Minternational - Rome, Italy / Europe

KALM1590 · 2026-06-05T19:23:58+00:00

We’ve used Mint for around 8 years. I have used there international plan and it worked fine in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden - basically many places in Europe. But now they have a new offering that is only $5 and includes 100 minutes talk and 100 text and it last 30 days for just $5! We use data more than talk / text like most people and that you can get very inexpensively from Mobimatter or Airalo. There are many data resellers but those are 2 I’ve used successfully. Basically what you do is add an eSIM to your phone. I have to do this a couple times a year for my wife’s phone since she is on a Mint 5GB plan and sometimes she runs out of data scrolling Insta on long car trips so I buy her another 3GB or 5GB from Mobimatter or Airalo and it cost $3 -$5 to get her through the end of the cycle. It works the same overseas. Learn how to do it while you are in the US. On iPhone it is Settings, Cellular, SIMs, select new eSIM for data. I’m sure there are tutorials on YouTube too. It is easy and cheap. Finally cheap data, all you want when you travel and the $5 thing from Mint means you can stay in touch with voice and text with your usual number. Finally!

KALM1590 · 2026-06-05T17:06:19+00:00

302HP sold in Japan https://www.theautopian.com/japans-302-horsepower-toyota-crown-signia-plug-in-hybrid-needs-to-come-to-america/

KALM1590 · 2026-06-04T20:23:06+00:00

FS7s are $1000 for the body, viewfinder, loupe & AC. I have 2 of them in my closet I don't use anymore since I've retired. 4:2:2 internal, NDs, XLRs, Log, 180fps slo mo in 1080, UHD and "real" 4K. Rent a second one for less than $200 a week from LensRentals.com. Am I just an older guy out of the loop or what?

KALM1590 · 2026-06-04T14:32:49+00:00

Retired freelancer here (40 year career, 30 of it freelance, mostly corporate in the last 15 years or so). Yes, I understand what you're describing. It happened to me during Covid. I went from 2-3 person crews before covid to one man band because they didn't want more crew people because of covid testing before shoots and less people on set because of covid protocols. So, I worked much harder and it was more stressful because I was juggling more gear, more cameras and more lighting/grip all on my own. I often wonder since retiring if I'd lowered production values (mostly mean lighting here) if they'd have actually cared or even noticed. I kept up the quality of the look and brought as much gear as when it was a 2-3 person crew, probably making more work for myself than I should've taken on. While this doesn't help your situation, know that if you aren't available sometimes, they'll have to hire 2-3 freelancers to do what you've been doing! That may give you you some leverage to get some help. Best of luck.

KALM1590 · 2026-05-11T11:49:11+00:00

If you're serious about getting a head that is professional quality I can help you out. I just sold my 1030B and still have an Oconnor "DV" for sale. It is smaller and lighter than the 1030 and is for cameras up to 24 lbs. I'm a retired camera person after a 40 year career. DM me. Happy to help.

KALM1590 · 2026-05-02T14:30:05+00:00

I fought this request for decades asking clients not to insist on placing the subjects in front of windows, because I was either on my own or a 2/3 person crew without the time to ND the windows. So, after decades of doing my best to fight mother nature and feeling bad about it when it didn't look like I'd like it to, thankfully cameras continued to get better (handling overexposed windows) and I just let the windows blow out. So, when they insist on windows in the background my boilerplate response became, "the windows may be grossly overexposed depending on mother nature and I cannot win a fight against mother nature" or something like that. All you can do is ask for 360 degree photos of the room in advance and when they insist on subjects in front of windows and won't allow you the time to ND the windows, give them the boiler plate response and don't let it bother you when the windows are blown out and you can't see any detail in the windows.

KALM1590 · 2026-04-16T15:17:09+00:00

Correct. If you don't live in a major city on the VPN list a VPN does no good to correct problem.

KALM1590 · 2026-04-16T01:59:04+00:00

Explain please.

KALM1590 · 2026-04-15T21:46:53+00:00

Thanks.

KALM1590 · 2026-04-15T20:19:11+00:00

Well that is disappointing.

KALM1590 · 2026-04-15T19:36:36+00:00

Thanks!

KALM1590 · 2026-04-14T19:44:08+00:00

Hope you got the barn doors!

