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Forum: General Talk 09-19-2021, 02:46 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Oh boy. :lol: I've never heard electrostats before (outside of Stax headphones), but I've heard good things. And that they are a nightmare to drive. Also, good luck with your wife. :D Which ones did you get? And how are you going to power them? I suppose the NAD C298 might be able to do the job?

Just saw a good deal on Adidas Ultraboost 21, and as my old Ultraboost 3.0 have holes in them... it's been an expensive month. Anyway I pretty much exclusively wear Ultraboost, be it for running or just to walk around, so I'll absolutely get my moneys worth out of them.
Forum: General Talk 09-18-2021, 09:16 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Right now a Harman Kardon AVR 5500, which is fed digitally by a Raspberry Pi 4 (to use Tidal Connect), but I know I have to up the ante. I want to try the Bluesound Powernode, though I am worried that the speakers want (deserve) more. It would be a very convenient option though, as long as I want to stick with stereo. I can connect the subwoofer, the sound is supposed to be quite pleasing and it has BluOS, which appears to be really good (and there is Tidal Connect support).

A friend is using the Kanta N2 with a Denon X4700H as pre-amp and a NAD C298 as power amp. I wouldn't have gone with the Denon though, as their app is thrash. The Onkyo RZ50 seems to be a better option... perhaps for me too, as I am interested in surround as well. Just not sure that the RZ50 and its integrated amp is _that_ good... I've heard good things, but yeah. The price is very appealing and it's a nice, rather complete package. Otherwise I'd probably go with an affordable second hand AVR that has HDMI (mine doesn't, and it really matches my old speakers, so I want to sell them as a package). From there I'll use the pre-out for the front to go into an integrated amp that has an HT input. Then for music it will do everything, for surround it will act as power amp for the AVR. As for integrated amp, options are Musical Fidelity M2si or M5si, Hegel H95, Audiolab A8300, ... will have to see and try out, I suppose. If I could find an AVR that can be an excellent pre-amp without costing an arm and a leg, that would be great. It would open a whole world of options. The amp itself doesn't matter much, nor does the latest HDMI version.

The 603... I've heard the floorstanders a couple of years ago (think it was the 603) and wasn't impressed. Pretty, but in that price range I've heard better. I felt like the B&W rep doing the demo felt so too, so he was talking for minutes, then playing music 10, 20 seconds, then he was talking again, ...

Do try Focal... the Kantas are in a different price league, though second hand you might get a bit closer. If you can increase your budget, I think they are a great choice. The bookshelves make little sense, as the price difference to the Kanta N2, once you factor in the ridiculously overpriced stands (1.000 Euro...) isn't big anymore. Both can be enough without subwoofer, especially the N2. I knew I was going to get a subwoofer though (movies etc.), so there wasn't as much of a reason to spend more on the bigger N2.

If budget is a concern, perhaps the Aria could be to your liking. Other than that... Canton Vento might be an option, depending on where you and what your priorities are. And in the end it all depends on taste. Have you heard the B&W?
Forum: General Talk 09-18-2021, 06:16 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Not sure when I posted the last time, but there were a couple of things I got in recent times.

Focal Kanta N1 speakers + matching stands. They look great, and sound even better. Musicians are precisely positioned between, behind, in front and besides the speakers. Details appear that, with my old speakers, were hidden. And the best thing of all is, despite all this, they don't become annoying. Even with less than stellar recordings. I do need a better amp though...

Bowers & Wilkins DB4S subwoofer. I'm quite impressed how powerful it is, given that it's a 10" in a closed enclosure. Sounds good for music, too. Lots of smart features included. And I also like the way it looks.







NVIDIA Shield TV (2019). Much better than the Fire TV 4K Stick I was previously using. It's more capable, it's faster and it plays things where the Fire TV was struggling.

For review I got these items:
Cisco Business 250 switch with 24 ports. It's a managed business switch. If you run a business, great. If not, probably overkill.

Cisco Business 240AC access point. It's interesting what these more professional things can do, but then again, it's only Wi-Fi 5, and it didn't work as reliable as my affordable Xiaomi Wi-Fi 6 router...

