Welcome back, Raoul! Each time I see Ligia's videos I'm thinking about what you are up to with the countryside activities... YT notified me about the most recent clip you posted, I don't know why this one didn't went through although I have notifications on, anyways...good to have an update from you, it wouldn't be bad to keep posting videos :)
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
I'm concentrating on the renovation work and other projects around the house. Things are going well but the work is slow. I'm also not comfortable sharing what I'm working on publicly, so that's why I'm not posting videos about that. I guess I like my privacy a lot more these days. Ligia is planning to record another episode of DVCL sometime soon, so when that comes out, you'll get to hear some updates about our life in the countryside.
@serg12344321Ай бұрын
Hello Raoul, That's a great video! Like the way you presenting the lenses and visual style) Could you say if there is a difference between 2.8 lens and 4-5.6 in terms of sharpness? Have you had a chance to try 40-150/4pro? I'm looking for a compact telelens, but couldn't find any good comparisons
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
Stopped down to a small enough aperture, just about every lens is sharp. You just have to find its sharpest aperture through trial and error. What's nice about the f2.8 lens is that it's sharp enough for me at its widest aperture, which isn't available at all on the f4 lens. I haven't tried the f4 pro lens yet, not sure if I'll get a chance to try it any time soon. My photography has taken a back seat lately due to other work.
@jogey5890Ай бұрын
Where are Stefanel and Bubu? Nothing deepens life more than learning what animals say, rather than trying to teach them human tricks.
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
Stefanel was older than we thought and we believe he has died. He disappeared one day and never came back. It's likely he went somewhere deep in the forest and laid himself to rest. Bubu, the fat, lazy tabby that he was, never made it to our country home. While we were still living in the city, he came home less and less, and when he did, he smelled quite strongly of "old lady perfume". You know, the cheap kind, sprinkled on quite generously. We think he found some old woman who let him do as he pleased, when he pleased, and probably fed him more than she should, so he moved there. We were concerned about his weight so we'd put him on a bit of a diet. He was so fat he could barely climb over the fence, but gluttony was apparently a strong motivation for him. We miss him but we know the fat bastard is living a good life somewhere, if his obesity didn't take him to the grave. We miss Stefanel quite a bit and still hope he'll appear out of the blue someday, but that's quite unlikely.
@jogey5890Ай бұрын
You speak deeply into the much needed evolution of consciousness and awareness to those that endeavour to extend themselves beyond intellectual limitations. Listening to your voice brings such a feeling of peace in the pursuit of meaning. Raoul you may not even realise how much you impart through your being even beyond your words. Thank you very much.
@Koji-888Ай бұрын
I just bought the R rated lens because it feels better in the hands. I like small and Iight. Plus this isn’t paid work. It’s just for my satisfaction.
@zabo358pureАй бұрын
Would love to continue to hear your thoughts Raul! You’ve got some very interesting insights on the world.
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
Thank you, I will consider your feedback.
@blueknight1109Ай бұрын
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. - Socrates Thanks for this video. You can do whatever you want about your channel, but I do like these videos of yours. You're spot on in this video. I hope you are well. 👋
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
I am well, thanks for asking. My family life is great. It's what we've come to call "the world" that's the problem. This version needs to go away. It's beyond broken. It needs to be remade.
@commandofakuАй бұрын
@@RaoulPop stopped by a week or two ago when we were driving passed your area. glad to hear you are well.
@dcchong8102Ай бұрын
Exactly how I felt when I left America for Australia, and find these stupid 4 wheels steering carts. I still struggle with them every time I shop.
@jogey5890Ай бұрын
Raoul we miss you. Please post more of the life you being. A 1000 “quality” counts more than 1000000 “ dead “ but it’s also not just for you but the way our lives are impacted and the unseen roll on. Your reward will be felt and not counted. I am not the only one begging. Your voice is the actual “ feathered boke ”.
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
Here is a new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ2Vi4Oqe5Jpidk
@barriewatsonАй бұрын
Nicely explained, l also have the kit 40- 150 l use it on my panasonic lumix gx80, regards Barrie
@allcreaturesgreatandsmall59562 ай бұрын
Sounds like he is making a lot of promises!
