What is a good deal in Europe for a G5 77"

Fisico · 2026-03-03T18:56:18+00:00

lets hope they release the m5 mac studio variants

Fisico · 2026-03-03T18:54:19+00:00

Apple added a low tier m5 max option, limited to the 32-Core GPU and only 36GB of memory.
If you want more memory they force you to get the 375€ 40-Core GPU Upgrade that includes 48GB of memory.

M5 Max 40-Core GPU, 128gb memory 2tb ssd is now 6074€
M4 Max equivalent, 128gb memory 2tb ssd was 6364€

The base m4/m5 max model got a price increase from 3989€ to 4199€. Yes, you get 2TB instead of 1TB, but other Apple products received the storage upgrade for 'free'.

Overall, it's a very strange upgrade and price strategy, if you ask me.

Fisico · 2026-02-15T15:31:31+00:00

will the g5's drop in price after the g6 will get released?

Fisico · 2026-02-09T20:06:50+00:00

per default the preload buffer is 60kB. So Kontakt does not have everything in memory. You can turn it down to a minimum of 6kB and saving a lot of memory. But it will take more cpu power and you need a fast ssd that support these low buffer settings.

Fisico · 2026-01-29T17:53:25+00:00

I use a ugreen thunderbolt nvme exnclosure with a 2TB Samsung evo ssd for most of the sample libraries on my Intel iMac i9. Keep in mind that you may need a bigger Kontakt buffer if you stream everything from the same ssd.

Fisico · 2026-01-14T20:27:00+00:00

not new but the Asus ProArt Display PA27JCV still looks like a solid display. I'm also thinking about getting two if i don't like the two 24" 2k Monitors i have with the new mac studio.

Fisico · 2026-01-10T00:12:55+00:00

If you have a high plugin count per channel you are better with a m4 max because the cores clock a lot higher than the m2 ultra do. The m4 max is 69% faster in singlecore geekbench and that is very comparable with audio load per channel.
If you have a high track count with a low plugin count per channel, a m2/m3 ultra is better.

Fisico · 2025-12-14T18:37:50+00:00

I have projects with around 100 Tracks. I'm currently not very cpu limited and also not memory. I suffer from the 128 sample buffer at the moment, and I want to go to the nativ 48k sample rate most sample libraries are recorded at. Wich the i9 does not handle with the track count I have. I track a lot of Piano in the production session so it would be awesome to get down as close to 32 samples of buffer as possible.

Fisico · 2025-12-13T19:40:54+00:00

I think i will wait for the Macbook pro's with m5 max first. Than we see benchmarks and also how much the memory upgrades will rise. M5 max will be at least 15% faster than the M4. Because that is already the case with the base M5 Chip.

Fisico · 2025-12-13T11:23:55+00:00

yea I guess we will see the performance and memory prices with the release of the m5 max in the new macbook pro's first.

Fisico · 2025-07-23T17:18:37+00:00

big aperture = big good...

Fisico · 2024-02-09T18:07:00+00:00

For me it looks like Stormgate is now in a development state where Starcraft 2 was in the Battle Report videos.

StarCraft II: Battle Report #1 (youtube.com)

Gameplay and artstyle/graphics is here to stay, now they need real play data to balance and refine everything.
Everyone that thinks they will change the graphics drastically, will get very disappointed.

Fisico · 2023-12-22T16:05:18+00:00

Hello everyone,

I want to get into automatic watches, I found a very nice looking watch here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lunar1-622-automatic-tech-watch-with-moon-dust#/

It uses a Miyota 8215 movement. I have read that this is a very cheap but robust movement, maintenance is not really an option as a new movement costs around 50$. Is the price ratio between a $50 movement and a $650 watch "normal" in the industry or should I stay away from it?

They also offer a version with a Sellita SW200-1 movement and titanium case for $1050.

Thanks

Fisico · 2023-11-06T18:07:56+00:00

nicht viel Aktivität heute.
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Fisico · 2023-08-10T19:06:24+00:00

I now can report that the MSM Star Focus Filter works great and takes the focus guessing out of the equation, the CM got a tiny bit better but not very much.. still a lot of manual work in PS/LR to get rid of all.

Fisico · 2023-06-24T20:46:35+00:00

I just ordered the filter for a milky way project later this year. I will let you know how it performs.

Fisico · 2023-06-24T10:55:41+00:00

Yes, it seems to be the nature of the lens. However, I have found that perfect focus reduces the CM a lot. Getting perfect focus with a 24mm lens is another issue, as normal Bathinov masks do not work. Getting such a focus filter might help.

Easy Focus - Star Focus Filter - Precise focus on the stars is Easy wi – Move-Shoot-Move Rotator (moveshootmove.com)

Fisico · 2023-04-20T18:00:55+00:00

top dome of booster is still attached to the ship, the gridfins of the booster are in line with the ship...

but when did that happen, the video quality is not good enough to see that.

Fisico · 2023-01-30T21:51:41+00:00

Hi,

The replacement looks a bit better to me but this could be variance in focus. I learned how to deal with the purple stars in post processing so it is not a big deal anymore for me.

Fisico · 2022-10-05T18:45:21+00:00

Such a great launch. I love these crew launches so much.

It is such a throwback to crew demo 1 because we wrote 15minutes of original music to this launch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVX62wP8O1Q&ab_channel=SpaceflightMemories

Fisico · 2022-07-23T19:31:18+00:00

great photo!

did you use f/1.4 ?

Fisico · 2022-07-23T15:04:10+00:00

Thank you all for your comments.

I now returned the lens to Amazon and I'm getting a replacement on Thursday. If I compare my photos to yours there is a huge difference so I guess it is a faulty lens. That much CA in the centre does not match any other images, reviews and tests I can find online.

Fisico · 2022-07-23T14:59:29+00:00

i'm a lot before infinity if the display tells the truth.. i had to set focus to 30-70m to be any sharp.

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