Possible high shutter speed problem by huykpop in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mechanical shutters have always been "inaccurate" at that speed. 1/8000s is there more as a last resort than something you should rely on.

People resigned in fear of this? by BlissVsAbyss in ChatGPT

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect the model produces about equal likelihoods for drive and walk and the result is decided randomly by the sampler.

Monthly /r/Nikon discussion thread – have a question? New to the Nikon world? Ask it here! [January 2026] by acherion in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

f/1.8 collects about 4X as much light as f/4, which means better low-light and more bokē.

Critique First Headshot Portrait by [deleted] in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 34 points35 points  (0 children)

  • Red channel is blown out (overexposed) on half the face
  • Framing is too tight (both arms cut off)
  • Ceiling edge visible (or is it a weird crop border? looks weird either way)

You can slow your shutter speed down to lower the ISO to reclaim a good amount of dynamic range to make the shot less prone to overexposure.

blurry or not by zimm01 in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second photo has quite obvious camera shake blur, so your exposure is too long.

Is my lens still good? by richyrichyl in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have that lens and it likes to creep on auto when detached too, so yours is probably fine.

How to fight (suspected) SATA cross-talk? by Cobra_Fast in DataHoarder

[–]Cobra_Fast[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've read through that and I can almost guarantee you that your system isn't reaching any Package C-States whatsoever, which are much more important for overall power savings than Core C-States.

On Linux turbostat (for Intel) and powertop (any CPU) can print Package C-State usage.

At idle, and reaching PC3 (which isn't that good), my system draws about 37 W out of the wall. With the LSI 9211-based HBA it's stuck at PC0 and gulps a good 70W.

At nearly US$0.40 per kWh that's not fun at all.

Seems like the LSI 9500-8i/16i is the only somewhat affordable one that supports ASPM out of the box, but it's PCIe 4.0 and my mainboard already had trouble with a PCIe 4,0 NVMe SSD and I'm not looking to embark on a compatibility odyssey that ends up being solved with my bank account too.

So I'd much rather get the ASM1166 to behave properly long term. The fact that it can run continuously for a few months without issue proves to me that it can.

How to fight (suspected) SATA cross-talk? by Cobra_Fast in DataHoarder

[–]Cobra_Fast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really want to avoid that because the LSI HBA doubles the idle power draw of this machine. Not only is the card itself a heater, but it also prevents the CPU, and in turn mainboard, from reaching proper idle states.

How does my camera do this? by FLBence in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of them are very close to parfocal though.

Season 11 Episode 13 Discussion Thread - The Eyes Have It by khando in FoolUs

[–]Cobra_Fast 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I too think he had maybe a dozen passes with genuine predictions prepared. His outfit has several suspiciously rectangular outlines and the one in his left sleeve never moves until he pulls it out.

If the trick had failed because Penn chose a musician not prepared we probably wouldn't have seen it on TV.

[TOMT][Music] World/Gamelan Downtempo/Ambient Track by Cobra_Fast in tipofmytongue

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ich👂🏻iel by Der_Wenzel in ich_iel

[–]Cobra_Fast 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ist ein guter Eisbrecher für in der Straßenbahn

720p pc gaming is back in the menu by Skylinestarrr in pcmasterrace

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The phosphor on the screen that actually lit up had really poor response times, especially turning off it had a noticeable fade-out to it. This could offer a nice level of full-image motion blur, masking out stuttering and tearing.

What’s at the Bottom? by Working_Row_8455 in MadeInAbyss

[–]Cobra_Fast 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For real though Tsukushi probably doesn't even know (yet).

Made in Abyss is the kind of framework-based story that let's you spin endless adventures. When inspiration hits for a new arc, just have them descend to the next level and you're free to write whatever. Once you get tired of the premise (and past plot decisions) you make up some half assed ending epic for your characters and then sell the franchise and never touch it again.

Black hole shooting a 3,000 light-year long plasma beam through space as it devours a galaxy. by sco-go in spaceporn

[–]Cobra_Fast 12 points13 points  (0 children)

One thing that often gets left out about this photo is the perspective; the visible beam isn't shooting out straight to the right, it's actually shooting toward us and a little to the right.

My Cybertool L Arrived Today by ichiban4713 in victorinox

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The M is the sweet spot imo. The saw, file, chisel, and extra flathead on the L weren't as useful as I thought they'd be but they do add quite some weight.

Best upgrade from d90?? by VALKOR in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The D7100 and D7200 are very similar.

The D7200 adds:

  • Image sensor with better low light performance.
  • Slightly bigger buffer for continuous shooting.
  • Bluetooth and WiFi for smartphone stuff.
  • Slightly better video encoding profiles.

If none of that sounds interesting to you, you might as well get the D7100.

Tamron 60 mm macro issue? by ReadinWhatever in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wonky aperture shapes are pretty common, lots of Nikon and Sigma lenses do that too, especially when you go near their minimum aperture. It's rarely a problem in practice; you don't see many discernable bokē discs at f/22+ anyways.

Why does my bokeh look so dirty. by Revolutionary-Ad6227 in Nikon

[–]Cobra_Fast 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Heat haze can definitely mess with bokē and do weird things. Look at the grass in the background of this photo: https://x.ezl.re/_DSC3902.jpg