date:20170716

One of my favorite shrubs:
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K-5 IIs, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

I'd be worried about CVT durability, but for me, the main drawback is the 
driving feel. My 2014 Equinox has an 8-speed automatic, it feels great with a 
peppy 3- liter four, and has been trouble free. Nothing but oil changed thus 
far.

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> On Jul 16, 2017, at 10:48 PM, Mark C  wrote:
> 
> Hi Igor -
> 
> I'm certainly happy with Subaru's decision to extend the warranty on their 
> CVT's and to provide retroactive compensation. I don't expect to be using the 
> money for a new lens. I'm pretty happy with the lenses I have - turns out 
> that hanging onto good full frame glass was not a mistake The only lens that 
> I am tempted to replace is the FA 20-35 f4, but I can't get a good handle on 
> its performance on the K1. Sometimes it shines, sometimes it's a dud. It's 
> clearly better (marginally) on film than on the K1 in terms of edge and 
> corner sharpness. It also seems to be better at the long end than at 20mm. I 
> recently fine-tuned the AF - and it needed about 5 steps of correction IIRC - 
> so I'm hoping that helps. But I seldom shoot wider than 28mm so I don't feel 
> too motivated to upgrade to the DFA 15-30.
> 
> I suspect that the reimbursement from Subaru will go into the VW repair fund. 
> My wife's 2009 Tiguan seems to develop a $500 - $1000 problem every 10K or 
> so. In the past year and a half we've replaced the timing chain, PCV system, 
> rear main seal (blew out when the PCV system failed) and water pump. Last 
> Thursday the dealership told me that both rear springs are broken - I need to 
> get that checked out by an independent mechanic. Seems odd that both springs 
> would break at the same time and that the car would still ride just fine.
> 
> Good luck with your car search. CVT's are a fact o life these days but they 
> seem to be prone to funky and fatal errors. I would do serious research on 
> any CVT vehicle.
> 
> Mark
> 
> Igor PDML-StR wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Mark,
>> 
>> I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the past 
>> week. (We are looking for a car right now.)
>> 
>> I am glad to hear that good news. I'd say that's probably an indicator of 
>> Subaru being one of the better manufacturers (behavior-wise). (Even though 
>> they should've admitted their problems much earlier.) And your local 
>> dealership is also among the better once since they've covered 50% even 
>> before this event.
>> 
>> Nissan gave us all sort of problems with our CVT (on Rogue) over the past 9 
>> year, starting from the 1st year.  And both, our dealership and the 
>> corporate office were very bad to address these problems. They were refusing 
>> to admit the problems despite the symptoms, until the transmission failed 
>> completely. And for the 2nd time, they were delaying admitting the problem 
>> it until the mileage was beyond the limit.
>> 
>> After almost 20 years of owning Nissans (not exclusively), I am too afraid 
>> to buy any Nissan at this point: all models I would be potentially 
>> interested in have CVTs, and Nissan CVTs are plagued with problems, and 
>> Nissan is bad addressing them.
>> 
>> Speaking of "impressive" warranties (mentioned by Alan), - I've just learned 
>> that the "best industry warranty" advertised by Hyundai is to a large extent 
>> a gimmick: Only the 1st owner is eligible for the 10 yrs/100k miles 
>> (powertrain) warranty, for the subsequent owners it is 5yrs/60K.
>> (Additionally, there is practically no "bumper-to-bumper", large portion of 
>> the coverage of the "limited" warranty ends within the 1st year.)
>> Kia's "industry-best" warranty is a similar gimmick.
>> 
>> Anyway, - I am glad Mark for you. Despite the headache, at least you didn't 
>> suffer as much of the financial hit...
>> 
>> And the most intriguing question (for this list):
>> Are you going to buy some new lens with the unexpected ~$4K?
>> ;-)
>> 
>> 
>> Igor
>> 
>> 
>> Mark C Sat, 15 Jul 2017 20:46:26 -0700 wrote:
>> 
>> Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT 
>> transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here.
>> 
>> 
>> Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively 
>> extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter included a 
>> claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair costs for those of 
>> us who had their CVT fail. Subaru picked up 50% of the cost to replace my 
>> transmission but I was still out of pocket about $4000 - good on Subaru to 
>> step and cover this problem.
>> 
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

2017-07-16 Thread Mark C


Hi Igor -

I'm certainly happy with Subaru's decision to extend the warranty on 
their CVT's and to provide retroactive compensation. I don't expect to 
be using the money for a new lens. I'm pretty happy with the lenses I 
have - turns out that hanging onto good full frame glass was not a 
mistake The only lens that I am tempted to replace is the FA 20-35 f4, 
but I can't get a good handle on its performance on the K1. Sometimes it 
shines, sometimes it's a dud. It's clearly better (marginally) on film 
than on the K1 in terms of edge and corner sharpness. It also seems to 
be better at the long end than at 20mm. I recently fine-tuned the AF - 
and it needed about 5 steps of correction IIRC - so I'm hoping that 
helps. But I seldom shoot wider than 28mm so I don't feel too motivated 
to upgrade to the DFA 15-30.


