Ken Hill wrote:
What I was told! The wood is cedar and has been used since the late 1800’s when tall buildings started going up. Compared to steel, cedar keeps water cooler in the summer and does not allow water to freeze in the winter. It also lasts much longer than steel. The tanks create the high pressure water system used within the building. There are only a couple families in NYC make them. Politics ?!?!! Who knows.
Thanks Ken,
After I read your response, I googled and found out pretty much what you described. It does make sense that with wood being a natural insulator, that will prevent water from freezing. I alwayswondered if there was some line in NYC building code, but obviously it was more from practicality. My wild fantasy even went that wood was because firefighters can use axes to cut open to extinguish fire when push come to a shove. I guess that only happens in the movies.
CGrindahl wrote:
Great to see you on the thread Buddy with some gorgeous photos, especially the young one. No doubt, life becomes very busy when a little one arrives, or so I've witnessed with friends.
Thank you Ken and Curtis for the wlecome back.
Curtis, it's not as much that Anouk keeps me from posting here. She is possibly the easiest child I ever witnessed, and Kristina is a great mother. I could not wish for more in that respect.
It's just that our little family had to fight through a barrage of setbacks and other unpleasantness for most of the last year and the start of this year.
Fortunately, we are very close now to moving to a new home, and things might look better there.
I still did not find the funds to buy a used camera, so I am only able to photograph and post when I get a chance to borrow a camera. That's another thing that makes me a random contributer here, much to my displeasure, but the families wellbeing is my only priority at the moment, so the luxury of owning a camera will have to wait a while longer.
I do still read and enjoy most of what is posted here, so I am not completely gone
Ken Hill wrote:
Raphael, the C6, really ONE state! I am glad you and the C3 are one mechanically. My 68 ALWAYS seemed to need brakes but it went all up and down the east coast and Ontario. Quebec, Prince Edward Island and to Nova Scotia.
Are you having any difficulty with the Z6's stop down feature when looking thru the view finder? There seems to be a slight lag... can't explain … when shooting fast moving subjects like the Navy jets.
All four Angels side by side!
Ken I do not have stop down with manual lenses on the Z6.
There is these two ducks that have made a home of my pool. I know little of birds, hopefully Jose is around and can tell me if these are two males or a pair, they look identical. They were here on their way south last year, now they are back, they used to sleep here and leave, now they hang around much longer and do not mind much when we are out and about in the yard. There is this peregrine falcon/buzzard (Jose?) that mock attacks them every so often, but it seems to small to eat them.
800mm 5.6, Nikon only on Nikon. Even on the Z6 is hard for my old eyes to nail the focus with this lens, on the DSLRs is neigh impossible.
I´ve mostly been lurking in the shadows, havent really had time to participate much, I´havent taken a lot of photos either...Even though I´ve been following and hiting the like button a lot. Always a pleasure!!
And guess what?? I found my 50-135mm f/3.5 ais. Yes!! I thought it was gone forever but my o.h. found it in a backpack we havent used since christmas.....
Perhaps this little find will take me back to some more photography. I´ve got a few old shots to share though!
This one followed me home and I think I have to keep it.
Only issues are:
No focus peaking
No green dot focus confirmation
No in body stabilization
Auto Focus is horrendous
Does not have redundancy for capturing the image (i.e. no second card slot)
Can't comment on battery life since you don't need one to shoot.
How will I ever be able to get a proper shot
Shot with Z6 and Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3/5 with PK-13 extension tube
