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kool-keys t1_j8qmqu6 wrote

Reply to comment by fooofooocuddlypooops in Another film photo of my first build. Last one was super underexposed. by fooofooocuddlypooops

This is why I love mechanical cameras. They take a beating and apart from the light meter, don't need any batteries either. You've got to try pretty hard to ruin a mechanical camera. This is why I love my Nikon FM2 and FM3a so much. I can rely on them. If my digital camera breaks, or I forget to charge them, I can always just put a roll of film on one of those two and be certain they will just work. I always have one or the other in the camera bag as standby. Usually the FM2, as the FM3a is starting to become a very valuable camera these days. I was shocked to see how much it's worth now.

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BillyBuerger t1_j8qde6q wrote

Reply to comment by NorthCoast11 in New keyboard came in today. Matias Laptop Pro for Mac by plazman30

Yeah, they have a click leaf very similar to Alps. The housing is obviously MX and not Alps so they definitely have some difference there. But to me, the biggest difference from alps is the extreme tactility even more than Amber Alps it feels to me. I think it's too much personally. Especially if you use them in their tactile position where it's crazy tactile. I would prefer if they would make a version that is more reasonably tactile similar to Alps. Especially if they also made a dampened slider so you could have a Zeal version of a Quiet Click.

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blendernoob64 t1_j8q6rfa wrote

Reply to New keyboard came in today. Matias Laptop Pro for Mac by plazman30

I have a tactile pro mini with clicky switches and it was a revelation. It is the best feeling keyboard I have ever used and it converted me to the Alps cause. They feel and sound incredible and they shatter every cherry style switch out there. I do think the quality control is a bit shoddy, given the horror stories about chattering switches, and how mine has a shift key that binds a bit on off center key presses, but the other keys feel so awesome I don’t mind it.

The thing that is stopping me from building a custom keyboard is that alps style switches are so niche, and other people are after wet thocky sounds and not deep clicks. But if Matias steps it up with the quality control and really goes into the custom market with pcbs or something, I’m gonna build a board with alps switches!

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pabloescobyte t1_j8plq00 wrote

Reply to comment by Jamiesaville96 in My Model M and my KBT PC66 by Jamiesaville96

Mostly Group Buy and custom boards around here. Vortex used to be super big a long while ago but the market is much more saturated now. I mean even Model M and buckling spring boards are few and far between these days--usually bigger crowd at GeekHack.

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