Harman Kardon Fly ANC. Good sounding over-ear headphones, meh noise cancelling (the thing they put in the name...). Not great as a headset either. But the price came down significantly, to the point where it's a steal (IMHO it sounds better than the 3x as expensive Sony WH-1000XM4 everything raves about). However it appears as if whoever designed these things at Harman Kardon/JBL didn't get the brief. If it says over-ear, well, it should fit over the ear. These don't, with normal-ish ears, where all the competitors do with ease and room to spare. They aren't on ear either, though. Maybe they were designed for children? I have no idea, but the net result is: They just aren't comfortable for more than 30 minutes. It's a shame...

Harman Kardon Fly TWS. True wireless in-ears... sound is fine, they work, they look decent, the price is reasonable (cheaper than premium headphones despite feeling every bit as premium, if not more so). I can't complain.

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 13. If you're looking for a laptop that is you will bring around and that a photographer will like, this is it. The screen works rather well outside (better than average anti-reflective coating, by far better than these glass topped screens used by Apple and most other premium models), and it's just stunning... as it's an OLED panel. FHD is a bit of a let down, but juuust good enough for this size. I wish it was 16:10 or 3:2 though. Performance is just like all the other Intel based premium ultrathin laptops, so good enough for editing photos on the go. Battery life is good. Port selection is excellent given the size, and it includes a microSD card reader and a full sized USB port. Just shoot on microSD and it's all you need. The charger is tiny. The laptop itself is tiny too... super thin. And it weighs 870 gram, which is like 2/3 of most competitors. It makes a huge difference having a laptop that is this light without feeling flimsy. The keyboard is up there with the best, with little flex (though I have the black version... a white one I've tried in a shop was much more flexible). There are issues with the touchpad staying or getting clicked if you apply pressure from below, which is a bummer. But it's pretty much the only flaw this machine has. I really like this laptop and will be very sad to see it go...
Forum: General Talk 06-29-2021, 12:59 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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A four pack of Continental PremiumContact 6 225/45 R17. I was looking for something sportier than my previous Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3, and the Contis deliver. Not sure what's wrong with their marketing department, because these clearly are the least comfortable, most direct feeling tyres amongst the sporty options. And Premium sounds like comfort, which they do not have. Great tyres, but branded completely wrong. No wonder I see many comfort oriented cars wearing these shoes...

Also bought an MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti... thankfully I could mine enough so that the price tag went down to what the card should have cost in the first place...

And then I found a Bowers & Wilkins DB4S new at a price I couldn't resist (below what these trade for second hand). I'm really impressed at what this subwoofer is capable of despite the size. It beats a friends similarly sized SVS hands down left right and center. Admittedly at 3-4x the price tag, but still. Plus it is rather gorgeous, unlike many other subwoofers.
Forum: General Talk 11-24-2020, 02:48 AM  
What music are you currently listening to?
Posted By kadajawi
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Just now Tombs - Plague Years

Now Enslaved - Urjotun

I love how Tidal makes recommendations.
Forum: General Talk 11-15-2020, 03:44 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Rear brakes for my Golf Mk 7. Had to be replaced after 215k km... I suppose that's ok...
Forum: General Talk 11-10-2020, 12:37 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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The EdgeRouter X is their low end budget offering, so the CPU is a bit weak and several features are only implemented in software. It's more like a managed switch on steroids, so internet connections above 300-ish Mbits would be limited when using QoS, traffic analysis etc. On the other hand they are really affordable.

Yeah, I'd rather have an Intel based NAS, but at that price point who could complain? There are MyBook and Elements drives (8 TB each) in the NAS. All bought with roughly half a year between them, so they shouldn't fail at the same time. 3 of them are Ultrastar He10-8 and one is a Ultrastar DC 320, though they may have a different firmware...? Who knows. At least the hardware should be pretty solid. It's set up that one drive could fail... I'd rather have 5 bays so I could set up RAID 6 if I'm not mistaken, but again, the price.

I have another NAS based on an Ivy Bridge CPU and OpenMediaVault, so I'll be mirroring the most important stuff there (though without redundancy probably). That thing serves me for stuff I don't need as frequently and that isn't so important (the power consumption is pretty high). I did and do consider something like BackBlaze, however my upload speed is 6 Mbit. And there are roughly 15-20 TB on the NAS that I would very much like to keep. So maybe it isn't too realistic.

Oh yeah, and I got the QNAP switch for less than 100 Euro as a display unit on eBay, which also made me quite happy (they are around 140+ new).


