Yeah. The tilting back lcd is a must for me, especially if there is no EVF. So I’ve been looking at the e-pl6 because I can get it fairly cheap with a warranty from a reseller. It doesn’t have all the features but it does look promising. I just keep looking at the ones for 100 more and they have some newer sensors and screens etc. Always go round and round on this stuff heh.

With the e-m10 and the gx80 having similar feature sets… what is making you stick with the e-m10 more?

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.

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.

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.

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

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Did Roko write this?

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.

They need their vent cores frog blasted. 💥🐸💥

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I believe Lutris is actually in the Mint software center and could just be installed from there. If not you just need the .deb file from the github they link to and it should run like an installer… but I’m pretty sure it’s in the software store.

AFAIK it does not. You’d have to manually install it. I haven’t tried installing EA games on linux. Hell even on windows they’re a pain in the ass. App sucks… triggers virus warnings which might or might not be false. EA sucks.

Yeah not saying it won’t. OP was just trying to avoid ea app from what I gather.

EA games require the ea.app even if purchased through steam… fyi.

Yeah… it’s frustrating to see these kinds of things. Like… yes… stop doing the bad thing… but if you’re going to start a whole petition… maybe offer some feasible alternatives and solutions.

Kids these days were never likely to be eaten by a grue… and it shows. ;)

But but… the new era of “innovation”… by bringing back watered down versions of old stuff… including loot boxes, which ostensibly was half the reason for the Overwatch Too release. We’ll be lucky if they don’t find some way to add AI dlc or something at this point.

Skyrim is a first person action adventure game with RPG elements. Baldurs gate is a much more traditional fantasy RPG which I a focused on tactics and D&D core rules and character stories where action stakes a back seat. So it sounds more like you enjoy the action and immersion of Skyrim than the “RPG” side of it.

BG3 is really a love letter to the people that liked the original games and wanted more depth to the systems to try to capture the tabletop experience a little more. Since you described it as “clunky” I’m guessing that the slower tactical aspect is what you’re bouncing off of.