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About Shuraku Sake Bar & Bistro
Vancouver, BC V6Z1K7
We offer traditional Japanese cuisine with contemporary flair; the freshest ingredients available, extensive offerings of super premium dai ginjo sake, creative cocktails and a thoughtful selection of wine that pairs well with Japanese cuisine. Our knowledgeable and attentive staff will guide you through your experience in a fun and helpful way. An interior featuring warm colours & Japanese architectural art bathed in muted light await you.
You could describe the menu as 'sushi-sushi' style. A vibrant menu designed for fun! On the menu you will find small plates, plates for sharing and exquisite plates for passionate Japanese food lovers. On the feature sheets; fresh finds, seasonal items and traditional Japanese offerings valued by our Japanese guests.
Dining Style:
Casual Elegant
Japanese, Sushi, Asian
Hours of Operation:
Open 365days!
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:45am - 4:30pm,
Saturday - Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:30pm;
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:30pm - 11:00pm,
Friday - Saturday: 4:30pm - 12:00am
Cross Street:
Robson Street
Dress Code:
Casual Dress
Price Range:
CAN$30 and under
Payment Options
AMEX, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
Phone Number:
(604) 687-6622
At Shuraku, our kitchen concept is open. Counter seating is available both at the kitchen and the bar so pull up a seat and enjoy the show!
All along Granville Street you'll find shopping, theatres and nightclubs. If you are a sports enthusiast; General Motors Place (the Canucks and other live entertainment) and B.C. Place (the B.C. Lions) are within walking distance. Is the game sold out? Enjoy a cocktail while you watch our HD screen in the bar area. Whether you are alone or with a group you are sure you to have a great time at Shuraku!
For business, a special event or pleasure; we can provide catering services from cocktails to a full-service event.
With over 20 years experience, our catering coordinator can surely provide you with the assistance required to help you host a successful and memorable event. This can include everything from event coordination, site selection and staffing to delivering prepared selections to your party.
Please call Iori Kataoka should you be interested in our services.
Parking Details:
We are centrally located in the heart of downtown Vancouver (Granville and Robson). You will find metered parking available on Howe St. (southbound street; one block west of us), Hornby Street (northbound street, two blocks west of us) and Seymour St. (northbound street; one block east of us). You may even luck out on Granville Street! Public Lots can be located off the alley just behind us, and in both Pacific Centre Shopping Mall and the Telus Building located just north of us.
Public Transit:
We are located one block from major public transit stops. Downtown bound buses travel north on Seymour (just east of us) and Outbound buses travel south on Howe just west of us. Using the Sky Train? Closest Stop is the Pacific Centre Mall; just 1 1/2 blocks to our north. Numerous taxis can be found up and down Granville entertainment corridor.
Executive Chef:
Yusuke Tomita
Private Party Facilities:
Conveniently located in the heart of Vancouver D/T and walking distance from all major hotels, Shuraku offers 30 people intimate sake tasting dinner course to 80 people cocktail party with beautifully crafted Japanese cuisine created by Chef Masa. Still some space left for 2010 Winter Olympic.
Private Party Contact:
Iori Kataoka: (604) 687-6622
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Special Events & Promotions:
We offer sake dinner events throughout the year inviting sake makers from Japan and/or local sake specialists. If you are interested, please sign up by sending an email message to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Shuraku Sake Bar & Bistro Ratings and Reviews
My friend and I were seated promptly and ...
My friend and I were seated promptly and given the night's special menu as well as the regular menu for dinner. Our food was served promptly, but everything seemed a little cold -- from the sencha tea in the cast iron tea pot to my unagi-rice bowl. Highlights: the service was very attentive and the Vancouver roll was delicious.
The specials. Wild sockeye salmon tarta ...
The specials. Wild sockeye salmon tartar with raw quail egg. Seared cabbage with anchovie (Cabbachovie). BBQ squid. The smokey eggplant. One of my favorite Vancouver restaurants. Fun, full, active, imaginative, incredible food.
Our group enjoyed our entire experience! ...
Our group enjoyed our entire experience! Service was knowledgeable and accommodating. Food is fantastic.....Try the ribs! We will certainly be back. this is now our go to place to eat on Granville. The server Franz is the best!
Food was ok. No specialty in the rolls. ...
Food was ok. No specialty in the rolls. Beef tataki was extremely chewy. The beef ribs were undercooked and very fatty. There was a washroom smell that radiates through the restaurant not as appetizing next table also made the same comment.
Food was really good especially the bbq ...
Food was really good especially the bbq rib - but everything was a little salty to me. Every time I visited there were a couple of large groups on the side and they were very very and very noisy. I saw a couple sitting next to one of the large group and they looked very unplesant. But what can they do, right?
Newly rediscovered for us, the second ti ...
Newly rediscovered for us, the second time we have been back in the past 2 months, great food and amazing sake selection. Everything is well thought out and well presented, and the portion size is perfect. Flavors and variety make for a great dining experience.
Very happy to find this place: The food ...
Very happy to find this place: The food is very good---a notch above average for Japanese cuisine in Vancouver. They do take care in their preparation and presentation. The donburi with thin slices of tuna and avocado tasted authentic with the yuzu accent! Our waiter was very patient and helpful with my friend who doesn't speak English well.
The service was brilliant. All the staff ...
The service was brilliant. All the staff members said "irasshaimase!" when we entered which was very nice and welcoming. I think the food is fine for people who mostly want sushi rolls. The other dishes were overall ok. I think Japanese people who grew up in Japan (including me) would have higher expectations which is the only reason why I wouldn't recommend this restaurant, but by no means was the food bad in any sense.
The restaurant is conveniently located a ...
The restaurant is conveniently located at Granville and Robson, close to the downtown hotel where I was staying. The waitstaff was friendly and attentive. I had the salmon sashimi, dragon roll, and BBQ back ribs. Everything was delicious. I'd have loved to try more things, but didn't have room left after a full and satisfying meal. Maybe the next time I visit Vancouver!
Very busy on a Saturday night at 8pm, wa ...
Very busy on a Saturday night at 8pm, was very glad that we had a reservation. Again, took about two minutes before the hostess got to us, but we were seated within a minute after that. Food was amazing, again. Got the real crab California roll, Dynamic roll, albacore tuna sashimi, grilled cod and bbq pork ribs which were very tender. Quick and efficient service and our server even remembered us from the week before!
Getting seated might take a minute or tw ...
Getting seated might take a minute or two or three, but once you're seated everything goes pretty smoothly. Food arrived in a timely manner, server was great, and food tastes great! Ordered the real crab California roll, dynamic roll, kappa and yam tempura rolls. Two thumbs up.
