Yet another example of a really bizarre macOS bug that’s pretty inexcusable as a test escape, given it occurs with the default installation settings on a completely clean OS install. In short, the Mojave update installer does not work (on High Sierra at least) if you have ‘Optimize Mac Storage’ enabled for iCloud Drive (System… Read more
The recent kerfuffle with Microsoft Edge vs YouTube was particularly interesting since while I have no specific knowledge of that instance, I certainly do have some cultural insight from nearly eight years working inside the so-called Chocolate Factory – though not on any web stuff, to be clear, so my experience is in the broadest… Read more
I’ve been struggling since Mojave came out to deal with it’s over-bearing expansion of SIP (“System Integrity Protection”), which is basically a super-root notion that blocks access – even to root – to lots of basic parts of the system, including obvious & mostly sensible ones like /System and /Library, but also less usefully things… Read more
Normally I’d just post a review like this on the merchant’s website – in this case Amazon. Yet perplexingly when I tried to do so, I was given the error message: Sorry, we are unable to accept reviews for this product. This product has limitations on submitting reviews. There can be a number of reasons… Read more
Sigma just released an updated Z7 compatibility study, which thankfully is mostly just “everything works as it should”, though there four exceptions, and one which is pertinent to me: 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art: When starting to shoot with the subject completely out of focus, the response to the AF operation is intermittent. It… Read more
I’ve had much more time, since my first impressions posts, to use the Z7. I’ve used it for studio portraiture, wildlife (albeit at zoos mostly), hiking, around the house (kittens for teh win!), and more. A pretty wide range of scenarios. The scenarios I haven’t yet explored with it, but really want to soon, are… Read more
The FTZ adaptor has a surprising and very frustrating design flaw – it’s impossible to mount it to the camera body when you have almost any kind of mounting plate, strap, or harness (e.g. Cotton Carrier) mount point attached to the camera body. This is because the FTZ has a big fat foot, as can… Read more