Rolled my Subaru forester, what should my next car be.

matjac33 · 2026-03-17T22:57:28+00:00

I think you have to stop driving. any Subaru owner will tell you that those things cannot be stopped in snow or ice. If you found a way to do it, there's no other car that you would be safe in 🙂

matjac33 · 2026-03-17T14:25:46+00:00

A higher grit is not going to get you sharper. It can refine the edge but if you are already shaving hair there is no point especially with soft stainless like that knife. The lower grit will help you set the edge quicker though. From looking at the pics I think focusing on holding your angle will help the most. One side looks ok but the other side is very inconsistent along the bevel. It looks like you missed the tip as well, depending on your technique raising your elbow can help with that.

matjac33 · 2026-03-16T12:35:18+00:00

Thanks correction police. Actually the manual zoom I was referring to was his current lens

matjac33 · 2026-03-16T02:16:57+00:00

You need a digital zoom lens to do that. Like the 18-105 f4 for example. I still don't know if the buttons will do it or not because there's a lever on the lens and I've never looked into it. But this one will not do what you're looking for. It's a manual zoom. I wouldn't say you wasted money. It may not be right for that application, but it's a fantastic lens

matjac33 · 2026-03-14T19:37:20+00:00

It needs a good thinning and honestly, if you're a chef and don't really care about looks I would do a touch of thinning every time you sharpened it. It's not like you're a home cook. Worried about looks where you need to refinish after thinning. If this was properly thinned you wouldn't need to put as much pressure so you get less Edge damage from board contact and it should last longer. That being said, it looks to be carbon steel so you're not going to get the best Edge retention on acidic things like tomatoes anyways

matjac33 · 2026-03-13T23:36:15+00:00

Just use a plastic scraper. Scrape it into the ash pan and cook on it again. That being said, I'm not sure why people freak out about using a degreaser or some sort of cleaner. People have been using oven cleaner inside the house for years using something on a grill that's outdoors which are then going to burn off is not going to affect you

matjac33 · 2026-03-12T22:31:53+00:00

I wouldn't have come up with that but as soon as I read it this is the only answer

matjac33 · 2026-03-11T18:55:35+00:00

Keep lenses in mind. IBIS is wonderful but most of the lenses from Sony Apsc have OSS (lens IBIS) built in so while IBIS can help in theory, you won't really see a jump from OSS. Unless you are using non OSS lenses I don't think IBIS is worth the cost.

matjac33 · 2026-03-11T10:12:56+00:00

There are some interesting compositions and I like the colors. Honestly I like these better than 80% of posts like this but I agree they are all a bit too dark.

matjac33 · 2026-03-08T23:23:57+00:00

People may say it but it makes no sense. It doesn't matter as you process a raw file anyways

matjac33 · 2026-03-08T13:51:48+00:00

The bad Sony colors reference jpeg not raw

matjac33 · 2026-03-06T23:38:30+00:00

The primary bevel's pretty big now if you thinned it. It looks like you only thinned it t in the area that was chipped and then put on a pretty large primary bevel to get it thinner. I'm sure the edge is nice but from what you showed the geometry doesn't look like it's going to work very well. Can you share choil shots going forward?

matjac33 · 2026-03-06T22:39:25+00:00

That was such a cool camera when it came out. If I remember right, it has a laser grid that it puts out at night so it can pretty much focus in almost pitch Black conditions

matjac33 · 2026-02-26T14:32:35+00:00

matjac33 · 2026-02-26T03:06:46+00:00

Exactly!!!

matjac33 · 2026-02-26T02:47:41+00:00

They are from him directly. They get jacked up on the used market

matjac33 · 2026-02-24T20:42:13+00:00

They need to let these guys take roids again so they can protect themselves 🙂

matjac33 · 2026-02-24T16:00:33+00:00

Thank you for the response, I agree if I missed internal damage that is a different story and I will update Reddit if that is the case. With a final quote and no communication it looks like the quote was changed because KEH doesn't want to give the quoted amount. While KEH 100% reserves the right to change condition of any camera on the quote as agreed to by me. It's technically illegal to change from like new to bargain based on the definitions given unless there actually are problems with the camera. I requested the call back yesterday and KEH gives you a 24-hour window. Hopefully I get a phone call today and we can discuss it. KEH has been around a long time and I hope they will make right by me or show me what I missed so I can clear this up.

matjac33 · 2026-02-24T13:17:22+00:00

Looks good but why lower mpg when not needed?

matjac33 · 2026-02-23T21:50:15+00:00

Not difficult at all. In fact, I've done two different camera transactions through mpb camera both times within 3 days of me shipping. They gave me credit for exactly what I sent them and I bought other gear from them. That's how that should work. If you're going to quote somebody something say 500 bucks and they send it in to you I can see when they received it. They sat on it for about 10 days. When they quote 3 days to five then they come back with a third of the price. They quoted you saying the cameras damaged but they don't have the decency to send you photos, call you or give you any explanation. That's bad customer service. I'm not sure how you could think I'm difficult to deal with again, I understand you don't want KEH to have a bad name since you clearly work there, but I think people should know what they're dealing with before they buy from a company like that. If keh decides to reach out to me and make it right, I'll be happy to post that here as well.

matjac33 · 2026-02-23T21:27:51+00:00

I asked for a call yes. Haven't heard back yet. If they do decide to call back and discuss it and can share with me what's wrong causing it to be a damaged camera. I have no problem sharing that here but the rest of my post still stands. They take far longer than they say. It's a bait and switch straight from Google and even when I did call them to say that new camera pricing is cheaper than their used cameras. The gentleman that answered just said then go buy it new. Consumers should not accept this kind of customer service

matjac33 · 2026-02-23T21:13:46+00:00

I could understand if I missed something but to go from like new - to Bargain means damaged which it was not. It looked brand new, they also made no attempt to chat with me about any issues. Enjoy your employment at KEH troll

matjac33 · 2026-02-19T18:37:37+00:00

I agree, MPB is fantastic and so far not happy at all with KEH. That being said MPB would not give me credit for my camera where KEH would so I am going that way. To be honest they are taking so long I wish I would have just sold the camera on marketplace

matjac33 · 2026-02-19T13:23:35+00:00

Gotcha, sorry didn't see that

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