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Comment on Auto-focusing a Canon EF 135mm f/2L with the Sigma MC-21 on a Panasonic S5 II by Alex Forbes

Alex Forbes — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:39:00 +0000

In reply to Vit Adamek. That's great to hear. It's not that good on the S5 II unfortunately. Maybe it runs a lower voltage and can't drive the motors as fast.

Comment on Auto-focusing a Canon EF 135mm f/2L with the Sigma MC-21 on a Panasonic S5 II by Vit Adamek

Vit Adamek — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:01:05 +0000

I use it on Canon R8 mirrorless. The AF is easily fast enough to grab fast running dog towards you and perfectly accurate too.

Comment on Auto-focusing a Canon EF 135mm f/2L with the Sigma MC-21 on a Panasonic S5 II by Alex Forbes

Alex Forbes — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:22:41 +0000

In reply to Deron. Hi Deron, I'm glad it was useful. I actually have an old 70-200mm f/2.8L IS (mk1), but it's in storage at the moment, and I won't be able to try it for a couple of months. My gut tells me it will perform a little better than the 135.

Comment on Auto-focusing a Canon EF 135mm f/2L with the Sigma MC-21 on a Panasonic S5 II by Deron

Deron — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 01:00:47 +0000

Thank you for this useful post! While I do not own the 135mm, I do own the 200mm f/2.8 L and love that lens. I would imagine that it will behave similarly to the 135 when attached to the S5 II.

Comment on ZFS compression and encryption by Alex Forbes

Alex Forbes — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:19:24 +0000

In reply to Michael Rich. Thank you Michael, I often wonder if anyone reads these things!

Comment on ZFS compression and encryption by Michael Rich

Michael Rich — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:44:41 +0000

Been following for years, and always find your experiences fascinating. Thanks for continuing to share with the community!

Comment on Home Server – new HBA edition by ZFS compression and encryption | Al4

ZFS compression and encryption | Al4 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:21:27 +0000

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Comment on Upgrading my E4300 by Ganesh

Ganesh — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 05:55:16 +0000

This laptop is vary slowly and 2gb ram

Comment on Ubuntu Home Server 14.04 – A DIY NAS by Home Server – new HBA edition | Al4

Home Server – new HBA edition | Al4 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:24:14 +0000

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Comment on Laptop upgrade 2020 – back to a Dell Latitude by Alex Forbes

Alex Forbes — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 09:06:20 +0000

In reply to 1066wthec. > *She must have meant the E4300 series she had and not the model you’d bought?! Yes, that is how I interpreted it