Considering the weather we have had recently the crop seems to be in reasonable condition.
One day last week, along with very gusty wind, we had 1.4 inches of rain in a three hour downpour.
Unlike the last time I filmed a combine at work this time the dust was blowing away from me.
As is usual this time of year I could hear them still at work at 10 p.m. last night.
Farming is definitely not a 9 - 4, 5 days a week occupation.
Whenever work needs doing they set to and get on with it.
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It looks as though I am going to have to look out for a replacemet pocket size camera.
The Nikon seems to be reaching the end of its useful life.
Many times the shutter doesn't fire even though I get a beep to say it is in focus.
I had thought of buying another Nikon but I've seen several bad reviews / comments on the poor reliability of newer models. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. It needs to be a camera small enough to go in a shirt pocket with a lens which sinks back level with the front of the body, has a good zoom range and will take HD video. Fussy aren't I?
Combining is a hard job both for machine and the driver. The machine is always running at maximum revs and the driver has to keep the input constant as they only thrash efficiently with a high crop load.
ReplyDeletePS. Cameras I can't advise from practice but I was looking a while ago and fancied one of the small Sony ones.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: I've been having a good look round. The Canon PowerShot G5 X MkII is looking favourite at the moment. Expensive and not as wide a range of zoom as the Nikon but looks good overall.
DeleteJohn, I think it was the Sony RX100 I looked at. They are much of a muchness. The Sony has far better low light response but the lens is not as good on Zoom. I am undecided but I have never got on with small cameras, I like a bit of heft and size, having hands like small shovels probably has something to do with it.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: I have a Canon arriving today. One big plus for me was the pop up electronic viewfinder for times when the Sunlight makes seeing the LCD screen difficult. Downloaded the 300+ page user manual. It seems to do everything but make the picnic sandwiches.
DeleteMy bridge camera is too big for easy use and burns through AA batteries, need a rechargable one
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