My partner and I came here for our one s ...
My partner and I came here for our one special night out while in Vancouver on a mini vacation. We asked to sit outside, which was warm with the heaters and provided good people watching. We had a variety of nigiri and 2 or 3 rolls and overall the food was fine. Not out of this world though, which I admit I was sort of expecting for Vancouver seafood. We had a chilled sake flight as well, and we were happy with that. They were able to provide tamari (gluten free soy sauce) which is a must for us. Next time we're in town I will try a different spot, though.
Shuraku was a perfectly acceptable sushi ...
Shuraku was a perfectly acceptable sushi experience. All Salmon and Tuna smelled and tasted fresh. The rolls themselves were quite good - their daily specials were a highlight. Selection of Sake is good. Selection of other beverages isn't great. It's not the best Sushi place in Van, but it was the best within walking distance to my hotel.
Patrick, the bartender and server is awe ...
Patrick, the bartender and server is awesome. Patrick provides not only superb service but also attentive to details which makes him exceptional.
The quality of food is excellent - and they are consistent. Food is delicious and will highly recommend. I go to Shuraku at lease twice a week.
Overall, we loved our meal at Shuraku. T ...
Overall, we loved our meal at Shuraku. The service was fantastic, with our waitress helping us pick dishes and making suggestions for things we might not have tried before. The barbecued squid and ribs were outstanding, and the sushi rolls we ordered were creative and fresh. We tried a new appetizer off the specials menu that she said was still "a work in progress," and then asked for our feedback for the chef (it was good but not still needed a few tweaks to become something amazing). Overall, we were quite happy and would gladly return on a future trip to Vancouver.
Food was delicious! Liked having option ...
Food was delicious! Liked having option of traditional Japanese dishes in addition to sushi. Somewhat pricey for smaller plates of food. We had to order more food after eating our entrees which was disappointing. We had an excellent server! Definitely recommend this restaurant.
I have been going to Shuraku for years; ...
I have been going to Shuraku for years; the quality of food has always been outstanding and consistent. It's a casual or casual-dress restaurant. The tuna and salmon sashimi is very fresh, the BBQ ribs is delicious and the spacial rolls are fantastic. The size of the rolls are perfect (I hate the super large rolls that do not fit into a human mouth). The quality of the service is very good and the portions are very reasonable. I do not recommend it to large families that are interested in all-you-can-eat type of restaurants. If you are a group of four or more, I recommend making a reservation. Overall, it's a great Japanese restaurant.
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Is the Paleo Diet for You?
Eating like your ancestors for better blood sugar today.
By Jack Challem
Google "Paleo diet" and you get almost 10 million results. People find the concept compelling — eating the way human beings did when they had no choice — but can the eating habits of your ancient ancestors really help you lose weight and manage your blood sugar today?
The Paleo diet refers to what Paleolithic (or Stone Age) people were eating roughly 10,000 to 50,000 years ago. In those days, people hunted for meat, sometimes fished, and gathered a lot of vegetables. They did not eat any grains, processed fats, or sugars (other than occasional honey, which was difficult and painful to obtain). In other words, no one stuffed themselves on breads, pastas, pizzas, muffins, bagels, soft drinks, fries, or desserts. Knightia (Herring) - Fossilized Fish from the Eocene Age
Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming
But you don't really have to live like a caveman (or cavewoman) to get some of the benefits of this ancient diet.
Paleo eating gained medical respectability in 1985 with an article by S. Boyd Eaton, M.D., in the New England Journal of Medicine. He wrote that many modern health problems, including obesity and diabetes, resulted from a mismatch between our ancient genes (which haven't changed) and our modern indulgence in convenience and fast foods.
Dietary Changes
Loren Cordain, Ph.D., a professor at Colorado State University and author of The Paleo Diet and The Paleo Answer, points out that ancient peoples were free of the "diseases of civilization," such as diabetes and heart disease. Like Eaton, Cordain has based much of his research on anthropological surveys of 229 pre-technology hunter-gatherer societies and 50 modern-day hunter-gatherer societies, such as African bushmen.
Of course, ancient eating habits varied by geography and season. So did the ratio of animal-to-plant foods, with some societies consuming a higher proportion of animal foods and others more plant foods. One interesting fact is that none of the societies were completely vegetarian.
Our ancestors' diets began changing around 10,000 years ago with the advent of agriculture and the introduction of grains and grain products, including flour, bread, tortillas, sugar, and alcohol. Because human teeth cannot effectively chew raw grains, the seeds had to be pulverized (i.e., processed, refined) before consumption. Such processing increases the glycemic effect of grains and also makes them easy to overindulge in, thus boosting our risk of heart disease.
Paleo Foods
|Foods to Limit or Avoid
|Natural, lean meats (beef, poultry, pork)
|Dairy foods (butter, cheese, milk, yogurt, etc.)
|Grains (barley, corn, oats, rice, wheat, etc.)
|Unsalted nuts and seeds
|Legumes (all beans, soybean products, lentils, etc.)
|Non-starchy vegetables
|Starchy vegetables (potatoes)
|Salty foods (processed meats, condiments, etc.)
|Organ meats (beef, lamb, pork, and chicken livers, tongues, marrow, and sweetbreads)
|Sugary soft drinks
|Game meat (alligator, elk, caribou, goose, etc.)
|High sugar fruits, dried fruit, all fruit juices
|Fatty meats (bacon, lamb chops, chicken thighs, wings, and legs, etc.)
**This info was gathered from various sources.
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CRYSTAL FALLS – Dulcie M. Aho, 75, of Crystal Falls, passed away on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility.
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Funeral services will be on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the church. Rev. Micheal Laakko will officiate.
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Welcome to Agritur "MASO Brenta" (b & b)
quiet and comfortable place, near Rovereto and the forests of Folgaria,
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Possibility of halfboard in collaboration with adjacent restaurant
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at 10 km from Mount Pasubio
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How ClustrixDB RDBMS Scales Writes and Reads
Distributed Relational Database Architecture: An Overview
Scaling out a SQL RDBMS while maintaining ACID guarantees in realtime is a very large challenge. Most scaling DBMS solutions relinquish one or many realtime transactionality requirements. ClustrixDB achieves near-linear scaling of both write and read queries with full ACID compliance, by a combination of 'bringing the query to the data' and automatically distributing the data across all nodes in the cluster. Read this white paper for more information including how ClustrixDB leverages a Cascades Planner, MVCC, 2 Phase Locking, and the Paxos consensus protocol.
