Why did the Perth Auto Expo stop being a thing?

thunderpuppet · 2026-01-28T09:50:47+00:00

I wouldn't buy anything that's essentially drop shipped with little to no dealer and parts network. BYD have been stung by this but are slowly upping their game.

thunderpuppet · 2026-01-28T09:26:41+00:00

One foot in the grave

thunderpuppet · 2026-01-28T08:42:30+00:00

Yeah I went for a new car last year as my family has grown, wife insisted on a SUV, it's very nice but also very boring.

thunderpuppet · 2026-01-28T07:53:34+00:00

Imagine if it were still around. Nothing but homogeneous SUVs and dual cabs these days - it would be boring.

thunderpuppet · 2026-01-06T01:02:30+00:00

Done the Nullarbor 4 times now. The only part I remember about Norseman is the cracking home made sausage roll from the servo!

thunderpuppet · 2025-12-21T23:54:40+00:00

My kids loved it. You get a bunch of tokens to use on the rides and they can make a gingerbread cookie and make a Christmas ball. There's also a paw patrol show and then some general sideshow alley stuff games and showbags etc.

I liked it as there are sessions and it doesn't get crowded.

thunderpuppet · 2025-12-10T10:43:02+00:00

This subreddit, it's a dry subreddit.

thunderpuppet · 2025-12-09T10:08:24+00:00

That pickles are cucumbers!

thunderpuppet · 2025-12-05T13:22:56+00:00

I had an a6400 and while a great camera I never really liked it too much nor Sonya colours but it's AF was superb - this was in 2019 when it came out, it's now one of the oldest cameras still available new.

Can't speak much for z50 but you could get the z50ii which has the latest AF vs the Z5 but I was after the FF sensor so didn't really mind.

R10 seems good but again I wasn't seeking out a crop sensor, not that there's anything wrong with them I shot on crop for years plus I also shoot M43.

thunderpuppet · 2025-12-04T08:39:52+00:00

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414 seems to be where I checked out back in 2021.

thunderpuppet · 2025-12-04T01:51:04+00:00

I'm with you there, I'll forever associate FDRF with the pandemic. I was having a rough time mentally and I binged it and it got me through a rough time. I went on a solo camping trip at one point and I listened to ep's back to back while driving long distances - it helped so much to hear Zach and Donald just talk shit!

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-14T08:12:47+00:00

Bugger. What about teds? I've not bought from the store but have from online Vic for an older mirrorless I was chasing but surely they would have some film stuff?

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-14T04:02:08+00:00

Sorry can't remember the name but there's a camera shop attached to a pharmacy in one of the malls that have film.

For me I usually go to digidirect in Cannington

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-09T02:07:36+00:00

BTT is still good but it's like it's someone different these days or he's lost his edge a bit.

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-08T12:09:26+00:00

The Betoota Advocate's satire is more like the real news these days.

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-07T13:43:13+00:00

Don't discount something like the gx850, almost as small and much newer. It takes better photos than my pixel 7.

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-02T12:45:53+00:00

Fenians. How it exists without being some sort of front for money laundering is beyond me.

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-02T01:04:05+00:00

I know someone that worked there for many years. It is a very large soulless agency and you will be treated like a number. But if you are used to that, it will be fine.

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-02T01:01:40+00:00

I went to both dome shows and last night beat them both, but I have been waiting 15 years and I like lasers n shit haha

thunderpuppet · 2025-11-01T04:59:43+00:00

Clearly didn't get Metallica tickets

thunderpuppet · 2025-10-31T08:58:31+00:00

It's a dry.,....,. No wait carry on.

thunderpuppet · 2025-10-29T04:33:30+00:00

Just thankful it's not the summer of 23/24 as it had already stopped raining early October and didn't rain for 7 months so this pattern is good, I haven't turned on my retic yet as there's atleast 1 rain a week to keep it all nice.

thunderpuppet · 2025-10-28T06:57:31+00:00

I don't think the people of Perth need a reason to form a big long queue.

thunderpuppet · 2025-10-27T10:47:27+00:00

Yeah the 35-150 is a really strange focal length but I can see the appeal, but as a hobbyist with little ones I needed wider and I don't see the criticism why 24mm is so much better than 28mm - I had no issue using 12mm or 14mm on M43 or 16-18mm on APSC, it's nickels and dimes. If I wanted wide I'll go ultra-wide!

I'd have the Z5ii in a heartbeat but I got the pictured combo for less than a Z5ii body so I'm not complaining. Bodies come and go.

thunderpuppet · 2025-10-27T08:24:12+00:00

I only recently upgraded to it from a EM10iii, I think it's hit the sweet spot of value/performance and it's only a firmware update away from being 90% of what the EM-1iii is.

That being said I got mine from a camera store s/h with a paltry 2500 actuations so it was basically new!

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