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Fons Baerken

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #240 on: January 21, 2021, 12:31:32 »
I tried it once and was pleased with the results.  The VC worked admirably.  Sadly, it is too big and weighs too much especially combined with D750 to carry around casually...

The weight is 540grams and dimensions are 91.7 x 80.4 mm, for me a selling point is a mfd of 29,5 cm etc..

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #241 on: January 21, 2021, 13:00:13 »
The weight is 540grams and dimensions are 91.7 x 80.4 mm, for me a selling point is a mfd of 29,5 cm etc..

Yes, I also liked its close focus capability.  But I stayed with the 185g AF-S 50/1.8.  :)
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Re: January 2021
« Reply #242 on: January 21, 2021, 14:36:24 »
It took me > 48 hours to fully recover from the horrible MRI contrast fluid they injected me with. Just the future  mention of 'gadolinium' makes me cringe.

Today I had come to the stage of browsing through the MRI footage. No doubt I have had an alien visitor from outer space which silently burrowed into my head. Ouch. This is worse than I had anticipated.


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Re: January 2021
« Reply #243 on: January 21, 2021, 15:29:02 »
Birna,

Tough information. We hope for the best. /Eric

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #244 on: January 21, 2021, 16:41:31 »
I really don´t know how to read that image but hope for the best for sure.

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #245 on: January 21, 2021, 16:43:06 »
An image of "almost there",  an antenna for Jakov  :)

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #246 on: January 21, 2021, 17:03:48 »
I really don´t know how to read that image but hope for the best for sure.

Thanks for your concern, Paco.

Lots of strange things residing inside one's skull, that's for sure. However, the white "lump" pointed out by the red arrow should *not* be there. It is a tumor ('neuroma') on the hearing and balance nerves. Nature has not made any space available for it and accordingly, it causes -- literally -- headaches, balance impairment, and an increasing loss of hearing. If allowed to grow, it eventually becomes fatal.

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #247 on: January 21, 2021, 17:35:59 »
Birna - hope for the best as already said. A friend of mine had an acoustic neuroma (same I assume) and went trough surgery.     

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #248 on: January 21, 2021, 18:20:12 »
Birna,
sorry to learn about your alien.
Hope that the neuroma is of benign character and that its removal will be returning you to normality.
All the best for sure  :)

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #249 on: January 21, 2021, 18:55:49 »
It took me > 48 hours to fully recover from the horrible MRI contrast fluid they injected me with. Just the future  mention of 'gadolinium' makes me cringe.

Today I had come to the stage of browsing through the MRI footage. No doubt I have had an alien visitor from outer space which silently burrowed into my head. Ouch. This is worse than I had anticipated.

Looks quite scary. I hope that identifying it will quickly lead to getting rid of it.
On a positive note, I understand that brains are rather resilient to damage in one area or the other. Time may be required to heal. Best of luck!

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #250 on: January 21, 2021, 20:16:40 »
Birna,
sorry to learn about your alien.
Hope that the neuroma is of benign character and that its removal will be returning you to normality.
All the best for sure  :)


Thanks, Sten. I do hope to keep hearing (cannot be guaranteed) and avoid most of the other nasties incurred by this neuroma.

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #251 on: January 21, 2021, 20:24:46 »
Hope it's curable Birna.  All the best !

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #252 on: January 21, 2021, 20:26:12 »
Windy

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Re: January 2021
« Reply #253 on: January 21, 2021, 23:56:35 »
αφιερωμένο στην Mπίρνα: the "V" of victory, in Verdun, France. Shot this rainy evening upon arrival.
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Re: January 2021
« Reply #254 on: January 21, 2021, 23:57:18 »
It is not often that rains in Spain and I get to walk around with my umbrella. I´m so proud of it  :)

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