While shopping today I discovered a Olympus 30mm 3.5 macro lens for 111 Euro, which is far below even the second hand value of the lens. I already have the Sigma 30mm 1.4 contemporary, but I will be using the Olympus to "scan" old negatives. After that I guess I'll sell the lens. :)
Forum: General Talk 11-09-2020, 06:46 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Rowe Multi Synt DPF 5W-30... trying something different. We'll see if the engine runs better...

The keyboard cover for a Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e... it's actually pretty good.

Farer Lander GMT watch... top grade ETA automatic movement visible through a sapphire caseback, gorgeous dial, and I like the GMT complication. Currently on the stock barenia leather strap, which is really nice too.

Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X to serve as my new router.

Xiaomi Redmi AX6 router, used as an access point (it likes to phone home, so I do not want to use the router functionality. But in terms of bang for the buck it's pretty awesome. The wifi reception is excellent and very fast, and it can handle a ton of devices on the network.

QNAP QSW-308S switch... 8 regular gigabit ethernet ports and 3 SFP+ ports for 10 gigabit ethernet.

QNAP TS-431X 4 bay NAS that I got new for 100 Euro... usually it retails for 3-4 times as much.

Western Digital Elements 8 TB drive. WD tends to put some excellent hard drives in these, that are placed above their Red series that cost a fortune. Besides having a very well thought out case (I'd say it is actually better than the WD MyBook, which is more premium according to WD and costs more), there is a WD Ultrastar DC HC320 meant for data centers in it. It costs roughly 240 Euro without a case... Inside the Elements I paid 105 Euro. My older MyBook and Elements drives are Ultrastar He10-8, which I'd say are even higher end and filled with helium for better reliability and lower power consumption.
Forum: General Talk 08-10-2020, 12:23 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Apple is discontinuing Intel Macs within the next 2 years, which means software support will stop a few years later. I'd say around 5 years, then that's it. Sorry. Perhaps you can make the switch and run Windows on it.
Forum: General Talk 06-18-2020, 09:42 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Sigma 30mm 1.4 Contemporary for MFT.

It arrived with the focusing motor clicking but not doing much at all. After driving with it to work and back it now works as intended. Odd. Not sure if I'm happy about it springing alive.

It is rather big and heavy for a MFT lens, but oh well. Haven't had a chance to shoot properly with it yet.
Forum: General Talk 06-06-2020, 06:25 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Latest acquisition if I may call it so is a new work laptop. MacBook Pro 15.4, i9 (the octacore), 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD. And a USB-C adapter that has ethernet, outputs 4K at 60 Hz, does passthrough charging and has 2 USB ports. It's surprising how rare these are (with 60 Hz). Thank god I didn't have to pay.
Forum: General Talk 06-04-2020, 12:25 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Lenovo Smart Display 10. Already had the 8, but the 10 has a larger FHD screen. Mostly using it as a photo frame.

Also I am super happy with the Xiaomi Mi Mote 10. The image quality it outputs might rival my DSLR, or even exceed it. Especially in low light. Will have to do some comparisons, but it is rather insane. Shooting ISO 3200 in raw works pretty well and gives me decent files to work with. Lower ISO obviously too.
Forum: General Talk 05-01-2020, 06:24 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Nice find! To be honest I've never been a fan of Bose. But IMHO in the past few years they have really come around, as if they are trying to proof that they know what they are doing.


My main headphone is a Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro, which has a wonderful stage. However the highs are quite sharp, and there's no noise cancelling at all (which I'm starting to appreciate more and more).
Forum: General Talk 05-01-2020, 02:43 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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I got myself the Surface Headphones, as I probably have to return the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 at some point and the Surface Headphones were a steal... and should I get to keep the Bose my mother will get the Microsoft ones. Sound is... meh? Way too much bass, too muffled. The Bose are FAR more balanced. Thankfully the equalizer (only accessible through a Windows PC... what a surprise) is quite flexible. You can do a lot to fix the sound, though I rather have it be good right out of the box. Only the stage seems better on the Surface Headphones. Noise cancelling is also not as good, or say, as consistent as the Bose (the Bose don't care from what direction noises come from... the Surface change depending on how I turn my head). There's also more background noise (as in white noise). Usability takes a hit to the Bose, as does comfort. Build quality feels better on Bose too, though the Surface are by no means bad. Now, for the price I paid (129 Euro) the Surface Headphones are really good. You won't get this quality elsewhere. But Microsoft initially wanted to price it against the Sony WH-1000XM3 and the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, and then you certainly get better. Especially the Bose are a gem, as they are really good at everything. The Sonys may be a little better in one or two areas, but a lot worse in other areas.

