Durandal

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[–] Durandal 1 points 20 hours ago

For walking around... I want something I can walk around in the city. I don't really do street photography per se since I don't like photographing people... but I do like landscape and architectural and just documenting my life sort of things. I like nature walks and parks and such as well... not really hiking... more casual stuff.

My experience is moderate. I started with 35mm in the 80's and 90's and worked as an assistant to a portrait and event photog in the early 00's. So I am not a pro but I'm not new to using a camera. Like I said, I have am om-d e-m5 ii now, which is great but I'd like something with a flip up screen and with a slimmer profile than the SLR body style of the e-m5 as well as a bit less weight. Since I already have several m43 lenses that cover a gamut of focal lengths (7.5mm FE, 14-42mm, 45mm f/1.8, 40-150mm) it feels like just slotting a small m43 body into my kit will be a no brainer. I plan on picking up some small primes soon as well, so all the more reason that sticking with just adding a new m43 body for versatility makes sense. I primarily shoot in manual mode, so having some physical controls to adjust those quickly would be nice, but since this is a secondary body it isn't a deal breaker if it doesn't have dual dials.

[–] Durandal 2 points 21 hours ago

Yeah... some of the models that are popular have insane prices... and it's gonna probably get worse what with the apocalypse and all. :(

Looks like a gx7 is about 300-350, a gx85 is 450-500, a gx8 is 600-750, and gx9 is 850-1050. Like... I see a G9 II on the page for 1300... IDK why some of those rangefinder models from several years ago are so high priced. smh.

[–] Durandal 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah... I've had my eye on the gx8 for a while but it's still more than I want to pay. The gx9 is like $900-1000 used.. way outside what I'm looking at.

I was originally looking at the olympus e-pl6 because it's about 200... but I started seeing that for just a little more if I pushed I might get noticeable feature boost... so I'm considering a little more to get nicer features. The gx7 seems like it's got good quality and checks most of the boxes (slightly larger than I wanted but that's ok)... but I'm stuck in a cycle of comparing it to all the stuff in it's range.

Have you used the gx7 at all to compare to the gx85 / gx9? Also, how is the focus peaking on lumix cameras. I'd like to be able to use manual lenses but I really like focus peaking to be an option.

 

I was looking to add a small walk around camera to my kit. I have an om-d e-m5 ii right now and a few m43 lenses. I've been really happy with that, but I want something a little more slim and with a flip up screen (as opposed to flip out screen). IBIS is a must have for me. Other than that, I've just been looking to not spend a ton.

So in that vein I've been looking at used m43 cameras in the less than $400usd range (preferably less than 200, but I'm considering more to add features). Ones that have gotten my attention have been:

  • lumix gx7
  • lumix gx80/85
  • olympus e-pl6 (and successors)
  • olympus e-p5
  • exciting mystery option (your suggestion goes here)

I'm mostly wondering if people have used these and have any experience or advice on which is best. If there are other things to consider I don't know about that would be helpful.

The lumix gx7 seems like a really solid choice but I've never used a lumix camera before so IDK how they stack up against some of those olympus ones. I'd be buying from mpb, upp, or keh so it had some kind of warranty at least (avoiding ebay et al)... but that does bump the initial price up just a little bit.

Also, my lenses are primarily olympus lenses... which should work but I know sometimes there are quirks with putting them on lumix and vice versa. 🤷

Anyway... if anyone has suggestions or insights it would be much appreciated. 😊

Thanks.

[–] Durandal 3 points 6 days ago

FYI, for the same price you could grab it in a bundle right now and get several other games with it.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/return-to-metroidvania

[–] Durandal 3 points 1 week ago

steamdb only tracks steam directly though, correct? Great site, just doesn't track all prices if that's what you're going for.

[–] Durandal 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Depends on the game and the publisher. There are frequent sales as well as sales from 3rd party resellers. Check out IsThereAnyDeal.com which tracks all the prices and you can see how often a game has gone on sale at steam or any legit reseller.

https://isthereanydeal.com/game/hollow-knight/history/

[–] Durandal 5 points 1 week ago

Time to show them the door …

[–] Durandal 9 points 1 week ago

Yeah... I think I'm less upset they changed the type of game... and more that it's just creatively bankrupt cash-grab nonsense.

[–] Durandal 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Durandal 5 points 2 weeks ago

Did Roko write this?

[–] Durandal 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Both Tuta and Proton are decent selections.

Some of the rumblings from proton admin are a little concerning... too early to see if they're going to have issues or not. Their service is robust and easy to use.

Tuta seems to be a fairly good choice from a privacy standpoint. They aren't nearly as robust of a product package and using it feels a little old skool and clunky... but they're actively working on it... so hopefully it will change.

The biggest thing with proton is that they offer a suite of products. They look to compete directly with the goog on their offerings... so they have email, calendar, password manager, file drive, wallet, whatever else... and they're working to integrate them. So if you use a plethora of g-products... it's more of a smooth transition because there are more analogs to use. If you have already diversified away from a monolithic product base, then this isn't an issue.

[–] Durandal 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They need their vent cores frog blasted. 💥🐸💥

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