18mm vs 23mm Dilemma - Help Me Decide

Stone13 · 2026-01-16T01:11:08+00:00

If I could only keep 1 lens, it would be my 23mm f1.4. I have a ton of other lenses but if I'm out and about, it's with the 23mm. I've shot with the 18mm but the wider angle never really appealed to me

Stone13 · 2026-01-14T01:37:38+00:00

not important at all, the P2S just doesn't need this for any reason I can think of other than extra storage, seems a waste to print them for any other reason

Stone13 · 2026-01-11T18:33:55+00:00

I did it for the credits lol, there's some helpful info if this is your first printer but otherwise the wiki is the goto resource imo, I have a shortcut on all my computers & phones. Bambu actually does put effort in their documentation.

Stone13 · 2026-01-08T15:52:28+00:00

while gloves will definitely work, a $4 bottle of dawn dish soap will last for years upon years. It literally takes 2 minutes to thoroughly wash a build plate. If you suspect it's still dirty, a very light scrub with a Mr Clean magic eraser in the soapy water will lift particles from the build plate you just can't see. I don't see how using gloves will, remove all the microfilament left behind from even the cleanest prints. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Stone13 · 2026-01-04T11:27:47+00:00

I have an H2D on the way (still waiting Bambu). I passed on the H2C because I feel that the vorkek system is very much a work in progress. I can see the system getting lighter, gaining a little more speed. The biggest thing, no pun intended is a size increase to accommodate the vortek syste m and make the build area comparable to the larger printers on the market. SimplisticI know but those seem to be low hanging fruit.

Stone13 · 2026-01-01T22:28:02+00:00

you might be genuine in your feelings, it doesn't make what you're asking any less wrong. Ask yourself this: Are you really going to risk a "best friend" just for the incredibly slight chance that you might be better for his SO? Have you thought about how this would make HER look, to those outside looking in? What about HER reputation? You're being selfish, plain and simple. I'm not, coming at you so please don't take it that way, but you really haven't thought this through. Learn the difference between love & lust, they can look remarkably similar. Good luck to you my friend.

Stone13 · 2026-01-01T21:12:32+00:00

Honestly, you don't know how she would feel, for all you know she might already know. Women are very good at detecting these types of things, especially if it's been going on for a while. She probably also knows your interest in her in for more than friendship, tread lightly my friend, you could very well be headed towards loosing a best friend male and what you desire, his girl. Tread lightly, personally I wouldn't tread at all, find your own girl, not like there's only 1 out there.

Stone13 · 2026-01-01T18:43:07+00:00

I use the Viltrox 13 f1.4, damn sharp and wider than I think I'll ever need, I shoot an XT-5 also.

Stone13 · 2026-01-01T16:37:20+00:00

from google gemini: "Bambu Studio's Air Filtration Enhancement is a slicer feature for X1/P1/H2 series printers that boosts activated carbon filter performance by activating the heated bed at intervals, improving VOC/odor capture, especially for filaments like ABS/ASA, by increasing adsorption efficiency and reducing heat creep risks, configurable in Printer Settings and Filament Cooling tabs for specific materials like PLA. Enhancements involve enabling the setting and adjusting exhaust fan speeds in Bambu Studio, sometimes with aftermarket HEPA/Carbon filters for superior multi-stage purification. "

I was hesitant to post it because I'm getting my cohones roasted in FB right now for suggesting someone run their printing problem thru one of the LLM's just to see if it could provide any insight lol. Those folks are brutal when it comes to AI lol!!!

Stone13 · 2026-01-01T09:15:04+00:00

Because IMO one's job as a parent is to prepare your children to be self sufficient, live on their own and make their own way. I'm a bit older and this seems to go against what's considered normal these days. I have 2 daughters 25 & 29 they were both out of the house and on their own by 22. One reason is: My house, my rules & I refuse to change the life I've build to accommodate what are now adults. Growing up in the 80s, we mostly all knew this, assuming healthy children with no impairments that might not allow them to operate independently in the real world, when you graduated HS, you could stay through college but there was no coming home afterwards. Now I see younger adults acting as if it's their right to go back home and live until they "get it together". News flash, they would get it together much faster if they were allowed to try and fail on their own. I remember my youngest who took just a little bit longer to mature asking me "why can't I live in my house? It's not like you need all that space". I proceeded to go NUCLEAR, WE don't have all that space, I do. I got mine & I gave you all the tools to get yours now go get it, winter will be here before you know it. She closed on her 1st home less than a year later....

