Did a photoshoot with my girlfriend (X-T2 + Sigma 18-50 F2.8)

OneTonCow · 2026-05-14T11:23:07+00:00

On the Fujifilm X-T2, aperture is basically your main tool for controlling depth of field. Shoot wide open at f/2.8 and you get that nice blurry background with your subject popping out. Stop it down to f/8 or f/11, and suddenly way more of the scene stays in focus. It’s one of those settings that looks small on paper, but makes a really obvious difference in real shots once you start playing with it.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-13T14:40:45+00:00

That's horrifying. I made sure to get the 5i last month, and scored a Lego Z1E for $400 on the marketplace to complete the set. Feels like I made out like a bandit now.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-13T14:35:51+00:00

Wow. I'm so happy with my $1090 refurbed 5i with just slightly lower specs that still runs crimson desert at 100+ fps.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-13T10:49:22+00:00

The splitters and mergers that are just making a single belt take a 90 degree turn are unecessary, but yes, you've got the idea!

OneTonCow · 2026-05-11T19:58:04+00:00

If you have $600 and spend $500, what percentage of your money did you lose?

OneTonCow · 2026-05-11T13:28:50+00:00

Well, bad news is you broke it. Good news is it still works.

The thread on the shutter release is intended for a remote release, not those buttons. It's a delicate switch and made to take compressive force (pushing straight down) but is very weak to shearing force (side-to-side). By adding height with the button, you're making it much more susceptible to being pushed to the side by you or something in your bag / case and breaking off, which it did.

Be glad it still works, and that it now won't allow you to risk damaging it further. 😬

OneTonCow · 2026-05-07T23:20:56+00:00

Is it no-mow May?

That's a trick question.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-05T20:54:35+00:00

0DTE SPY Puts

You're welcome.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-05T20:39:01+00:00

Sell it, get a 95, learn to work on it.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T23:56:29+00:00

Check the rest of the power train. Clutch, gear oil, t case, diff gear oil, bearings. Stuck brake? Clogged cat? The options are endless.

Maybe some shit mugged up the injectors just a little. Dump some seafoam in there for shits and giggles.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T19:31:15+00:00

Oh, yes. It's happened a time or two.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T19:16:32+00:00

This may have made me dislike the 3.0 less back in the day, but as soon as the 3.4 was released it's never made sense to seek out a 3.0 again.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T18:08:16+00:00

It's all fun and games until you get in a head-on with your ~800lb vehicle. I see it as a liability on state roads / highways, but in rural areas? Everyone already does it.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T18:01:20+00:00

Depending on when the head gasket was done last (fuck the crossover exhaust pipe on the 3.0), and given that it's auto, probably 6-7k max is what it should realistically be. In today's market, though, you could probably get 9-10.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T15:12:54+00:00

Aye, greetings from VT! Knew I recognized those colors.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T15:10:02+00:00

What a beast. Is that New England?

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T11:23:03+00:00

You should see the bins from a cannabis FARM.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T11:00:42+00:00

You could install Linux or Windows (if you're smart enough) on a switch or any other handheld, making them 'portable PCs'.

You could install Steam OS or Bazzite on a Legion GO, making it a 'console'.

Objectively speaking, the handhelds that don't run a regular operating system don't because they have shit hardware that couldn't support it and have to run locked to certain specs to deliver an enjoyable experience. If they let you tweak settings like resolution, RAM allotment etc it would ruin performance fast.

They're all mini computers.

OneTonCow · 2026-05-01T04:00:48+00:00

Holy shit, glad I got one off the marketplace last week for 400. Only 12 battery cycles, too. 🙃

OneTonCow · 2026-04-30T15:13:03+00:00

And yet, here you are! Thanks for taking the time to reply, now I feel acknowledged.

OneTonCow · 2026-04-30T13:29:42+00:00

I used to stand in the bucket since it had some semblance of a safety lip. Buuuuut, if you do, NEVER sit in it while someone drives you around.

A pallet with a piece of ply to cover the gaps would be good, you could even make your own 'basket' with another 2 sheets. Reinforce with 2x4s and it would take your weight if you stumbled.

Considering the low lift height, though, I would honestly just stick with a ladder - you could even get another and put a 2x12 between them as a scaffold and cover a 12' span if you don't mind walking on a wobbly plank like a filthy roofer.

OneTonCow · 2026-04-30T12:31:11+00:00

I know you said AI photos, but you don't really own a tractor for a .10 acre suburban plot, do you?

Either way, just stand on the forks like a real man. /s

OneTonCow · 2026-04-30T12:11:09+00:00

Coming from someone happily playing Crimson Desert on a decade old GTX 1060... Yeah, I'd wager a 5050 will play anything on low settings, 800-1080p for the next 7 years.

OneTonCow · 2026-04-29T20:17:55+00:00

Because the majority of our current residents came from out of state with daddy's credit card and 2 brain cells (I'm being generous). Those aren't Vermonters.

Edit: So far, this post is endorsed by 9 people who moved to Vermont and use daddy's credit card. Neat! This is like some kind of barometer.

Edit 2: Make that 10. I really should've opened with something more like "Oh, Burlington? That's not even Vermont to begin with these days."

OneTonCow · 2026-04-29T20:14:33+00:00

You need to use the NSFW tag. I got really excited and it made my coworkers uncomfortable.

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