The Relational Database Scalability Problem
Traditional relational databases were not designed for massive scale. Despite decades of effort, extensions and work-arounds this fundamental limits on remains. The problem is architectural and must ultimately be addressed with a new elastic RDBMS design that scales without compromising consistency.
Some DBAs argue that there are, in fact, relational DBMS (RDBMS) scaling techniques: bigger more powerful servers ("Scale-Up"), read slaves, master-master replication, sharding, distributed partitions, in-memory, and even Cloud based RDBMS as a service or DBaaS. Each of these techniques works around some portion of the RDBMS scalability problem. All add significant complexity, cost, and/or fragility while failing to completely address the core issue. To truly scale a RDBMS requires scaling both writes and reads without compromising performance, ACID guarantees, referential integrity, and supportability.
Scale Up: A Limited Solution
RDBMS scale-up is inherently limited by hardware architecture: processing, memory, IO, networking, storage. Implementing bigger (> expensive) servers offers temporary relief at best. Scale-up is a problem for several reasons:
• Manually labor intensive, = > $$$ to implement, with painful tech refresh, = > cost and downtime.
• Increasingly expensive.
• Requires buying bigger, = > $$$ server, storage, and network infrastructure upfront than needed.
• Dependent on Moore's law, even though Moore's law has noticeably slowed and may be hitting a wall.
• Hoping that the Relational growth will slow or stop before hardware limits or next generation is available is a recipe for anxiety, frustration, and failure.
A truly scalable RDBMS architecture meets the following criteria:
- Scales-out (a.k.a. horizontal scaling). The addition of either physical or virtual servers (nodes) extends the RDBMS instance. Each node should increase the RDBMS's ability to scale both writes and reads linearly.
- Scaling and maintenance are Non-Disruptive. Adding hardware resources, tech refreshes, software updates, microcode upgrades, etc. have no material affect on the RDBMS or applications.
- Ensures high availability and/or fault tolerance. No single point of failure (No SPOF). Failure of any component should not cause application downtime.
- Scaling is Cost-Effective. Few IT organizations, cloud operations, or managed service providers have unlimited budgets. Scaling should be pay-as-you-go, meaning you only pay for what is required when it is required.
Table 1: Comparison of RDBMS Scaling Techniques
ClustrixDB: Designed From The Ground Up to Scale
ClustrixDB is a unique shared-nothing clustered scale-out relational database. It solves the RDBMS scalability problem through the extensive use of systemic parallelism.
The following describes an overview of how ClustrixDB's architecture accomplishes near-linear scale-out.
Core ClustrixDB Components to Achieve Near-Linear Scale-Out
- Shared-nothing architecture eliminates potential bottlenecks. Contrast this with shared-disk or shared-cache architectures that bottleneck, don't scale, and are difficult to manage.
- Rebalancer ensures optimal data distribution across all nodes.
- Query Optimizer executes each query with max parallelism and many simultaneous queries with max concurrency. ClustrixDB query optimization leverages a distributed query planner, compiler, and distributed shared-nothing execution engine as well.
- Evaluation Model parallelizes queries, which are distributed to the node(s) with the relevant data. Results are then created as close to the data as possible, then routed back to the requesting node for consolidation and return to the client.
- Consistency and Concurrency Control uses a combination of Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) and 2 Phase Locking (2PL); readers have lock-free snapshot isolation while writers use 2PL to manage conflict.
Shared-Nothing Data Distribution
Distributed database systems fall into two major categories of data storage architectures:
Shared disk approaches have several inherent architectural limitations coordinating access to a single central resource. As the number of cluster nodes increases so does coordination overhead. While some workloads can scale well with shared disk such as small working sets dominated by heavy reads, most workloads do not — especially heavy write workloads.
ClustrixDB uses the shared nothing architecture, which has become the architecture of choice for many highly scalable distributed systems (theoretically unlimited) including object storage systems. Shared nothing designs are highly efficient and solve two fundamental RDBMS problems:
- Splitting a large data set across any number of individual nodes;
- Creating an evaluation model that takes advantage of that distributed data environment.
Independent index distribution is the method utilized by ClustrixDB, which enables each index to have its own distribution. Independent index distribution supports a flexible and broad range of distributed query evaluation plans.
ClustrixDB hashes each distribution key to a 64-bit number space divided into ranges with a specific slice owning each range. The Rebalancer then assigns slices to available nodes in the cluster for data capacity and data access balance.
The ClustrixDB Rebalancer is an automated system that maintains the healthy distribution of data in the cluster. The Rebalancer is an online process, which effects change to the cluster with minimal interruption to user operations, thus relieving the cluster administrator from the burden of manually manipulating data placement.
There are several components that make up the ClustrixDB Rebalancer:
- Information is gathered to build a Model of the cluster's state.
- Tasks examine the Model and decide if ac on is necessary.
- Tasks post operations to the Queue that will schedule them.
ClustrixDB system user tables are vertically partitioned in representations. Representations are horizontally partitioned into slices. When a new representation is created, the system tries to determine distribution and placement of the data such that:
- The representation has an appropriate number of slices.
- The representation has an appropriate distribution key, to fairly balance rows across its slices, but still allow fast queries to specific slices.
- Slices are well distributed around the cluster on storage devices that are not overfull.
- Slices are not placed on server(s) that are being flexed-down.
- Reads from each representation are balanced across the representation's nodes.
Representations can and do lose these properties overtime as their data changes or cluster membership changes. The following are situations that the Rebalancer is designed to remedy:
- Flex-Up: When a node is to be added to the cluster, the administrator will install ClustrixDB on that node, and add that IP to the cluster. The Rebalancer will begin redistributing replicas to that new node.
- Flex-Down: When a node is to be removed from the cluster, the administrator designates it as soft-failed. The Rebalancer will begin moving replicas from this node to other nodes in the cluster.
- Under-protection: When a slice has fewer replicas than desired, the Rebalancer will create a new copy of the slice on a different node. This can happen due to a storage error, or if a node leaves the cluster quorum because of a local hardware failure or network partition.
- Load Imbalance: If the slices of a representation are not well distributed across the cluster, the Rebalancer will take steps to move them to more optimal locations. The Rebalancer evaluates as follows: each slice of a representation is assumed to exert load proportional to its share of the representation's key-space. The representation is well distributed when the difference between the "most loaded" and "least loaded" nodes is minimal.
- Disk too full: If any storage device in the cluster is holding more than its share of table data, the Rebalancer will take steps to move replicas from that device to an underutilized device. Before moving any replicas, the Rebalancer computes the load imbalance of the cluster's storage devices. If this imbalance is below a configurable threshold, the Rebalancer will leave things alone, avoiding unnecessary and/or non-performant replica moves.
