Category Archives: Photography

Quick Review: Sony 32Gb UHS-I MicroSDHC Card (SR-32UYA)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by lui_gough

As part of my microSD craziness, we’ll be looking at a Sony branded 32Gb UHS-I MicroSDHC card, model SR-32UYA. The cost was about AU$36, and it includes the memory card (Made in Taiwan) and an adapter (Made in China). I … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Samsung Pro 32Gb UHS-I microSDHC Card

Posted on February 20, 2014 by lui_gough

UPDATED: Compatibility with RTS5301 workaround found! Merely a few days ago, I reviewed the Samsung Plus 32Gb UHS-I microSDHC Card and wondered exactly how the Pro performs in comparison – what are you really missing out on? As a result, … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Samsung Plus 32Gb UHS-I microSDHC Card

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lui_gough

Many of the reviews you’ll see are from products which I’ve ended up buying out of necessity and decided I should give them a thorough test run before putting them into use. This is no different – as a departure … Continue reading →

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Review & Teardown: Kogan USB 3.0 Universal Memory Card Reader

Posted on February 17, 2014 by lui_gough

Last week, Kogan had a free shipping day, and not being one to let such opportunities slip by, I decided to pick up a Kogan USB 3.0 Universal Memory Card Reader for AU$19. It’s a fair price to pay for … Continue reading →

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Tech Flashback & Teardown: National PE-201C Electronic Flash Unit

Posted on February 13, 2014 by lui_gough

It’s been another very busy week, so posts are a little bit “out of order”, but today I visited my Dad’s and went for a bit of a “dig”. It turned up quite a few pieces of “fruit” – one … Continue reading →

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Testing: SD Card Sequential, Medium & Small Block Performance Round-Up

Posted on January 16, 2014 by lui_gough

Most users are aware that flash memory comes in a variety of speeds and capacities. Early-on, flash manufacturers attached different monikers to their memory to confer their relative speeds (e.g. Ultra, Ultra II, Extreme III, Extreme IV), which were sometimes … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Toshiba Exceria Type 2 64Gb UHS-1 SDXC Card

Posted on January 13, 2014 by lui_gough

Photographers and hobbyists alike continue to have a nearly insatiable need for “large capacity” memory cards with high speed and reliability and preferably low cost. The “traditional” people who claim to know better tend to stick with Sandisk and Lexar … Continue reading →

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Random: Bump/Flock to Shutdown, Inside Acer Iconia W3, Webcam Sensor, etc.

Posted on January 4, 2014 by lui_gough

It almost seems like yesterday I wrote my last random post, but it’s now the weekend and that seems as good as any other time to put up another one. Bump and Flock to Shutdown Just before 6am AEDST, I … Continue reading →

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Quick Review, Teardown: Efergy Elite Classic 2.0

Posted on December 22, 2013 by lui_gough

For those who have read my last teardown of the Efergy HM01 Energy Monitor, they would have noted my discovery that it was not compatible with EfergyRPI_001 decoding through rtl-sdr due to a different FSK data format. I haven’t had … Continue reading →

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Teardown and Project: Clone Nikon ML-L3 IR Remote and Emulation

Posted on December 6, 2013 by lui_gough

Users of Nikon cameras, including the D3200, have had several choices for remote triggering. The use of a wired remote is traditional, with infrared (IR) remotes being common accessories for many and Wi-Fi just becoming the latest craze. The Product … Continue reading →

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Random Post: My Ankle MRI Scan (with Images)

Posted on December 2, 2013 by lui_gough

This week, regular random post service has been suspended for something all-the-more exciting. On Sunday this week, I managed to get an MRI for my ankle through Advanced Imaging Westmead at Westmead Private Hospital. The service was rendered through referral, … Continue reading →

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Teardown: Clone Nikon EN-EL14 “Fully Decoded” Battery

Posted on November 27, 2013 by lui_gough

I suppose it’s no secret that aftermarket clone batteries are the life-blood of people who need their devices to last all day. After becoming a Nikon D3200 owner, one of my main complaints was the short battery life of the … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Kingston 32Gb Ultimate SDHC and 128Gb SDXC

Posted on November 27, 2013 by lui_gough

Many people might be on the look-out to buy some more storage in the form of SD cards, whether it be for their camera, or for hobby purposes (say, the Raspberry Pi). Increasingly large sized SD cards are now becoming … Continue reading →

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Random Post: Ankle, Aldi Mobile “Unlimited”, Xmas Post, Device Updates, Pennytel, etc.

Posted on November 26, 2013 by lui_gough

Hello guys! I’m back, but unfortunately, my body isn’t. I’ve spent a bit of time, in bits, collecting some thoughts which I should have posted about but haven’t had the motivation or time. Hopefully that keeps my readers a little … Continue reading →

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Random Post: Rail Stuff, Win 8.1 Upgrade, Bushfires, Scanning NSW-GRN

Posted on October 18, 2013 by lui_gough

The PhD has kept me busy all week, but that’s no reason for me not to blog. The random post comes a bit earlier this week – it’s been a bit of a bumper week already with some rail changes, … Continue reading →

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Random Post: Trip to Canberra, Dr. David Suzuki Lecture, Sydney Trains “Upgrades”, etc.