The Herman Miller is good for me. I feel a lot better now.

The Xiaomi phone arrived, and I love it. The screen is OLED, so yeah, it's good. And Xiaomi is good at calibrating their screens, it even has something like Apples True Tone that adjusts the color temperature according to the surroundings. On a phone that's like 400 Euro. Madness. Performance is good, though there are faster phones out there. But in day to day use it doesn't feel slow or sluggish, so yeah. And then there's the camera(s): I'd almost say the background blurs on the main camera like a typical kit lens set to wide angle would. Maybe more. The image quality is good, especially when using Gcam instead of the stock camera (though it depends, sometimes that is better too). Having 4 different focal lengths and decent-ish cameras behind them is a neat trick. In particular the ultra wide angle found plenty of use for shots I couldn't get otherwise, images look pleasant though perhaps a bit too processed. Sadly (?) you can't get 108 MP raw files, they get binned down to 27 MP first. Perhaps for the better. DSLRs and mirrorless cameras better innovate. It looks like Samsung is moving to 1 inch sensors in the foreseable future... all that's missing is a lens mount.

I also got myself a Lenovo Smart Display 8". At 59 Euro new (original asking price was something like 250?) I thought, yeah, why not. At first I wanted a tablet to serve me as TV screen when I don't want to on the big TV in the room (it's almost 10 years old now, and I hope it gets a lot older than that! I'm still having trouble finding anything that has better image quality). But 59 Euro... anyway, it does that well, though I have to control it through my phone. When it isn't a TV on my desk it serves as picture frame, where it displays my favorite photos from last year. The screen is pretty decent, though I wish it could adjust the color temperature to the surroundings. I'd say short of something like a Meural this is the best photo frame you can get (unless you're turning a Samsung tablet with OLED screen into a photoframe, perhaps). By far better than dedicated and similarly priced frames that tend to have terrible screens. The Google Assistant functions are also quite nice, I've connected it to my light bulbs, which means at least the Wi-Fi enabled Xiaomi bulbs can be controlled with voice commands. No more getting up to switch them on, change brightness or color. Nice. Now I need more lights.

The Denons also have arrived... the Home 250 a while ago, the Home 350 yesterday. Initially I made the mistake of placing them on my desk, nearby. Either the desk vibrates too much (yeah probably) or I was too close to them (that too)... Especially the 250 is pretty terrible on the desk. But move it further back and things change completely. Used as bookshelf speakers, ideally on a speaker stand (I put the 250 on my bigger tripod and it works well, as long as you're careful about the screw length!) it works really well. The sound is nicely balanced, detailed... I'd say two of them can act as a decent stereo system, if you don't overdo it in terms of volume (either speaker can get loud, but sound suffers at some point). And while the 250 at times can feel a bit lacking, the 350 doesn't. Hopefully I can get my hands on the B&W Formation Duo at some point, as well as the Devialet Phantom (for more than 15 minutes, at least). I'd love to place the Home 350 on my tripod, but at nearly 7 kg I'm afraid that could be a bit much... and I need to use a tripod head (thankfully I have one that's as minimal as they get, so that part shouldn't have much trouble). Right now it sits on top of my regular speaker.
Forum: General Talk 03-23-2020, 06:36 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Since last time I got a Bose Portable Home Speaker, a Bose Soundbar 500 and Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. Will have to return them eventually, but I am rather impressed. They are far better than their reputation, and pretty well thought out. The sound is relatively neutral, compared to competitors. But what really, REALLY impressed me was the Headphones. If you need a set of decent headphones, these may be the ones to get. The sound quality is well balanced (more so than the WH-1000XM3 from Sony... which have more bass). The noise cancelling is rather good, though not as good as Sony. But the interface is better (like the transparency mode, which works eerily good... push a button and you hear what's around you as if you're not wearing anything), and if you are making phone calls a lot, then these are absolutely perfect. I can be driving at 150 km/h with the other person thinking I'm in a very, very quiet room. I can be vacuuming my flat without the other person noticing (just a little hum or so). Pure madness.