I suspect that the reimbursement from Subaru will go into the VW repair 
fund. My wife's 2009 Tiguan seems to develop a $500 - $1000 problem 
every 10K or so. In the past year and a half we've replaced the timing 
chain, PCV system, rear main seal (blew out when the PCV system failed) 
and water pump. Last Thursday the dealership told me that both rear 
springs are broken - I need to get that checked out by an independent 
mechanic. Seems odd that both springs would break at the same time and 
that the car would still ride just fine.


Good luck with your car search. CVT's are a fact o life these days but 
they seem to be prone to funky and fatal errors. I would do serious 
research on any CVT vehicle.


Mark

Igor PDML-StR wrote:


Hi Mark,

I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the 
past week. (We are looking for a car right now.)


I am glad to hear that good news. I'd say that's probably an indicator 
of Subaru being one of the better manufacturers (behavior-wise). (Even 
though they should've admitted their problems much earlier.) And your 
local dealership is also among the better once since they've covered 
50% even before this event.


Nissan gave us all sort of problems with our CVT (on Rogue) over the 
past 9 year, starting from the 1st year.  And both, our dealership and 
the corporate office were very bad to address these problems. They 
were refusing to admit the problems despite the symptoms, until the 
transmission failed completely. And for the 2nd time, they were 
delaying admitting the problem it until the mileage was beyond the limit.


After almost 20 years of owning Nissans (not exclusively), I am too 
afraid to buy any Nissan at this point: all models I would be 
potentially interested in have CVTs, and Nissan CVTs are plagued with 
problems, and Nissan is bad addressing them.


Speaking of "impressive" warranties (mentioned by Alan), - I've just 
learned that the "best industry warranty" advertised by Hyundai is to 
a large extent a gimmick: Only the 1st owner is eligible for the 10 
yrs/100k miles (powertrain) warranty, for the subsequent owners it is 
5yrs/60K.
(Additionally, there is practically no "bumper-to-bumper", large 
portion of the coverage of the "limited" warranty ends within the 1st 
year.)

Kia's "industry-best" warranty is a similar gimmick.

Anyway, - I am glad Mark for you. Despite the headache, at least you 
didn't suffer as much of the financial hit...


And the most intriguing question (for this list):
Are you going to buy some new lens with the unexpected ~$4K?
;-)


Igor


Mark C Sat, 15 Jul 2017 20:46:26 -0700 wrote:

Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT 
transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here.



Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively 
extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter 
included a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair 
costs for those of us who had their CVT fail. Subaru picked up 50% of 
the cost to replace my transmission but I was still out of pocket 
about $4000 - good on Subaru to step and cover this problem.



Mark




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Re: Strange way to hold/stabilize the camera/camera lens

2017-07-16 Thread Stanley Halpin

Assuming you even have your tripod handy and have time to set it up before the 
critter or person of interest leaves the vicinity, there are many situations 
where a tripod is contraindicated. Jostein’s zodiac or safari vehicle for 
example. Trains. Ships. Boats. Subway cars. City sidewalks above subway lines./ 
Etc. Basically any situation where the ground or floor or other fundament is 
vibrating. The technique you describe would help dampen the effects of such 
vibration whereas a tripod would transmit all of that vibration to your camera.

stan

> On Jul 16, 2017, at 3:33 PM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
> 
> 
> I noticed this TV commercial from Marriott rewards:
> https://youtu.be/XMEIq3Y8N2A?t=11s
> At 11 s, the photographer is shown with his hand holding to a patio frame, 
> with the long zoom holding on top of his forearm.
> 
> I can think of an argument that this way of bracing provides him some 
> stability.
> To me that looked rather weird: he cannot control the focus (and zoom if it 
> is a zoom lens) this way. If you were photographing wild animals, that sounds 
> very unreasonable (unless you have some limited functionality/stability in 
> your left hand, or some other physical limitations).
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Igor
> 
> 
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Yes, I think you have it right. At one time. JDP did only the IQS, but they've 
grown their business model. I upset them 34 years ago when I wrote an ad for 
jaguar that claimed they had the biggest improvement of any carmaker. It was 
true. They went from last to something like fifteenth. After that JDP got tough 
with advertisers. Now they have myriad rules and a complex ad approval 
procedure. 

