Utheman Posted August 1, 2009 Report Posted August 1, 2009 still getting to know the 1675. oh yeah, the raffle watch.. Sweet!
its_urabus Posted August 1, 2009 Report Posted August 1, 2009 yes, I finally made time to shoot some pics of her. she is amazing. I felt a bit uneasy about her bracelet, stretch, wear etc. I replaced a few of the bracelet screws, here is a pic showing why, 30 years of wear on the poor screw has worn is halfway through: That type of wear I don't like, compromises the safety of the watch. however, the wear in these pics I love as they are the details that give this vintage character: end link wear at lug: wear the buckle: I am looking for a period jubilee for her, as in my opinion the GMT should be on one, if anyone knows of one, let me know
its_urabus Posted August 1, 2009 Report Posted August 1, 2009 @ gio, while at Disney, dont be fooled, their watchmaker cant do relumes, rebuilds, or frankens... and they call themselves watchmakers make sure you take a spin on the speedway, since you are wearing your daytona
freddy333 Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 I can't put anything else but my subs on the wrist. Period. What is the big deal about a Sub? It is just a watch
asf Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 haha I have a friend who works in the watch maker store
freddy333 Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 Freddy, love this shot! Thanks, it comes courtesy of my new point & shoot, which has extraordinary tele-photo capabilities
Utheman Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 Thanks, it comes courtesy of my new point & shoot, which has extraordinary tele-photo capabilities I've been looking at this camera Freddy. How's the battery life? w
freddy333 Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 I've been looking at this camera Freddy. How's the battery life? To tell you the truth, I never think about battery life. I use Radio Shack Ni-MH AA rechargeables & they seem to last for at least a few hundred pics (some with flash). I have gotten used to carrying a 2nd set of batteries with me. I love the 20X zoom & image stabilizer, but I am a bit disappointed with the image quality. Specifically, the amount of chromatic aberration (colored fringing) that can appear (regardless of ISO/aperture settings) where very light areas meet very dark areas (like on a black dial with white lume dots). Because of that, I also have a Lumix LX3 en route, which is supposed to have superior image quality (my primary concern). Initially, I was going to return the SX10. But now that I have spent more time with it (& that incredible zoom), I may end up keeping it, regardless.
Utheman Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 To tell you the truth, I never think about battery life. I use Radio Shack Ni-MH AA rechargeables & they seem to last for at least a few hundred pics (some with flash). I have gotten used to carrying a 2nd set of batteries with me. I love the 20X zoom & image stabilizer, but I am a bit disappointed with the image quality. Specifically, the amount of chromatic aberration (colored fringing) that can appear (regardless of ISO/aperture settings) where very light areas meet very dark areas (like on a black dial with white lume dots). Because of that, I also have a Lumix LX3 en route, which is supposed to have superior image quality (my primary concern). Initially, I was going to return the SX10. But now that I have spent more time with it (& that incredible zoom), I may end up keeping it, regardless. Yeah. I like a good zoom on point and shoots, especially for my son's baseball games. I have an older Sony DSC-H5, 7.2 mp w/ 12x zoom (2x would be sweet). The macro works pretty good on it also. I'm not sure about the chromatic aberration, but maybe excessive compression. Are you on the highest picture quality setting?
TeeJay Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 Nothing different from me, externally, at least I performed a movement transplant this morning, returning the original factory movement to the case, as the new movement (which came under the dial ) was stopping every 36 hours or so, so clearly some kind of problem with the rotor/self-winding mechanism... Strange the rotor rotates, I could hear the gears winding, I could even see them winding when winding the rotor by finger, with the movement exposed, but for some reason, the movement kept stopping after 36 hours, so I thought easier to just swap the movement back, and keep the back up movement in the back up watch, as I seldom wear a NATO strap for 36 hours (and if I do, I'll just have to hand-wind it PAM-style )
Pugwash Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 An unusual choice for me today. Having been bitten with mods/repairs recently (thanks, Ubi) I decided to pull this one out of the drawer and have another go at fixing it before selling it as parts. It's nearly working properly, and now just needs adjusting for beat-rate as I'm pretty sure that's an issue with it. It's not keeping the best of time and the jitters on the second hand may be drag, they may be low-power from bad timing. I've got graphite ready for a further fix if needed. No new photos, I'm afraid.
freddy333 Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 I'm not sure about the chromatic aberration, but maybe excessive compression. Are you on the highest picture quality setting? Yes. It appears to be the nature of the beast (cramming alot of megapixels onto a relatively small image sensor).
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