Will be adding a Denon Home 250 soon... had the Home 350 for a day, but there was a design flaw that lead to its premature death. Waiting for replacement, and I'm hoping Denon will pack in a warning to be really careful with the tripod mount.


My very latest acquisition is a 12 TB external drive that I'm waiting for and a Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro, which will go to my mother eventually. That phone has 6 cameras... one under the screen for the fingerprint, then one in the front with 32 MP and a 1/2.8" sensor (it does pixel binning for better low light performance). The main sensor is a 108 MP sensor with 1/1.33" and f1.7, so there'll be some DoF. Lots of pixel binning happening here too, and other processing. Should be quite interesting to see how that performs. The other cameras are a 20 MP ultra wide with f2.2 (which is quite fast for an ultra wide IHMO), a 2x lens with 12 MP, f2.0 and 1/2.55" sensor and an 8 MP sensor with 3.something x zoom. All of these but the ultra wide have optical image stabilization and PDAF it seems. And then there's (so they can say 4 cameras on the back) a 2 MP macro lens with a 1/5.0" sensor... I guess that one is pretty useless. But yeah, should be interesting. Of course there's also 4K video and an AMOLED screen, 256 GB of built in storage and 8 GB of RAM. And a massive battery.

And today I received a Herman Miller Mirra... my old, 25 year old office chair collapsed, so I needed replacement. And as I use it quite a lot and bad chairs give me back pain, I went all out. The Mirra is second hand, as new they are just way too expensive. It's hard to tell of course, but so far (having sat in it 9 hours with few breaks) I'm pretty happy.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 01-09-2020, 03:02 PM  
Will you sell your current camera when the new K comes?
Posted By kadajawi
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I am pretty sure I won't buy the new K, though I do intend to get a new camera. But maybe Pentax will surprise me and creates a camera that I'd want to have. I really hope so.


And I'm not selling the K-5. What for? It's not worth much anymore anyway, so I much rather keep it. IMHO it's the pinnacle of modern Pentax cameras anyway. I wouldn't trade it in for a K-1 or K-3, let alone any of the "lesser" models. Ergonomics are perfect, video quality is as good as it gets. Though I do miss the CCD sensor of my *istDS. There was something special there.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 01-09-2020, 02:37 PM  
HD is king
Posted By kadajawi
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Views: 2,464
Oh boy. Another clickbait full of it video from him.

I'm exclusively shooting 4K and wouldn't ever want to go back to FHD. His video looks bad. The focus shifting is horrible. Good lord. The AF is crap. I thought Canon was supposed to be good for AF?

Being able to reframe is nice. File size? Really? Storage is cheap. Hardware to play back and edit is cheap enough. I was doing it with a 7 year old Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge. All I needed to do it properly was add a GeForce GTX 1060, though a lesser card could probably do too, I simply also wanted something I can use for gaming. My system is significantly faster now, but it's more a case of wanting than needing. I reckon you could easily build something adequate for about 500 Euro, excluding the monitor.

I watch on my phone, which is 1440p. That's always the resolution I select if I can. Same thing with my tablet. 1440p. The computer has a 4K screen, so that's what I use. I'm not streaming video on the go, so I don't care about bandwidth too much.

IMHO on the desktop (32" screen being quite close to me) 4K is a neccessity. Everything else gives me pixels that I don't want to see. On the phone, FHD will do, but I notice higher resolutions (4K is just too much though, except for VR glasses). On my TV, FHD is just right. The benefits of 4K aren't worth giving up the gorgeous plasma image for me. And I wouldn't notice it anyway.

But most of all: Shooting FHD is just not worth it. That's like shooting photos with a 4-6 MP DSLR. For most use cases, that will be enough. But would you do it? Would you buy a Pentax camera if it had a 6 MP camera in 2020? I mean, to view it on a monitor it's enough (well, almost, if you have a 4K screen). For most use cases it will suffice. But if everyone else is giving you 16 MP or more?

Also, he is talking about HIS viewers. Other channels will have different stats.


Besides: Pentaxes FHD is in no way comparable to, say, Panasonics FHD. There are worlds between them in terms of image quality.
Forum: General Talk 12-29-2019, 03:08 PM  
Is DPReview just Hopelessly Anti-Pentax?
Posted By kadajawi
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Did anyone see Chris and Jordans DPReview video on new years resolutions for camera makers? They had wishes for almost every camera maker. Just with Pentax, everything seems to be perfect as Pentax wasn't mentioned.

