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Day 2. Distant version is good. At night, looking at little green LED point lights about 25 feet away in my bathroom, only the tiniest bit of star bursting. Wouldn’t notice unless I was looking for it.

Still have flickering from my left peripheral vision, which Dr. Google tells me will occur until the capsule shrinks and merges with the new lens.

Near vision is still awful - anything within arms reach is worse than before, by a lot. Can’t read text on my Apple watch or my phone with that eye. Reading what others who have these lenses say on Reddit, this is apparently common and should improve quite a bit. But if the end result is I have to wear progressive readers, it will still have been worth it I think.

One thing I noticed is that my white bathroom door has shifted from around 3500K to 5000K. I guess everything had been yellow tinged and I didn’t notice (switching back and forth between my eyes now makes this very apparent).
 
Christmas potluck at the office. My attempt at a turkey, brie, and cranberry turnover didn't pan out. So I was first in line at my local Trader Joe's, and I got Buffalo Chicken popovers. 😋 Cleaned them out.
 
I was asked to take drone footage of the exterior of a museum in San Francisco so I took it to the city for permitting.

The process has so far involved about a dozen emails, 5 different forms, showing them all of my credentials, $2 million in insurance, re-drawing the exact flight paths several times to get it exactly perfect in the park, etc. When all is said and done this is their quote for a 10 minute shoot by one man with his drone.

FEES
Based on information received we would anticipate fees to be –
  • $925.00 film permit fee
  • $300.00 park ranger ($100 per hour, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, 3 hour minimum)
  • $1,225.00 estimated total
  • Plus a $100.00 deposit/performance bond (refundable assuming no permit violations or damage to the park)
  • Additional fees may apply depending on final details of the shoot
At any given time in this area there are always drones up in the air and I can guarantee none of them are asking for permission and forcing pilots to go through this sort of process doesn't help.

The museum has agreed to this, I told them I would waive my fee because I feel bad for dumping it on them but they're being good about it.
 
Cmaier said:
Day 2. Distant version is good. At night, looking at little green LED point lights about 25 feet away in my bathroom, only the tiniest bit of star bursting. Wouldn’t notice unless I was looking for it.

Still have flickering from my left peripheral vision, which Dr. Google tells me will occur until the capsule shrinks and merges with the new lens.

Near vision is still awful - anything within arms reach is worse than before, by a lot. Can’t read text on my Apple watch or my phone with that eye. Reading what others who have these lenses say on Reddit, this is apparently common and should improve quite a bit. But if the end result is I have to wear progressive readers, it will still have been worth it I think.

One thing I noticed is that my white bathroom door has shifted from around 3500K to 5000K. I guess everything had been yellow tinged and I didn’t notice (switching back and forth between my eyes now makes this very apparent).
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Glad the first one is over. As I recall, it takes a while for things to settle down.

My implants were tuned for distance viewing. One of the cool consequences was that I got a letter from my optometrist saying I could drive without glasses. The upper parts of my progressive lenses don't do much, but it's easier to just keep them on all the time, except when I'm working on my Mac. I got "computer glasses" for the first time a year or so ago. They're lined bifocals, with the bottom 40% of the lenses for reading. Best thing I ever did, though I sometimes forget to switch to my regular glasses when I get up.
 
Last day of work before it shuts down for Dec 22 - Dec 26. Forced to come back 29th -31st, but it will be a ghost town as many people are taking those days off. I would say I am having a light day, but I am waiting on a quote for a year-end promotion that I got to quickly get approved before people check out.
 
For the last couple of weeks I've been noodling another photography project or two. It's been a few years since I've done one. Of course that means a new camera was in order, and purchased one. :) And a new bag (a waist pack, being delivered today) to put it in while I'm out and about making photos.
 
Citysnaps said:
For the last couple of weeks I've been noodling another photography project or two. It's been a few years since I've done one. Of course that means a new camera was in order, and purchased one. :) And a new bag (a waist pack, being delivered today) to put it in while I'm out and about making photos.
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What camera did you get?
 
rdrr said:
What camera did you get?
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After spending a lot of time going back and forth considering three different cameras, I decided on a Sony A7CR. I think it will best meet my needs, and is relatively compact for an interchangeable lens camera.
 
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