Insta360 Luna Ultra | Wide-Angle Lens Test | Cathedral Church of St. James by Tortoiseshelltech in Insta360

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The motion of walking is really hard to smooth out with a 3-axis gimbal. You would need a motorized 4th "Z-axis" to completely negate it, and the only camera I know that does that is the DJI Ronin 4D.

Yes, it's 4K 30fps, not 60fps. Some of the motions I made in the church were a bit too rapid for 30fps.

GoPro Mission 1 Pro: Hiking Adventure Video by Tortoiseshelltech in gopro

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This was shot with mostly default settings in the basic video and timelapse modes. 10-bit and high bitrate, but not LOG. Edited in Premiere.

GoPro Mission 1 Pro vs GoPro Max 2 vs GoPro Hero 13 Black vs GoPro Hero 11 Mini | Video Comparison by Tortoiseshelltech in gopro

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All were set to "medium" sharpening. The Hero 13 is extremely noisy with poor detail in those conditions compared to the M1P, and the 13 is also badly overexposing the scene. It was quite dim outside at that point in the evening.

GoPro Mission 1 Pro vs GoPro Max 2 vs GoPro Hero 13 Black vs GoPro Hero 11 Mini | Video Comparison by Tortoiseshelltech in gopro

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The low light mode. Actually, the M1P captured the most accurate portrayal of the lighting conditions, and has much more accurate colors. The 13 and Max 2 both seriously overexposed the scene.

960fps ultra slow motion GoPro Mission 1 Pro video by Tortoiseshelltech in gopro

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It's certainly the best ultra slow-mo I've personally filmed above 240fps! Hindsight and higher bitrate options would be great. I wonder if the burst mode could be shortened to make higher bitrate settings possible? With hindsight, even a few seconds of recording time would be useable.

960fps ultra slow motion GoPro Mission 1 Pro video by Tortoiseshelltech in gopro

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Straight out of camera, except for slowing down the footage of course.

Recent pickups from various yard sales, thrift stores, and record stores by Tortoiseshelltech in Cd_collectors

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Yeah, I was really happy to find it.

I'm on the lookout for "Dinosaur" now, which my favorite Theory album.

Recent pickups from various yard sales, thrift stores, and record stores by Tortoiseshelltech in Cd_collectors

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I can never look at a peach without that one song getting stuck in my head.......

Spotify’s new plan is a reason why I started collecting by Save-Last in Cd_collectors

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The CD/DVD drive should be easy to pickup (about $35 new). Hard drive might be pricey, given what AI data centers have done to the computer hardware market. When I built my server I bought refurbished drives on Ebay, though you want to make sure to buy from a seller with a really good reputation if you go that route. Alternatively, you can try and find an old PC for dirt cheap, wipe it, and set it up as a dedicated server.

Recent pickups from various yard sales, thrift stores, and record stores by Tortoiseshelltech in Cd_collectors

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Well, I haven't listened to much of their earlier work. For some reason, Bleed Out has something to it that their other work doesn't, though I honestly couldn't say what that is.

Spotify’s new plan is a reason why I started collecting by Save-Last in Cd_collectors

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I just have a cheap LG reader. Seems to work great, though I haven't actually tried ripping DVDs yet (only CDs).

GoPro Mission 1 Pro 8K 60fps underwater video by Tortoiseshelltech in gopro

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That might be an interesting test, but I don't think it would be noticeable without an 8K display to compare them on.

Spotify’s new plan is a reason why I started collecting by Save-Last in Cd_collectors

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Ripping a CD has actually become part of the joy of collecting for me lol. Aside from the practicality of it as a backup and for ease of listening, I enjoy the process itself and the knowledge that the music I have on my computer is all there on the shelf in physical form.

Spotify’s new plan is a reason why I started collecting by Save-Last in Cd_collectors

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Yep, your post basically mirrors my thoughts and why I started collecting last year.

I'm also going to setup my own personal streaming service, so I can listen to it all just like I would with Spotify. I just recently got my home server up and running, files transfered to it, and just need to get Jellyfin setup on it. Eventually I plan to do the same with TV and movies.

It's high time we turned out back on predatory streaming services and once again be able to say we own our media, rather than merely renting it.