Did the postman bring anything nice today?

Bottom_Line

Acaia Pearl scales a few weeks ago. Thought it might be a gimmick. Never got into the weighing thing; too much work. But this thing works well easy to use. The blue tooth to the phone is great as you can tare the scales from your phone.

LeroyC

It actually arrived a few days ago, but it's the most recent acquisition - a Hario Skerton. Finally got a decent hand grinder and it's helped me make a couple of really nice pour overs with some Sidama that is perfect for this kind of use. It's the older Skerton, so no hopper lid, but it'll be fine for me.

Cuir_Beluga

Nothing coffee related today, some electronic things of hubbies, some perfume decants for me and a gas bill 😢.

GeekKopi

A new DLSR. Couldn't justify going full frame and the Mirrorless just doesn't sit well with me due to EVF and battery life. So I went with a Nikon 7200, a prime 35mm lens and a 18-140zoom. Can't wait to take some snaps of the espresso bar (i mean the little one)

Brett_H

Enjoy Nikon Brother!

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Enjoy Nikon Brother!

just need to work my way around this beast. It's a bit different to my eos300 from 12 years ago.

Brett_H

Yep, a lot has changed in 12 years, but a Nikon is a Nikon. I am just at home with the D70 (yep... You read that right) as I am with the D800 and D750. When the D200 makes its glorious rerun from being loaned out that too will be jus as user friendly. It's a great system once you learn it! I was going to get the Df as my other body but the 750 is too familiar and too much better to trade function for form. I reckon you'd better start a Nikon thread! 😉

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Yep, a lot has changed in 12 years, but a Nikon is a Nikon. I am just at home with the D70 (yep... You read that right) as I am with the D800 and D750. When the D200 makes its glorious rerun from being loaned out that too will be jus as user friendly. It's a great system once you learn it! I was going to get the Df as my other body but the 750 is too familiar and too much better to trade function for form. I reckon you'd better start a Nikon thread! 😉

droooooollllsssss. Nice bit of gear. My wife would divorce me instantly. I was going to take the plunge on the d750 but then I would spend double that in fx lenses and yes the wife issue. Here are some quick pics I just took with the 35mm wide open

Brett_H

Is that f1.8? 52.5mm equivalent at f2.2??? How's my math? The DOF looks a bit deeper than that....?

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Is that f1.8? 52.5mm equivalent at f2.2??? How's my math? The DOF looks a bit deeper than that....?

yes ts a 52.5mm equivalent, f-stop was at 1.8, the DOF would look deeper due to the smaller sensor. i thought long and hard about the full frame 35mm but comparing apsc/full frame to medium/large format, they are not so different 😛 (i keep telling myself)

Kevohere

Not quite "the postman" but Star track dropped a package in today. A PESADO 22g IMS basket and matching 58.5mm tamper. This now pairs up with the IMS laser cut shower screen I purchased at M.I.C.E earlier this year. :thumb: This will hopefully assist in overcoming some extraction inconsistencies of the not so well fitting Great Leveller and convex tamper produced. Failing this, maybe I should be driving the witch whilst holding my tongue out and firmly closing one eye! (That has been known to help when constipated!!) :rofl: Just opened a new bag of Sumatran Mandheling Jade for the first pour/taste, so will more than likely need to try same with the other/older tamper and basket for comparison. :coffee2:

GeekKopi

Kevohere wrote:

Not quite "the postman" but Star track dropped a package in today. A PESADO 22g IMS basket and matching 58.5mm tamper. This now pairs up with the IMS laser cut shower screen I purchased at M.I.C.E earlier this year. :thumb: This will hopefully assist in overcoming some extraction inconsistencies of the not so well fitting Great Leveller and convex tamper produced. Failing this, maybe I should be driving the witch whilst holding my tongue out and firmly closing one eye! (That has been known to help when constipated!!) :rofl: Just opened a new bag of Sumatran Mandheling Jade for the first pour/taste, so will more than likely need to try same with the other/older tamper and basket for comparison. :coffee2:

let us know how you go with pesado. I've been looking at them for a while but can't convince myself just yet.

Brett_H

Me three! I'm still having a terrible time with the VSTs. They're consistent, reliable and repeatable... BORING!!! :stir

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Me three! I'm still having a terrible time with the VSTs. They're consistent, reliable and repeatable... BORING!!! :stir

i tried a vst once and it drove me crazy trying to get a good shot. I gave up. I've been using a synesso double basket and I think it's a good compromise between stock and vst.

Brett_H

Yep... I had the Synesso 21g basket. The VST 18g that I use killed it. It is very possibly the sweet-spot for my machine. Every machine is different and when we change even the little things from what the designer had made we risk introducing new idiosyncrasies to deal with.

GaryatGala

They,re a bit like the Rancilio Silvia. Get it wrong, and they bite you. Get it right, and they,re like gold in a cup.

GeekKopi

GaryatGala wrote:

They,re a bit like the Rancilio Silvia. Get it wrong, and they bite you. Get it right, and they,re like gold in a cup.

great analogy GG. spot on.

Brett_H

I loved my Silvia too 🙂

Cuir_Beluga

These arrived a few days ago now. I have been drinking iced coffee for the last few weeks and thought it looked much better in a nice double walled glass than a mug :thumb:.

Brett_H

Fantastic! I'm a huge fan of double walled glasses! Enjoy!!

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