Paul via phone

> On Jul 16, 2017, at 2:39 PM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> From what I know, all reports from JDP are based on the owner (satisfaction) 
> surveys. That is the in the core of their business model. The difference is 
> in areas/parameters in which the satisfaction is evaluated.
> 
> With respect to cars, there are these car ratings that JDP produces:
> 1. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)
> 2. Initial Quality Study (IQS)
> 3. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study (APEAL)
> 4. Customer Service Index Study (CSI)
> http://www.jdpower.com/cars/
> 
> 
> From what you described (it was just released, and the relative position of 
> the makes), - I think you are referring to the IQS:
> http://www.jdpower.com/cars/study/Initial-Quality-Study-(IQS)-by-Make/2430ENG
> Indeed, Ford is high there...
> In combination with the VDS results I've linked earlier (see the link below) 
> this means that the new cars look and perform well, but they are not as 
> dependable over the subsequent 3 years.
> 
> Interesting, that Lexus and Jaguar have the opposite trend: owners are not as 
> happy with them in the first year. (I suspect the reaction is: "I spent this 
> much for this premium car, but it is not that much better than Kia that is 
> less then half of that in price!") But then, over the subsequent 3 years, 
> they are happy they don't have as many problems to deal with. So, these two 
> cars are rather low in IQS, but rather high in VDS rankings.
> 
> What is interesting, is that Toyota Camry is high in both. --
> The most reliable but relatively boring car, IMHO.
> (We had one for about 7 years).
> 
> 
> Interesting materials for thoughts...
> 
> Igor
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Stenquist Sun, 16 Jul 2017 10:40:16 -0700 wrote:
> 
> I was referring to the owner satisfaction survey. I think it was just 
> released.
> 
> 
> Paul via phone
> 
>> On Sun, 16 Jul 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Paul,
>> 
>> First of all thanks for (unintended) reminder to look at J.D. Power reports 
>> (I am looking for a car now).
>> 
>> I didn't do an extensive search, but this listing that I found:
>> http://www.jdpower.com/ratings/study/Vehicle-Dependability-Study-%28VDS%29-by-Make/1881ENG
>> shows Ford among the same "bottom 10" (~#6 from the bottom) ranking on 
>> dependability, below Subaru.
>> You might be referring to a different parameter...
>> Or, there might be a more fine-grain ranking, as this table is rather crude.
>> 
>> 
>> Igor
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Stenquist Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:56:16 -0700 wrote:
>> 
>> I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine 
>> here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in 
>> the latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made the bottom ten as well.
>> 
>> 
>> Paul via phone
>> 
>> 
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Re: Cloud backup services




Here is one of the useful comparisons that I was looking late last year:
http://www.backupreview.com/best-cloud-backup/

Igor

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote:



Rick,

I don't have experience with either of the two you mentioned, but I've tried 
a few others.

Of course, it depends on what you expect from the cloud backup.
The parameters include: number of devices, storage size/price (or for free), 
speed, security (encrypted vs. unencrypted), sharing your files,

sharing your webpages (as Dropbox used to allow naturally), etc.
I am only using them for file online storage and sharing, not a routine 
backup.


I've been using box.com, and have tried last year pcloud, mega, and 
jottacloud, - all free options.
All of them seem to be working fine, but I've noticed a difference in the 
upload speed. Either jottacloud or pcloud was noticeably slower.
IIRC, one of the latter 3 allowed a few uploads in parallel (2-3 open 
connections), but I don't remember which one.


There are a bunch of different comparative reviews of cloud storage online, 
and they are very different. Some of them seem to be sponsored...
I remember that I liked some comparison from 
https://cloudstoragereviewed.com/ - where they posted a table with the 
comparison of parameters (size, average speed, features, etc.), - but I 
cannot find it at the moment.


Igor


Rick Womer Sun, 16 Jul 2017 09:06:41 -0700 wrote:

Any experience out there with Backblaze or IDrive?   Any others I should
consider?


Rick



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Cloud backup services



Rick,

I don't have experience with either of the two you mentioned, but I've 
tried a few others.

Of course, it depends on what you expect from the cloud backup.
The parameters include: number of devices, storage size/price (or for 
free), speed, security (encrypted vs. unencrypted), sharing your files,

sharing your webpages (as Dropbox used to allow naturally), etc.
I am only using them for file online storage and sharing, not a routine 
backup.


