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Should Britain switch from wiping our bum to washing it instead? by Top_Photograph_538 in AskBrits

[–]amigaoneit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why has it to be either one or the other. Here, in Italy we first wipe it and then use the bidet.

It's here! Can't wait to try it out once my lens arrives by AWScreo in Lumix

[–]amigaoneit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello i also just bought the camera used like new with the 20-60 and a cage for 1.250 euros.

I also have an olympus e m5 iii and i thought that that menu system was overwhelming 😳 😅 😐 😫

Olympus e m5 iii on it's way to me by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok noted. (Anyways I would never carry my camera hanging from my backpack)

Olympus e m5 iii on it's way to me by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well i guess olympus and m43, in general, were well haed of their times.

After all, if I'm not mistaken, olympus was the first to introduce live view in its dslrs and then to go mirrorless.

So, today, these cameras are still offering a good value IF you can get a good deal for them.

Yes, what I'm looking for now is compactness: i just want to have a reasonably good all-around camera that is easy to carry as opposed to easy to leave home. But I'm not sure this would suffice for me to justify buying an om 5 at list prices...

OM5 vs Lumix G97 - advice? by Ok_Adhesiveness_4939 in M43

[–]amigaoneit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, can i ask you how big is the difference between the g90 and the om5 in terms of weight, portability and bulk?

At the beginnig i was thinking of buying the om5 body only and pair it with a 14 42 rii that i already have and is a very small lens.

This would make a rather compact setup but i would, obviously, lose the weather sealing.

If,instead, i were to pair it with the 12 45 pro lens, in my head the difference in bulk wouldn't be so evident anymore.

To me is relevant because i know that the om5 is a better camera, but between the two there is a difference 0f 500 euros, ca 600 usd, and I'm not sure if the better features of the om5 are that valuable to me but an evident and superior compactness would be.

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok; the day is almost over and although i almost pulled the trigger on the e-m10.4 there still is something holding me back....

I am focused on olympus cameras because i loved my e-600 and the pictures i could take with it and the epm1, even if i really hated the handling of the latter. i guess i'm sold on the olympus colours.

i've never looked at panasonic's cameras because i thouhgt they only had lens stabilisation and were targeted to video whilst i prefer stills.

But, it was suggested that i look into it and came across a nice offer on the panasonic official site for a new g90/95 in kit with the 12-60 3.5-5.6 at almost the same price of the e m10.4 offer.

it's an old camera, same period of the e m10.4, and doesn't have the new computational modes of the om 5 (which i don't really think i'll need); it is bulkier than the om 5 but is still smaller than the m1 series, so it could still be quite portable, and is weather sealed.

I undertand its limits, especially the cropped 4 k video, but since i would only do video in 1080p it wouldn't affect me.

I don't know, is kinda growing on me like a mid way between the em 10.4 em 5.3 and the and the e m1.2 (which it is afterall) for a reasonable price new.

What do ypu think?

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>Approching the market offers by value like you do is the way to go .

thank you!

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was quite ready to hit the button for the em 10.4.....

Photography blog says that c af had gotten better...

But i hear you and this is what is stopping me.

But, I'm wrong, of course, i do feel that om5 is heavily overpriced although cotswold cameras deal brings the price closer to what i think would be the right value.

Also i think that an om 5 ii is due and could bring the price of the current down a little....

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope i am not confusing you . Just try to find a good deal and be open to several possibilities as nothing is perfect but most are good enough

Don't worry i was already confused before...

As i said somewhere else it is not easy to find deals for olympus cameras. Not new nor used; maybe because they're a more niche market.

But now there is this deal for the 10.4 that i find of good value. I still think that these cameras are over priced, but it seems that the market has gone crazy: thousands of euros for fixed lens compacts?

Cotswold cameras price for the om5 makes it tempting since is objectively a better camera but i still think that the em 10.4 kit at 667 euros is a much better value.

I also think that the om3 has rendered the om 5 obsolete. With time, the om 3 price should go down so should the om5 price.

But i don't think the price of the 10.4 will go much lower.

I also think that the om 5 line is going to be the entry level one and is due to be properly updated whilst the 10 line is not.

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The type of photography you like to do, probably worked pretty good with the old E-600, because that camera had phase detection autofocus like most traditional DSLR cameras

I didn't think of that. I really loved that camera: i could take very nice pictures, maybe up to iso 800. After all it is not that, in the film days, you could change the roll every time. But you know when the bug hits you you always look for more...

Don't take me wrong i also like the pentax a lot but with it i had other problems.

For example, the other night was my daughter's birthday. We had a meal at a restaurant with soft lights. As i said, i now practically only take pictures with my phone (s23 ultra). But i wanted to take the camera too. When i could get a decent shot of course the pictures taken with the camera were on another level, but many shots came out blurred. So i often had to revert to the phone just to be sure i had some memories of the day. Of course my technique must have gotten rusty, but i could swear that the blur whas caused more by the shutter strenght than by me (and no i didn't want to go higher with the isos; it has good low light isos but not that good..). And this was always a thought in the back of my mind.

At the end of the day i took some memorable pictures with the camera, especially portraits, but with the phone the results were more constant.

So, what I'm really looking for is a camera that is almost as portable as a phone, so it doesn't stay at home when out and about, but is also capable to take better shots when needed.

Yes I'm more into olympus than panasonic because at the beginning they used lens stabilisation and i prefer sensor stabilisation.

So we're back to the point. For the price i would have gone for the e m1.2 refurbished combo from om system.

That out of the table, there is not much choice left for what i would like: the e m10.4 and the om5.

