What did you do with your Z today

kenchan · 07-27-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

Ken,

From what i know the 3 tuning fork has been used since the beginning of Yamaha motorcycles to unify the brand logo

Current logo was implemented in 1998!

In 1898, one year after the establishment of Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd., forerunner to today's Yamaha Corporation, the company decided to use a tuning fork as its corporate mark, with "a design featuring a hoo (Chinese phoenix) holding a tuning fork in its mouth" as the trademark. Since then, after undergoing a variety of changes that paralleled the growth of the company, the tuning fork mark was finally unified in 1967.

huh, thanks for the history!

i should know as my brother use to work for yamaha HQ over a decade ago as an engineer...

...and i was just over there in hamamatsu last month.

Nitex · 07-27-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

huh, thanks for the history!

i should know as my brother use to work for yamaha HQ over a decade ago as an engineer...

...and i was just over there in hamamatsu last month.

Haha Ken i just noticed thats a $5,000 digital piano! Nice man

kenchan · 07-27-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

Haha Ken i just noticed thats a $5,000 digital piano! Nice man

yep. thanks.

it's got a real nice sound and character.

FromG2Z · 07-27-2011, 10:50 AM

Nitex nice pics! Are those all your cars?!?!? lol

so for the camera, which is that again? And you just took them in auto mode, with no editing? Those are nice!

kenchan · 07-27-2011, 11:28 AM

wooot, the fruit just arrived.

kenchan · 07-27-2011, 12:00 PM

starspecs are also only directional pattern right? not asymetric with reinforcement belts on the inner treads. those dont work that well on our cars even if they offered our size.

FromG2Z · 07-27-2011, 02:20 PM

So a NEX 5 is a DSLR from Sony, is that correct? (too lazy to google). If so, very cool. Not too familiar with the Sony DSLR's...

xdeslitx · 07-27-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

So a NEX 5 is a DSLR from Sony, is that correct? (too lazy to google). If so, very cool. Not too familiar with the Sony DSLR's...

its a compact dslr

Nitex · 07-27-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by xdeslitx

its a compact dslr

Nice xdeslitx! I'm liking it so far, the pics are turning out quite well. Very impressed with the video!

FromG2Z -

Actually its more of a point and shoot with a full sized sensor and SLR lens. Its mirror less and does not have a viewfinder.. Very compact for what it is.. More of a fun gadget than a professional camera. However with some tweaking it can take shots on par with entry/mid level DSLRs

xdeslitx · 07-27-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

Nice xdeslitx! I'm liking it so far, the pics are turning out quite well. Very impressed with the video!

FromG2Z -

Actually its more of a point and shoot with a full sized sensor and SLR lens. Its mirror less and does not have a viewfinder.. Very compact for what it is.. More of a fun gadget than a professional camera. However with some tweaking it can take shots on par with entry/mid level DSLRs

lol i always just call it a compact dslr...since its compact and produces dslr quality...easier for people to understand too

EDIT:
a lot of the quality seen from high end dslrs from my understanding is because of the high end lens...we can just use one of those lenses in the nex5
and not sure if you knew but you can get the viewfinder as an optional accessory...it attaches to where the flash attaches to

BeachZTT · 07-27-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

No track time, but quite a bit of spirited VDC-off driving. I have a tendency to get on the power early on corner exit. Habit from driving turbos, smaller engine cars and bikes

Yep, 15k and exactly one year for me. I have the same driving habbits from the same background.

How's everyone's RE-11's holding up?

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Sounds great Beach. Good luck with that. BTW, when/if I install swift springs, to I have to get everything readjusted/aligned???

Probably. Some people are getting away with not but I could not have. I had way too much negative camber in the back. Not as bad in the front. I will post more later about where I was and where I am now.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

nono, im just going to put that back in my car hobby fund... wait, that's where im buying all my camera gear including my macbook from. hummmmm.... more lenses here i come!

jk im not going to be buying anything for a while. *kenchan checking out tumi site for computer bag...*

It eventually all becomes one big toy fund, trust me. My TT is on hold right now with a list of stuff I still want to do.

Nitex- Nice nice shots, cool dogs!

cdoxp800 · 07-27-2011, 04:40 PM

Changed the Oil to Mobil 1 Extended Performance, installed K&N drop in filters.

kenchan · 07-27-2011, 04:43 PM

i suppose if you can save in RAW file + use SLR lens you might be able to get to DSLR quality via decoding using PS and saving your file.

this way you can manipulate the data later.

from the many folks that i know that have DSLR's they only use auto-mode anyway so i think only using 75-80% of the total performance of the camera. (based on my very little knowledge i have about cameras.

)

i know for certain after playing with mine a little bit that I can squeeze quite a bit more out the camera in the manual or partial manual modes vs auto-mode. i just need more experience to get that in control...

LunaZ · 07-27-2011, 04:44 PM

Had a cancellation in my schedule, so I hopped in the car and took a spirited kenchan over the mountain and through the woods.
I needed that!

Loving the Swift springs, especially now that I have everything bolted down the way it should be.

I have a Tumi laptop bag and I love it. It's served me well for the last 10 years or so.
Thinking about a Nikon P7000 compact SLR I can't be bothered to carry my Canon 10D around all the time.

kenchan · 07-27-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Had a cancellation in my schedule, so I hopped in the car and took a spirited kenchan over the mountain and through the woods.
I needed that!

Loving the Swift springs, especially now that I have everything bolted down the way it should be.

nice~!

i need to kenchan my Z... weekend weather looks promising so far.

07-27-2011, 10:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 18	Nitex nice pics! Are those all your cars?!?!? lol so for the camera, which is that again? And you just took them in auto mode, with no editing? Those are nice! __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra

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FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 18	So a NEX 5 is a DSLR from Sony, is that correct? (too lazy to google). If so, very cool. Not too familiar with the Sony DSLR's... __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra

07-27-2011, 04:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
cdoxp800 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: FL Posts: 1,337 Drives: 2011 Nismo Rep Power: 20	Changed the Oil to Mobil 1 Extended Performance, installed K&N drop in filters. __________________ 2011 Brilliant Silver NISMO 370z. #: 0046. PPE LTH \| MillSpec Cats \| F.I Exhaust \| Akuma Intakes \| Rotora 6/4 Brakes

07-27-2011, 04:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
LunaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vagabond Posts: 6,704 Drives: Project: a white one Rep Power: 513	Had a cancellation in my schedule, so I hopped in the car and took a spirited kenchan over the mountain and through the woods. I needed that! Loving the Swift springs, especially now that I have everything bolted down the way it should be. I have a Tumi laptop bag and I love it. It's served me well for the last 10 years or so. Thinking about a Nikon P7000 compact SLR I can't be bothered to carry my Canon 10D around all the time. __________________ 2009 370Z Sport/Touring/Navigation \| see my journal for mods facebook: Be my friend... or not. Last edited by LunaZ; 07-27-2011 at 04:48 PM.

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07-27-2011, 11:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	wooot, the fruit just arrived.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	starspecs are also only directional pattern right? not asymetric with reinforcement belts on the inner treads. those dont work that well on our cars even if they offered our size.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i suppose if you can save in RAW file + use SLR lens you might be able to get to DSLR quality via decoding using PS and saving your file. this way you can manipulate the data later. from the many folks that i know that have DSLR's they only use auto-mode anyway so i think only using 75-80% of the total performance of the camera. (based on my very little knowledge i have about cameras. ) i know for certain after playing with mine a little bit that I can squeeze quite a bit more out the camera in the manual or partial manual modes vs auto-mode. i just need more experience to get that in control...

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