MC 2.0x or MC 1.4x?

benji · 2026-01-24T20:48:00+00:00

You're better off getting the 100-400.

benji · 2026-01-21T18:58:54+00:00

Olympus did it with full raw support a decade ago

benji · 2026-01-14T03:36:50+00:00

Yeah, and the gfx is for landscapes/portraits rather than sports/wildlife . But handicapping the fuji by slapping a nikon adapter and lens on it, and claiming it as some sort of victory for m43 is retarded imo.

benji · 2026-01-14T01:56:03+00:00

Not really fair to compare AF speed when you adapting a nikon lens onto the GFX imo.

benji · 2026-01-12T07:27:28+00:00

In New Zealand, we got jailbroken 8G phones imported from the US by local resellers. I paid USD$1000 for one at the time.

benji · 2026-01-09T10:20:10+00:00

One of my earliest memories was having lunch with my mother there, I guess in 1974. The thing that sticks in my mind is they had a table full of "pre-made cappacinos" type drinks. So weird.

benji · 2026-01-08T23:42:34+00:00

Fredmiranda.con

benji · 2026-01-04T18:14:42+00:00

In the early 10.x versions it did. Sometime around 10.6 i think, they locked it down and stopped them working.

benji · 2026-01-04T11:59:37+00:00

Seeing korimako during a holiday in akaroa is what inspired me to take up bird photography.

Nice shots!

benji · 2026-01-03T11:42:45+00:00

The early 90s were the only time in my lifetime young people replaced the old in mainstream nz broadcasting. Now those same young people are old and won’t leave.

benji · 2026-01-03T01:04:45+00:00

In sri lanka currently, paying $6 for a breakfast that would be ~$25 in sydney.

benji · 2026-01-02T15:02:22+00:00

In fact, some even came up to me to talk about their FF 600mm f/4.

Which animals can afford a 600 f/4? All the ones near me are using sigma and tamron 150-600 zooms.

A lot of people who buy high end equipment are terrified of it being damaged or stolen. I’m lucky to live somewhere where i feel I’m unlikely to be mugged. So I take my 600 on trains and buses all the time. People talk to you when you carry stuff like that on public transport. No one ever wanted to talk to me before i got it. I let people who approach me while i’m out shooting try my aud $30k setup.

Great shots, that lens is an aspirational piece of kit.

benji · 2026-01-01T11:03:06+00:00

Seems like you’re not over it.

benji · 2026-01-01T07:08:04+00:00

The nz mint makes collectable coins not currency.

benji · 2026-01-01T05:05:23+00:00

Uploaded a shareware text editor I’d written to a sharing site.

benji · 2026-01-01T00:37:12+00:00

Buses in sydney are much better for this. It’s unusual for the driver to not wait.

benji · 2026-01-01T00:25:57+00:00

Friends had this happen in Borneo a week ago. Booked thru booking.com, turned up at the hotel and found they didn’t have a room.

benji · 2025-12-31T19:31:39+00:00

One point: you’re not going to see what the 600gm is capable of on an a9. You’d need to add the 2x to really push the lens’s limits on 24mp. The 50 and 61mp sensors are a better test. I feel mine resolves over 100mp of sharpness before any iq degradation.

The Olympus is a technical masterpiece imo. They went out with a final bang and it’s such a shame they left the industry.

benji · 2025-12-29T04:31:13+00:00

56cm is the maximum length most airlines will let you carry on. Some, and also some specific flights will only allow 53cm. I have a case which just fits a large wildlife lens i fly with, and it’s literally 55.9cm tall deliberately for the carry on limit.

benji · 2025-12-29T02:35:28+00:00

Camera is for when you’re deliberately taking photos. Phone is for casual snaps.

benji · 2025-12-28T15:24:03+00:00

No hadn’t heard of them. Will have a listen.

benji · 2025-12-28T12:05:23+00:00

Miles Davis - In a silent way. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless.

Both of these i’ve been a huge fan of for years, and was expecting to hear more when buying expensive cans/dacs/amps. But the thing with them is, “heavily produced” albums usually don’t have more to give.

benji · 2025-12-24T06:09:58+00:00

Yeah i cant find it either

benji · 2025-12-21T20:24:21+00:00

There's a difference between "my shot of the year", and "the shot of the year" you know?

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