- Slice is too big: Representations are partitioned into slices, each of which is assigned a portion of the representation's rows. If a slice becomes large, the Rebalancer will split the slice into several new slices and distribute the original slice's rows among them.
- Poor distribution: The rows of a representation are distributed among its slices by the hash value of its distribution key. The distribution key is some prefix of the representation's key columns. Using fewer columns for the distribution key can make certain queries faster because a query that would normally need to broadcast to all slices can instead be targeted to a specific slice. However, if the ratio of rows to unique values in a representation's distribution key is high, some slices can be much larger than other slices for a representation. The Rebalancer corrects this imbalance.
- Read imbalance: Reads from a slice are always directed to a select replica, known as the ranking replica. Even if the replicas of a representation are well distributed, the distribution of ranking replicas can be suboptimal. The Rebalancer then adjusts replica rankings so that reads will be well distributed around the cluster.
Query Optimizer
ClustrixDB's Query Optimizer executes a single query with maximum parallelism and many simultaneous queries with maximum concurrency. This is achieved via a distributed query planner and compiler and a distributed shared-nothing execution engine.
Because SQL is a declarative language that describes what is to be computed but not how, the query optimizer determines how to do this computation. That how is critical to the performance of the entire system. Take the example of SQL attempting to join three tables and compute an aggregate operation. The Query Optimizer must answer the following questions:
In what order should the tables be joined? This can be the difference between the query executing in 1ms or 10 minutes. Take the example of a predicate on one of the tables causing it to return no rows. Starting the read from that table is likely to be optimal and fast.
Which indexes should be used? Not using a proper index on a join constraint could be catastrophic, causing broadcast messages and full reads of the second table for each row of the first.
Should the sort/aggregate be non-blocking? Should the sort/aggregate be done in stages, i.e. first on separate nodes and then retire-aggregate/re-sort later?
These permutations create a set of query plans known as Search Space. The Query Optimizer explores the Search Space determining which plan uses the least amount of database resources. The most common method is to assign costs to each plan, and choose the least expensive.
The ClustrixDB Query Optimizer is modeled on the Cascades Query optimization framework. It's:
- Cost-driven;
- Extensible via a rule based mechanism;
- Top-down approach;
- General separation of logical vs. physical operators and properties;
- Branch-and-bound pruning.
The Cascades framework is production proven satisfying many commercial DBMS systems, notably: Tandem's Nonstop SQL and Microsoft's SQL Server.
Modern query optimizers are often split into the Model and Search Engine. The Model lists the equivalence transformations (rules) used by the search engine to expand the search space. The Search Engine defines the interfaces between the search engine and the model. It expands the search space, searches for the optimal plan, and is implemented by the tasks stack waiting to be computed.
ClustrixDB Query Optimizer Core Components
Logical model describes what is to be computed and Physical model describes how it's to be computed.
An expression consists of:
- An Operator (required);
- Arguments (possibly none);
- Inputs (possibly none).
Arguments describe particular characteristics of the operator. There are both logical and physical operators. Every logical operator maps to one or more physical operators.
Physical properties are related to intermediate results, or sub-plans. They describe things like how the data is ordered and how the data is partitioned. It is important to note that logical or physical expressions and groups (see below) do not have physical properties. However, every physical expression has two descriptions related to physical properties:
- What Physical properties can and can't be provided to the parent?
- What Physical properties are required for the input?
Groups correspond to intermediate tables, or equivalent subplans of the query. Groups are logical and contain the following:
- All the logically equivalent expressions that describe that intermediate table
- All the physical implementations of those logical expressions
- Winners: A physical expression that had the best cost given a set of physical properties
- Logical properties: Which columns and statistics about some columns it is required to produce.
- Groups are the fundamental data structure in ClustrixDB Query Optimizer. The inputs to operators are always groups (indicated by group #'s), and every expression corresponds to some group.
Memo: The ClustrixDB Query Optimizer keeps track of the intermediate tables that can be used in computing the final result table while optimizing. Each of these corresponds to a group and the set of all groups for a plan defines the memo. The memo is designed to represent all logical query trees and physical plans in the search space for a given initial query. The memo is a set of groups with one group designated as the final (or top) group. This is the group corresponding to the table of results from the evaluation of the initial query. The optimizer has no explicit representation of all possible query trees. Instead, this memo represents a compact version of all possible query trees.
Rules: The model's rule set defines the logical and physical search space of the optimizer. The memo is expanded to encompass the full logical and physical search space through the application of rules. The application of rules is a multi-step process of finding a binding in the memo, evaluating a rule condition (if the rule has one) and (if the condition is satisfied) firing the rule, which puts new expressions in the memo. When the optimizer is done applying rules, the memo structure will have been expanded to where it conceptually represents the entire search space.
Tasks: There are tasks waiting on a stack to be executed at any point in time during optimization. Each task frequently pushes additional tasks onto the stack to achieve its goal. The optimizer is done computing once the stack is empty. It begins by taking an input tree and constructing the corresponding initial groups and expressions. It then starts off the search engine by pushing the task Optimize_group (top group). This causes a chain of events that explores the entire search space, finds the cheapest winners for each group, and finally chooses the cheapest winner in the top group to be its output plan.
Cost Model: The optimizer costs plans use a combination of I/O, CPU usage, and latency. Because ClustrixDB is distributed, total CPU usage and latency are not proportional. Every operator describes a function to compute its costs given its inputs. The optimizer chooses the optimal plan for a query by finding the plan with the cheapest cost. Cost is strongly dependent on how many rows the optimizer thinks are going to be flowing through the system. The job of the row estimation subsystem is to take statistical information from our Probability Distributions ("PDs") and compute an estimated number of rows that will come out of a given expression.
Distributed considerations: One of the special things about the optimizer is its ability to reason about doing distributed operations. There are two ways to compute an aggregate non-distributed and distributed. In the distributed approach:
- Read table Foo which likely has slices on multiple nodes.
- Forward those rows to one node
- Insert those rows into a hash container, computing the aggregate operation if necessary
- Read the container
- Output to the user
When the aggregate is distributed instead:
- Compute the sub-plan (under the aggregate), which likely has result rows on multiple nodes
- Locally insert those rows into a local hash container, computing the aggregate operation if necessary
- Read the hash container on each node and forward to a single node
- If necessary:
- Insert all those rows into a new final hash container, computing the aggregate operation if necessary
- Read that hash container
- Output rows to the user
The optimizer must determine which one is better and when? It turns out the gains from distributing the aggregate actually come from potentially sending a lot less data across the network (between nodes). The additional overhead of extra inserts and containers is less than the network latency gains when the reduction factor of the aggregate operation is large.
