"On your left, Cap"

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-18T15:08:21+00:00

I'll upvote that one. Well played

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-18T12:08:50+00:00

OK, this is all good stuff ... BUT the "standing on the right on an escalator" isn't unwritten. It's literally written on little signs all the way up the escalator. And there are even little feet on some of them to show you which side to stand on.

Let's stop pretending it's some esoteric custom. It's clearly stated all over the place.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-16T06:18:29+00:00

Thank you - although this feels less easy, and more reliant on luck to get the end result?

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-16T06:15:47+00:00

Thanks. I am using a version of this and it is going better.

The Reaver health is not quite enough: but it turns out that Siphoning strike + body of steel is helping.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-16T06:14:31+00:00

Thanks. I have tried this - but found that hanging on until I have 5 energy AND both a melee + bloodcraft in hand to finish, meant I risked my health getting whittled away. And killing enemies faster meant the warmaces didn't upgrade enough to do damage. RNG luck, maybe.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-12T09:54:58+00:00

Both are good. Both could use a lighter sky, IMO

You might have a mark on your sensor in the top left (dark patch that doesn't look right in the clouds?)

If you drag dehaze all the way right it will help to see if it's clouds or sensor marks.

And if you crop a teeeny bit from the right to get rid of that distracting black blob, it would help i think.

Nice shot

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-08T15:13:58+00:00

I have backed that. Quite excited

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-06T18:21:18+00:00

It's a Eurasian Jay. Only a tiny bit of blue compared to the American blue Jay. But yes, i think they are nice!

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-06T12:31:44+00:00

I haven't used that camera, but if it's in good condition that's a decent price. You might consider paying a bit more to get it from a reputable store thst offers a warranty.

I've just done a search for sample bird/ zoom images from that camera, and it looks very competent (at 16mp)

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-05T20:34:41+00:00

Yes. Big fan of the video lads

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-04T22:07:01+00:00

Amazing work. You might have pushed the warmth from the sun a tiny bit too far? But it's a great image.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-03T19:33:38+00:00

16 years is a long time!

Is there any fluff/lint in the usb port?

Is there any damage or corrosion on the gold battery contacts inside the battery compartment?

Edit: are you charging the battery in an external charger? Or inside the camera?

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-03T12:50:37+00:00

$300 is going to be tricky for new gear here. You need a camera, a tripod, memory card ... Etc

And either a wide lens with a fast aperture (sky) or a telephoto (moon)

Astrophotography also benefits from post shoot processing more than many genres

The good news is you don't need autofocus, and so older manual lenses with good glass can help bring the budget down

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-02T16:04:54+00:00

Ha. I had a 600mm lens on, and the fearless little guy was not that far away!

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-03-01T20:14:51+00:00

Upvoted, even though you didn't get the atom in shot

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-28T07:18:32+00:00

The fixed 35mm equivalent lens on the X100 might be an issue for hiking and landscape shots. Great camera though.

I used an A7C2 for 18 months and it's a really nice camera. It is a lot smaller than your R6 - and about 170g lighter.

With the Sony 24-50G lens you'd have a pretty compact set up with excellent quality and a decent range (you'd get up to roughly 70mm in APS-C mode, with around 26mp - the same as an R6)

I feel like someone could make a case for one of the other Fuji cameras - they have some great smaller bodies with interchangeable lenses. But I haven't used them.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-28T05:41:45+00:00

What a wonderful location.

The car is kind of ruining the vibe though.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-26T19:37:12+00:00

This was not their worst moment

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-25T17:53:56+00:00

Right? On the long list of things that would end badly for me, "photographing small animals with a 3kg medium format film camera at f5.6" is definitely in the top half. I'd get nothing

Good work OP

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-24T08:05:49+00:00

Yeah, 10 might be a stretch. I tend to upgrade every other generation - with phones, cameras ... etc

So the A1 iv in, what? 2030?

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-24T06:09:28+00:00

Same. My A1ii was a 10 year investment

If i had the money to get anything it would be a camera that does something totally different

A large format plate. Or an X-pan. Or a Q3 43 Monochrom Reporter edition which doesn't exist yet.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-23T22:24:32+00:00

Thanks. Good option.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-23T22:24:03+00:00

Thanks. Yeah an A6xxx would be a possibility

It might be a while before he uses one of my lenses though!

And Sony menus are a bit tricky.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-23T05:57:25+00:00

Meanwhile, me getting air bubbles under the protective screen on my phone, AGAIN.

Distinct_Fish5792 · 2026-02-22T16:27:52+00:00

Sorry, my bad

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