@CommandoDroid.exe12 ай бұрын
Im think mole crickets is from eotu
@elie67692 ай бұрын
BUT it's ok
@chrisbaughman98602 ай бұрын
RadioShack nimh cells weren't bad they were expensive they lasted years plus the label didn't peel off like the Energizer ones do after a certain amount of time
@RaoulPop2 ай бұрын
Yeah, they don't make things like they used to... I've noticed the low quality of the rechargeable Energizer batteries as well. I also bought some Duracell rechargeable AAs and they went bad rather quickly too.
@Christina-sb2fr2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much I finally figured out how to shut this mockingbird up.. I know he just being a bird lol it's in his nature but I got him to shut up now
@dw88402 ай бұрын
My cat just woke up to check this out
@BorisCheshlarov3 ай бұрын
I have the same model.🙂👌👍❤️🇲🇰
@milanpetkovic19904 ай бұрын
I have a vintage watch with same dial and case, Adria. Maybe the movement is the same.
@fares_of_arabia4 ай бұрын
what a great video, thanks bud
@jogey58904 ай бұрын
You are sorely missed. Such a special gentle kind spirit. Please come back, the world needs people like Raoul and your very deep thoughts. It is wonderfully reflected in your flower photographs. I and others like me understand aversion in the plastic world of the internet but on a positive note, it could also impart so much to hurting and lost souls or just people that think on a sane level about beautiful things.
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. Here is a new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ2Vi4Oqe5Jpidk
@teddyroosevelt88704 ай бұрын
This review feels like it's done by someone who had a few glasses of a real nice Cabernet Sauvignon before starting to shoot!🍷 And I'm loving it!!!!!!!😜 Well done indeed!
@user-yg3vq3cl3l4 ай бұрын
It's been some time. Are you planning to do one with the E-P7?
@RaoulPop4 ай бұрын
I didn’t even know it was out, thanks for letting me know. I’ve been so taken up with life and other projects. I’ll add it to my wishlist, but I can’t promise a specific date for a video.
@user-yg3vq3cl3l3 ай бұрын
@@RaoulPop Thank you.
@Koji-8885 ай бұрын
Well done. So enjoyable. And my ocd thanks you. Just beautiful. Love my E-PL7 / 45mm 1.8 / 9-18mm / Panny 20mm 1.7 / VF- 2
@edwardcarlton5 ай бұрын
I'm been in Romania for almost a month now. I'm American. These carts are absolutely atrocious. I went shopping today. It's very frustrating using these carts, especially once they get loaded down. Why? And I have only used them on very flat surfaces, I would hate to use them on even the smallest angle. It's easily fixed, just change the back wheels. Why?
@RaoulPop5 ай бұрын
The same situation, 14 years later...
@edwardcarlton5 ай бұрын
@@RaoulPop Are you in Romania now?
@christill5 ай бұрын
Great cameras. As far as the white stuff, there’s certainly a lot of pollution everywhere, so I can imagine that would get into the precipitation. We’ve really done a number on ourselves with the forever chemicals.
@dart90416 ай бұрын
Chemtrails is a reality. As a chemist, I agree.
@MLBPeacePlanet6 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm trying to find a cheap/good non threatening street camera....Love the Olympus look but all a model number blur.....Until now. This is exactly what i needed.
@JoshuaJones-fv5fb7 ай бұрын
Thank you for continuing to give this timepiece a purpose. I also have a 1974 Doxa by Synchron and it is a truly beautiful piece. Part of me is saddened that this watch made it out of the hands of the original owners family. I hope my collection stays with my son when I pass it down.
@RaoulPop6 ай бұрын
Here's hoping he's going to enjoy collecting watches as well.
@jac6277 ай бұрын
I have my dads one, it needs a full resto and i would like to get it re-guilded if thats possible. He got his in sixties london, they were all smuggled in to the country. I love it.
@RaoulPop7 ай бұрын
Hope you find a good watchmaker to take care of it. Reguilding is certainly possible, I heard of a company that does it for a decent price in Canada, but the case needs to be fully separated from the mechanism and shipped to them, so finding a good, reputable watchmaker is still key.
@jaw8477 ай бұрын
Also about a year ago. I was sitting at a picnic table and a mole cricket was walking around. Then a hornet landed on its back. Put it stinger in it or whatever. Maybe it laid it's eggs inside it. The mole cricket seemed to be paralyzed for about 30 seconds after the wasp left its back. Then it came back to life and then borrowed underground. Nature!