The optimizer is able to calculate this with the cost model and determine the better approach for any query, which is part of the Distributed Aggregates feature.
Evaluation Model
The next key ClustrixDB functionality is its ability to 'send the query to the data'. This is one of the fundamental principles of how ClustrixDB can scale near linearly as more nodes are added. Other RDBMS systems routinely move large amounts of data to the node that is processing the query, then eliminate all the data that don't fit the query (often lots of data), whereas ClustrixDB appreciably reduces network traffic performance issues by only moving qualified data to the requesting node. Processors on multiple nodes can additionally be brought to bear on the data selection process. The system produces results more quickly by selecting data on multiple nodes in parallel rather than selecting all data from a single node that must first gather the required data from the other nodes in the system.
ClustrixDB uses parallel query evaluation for simple queries and Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) for analytic queries (akin to columnar stores). The Fair Scheduler additionally ensures that OLTP queries are prioritized ahead of OLAP queries. Data is read from the ranking replica assigned by the Rebalancer. This can either reside on the same node or require at most a single hop. The number of hops that one query requires (0 or 1) doesn't change as data set size and the number of nodes increase enabling linear scalability of both writes and queries.
Query Compilation to Fragments
Queries are broken down during compilation into fragments that are analogous to a collection of functions. For example, a simple query can be compiled into two functions: The first function looks up where the value resides and the second function reads the correct value from the container on that node and slice and returns to the user (the details of concurrency etc. have been left out for clarity).
Scaling Joins
Joins require more data movement by their nature. ClustrixDB is able to achieve minimal data movement even in complex joins because:
- Each representation (table or index) has its own distribution map, allowing direct look-ups for which node/slice to go to next, removing broadcasts.
- There is not a central node orchestrating data motion. Data moves directly to the next node it needs to go to. This reduces hops to the minimum possible given the data distribution.
Concurrency Control
ClustrixDB uses a combination of Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) and 2 Phase Locking (2PL) to support mixed read-write workloads. Readers have lock-free snapshot isolation while writers use 2PL to manage conflict. The combination of concurrency controls means that readers never interfere with writers (or vice-versa), and writers use explicit locking to order updates.
Multi-Version Concurrency Control
ClustrixDB implements a distributed MVCC scheme to ensure that readers are lockless ensuring readers and writers never interfere with each other. ClustrixDB maintains a version history of each row as writers modify rows within the system. Each statement within a transaction uses lock-free access to the data to retrieve the relevant version of the row.
Visibility Rules
Visibility rules within ClustrixDB are governed by sets of ids (identifiers) associated with each transaction and statement execution. Rows modified by a transaction will only become visible to other transactions after the modifying transaction commits. Once the transaction commits, it generates a commit id (cid) at which the modification becomes visible. The following chart displays the transaction lifespan.
Transaction Lifespan
Isolation Levels
Each isolation level has a different set of visibility rules. The following table describes the basic rules for row visibility between transactions.
Two Phase Locking for Writes
Optimistic concurrency controls do not work well in the presence of conflict (two transactions attempting to update the same row simultaneously). A purely MVCC system would roll back one or both of the conflicting transactions and restart the operation when that occurs. ClustrixDB does not require predetermined transactions (e.g. all logic within a stored procedure). Therefore errors can potentially bubble up to the application. It's also possible to create live-lock scenarios where transactions cannot make progress because of constant conflict.
ClustrixDB overcomes these issues through locking for writer-writer conflict resolution. Writers always read the latest committed information and acquire locks before making any changes.
Distributed Lock Manager
ClustrixDB implements a distributed lock manager to scale write access to hot tables. Each node maintains a portion of the lock domain within the cluster. No single node holds all cluster lock information.
Row Level and Table Level Locking
ClustrixDB implements row level locks for transactions that touch a few rows at a time (a run time configurable variable). The query optimizer will promote row level locks to a table lock for statements that affect a signification portion of a table.
Many distributed databases have embraced eventual consistency over strong consistency. They do it because eventual consistency reduces system scalability complexity. The significant downside is that anomalies that arise put the burden of fixing them on the application. Eventual consistency comes at the very high cost of increased manually labor-intensive programming model complexity.
ClustrixDB delivers a consistency model that scales using a combination of intelligent data distribution, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC), and Paxos. This enables ClustrixDB to scale writes, scale reads (queries) in the presence of write workloads, and provide strong ACID semantics. ClustrixDB delivers scalable consistency through the use of:
- Synchronous replica on within the cluster. All participating nodes must acknowledge writes before the write can complete. Writes performed in parallel.
- Paxos protocols for distributed transaction resolution.
- Support for Read Committed, Repeatable Read (Snapshot) isolation levels. Limited support for Serializable.
- MVCC allows for lockless reads; writes will not block reads.
For a detailed in-depth explanation of how ClustrixDB scales reads and writes, refer to the ClustrixDB concurrency model architecture documentation.
How ClustrixDB Provides Fault Tolerance, HA, & No SPOF
ClustrixDB fault tolerance comes from maintaining multiple copies of data across the cluster. The degree of fault tolerance depends on the specified number of replicas (minimum of two). Each replica is placed on a different node protecting the data from multiple concurrent hardware faults. For more details on how ClustrixDB handles fault tolerance please read the ClustrixDB data distribution model documentation.
ClustrixDB offers high availability even in the face of failure. In order to provide that full availability, ClustrixDB requires that:
- A majority of nodes are able to form a cluster (i.e. quorum requirement).
- The available nodes hold at least one replica for each set of data.
Specifically, with all the database's relations at the default of replicas=2, this means that a 3-node cluster could lose a single node, and still be fully available. The Rebalancer will automatically engage and depending on free disk space the cluster will again become fully redundant at a reduced performance. When adding an additional node to that 2-node cluster, the new node's processors will immediately be utilized for incoming queries, while the Rebalancer begins redistributing replicas evenly across 3 nodes.
A 3-node cluster with replicas=3 can lose 2 nodes without losing data, but now it has lost redundancy. ClustrixDB will alert the user that redundancy is lost, and recommend adding at least 1 additional node.
Note: No matter what the table definitions specify the Rebalancer will rectify that with the amount of nodes available. So in the case of a single node in the fault-tolerance scenario above, there will only be a single replica of each table data-slice. When an additional node is added, the Rebalancer will create a second replica, and update the data-map (each node's data-map contains the location of every replica in the system, and identifies which are the ranking replicas). And then when a 3rd node is added to the cluster, the Rebalancer will create that 3rd replica, regaining full multi-node failure tolerance. And it does this without changing the original table definition.