I've been using box.com, and have tried last year pcloud, mega, and 
jottacloud, - all free options.
All of them seem to be working fine, but I've noticed a difference in the 
upload speed. Either jottacloud or pcloud was noticeably slower.
IIRC, one of the latter 3 allowed a few uploads in parallel (2-3 open 
connections), but I don't remember which one.


There are a bunch of different comparative reviews of cloud storage 
online, and they are very different. Some of them seem to be sponsored...
I remember that I liked some comparison from 
https://cloudstoragereviewed.com/ - where they posted a table with the 
comparison of parameters (size, average speed, features, etc.), - but I 
cannot find it at the moment.


Igor


Rick Womer Sun, 16 Jul 2017 09:06:41 -0700 wrote:

Any experience out there with Backblaze or IDrive?   Any others I should
consider?


Rick

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Re: Strange way to hold/stabilize the camera/camera lens

2017-07-16 Thread Jostein

Nothing strange about that trick, Igor. It is particularly reasonable 
when shooting from a safari car that may even be in motion.


Focus: AF.
Zoom: Max tele. You want to zoom in anyway. If the animal comes closer, 
the car will stop, you will have time to zoom out and recompose. If you 
get only a glimpse, full tele is how you want to capture it.


Next level up from jeeps are zodiacs. I'll let you stew in your 
imagination for that one. :-)


Jostein


Den 16.07.2017 21.33, skrev Igor PDML-StR:


I noticed this TV commercial from Marriott rewards:
https://youtu.be/XMEIq3Y8N2A?t=11s
At 11 s, the photographer is shown with his hand holding to a patio 
frame, with the long zoom holding on top of his forearm.


I can think of an argument that this way of bracing provides him some 
stability.
To me that looked rather weird: he cannot control the focus (and zoom if 
it is a zoom lens) this way. If you were photographing wild animals, 
that sounds very unreasonable (unless you have some limited 
functionality/stability in your left hand, or some other physical 
limitations).


What do you think?

Igor





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Re: Strange way to hold/stabilize the camera/camera lens

I did that years ago. with a 2x teleconverter on a Tamron 70-210. It worked.

Rick

> On Jul 16, 2017, at 3:33 PM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
> 
> 
> I noticed this TV commercial from Marriott rewards:
> https://youtu.be/XMEIq3Y8N2A?t=11s
> At 11 s, the photographer is shown with his hand holding to a patio frame, 
> with the long zoom holding on top of his forearm.
> 
> I can think of an argument that this way of bracing provides him some 
> stability.
> To me that looked rather weird: he cannot control the focus (and zoom if it 
> is a zoom lens) this way. If you were photographing wild animals, that sounds 
> very unreasonable (unless you have some limited functionality/stability in 
> your left hand, or some other physical limitations).
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Igor
> 
> 
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Re: Peso-Tahoe Granite

404 error.

(Yeah, I know it’s from 9 days ago. I’ve been busy.)

Rick



> On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:04 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks, Marnie (aka Doe)!
> Yeah, it sort of features the Granite, huh?
> 
> J
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Marnie (aka Doe)" 
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 7:52:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Peso-Tahoe Granite
> 
> Relatively simple photo, but with interest, peek-a-boo lake. Good sky. 
> Nice one, Jack.
> 
> Marnie aka Doe
> 
> On 7/7/2017 9:11 AM, Jack Davis wrote:
>> A K-? Pentax. Photo.net wrongly indicated K10D.
>> 
>> C?
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18405761
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Strange way to hold/stabilize the camera/camera lens



I noticed this TV commercial from Marriott rewards:
https://youtu.be/XMEIq3Y8N2A?t=11s
At 11 s, the photographer is shown with his hand holding to a patio frame, 
with the long zoom holding on top of his forearm.


I can think of an argument that this way of bracing provides him some 
stability.
To me that looked rather weird: he cannot control the focus (and zoom if 
it is a zoom lens) this way. If you were photographing wild animals, that 
sounds very unreasonable (unless you have some limited 
functionality/stability in your left hand, or some other physical 
limitations).


What do you think?

Igor



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Re: PESO - Doohinkus


Thanks, Jack.

Guess got to relabel page subtitle.

Heh.

Marnie aka Doe

On 7/16/2017 11:08 AM, Jack Davis wrote:

Solid nicely exposed image of a
single bottom plow.

