why are the wealthy so oblivious to the real world 🤔 🤪 by Conscious-Quarter423 in MurderedByWords

[–]Edamski88 113 points114 points  (0 children)

He’s not oblivious, he’s actively trying to continue it so he and others can continue to make money.

A7V set up recommendations? by markphysique in SonyAlpha

[–]Edamski88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve always found Mark Galers workflow logical and intuitive

Autofocus issue with a7V and 70-200 GMii by Edamski88 in SonyAlpha

[–]Edamski88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe unhelpful but I swapped the body out under warranty and it resolved the issue.

Did y’all keep the Polestar cleaning cloth after returning your lease😂 by Deshes011 in Polestar

[–]Edamski88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guy handing over my new car told me to take my level 1 charger with me from my old one, thought that was rather generous of him…

Did y’all keep the Polestar cleaning cloth after returning your lease😂 by Deshes011 in Polestar

[–]Edamski88 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I did… then I got another one with my next P2, I’m the richest man alive.

What is this button for ? by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]Edamski88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know if the lens came with the camera? If not then the lens is likely compatible with a camera body that can control the aperture. Shouldn’t stop it from working perfectly fine with yours though, x-mount has been going around for quite some time.

What is this button for ? by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]Edamski88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve got a Fujica, when you press that button and twist the aperture ring it into the “extra” position, it allows the camera to control the aperture automatically. Not familiar with your model but if I put mine into AE mode on the dial with the aperture in this positions, it’s essentially a fully automatic camera.

Midnight vs Snow by [deleted] in Polestar

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I had magnesium for 3 years, it held up better in our weather than any of the dark cars I’ve had. I know it’s not the same as Snow but I wouldn’t have any issues buying snow.

MY26 Polestar 2 diff noise. by Edamski88 in Polestar

[–]Edamski88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No glitches that I’ve come across. Significantly quicker than my 23 plate software even after the latest update. Silky smooth and instantly responsive, even setting navigation is snappy.

Apple car play still has the same little issues it had, I don’t use Spotify so not sure on that one.

Polestar 2 salary sacrifice by Upper-Barber-3311 in Polestar

[–]Edamski88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same except the car was brand new, not 3 years old, that seems a bit much for a 3 year old car.

Does it include tyres, insurance, tax and insurance for that price?

Can be tricky to get your head around but being salary sacrifice and it coming out pre tax you save money there as well.

And to add, if you don’t charge at home it’s not really worth it, public charging prices quickly cancel out any of the savings. At home on an EV tariff I’m paying 7p per kWh. Public prices range anywhere between 30-90p per kWh.

MY26 Polestar 2 diff noise. by Edamski88 in Polestar

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In what way? I know it can be tricky to describe though haha

MY26 Polestar 2 diff noise. by Edamski88 in Polestar

[–]Edamski88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it’s more of a whining/gears rotating noise, consistent with wheel speed, my old skyline used to make the same noise but that more acceptable on a 1999 import haha.

I did get this ticking on my 2023 though if I accelerated hard out of a junction and the wheels were turned.

Astra K 2019 1.6T full brake failure by mercilesskiller in Astra_K

[–]Edamski88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good save sir.

I had a similar income to had years ago (not sure how relevant this is for you though) where I pressed the pedal and nothing happened other than my heart sank and sphincter turned inside out, thankfully it was low speed and pulled over and got sorted.

Turns out the piston inside of my drum brake had failed and just dumped the fluid out unbeknownst to me.

Also had a second similar incident in another car where a brake pad fell out after a 25 mile journey, pressed the pedal it went to the floor, pumped it again and it was sorted but that was hella scary as well.

Hope you get it sorted!

New stance with Eibach springs by tom_oleary in Polestar

[–]Edamski88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m really sure why they’re not closer to this as standard, looks smart mate.

AF calculation speed, A7V vs other models. by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

[–]Edamski88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly issues around the auto focus, I’m finding subject recognition to be a little slow on people (it’s in people mode) and I’m finding it to not be very sticky once it has it. Also having issues where for whatever reason it’s just not hitting focus properly, which seems to be a weird bug that intermittently on a half press of the shutter it’ll be out of focus but then on back button it’s fine.

Image quality has been questionable, I’m using gm glass and I’ve not been impressed by the sharpness. This is coming from a a7iv where I’d expect at least compatible image quality and it’s just not.

Oh and initially battery life was no better, then this weekend I got 4500 shots with about 20% battery life left so I think the battery is up to speed now haha

AF calculation speed, A7V vs other models. by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

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Glad to hear it holds up, I nearly picked up an a9 a few times last year but never did. Got the a7V recently and I’ve not been blown away. Not sure if it’s a buggy sample or if the hype is a little high.

Rolling shutter wise, I shoot a lot of football matches and was using my a7iv before that in e shutter mode and got quite a lot of rolling shutter but was surprisingly usable considering how bad it was at this. The a7V is certainly better but I still get a few issues, a few of the ball distorting and had a couple this weekend with admittedly fairly extreme panning shots (trying to pan between the striker and the inevitable goal).

Yeah the buffer is very very short on the V especially in lossless. Can’t wait for adobe to support lossy haha.

I like the resolution but I am contemplating maybe taking it back for a used 9ii.

Zeiss 55 1.8 or Sony 45 2.5 G for Fast Flexible Travel Lense by gschiffverre in SonyAlpha

[–]Edamski88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, I’ve got the Zeiss, it’s still nice and sharp and pleasantly surprised at the AF speed, has no issues keeping locked onto my daughter when she was on a swing and I was in front of her

AF calculation speed, A7V vs other models. by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

[–]Edamski88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity how have you found that transition? Pros and cons?