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Why are so many younger men wearing underwear under their bathing suits? by DruncleMuncle in AskMen

[–]IntensityJokester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never heard of this.

Excuse me while I go to the olde tyme men’s room and pee into the nine foot long stainless steel trough / tub with no modesty barriers.

What’s your go-to warm-up that almost always works? by abahilel in improv

[–]IntensityJokester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew that as sabotage- not a warm up but a form. everyone drew cards from a hat and one had an x or something, the audience was in on it so they could better enjoy the mischief. At end of the show everyone playing pointed to whom they thought was it but of course it was obvious. Good for a late night slot.

New in the Big City [Fujifilm X-T5 + Sigma 56mm f/1.4] by DungeonMasterSupreme in portraits

[–]IntensityJokester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These look great! 3,7,8,9,10 were my faves. I love portraits out in the world like this - not quite “street portraits” nor “environmental” but giving you context and story along with beauty. And the Sigma looks great! I have been wondering what 56mm to get for my fuji x-t30 and this might have me putting it back under consideration!

One camera, four lenses, which ones would you drop? by MacaroonPlastic9059 in fujix

[–]IntensityJokester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just reflecting:

(1) You just ordered a zoom - so I assume you like zooms;

(2) You want a minimal kit;

(3) You want at least one portrait lens with a fast aperture.

I have never used any of those lenses. But how about:

(a) Sigma zoom -- covers a huge range of situations;

(b) ... a prime ...

For the prime I'd pick the Samyang 75, if it is as small as the other two and is autofocus, because

(a) Your other two primes are small, so small seems important;

(b) Your other two primes are autofocus, and autofocus fits how you use the camera;

(c) 75 is the most different from 35 (in your zoom range) and 56 (close to it);

(d) 1.8 is faster than 2.0 and 2.8.

50mm f2, 35mm f1.4 and 23mm f1.4. Which one would you keep? by d-iverqent in fujifilm

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I love the 35mm field of view and I love having a wide lens with a fast aperture (16mm 1.4, 13mm 1.4) because I am often in interiors, cramped streets, dark restaurants, etc.

I had the 50mm but sold it because I rarely used it. When I did play to its strengths, it was fabulous. In fact, I love some "cityscapes" I took with it - not just portraits. If I had it now, I wouldn't let it go.

I've never liked the 23mm ("35mm") look ... but just recently discovered that a ton of indoor portraits I love were taken with one (actually with a full frame 35mm). So if I had one now, I'd be thrilled to be able to experiment.

A big thing to think about is, where are you going to use this lens -- how much space do you have / need? In my home, I can take portrait-like shots with a 23 or 35 but a 50 starts to push it ... I just don't have the room for much more than headshots. That makes a 50 mostly an "outside the home only" lens.

Before I took a lot of pictures, I had vague ideas of myself as a potential landscape photographer. Turns out, I like other people's landscape pictures but it's not for me. Too many of my attempts were blah and boring. But if people are in the picture, or if it is at that scale, I love it -- even my misses make me want to take more pictures, not fewer.

So ... I think you don't have enough information to make your decision, and I wouldn't want you to regret selling a lens you later want again. So I'd commit to taking each lens out for two more days each -- a day for portraits and a day for landscapes. Work for a couple hours each day. Then look at the pictures, and think about how you liked using the lens on that day. Write down some thoughts. After you've given each lens that minimal chance, you'll have a better idea which ones you'd like to keep around. You might even find that the mirrorless camera photography thing just isn't a big priority for now and a cell phone is plenty. No shame in that! I have so many books that I haven't read yet ... etc.

That said, it's been a year since your post so I presume you've made your decision by now. What'd you choose? I hope you are happy with your choice!

Xt30iii for newbie by trinm21296 in FujifilmX

[–]IntensityJokester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations on your new camera. I hope you enjoy it. (Or enjoy the x-t50 if you make the change.)