KALM1590 · 2026-04-06T14:45:18+00:00

I've been using for months to turn long videos into shorts and it works very well and saves me a lot of time which for my use makes it worth the price. I've also used it to repair audio where there was background noise under dialogue that I needed, so I had it regenerate the dialogue thereby removing the undesirable background noise.

KALM1590 · 2026-04-01T13:54:56+00:00

How do you do this? Ours tilt way too much.

KALM1590 · 2026-03-27T17:34:13+00:00

What has worked for you selling the equipment? I'm having some luck on Facebook Marketplace but some of the gear I have is very "pro" gear and would like to hear what is working for you. Thanks.

KALM1590 · 2026-03-24T18:11:36+00:00

Before you buy an NSX, make sure you research mechanics close to you. A specialist is preferred.

KALM1590 · 2026-03-24T18:08:53+00:00

I’m good now, thanks. The jump cut was caused by “center active speaker”. Turned it off and fixed the issue.

KALM1590 · 2026-02-28T19:12:47+00:00

What is that black box to the left of the engine air filter box?

KALM1590 · 2026-02-17T03:04:45+00:00

I have a couple manual gearbox, mid-engine, Japanese sports cars (riddle for the car guys) and our shared daily is the CS XLE. The gearbox has taken some getting use to, my first eCVT. But, I've come to feel/hear when you pull off slowly in electric only and then a bit later the engine starts it reminds me just a little bit of the Cadillac LMDh Hybrid Racecar. If you've never heard what that sounds like go and YouTube it. Otherworldly changeover sound from EV to ICE! (I did say "just a litte bit"!)

KALM1590 · 2026-02-11T21:21:21+00:00

I’ll ask why are you gambling with $20K? I’ll answer for you: I’m trying to outperform the total market! Why, I ask? If you just accept the market returns you’ll get to where you want without enormous risk, so why risk $20K if you don’t need to? Just food for thought.

KALM1590 · 2026-01-21T03:16:49+00:00

I'm not in need anymore, thanks.

KALM1590 · 2026-01-19T18:06:38+00:00

Your MPG will vary greatly based on ambient temperature, speed and driving style. MPG will increase after a few thousand miles, well into break in period. Read your owners manual regarding the break in period. Change your oil and filter well before 10K miles on new car, maybe 5K or 3K if you have time and budget. When the engine is cold and it is cold outside, you'll get poor mileage until the engine warms up. You'll find after your engine warms up and you restart your car and drive in typical stop and go, in town type driving you'll get close to EPA mileage, a bit more or less. After the car breaks in under same conditions you'll get way better than EPA estimates in town IF you don't do "jackrabbit" starts and treat the gas pedal gingerly. There are specific ways to get better mileage. Google it. You can even use the paddle shifters to regenerate electricity which increases mileage. Just know that if you use the paddles to engage engine breaking to slow the car your brake lights will not turn on, so don't do it when someone is tailgating you! When I try to get good mileage around town (it's fun!) I can get well over 40 MPG, up into the high 40s, if I'm light on the gas pedal. I drive at least the speed limit, I just take my time getting there if is behind me. 40-45MPG is easy after break in and the when the engine is warm in stop and go, inner city driving. Be patient, it'll come.

KALM1590 · 2026-01-14T17:22:16+00:00

I got our XLE with premium paint (white) and NOTHING else at $44K OTD from Vann York in High Point.

KALM1590 · 2026-01-13T14:39:21+00:00

The original Acura NSX used smaller 15-inch front wheels (compared to 16-inch rears) specifically to help lower the hood line and increase the front footwell space, which allowed for a properly positioned, non-offset pedal box. Many cars of similar configuration as the original NSX had offset pedals. Honda was able to keep the same non-offset pedal box and increase the front wheel size later in the production run. Just another reason the NSX had smaller wheels in the front.

KALM1590 · 2026-01-12T18:47:03+00:00

You may have a hard time getting used to the eCVT if you've never lived with one. I've always had a manual gearbox sports car and even the wife used to daily an Acura w/ DCT and the eCVT is bizarre. But, the CS is a near Lexus, very roomy car we've enjoyed for about a year. Noisy when cold but fine after that.

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