In Summary
ClustrixDB is able to natively scale-out transactions in a clustered database, providing high availability and fault tolerance while being wire-compatible with MySQL. It accomplishes this by leveraging a shared-nothing architecture, automatic data slicing and distribution by the Rebalancer, Query Optimization, and an Evaluation Model, which distributes pre-compiled query fragments to the node on which the data resides. In addition, MVCC and 2 Phase Locking (2PL) are leveraged. All of this was written from the ground-up, and does not leverage any MySQL code.
When compared to other common workarounds to scale traditional RDBMS', there is no comparison.
ClustrixDB ACID Guarantees
ClustrixDB Atomicity
ClustrixDB uses a combination of two-phase locking and multi-version concurrency control (MVCC) to ensure atomicity. Whereas this can increase latency if every node participated in every transaction, ClustrixDB avoids that problem through the use of the Paxos consistency protocol. The Paxos consistency protocol compels transaction participants to include the originating node, three logging nodes, and the nodes where data is stored. A single node may serve multiple functions in a given transaction, ensuring that simple point selects and updates have a constant overhead. OLAP transactions compute par al aggregates on the node where the data is located and therefore similarly don't su er from high overhead.
ClustrixDB Consistency
ClustrixDB shared nothing architecture is immediately consistent, which is significantly different from NoSQL shared nothing architectures that are only "eventually" consistent. Eventual consistency can produce significant errors that can invalidate or corrupt a relational database. ClustrixDB delivers immediate consistency by ensuring relational constraints, such as foreign keys, are enforced properly by implementing those foreign keys as triggers and evaluating at commit me. As a result, clients connecting to any node in the cluster to issue queries will see the same data across all nodes.
ClustrixDB Isolation
ClustrixDB produces MVCC isolation at the container level. The ClustrixDB atomicity guarantees that all applicable replicas receive a particular write before it reports the transaction committed. This makes ClustrixDB isolation equivalent to non-clustered MySQL isolation. And unlike other systems like Galera Cluster, ClustrixDB snapshot isolation does use 'first-committer-wins'.
ClustrixDB Durability
ClustrixDB provides ACID durability via normal write ahead logging (WAL) as well as replication of relational data within the cluster. Durable consistency is ensured by hash distributing relational data across nodes on a per-index basis as 'slices.' Each slice has a minimum of two replicas (more are optional) spread throughout the cluster as protection against multiple concurrent nodes or drive failures.


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Below is a humorous guide that categorizes the pumping posts I've seen on various message boards. Examples of pumper comments are in italics and my own "knee-jerk" thoughts are placed in parentheses.
- There are "cultural differences" that explain why the numbers don't match! (This is true if the "culture" consists of getting away with fraud at the expense of USA investors.)
- The numbers have to be real because the auditor had an unqualified opinion! (Auditors always issue unqualified opinion before they perform the last audit and resign. Usually this happens soon after the auditor receives a public or anonymous letter detailing serious accounting issues that the auditor previously ignored.)
- Differences between SAIC and GAAP can be explained by how the Chinese conduct business! (Bull. Keeping multiple sets of book is a definition of fraud in any culture.)
- The cash on the balance sheet is real! (The cash is not real if it is now in an offshore bank account.)
- There is no way the insiders can sell without registering first! (Insiders are not going to register about engaging in a fraud before they commit it.)
- The company has "x" contracts for orders! (Those phony contracts are no different than the scams in this country.)
- There is no way the bank supplying the funds for a share repurchase or buyout can be corrupt! (Hey, in China corrupt bankers are a fact of life.)
- Look at all the option activity in the calls! (Yeah, the shorts are writing the ITM calls and not buying them.)
- There is going to be a short squeeze! (The shorts may sneeze if they have allergies, but they aren't ever going to get squeezed in a known fraud stock because the last ones holding it will get out at $0.00.)
- During the trading halt some bozo will still say, "There is going to be a squeeze when they start trading it again." (See #9.)
- Citron Research (or Muddy Waters/ Bronte, etc.) is a fraud! (Citron has a better track record than any short seller I've ever been aware of. Andrew Left has never been wrong with a fraud call. Never, ever. Really.)
- If you ask for your shares there won't be any available to short! (Yeah, and you threw a ball out the window of your girlfriend's apartment and the dog jumped over the balcony chasing it. That is another urban myth. The twenty-something longs posting here can take all their $1,000 orders, ask for their stock and the effect will be zip.)
- I have information from calling a director that _____________! (Yeah, like any insider will talk to you.)
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- Customer names are a trade secret and not disclosed! (That is because the customers don't exist!)
- There is a good reason why the company borrowed money and never used it! (Is the cash already offshore?)
- These are real pictures of the company HQ and factory! (Where are the employees? Why is there no name on the building? Why does the building shown have a greater estimated value than the asset listed on the balance sheet?)
- The company hired "x" number of employees! (OK, where are photos of any of them wearing company logos on their uniforms? Where are all the photos of these employees playing softball games, enjoying company picnics, or hard at work? They do have cameras in China, don't they?)
- The company delivered "X" amount of inventory for the quarter! (OK, if that is the case why can't I find a single photo of a company truck? Why can't I find photos of boxes of the inventory with the company logo stamped on each box?)
- The shorts are gonna get burned today. They will all burn in hell! (The shorts will be far wealthier arriving to either heaven or hell than the suckers who own the Chinese RTO fraud stocks! If I were a man of the cloth, I could guarantee were all the pumpers are going!)
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I hope Seeking Alpha readers found the above list humorous. Perhaps naïve investors will also find the list educational. Someday the quality Chinese stocks--and there are some--will have their day in the sunshine. Before they do, I hope to publish a corollary to the above list and start going long. For now, I'll remain skeptical of any Chinese RTO.
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Hiking and backpacking requires a lightweight and durable camera that captures great images. Depending on your budget, the options abound in categories from compact point-and-shoots and mirrorless cameras to full-frame digital SLRs. Quality point-and-shoots for hiking start at just under 8 ounces. Mirrorless cameras start at around 12 ounces for the camera body while DSLRs start at 13 ounces. It's not overly difficult to keep your camera protected from the elements with a simple dry bag, but weather-sealed cameras are available both in the "tough" category and on higher-end mirrorless cameras and DSLRs.
Our Take on Rugged Cameras
A number of "tough" or "rugged" cameras are on the market and tout being waterproof, dustproof, freezeproof or crushproof. The piece of mind of not worrying about your camera has value, but these models are expensive and the internal components (the image sensor in particular) are on par with much cheaper point-and-shoots. Rugged cameras are great for activities with serious exposure to the elements such as surfing, rafting, skiing, or rock climbing. For hiking, we prefer to carry a higher-performance, lower-cost camera and protect it inside a small dry sack (or even a Ziploc bag or two).
