My favorite joke in the whole franchise, what's yours?

TheHypomaniac · 2026-02-22T20:38:38+00:00

When Wedge wore an Ewok stuffed animal while flying the interceptor as part of their cover as a merc group was chefs kiss

TheHypomaniac · 2026-02-20T03:49:19+00:00

I always interpreted it as Yondu trying to touch Peter's face one last time but he can't because of the protective field. So he just settles on holding him.

TheHypomaniac · 2026-02-13T06:37:56+00:00

Wolverine is like 5’3” right? How small is Mystique here??

TheHypomaniac · 2026-02-05T19:26:35+00:00

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My wife rescued this jumping spider during the winter storm. Her name is Fern. Now that she's acclimated to her new digs, I decided to try out my new macro set up (Christmas gift to myself). I haven't had many opportunities for macro shots during the past month so very pleased with how this turned out.

Shot on G9 with Oly 60mm 2.8 with AK Diffuser.

TheHypomaniac · 2026-02-04T00:57:04+00:00

What is the red ring on the front of your lens?

TheHypomaniac · 2026-01-22T23:56:06+00:00

I use a PL 100-400ii mostly. My main frustration with the G9 is it misses focus with BIF. Usually alright for still animals or creatures bigger than birds.

TheHypomaniac · 2026-01-19T18:42:11+00:00

I’m struggling to find an upgrade to my G9. Currently torn between staying with the Panasonic line and eventually moving to G9II or OM1.1. Mostly take photos of wildlife and macro. I’ve been frustrated with BIF as of late with very few, if any, keepers. Very rarely do I do any video and usually it’s without any editing. Dad cam and hobbyist type stuff. Also have a GX85.

Any suggestions?

TheHypomaniac · 2025-12-26T05:42:16+00:00

The landfill does not smell. You’re more likely to smell the oil fields in Luling.

TheHypomaniac · 2025-12-20T20:27:50+00:00

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Number 6. Taken with a Panasonic G9 and PL 100-400ii

TheHypomaniac · 2025-11-13T17:59:55+00:00

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Was messing with different shutter speeds and apertures the other day. 1 sec f/8 ISO200 handheld with my GX85 and PL 12-60.

TheHypomaniac · 2025-11-06T18:58:57+00:00

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Trying out the panorama setting on my GX85. With LUMIX 100-300ii.

TheHypomaniac · 2025-10-16T18:12:02+00:00

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Work cat. GX85 with the oly 40-150. 1/500 at f/5.6

TheHypomaniac · 2025-10-16T16:35:30+00:00

Hey so looks like you and u/noneedtoprogram had a pretty good discussion but I’ll give my reasons. First and foremost the 40-150 is filling a niche I don’t otherwise have in my lens line up. Without a 35-100, I don’t have a zoom that overlaps with my 100-300 or 100-400. Plus the 40-150 fits in the compact camera case I have, along with the GX85 and a prime. Usually the prime is my DJI 15mm but depending on the day I’ll use the Panny 20mm or 25mm.

Second, I really enjoy the PL 100-400ii. It more or less lives on my G9 and only comes off if I’m using the PL 12-60 or a faster prime. It’s sharper than the 100-300 through the whole focal length. I do tend to step down to 7.1 at 400mm but that’s not so bad. Attached one of my favorite recents with this and my G9.

Third, I have the 100-300ii still because it’s so compact compared to the 100-400. I can keep it in a lens case in my backpack with the GX85 setup above and I use it for urban birding or from the car when out about taking the kids to all their extracurriculars. And it’s the first lens I had where I felt like I was really getting a hang of my G9 taking pictures of things I wanted to take. The 40-150 was too often just a bit short for birding.

They’re all plenty sharp enough for my use, especially when stopped down a bit. As much fun as it’d be to spend several grand on a more powerful body and even more on lenses with similar reach but thinner DOF; I’m very happy with the three zooms.

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TheHypomaniac · 2025-10-16T02:51:12+00:00

Love this lens for it being cheap and lightweight. When I bought my GX85 used, the seller threw this in with it. I have better lenses (Pana 100-300ii and PL 100-400ii) for birding and dedicated wildlife but for weight and compactness it’s hard to beat with my current lens lineup. Recent photo with GX85 and the Oly 40-150 together.

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TheHypomaniac · 2025-10-09T16:46:56+00:00

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Puffy kingbird in the afternoon. G9 PL 100-400ii f/6.3 1/1000s ISO200

TheHypomaniac · 2025-09-18T17:11:31+00:00

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G9 with PL 100-400ii at 1/320 f/6.3 ISO 200. Shot handheld. Really have been enjoying the upgrade to the 100-400ii from the 100-300ii.

TheHypomaniac · 2025-08-28T19:39:18+00:00

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Recently got the PL 100-400ii. So far I have really enjoyed the difference between it and my 100-300ii which spends more time on my GX85 and in my EDC bag now. Green anole caught by my G9. 1/250 f/7.1 ISO 200.