@jaw8477 ай бұрын
Florida
@RaoulPop7 ай бұрын
I believe that’s parasitic behavior. It uses the mole cricket to hatch its young, who then devour it from the inside. Gross stuff and sadly so characteristic of the world we live in. The human race is plagued by parasites on all its levels.
@jaw8477 ай бұрын
Ugly from far away but pretty neat up close. I have heard them called the platypus of the insect world. Which kind of made me like them , lol
@missmorelli17 ай бұрын
Do you live now in this house ???
@RaoulPop7 ай бұрын
No. We ended this project in 2021 due to various issues that had nothing to do with the restoration work itself but were making our lives miserable nonetheless. We ended up losing quite a bit of money by withdrawing, but it needed to be done. Other people took over the care of the parochial house and we don’t keep in touch with them, so we don’t know what’s going on there anymore, nor do we want to know.
@missmorelli17 ай бұрын
@@RaoulPop sorry to hear that. I was there 1997 the last time. 😔 After your video, I had big hope, that the house will find its old glory. Good luck anyway, for you and your family and a peaceful, happy future
@RaoulPop7 ай бұрын
@@missmorelli1 Thank you!
@missmorelli17 ай бұрын
This is the church, where my mom and all her ancestors were baptized and where she got married 🥰🥰🥰
@edwensanabria63387 ай бұрын
You said many things aloud that I have been thinking myself. What I’m coming to realize is that everyone who can think critically is realizing what’s happening. News isn’t news anymore, it’s propaganda.
@swampertboone30968 ай бұрын
Idk why I see people defending this type of cart. Maybe it’s just the European culture, or maybe it’s because people just take things too personally; but it’s a badly designed cart. There is nothing wrong with not liking something in your own country. I personally point out the flaws in everything; especially if it’s American made. I just don’t get the mindset. It’s foolish to defend something that makes you feel comfortable just because that’s the only thing you’ve experienced. Admitting something sucks is the reason for improvement, and trying something new opens your world. For crying out loud you shouldn’t have to explain how to maneuver a cart! Carts are supposed to be simple! You push it forward and turn… that’s it! Just admit the cart sucks, it’s not worth being proud of.
@BrokeCopiat8 ай бұрын
I fear the ways the cables are not crimped
@RaoulPop8 ай бұрын
Fear away. You should see more distribution panels wired by professional electricians here in Eastern Europe. That's when your fear will turn into terror. At least mine will only look this way temporarily and I'm not an electrician.
@BrokeCopiat8 ай бұрын
@RaoulPop The terror thing reminds me of a job I had where I needed to wire something in a hospital. The panels there where wired without color-coding. I don't want to be the one electrician who have to fix that if something happens. Everything was black
@RaoulPop8 ай бұрын
I’d put “Joy to the world” on repeat and begin working on it. 😂
@cypoos8 ай бұрын
This man sounds like bob odenkirk
@RaoulPop8 ай бұрын
Better call Saul.
@martlet5308 ай бұрын
Have now watched this multiple times. So much information. I hope you will return to these camera for more videos. Many thanks!
@bluerainbug8 ай бұрын
Nothing like a smooth, relaxing put-me-to-sleep kind of video.
@straight-out-of-camera8 ай бұрын
I've been abducted, seen them face to face, watched their craft fly and been implanted with something in my left thigh.
@RaoulPop8 ай бұрын
🤣 Part of the "tag and release" program? What a good little animal you are.
@straight-out-of-camera8 ай бұрын
@@RaoulPop ha, yeah maybe :)
@KeepTalkingRomania8 ай бұрын
Hey Raoul! What have you been up to in the past 7 months? No news from you, no thoughts, no insights! Are you in a bunker? have you closed the hatch?
@RaoulPop8 ай бұрын
I've been busy with work on our house. I'm doing a passive house retrofit so it's intensive, painstaking work, plus new plumbing, new electrics (AC/DC), new roof, excavator work, etc. Like I say on my website, here on this page (raoulpop.com/about/), when I don't publish content, it means I'm really busy. I don't believe in bunkers or the prepper mindset. I believe in having a good, energy efficient house, keeping it clean and well-stocked, and taking care of the nature around the house.
@KeepTalkingRomania8 ай бұрын
@@RaoulPop Glad you're keeping yourself busy, it's very good for your mental health. I did the same thing between 2021 and 2023, I finished with the energy efficient house, now it's time for its surroundings. Keep up the good work!
