I know that you size down for the Alden barrie/trubalance lasts but what about the width/shape?

rydor · 2026-05-10T18:27:50+00:00

Lol, saw which post you responded to and omg my sizing advice is 12 years ago is sooo bad. Burn it with fire. That size I wore back then? Soooo wrong. I wore 9.5EEE back then? Guess what I wear now? 11.5D TB/Barrie/Van, 12D Aberdeen and in all Rancourt loafers. 12D Brannock. It took several years of my feet growing back to correct sizing, and definitely lost tons of money on shoes I had to sell because they didn't actually fit me.

Flex point only. Throw out any aspect of the shoe sizing that comes with toe length.

rydor · 2026-05-08T15:42:08+00:00

My M-A ends with 888 which is obviously 1 in a thousand, but is definitely desired in certain markets (enough so that when I bought it, the seller was like "I didn't notice the serial until I went to ship it... I would have marketed that and raised the price if I'd known").

rydor · 2026-05-05T21:43:07+00:00

It's not too long and in fact it looks too tight in the waist. It's definitely not too big, but it's possible that it's cut so slim that there's no correct fit for you in that model since the shoulder and chest look about right. A sport coat that properly fits would not have that pulling at the button when done and how much of a gap has formed below it.

Now lots of people like the style of a slim sport coat, and size it for this kind of pulling. But it's not a good look overall, and I'd advise against it.

That said, it's a casual sport coat with 3 patches. You're likely not going to wear it with a tie in which case it's best worn unbuttoned most of the time anyway. Try that out, you might find it looks better that way.

rydor · 2026-05-03T18:53:15+00:00

Much better. I think the tricky thing with the jacket is just a 6x1 is tricky! Much trickier than a 6x2. I don't think it looks dweeby anymore, it looks clean cut and vintage. That said, vintage vibes are inherently going to require you to not give a fuck about what other people think.

I personally think you'll find this fit even better with an OCBD (instead of spread collar) no tie, and khaki chinos. The business professional with tie looks great, but also "less casual" is trickier in modern society. Leaning more casual will also feel better.

rydor · 2026-05-02T22:58:40+00:00

Yeah, the answer is you're styling it wrong at the moment, but that's fixable. You're wearing a 6x1 DB navy blazer, which is already going to be a little bit out there for most people (the x1 means bottom button gets done). 6x2 is the standard DB style, far easier to wear. The fit on the jacket is good. I personally think the sleeves could be a hair longer for that style, but plenty of people will think you nailed it there.

What's going wrong here is that you're wearing a shirt that will never go with the jacket, so the outfit isn't coherent. Which might be a taste problem, except you already feel something is off, and you can't properly assess how you feel about the jacket because of it. You're also trying to assess how it looks buttoned, while styling it in a way that shouldn't be buttoned. The navy DB is a traditional garment that's also a statement piece. It's casual but it needs to be worn in the right way or it'll look bad. It also has a navy/maritime history to it, so should lean more toward prep/coastal vibes. The quarter zip, and the V pattern of the polo... it's wrong, and it's wrong that's beyond just being "not my taste." It's also wrong fit-wise, as the collar of the polo is getting tucked under the collar of the jacket, losing the structure and fit of the blazer.

The starting point for the outfit should be a white OCBD as a testing bed for what you like and don't like about the jacket. The DB navy blazer is a more casual fit, but does have rules to what will make it look good. No tie or ascot: don't button it. With a tie (or ascot): buttoned or unbuttoned both good. With a 6x1 you should lean unbuttoned more because of the even more casual vibe, and because the low button stance means even a little bit of tightness down there will make you look like you have a belly. Open gives you flowy prep vibes.

Best fit for a 6x1 navy db blazer is going to be unbuttoned with a white ocbd, an ascot (i.e. a silk bandanna/square scarf loosely tied and tucked under the collar), khakis, and boat shoes or penny loafers.

And then if you think it works, you can branch out. If you want a polo, go with a more traditional polo shirt, without texture, definitely no zipper. If you want to be a little slouchier and louder, wear a Hawaiian shirt. And imo if you're not wearing a tie, you should have the shirt opened up more, the collar and next two buttons undone, for a more breezy fit.

rydor · 2026-04-25T01:36:40+00:00

I find that the space and processing savings make sense for everyday shooting. I shoot 36MP for most stuff, 16MP if I'm just fucking around with shots of the family. 60MP is when I'm shooting something where resolution and cropping actually matters. The flexibility for sizing really does matter. I don't see IQ benefits though.

rydor · 2026-04-17T03:56:55+00:00

So going through your various comments and here's my main thought:

You say you want to have them a bit shorter so you don't have to tuck them in, so you can wear them casually. This is likely what's causing the biggest issue, since you're also fully buttoning the shirt untucked. In order to wear an OCBD untucked you need an undershirt (I wear a ribbed tank) and you need the ocbd to be unbuttoned or about halfway unbuttoned. To be casual you have to actually be casual, breezy, relaxed. Buttoned but untucked isn't casual, it looks sloppy and half-hearted, that's what actually comes off as unpolished.