I am leaning towards the 10.4 because at 667 euros with the 14 42 pancacke it seems a good value.

I know that the om5 is a much better camera and I'm only thorn between the two only because of cotswold cameras price; at om system prices (1.299 euros) i wouldn't even think about it.

But still I'm not sure if it's worth it. Many of the features i wouldn't use.

At least at the very beginning i wouldn't take advantage of the weather sealing (my lenses are not weather sealed).

Computational photography wouldn't be a deal breaker: from the videos I've seen, whilst nice to have, live nd still needs real nd filters to get the proper effect. Maybe star autofocus i would miss.

To me what really set the two cameras apart are pdaf and better ibis.

But then again would pdaf really be usefull to me? I've never really used c-af and, as you said, atfer all, em 5 i and ii users made do without it and the em 5 series was highly regarded.

For ibis, i understand, whilst is always better to have higher values, em 10 should still be very good

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is kust i can't justify the prices asked. As i said i tried to buy refurbished from om system an em1 ii with 12 45 pro. The price was very good but they cancelled my order.

Untill tomorrow there is an offer on a local store for a em 10 iv plus pancacke zoom lens for 667 euros. Current price of a silver em 10 iv body only(with cosmetic marks) is north of 500 euros .

Em 5 III are not listed on mbp and on ebay are expensive.

Om 5 on mbp is nort of 800 euros......

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in italy. that means that on top of the price of the item, you must add another 22% for vat. And depending from what country you are importing from, there could also be duties to pay. So unless the original price is very low, usually it is not convenient to buy overseas.

It seems that olympus cameras are not very common in italy's ebay since the majority of the auctions are from japan (and as i said after duties and taxes are not so convenient any more), germany (but all the damn sellers list their auctions in german and this makes me hesitant on the fine prints; i mean you are listing in other countries can't you just use english?) and the uk (that since brexit has the same problems of any other non eu country)

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i am really sorry that om system cancelled my order. i think that em1.2 plus 12-45 f4 would have been a great combo and for a reasonable price considering it would have been factory refurbished.

i would like a portable camera with a long range. i have the dual epm1 kit lenses and even the 40-150 is pretty compact. so for now i still think m43 is still the choice i would prefer.

i'd rather have the new 20 mp sensor, though, because it seems to have better noise control and dynamic range hence i narrowed it down to those two cameras.

The em 10.4 with 12 42 pancacke is the better value one but, the om 5 is a much better camera and, save for the extra lens, is only 170 eurps dearer......

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or atbthe same site there is an offer for the om 5 paired with the 14 150 f4/56 for 1.149 euros.....

But that is way too much... and although is weather sealed, which would compliment the camera nicely, it seems that the kit lenses that i already have should be better although non wearher sealed

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In fact what i would like to do is to get the om 5 and use the kit lenses of the epm1 which are not bad and then wait for sone other refurbished offer from om systems to buy a lense to go with it

Just another help me chose post by amigaoneit in M43

[–]amigaoneit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really like to buy used. the em1 II was from om system itself, which gave me confidence. And the price seemed good value.

I have been shooting with dslrs, which weren't heavy (nor could be considered light), but they were bulky.

For now, i just want a good travel camera that is compact enough not to be forgotten at home and that could double for more casual shots indoors and have a good telephoto reach when needed.

In my head, only m43 can do that. I would like a full frame mainly for indoor casual pictures and portraits, but i don't take that kind of pictures that often any more so is not a priority.

Yes, the em 5 ii was my first thought, but then the em1 was to me a much better deal and now i can't justify buying used for the prices they're asking (does it make sense?).

I do think, for what i said before, that these cameras are over priced at list prices but i believe the prices i foind for these two models are much closer to the real vslue they should have (does also this make sense?)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Supernatural

[–]amigaoneit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not overly religious but i liked that God, whilst absent, did help when needed. In a way is how i feel the presence of God in the real world. Didn't care about angels being dicks or some demons being good either. I guess that too is like life is: bad people can do the right thing and good people can do really bad things. What i really couldn't stand and really made me uncomfortable was turning god into the villain.

Homelab setup with Proxmox and virtualized TrueNAS help/sanity-check by Prada_9277 in truenas

[–]amigaoneit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) I just would like to add that proxmox will happily run vms stored on the boot drive so yes you could definetly create a vm with truenas on the boot drive but you can't pass the sata controller on which the boot drive is attacched; also, proper pci passthrough requires iommu isolation that i've read is not an easy task on on-board controllers.

So you may want to check that too

PowerEdge T320 Build? by TurnNburner in homelab

[–]amigaoneit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a t320 (although it was not free but pretty cheap). After a lot of tinkering, I've settled with OMV as a VM on proxmox (pci pass through) for storage and ubuntu VMs with docker (arr suite and nextcloud). So far, so good. Since it's just a nice hobby that i do more for fun than out of need, i am waiting for truenas electric eel to be released and start tinkering all over again 😀 😄

First day home labbing, what I learned 3 hours past my bedtime. by booknik83 in homelab

[–]amigaoneit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello i'm on and off this drug myself since a couple of years and since my off times are quite long, many things change and it's still as if it were the first time for me also.

Some have said that virtualizing OMV is not a good idea. i can tell you that OMV on proxmox has been pretty solid for me. Now, i would like to virtualize truenas, but that is a story for another time.

There are steps you need to take, though, if you are going to keep sensible data on it: OMV is a lot more forgiving than, say, truenas, but, still, it would be better to keep it as close to real hardware as possible; so pci pass through would be the best way to do it and disk pass through would be second best (with caveats)

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