-EL4a battery that's used in the D3s, and 5 3/8 ounces for the EN-EL-18 that's used in the D4. That’s … [Read more...]

The freight company picked up the 4900 with the bad Ethernet port today. I think I know why the subsequent printer, delivered without a pallet, had clogged nozzles. My old printer left here on its side. The freight folks were not in a mood to put it in the right way. And why … [Read more...]

In this blog, I write a lot about things that don't go right. Just for completeness – and I don't plan to make a habit of this – I'd like to talk about an event where things went just about perfectly. On Monday, the display on my ThinkPad X220 started acting strangely. Black … [Read more...]

I've posted my initial D4 testing results here. … [Read more...]

I bought a D4 battery on Amazon. I couldn't find the battery cover there, so I went to B&H. There it was. I ordered one. Then I had a look around at what other D4 stuff they had. One of the things was the D4 camera strap. That made me think of Jackson Hole. Back in my … [Read more...]