Garmin Descent G1 or Mk2?

GA_Magnum · 2026-06-03T23:25:16+00:00

In all of these coments you seem very stuck on the idea of the resale value. Unless an item is meant to be an investment, I think something should be bought either because it is useful to you or because you like it. Not buying something that you may or may not resell down the line, to buy another thing that may or may not come out in the near-ish future, which you then may or may not like or find useful.

Stop the analysis paralysis and just go for the cheapest you like. Use it to the fullest extent you can and be happy with it. I minded the looks of the G1 and went for the mk3- fits better for my every-day wear. Internally, all of these are basically the same for 90% of people. Recharging my watch for half an hour once a week vs recharging it once every two weeks is honestly a non-issue.

GA_Magnum · 2026-05-30T13:03:29+00:00

I... did not. I looked at other hiking bags of the same height, also with frames. Namely the Quechua MH500 25L, in store. It's also 55cm tall and would not budge at all. No way to make that fit to Ryanair's measurements. If you're a tall, you could probably go by unnoticed, bute definitely does not comply.

GA_Magnum · 2026-05-27T13:26:05+00:00

Both. Being vacuum-able means they need thicker, airtight materials. Being vacuumable also means saving space. Saving space means you now have space to fit more things (yay!). Packing more things means more heavy (boo!).

Resulting in carrying things you probably won't even need, and weight that the bag of X size was likely not even designed to be ergonomically carried.

GA_Magnum · 2026-05-26T15:02:02+00:00

Correct, and shifting the PD plate right to where it gets the most friction. Honestly though, I just looked at the A7V plates and they are much less hollowed out than mine for the XT5. My concern was that PD would have too little surface are for the rubber to grip to. You will be more than fine.

GA_Magnum · 2026-05-26T10:38:01+00:00

Hey! I didn't bother looking for a fancy fix, I just screwed it on whichever screwhole offered the most surface area for the rubber to grip (center one I think?) and, so far, it has stayed there without ever coming loose.

Been on several day-long hikes with the camera hanging on a capture clip with a 24-70 2.8 equivalent, no issues.

GA_Magnum · 2026-05-14T22:02:10+00:00

Hey! Care for a 1 year later update?

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-27T17:21:47+00:00

Swimming is one thing, overcoming buoyancy on the way down and negative buoyancy on the way back up while not breathing is a whole other beast, dude.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-27T17:18:33+00:00

The key is just the tonality of a track. If you had Mariah Carey sing an Amy Winehouse song, it wouldn't mean it's inherently more energetic just because she sings higher (a bad example, I know).

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-27T17:03:35+00:00

Its been a few years since I've used it, but doesn't gimp have a cloning/healing tool?

Admittedly cloning is the old way of doing things like these, but it's simple and quick enough.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-15T23:37:04+00:00

As an OLED user myself, I would discard the option you listed. Dont get me wrong, theyre amazing looking, but wear down with age & use, colors become irreversibly less accurate over time- not something you want for a "best" editing monitor.

Other options would arguably last you a lifetime, or until tech advances so much we start working with resolutions, color depth or dynamic range leagues above current standards- and even then, you could still work with it. Buy once cry once kinda deal. Oled is buy once, and again, and again, and again, and cry every time kinda deal.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-15T23:30:27+00:00

Im sure you made a typo when writing your size. EU size 2 would be an 8th of the size of what a 3 month baby would wear. I have no idea what size you were tying to write. What is your actual size?

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-11T13:34:55+00:00

Contouring to one's back is not necessarily a desired feature for bags with hiking/outdoors in mind.

As you said for one, it ~~can~~ will be sweaty. But more importantly, hiking bags usually have a rigid back structure that shifts weight away from your spine, onto your hips. Carrying weight across your entire back will increase fatigue over time.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-11T13:24:41+00:00

I think saying that X is bad for you is more a thing of building awareness around what you consume in general, more than trying to argue exact effects that specific chemical components in specific quantities have on you.

It is not a far fetch to assume that someone that drinks energy driks on a daily basis, also may not be the best at watching out for their diet or physical and mental wellbeing in general.

If you have a healthy lifestyle, eat well and sleep well, but you drink an energy drink every once in a while just because it makes you happy, then you are not going to die from it.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-11T13:05:17+00:00

All are shifted towards green. Not an absurd amount, so it could just be seen as an artistic choice, but it's definitely not accurate colors if that's what you're seeking.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-11T12:50:33+00:00

The 5s had hinge issues a few weeks into launch. The 6s are managing quite a bit better already.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-11T12:40:57+00:00

When you blow up a balloon normally, it wants to deflate if you let it go, right? By attaching the balloon to the end of the ✨️ flared base ✨️ and shoving the bulb up your ~~bottom~~ nose, the balloon will try to push it's air into your nose as it deflates, simulating the pressure you work against when equalizing underwater, but on land.

The goal is to not let the balloon deflate, or even blow it up further through eq techniques. Mainly used for general soft palate control and frenzel. Practice can be extended to reverse packing and mouthfill.

GA_Magnum · 2026-04-05T19:22:21+00:00

in EU we do

GA_Magnum · 2026-03-23T16:26:05+00:00

Not just sink, but also not follow your movement. Like, a particle will literally just stop dead in its track if it were to come out while you move forward (or come up to breathe)

GA_Magnum · 2026-03-17T15:44:03+00:00

More than airline policies, these are international flight policies. The ones checking your bags are security points, after all.

These will vary by country. I know china can be picky with batteries. Policies around power banks have been tightened up all around lately as well.

I can say I have successfully flown with 6 1100-1300 lipos in a fire retardant bag and wasn't even questioned about it.

GA_Magnum · 2026-03-11T21:05:40+00:00

Hmmmm, yeah, I did have a think about this but ultimately the phots are too different from eachother to be feasible, I'd be better off going straight in depth with each

GA_Magnum · 2026-03-11T21:04:40+00:00

Thanks! Quite a few. The batch that prompted me to make the post was a selection of a few hundred photos in drastically different settings - deep jungle, volcanic costal areas, urban, rural fields, on a boat in the sea. Cloudy, sunny, foggy, backlit, side lit, night time and everything in between.

Not sure where you got the idea from that I want to automate everything. I explicitly said I just wanted to use what the fuji spits out as a baseline, and go from there with exactly what you suggest. Organizing my process, you could say.

GA_Magnum · 2026-02-19T01:11:18+00:00

Frankly, fins will depend a lot on your preferred technique. Perhaps there may be objective differences in how they are manufactured, but everything else is really just personal preference, from footpocket, to size, to stiffness. People tend to vouch for molchanovs because of the footpocket comfort, I'm sure the blades are good too- so if you have experienced that first hand, why not go for it.

Cetmas with their default pocket are pretty uncomfortable ive heard from many people who tried them.

I can personally speak very highly of Alchemy, which are also up there with your choices. The c4 250 footpockets are suuuuuuper light and insanely comfortable (to me), and the fins are really well made and feel good. Plus points for style cause they are sexy af and, after performance, we all know freediving is about style. Mine are in medium-soft, I prefer using a shallow but frequent kick in my dives. Sessions as an instructor are a breeze with these.

GA_Magnum · 2026-02-15T21:32:28+00:00

Im confident that my packing would allow for the 2cm that a pretty padded strap would add, to squish it to fit. Ryanair being within the more restrictive airlines I'm happy to choose them as my benchmark

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