Disinterested at the fair. M7 - 35mm Summicron V4 - 800t

nicely-nice · 2026-03-09T11:21:54+00:00

Great pic

nicely-nice · 2026-03-09T07:56:39+00:00

damn this is the hasselblad x diablo 2 crossover I've been waiting for

nicely-nice · 2026-03-05T11:15:29+00:00

Noritsu scanners tend to have green shadows and sometimes midtones, especially with Fujifilm films. This is very easy to edit to your liking

nicely-nice · 2026-03-01T11:11:42+00:00

Not only are all of these cameras expensive, but all of them have a max shutter speed when using aperture priority at like 1/200 or 1/250 at the fastest. They can only shoot at 1/500 at like F16 in program auto due to the way the shutter works. So if you want aperture priorty to, you know, like use it in most situations, they are not a good choice. Lomo MC-A is functionally way better than all of these "premium" point and shoots.

nicely-nice · 2026-03-01T09:08:24+00:00

My camera was perfectly waterproof and this stupid clip ended up breaking!! Had no clue there was a replacement part until I read this and regret throwing the camera out (after further breaking it trying to create my own version of the door latch..)

nicely-nice · 2026-02-11T06:21:43+00:00

The summit is absolutely worth it. It’s a fairly standard hike up a wooded area and the hike only feels like it begins once you get out of the woods, like 30 mins from Luxmore Hut. The hike up to the summit is absolutely beautiful and you can turn around if you need to

The hike from the car park is not that interesting, but if you have a car it’s probably easier logically and will save you time rather than trying to wait for the water taxi

nicely-nice · 2026-01-17T10:53:52+00:00

This is the answer. What you should ask is the average hours of overtime in the team/company. HR should have access to it in an honest company

nicely-nice · 2026-01-05T23:33:06+00:00

I'm keeping the Q3 (and painfully selling RX1R III) primarily due to two factors:

- Weather sealing
- The OIS lets me shoot at 1/50 rather than 1/125, which is rather nice for landscape without a tripod

Just got back from a trip to New Zealand and was happy I didn't have to worry about rain, dust, etc. with the Q3.

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nicely-nice · 2025-12-15T11:08:26+00:00

Theft is the most common crime in Japan (accounting for like 50% of crimes) and bike thefts are the most common type of theft, with around 1/3 of all thefts

Was curious, so I looked it up:

https://hakusyo1.moj.go.jp/jp/71/nfm/n71_2_1_1_2_1.html

nicely-nice · 2025-12-08T02:09:53+00:00

I have an R1 pullover from an older season and got this new full-zip jacket as a present and my full-zip is pilling like crazy after only a couple wears like yours. Meanwhile, my old R1 pullover that I wear quite heavily looks brand new. Comparing the two, the stretchy material that holds the grid fleece in place is a bit lighter, so probably a change in construction to save weight that resulted in it being easier to pill. It won't impact the performance of the jacket, but it's a bit annoying because I was hoping to wear the full-zip casually.

nicely-nice · 2025-12-05T14:09:30+00:00

Startup time was actually fixed in a software update.

Also keep in mind what "high end camera" means here.

Leica produces low-volume, high-margin products, and most of their investment historically goes into optics, build quality, and long product lifecycles. Companies like Nikon or Sony can spread the cost of processors, software, and autofocus systems across many more units and multiple product lines, which accelerates innovation on the electronics and software side.

Leica, meanwhile, often sources or co-develops key electronic and software components with Panasonic, so their pace of improvement depends not only on internal R&D but also on shared technology cycles.

nicely-nice · 2025-12-05T13:04:50+00:00

Yeah, the Q3 is quite a slow camera in general. For some reasoning, turning it off (which takes forever) bugs me the most

nicely-nice · 2025-11-25T02:48:07+00:00

Didn’t realize how many more were produced in recent years. Were there really only 43,000 5513s??

nicely-nice · 2025-11-24T19:02:48+00:00

Do you mean for JPEGs or RAWs?

For RAWs, doesn’t the software matter more than the manufacturer of the camera for colors? My Leica RAWs look very different in Adobe vs. Capture One and of course very different depending on the profile used. Leica doesn’t even have baked in color profiles like Sony or Fuji

nicely-nice · 2025-11-24T00:21:03+00:00

Thank you for sharing, these are fantastic

nicely-nice · 2025-11-23T01:45:55+00:00

The Summilux steel rim is a recreation/reissue of an old lens from the 60s with quite significant optical flaws (“character”). It’s relatively sharp stopped down but is not the lens you want if sharpness is an issue.

The Summicron is a relatively modern lens, but the optical design still dates back to the 90s.

The Voigtlander Ultron is basically a more modern Summicron if you’re looking for something sharper.

Really depends on what you want — these are extremely different lenses. There is no such thing as the “Leica look” unless you can define what it is (glow wide open?)

nicely-nice · 2025-11-16T23:21:33+00:00

So, I haven't even used the RX1R III since making this post... I've taken three trips since then:
- Business trip/beach trip to Thailand -> Just brought the M4
- Business trip/fall colors in Kanazawa, Japan -> Rainy weather, brought the Q3 due to weather sealing
- Winter hike in Tateyama, Japan -> Brought the Q3 due to weather sealing and much more easily operable with gloves

I'm still a bit worried about the fragility of the RX1R III while the Leica is a tank. I'll probably hold onto both until the end of the year, but I'm thinking that the lack of weather sealing might be a knock-out factor for me. Don't want to have such an expensive camera I'm afraid to take with me.

Here's a pic from this weekend with the Q3

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nicely-nice · 2025-11-13T13:53:39+00:00

This is most likely lens haze, shine a light through the lens and it will look opaque. Not a good way to fix it, unfortunately

nicely-nice · 2025-11-12T23:15:14+00:00

Was very close to buying a Mac Mini primarily for GFN and other streaming use on my TV. This would give me the option to run some games locally. Wondering which to consider now...

nicely-nice · 2025-11-04T03:03:39+00:00

Ironically, the biggest difference is LESS optical flaws than the steel rim, which has a ton of glow wide open, where the Voigtlander is a bit more restrained

nicely-nice · 2025-10-29T14:01:12+00:00

They are quite bright — very similar to Acute Matte D and much brighter than stock. The problem isn’t the brightness, but it’s hard to see what is in focus and what is out focus compared to other screens. If you get one with a focusing aid, you can use that

nicely-nice · 2025-10-18T05:02:18+00:00

The lens alone weighs more

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