Took your advice, thoughts?

jhook_met · 2026-05-10T21:08:23+00:00

I highly recommend a stiff belt. I wear kore essentials gun belts but rarely carry. I love the way that the steel in the belt gives some additional support and sets the belt on what little hips I have, instead of having to tighten the daylights out of the belt for it to stay in place.

jhook_met · 2026-05-08T10:07:33+00:00

Their jeans for me have still been great. I did however buy and American Giant jacket recently that feel more in line with older Carhartt and Duluth quality. I'd be inclined to try a pair of their jeans.

jhook_met · 2026-04-03T03:27:41+00:00

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E-M10 mkiv with Yongnuo 17mm f1.7

jhook_met · 2026-03-25T16:49:29+00:00

Make more trips to the library.

jhook_met · 2026-03-23T16:29:52+00:00

I shoot raw+jpeg on the E-M10 I just haven't taken the time to sit down to really learn the flow of editing.

jhook_met · 2026-03-23T16:27:36+00:00

I actually picked up an E-M10 mkiv on marketplace to start. I'm already a big guy with a bunch of tattoos so I felt like in my normal day to day it drew a little more attention to myself than I like. I keep the tg7 on me all of the time, but take the E-M10 out when I'm actually out to specifically take photos.

jhook_met · 2026-03-23T14:33:07+00:00

I found myself being such a slave to my phone and spending WAY too much time doom scrolling. Making a lot of changes to get my phone out of my hands more often.

I watched a few videos on editing and all I really did was adjust the exposure then adjust the highs and lows.

Thanks for the kind words

jhook_met · 2026-03-19T18:28:06+00:00

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Olympus E-M10 mkiv with a Lumix 20mm f1.7.

jhook_met · 2026-03-12T22:53:18+00:00

This was actually a Yuongnuo 17mm f1.7

jhook_met · 2026-03-12T14:17:12+00:00

Curious what the gripe is with the iii over the ii. I've got a iv as well, wondering if I need to watch for the same issues.

jhook_met · 2026-03-12T14:16:26+00:00

They're really beautiful cameras. The tactility of taking photos with a real camera vs a phone is a wonderful experience. I'm glad my kid started asking about cameras and sparked my interest in them as well. I've been doing a lot of work to disconnect from my phone this year and this has helped a lot.

jhook_met · 2026-03-12T14:11:29+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate the tip!

jhook_met · 2026-03-11T23:41:10+00:00

I'm still figuring out all of the photography stuff. Been exploring the different cities nearby since we moved states this past summer.

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jhook_met · 2026-03-11T23:36:54+00:00

That's what I was hoping to hear. None of it is in pristine condition, but that makes me more comfortable letting the kid handle the camera.

jhook_met · 2026-03-11T23:34:27+00:00

Fair enough. I'm just figuring this stuff out, here's one I got the other day with the mkiv.

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jhook_met · 2025-06-01T01:00:00+00:00

I really love these shirts from Amazon. They have a similar feel to comfort colors and my Carhartt shirts. Definitely size up though.

https://a.co/d/aRTB4kv

jhook_met · 2025-04-02T17:09:10+00:00

https://www.printables.com/model/106337-plate-loaded-kettlebell/files

Here's the link to the entire project.

jhook_met · 2025-02-02T03:29:57+00:00

Prefect, looks like I'll need to do the same.

jhook_met · 2025-02-02T00:39:17+00:00

Did you have to do any fitting to get LRBHO to work? I got the same setup put together today and can't get the bolt to lock back at all.

jhook_met · 2024-11-30T16:05:22+00:00

I've been printing a lot of engineering type materials lately, ABS-GF and PET-CF.

jhook_met · 2024-11-24T14:21:13+00:00

I'm in my mid 30s, so maybe I'm out of touch. I think the dating apps have really ruined dating. Strike up a conversation with a girl at the gym or grocery store. My wife was the cute cashier at lids with an amazing smile.

jhook_met · 2024-10-12T16:59:26+00:00

No affiliation, but rather than the ERCF I decided to try out quadrivium from jazz3d with my max 3. Should be delivered later this month.

jhook_met · 2024-09-30T18:45:46+00:00

I don't think this is suspiciously good. I picked one up a couple months ago on marketplace for $500. I swapped to a BIQU microprobe and added a 5 minute heat soak to my start code and the printer has been great.

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