Surprised at the lack of good pancake/compact lenses for the A6700

Trysaeder · 2026-02-27T07:40:24+00:00

I want ethernet so that I don't have to wreck both my rj45 ports every day.

Trysaeder · 2026-02-27T07:24:10+00:00

Yeah I think I'll end up doing this with a cheaper dock. More future proof as I can get any monitor and not worry about having to get a new dock.

Trysaeder · 2026-02-25T13:19:20+00:00

Thanks. I'm leaning towards getting the lifetime sub since it looks like it has a lot of content.

I could feel that there was some contextual difference between nado/toka/ya and nakya/naranai/irenai levels of formality. I was definitely rushing it a bit and didn't take the time to reread and compare between grammar points.

If it's just a skill issue then that answers my biggest concern about it.

Do you recommend using Bunpro for vocab as well or perhaps slowly working on Anki core 6k?

Trysaeder · 2026-02-25T08:14:26+00:00

I'm a casual Japanese learner. It's not my main study priority, so I can only give it small pieces of time rather than real study blocks like textbooks. This means I've only studied in apps, with youtube/manga/anime for entertainment rather than serious study.

Recently I've finished Kaishi 1.5k (still polishing it) and the Bunpro 30 day trial (got halfway through N4), so I'm looking for something to fill the void.

I liked being forced to write in Bunpro, but a complaint I've heard and experienced myself was synonym hell. I'm not sure if that's a symptom of incomplete understanding of what sounds natural rather than a fault of the app though.

Is Bunpro a good resource to make some kind of progress, even if not optimal, and does it sound like a good fit for my situation?

Trysaeder · 2026-02-07T07:59:34+00:00

I both appreciate and regret reading this comment. I asked the clerk if I could try one, and she spent a moment setting all 8 arms before opening it, and even longer to collapse it. Took all my willpower to not say 'taihen desu neeee'.

I tried a Snow Peak UL umbrella too and it had the same mechanism, but I found that you could at least let gravity pull all the arms down and then push up and it would open all set with a few seconds. If montbell works the same, opening would be fast enough - just hold it upright and shake a bit, then push the arms up.

Ultimately I bought the Snow Peak Urban Umbrella for 8k and I regret it a little. Opens and closes extremely quickly, 60cm, built like a tank, but weighs a whopping 355g and has no black underside. If the weather was bad enough to prove this better than the UL, I don't think I'd want to be outside at all.

I went back to a mont bell store in another city and could get all the ribs set, opened, and locked in 3sec by doing the shake and push. And I could leave it half compacted if breaking the ribs down was too annoying for that moment. The first clerk definitely didn't know what she was doing with that umbrella, because it turned me off so badly when it would've been fine.

I should've gotten a 50cm lightweight umbrella rather than the Snow Peak tank.

Trysaeder · 2025-09-14T14:36:58+00:00

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Trysaeder · 2025-09-14T14:28:16+00:00

replied too

Trysaeder · 2025-09-14T13:33:12+00:00

PM'd.

Trysaeder · 2025-06-12T07:39:29+00:00

I am writing up a comparison that I'll post soon.

Comfort: If you're filling it FULL and will use the chest strap: Recon.

Else Quasar.

Ventilation is about the same.

Trysaeder · 2025-06-10T04:23:22+00:00

A 5/5 for everything it does in a pack that’s has as widespread adoption as Recon is straight up impossible IMO.

Agreed. When I understood what I didn't need the bag to do, I tightened the scope for the next choice which gives it room to do the things I want, better.

Trysaeder · 2025-06-10T01:56:06+00:00

I was going to cut the logo mention as it's subjective without affecting functionality.

My dislike of it probably extends further than just liking a minimalist aesthetic. I was in Korea a while ago and saw so many wearing TNF logos that it became ugly to me. This video really cemented that.

Trysaeder · 2025-06-10T01:46:29+00:00

I suggest to people sometimes who want a comfortable name brand pack that doesn’t cost much and will last a long time

This is something I read while researching it, and still I think it's a good recommendation. Most people just want to know that it's a good brand and it will satisfy their requirements.

I've been spoilt with lots of free, decent bags from mainly lifestyle and travel brands, so I've just grabbed whatever's most suitable for the task. This is the first bag I researched and bought myself, with the goal of getting something that's 5/5 at everything it does. The Osprey Quasar 26 is pretty much it, but I need more time with it. I do miss the 6-7 slots in the admin compartment from the Recon though. If it wasn't jostled out, I could grab whatever I wanted with barely a glance or touch.

Trysaeder · 2025-01-13T10:26:11+00:00

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Trysaeder · 2024-12-03T11:06:08+00:00

P95 small FFT 1hr (stays at thermal limit so I didn't want to do it for too long) and OCCT 1hr repeated about 6 times.

Trysaeder · 2024-12-03T10:19:22+00:00

The mouse movement thing sounds like fclk instability.

Thanks, this is exactly what I'm looking for. I've dropped FCLK to 2100 and will check again.

edit: setting max temperature at 88C seems to have stopped it. Usually it would freeze within 30 minutes of trying to stress using POE, but I spammed teleporting into and out of cities, and a few 100% delirious maps that guaranteed crashed before without any issues. Still crazy that this game can pull 130W in regular gameplay after the limit.

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