J

Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 16, 2017, at 9:10 AM, Marnie (aka Doe)  wrote:

2012. Old Borges Ranch. A formerly working range near me that is now a local 
historical site.

I have visited it twice in recent years and tried to take some good shots of 
the rusting old farm equipment laying around and not had much luck. Hasn't 
helped that it's been bright sunlight each time.

But maybe this isn't too bad. I am pretty sure this doohinkus is a hoe 
attachment.

http://www.mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/hoe.htm

Comments welcome.

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Re: PESO - Doohinkus

Oh, it is. I thought it attached to a tractor, and, yes, plough would be 
the right word.


Thanks, Marnie

On 7/16/2017 11:02 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:

It's a horse-drawn plough.


On 16 Jul 2017, at 17:11, Marnie (aka Doe)  wrote:

2012. Old Borges Ranch. A formerly working range near me that is now a local 
historical site.

I have visited it twice in recent years and tried to take some good shots of 
the rusting old farm equipment laying around and not had much luck. Hasn't 
helped that it's been bright sunlight each time.

But maybe this isn't too bad. I am pretty sure this doohinkus is a hoe 
attachment.

http://www.mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/hoe.htm

Comments welcome.

Marnie aka Doe


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Re: PESO: Red Hibiscus

Thanks, Jack and Marnie.

I mostly agree with the comments that the background is distracting, and am
looking for a way to make it less obvious.

Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) 
wrote:

> Pretty flower, but I find the background distracting.
>
> HTH, Marnie aka Doe
>
>
> On 7/16/2017 8:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
>> From a plant on our deck that I nursed indoors over the winter:
>>>
>> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/
>> 7/16/red-hibiscus
>> K-5 IIs, FA 100mmF2.8 macro
>> Comments and criticisms are invited.
>>
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Re: PESO - Wind Chimes

Indeed, Ann; and the lighting wasn’t bad.

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> On Jul 15, 2017, at 6:52 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Nice - interesting shot and good that they were inside for ease of capture :-)
> ann
> 
> On 7/15/2017 4:31 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> Inside a shop in Jim Thorpe, PA:
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/PESOs-2017/Jim-Thorpe/i-85vVKP4/A
>> 
>> (K-5, DA 17-70)
>> 
>> Comments appreciated.
>> 
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

From what I know, all reports from JDP are based on the owner
(satisfaction) surveys. That is the in the core of their business model.
The difference is in areas/parameters in which the satisfaction is
evaluated.

With respect to cars, there are these car ratings that JDP produces:
1. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)
2. Initial Quality Study (IQS)
3. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study (APEAL)
4. Customer Service Index Study (CSI)
http://www.jdpower.com/cars/

From what you described (it was just released, and the relative position

of the makes), - I think you are referring to the IQS:
http://www.jdpower.com/cars/study/Initial-Quality-Study-(IQS)-by-Make/2430ENG
Indeed, Ford is high there...
In combination with the VDS results I've linked earlier (see the
link below) this means that the new cars look and perform well, but they
are not as dependable over the subsequent 3 years.

Interesting, that Lexus and Jaguar have the opposite trend: owners are not
as happy with them in the first year. (I suspect the reaction is: "I spent
this much for this premium car, but it is not that much better than Kia
that is less then half of that in price!") But then, over the subsequent 3
years, they are happy they don't have as many problems to deal with. So,
these two cars are rather low in IQS, but rather high in VDS rankings.

What is interesting, is that Toyota Camry is high in both. --
The most reliable but relatively boring car, IMHO.
(We had one for about 7 years).

Interesting materials for thoughts...

Igor

Paul Stenquist Sun, 16 Jul 2017 10:40:16 -0700 wrote:

I was referring to the owner satisfaction survey. I think it was just
released.

Paul via phone

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote:

Paul,

First of all thanks for (unintended) reminder to look at J.D. Power reports
(I am looking for a car now).

I didn't do an extensive search, but this listing that I found:
http://www.jdpower.com/ratings/study/Vehicle-Dependability-Study-%28VDS%29-by-Make/1881ENG
shows Ford among the same "bottom 10" (~#6 from the bottom) ranking on
dependability, below Subaru.

You might be referring to a different parameter...
Or, there might be a more fine-grain ranking, as this table is rather crude.

Igor

Paul Stenquist Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:56:16 -0700 wrote:

I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine
here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in
the latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made the bottom ten as well.

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Re: PESO - Doohinkus

Solid nicely exposed image of a
single bottom plow.

