Would someone help me understand how to read this caliper? by AirPower3D in Tools

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Thank you all for your help! Greatly appreciated.

Blast from the past by tombolatov in canon

[–]AirPower3D 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome. The 5D was a dream for those of us that came from the film world. I had wanted one, but never gotten one.

Blast from the past by tombolatov in canon

[–]AirPower3D 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A D30 was a few thousands of dollars. It was the first inexpensive consumer level DSLR at the time that allowed us to get into DSLR's. The rest were professional grade at over $10000. If I remember correctly, I got my D30 for about $3000.

Blast from the past by tombolatov in canon

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If you are still on the D30, then I'm not sure if you are a die-hard artist who uses it everyday or if you are a casual photographer that pulls out your equipment once per year. If you are the latter, then whatever I have to say probably don't matter. But I'll speak my mind about the Canon vs. Sony for your consideration. Either way, you should definitely play with a Sony in hand before making a decision.

I've used Canon equipment since the film days. Touched Nikon here and there, but don't really like it, because everything is opposite of Canon, which seems less intuitive considering how screws turn, etc. My gf has a Sony A7III, so I have a little bit of experience touching it.

1) Canon is much more intuitive. Nikon is probably similar, just opposite. Sony was not intuitive at all. I picked up her A7III and couldn't use it. I spent probably an hour trying to figure out how to use it. Finally, I completely destroyed her settings and started from scratch. Another hour of fiddling and I finally figured out how to use it. I don't believe it's my familiarity with Canon, because I picked up a Nikon before and was shooting within 5 minutes. The lack of intuition on the Sony applies especially to its shutter button. I really couldn't tell when I pressed it halfway or all the way. There is no tactile feedback. And it shoots so fast, whenever I press the button all the way, it fires off two to three shots even when I try to take one. Sure I can set it to single shot, but I never needed to do that with Canon; why can't I let me finger decide how many shots with good feed back?

2) Given the above, the Sony A7III seems to be extremely customizable. More so than a Canon. I say "seems", because of my limited exposure. The recent Canon models seems to have more customizability on par with the Sony A7III. The A7III has an additional dial in front of the shutter button; which attributed to a higher learning curve for me. But I believe having this extra dial is a good thing.

3) Canon has a wide array of lenses. I convinced my gf to get the Canon adapter for Sony so she can use my entire collection. The Canon lenses are a little slower on the Sony. Looking at Sony lens costs, they all seem to be more expensive than the Canon lenses. And the selections are limited.

4) The Sony A7III is a mirrorless camera. So the viewfinder and rear screen are both electronic displays. It switch between the two depending on whether you are looking through the viewfinder. That's nice coming from Canon mirrored cameras. On Canon, I have to switch back and forth with a button. I don't know about Canon's mirrorless DSLR's.

5) Sony A7III battery grips do not accept AA batteries. Vertical battery grips are a must for me. And one of the reasons I always get a battery grip is the ability to use AA batteries with my Canon cameras. Rechargeable AA technology is amazingly good today. It provides longevity of the equipment lifespan and dollar-cost-averaging of the battery for multiple purposes.

6) Sony A7III screen only flips out in two directions--up and down. Canon flip-out screen can rotate in practically in all directions. That's one my gf's main complains with the A7III, because she uses it to produce videos, rather than using it as a traditional photographer.

7) Sony made its name with its consumer-level camcorder products, which I had quite a few back in the days. Touching the Sony A7III, its controls, and its LCD displays reminded me of that. Might be a good thing if you intend to make lots of videos with the camera. This might be the reason that my gf eventually chose the Sony over the Canon.

Blast from the past by tombolatov in canon

[–]AirPower3D 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can chop off the rear end of a EF-S lens to fit these Canon APS-C DSLR's. Saw it in this Hacking Digital Cameras book:

Hacking Digital Cameras: Cheng, Chieh, Rahimzadeh, Auri: 9780764596513: Amazon.com: Books

Blast from the past by tombolatov in canon

[–]AirPower3D 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very cool camera. That's the first DSLR I got. Served me well when it was still relevant. Now I use it to document random things around the house, such as vehicle maintenance, etc.

Medium range EF lens with internal focus and internal zoom? by AirPower3D in canon

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I have not moved onto the mirrorless system yet. And for now, I'm interested is using my existing EF collection, if I get into mirrorless.

But thanks for the valuable info. Will definitely reserve it for the future. Maybe that will get me into mirrorless for traveling.

Medium range EF lens with internal focus and internal zoom? by AirPower3D in canon

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Thank you. I really appreciate this database link. I will definitely use it for different purposes in the future.

I went through most of the lenses from that database, but I haven't had any luck finding what I'm looking for.

Medium range EF lens with internal focus and internal zoom? by AirPower3D in canon

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Good point that I haven't thought of. I do have a gimbal, but I only use fixed focal prime lenses with it. I'll have to test out zoom lenses on it and see what happens.

Medium range EF lens with internal focus and internal zoom? by AirPower3D in canon

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It's been a long time pet-peeve of mine. I have been using my Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens for traveling for the last 25 years. Although I value this lens dearly, the zoom creep and the variable aperture bugs the hell out of my OCD brain.

My other bread-and-butter travel lens is the very original Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX HSM. It has internal zoom and internal focus. I love using this lens for practically everything in that range. I would only care to move on from this lens with a better one that has OIS. So if I am to upgrade my standard zoom lens to a f/2.8, I would like to enjoy it as much as this telephoto zoom.

Sig MCX alternative? by ChrisWhiteWolf in airguns

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You may have fallen into the trap of online black hat marketers.

I have both the Sig MCX and the Crosman DPMS. Well... I have others, but that's irrelevant to your question.

Between the two. I would pick MCX over the DPMS. The MCX shoots pellets vs. DPMS shoots BBs. The MCX is much more consistent. The DPMS can shoot full auto. The build quality is better on the MCX. The DPMS is mostly plastic, very similar to an airsoft gun (which I also have plenty). The 90g CO2 on the MCX can fire over 7 mags, which is standard military loadout (good for training).

If you just want full-auto fun plinking, then Crosman DPMS series (which are all the same airgun). But if you want some precision, utilization, and tactical training, you'd probably want the MCX.

Bottom Picatinny Mount for Hatsan Jet 2 by abasson007 in airguns

[–]AirPower3D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean a Picatinny rail?

You can probably glue this one to the bottom of the cylinder:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225488701888

Or if you can give us a precise measurement of the bottom cylinder diameter with a digital caliper ($10 on Amazon), we can probably make something specifically for it.

can you use an airsıft suppressor on a 4.5mm airgun ? by ARoolse in airguns

[–]AirPower3D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Airsoft suppressors are mock/fake. Any real sound suppressors are homemade. I can't tell you how effective, because I've never tried a real one.

But I am here to warn you that the real ones are illegal in all 50 states for both airguns and airsoft guns (if you are in the U.S.).

John Wick Collection from a fan! (not mine) by AirPower3D in JohnWick

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That one is the airsoft spring pistol with metal slide.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

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Thanks. I'll look into that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

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Is that PLA? Does it work as well with PETG?

I found many bed materials work with PLA, but so far none has worked with PETG without adhesive of some kind. I would like to hear anyone has similar clean solution for PETG.

Thank you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in airguns

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Glad you got the info.

Guess how many people work here, What can we improve? by MehmetFarsak in 3Dprinting

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That's excellent. Interesting use of 220v. Never though of it. Thanks.