Finally, I've made the jump into the Thorn Nomad MKII Club

[nztony]

Pete,

Not sure about Taupo, but it's been excellent weather down here in Wellington last few days (and about time, as it's been a wet summer) but finally I've been able to string a few decent rides in a row and I'm all the better for it. I may be biting off more than I can chew, and it is sooner than I'd ideally like, but I'm in Auckland late March, so I am considering riding back home to Wellington.
I did it in 1983 in three days flat, but I won't be aiming for that this time around! I'll keep an open mind and keep my training going for the next six weeks then see how I feel.

Tony

[nztony]

Prior to buying my Nomad in December 2013, I used to hike a lot in the hills and I used to take lots of self portraits (way before "selfie" became the word of 2013.)
So I thought it was time I had a go at a "selfile" with the Nomad:



Paekakariki Hill Road, Kapiti Coast (Wellington region), New Zealand. (and good luck with the pronunciation!)

Larger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nztony/12472809994/

Course: http://sportypal.com/Workouts/Details/3643689

[rualexander]

Great shot Tony, how long is the self timer on your camera? You've done well to get back down the hill and turned round into a natural position before the shutter fires!

[Neil Jones]

Great shot Tony, glad you're enjoying your new Nomad,
Neil.

[nztony]

Rualexander,
I have a collection of cameras I use for different things, so today I took along my self portrait camera:



Canon G10 Self Portrait Camera.
Today I set it to wait 30 seconds after clicking the shutter, then to take 10 shots. I usually have it set to 10 seconds and 4 shots, but as you said, I had to get back into "position" and 10 seconds would not have done that! I have much more sophisticated cameras than my little G10 but it being a compact camera, virtually everything is in focus - trying to achieve focus with my more expensive DSLRs is very difficult as there isn't anything to focus on when doing a Self Portrait. Although taking a self portrait can be done: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nztony/8031986374/

Thanks Neil, I sure am, we are getting along fine - putting in some  'miles' before embarking on a tour or two.

[jags]

Class ,mind you looks like a tough enough climb
the sun is out here but its freezing cold.
good on ya tony your certainly geting the miles in.great photos as usual thanks for shareing.

jags
(Anto)

[Andre Jute]

Wonderful photograph, Tony. Makes me quite nostalgic for NZ.

[jags]

dont tell me you were in new zeland as well

[FrogPrince]

Had a G9 on which I damaged the lens and the flash broke. Cost far too much to repaire ....now I have a G15. Far superior low light performance and although visually very similar it's a very different camera inside. I just lov 'em   Sits in my bar bag now and has a UV filter stuck on the lens  and a protector on the screen as I damaged the G9 by bashing it on my handle bar stem when wearing it around my neck while cycling.

This picture is an example of the very poor low light performance of the G9

[Andre Jute]

dont tell me you were in new zeland as well

I was there with a rugby tour, and a couple of times on business. It's a very cold place, almost in the Antarctic, but beautiful in an austere way.

[nztony]

Anto, someone did ask me to share photos when I joined the forum and I don't need to be asked twice, as I am a bit of a camera nerd ;-)

Thanks Andre, this is just the beginning of half decent photos (I hope.)

Frog Prince, I have a whole collection of cameras to choose from. I think I may be one of the few here on the forum with just one bike*, but like most people that own several bikes, I own several cameras, as I can't bear to sell an old one when I buy new one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nztony/sets/72157615345827248/
* to be honest I have two track (velodrome) frames from the 1980s still, but they are not built up.

[Slammin Sammy]

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Frog Prince, I have a whole collection of cameras to choose from. I think I may be one of the few here on the forum with just one bike*, but like most people that own several bikes, I own several cameras, as I can't bear to sell an old one when I buy new one: <snip>

Uh-oh! Now you've gone and done it, Tony! Your Canon camera collection demands a response (although it'll take me awhile to amass the gallery that you've posted on Flickr).

I've always been a Nikon fan, although I was late into DSLRs (and most of my digital compacts have been Canons). I have a Nikon D90 and D7000, but along the way, realised that there were some fantastic film bodies out there that had cost the earth when new, but were now "obsolete", and could be picked up for pennies! I started collecting Nikon film cameras and lenses (the lenses still work fine with modern DSLRs, but they aren't automatic).

Let's see - I've got an F5, F4s, F3, F2, a couple of FEs, FM2, FM... These things are jewels of engineering, and far more robust and enduring than the digital technology that replaced them. Nowadays, new cameras with more pixels, better low light performance, auto everything including video etc. come out in six monthly increments, and your investment is ruined within three years! From now on, I'm spending my money on lenses - the glass is timeless.

I will get mine into a gallery - you've inspired me!

Sam

[nztony]

Sam,

Sorry for the delay on replying - I've just got back from my first little adventure on my Nomad - so about to spend my day working on the photos.
Regarding the cameras, I never really intended to start a collection, but one day I got them all in one place at the same time and could see that they looked a bit of a ''collection" and far more interesting than sitting in the back of wardrobes. And I like the fact that I can point out photos from my collection tied to certain cameras, so each one has a special history for me. I never intended to photograph them individually, but it is nice to have a record of them. The same goes for other series of photographs I have - for example I had photos of various workmates scattered around in shoeboxes, but once scanned and put into a Flickr album, all of a sudden I found I had quite a good collection. I love the the 'cloud' storage we have available these days via Flickr and Smugmug, Onedrive, Google Drive etc. On my very recent mini four day tour it was great to be able to take cellphone photos and email to people immediately or send them Google Map links to my location - I love this modern 4G and internet age.

Tony

[nztony]

I've been leaving the Nomad at home and doing a few walks lately as winter approaches and it rains. If it rains I walk, if it doesn't I ride.

When it rains I walk (it was raining at the start!)


And when it's dry I ride

A nice easy ride of 30km before nightshift this evening. We've had quite a bit of rain lately, but today was nice, dry, sunny, cool but crisp. I've been inspired by other member's photos of their rides down their country lanes, so I took a back country ride myself this afternoon before starting my 7pm - 7am Nightshift.

Pre nightshift ride: http://sportypal.com/Workouts/Embed/3820602

[jags]

Class Tony boy ,i got a great spin in today myself not long back watching the giro now on TV,well i will be in a minute .
i took couple photos hopfully Andre will post them from my facebook page. tell me again please whats with the number on the nomad.


jags.