Tell me it's gonna blow today !1

wouldn't be surprised if cooly end got a seabreeze today and tomorrow, looking at synoptic

up for kirra again?

Yeah, around lunch-time is good for me. Are you heading down ??

I have to be at Robina at 4pm, so I'll be down in time to sail before that.

Any reason I should not buy a 5D II ??

stuff that annoys me but i knew the caveats:

it's slow to respond to a shutter press, like there's a lag - however; apparently it uses an optical switch so should never wear out unlike the 20/30/40/50d etc. there is no click

u really feel the mirror flipping, but it has a cool sound to it like a motor drive film

slow burst as gesty said

it uses a cmos sensor so reads a line at a time which causes slight warping of image during pans when taking video - rolling shutter effect

still only 3 exposure bracketing

no switchable lcd grid in viewfinder

still only 9 points af and only centre is cross type

i love everything else. amazing low light ability and beaut battery life


i will make a full day of kirra tomorrow

Menna has a 7D, so frame rate is not an issue. This wil be the slow camera.
We've read about the rolling shutter effect. People were blaming different lenses, but there was not consensus on that. YOur explanation makes more sense. I believe the end result is pretty good though.
The other points you raise are interesting. I'll have to play with one. I like the idea of it feeling like a film camera. I am a Luddite, you know !!

Good day at Kirra today. Rigged a 5.8 as I was determined to have a small sail, used the Freestyle 98. Grovelling at first, but then it came in a bit and I was planing most of the time. Really nice conditions, clear warm water, no stingers, not a bad angle, got a few jumps on the nice banks at the south end of the run, towards the groyne.
Just me and Dave there. Long walk, but hey, people pay to do that on a treadmill, so it's a bonus in a way. All in all about a 7.5/10 and I'm smiling !!

i'm still up for today if wind builds.

it's slowly increasing up here

Issued at 4:36 am EST on Monday 12 April 2010

Capricornia Waters, St Lawrence to Burnett Heads:
Monday until midnight: Wind: NW/SW 5/10 knots, shifting N/NE 10/15 knots inshore in the afternoon before a SW/S change 10/15 knots over southern waters late evening. Sea: 1.2 metres. Rain areas, scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Wind: S/SE 15/20 knots, increasing to at least 20/30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Sea: 1.7 metres, rising to 3 metres during the afternoon and evening. Swell: SE 1.5 to 2 metres developing offshore late. Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Wind: SE winds 20/30 knots.


Hervey Bay Waters:
Monday until midnight: Wind: NW/SW 5/10 knots, shifting N/NE in the afternoon before a SW/S change 10/15 knots in the evening. Sea: to 1 metre. Patchy rain and showers. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Wind: SW/SE 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots during the early morning and to 20/30 knots in the afternoon. Sea: 1 metre, rising 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the day. Rain areas easing to isolated showers in the evening.
Wednesday: Wind: S/SE 20/25 knots, easing to 15/20 knots by evening.



looking good

Yeah, but I've had a bit to much time off work lately, and The Minister for Fashion and Chocolate has requested CPR for our business account.
Probably make Shearwater on Wed if the tide is OK.
Thinking about the WW thing on Saturday too.