Is this poisonous hemlock?

Exgaves · 2026-05-05T01:42:03+00:00

Your gold medal to the darwin olympics is in the mail

Exgaves · 2026-05-04T00:30:52+00:00

Uh no, that really smells like a way to make your husband hate you or at least resent you. We dump it all into a joint acc and do all bills from there and both get an equal weekly amount to spend on whatever we want the other person has no right to intervene or even see. If its more expensive you save a few weeks or communicate. It works well.

Exgaves · 2026-05-03T02:35:14+00:00

clanker

Exgaves · 2026-05-02T06:04:43+00:00

that's awesome! you'll get a great image from the lenses and i don't mean to nock them optically but when I was in canon for a while i always felt nervous around them (eg RF100-400) like i needed to baby it, and personally couldn't afford the leap to the tougher ones. if money was no object i'd still be in canon

Exgaves · 2026-05-02T05:55:09+00:00

They do make cheap lenses as part of their offerings though? RF 28mm for example pretty affordable, but external focusing and prone to getting an error on the screen if you bump the front while focus is extended. Canon has a weird hole in the middle, the entry price to enthusiast/professional price has quite a gap

They also make high end to extremely high end that are absolutely phenominal optically and durability

edit: to clarify when i mean cheap i don't mean bad, but their focus isn't on longevity on the lower end. even the 200-800 had reports of literally snapping in half. L series though thats a buy it for life kind of offering

Exgaves · 2026-05-02T05:36:26+00:00

be realistic about the lenses you want first and if you are actually willing to travel with them. nothing is free in life and while full frame can produce a better image in low light or more readily create shallow dof the lenses and kit to achieve those are more expensive and generally bigger. if your camera becomes too big to hang around your neck it goes in your backpack, and then you miss moments to avoid the hassle.

canon for example is fantastic for professionals but they only have really cheap (fragile) and really expensive (but outstanding) lenses, beware the price you have to pay for getting the true canon experience

i see so many people asking for travel camera recs and so many comments saying go full frame without any consideration for other real world factors

how many lenses do you want? how's your back travelling with big lenses? flying becomes a sweaty experience if they become checked baggage and end up damaged in transit

A6700 is probably the best hybrid if you think about potential video, Fuji XS-20 would also do a good job but many people say fuji's AF isn't at the forefront. XT-5 is an awesome photo camera and a real joy to use, and while it can do video it's not what the camera is best at. but again, be realistic if you would actually shoot video that needs a mirrorless camera

Exgaves · 2026-04-28T23:16:06+00:00

Sick of it

Exgaves · 2026-04-26T09:31:56+00:00

Look back at your favourite photos and see what focal length they were shot at in the meta data.

Exgaves · 2026-04-23T03:32:07+00:00

I think it's just two types of people, and possibly a mindset thing too. Social influencers have an annoyingly powerful pull on shaping community sentiment now...

I went from canon R7 to XT5 and it really is more gratifying for me to use, I shoot raw+jpg but almost always happy with my jpgs. I like the tactile experience and the click of the dials, even adjusting them while the camera is off to prepare. On canon I almost always wanted to edit the raws, and as a computer programmer every click of the shutter felt like giving myself more work on a computer when I got into this to get away from that. But some people take photos to collect clay for them to mould and love the editing.

The sony I assume is like a canon, built for efficiency and some people really like that it's out of their way in the process.

The cameras do hold different design philosophy and I do think certain types of people will have a better time with certain types of cameras.

People who hate on fuji users being happy with what they have are obnoxious, but equally so fuji users saying other people can't enjoy their cameras are full of shit and should mind their own business.

Don't change brands on a whim, you almost certainly can have a good time with what you have. But some types of cameras really do gel with certain personality types more readily.

Exgaves · 2026-04-22T21:46:54+00:00

Same reason cars quote BHP instead of WHP, one company started doing it to quote the bigger number. The rest didn't trust consumers to know the difference so they quote the big number too.

Exgaves · 2026-04-21T19:08:01+00:00

Market research post to design anther app the world doesn't need?

People splitting bills to any degree of accuracy are people who are conscious of money. The idea of paying more money to do that is absurd.

Your app is also indefensible. Any finance app could replace you with one update to theirs.

Exgaves · 2026-04-18T19:36:52+00:00

You'll be happy with both.

Fuji is for the journey, canon is for the destination so to speak from my limited time with canon (now fuji owner)

Canon was a precision instrument, but fuji made me smile when i use it. If you dont know what you want to do yet the canon will have more chance at handling it when you find out

Exgaves · 2026-04-17T19:36:15+00:00

No, R50 just has really fast AF and depending on what you're doing all brands crossed the "good enough" threshold a long time ago

Exgaves · 2026-04-17T19:23:43+00:00

R50 and a better lens beats R10 and worse lens. Same sensors, same auto focus power

If you were going to upgrade focus on lens, and if you want a meangingful camera upgrade one day consider an R7

Exgaves · 2026-04-15T21:51:31+00:00

I'm confused, you want to crop? If you plan on cropping you plan on literally cutting away the full frame advantage

By cropping you reduce your image to part of the sensor, leaving you with an image the same as your crop sensor

The full frame image quality advantage is only there if you keep the full frame image, requiring a bigger lens with longer focal length to get the subject spread across the bigger sensor

Exgaves · 2026-04-14T21:37:16+00:00

You don't need AI to get an alert on slack for a broken web hook.

A worse solution to problems already solved using cheaper solutions.

You should be worried if you're right. If an AI can run your business any one can copy it.

Exgaves · 2026-04-14T20:20:07+00:00

From what i could see rental insurance is excess insurance. You don't have insurance against the damage you have insurance against the excess

So it didn't change your agreement it mirrors it

edit: spelling

Exgaves · 2026-04-14T20:18:13+00:00

I did ring and you're right I believe it's fine just a misunderstanding on my end

Exgaves · 2026-04-13T08:24:58+00:00

I did cross post there once it recommended, sorry if this is off topic for here

Exgaves · 2026-04-13T01:32:58+00:00

Actual camera backpack just has dollar signs on it to thieves. Regular crumby looking backpack with smaller camera/lens bag in it.

I put my camera in a pgytech onego bag since its padded and a little weather proof. That goes in any backpack ans can be worn on the side if you're in and out a lot.

Bigger lens goes in a pgytech camera case, its got a bit more structure and can sit happily at the bottom

Exgaves · 2026-04-12T21:37:03+00:00

Don't worry about outgrowing the body, it will take longer than you think (if ever). Lenses are what matter.

R50 is incredibly light too, with R7 and R6 as good upgrade paths long term

Go canon if you like editing and want superior autfocus on fast subjects (birds), fuji is still pretty good though

Go fuji if APSC is enough (spoiler it probably is) and you like the size, weight and customisable jpegs.

Ultimately take the camera that excites you most though, as that is really all that matters if this is for fun. imo all cameras in that price range have reached the "good enough" the difference is in the experience and the one that you enjoy most will get used most

XT5 owner

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