Viltrox 28mm F4.5 E mount AF lens review

I have been using a Viltrox AF 28mm F4.5 FE on Sony A6400 for a while. Here is my review.

Good,

• extremely thin and lightweight
  
• auto focus
  
• AF motor is quiet
• affordable
• built-in lens cover

Bad,

• Aperture is fixed at f/4.5 which is too wide for landscape.
• No manual focus mode
• No filter attachment threads
• Prominent flare
• AF motor can be heard on video recordings
• No optical stabilization (not unexpected given the price)

Remeber screen brightness in Fedora

My laptop's screen is always at the lowest brightness when resuming from sleep. It is very annoying. I found a fix.

 

Create an executable file at /usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/brightness with following contents,

#!/usr/bin/sh

case $1 in
    pre) cp /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness  /tmp/saved_brightness ;;
    post) cp /tmp/saved_brightness /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness  ;;
esac

2022 Civic EX Canadian version review

Good,

• It has heated front seats and heated steering wheel.
• Handling is agile.
• Good fuel efficiency.
• It has remote start without subscriptions.
• The car does not seem to be connected to cellular networks.
• AC control has physical knobs. 
• It prompts me to add windshield washer fluid when the level is low.
  

Bad,

• Lane centering does not work as well as Toyota. It feels jerky.
  
• No wireless phone projection.
• No auto-dimming rear view mirror option.
• No Aux audio input port.
  

Ugly

• Steering wheel controls are complicated. It has toggles, wheels, and buttons.
• Seating position is low. I can see part of the hood even at the highest position.
• Only the two front door windows support one-touch up/down.
• Honda issued a recall for "sticky steering". But all three dealerships nearby ran out of parts and could not repair the recall.