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> On Jul 16, 2017, at 9:10 AM, Marnie (aka Doe)  wrote:
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> 2012. Old Borges Ranch. A formerly working range near me that is now a local 
> historical site.
> 
> I have visited it twice in recent years and tried to take some good shots of 
> the rusting old farm equipment laying around and not had much luck. Hasn't 
> helped that it's been bright sunlight each time.
> 
> But maybe this isn't too bad. I am pretty sure this doohinkus is a hoe 
> attachment.
> 
> http://www.mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/hoe.htm
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> Comments welcome.
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Re: PESO - Doohinkus

2017-07-16 Thread Bob W-PDML

It's a horse-drawn plough.

> On 16 Jul 2017, at 17:11, Marnie (aka Doe)  wrote:
> 
> 2012. Old Borges Ranch. A formerly working range near me that is now a local 
> historical site.
> 
> I have visited it twice in recent years and tried to take some good shots of 
> the rusting old farm equipment laying around and not had much luck. Hasn't 
> helped that it's been bright sunlight each time.
> 
> But maybe this isn't too bad. I am pretty sure this doohinkus is a hoe 
> attachment.
> 
> http://www.mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/hoe.htm
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
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OT: For Some, Age is not a limitation

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40625069

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Re: OT: Before CGI, they used Mirrors

2017-07-16 Thread Bob W-PDML

That's clever. I thought they were tiny little people.

B

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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

An additional thought:
I suspect those ranking could be skewed for people's expectation for
their cars in different price segments.
The fact that Acura is way below Honda, and Infiniti is somewhat bellow
Nissan probably doesn't tell that the "fancier" sub-brand cars are
necessarily worse, but rather that people expect them to be better/more
reliable for that amount of money.

I.e. (unlike Lexus) they don't live up to the "premium brand" level.

It is less obvious in case of the "luxury" brands that don't have
"consumer" brand counterpart, such as Audi (although it is not in the
"bottom 10" in the ranking I've linked), - but the same "broken
expectation" bias is probably present.

Igor

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote:

Paul,

First of all thanks for (unintended) reminder to look at J.D. Power reports
(I am looking for a car now).

You might be referring to a different parameter...
Or, there might be a more fine-grain ranking, as this table is rather crude.

Igor

Paul Stenquist Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:56:16 -0700 wrote:

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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

I was referring to the owner satisfaction survey. I think it was just released.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 16, 2017, at 1:33 PM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
> 
> 
> Paul,
> 
> First of all thanks for (unintended) reminder to look at J.D. Power reports 
> (I am looking for a car now).
> 
> I didn't do an extensive search, but this listing that I found:
> http://www.jdpower.com/ratings/study/Vehicle-Dependability-Study-%28VDS%29-by-Make/1881ENG
> shows Ford among the same "bottom 10" (~#6 from the bottom) ranking on 
> dependability, below Subaru.
> You might be referring to a different parameter...
> Or, there might be a more fine-grain ranking, as this table is rather crude.
> 
> 
> Igor
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Stenquist Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:56:16 -0700 wrote:
> 
> I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine 
> here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in 
> the latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made the bottom ten as well.
> 
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru



Paul,

First of all thanks for (unintended) reminder to look at J.D. Power 
reports (I am looking for a car now).


I didn't do an extensive search, but this listing that I found:
http://www.jdpower.com/ratings/study/Vehicle-Dependability-Study-%28VDS%29-by-Make/1881ENG
shows Ford among the same "bottom 10" (~#6 from the bottom) ranking on 
dependability, below Subaru.

You might be referring to a different parameter...
Or, there might be a more fine-grain ranking, as this table is rather 
crude.



Igor



 Paul Stenquist Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:56:16 -0700 wrote:

I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine 
here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in 
the latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made the bottom ten as 
well.



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OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru



Hi Mark,

I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the past 
week. (We are looking for a car right now.)


I am glad to hear that good news. I'd say that's probably an indicator of 
Subaru being one of the better manufacturers (behavior-wise). (Even though 
they should've admitted their problems much earlier.) And your local 
dealership is also among the better once since they've covered 50% even 
before this event.


Nissan gave us all sort of problems with our CVT (on Rogue) over the past 
9 year, starting from the 1st year.  And both, our dealership and the 
corporate office were very bad to address these problems. They were 
refusing to admit the problems despite the symptoms, until the 
transmission failed completely. And for the 2nd time, they were delaying 
admitting the problem it until the mileage was beyond the limit.


After almost 20 years of owning Nissans (not exclusively), I am too 
afraid to buy any Nissan at this point: all models I would be potentially 
interested in have CVTs, and Nissan CVTs are plagued with problems, and 
Nissan is bad addressing them.