If you do want a rugged camera for hiking and other outdoor pursuits, a nice option is the Olympus Tough TG-870 (7.8 oz.). The camera has a wide 21-105mm lens for landscape shots and is dustproof, waterproof (down to 50 feet), and can withstand cold temperatures. Weaknesses of the TG-870 are its small image sensor and marginal low light performance, but you can step up to the pricier Olympus Tough TG-4 for a fast f/2.0 lens and improved ISO sensitivity. All in all, you can find better performance and value with the point-and-shoots below, but rugged cameras do afford you the luxury of not having to worry about your gear in the outdoors.
Point-and-Shoots for Hiking
For recreational hikers and photographers, point-and-shoot cameras are great for keeping your pack light and still capturing good images. It's hard to match the image quality of a mirrorless camera or DSLR (see below), but point-and-shoots continue to advance with larger image sensors, more megapixels, and more features. They also are the lightest and cheapest cameras on the market.
In terms of point-and-shoots for hiking, the conversation starts with Sony's highly successful RX100 series. The latest version, the Sony RX100 IV (10.3 oz.), is consistently rated on this site and others as one of the best point-and-shoots on the market. With an extra large sensor, a high-quality Carl Zeiss lens, 4K video, and RAW capability, it's an excellent—albeit pricey—option for hikers. But nearly $950 is a lot to spend for a point-and-shoot, especially for heavy outdoor use (with proper care damage is unlikely but always a possibility). For those looking to save, the original Sony RX100 is a great value. It doesn't have an electronic viewfinder, 4K video, or built-in Wi-Fi, but is very similar to the RX100 IV in terms of image quality and less than half the price. Keep in mind that the RX100 has a different zoom range at 28-100mm instead of 24-70mm on the IV.
The most intriguing point-and-shoot on the list is lesser known but a terrific option: the Ricoh GR II (7.8 ounces). Most notable is its huge APS-C image sensor, the same size as most DSLRs (veteran photographers know that the sensor is much more important than megapixels in producing great images). This Ricoh GR II has a fixed focal length lens (no zoom) equivalent to 28mm on a 35mm camera, which is ideal for hiking and the outdoors. And the cherry on top: the GR II has steadily been priced at $700 but recently dropped in price to below $600 (about $350 cheaper than the RX100 IV). For hiking and backpacking, we like the features that Sony offers but prefer the huge image sensor on the GR II. A number of professional landscape photographers carry this camera for hiking and with good reason.
We are super excited about the June release of the Nikon DL 18-50 (12.8 oz.). Companies like Sony and Canon have dominated the headlines with their high-end point-and-shoots, but Nikon has come on strong in 2016. The new DL series consists of three premium compact cameras at varying focal lengths and with seriously impressive specs. For outdoor photographers, the DL 18-50 is a dream: it has a true pro-grade wide-angle lens for landscape shots that is equivalent to 18-50mm on a 35mm camera. In addition, you get a fast maximum aperture of f/1.8-2.8 and a Nano Crystal Coat to prevent ghosting and flare. Instead of competitors like the RX100 IV at 24mm and Ricoh GR II at 28mm, the Nikon DL 18-50 goes considerably wider at 18mm and we love that capability.
|Sensor Size
|Olympus Tough TG-870
|7.8 oz.
|28.5 sq. mm
|Olympus Tough TG-4
|8.7 oz.
|28.5 sq. mm
|Sony RX100 IV
|10.3 oz.
|116 sq. mm
|Sony RX100
|10.3 oz.
|116 sq. mm
|Ricoh GR II
|7.8 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Nikon DL 18-50
|12.8 oz.
|116 sq. mm
Mirrorless Cameras for Hiking
Mirrorless cameras offer DSLR-like image sensors in compact bodies—they are larger than point-and-shoots but smaller than DSLRs. This is an intriguing option for hikers who want professional-grade photos without the bulk. Many professional landscape photographers we know have made the switch to mirrorless due to the smaller size and lower weight, but keep in mind that the cost of these cameras is similar to a DSLR if not slightly higher.
Sony still is leading the charge in mirrorless camera systems, and our top pick for hikers is the Sony Alpha a6300 (14.8 oz). We know a number of professionals that carry this camera or its predecessor as a lightweight option for serious excursions into the backcountry. Most importantly, the a6300 has an APS-C image sensor that will far outperform a point-and-shoots but the camera is lighter and more compact than a DSLR. It doesn't have an electronic viewfinder and the 16-50mm kit lens isn't very impressive (you'll need to spend more for quality lenses), but the a6300 takes great stills, shoots 4K video, and focuses as well as any mirrorless camera on the market.
With the recent release of the a6300, the older Sony Alpha a6000 is selling at a significant discount. The sacrifices of going with the older model include no weather sealing, which can be very helpful for outdoor photography, no 4K video, and inferior but still good autofocus. If those features don't merit spending hundreds of dollars more, we recommend grabbing the older version.
The hiking camera options improve dramatically for those willing to spend more, including the addition of weather sealing. For outstanding image quality and protection from the elements, take a serious look at the Olympus OM-D E-M1. The EM-1 is the newest version and one of our favorite mirrorless cameras. Compared to its predecessor, the Olympus OM-D E-M5, the OM-D E-M1 comes with improved autofocus, a larger viewfinder, faster shutter speed, and almost all of the features that made the E-M5 such a hit. For those looking to save, the smaller OM-D EM-5 Mark II is cheaper and lighter. Both are excellent cameras and rated as dustproof, splashproof, and freezeproof - ideal for hiking. Pair them with the 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro (24-80mm equivalent) and you've got yourself a serious outdoor set-up.
A couple of years ago Fujifilm re-invented itself in a big way with the release of the X-T1 (we were one of the first in line to get it). With Fujifilm cameras you get the truest color rendition on the market and the X-T1 is the whole package: it shoots fantastic images, is weather sealed, and has a more classic feel than the offerings from brands like Sony. However, for hiking and backpacking a great option is the Fujifilm X-T10, a trimmed-down version of the X-T1 that weighs just 13.5 ounces for the body. Again, you don't get weather sealing on the cheaper version but the image quality is very similar, the camera costs a good deal less, and it's smaller.
