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| Processor | Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix X370-F |
| Cooling | Dark Rock 4, 3x Corsair ML140 front intake, 1x rear exhaust |
| Memory | 2x8GB TridentZ RGB [3600Mhz CL16] |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA 3060ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming |
| Storage | 970 EVO 500GB nvme, 860 EVO 250GB SATA, Seagate Barracuda 1TB + 4TB HDDs |
| Display(s) | 27" MSI G27C4 FHD 165hz |
| Case | NZXT H710 |
| Audio Device(s) | Modi Multibit, Vali 2, Shortest Way 51+ - LSR 305's, Focal Clear, HD6xx, HE5xx, LCD-2 Classic |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM650x v2 |
| Mouse | iunno whatever cheap crap logitech *clutches Xbox 360 controller security blanket* |
| Keyboard | HyperX Alloy Pro |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | ask your mother |
Oh, so it's like that now.... we can post THOSE sorts of things? I never knew lol. I'mma have to start digging through my... uhm apothecary ingredient compendium. 
I'm a card-carrying alchemist in the state of Florida. I craft tinctures and aromatherapy blends for promoting wellness, adding character buffs, and inducing generally good vibes. In legalese my build is "Lvl 20 Apothecary." It's on the card, but can only be seen with the help of a specialized potion...
For now, I give you two terribly high ISO, poorly composed cat pics. Good ole ISO 4000 on a nifty fifty v2. Gotta say, it's a nice lens but I could've cut the ISO in half with a little more stability for shutter speeds. The lens is light, but the adapter weighs more than my whole rig with the 55-200mm tele on it. I can get that down to 1/15s fully extended with the average IS. But can barely keep a 50mm steady at 1/80s because of that stupid adapter. Forget holding it with the left thumb on the screen for focusing. I had to rely on smart focusing. Little do most seem to know, in addition to the 'zone' style acquisition, you can also tap to choose a small point, which does pretty good at holding on an eye, even if it isn't true eye af. Whole rig bobs up and down every time I tap the screen, had to keep that to a minimum. I wonder if I can find a plastic EF-M to EF adapter that still has AF. The metal just does it zero favors on handling. It's about as maneuverable as an ingot of cast zinc. Really gotta work that out. I love that 50mm f/1.8! It's way too good for what it is. Quality just suffers too much due to the clunk of the adapter. Most of my other close-ups have been taken using that lens on a tripod.
The EF-M 32mm f/1.4 still eats it for breakfast on every technicality - I don't know why they chose to drop the best EF-M by miles right before dropping the line, but 50mm on a crop sensor is oh so nice to me. Whenever I go FF I'll probably never be without a fast, bokehlicious ~80mm prime (Canon crop factor - it's smaller than other crops.) No love for that focal length... it's like a no-man's land. But I think it's ideal for casual portraits where you want to stretch the subject a bit, without pulling them totally out of the background. The compression always looks very natural. You fill the frame with a single subject easily, without everything in the background being so gigantic you get that dollhouse effect. It's nice to not have a totally flat depth plane. You still get the depth of field rolling off of the subject, instead of that stark cutout where the edges of the subject are perfectly sharp and the background is bokehblobs (order yours today.) That can look amazing when you have a really interesting subject, but IMO it's way more situational than an effective mid-length of say, 80-120mm.
Twas quite cloudy. I actually kind of like the effect with the grit and color haze, once cleaned up a bit. Feels homey, like peeking in on a memory or something.
I'm a card-carrying alchemist in the state of Florida. I craft tinctures and aromatherapy blends for promoting wellness, adding character buffs, and inducing generally good vibes. In legalese my build is "Lvl 20 Apothecary." It's on the card, but can only be seen with the help of a specialized potion...For now, I give you two terribly high ISO, poorly composed cat pics. Good ole ISO 4000 on a nifty fifty v2. Gotta say, it's a nice lens but I could've cut the ISO in half with a little more stability for shutter speeds. The lens is light, but the adapter weighs more than my whole rig with the 55-200mm tele on it. I can get that down to 1/15s fully extended with the average IS. But can barely keep a 50mm steady at 1/80s because of that stupid adapter. Forget holding it with the left thumb on the screen for focusing. I had to rely on smart focusing. Little do most seem to know, in addition to the 'zone' style acquisition, you can also tap to choose a small point, which does pretty good at holding on an eye, even if it isn't true eye af. Whole rig bobs up and down every time I tap the screen, had to keep that to a minimum. I wonder if I can find a plastic EF-M to EF adapter that still has AF. The metal just does it zero favors on handling. It's about as maneuverable as an ingot of cast zinc. Really gotta work that out. I love that 50mm f/1.8! It's way too good for what it is. Quality just suffers too much due to the clunk of the adapter. Most of my other close-ups have been taken using that lens on a tripod.
The EF-M 32mm f/1.4 still eats it for breakfast on every technicality - I don't know why they chose to drop the best EF-M by miles right before dropping the line, but 50mm on a crop sensor is oh so nice to me. Whenever I go FF I'll probably never be without a fast, bokehlicious ~80mm prime (Canon crop factor - it's smaller than other crops.) No love for that focal length... it's like a no-man's land. But I think it's ideal for casual portraits where you want to stretch the subject a bit, without pulling them totally out of the background. The compression always looks very natural. You fill the frame with a single subject easily, without everything in the background being so gigantic you get that dollhouse effect. It's nice to not have a totally flat depth plane. You still get the depth of field rolling off of the subject, instead of that stark cutout where the edges of the subject are perfectly sharp and the background is bokehblobs (order yours today.) That can look amazing when you have a really interesting subject, but IMO it's way more situational than an effective mid-length of say, 80-120mm.
Twas quite cloudy. I actually kind of like the effect with the grit and color haze, once cleaned up a bit. Feels homey, like peeking in on a memory or something.
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Both block light. Once just happens to try harder not to pass polarized light... things like haze and specular reflections. But that doesn't mean it perfectly blocks ONLY polarized light, or that there won't be some degree of it outside of the usual visual characteristics associated with it.
