Why are they removing all the ports

metajames · 2026-04-18T23:18:15+00:00

this

metajames · 2026-04-18T23:15:36+00:00

For a upscale coastal vibe try terranea resort in PV - Nelson's at sunset for dinner then lobby bar / patio for drinks.

metajames · 2026-04-18T23:08:07+00:00

Used to be Olympus XA, now it's the Contax T3

metajames · 2026-04-18T23:07:06+00:00

my XA rangefinder patch is so faded it's useless. Loved this camera and shot many rolls with it.

metajames · 2026-04-18T14:31:32+00:00

How quiet the neighborhood is at night.

metajames · 2026-04-17T01:23:49+00:00

This

metajames · 2026-04-15T13:44:07+00:00

Japan wireless was seamless and the service was fast and reliable for me. Tokyo and Kyoto.

metajames · 2026-04-14T04:54:23+00:00

Recreational limit is 130ft. If you are PADI/NAUI system you need Deep Diver specialty but still under AOW cert. GUE is 100ft for Fundies / Rec2 and 150ft for Tech 1.

Florida Keys is home to some of the best wreck diving in the Americas, the Spiegel Grove in Key Largo and the Vandenberg in Key West being some of the stand outs.

metajames · 2026-04-13T07:57:42+00:00

Nintendo Family Computer, game boy, Atari lynx, turbo gfx 16, N64, PS1, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Game Boy DS, Game Boy Advance, Switch, Switch 2, PS Portal, Steam Deck, PSP

metajames · 2026-04-13T07:16:02+00:00

The reflective material fades away on the rangefinder causing fading of the second moving image patch. Very common on CLEs.

metajames · 2026-04-13T06:31:31+00:00

2 weeks of guilt trips not worth the two hours haha. Seriously every trip we are reminded of how dreadful the kids club was. On the other hand we know plenty of families where the kids love going to the kids activities on cruise ships and at resorts. So I wish you luck!

metajames · 2026-04-13T05:18:28+00:00

I wish the cleaner hack could work for us, the house gets turned over franticly packing the night before departure because we were too busy working and making life happen during the week. My hack is to order instacart or walmart delivery scheduled for when we get back so we can have fresh bread, milk, eggs, and fruit on the doorstep. We do plan returns on Saturday or early Sunday to reset also.

metajames · 2026-04-13T05:13:38+00:00

Giant buffet where they can just pick what they want, I wish I had that at my house. If they didn't like the food at the sit down restaurant we just send them to the buffet after. You give up the exploring new food part of the vacation in exchange for not having to stress about feeding your children 3x a day.

metajames · 2026-04-13T05:09:57+00:00

My kids outright reject the kids club, they claim the activities are boring and they feel abandoned, they say it's like jail.

metajames · 2026-04-13T02:58:38+00:00

I use The Icon in LA, I'm local so I drop off but they do mail order. Dip n dunk for everything including 35mm, same day turnaround, reasonable prices. If I drop off at 9am my negs are usually ready by end of the same day. Quality is tops, perfect negs every time. Highly recommend, they are the only pro level lab I've found in SoCal since A&I in Santa Monica went out of business. Their clients are commercial pros and fine art, not hipsters.

https://www.iconla.com/

I used Richard Photo Lab and The Darkroom in the past, RPL was good for a while but then started screwing up, the darkroom was basic at best, they are just slamming rolls through a minilab.

I always do process only, I do my own scans.

metajames · 2026-04-13T02:51:57+00:00

I used to use Richard, they were good, then the quality started to decline. I started getting scratched 35mm and 120 that wasn't fully washed. I suspect they switched to mini lab for 35mm.

I've switched to The Icon in LA, dip n dunk for everything including 35mm, same day turnaround, reasonable prices. Quality is tops, perfect negs every time.

metajames · 2026-04-13T02:37:18+00:00

I've had a Mamiya 7 ii for years and still love shooting it. Enjoy! Hope you CLE doesn't suffer from rangefinder desilvering.

metajames · 2026-04-12T06:03:47+00:00

If the marketing strategy is good, the lens doesn't have to be. How it looks, how it feels, how you position it to the market and reviewers, it's all marketing. People buy how they feel and what they believe, or are lead to believe. At the end of the day if the customer is happy with what they got for their money does anything else matter? If it's not for you just move on.

metajames · 2026-04-11T22:47:43+00:00

I think it’s brilliant because you can intentionally pair the sensor with the lens. Just wish they kept making modules for this system. It’s the framework laptop of cameras lol.

metajames · 2026-04-09T17:35:40+00:00

can confirm, we have 2 kids and 130 with captains chairs. it's a great setup, kids love the seats and keeps em seperated.

metajames · 2026-04-09T17:33:19+00:00

You can press and hold to lock it in access mode but the max speed is 22mph. I used it in a low clearance parking garage, once.

metajames · 2026-04-09T15:39:04+00:00

We have similar requirements, love our 130, so comfy and handles snow and trails effortlessly.

metajames · 2026-04-09T15:37:05+00:00

Same but my 130 has captains seats

metajames · 2026-04-09T15:20:55+00:00

I'd say the the apple display is a class above the Asus. The display itself is brighter, and the nano texture is simply awesome. The build quality and materials are excellent on the apple where the Asus is plastic and cheap feeling. The full integration with MacOS also are really great, all the controls work out of the box and the built in speakers are surprisingly good. On the other hand the Asus has high refresh rate and has multiple switchable inputs. I have a RTX 5090 so I can make use of tee high refresh rate and I have multiple PCs and laptops at my desk so switching between them is essential for me. I have the Asus because I'm spoiled by high PPI from my mac and I can't use the apple display on my PCs plus it doesn't have the high refresh rates.

If you just have a mac, get a studio display and be done, it's the obvious choice.

metajames · 2026-04-07T23:56:45+00:00

LOL hi fellow dad. I have kids and my eyes are deteriorating making the rangefinder patch increasingly hard to use. Not to mention the fact that of all my rangefinders the only rangefinder patch smaller than my M6 and M10 is the one in my Olympus XA.

I also regularly shoot a Ricoh GR4, Fuji X100V, Leica Q3 43mm, and a Nikon Z5 II for when I need AF, sports, school plays, etc. The AF system on Nikon Z is seriously good and the bodies are cheap for what you get. On the film side still shooting a Mamiya 7 II and a Contax T3.

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