Recent content by jdcook

See the following: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=006cO0

The 2.2 Gig drives (by Magicstor I think) have apparently had some problems. I'm wary of them. The 4 giggers seem great.

"System"? Does that mean "pair" I wonder?

Amazon has the Metrolake Houdini Corkscrew in blue for $9.99, $40 off. This is made by the people that make the Rabbit and is very similar. I ordered four for cheap gifts (free shipping!) that don't look cheap. They came today and are very nice.

This was $25 cheaper yesterday but is still a good deal. These have been much, much cheaper in the past and hopefully will be again. See the 400SC FAQ for more information.

And here. Oh hell. Just google it. Bally's sucks wet farts out of dead pigeons.

Sigh . . . I saw this deal posted alomost immediately. I told my office mate and I ordered a system for him. He told his friend so I ordered a system for the friend. They both got shipping notices. The friend's PC arrived today. So I get around to ordering a system for my parents and then Dell...

Question for SterlingTEK: I am going to order 3 of you BP-511 equivalent batteries. What I REALLY want is a dual battery charger with a 12 volt adapter option. Any chance?

By the way, a company called SterlingTek is selling 1300 mAH NiMH bp-511 equivalent batteries for 12 bucks each plus shipping. They seem decent.

[qThe "feature" everyone was complaining about originally was the AI Servo mode in which the camera would stay focused on a locked focus as it moved either toward or away from you. In most settings this mode is on and cannot be turned off. However, it has been shown that this doesn't affect...

I'm not sure what you mean by "motion". There are (apparently; haven't tried it myself yet) some annoyances for high speed subjects. Certain features (don't remember; predicitive focus maybe?) are only available in certain modes and the buffer is smaller than the 10d. The missing feature is a...

The D2H is interesting. The huge buffer is great and the Wi-Fi option is cool. (Though I wonder if they are sufficiently encrypting the data stream. Probably they are.) I'm surprised that they stuck at 4MP for this rev though. This is really a photojournalist camera and not of much use to me...

Oh now I'm jealous. But in New York I would only have saved about $30. What am I bid for my 20% off coupon? Actually I think I'll use it for a new monitor.

Starting a format war should be the definition of thread-crapping. Yes, Nikon makes outstanding equipment and, in particular, has many excellent lenses. However, comparing USM to asphereical lens grinding suggests that you don't care about the topic but merely wish to disagree. Canon is...

I loaned all my CF to my parents for their trip to Ireland and the kit doesn't include any! (Which is actually good because it drives up costs and is useless in the tiny sizes they normally include.) I'm hoping to borrow some tonight.