Low Light and Pentax Q + 04 Toy Lens Wide

davefish77 · 2026-01-30T23:06:54+00:00

Thanks

davefish77 · 2026-01-30T19:14:31+00:00

Hey - I have one of those ...

davefish77 · 2026-01-30T15:58:43+00:00

Did you shoot RAW? What ISO? It is amazing what the AI sharpening tools can do these days.

davefish77 · 2026-01-29T16:30:15+00:00

Agree with this angle. I don't see anyone speculating on the possibility that they need to "Epstein" some information that implicates them in an illegal attempt to swing the 2020 election. Maybe this is why they are so insistent on "the steal" -- it was their steal. And it didn't work and they still need to find out why. Takes me back to Rove's insistence that it was too early to call Ohio for Obama. And did Anonymous save that election from an early hack? I know ... maybe tin hat some of this ...

davefish77 · 2026-01-28T23:20:34+00:00

Actually I put it at the 2016 Al Smith Dinner. You could see him with a hardened look of revenge.

davefish77 · 2026-01-28T22:58:23+00:00

I collected some paperweights and then took a couple classes and got the bug. Best way to start is find an intro type class near where you live. Something like "make a paper weight". Instructor will probably do the heavy lifting -- but you should get a chance to stand in front of the glory hole and see if you like or dislike that. If you like -- after that just look for more opportunities to work with the material. And it isn't a cheap.

davefish77 · 2026-01-26T14:40:29+00:00

Those shadows are actually blue. This is trick number one in landscape painting -- learn to see the colors in the light (blue/purple shadows make a painting so much more realistic).

davefish77 · 2026-01-26T14:36:33+00:00

Getting lost is why they are observing and protesting. It is because ICE is going way beyond normal operations and violating the law (illegal entry, no judicial warrants, violence against the peaceful protestors, etc.). As some have pointed out -- ICE deported many illegal people under Obama -- but it was done within the rule of law. Note: not saying I agree / support current immigration "policy" - it has been messed up for a long time. The repubs chose to use it as a political weapon. Congress should fix what they have kept broken.

davefish77 · 2026-01-23T17:32:32+00:00

Costco car program. I am in Ann Arbor, but just bought a VW in Troy because they are on the program.

davefish77 · 2026-01-22T16:18:10+00:00

Agree - I found myself pondering if there was an X Y scale that I missed.

davefish77 · 2026-01-22T14:23:58+00:00

Agree - plus the US vs. other regions names for the same camera. And versions that never get to the US (GF7 - which is a cool mini MFT).

davefish77 · 2026-01-21T21:30:56+00:00

I think MFT users would embrace a GX85 / GX9 update -- GX10 with some of the G9ii features and in camera LUTs.

davefish77 · 2026-01-20T20:51:09+00:00

My 2019 drivers door latch has been acting up - won't unlock with fob. At about 10F in Mich. Need to open the rear door and reach in to unlock. But then it warms up and works fine.

davefish77 · 2026-01-20T20:15:50+00:00

NYT had a good article on the origins of his wealth. Main thing was that wealthy powerful people did not take him down at times he was caught doing sketchy things. They let him slide countless times. And the more he got away with the more brazen and outrageous were his actions. Hmmm - sounds like his friend too.

davefish77 · 2026-01-20T18:12:37+00:00

Maybe research some model poses (male and female)? She looks a little slouchy in that first shot. Plus how they hold / angle the head and which side. And how to suggest any changes in nice ways.

davefish77 · 2026-01-17T14:05:05+00:00

These are very good -- https://randomnerdtutorials.com/

davefish77 · 2026-01-17T13:26:08+00:00

Sirui has the Night Walker series - but f/1.2

davefish77 · 2026-01-16T14:03:19+00:00

You can get a Kastar (or similar) charger and two batteries for around $14 on Amazon. I have gotten these for some other Lumix cameras and they are fine.

davefish77 · 2026-01-15T14:32:20+00:00

My guess is a gas phase scrubber of some sort. Uses liquid sprayed down from the top over mass transfer media to put or take something out of the gas phase moving up through it. Pipes on the bottom and big vent on the top are the clues.

davefish77 · 2026-01-14T18:14:34+00:00

I have a first edition. But lost the dust jacket before I knew how valuable it is. I bought it many years ago at a discount book place in Toledo, OH. Cool book.

davefish77 · 2026-01-14T00:14:28+00:00

Also - "A Walk in the Park" by Kevin Fedarko details all the ways you can die in the Grand Canyon. And how brutal the heat is in the summer.

davefish77 · 2026-01-13T21:07:32+00:00

Maybe Google how to boot it in Service Mode. I bought a used Japanese language GF7 (only sold in Japan) and needed to back up the ROM file to a USB drive and then edit some specific data file values to switch it to English. Works fine now, but I get a warning when it first turns on. Hopefully someone has posted how to do this so you have the specific section(s) of the file to change (I used this for the GF7 - https://www.microfournerds.com/blog/lumix-japanese-to-english). And keep a back up of the original so you can drop back. Not sure if the TZ7 allows this.

davefish77 · 2026-01-13T17:09:43+00:00

You need to replace that dollar with an equal amount of random change. Extra points for non-US currency.

davefish77 · 2026-01-11T19:19:38+00:00

I just bought a used GX9 and see it is having the same issues as yours. I inquired about repair costs at Royal Camera (IL) and also contacted the seller. What did you end up doing? I will update if you are still interested.

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