@TheLuismafer128 ай бұрын
How much would cost my 1960's Cornavin 25 Jewels, Champion, Inacabloc Automatic, Swiss Made, 42 mm. Perfectly working.
@RaoulPop6 ай бұрын
I'm not an appraiser and prices vary widely from country to country. I wouldn't know. You'd best contact someone qualified to answer that question in your part of the world.
@monicaqueenan99858 ай бұрын
Bird songs really lower the stress. A very nice, relaxing video...many thanks 🥰
@RaoulPop6 ай бұрын
Thank you too.
@lachsimzwaifel8 ай бұрын
"Visual Evidence" for chemtrails. You can't make this shit up. The stupidity of conspiracy theorists!
@RaoulPop6 ай бұрын
Sadly, it's your own stupidity that's showing, particularly these days when chemtrails are all over the news, even in mainstream media.
@lachsimzwaifel6 ай бұрын
Why do tin-foil hats always say "it's all over the news"? No, it's not. Stating something untrue with confidence does not make it true. And no sir, questioning a baseless conspiracy is not stupid. Finding residue on a 2k camera after a photography session in nature, thinking it's "visual evidence" a secret group wants to poison us however is. It's pure, baseless conjecture, possibly hardened by personal, anecdotal believes. It's the same with flat earthers... If you want to talk evidence, ask the scientists that are responsible for such wonderful tech as it is present in your camera. They all say it's gobbledeegoo. These things are testable and falsifiable. @@RaoulPop
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
Still feel the same way after these last few months of heavy-duty geoengineering?
@lachsimzwaifelАй бұрын
@@RaoulPop You deleted my answers 6 months ago or restricted me from publishing a comment. I won't repeat myself and engage in this tinfoil hat nonsense. Especially not with somebody that does not seem to know the difference between chemtrails and geo engineering.
@RaoulPopАй бұрын
@@lachsimzwaifel I didn’t delete your comments, but after your latest showing, I’m thinking about it. What a sad little NPC…
@adambreuse18759 ай бұрын
What after ????
@RaoulPop6 ай бұрын
After? I used it and loved it. I still have it.
@TreDeuce-qw3kv9 ай бұрын
Excruciatingly slow. Had to bail @ 17:27. This doesn't mean that there is not value in this Video.
@RaoulPop9 ай бұрын
Thanks :-) Made this back when #longform video was still a thing. These days very few people still watch long videos.
@adammiller513610 ай бұрын
The alien mothership known as Big Pharma abducted my civilization. I need money to train up ninja wizards in the tradition of our ancestors to take back the universe. Raoul Pop, will you join my army of pragmatists in a peaceful demonstration?
@adammiller513610 ай бұрын
Sometimes I stop and think, what in the hell has happened to us? You said it man, "clown world". I am reminded of the films Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Baraka (1992), and Samsara (2011). Humanity is likened to one ant trapped in many different ant farms. I like what you said about the wonder of nature...and the horror. I remind myself sometimes that all I really need to hear is the sound of my own heartbeat. The muscle inside our chest that has kept faithfully beating a drum since day one. Before the organism even developed complex awareness inside the mind, the heart existed with a network of tens of thousands of neurons. In a sense, the heart is the oldest "brain" as it were. Our loud brains stewing in information toxicity are not as wise as the heart. The question is , I think: Do we listen to our hearts? I think listening to the heart and to each others heart is the medicine that humanity has replaced with intrigues, fascinations, and obsessions about control and power.
@adammiller513610 ай бұрын
That "Smith" winding sound is very unique. Thank you for featuring and explaining this type of movement in detail. The sound is somewhat reminiscent of the clicking made by a bush cricket. Very cool.
@adammiller513610 ай бұрын
I unplugged from social media and got a dog and cat. My mental health has never been better. BTW, those frames look fantastic on you, nice choice! I like your style and fashion sense. I historically have known myself to indulge in the dramatic self-imposed melancholy that comes with disappointments and disasters. Nowadays I am pretty grateful and sufficiently pleased when my health is holding up, my pets are doing well, and there is food in the cupboard. I engage myself in as many intellectual distractions as I can manage in a day along with self care. I have never resorted to medications so I can't really comment on that subject but I agree that they shouldn't become a long-term treatment due to habituation, tolerance, and health impact. Indulge yourself in gratitude and useful behaviors. Find a new hobby. Stay interested in yourself and life. Take care