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Anyone that can recommend a high quality repairable automatic soap dispensor I can use in the kitchen for dishsoap. It should be automatic such that when i put the brush or sponge under it, it gives a small dose of soap.

I have looked at the simplehuman one, but after watching a video on how to replace the battery I just cannot with good conscious buy it. It is literally designed to not be opened.

I know any pump like this will not last me a lifetime, but I want something that last for as long as possible.

As the title hints, it should be available in EU. Any recommendations i can find online and on reddit are all just useless amazon products and listings of all amazon products. It must be possible to find something better and in EU.

Looking forward to hear if anyone knows about a good product.

Hi everyone. Sorry for a long post, but I'm looking for various input related to buying a camera, so feel free to just comment on any small bit of it if you feel like it. I don't expect answers to it all, but I'm just so exited to get back into photography after a long break.

The trigger for reviving my passion is that I'm planning a trip to Tokyo this fall 2026. I want to buy a really good camera for the trip to capture everything and finally get back into taking good photos.

I used to own a DSLR Nikon D5200 back in 2013, but over the years I completely stopped using it because it was just too big and bulky to carry so i sold it 2 years ago after not using it for 4 years before that.

Priorities

That's why i for this trip I want something that is much more compact and cameras have come a long way since 2013. My absolute top priority is size. If the camera isn't small and easy to carry, I know that I just simply won't use it enough. Ideally it should almost as easy to bring as my phone.

My next few priorities after size are as follows.

1. Interchangeable lenses
2. Excellent video capabilities
3. Good low light performance
4. 20-55 mm ish standard lens option to get started
5. Everything else just needs to be reasonably well balanced
6. An option for 35mm pancake lens for super compact mode. This is a nice to have addition and the price of it is on top of my budget mentioned below.
7. Full frame is nice, but i also have to be realistic if i want a super compact body.

What I mean about wanting a camera that is reasonable well balanced is that most cameras are in my opinion pretty good these days so I'll listen to your recommendations to maximize a balanced performance within my budget. I was happy with the performance of my D5200 so it's a good benchmark and should be easy to beat i think.

Where to buy and budget

I consider buying a camera when i first get to Tokyo since prices seems a bit lower there but i don't know for sure yet if that is a good idea so if you have experience there I'd love to hear.

My budget is around 200,000 yen (~1100€) including a decent starter lens. Maybe a bit more if needed or for an additional lens option.

Also if anyone knows of special deals, good Japan-only bundles, or used gear markets that i should consider then I'd love to hear, but it should be pretty easy to get on the first day in Tokyo if it's not the same price here in EU anyway.

Additional info:

For the trip we currently just have our phones which are an iPhone 16 Pro and a Google Pixel 5a 5G that both take pretty decent casual photos. The camera I'm looking for doesn’t need to replace that, but needs to offer significantly better image and video quality.

I really liked the interface on my Nikon and from what I've tried so far, I’m not a big fan of Canon’s interface. No idea about olympus, panasonic etc. never tried them.

Other questions

Does anyone know if there are any language limitations in the camera firmware when buying in Japan? (e.g., Japanese-only menus) ore are there any other region-locked features or restrictions compared to EU models?

I hope to get some input to find the right camera. There are so many options and i feel like it's easy to go waaay over budget for not that much more.

"Sne! Det skal bare soves væk! Jeg stjæler uldtæppet så længe"

Lasagne med 6 ultra tynde hjemmelavet pasta lag. Frisk pasta i lasagne er lasange på et helt nyt niveau. Vildt at jeg aldrig før har prøvet det før.

Resten af lasangen er selvfølgelig også lavet fra bunden af med frisk mozzarella og parmasan og mutti tomater.

I søndags på det mentale barometer delte jeg et billede af at jeg var gået i gang med at hækle en karklud for at stresse af. Nu er jeg så blevet færdig og har stolt lyst til at dele resultatet. Den er blevet vildt tyk og lækker.

[/ tømmer mine tanker.]

... Men det er ikke altid så nemt at finde overskud til det. Har lige haft ferie en hel uge hvor alt har været dejligt afslappende i sommerhus og arbejdet pakket langt væk. Allerede nu kun 2 dage tilbage på arbejde er jeg helt nede i kulkælderen og gider ikke længere. Al min motivation for mit projekt er forsvundet. Mit hjertebarn af et projekt. Det jeg har kæmpet så meget for at få lov til at bygge som nu endelig efter 2-3 år er kommet i gang er blevet skudt helt i stykker for mig og jeg har ikke længere lyst til at komme tilbage og arbejde videre. Sidder og stirrer ind i computerskærmen på mit PLC kode og fatter intet af hvad jeg skriver og jeg plører bare rundt i det uden form eller fornuftigt retning. Føler mig dum og uduelige. Aner ikke hvorfor det skal være så svært. Jo jeg ved det godt... det er jo nok fordi alle resourcer er blevet fjernet og ledelsen skiftet ud igen for 5. Gang.... Mine hjemmearbejdsdage føles som pjækkeri, fyldt med overspringshandlinger, youtube og gå tur med hunden og intet af det føles egentlig rart når jeg hele tiden føler jeg burde arbejde. Men jeg kan bare ikke.

Har skrevet mit cv. Har fundet en stilling jeg gerne vil søge... Der er bare svært at give slip for jeg får næppe chancen for at arbejde med det her igen.

Jeg er bare træt.

Sidder og snakker med min kæreste som skal lære dansk og samtalen faldt på ordet konsistent hvor jeg i farten mente at hun burde sige konsekvent men efter at have slået begge ord op er vi kun blevet mere forvirrede da de engelske betydninger for "consistent" og "consequential" vidst ikke helt stemmer over ens med de danske betydninger. Er der nogle sprog nørder som kan kaste lidt lys over sagen da vi ikke rigtig er blevet klogere af hverken DDO og chatgpt. Hvad er forskellen hvis nogen og hvordan oversættes de til engelske udtryk.