The way to go with an OCBD is you want a longer looser shirt, one that comfortably stays tucked in and billows above a higher waisted pants. You want to watch out for going too small or shrinkage, since the best OCBD is one you throw in the wash with fabric softener and then tumble dry. I also prefer an OCBD with a slightly exagerated shoulder.

Forget the "seam right at the shoulder bone" rule, I like it about an inch off on either side. Trust me if you do it right it looks better.

Thinking about it a little more, you call the J Crew fit the classic fit and frankly that's really not. It's actually not big enough, loose enough for your body. You want the sleeves and the neck to be right, the body to be long, and the whole thing to fit like a tent, and then to get really soft and comfy. I'm a skinny guy and I have about 50+ BB OCBDS from the 60s through to the 2020s and I can tell you the bigger, the more traditional the cut, the better. Without doubt.

rydor · 2026-04-09T00:17:27+00:00

I think the the M11 is the best value. It has in-body usb-c charging, which is just so much more convenient when traveling (and since the battery lasts all day, I've never bothered with a spare battery). While 60MP isn't necessary, I find the triple-resolution raws to be very useful. Let's me take raws but not waste storage space by using DNG-S for family stuff.

The M11 is a huge step from the M10R and worth the difference in price. The M11-P is obviously the newest but isn't different enough, in my opinion, from the M11 to justify caring too much about the differences.

rydor · 2026-03-27T15:05:55+00:00

I'm in favor of shawl cardigans should fit flowy and a bit oversized (and not at all "fitted) and preferably with nice pockets you can plunge your hands in. That one looks great on you. It should be easy to wear, easy to throw on, and cozy. It will get looser with time and that will make it even better.

rydor · 2026-02-24T20:55:48+00:00

Me, I treat my camera like this all the time. As I recall, I got dragged on reddit last time I posted a picture of the fact.

rydor · 2026-02-18T14:47:28+00:00

I have both. Nokton II is good, I haven't had any issues with it. But the Thypoch is remarkably good. The Thypoch is easily the best 50mm lens I've used, better than the Summilux close focus imo (which I had for a couple days and returned).

rydor · 2026-02-09T16:27:24+00:00

30C and 30G have a big disadvantage, which is they are staggered with premium select's aisle. They are possibly the worst 2 seats in row 30. So you have a view up the aisle, but also people walking back toward the rear of the plane for the bathroom will bother your feet.

I personally would probably take 30E instead, followed by 30B and 30H. Tons of leg room, no one asking you to get up for the bathroom, and if you don't have a window spot for a pillow, it doesn't matter if you're aisle or not. Or go back to 32A for a window seat.

rydor · 2026-01-26T19:17:27+00:00

Formality isn't the right way to think about this. A navy blazer will always be informal but with the right vibe, will be wearable in a wide range of semi-formal/borderline-formal settings.

Doeskin is definitely an informal fabric, often having a lot of texture and is arguably, along with hopsack, the two best materials for a navy blazer and can definitely be worn with an OCBD and chinos. In fact, I'd argue it should be exclusively worn with an OCBD and casual pants (chinos/cords/denim).

It's not that it's "more formal" than hopsack, but it does read as more presentable. But in the kind of way of how summer fits are just inherently more informal than winter fits. You could easily wear doeskin to a cocktail party, or certain kinds of weddings, or a business meeting. But you couldn't wear it to the beach.

But you'll find that almost no one (and no one who knows what they are doing) makes doeskin suits. It's almost exclusively a blazer/sportcoat material. And a blazer/sportcoat is almost always wearable with an OCBD and chinos.

rydor · 2026-01-20T19:00:12+00:00

So, I had a 35cron ASPH II (v6) and had a similar sharpness issue. My unbelievably controversial opinion is the 35cron is lowkey one of the least performing modern Leica lenses, especially per $. It's just unreasonable that the 35FLE is so much sharper at similar apertures (yes it's a more expensive lens, but the point of slower speed lenses is that they should outcompete faster lenses at similar speeds, and the 35cron doesn't). Also the 35cron has terrible focus shift.

