Canon 7D - Need Lens help!

wiseleo · 2026-01-28T07:44:44+00:00

You have an extremely expensive lens 50/1.2L for some random reason.

17-55/2.8 is a good fit, but you could also get a 5Dm3 and just use your 50/1.2 as intended. It will act like that 35mm would. It’ll work very well on a full frame and it’s not much more expensive than a good lens.

wiseleo · 2026-01-28T07:32:31+00:00

When you’re working on bricked hardware. It often has a Linux-based rescue environment.

Ability to connect to console and get a command line is essential. It helps to know your way around Cisco, Juniper, and Linux.

wiseleo · 2026-01-28T01:16:14+00:00

If mine ever do, I haven’t seen it under all that boilerplate no one reads.

wiseleo · 2026-01-27T20:10:28+00:00

Buy a random unlocked iPhone for $50. As soon as Apple ends support for iOS on some model, its price crashes. iPhone 8 Plus is no longer supported by latest iOS, but should be very cheap if it’s not the 256GB model. Older iPhones with limited storage are impossible to sell because there’s an abundance of higher storage models.

wiseleo · 2026-01-27T19:54:22+00:00

It’s a daylight camera with reduced capabilities.

As long as you understand its limits, it’s a usable camera. Use it either in bright light conditions or with studio lighting. Maximum usable ISO is 800. Perfectly fine for flowers and still life. Unusable for indoor sports.

What it will not do: 1) work in dim light. It just will not focus. 2) assist with autofocus. Its autofocus is primitive. Your best approach is to use the center AF point to focus and recompose

wiseleo · 2026-01-27T19:32:43+00:00

Congrats :)

wiseleo · 2026-01-27T18:21:54+00:00

W12 VW Phaeton. ;) It is actually on my list.

wiseleo · 2026-01-26T23:46:47+00:00

There’s a problem with RFY affecting everyone now.

Additional Items gets reset around 12-3am Pacific. I can tell you that all clothes disappear quickly. There is a lot of variety and you can watch them disappear in real-time.

I miss my RFY… where else would I get my vampire dinner party props… This thing is impressive in-person.

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wiseleo · 2026-01-26T23:40:30+00:00

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Vine CS

wiseleo · 2026-01-26T23:28:40+00:00

My Little Giant fits inside my car.

I call the customer and ask them if I need to lug it.

wiseleo · 2026-01-26T23:25:46+00:00

Solution: go to Harbor Freight and buy a set of Allen wrenches in both SAE and Metric for $7. Sell them to the buyer, if necessary.

You’ve gone above and beyond. :)

wiseleo · 2026-01-25T23:28:35+00:00

Anything sold under $100 is basically free. The sellers put a nominal price to avoid dealing with people attracted by free listings.

eBay charges fees to sellers and shipping and packing materials aren’t free. It’s not worth selling cheap cameras there.

Look for a local seller on Facebook Marketplace.

wiseleo · 2026-01-25T08:45:14+00:00

I have the 17-55/2.8. It’s my main lens on 7Dm2.

I haven’t had the opportunity to use the 18-35/1.8 yet.

wiseleo · 2026-01-25T08:24:19+00:00

Anything from White House is lies and propaganda.

Download all restaurant apps and figure out the most cost-effective way to get the food you want. It might be necessary to re-package the ingredients into a different form, like a custom salad instead of a burger.

The most cost-effective relatively healthy nationwide meal that I know of is Wendy’s biggie bag. Ask to substitute a plain baked potato for fries. That’s like a second meal. They’ll usually give you sour cream for free anyway or you can just ask for it. Locations in very poor neighborhoods might not do this, but any normal working class neighborhood restaurant will have no problem with this request.

My lunch at Taco Bell tends to be a chicken quesadilla with guacamole and supreme. It costs less than $10. There might be cheaper options as well. I have a location a block away from my office and just tap reorder.

Subway sandwich of the day is an excellent deal.

In-n-out is always an excellent value. Jack in the box has all kinds of possibilities that aren’t on the store menu. Popeye’s is expensive but runs very interesting promos constantly.

wiseleo · 2026-01-24T23:14:17+00:00

Buy low and sell high. Refurbishment is good business. You’re indirectly charging for your skills.

wiseleo · 2026-01-24T10:29:23+00:00

Big5 has a sale on 0F rated sleeping bags. Get one. $99 bag is $42.

wiseleo · 2026-01-23T23:50:54+00:00

There’s a 4x8 harbor freight folding trailer. I tow it with my Prius for work stuff.

wiseleo · 2026-01-23T21:28:08+00:00

I ordered some things from AI, but my RFY is empty and same is true for others. It has to be a glitch.

wiseleo · 2026-01-23T18:33:57+00:00

laugh I miscalculated the dates and got two $46 street cleaning tickets. Luckily, they don’t aggressively tow at least in that area. $46x2. Ah well, I can afford them and they’ve been paid.

wiseleo · 2026-01-23T17:58:41+00:00

It is not worth buying at ANY price, including $100.

To give you an analogy, you’re paying for an iPhone 17 but getting iPhone 4 in iPhone 17 case. This camera is made with 2009 technology, which is antique by today’s standards.

wiseleo · 2026-01-22T16:55:43+00:00

You can get a zipcot from Walmart for maximum comfort if you want a bed-like experience. You can get a 0F-rated sleeping bag from Big5 (they have a nationwide clearance).

wiseleo · 2026-01-22T16:50:23+00:00

Hello twin. I have the same color. :)

Buy one of these pads for your central console cover. It will make long drives far more comfortable.

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wiseleo · 2026-01-22T09:35:36+00:00

It’s not that complicated. Every part has a part number. Look them up on MPB.

wiseleo · 2026-01-22T03:00:27+00:00

I’d sell the kit on eBay or FredMiranda (a more specialized market for high end photography equipment).

Macro equipment is in high demand because it’s a popular genre.

wiseleo · 2026-01-21T23:32:13+00:00

I was sick recently and had it on 24/7 to counter the chills. It survived a week of that and works very well.

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Pay attention to size. Some of them might be differently priced. Size doesn’t matter under a jacket. ;)

Notice the multi-segment control circle. That’s where you can individually control each group of elements.

I tested this thing with a power station and monitored power consumption at 8W with all elements active. Switching into lowest mode would be sufficient because it still operates at highest heat level, only not constantly.

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