I'm starting to think there IS some bias against Pentax at DPReview, as Crhis and Jordan did do Pentax content in the past.

Though it may also be that the wish list would be insanely long and harsh (and rightfully so), so not mentioning the brand might even be better.

Ha, funny. They seem to have forgotten to include the Pentax segment in their video. The link is pinned to the comments. And they didn't even mention video.
Forum: General Talk 12-27-2019, 09:27 PM  
Is DPReview just Hopelessly Anti-Pentax?
Posted By kadajawi
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Views: 4,751
I find it near impossible to manually focus with my K-5. With my EVF GX80, despite having a rather meh EVF, it's really easy.

Also I would never give up 4K video anymore, if anything, I expect a new camera to have 6K or more. And two SD slots are nice, though I'd be fine if they were Micro SD.
Forum: General Talk 12-26-2019, 07:36 PM  
Photographers carry kit
Posted By kadajawi
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Views: 1,789
Spare battery, cleaning cloth, SD card, powerbank and cables, ND filter. If I'm on the go for longer, I'll also bring a charger along that I can power up using the powerbank.
Forum: General Talk 12-26-2019, 07:32 PM  
What do you want.
Posted By kadajawi
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Two Nubert nuPyramide 717 plus matching amplifier, like the Nubert nuPower A and preamp nuControl 2. Money not much of an object really applies here, as this would cost 17.000 Euro. But it sounds spectacular (and is extremely ugly). If money is even less of an object, then two Backes & Müller BM Line 35 for roughly 70.000 Euro (before adding some nicer finishing). Amazing sound at ANY volume and with any music, rather than most audiophile grade speakers which tend to discriminate against badly produced music.

Also a Stowa Antea KS, or (almost) any NOMOS... but those are luxury items that I don't _need_ and can't justify spending on right now.

Oh. And a raise would be nice.
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 12-25-2019, 06:20 AM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By kadajawi
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I have a cheap adapter (all that matters is that it has a ring to control the aperture of the lens, as my DA 50 1.8 doesn't have a manual aperture ring. I'm rather satisfied with the results.
Forum: General Talk 12-24-2019, 07:56 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Oh shit.

(Sorry, I really couldn't resist.)

@monochrome: Reminds me of my dealerships. A Renault dealership told me it was going to get really expensive, to then proceed by saying they could fix it with something like a wooden stick, free of charge. Obviously, I kept going there again and again. And my VW dealership started by entertaining me with test drives when they were fully aware that I wasn't going to buy a car from them, because the options I wanted weren't available in the cars they had for sale. Once I bought that car in another town, I went to this dealership for service (when many go to third party workshops). The service was really good, and when I thought the absorbers had to be replaced, they had a look and told me all that was missing was some lubrication. They did that free of charge. When they messed up something, they owned up to it (with me actually benefitting). So yeah, I'll continue going there, even when I know that other workshops will do the servicing for less. And if possible, my next car will be from them. Good service and a trustworthy company that doesn't try to screw you is way more important than saving a few dollars.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is performing like a champ at 4.3 GHz all core. Nice. I've finally won the silicon lottery, after a rather disappointing Ryzen 5 3600 that barely managed 4,05 GHz all core.
Forum: General Talk 12-22-2019, 11:06 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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I like my Tenba Cooper a lot, however that's a messenger bag (that doesn't look like a camera bag... which was crucial for me). Also, since I'm mostly carrying mirrorless gear, weight is not a problem. Size is though, because my new notebook won't fit :(


As for backpacks... how about Peak Design? They look quite cool, seem to be really practical... I almost bought the Everyday Messenger.
Forum: General Talk 12-21-2019, 04:33 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By kadajawi
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Clock speeds are a bit higher, so that helps. Also, having more cores can help... but it depends on the tasks. Really, in most areas you'll struggle to make full use of the 6 cores/12 threads available on the 3600. It's fast enough for most, and if not, go for the 3700. As I do video quite a bit, that's where I expect to see a nice bump when encoding 4K video. In Lightroom, nah. Perhaps when exporting a ton of photos at once, otherwise I haven't noticed much of a change. And it doesn't look like it's using the cores. The 6 core was more than enough.

There's a reason why I didn't go for the 16 core. :D
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