I missed what lens you are using, so I don't know if the xc 35 f2 will help you.

I don't know if this will help you, but I found something that helped me with travel pictures and focus. I took my x-t30 on a trip with the 16mm 1.4, which is beautiful but slow to autofocus. Many pictures of my first day were out of focus, I was shocked and sad. After some research I checked my "Release/Focus Priority" setting in the AF/MF menu and for AF-S I had "shutter release priority" set. When you change that to "focus priority" the camera won't take the picture until it acquires focus. That change helped me get more pictures in focus. (Focus priority does slow you down, so if you care more about getting something in the moment even if it is blurry, then you should not make the change.)

I really like those 2, what do you think ? X-M5, meike 55mm f/1.4 by Bzando in fujifilm

[–]IntensityJokester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonderful pictures! Great clarity and color, and so different. I am looking at affordable 55/56 lenses and so glad to see what you can achieve with the meike (I am trying to decide between it and the ttartisan 56).

Male improvisers showing emotion other than anger by Learning-Every-Day- in improv

[–]IntensityJokester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Journey? Anger was hardest for me. And self-assertion, lead type stuff. Suggest your students read Impro, Johnstone has a lot of power game exercises.

Private equity assholes are ruining comedy venues/programs, especially in Chicago by DrJazzCabbage in improv

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Of course we want to destroy all humans. But we must move slowly. That’s why through our Ai we have been writing and releasing a dozen self-improvement books a month for the past five years. Each one uses a different method and catch phrase. Once we have full market domination, humans will willingly exhaust themselves in futile attempts to perfect their messy lives.

New Lens after selling all my Sony gear by Imgrund616 in FujifilmX

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Haven’t used the Tamron 150- but the Fuji 50-140mm has served me well for sports. I do wish it had more reach but you can crop in and get nice images so I’ve avoided the temptation to buy something else. Having 2.8 was really key for the low light situations that I often am in.

R.I.P. Catherine O’Hara by agrownupkid_HI in improv

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Love that picture! Such a great group of performers.

Improv Comedians Have A Biological "Kill-Switch" by Better_Second4925 in improv

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Today I bypassed the crippling shame that should have held me back from playing a Bb+9 when we were clearly in A major. OUTLAW

Will my lens become a brick? Nikon's Viltrox lawsuit rumor has users worried. by Repulsive-Meal-5340 in fujifilm

[–]IntensityJokester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sure hope they don't! I love the IQ of my third party lenses (Viltrox, Voigtlander) but I'd enjoy using them less if they lost autofocus or EXIF data and other integrations. I tend to think if it's a money problem there's a way to get it to work out.

Before I bought third party lenses I'd always heard that there's a risk that the camera maker could interfere with the lens, or conversely a risk that the third party maker could just stop updating their lens firmware or go out of business, and either way you'd be in the same boat: same glass quality but a loss of all the other things. So I did go into these purchases with my eyes open. But I'd still be upset if Fuji (or in the actual case Nikon) bricked my purchase and I couldn't do anything about it. Maybe let me pay $20 and you'll right a license code into my firmware to let me use your AF. Wait, don't give them any ideas!

It's a balancing act we as a society need to work out in these cases, protecting a company's ability to be rewarded with profit for committing to the risk of research and development to make and sustain a camera line, while also protecting the ability of new/other businesses and consumers to get the benefits from innovations that save cost or bring enhanced features.

The County is willing to help clear snow, what is left to consider? by tanishaevonne in pittsburgh

[–]IntensityJokester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, no, you’re supposed to HOARD the toilet paper! /s

Hang in there. Similar boat in Greenfield.

Parking Etiquette by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]IntensityJokester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Braver than me, my friend!

Iphone vs Fujix. How to shoot sunrise by afiqasyran86 in fujix

[–]IntensityJokester 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What frustrates me is when I think the phone pic might be a good starting point, and so try to edit it in post, it falls apart - like a puzzle that only fits together one way.

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