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Panama Straw

Written by Poul Mark |  January 26, 2009
Went to buy a hat today, ironically, was told that the best hat for me would be a Panama Straw.  I need a light weight hat that will keep the sun off my head in the mountains of Costa Rica, Panama, and El Salvador.  Thankfully headcase told me to wait and buy the hat in Central America, as it will be more affordable, and likely better quality.  Having said that, Chad and I leave for Costa Rica on Sunday morning, bright and early and will be gone until the 14th.  I am hoping to do video blogs, if I can figure the bloody camera out, so that I can upload video that isn't all interlaced.  I have four days to figure it out, and if any of you out there have any info or advice for me (currently using a PC) feel free to pass it on.  Regardless there will be plenty of pictures and info flowing from origin.  On the flip side, I am leaning more towards not going to Ethiopia this year, for a number of reasons, all of which Josh disagrees with.  Nonetheless, there will be plenty of opportunities to visit the birth place of coffee.
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3 comments

  • By Josh  |  Tuesday, January 27, 2009 09:19 AM

    Damn right


  • By Allan Taylor  |  Tuesday, January 27, 2009 05:18 AM

    Ok so a Sanyo Xacti, as I found out from reading some earlier blog posts.

    This application might help you fix the shaping
    http://www.guthspot.se/video/deshaker.htm

    It is a documented issue though, in every review I came across, they say it's a great camera but due to the small size you tend to shake a lot, especially when zoomed in - would it be possible to mount it somehow? Perhaps a mini tripod, but that defeats the purpose of a handheld.

    As for the interlacing, that's apparently another strike against it - there's a bit more information to be found about what you can do about it here.
    http://forums.steves-digicams.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=591903&forum_id=27&page=3


  • By Allan Taylor  |  Tuesday, January 27, 2009 04:52 AM

    What model of camera?


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