Speaking of "impressive" warranties (mentioned by Alan), - I've 
just learned that the "best industry warranty" advertised by Hyundai is to 
a large extent a gimmick: Only the 1st owner is eligible for the 
10 yrs/100k miles (powertrain) warranty, for the subsequent owners it is 
5yrs/60K.
(Additionally, there is practically no "bumper-to-bumper", large 
portion of the coverage of the "limited" warranty ends within the 1st 
year.)

Kia's "industry-best" warranty is a similar gimmick.

Anyway, - I am glad Mark for you. Despite the headache, at least you 
didn't suffer as much of the financial hit...


And the most intriguing question (for this list):
Are you going to buy some new lens with the unexpected ~$4K?
;-)


Igor


Mark C Sat, 15 Jul 2017 20:46:26 -0700 wrote:

Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT 
transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here.



Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively 
extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter included 
a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair costs for those 
of us who had their CVT fail. Subaru picked up 50% of the cost to replace 
my transmission but I was still out of pocket about $4000 - good on Subaru 
to step and cover this problem.



Mark

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Re: Peso-Lonely Bull


Okay, I give.

M aka D

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Ewe curtains leaf wilt.

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Re: PESO: Red Hibiscus


Pretty flower, but I find the background distracting.

HTH, Marnie aka Doe

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From a plant on our deck that I nursed indoors over the winter:

https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/7/16/red-hibiscus
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

2017-07-16 Thread Alan C

Ecosport is the engine. In the States the car was called the Ford Escape, 
here the Ford Kuga. Other models with similar engines were affected too. 
About 23 cars were recalled in the USA, about 5 here.


Alan C

-Original Message- 
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I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine 
here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in 
the latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made the bottom ten as well.


Paul via phone


On Jul 16, 2017, at 11:35 AM, John  wrote:

You'd think they would have learned their lesson from the Pinto fiasco.


On 7/16/2017 09:40, Mark C wrote:
I should have worded my post more clearly - they picked up 50% of the
cost when I had the repair done over a year ago as a goodwill gesture.
With the new warranty they will pick up the other 50%. I can't complain
about that.

I never heard of the Ecosport but I looks like it will be introduced to
the US market in 2018. Hopefully they have the burst-into-flames problem
worked out by then!

Mark



Alan C wrote:

Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see
many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200
000 km has now become the norm). They are all desperate to keep their
market share. Ford had (still has?) their challenges with the Fiery
Ecosport engines. We have even had deaths in SA & Ford was very slow
to respond, simply telling people to claim on their insurance. The
original "diagnosis" was coolant circulation inefficiencies but, after
corrective repairs, the fires continued. They now say the fires may be
caused by a burst hose on the power steering which causes flammable
fluid to spray onto the exhaust manifold. Ford has taken a huge knock
in SA. You pay your money & hope for the best.

Alan C

-Original Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 5:45 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT
transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here.

Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively
extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter
included a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair
costs for those of us who had their CVT fail.  Subaru picked up 50% of
the cost to replace my transmission but I was still out of pocket about
$4000 - good on Subaru to step and cover this problem.

Mark

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PESO - Doohinkus

2012. Old Borges Ranch. A formerly working range near me that is now a 
local historical site.


I have visited it twice in recent years and tried to take some good 
shots of the rusting old farm equipment laying around and not had much 
luck. Hasn't helped that it's been bright sunlight each time.


But maybe this isn't too bad. I am pretty sure this doohinkus is a hoe 
attachment.


http://www.mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/hoe.htm

Comments welcome.

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Cloud backup services

Any experience out there with Backblaze or IDrive?   Any others I should 
consider?

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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine 
here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in the 
latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made the bottom ten as well.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 16, 2017, at 11:35 AM, John  wrote:
> 
> You'd think they would have learned their lesson from the Pinto fiasco.
> 
>> On 7/16/2017 09:40, Mark C wrote:
>> I should have worded my post more clearly - they picked up 50% of the
>> cost when I had the repair done over a year ago as a goodwill gesture.
>> With the new warranty they will pick up the other 50%. I can't complain
>> about that.
>> 
>> I never heard of the Ecosport but I looks like it will be introduced to
>> the US market in 2018. Hopefully they have the burst-into-flames problem
>> worked out by then!
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Alan C wrote:
>>> Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see
>>> many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200
>>> 000 km has now become the norm). They are all desperate to keep their
>>> market share. Ford had (still has?) their challenges with the Fiery
>>> Ecosport engines. We have even had deaths in SA & Ford was very slow
>>> to respond, simply telling people to claim on their insurance. The
>>> original "diagnosis" was coolant circulation inefficiencies but, after
>>> corrective repairs, the fires continued. They now say the fires may be
>>> caused by a burst hose on the power steering which causes flammable
>>> fluid to spray onto the exhaust manifold. Ford has taken a huge knock
>>> in SA. You pay your money & hope for the best.
>>> 
>>> Alan C
>>> 
>>> -Original Message- From: Mark C
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 5:45 AM
>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>>> Subject: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru
>>> 
>>> Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT
>>> transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here.
>>> 
>>> Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively
>>> extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter
>>> included a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair
>>> costs for those of us who had their CVT fail.  Subaru picked up 50% of
>>> the cost to replace my transmission but I was still out of pocket about
>>> $4000 - good on Subaru to step and cover this problem.
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> 
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OT: Before CGI, they used Mirrors