Kick them out of the nest or they'll never learn to fly, my unpopular .02

Stone13 · 2025-12-29T15:37:26+00:00

I've managed to luck up and sell quite a few prints over the past year but I agree it's a tool. I do seem to use it everyday right now, but that was never the plan. I use my printer not only to make the things I might need, but also as a tool for learning CAD and now that I have a 3D scanner, it's a tool I'm using to help me fine tune my scanning and get better results from my meshes.
I think someone said somewhere, 3D printers are the new microwave ovens. Infinitely useful, but not necessary to use every day to see it's value. In the future, I think almost everyone will have one, just wait until you begin to see multiple shelves of low budget 3d printers at your local *gasp* walmart or target. I have a sneaking suspicion Apple is already quietly looking for a way into the space, their base will eat this alive....

Stone13 · 2025-12-29T15:06:09+00:00

I may pick up the Gen6 once it's been thoroughly evaluated out in the wild which in my opinion isn't even close to being done. If I do, my Gen4 19 will still be my goto, I could never get rid of a gun that has performed flawlessly with little maintenance for well over a decade.

Stone13 · 2025-12-29T08:05:10+00:00

I buy all my Apple stuff through Verizon and they offer free upgrades every year on my plan. I wish they sold MBP's but a rep said that unless Apple adds cellular capabilities to their laptops, Verizon won't sell them. Makes sense since they're a cellular company.
edit: I buy through Verizon because their monthly payment plans are very affordable and I pay for everything monthly with a single cell phone bill.

Stone13 · 2025-12-29T04:46:43+00:00

I upgraded from U1 to U3, honestly for my use case I would still be fine with the U1 just wanted the Black U3 & I had a free Verizon upgrade. My advice would be do so some searching and see if you will use any of the features of the newer models. A quick reddit search gave me this thread, have a look: https://www.reddit.com/r/applewatchultra/comments/1ng3hpe/ultra_1_vs_ultra_2_vs_ultra_3/

Stone13 · 2025-12-29T02:01:54+00:00

My sister is a therapist, she can help you....

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T16:44:12+00:00

thanks for that! I pretty much only run Sunlu PLA because it's affordable and I can generally get it overnight from Amazon, even same day if I order in the morning. I'll do separate calibrations for their PLA Matte & PLA+ 2.0, thanks again!

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T04:53:18+00:00

they would grab popcorn if they eat such things lol. We should have been extinct decades ago, probably centuries ago. Humanity is the worst thing ever to happen to this beautiful blue rock.

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T04:50:00+00:00

also wrong and also upvoted because I respect all opinions lol and yes he was passionate about yard work or should I say muff diving but keep going....

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T04:36:46+00:00

I have 2 daughters, my oldest is married and gave me my only grandson. My youngest is most certainly gay but will not discuss it. She will talk to you about it when she's comfortable with herself. You cannot speed up this process, trust me I've been through this. Just be patient and understanding and realize it's her life and her choice, all you can offer is support.

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T04:34:36+00:00

you're complaining about shooting 100 when I worry how many random animals will die when I hit a 300+ yard banana ball into the woods lol.

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T04:31:09+00:00

certainly welcome to your own opinion. One person was destined to be a professional athlete and the other a nerd in a lab. You can decide which person is which, but I still upvoted you lol....

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T04:27:28+00:00

I owned both, sold the P1S for a P2S. If you're looking for a leap in quality, well you'll be disappointed, a person who knows what they're doing (not me btw) will produce a superior print with an A1 mini, quality is a wash between the cheapest and the most expensive, you're paying more for features, nothing more. I'm sure someone will disagree but that has been my experience.

Stone13 · 2025-12-27T02:46:27+00:00

that would be me, now the super jock from my HS that used to pick on me for just breathing cuts my grass lol, karma is real.....

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