Recent content by Jarska

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    Updating from Point and Shoot to DSLR

    I can heartily recommend the A200. Excellent piece of equipment, and doesn't even break the bank.
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    Where's your camera made in?

    Heh, my A200 is made in Japan, the kit lens it came with is made in China, and the Sony strap for the camera is made in Thailand. :)
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    August 2008 Monthly Photography Contest

    Submitted "Rain"; nothing but rain here. :(
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    Few very basic questions wrt DSLRs...

    Ah, thank you! Clears up a lot, my head's been buzzing with focuses and apertures... A lot clearer picture starts to form. Oh, I'm finnish, BTW. We use the metric system also, like, well, many countries, I suppose. :) Well, you do too, with millimeters. :) (Or do, erm, imperials ( :) ) use...
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    Few very basic questions wrt DSLRs...

    The mailman kindly delivered a brand spanking new Sony Alpha 200 DSLR to me just a few moments ago, and while the battery charges, I thought I might ask a few newb questions. 1. Can the camera be stored with a lens attached? Not for long periods, but say, for a day or two between uses? And if...
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    Tie fighter?

    Lucky enough to have a Collector's Edition in my shelf, with all those nice Missile Gunboats and whatnots, I have a question. How well does a Tie-fighter handle with a DualShock? My original joystick, faithfully serving me during the Galactic Civil War, with too many notches on it to count, gave...
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    Syndicate

    One might suggest emulation. Not sure if Dosbox is up to the task, but the Amiga-version of Syndicate was rather good, and should work well with WinUAE.
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    What happened to the modern combat flying sim?

    I'm under the impression, that Falcon 4.0 is still the best out there, even having some modernised graphics and whatnots.
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    $1 Image stabilizer

    There are these keychain-things, with the chain rolled up inside a case, you attach them to your belt, and pull the chain along with the keys. You know what I'm talking about? Would make a nice idea for commercial product. Genuine Canon, might cost a tad more than 1$.