I spent way too long trying to find 120fps in the menu settings only to learn I had to use the dial instead and then the menu settings. Why not just make all the high framerates available in the video menus?
I started backpacking again after a long break and have noticed there are a lot more people backpacking than before. So many people around these small landlocked lakes, and frankly a lot of them are pooping really close to them. All of that waste seeps downhill when the snow melts. Please tell me I’m wrong. I don’t like wag bags any more than the next person but I wonder if they will become required in the near future.
Photo: Glacier Lake in 5 Lakes Basin, August 2025.
What would you do with only 30 minutes to setup cameras, lights and sound by yourself? (I only have a few minutes to setup for these jobs and have to bring my own equipment).
This gig was for Shootday, and they assigned me jobs on very short notice sometimes, so I have very limited information going in. I took this photo with the wide angle on my phone so it was way tighter than it looks. A round table took up most of the room and couldn’t be removed, only moved yo a corner. I had to make it all work quickly before CEO’s arrived. There just wasn’t enough room to move the chair forward to get much separation even at 24mm, and no ceiling to bounce light off of. The only real alternative would have been to film from the doorway but that wasn’t possible either due to noise. If someone says they reserved a WeWork space for their interviews beware. Firing an uplight from the floor helped reduce shadows (not setup yet in the photo) and floor and room lighting was turned off during recording.
All the marketing indicates the Trailseeker is full time Symmetrical AWD like the gasoline vehicles but the manual says:
AWD models: Do not drive the
vehicle off-road.
This is not a Symmetrical AWD
vehicle designed for off-road
driving. Proceed with all due
caution if it becomes unavoid-
able to drive off-road.
My 2019 Outback manual AWD text for reference:
Because of the AWD feature and higher
ground clearance, you can drive your
SUBARU on ordinary roads or off-road.
But please keep in mind that an AWD
SUBARU is a passenger car and is neither
a conventional off-road vehicle nor an all-
terrain vehicle. If you do take your
SUBARU off-road, certain common sense
precautions should be taken.