At the top end of the mirrorless spectrum is Sony's impressive a7 series. These sleek full-frame mirrorless cameras offer professional-grade image quality in lightweight set-ups, and many top pros have made the switch for outdoor photography. Leading the pack is the new Sony a7R II, which features a 42.4-megapixel back-illuminated image sensor, 4K video capability, and built-in image stabilization, all while weighing just 22.1 ounces for the camera body. In addition, the weather sealing and ergonomics of the camera have been improved over the older a7R, including a reinforced mount that can handle larger lenses. If money was no issue and you could have one camera for hiking and backpacking, the a7R II would be it. It's true that the full-frame lens options from Sony are still limited but the number is increasingly steadily.
|Mirrorless Camera
|Sensor Size
|Weather Resistance
|Sony Alpha a6300
|14.3 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Sony Alpha a6000
|12.2 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Olympus OM-D E-M1
|17.5 oz.
|225 sq. mm
|Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
|15 oz.
|225 sq. mm
|FujiFilm X-T1
|15.5 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Fujifilm X-T10
|13.5 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Sony Alpha a7R II
|22.1 oz.
|864 sq. mm
Digital SLRs for Hiking
Digital SLRs are the heaviest of all digital cameras, but they also have the best components and widest selection of lenses. For hiking, the lightest DSLRs like the Canon SL1 weigh around 13 ounces for the camera body, while full-frame options like the Nikon D750 weigh 26.5 ounces for the camera body. You definitely are making a sacrifice in choosing a DSLR for hiking in terms of weight and bulk, but it may be worth it for the image quality and use off the trail.
For entry-level DSLRs, both Nikon and Canon recently have released lightweight models that can compete with mirrorless. The 24.2-megapixel Nikon D3300 weighs only 15.4 ounces for the camera body, and the 18-55mm VR II kit lens has been trimmed down by about 20%. From Canon, the Rebel SL1 is one of the smallest and lightest DSLRs ever made, weighing 13.1 ounces without a lens. Neither model is weather sealed, but both offer excellent image quality and easy-to-use functionality from two of the best in the business. A step up from those cameras is the Nikon D5500 (14.8 oz.) and Canon Rebel T6s (19.9 oz.), which offer more in the way of features but cost more too.
In the "prosumer" or enthusiast DSLR category comes weather sealing, an important consideration for those who spend a significant amount of time outdoors. The Nikon D7200 (27 oz.) is Nikon's leading APS-C format camera, and compared to cheaper Nikon DSLRs like the D3300 above, it shoots faster, has a more advanced autofocus, performs better in low light, and is weather sealed. Canon's leading APS-C format camera is the 20.2-megapixel Canon 7D Mark II (32.1 oz.), an outstanding camera in its own right. Compared to the Nikon D7200, the 7D Mark II is heavier but boasts the best autofocus and fastest shooting at 10 fps of any crop-frame DSLR.
For those who want image quality to rival the professionals, full-frame DSLRs are the cream of the crop. Designed to appeal to a broader base of consumers, a new class of "budget" full-frame DSLRs has emerged, including the Nikon D750 (26.4 oz.) and Canon EOS 6D (26.8 oz.). Both are weather sealed and offer excellent image quality at a relatively low price point for full-frame cameras. Again, the carrying weight here in heavier than we prefer but these are terrific cameras overall.
Two of the top full-frame cameras in the world are the Nikon D810 (26.5 oz.) and Canon 5D Mark III (33.5 oz.). The Nikon D810 wins in megapixels (36.4 vs. 22.3 on the Mark III), but the difference will not become apparent unless you are making large prints. For hiking, both cameras are very heavy even without lenses or a camera bag, but many who want top-of-the-line image quality are willing to carry the extra weight. We've carried these full-frame cameras many times on hikes and backpacking trips but are transitioning to lighter full-frame mirrorless options like the Sony a7R II.
In terms of resolution for still photography, Canon took a huge step forward with the recent release of the Canon 5DS R (29.8 oz.). Most impressive is the 50.6 megapixels of resolution, which surpasses the 5D Mark III by 28.3 megapixels and tops the Nikon D810 by 14.5 megapixels. Video shooters should keep in mind that this camera is designed primarily for still photography without video-centric features like headphone sockets or an HDMI output. It's also heavy for our taste at nearly 30 ounces, although it's lighter than the 5D Mark III and Nikon D810. These issues aside, the 5DS R will produce the highest resolution stills of any DSLR on the market.
|Digital SLR
|Sensor Size
|Weather Resistance
|Nikon D3300
|15.2 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Canon Rebel SL1
|13.1 oz.
|328 sq. mm
|Nikon D5500
|14.8 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Canon Rebel T6s
|19.9 oz.
|332 sq. mm
|Nikon D7200
|23.8 oz.
|366 sq. mm
|Canon 7D Mark II
|32.1 oz.
|328 sq. mm
|Nikon D810
|26.5 oz.
|861 sq. mm
|Canon 5D Mark III
|33.5 oz.
|864 sq. mm
|Canon 5DS R
|29.8 oz.
|864 sq. mm
Finding the Ideal Focal Length for Hiking
Assuming most hiking photos are of the landscape variety, we think that 18mm to 24mm is the optimal focal length range. Anything wider and you'll need a big, open expanse and strategic use of foreground (the header photo for this article was shot at 14mm and has both characteristics, but ultra-wide-angle photography has a high degree of difficulty). For most outdoor shots, 18mm, 21mm and 24mm are ideal focal lengths. As you move narrower and you'll start to lose the dramatic openness that makes landscape shots so appealing.
With all of this in mind, lens selection can be tricky. You'll notice that many point-and-shoots in this article are 24mm, 25mm or 28mm at the wide end. That can do the trick, but in a perfect world we prefer something like the Nikon DL 18-50 for more wide-angle versatility. When buying lenses for your mirrorless camera or DSLR, make sure to find the 35mm equivalent. For example, Nikon's standard 18-55mm kit lens is equivalent to 27-82.5mm on a 35mm camera, so you're pressing its wide-angle capability (not to mention most zoom lenses don't perform their best at their widest focal length). For more information including matching lenses to specific camera models, see our lens reviews.
More Sage Advice
An old saying in photography is, "The best camera is the one you have with you." When choosing a camera for hiking, make sure to pick an option that will be accessible. Professional photographers are willing to stop and take the time to take out their DSLR or mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera for a shoot, but having a complicated set-up can equate to fewer photos (and therefore fewer good photos).
Optimally you have a camera like the Ricoh GR II in a side pocket or hip belt, and a more serious DSLR or mirrorless camera in your backpack. That way you don't miss the fleeting photo opportunities but can unpack the heavy artillery for epic shots or when you're already stopped. Regardless of your hiking camera choice, make sure to have it accessible enough that you're using it. The best photos often aren't anticipated.


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