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...]
Initial D4 testing results
I've posted my initial D4 testing results here. … [Read more...]
D4 advertising
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...]
Nikon D4 OOBE
A D4 came from Calumet today, packed in Styrofoam peanuts (not my favorite buffer material) that smelled of mothballs. Traditional gold Nikon box. Upon opening it, the first thing that attracted my eye was an envelope on top labeled "XQD" which contained a 16 GB Sony XQD memory … [Read more...]
Yet another 4900 on the way
The Epson tech said that I'd done all any civilian could to troubleshoot the nozzle problem with the second replacement 4900, and that all they could do is send me a third replacement. He promised to have an extra inspection done before shipment. I told him to be sure they had a … [Read more...]