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Re: PESO: Red Hibiscus

Nice blossom exposure.
Composition works due to
inclusion of the greenery.
Background is the slightest
bit distracting.

J

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> K-5 IIs, FA 100mmF2.8 macro
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

2017-07-16 Thread John


You'd think they would have learned their lesson from the Pinto fiasco.

On 7/16/2017 09:40, Mark C wrote:

I should have worded my post more clearly - they picked up 50% of the
cost when I had the repair done over a year ago as a goodwill gesture.
With the new warranty they will pick up the other 50%. I can't complain
about that.

I never heard of the Ecosport but I looks like it will be introduced to
the US market in 2018. Hopefully they have the burst-into-flames problem
worked out by then!

Mark



Alan C wrote:

Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see
many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200
000 km has now become the norm). They are all desperate to keep their
market share. Ford had (still has?) their challenges with the Fiery
Ecosport engines. We have even had deaths in SA & Ford was very slow
to respond, simply telling people to claim on their insurance. The
original "diagnosis" was coolant circulation inefficiencies but, after
corrective repairs, the fires continued. They now say the fires may be
caused by a burst hose on the power steering which causes flammable
fluid to spray onto the exhaust manifold. Ford has taken a huge knock
in SA. You pay your money & hope for the best.

Alan C

-Original Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 5:45 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT
transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here.

Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively
extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter
included a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair
costs for those of us who had their CVT fail.  Subaru picked up 50% of
the cost to replace my transmission but I was still out of pocket about
$4000 - good on Subaru to step and cover this problem.

Mark

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PESO: Red Hibiscus

>From a plant on our deck that I nursed indoors over the winter:
https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/7/16/red-hibiscus
K-5 IIs, FA 100mmF2.8 macro
Comments and criticisms are invited.

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

2017-07-16 Thread Mark C

I should have worded my post more clearly - they picked up 50% of the 
cost when I had the repair done over a year ago as a goodwill gesture. 
With the new warranty they will pick up the other 50%. I can't complain 
about that.


I never heard of the Ecosport but I looks like it will be introduced to 
the US market in 2018. Hopefully they have the burst-into-flames problem 
worked out by then!


Mark



Alan C wrote:
Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see 
many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200 
000 km has now become the norm). They are all desperate to keep their 
market share. Ford had (still has?) their challenges with the Fiery 
Ecosport engines. We have even had deaths in SA & Ford was very slow 
to respond, simply telling people to claim on their insurance. The 
original "diagnosis" was coolant circulation inefficiencies but, after 
corrective repairs, the fires continued. They now say the fires may be 
caused by a burst hose on the power steering which causes flammable 
fluid to spray onto the exhaust manifold. Ford has taken a huge knock 
in SA. You pay your money & hope for the best.


Alan C

-Original Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 5:45 AM
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Subject: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru

Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT
transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here.

Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively
extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter
included a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair
costs for those of us who had their CVT fail.  Subaru picked up 50% of
the cost to replace my transmission but I was still out of pocket about
$4000 - good on Subaru to step and cover this problem.

Mark

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Re: Peso-Lonely Bull

Thanks, Dave!
J

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> On Jul 15, 2017, at 9:35 PM, David Mann  wrote:
> 
>> On Jul 16, 2017, at 4:37 AM, John  wrote:
>> 
>> Can you turn off "auto correct" on an iPhone?
> 
> You'll find it in Settings -> General -> Keyboard.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
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Re: Peso-Lonely Bull

Done. Thanks much!
J

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> On Jul 15, 2017, at 9:35 PM, David Mann  wrote:
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>> On Jul 16, 2017, at 4:37 AM, John  wrote:
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>> Can you turn off "auto correct" on an iPhone?
> 
> You'll find it in Settings -> General -> Keyboard.
> 
> Cheers,
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