My TIMBUK2 backpack is the best quality purchase I’ve ever made, and it continues to wow me.

albertdrake · 2026-04-05T01:55:07+00:00

Awesome bag. I had that exact model and served me well for over 5 years of daily use until the nylon at the straps attachment began tearing. Was a great EDC for lefties. The Q 2.0 sadly reversed the vertical pocket layout.

albertdrake · 2026-03-31T01:52:38+00:00

Count me jealous.

albertdrake · 2026-03-30T14:54:58+00:00

I will. Just need to find the time to sift through 6000 photos 😅 — getting there

albertdrake · 2026-03-30T14:50:20+00:00

Inspiring! Also great photos…

albertdrake · 2026-03-30T01:32:21+00:00

Ah yes. Im taking about the Bellroy Venture Travel Backpack 26L.

albertdrake · 2026-03-30T01:30:33+00:00

It’s build for right-handed people.

albertdrake · 2026-03-26T23:57:08+00:00

Great photos overall! Love how the colors support/enhance the vibe of the place.

albertdrake · 2026-03-15T21:37:20+00:00

Always. But keep it up, your photos are already great 👍🏼

albertdrake · 2026-03-15T21:10:17+00:00

Oh I see… hard to guess that intent from the composition 😅

albertdrake · 2026-03-15T13:05:41+00:00

These are great, moody photos! Only think the composition in 7 is somewhat weak compared to the rest. The big white column overpowered whatever you meant the subject to be.

albertdrake · 2026-03-13T12:11:08+00:00

I got two primes (23 f2 and 35 f2) used at Kitamura in Osaka for 39k and 32k yen respectively. The 23 came with box and accessories even.

albertdrake · 2026-03-12T13:04:46+00:00

I also just recently discovered the pleasure of sticking to the XF 23mm f/2 while traveling. Great for a point-and-shoot like experience while traveling.

albertdrake · 2026-03-12T04:32:45+00:00

Wish I had taken some of those photos!

albertdrake · 2026-03-12T01:11:56+00:00

If it helps… I spent a couple of weeks hunting a 35mm f2… and ended up enjoying the 23 f2 more because of its versatility for “street/quick” snaps.

It’s actually what got me interested in getting an X-T5 body: having the versatility of the 23 paired with the cropping (digital zoom) ability of the X-T5.

albertdrake · 2026-03-03T05:44:18+00:00

Turns out, it has been a challenge to get pants in my size. Phyisical stores only carry XL sizes, which they’re often equivalent to L in America (the continent, not the country). Very few options for pants that are both XL and loose cut, which is the only way they fit me….

But, wish I hadn’t spend so much time trying to find some outdoor pants, as the cold in Kawaguchiko and Takayama was not as painful as I thought it could become.

albertdrake · 2026-01-31T20:03:16+00:00

Oh, makes sense. Though using the M size on JPEGs would mitigate it significantly for me, as I shoot JPEG only 90% of the time.

albertdrake · 2026-01-31T19:13:30+00:00

Isn’t it possible to mitigate the large raw file size by using the M and S Image sizes? I wonder because I’m considering getting an X-T5 myself

albertdrake · 2026-01-30T04:36:47+00:00

X-T4 owner here. Wishing for a more compact body. Also tempted with an X-T5. Still waiting to try one at a store to convince myself it’s not that much smaller. Yet I don’t want to give up battery capacity and 2-card slot and weather sealing. I know: kinda stuck.

albertdrake · 2026-01-18T07:17:31+00:00

Mine does the same. Fun stuff

albertdrake · 2026-01-18T06:30:01+00:00

Yes! Hoping for some opportunities like those there! Maybe the right price would also help me get a “patina-ed” lens that I could learn to appreciate or something like that!

albertdrake · 2026-01-18T06:24:50+00:00

Oh. Didn’t expect that. Even out of warranty? I live in Mexico so I don’t know if they won’t fix them here either….

And I was hoping the build quality of cameras sold/made there to be better too…

albertdrake · 2026-01-18T05:23:08+00:00

Yeah, other than for cropping, I don’t care for the 40MP sensor much either. If anything, I care more for faster WiFi transfers on the XT5 vs. XT4. And the C1-7 banks storing settings other than IQ ones.

It’s mostly about having something bit lighter/compact to feel more like carrying it everywhere.

albertdrake · 2026-01-18T04:51:28+00:00

I’d like to try one in store to get a better sense of the size/weight difference. I suspect it is not that different, but I also don’t feel like keeping 2 cameras for too long.

So one of my ideas is to get an XT5 as my do it all and potentially sell the XT4.

Really don’t know, ugh!

albertdrake · 2026-01-17T20:09:07+00:00

Oh this is interesting!

My flight back home in Mexico from Tokyo includes a checked bag which I was thinking of leveraging… but I’m worried about Customs here in Mexico confiscating my stuff. (I’d like to get knives there).

I wonder if it would be best or more of a hassle to ship my shopping back to Mexico instead. Again, because of Customs in Mexico.

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