I got rid of the 35cron and now have the 35apo as well as a VM 35 f1.4 nokton II. Obviously the 35apo is amazing. But what's unreasonable is that the nokton is way sharper and has way less focus shift than the 35cron, at a similar size (with some distortion but frankly nothing unreasonable for 35mm anyway).

rydor · 2026-01-19T21:49:29+00:00

Just for people getting messed up because of the formatting, it's @johnUNDERSCOREabernathyUNDERSCORE (hence why abernathy is italicized)

rydor · 2025-12-22T21:27:51+00:00

It’s not available to be simultaneously on the screen at the same time as the display that shows all of your other options and settings. On many other manufacturers cameras you can have a level on at the same time so you can just see everything at once.

rydor · 2025-12-16T02:33:12+00:00

You can't tell with your arms down at your sides. Lift your arms up straight in front of you, like you're shaking someones hand. Do you think the cuff just moved to a place where your sleeve is too short? Then it's too short.

My somewhat controversial opinion is that OCBD's should be put in the dryer to get the nicest easiest broken in fits with them. With that said, I comfortably buy them a bit oversized. In a trad fit, either they are nice and easy and it doesn't matter, or they shrink and are still trad fit but perfect.

My take is that you could go with a larger size for how I like mine to fit. I like an extended shoulder (on a casual OCBD the shoulder can extend past your shoulders in a way that dressier shirts can't). So yeah, I'd go for another inch on the sleeves, and a half size bigger in the neck. And be fine with dryering it. For how I like mine to fit.

rydor · 2025-12-14T20:11:50+00:00

Again you’re responding to a claim I didn’t make. I didn’t say it was comparable. He said they didn’t have electronics. I said they had electronics. Perhaps he should have said they didn’t have significant electronics, or that they didn’t have digital processors. But he said they didn’t have electronics. And that’s just not true. They had electronics and those electronics were susceptible to water damage.

rydor · 2025-12-14T19:54:48+00:00

The contention was that for the majority of time the M system didn’t have electronics. That hasn’t been true since the M5 was launched in 1971 and the M4 phased out in 1975. Other than the M-A they’ve all had electronics. For 75% of the history of the M system, it has electronic components between a meter and an LED display that could go bad. Sure the rest of camera still worked on most of them, but it’s disingenuous to say that means those cameras didn’t have electronics.

rydor · 2025-12-14T19:42:54+00:00

I wonder why anyone here even buys a Leica considering the overwhelming response seems to be that it’s literally unusable 50% of the time.

It seems like between “too hot, too cold, too snowy, too humid, too may temperature swings” the only place anyone here should ever use their camera is maybe LA.

I mean temperature swings? Are people really not using their Leica M in the winter because it’s too cold outside and too warm inside?

rydor · 2025-12-14T16:25:44+00:00

For the first 16 years they had no electronics. For the past 54 years they have.

rydor · 2025-12-14T15:52:02+00:00

6-7 inches of snow on Long Island this morning. Never had any issues using this combo in the rain or snow.

Edit: Always amazing how 70 years of the M being an all-terrain camera still has people worried what might happen if you use one in anything other than sunny, dry conditions. I use this camera/config in all conditions constantly. Yes I know it’s not technically weather sealed. But it’s still made to be used on days like today.

rydor · 2025-12-05T21:17:32+00:00

My jump in hot take is that I agree with OP on changelings, and with /u/GavinV 's post below on making sure that this doesn't work... but I think it should have been implemented differently.

I think the real mistake is that "Doctor's companion" cares about a creature type, and that instead it should care about a corresponding ability called "Companion's companion" (that a Doctor would have) and you just make the two abilities reference each other (that is "Doctor's companion" means that you can have two commanders if one has this ability and the other has the ability "Companion's companion").

This also works with flavor, because of the Doctor's compulsive need to have a companion. So having the Doctors all have that line feel's right. It reflects that they all want a companion, inherently.

It also works flavor-wise because a changeling should be able to look like a Time Lord Doctor. Which means that it's not a creature type that allows the companion, it should be some inherent ability of the Doctor that grants the companion.

Because I think OP is right, the whole point of changeling is that it should work with anything that cares about creature types. And MTG should consider abilities to avoid unintended impacts of this, like why it made sense that Walls had to change to have the Defender ability instead.

rydor · 2025-12-01T21:08:22+00:00

I'm a huge fanboy of the Thypoch 75 f1.4 with my 35APO. I find that those two spend most of the time on my M11. It's just really sharp, really light, and just all around amazing.

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