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Sony A5100, Vilitrox 25mm F1.7
Leafspring tadpole mount, daughterboard, all the fixings
Keyboards are SERIOUS!!!!
I have been wanting to play with GeorgeN's Procyon for a long time and he was nice enough to send me one! Threw this together quickly last night, it will change a good amount, but happy to have a basis to work off of. Ended up very gameboy-esque
Boss Up R2 in the works, I have quotes and will probably be ordering 25 units. I'll post a vendor/promo post when I am ready to put in stock, it'll be awhile though
Before people ask:
Working on an X4 case with an integrated 802525 lipo, on board USBC charging, trim pot for adjustable brightness, and LED filament around the screen. I haven't been satisfied with the currently available lighting solutions and want an integrated solution so figured why not? A main design goal is to keep it as slim as possible
Current plan is to open source a 3d print version. A friend and I have CNCs so we're both designing versions to be milled. Polycarbonate top and copper/brass bottom/buttons sound really nice. If there is interest and the price to manufacture isn't totally ridiculous, I'll offer these for sale on my site. I can offer prints as well
Heavily inspired by Fusselich's full-body case, but it will take on a life of its own as I integrate the additional features
No concrete timeline, I'm designing this as I find free time to do so between other designs
I've also posted pictures of my current setup using Microreader and the best font, Gorton
Hey everyone, I wanted to get the word out that there is a PDX (Portland Oregon) mechanical keyboard community/Discord, and that we do a meetup the last Saturday of every month at Lucky Lab on Hawthorne, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Attendance is free and we end every meet with a giveaway of donated items.
We usually have a decent turnout of 10 to 15 people. There are always many boards to check out, try out, and yap about!
It'd be awesome to see any new faces, people looking to try some new switches out they haven't felt in person, and yap away about our favorite obsession hobby π
I'll be there so if anyone has any of the boards I've posted that you'd like to see and try out I'd be happy to bring them!
Had this silly shirt embroidered, refining the design currently to have enters embroidered as well
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Community for Alternative Enters = CAE
Why not make an unofficial group for other alternative enter enjoyers?β
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Lumikey sent me a Nova Kine to review and I was able to spend some time with it so here is a short review! It was sent to me free of charge and was told I should be honest in my review
Build quality - Coming in at 450 grams it's got some good heft while not being overly heavy. Feels very well built/solid. Easy disassembly and reassembly. It stays in place on my desk during use and doesn't slide around
Visual appeal - This is obviously subjective, but I think it looks great. It reminds me of older cassette players in all the right ways. The finish is consistent and no minor errors were on this unit. I also like the look of the included caps
Usability - I can see those who are numpad users very much enjoying using this. I am a 40% user so I wasn't sure what to map the keys to. On the rare case that I use a numpad I use a 4x4 and that satisfies all my needs. For those who like dedicated media buttons and/or macros, this will be excellent
Typing feel - It's good. Pretty stiff, but there is some give. Not quite top mount, not quite gasket mount's typical bounce. As an MX black enjoyer I like the stock switches it comes with. They are smoother than MX blacks but they are decently heavy and linear. The 3 buttons on the side have very bright and clicky switches which are satisfying to use with a nice tactile bump
Encoder - The encoder is lovely. It has a great tactile scrolling feeling and has a great amount of resistance so you're not going to accidently scroll or scroll past where you are trying to. Much better than the common Panasonic EVQWGD001
Wireless - The wireless works excellent. I tried it on multiple computers and all connected easily and never had any drops in connectivity
Battery life - I was not able to deplete the battery in 2 weeks of light to moderate use
Sound - Typical of a board with lots of foam. It lacks a distinct character, but that's not a bad thing IMO. While it may not be my preference, I know many enjoy this sound profile
Side note - I did find it to be pretty tall. I checked on a few boards that I use and the case has a front height that is somewhere around 2mm taller than the boards I used. I know that isn't much, but I felt I had to put effort into/be conscious of raising my hand to move over to it with my right hand. This is likely a non issue for most users, but again as a 40s user who doesn't need to move their hands often, this was not ideal. I did not try it with other profile caps, but this would only add to the height
Overall, while I may not be the target audience for this product, I can see it being useful and working well for many people! π
Still on cloud nine that this set was received so well and sold out so fast. I'll try to not post the set too much π