Posted on September 30, 2013 by lui_gough

It’s been a while. I know. I’m sorry, but things (as usual) has been hectic. It’s so hectic, that I’ve had no time to ride bike for the past three weeks! Trip to Canberra Last Sunday (22nd September) and Monday, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Assorted: Photowalk, Sydney Trains Rebranding, Opal, etc.

Posted on August 11, 2013 by lui_gough

Hello readers! Long time no blog. Lets start off with a bit of an assorted post with just a few random things. CNET Photowalk Last week, I only had the time to churn out a post about my photowalk day … Continue reading →

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Weekend: CNET Australia and Olympus Photowalk at Luna Park, Sydney

Posted on August 4, 2013 by lui_gough

Normally, the weekend is reserved for random things like building stuff, testing things or taking a bike ride, but not this weekend. Not too long ago, I entered a CNET competition to be one of ten participants on the yearly … Continue reading →

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My Opus: Vivid Sydney 2013 Timelapse Video – Final Version

Posted on June 8, 2013 by lui_gough

Earlier, I put a little short first-timelapse teaser out there. It was a first attempt with bits played back at 12fps and others at 24fps – smoothness was a bit of an issue, but I was learning. I also made … Continue reading →

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Vivid Sydney Opening Night (24th May 2013)

Posted on May 25, 2013 by lui_gough

Yesterday was the opening night of the annual Vivid Sydney light show. Every year, areas surrounding Circular Quay are lit up by art installations which make use of the power of light to create something visually interesting. The use of … Continue reading →

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Salvage: Kodak Professional RFS3600 Film Scanner

Posted on April 10, 2013 by lui_gough

This post has been a while in the making – despite salvaging this a while back from my “regular place of salvage”, I wasn’t ready to make a post about it until much later. As you can see, this was … Continue reading →

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Tech Flashback: iomega SCSI ZIP 100 Drive Internals

Posted on March 11, 2013 by lui_gough

Another big thanks to Robert for this one! I’ve briefly covered ZIP drives to some degree (really only covering the USB bus-powered drive) in an earlier posting, but today I was given a SCSI drive. This drive had a bit … Continue reading →

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Tech Flashback: SyQuest SQ5110 Drive Internals

Posted on March 10, 2013 by lui_gough

With my earlier mysterious loss of photos, today, I’ve gotten around to re-taking them. I’ve already covered the whole set once before with my camera phone, but I wanted to do it properly. I recently re-covered the cartridge and its … Continue reading →

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Mysteriously Lost Photos – What Happened?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by lui_gough

It hasn’t been a good day for me today. Just this morning, a plastic loading wiper in the Syquest drive broke, and it was a fortuitous event that gave me the opportunity to photograph the insides of the drive while … Continue reading →

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Tech Flashback: SyQuest 88MB Removable Hard Disk Cartridge

Posted on March 8, 2013 by lui_gough

If you said “Hold on a sec, didn’t you did this already?“, no you’re not insane. I did cover the topic of SyQuest drives and disks before. But now, the cartridges and drive are mine – after strenuous work with … Continue reading →

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Transcend RDF8 USB 3.0 Card Reader

Posted on March 5, 2013 by lui_gough

With ever increasing pixel counts and larger image files than ever, digital photographers easily can fill up even comparatively large 32Gb cards relatively quickly, especially when shooting in RAW. Many people, myself included, can get quite anxious to see the … Continue reading →

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Hard Drive Disassembly: The IBM Deathstar

Posted on March 1, 2013 by lui_gough

In one of my earlier posts, I salvaged two IBM Deskstar 75GXP DTLA-307030 30.7Gb hard drives. One of them was sick – to the point that recovery just wasn’t economical timewise, so I decided to take the opportunity to take … Continue reading →

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Testing: Kenko 2x MC4 DGX Teleconverter for Nikon

Posted on February 11, 2013 by lui_gough

As part of my new camera journey, I’ve been busy checking out pieces of gear. It used to be conventional wisdom that if someone wanted a cheap way to get more out of a lens, they would buy a teleconverter … Continue reading →

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The Color Run – Olympic Park, Sydney (10 Feb 2013)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by lui_gough

After a Chinese New Year dinner last night, I barely had three hours of sleep, but I decided I should go anyway to The Color Run in Olympic Park, Sydney to do some photography. I didn’t know how it would … Continue reading →

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Nature is cruel …

Posted on January 29, 2013 by lui_gough

Last night, Sydney received a moderate storm with gale force gusts and some rain. This morning, I woke up to find this on the concrete just outside the sliding door … Nature is cruel. Seems like the tree in the … Continue reading →

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