Recent content by 4x4expy

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    17-40L vs 24-105 F/4L on 7d

    You really have to be the judge of this on your own. Go out for a landscape shoot and use both at their wide ends. See how much difference you see between 17 and 24mm. You may think of it as "just 7mm" difference, but that is a huge in practice. The 10-22 is a nice crop UWA, but personally I...
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    My First SLR

    .. I guess my post sounded harsh toward the 15-85. Canon really did fix what the originally blew with the pathetic 17-85mm performance. The 15-85 offers a great FL range, and high image quality throughout. But it is still a variable aperture zoom (f3.5-5.6). For me that makes it most...
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    My First SLR

    Short answer for the Tamron question is Yes. It's a fine lens and at a bargain price. The Canon 15-85IS is a decent little lens but I would only consider it if I could get it WAAYY cheaper than the Tamron 17-50, and I don't think that's gonna happen. I've owned this lens in Canon mount and...
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    Hopefully Purchasing A D300

    Yeah, I don't really get the people spending $200-300 to use the EN-EL4a's in the grip. I already have a D2H and of course the batteries and charger, but still use AA's in the grip, since I don't have the BL-3 cover yet. It is a $40 piece of plastic that I refuse to pay the ~$150 that they are...
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    Hopefully Purchasing A D300

    You kind of skipped an important focal range from 24-70mm with your lens choices. On a budget(but obviously not too tight). I would look at the Tokina 17-50mm 2.8, along with the 70-300VR, or a nice used 80-200mm 2.8D in place of the 70-300. If you must have the 12-17mm range added in their...
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    What photo application do you use?

    Capture NX for RAW conversion. Photoshop CS3 for editing/retouching.
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    Spider!

    A spider of mine... http://mfletch.smugmug.com/photos/175914795-L.jpg
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    Which CPU Fan to get for quad core

    The stock fan should be fine for the Q6600 at stock speed. It is afterall approved by Intel. I would follow the advice above and clean off the stock mounting "goop" that Intel has put on the heatsink, and replace with a little AS5. As for after market coolers, there are alot of good choices...
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    Nikon D80 question

    What you see through the lens IS what will end up in the photo. Yes pro bodies offer the 100% viewfinder instead of the 95-98% of consumer cameras. That isn't related to the crop factor, but is actually an issue even with consumer grade films SLR's like the N80. For the casual photographer...
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    Nikon D80 question

    Yes, Yes, Fast, Yes... You really need to find a camera shop(not a big box store), and play a little with one. Take an SD card with you to bring shots home or even do some 1hr prints. I've owned an N80. While a fine little film camera, it's rather sluggish compared to current DSLR offerings...
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    My roommate just got the D300... wow......

    Yes the D300 is going to be $1799 until sales slow down, which won't be for a while. The 40D is a bargain at it's price. The D300 is more camera for, of course, more $. I got my D300 yesterday and put my D200 on the FS board this morning. I think if you want live view you should go with a...
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    PC power & cooling PS, is this a good price?

    To the OP... I have the Silencer 610w in my new build, with no regrets. I ended up going with a rather small case(Lian Li A05B), so I had little room to hide cables. If I had it to do again, I would either go with this PS and a larger case, or the Lian Li case with a quality modular PS. This...
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    LOL look at this noob's overclock Q6600

    1.27v isn't going to be enough for 400fsb. You are also going to run into higher voltage needs for the chipset/FSB for the MB to hit the 400 FSB which is out of it's "official" supported range. IF... IF your setup is going to do 400fsb/3.6ghz, you're gonna need some good cooling(meaning better...
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    Why do DIY backplates stink?

    Mine just smells like aluminum...
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    LOL look at this noob's overclock Q6600

    Yes, this means you are running at 3.3 ghz, and yes you've got the right idea. What is your Vcore? Jumping to 400FSB would be pretty aggressive, but it may well be fine there with adequate voltage/cooling. I have a similar setup and got to around 360ghz fsb ~3250mhz with minimal increase in...