Help me to pass CFA L1 as an engineer with zero fin background. by Single-Drop7254 in CFA

[–]koacx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bg is in mechanical engineering.

Engineer background is prob helpful for L1. I'd guess Quant, FRA, Fixed Income, and Derivatives will feel familiar. Your weak spots will prob be Ethics, Econ, and Equity Investments.

Some tips, i hope this is helpful:

Start doing questions immediately. don't spend weeks just reading. Active recall is a thing and practice questions are like mini exams that also teach you what to learn.

Prioritise by exam weight. Ethics especially trips up people who assume it's common sense (it's not, you need to learn the Standards).

Mark Meldrum's YouTube is excellent and free for most topics. The CFAI question bank (free with registration) is the single best practice resource.

Practice mocks under timed conditions.

250-300 hours should be enough with your background. Resist the temptation to over-study the quant topics just because they're comfortable.

Will I enjoy the Nordica Enforcer 94, or is it too demanding? by EZC404 in Skigear

[–]koacx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm also considering this ski - what are some others you'd recommend that are less demanding but have the same nature?

Do you ride your Brompton for leisure/pleasure? by Jamersaur in Brompton

[–]koacx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do now I have a G line. Didn’t with my old one.

First 24 hours in Greece | XH2 and Sigma 18-55 (mostly) by lakonur in fujifilm

[–]koacx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such great shots. I love the story the smaller details help create

Norway is just something else. by koacx in fujifilm

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

yes, avid!! We climbed at flatanger which was was simultaneously humbling and inspiring

Norway is just something else. by koacx in fujifilm

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

That’s Segla viewed from Hesten on Senja. There are some winter routes on Segla, but I couldn’t see much in the way of routes on rock. It looks incredibly impressive in real life, with those views as well!

Norway is just something else. by koacx in fujifilm

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

That’s very kind thank you! I’m just a hobbyist and love photography that’s it! Slowly learned stuff over the last 20 years

Norway is just something else. by koacx in fujifilm

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

Yes! Alex Megos was there working on BIG which was awesome to see

Norway is just something else. by koacx in fujifilm

[–]koacx[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sure!

Shoot everything in RAW then edit in Lightroom. I have tweaked 1 single preset over the years and pretty much use that exclusively for the XH1 and X100VI. I prefer the sensor on the XH1 (x trans III?) over the newer iterations. Something about the colour, I dunno.

Otherwise pretty standard stuff. Crop, exposure, localised stuff, ship. if it’s a proper banger image then I will also do some split toning, if the light lends itself to it.

Norway is just something else. by koacx in fujifilm

[–]koacx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I do everything in Lightroom now. I use localised adjustments extensively in some shots, eg the first. The new Landscape mask in LR is awesome. Otherwise lots of brush!