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Yes, it is has been assembled rather badly, either with poor software or because the separate frames were not taken from the proper position.

I'd be happy to buy a 32GB version of that flash drive today for $1000, but it does not yet exist. :( Hard drives are fine for larger capacities. Now I have over 20TB of HDs - not exactly affordable in flash drives.

Well some women are attractive models and some aren't, asian or not. Oh man, I could tell a story about the consequences of using the word horrid in a photographic situation. :D

OK, that was poorly worded as a result of an edit. :oops: Of course the woman was not holding the horrid background. The point is that the advert sucks on a couple of levels. Maybe they sourced the job to the lowest bidder. ;)

Heh, Moll Flanders. :)

Oh, I thought it was your personals.

I need a compact inkjet printer to replace an older dead one. Most of the printers I checked in the store this weekend had extraneous functionality such as a fax/scanner or had a bulky paper tray. Due to space constraints the printer must have a very small footprint, typically the type with a...

Yeah, sure, it will be out RSN. :dunno: Meanwhile, where is the 500GB Sprinpoint M6? What is up with the unpleasant-looking woman awkwardly holding the flash drive and the horrid background? They are distracting and take focus from the device.

What spam filters?

That sounds familiar, but not related to Tango. :)

SSDs is the plural of SSD. It is not possessive in this case and therefore does not take the apostrophe.

Dare I ask why you used HDR for a snapshot under such conditions? The f/11 shot more accurately represents the scene and is sharper with less color artifacts.

I assumed Uda was looking for perspective correction (shift) in the 24mm range. There is generally enough DOF. The 45 TSE is somewhat in between in tilt vs. shift utility, whereas the 90 TSE is primarily used with tilt to increase DOF. But who knows the logic.

After the primary RAM drive and RAM disk are full CPU drops to only ~10% on one Raptor - the old one. Seeks are heavy, so transfer rate is obviously not linear. I don't want this hitting the boot drive either. Of course the new Velociraptors are not cheap for RAID either.

I am confused with all of the SSDs. Which 32GB drive will provide at least 100MB/sec. writes at lowest cost? Ptgui is killing me with 20GB of temp files. Thanks.

Nikon lenses will fit on Canon EOS bodies with an adapter but not the other way around. I don't know if there is a specific mechanical issue with TS lenses or not.

True. The 24 TSE is not so great, but has a specific niche for perspective correction. It is a relatively old design that could be improved today. You should be able to use the new Nikon 28/3.5 PC-E on a Canon body with an adapter. Presumably that lens is better.

Assuming you mean the 300/2.8 IS, that is not quite so from corner to corner. f/5.6 is a very nice aperture for that lens. Of course it is very fine at f/2.8 for sports, PJ, etc. to isolate the subject, and it is often used on bodies with cropped sensors. Ironically I have barely used the...

It's not really doing anything for my notebook, probably because it already has similar software pre-installed. I guess this would be useful for clean installs or some notebooks sold without power saving software.

Heh, I'll probably be in that area this August. I'm guessing the weather is hot and humid.

We should congregate at Merc's place - maybe have an intervention?

Are you shooting for the web or making very small prints by choosing f/29? I would not go past f/11 for that pixel size.

Hey, why do they continue? Now some ED treatment scammers... :P)

Oh crap, there is no flood control and it is a slow board today. :(

I am surprised you are not using a 17-55 IS for travel. 35/2 is a normal lens on APS-C if you like that focal length for basic reasons.

What is that with, a 40D? My files are averaging 28MB at ISO 100 and rather more at higher ISOs. I try to maintain ISO 100 whenever possible though.

I guess that should be closer to 30MB files. 173 GB were consumed in less than a week. What can one do but carry a pile of five 320GB drives for a 3-weeker? Bring on the 500GB drives!

I use the 70-200/4 IS more and more compared to the 70-200/2.8 IS that tends to sit in the closet. The former is the 4th of the four existing Canon 70-200s (I've owned at least one copy of each at various times) and optically the best. It performs exceedingly well on the demanding 1Ds MK III...

...and no warranty in the US one supposes.

Developing is not fun, IMO. Printing can be interesting, but I for one am too old to go down that route again. Even scanning MF and LF are a hassle compared to direct digital. My LS-8000 has not been used in years.

I had a couple of those EOS 3 bodies. I still have one, but the booster was dispatched when I dumped the EOS 1vHS.

Heh, you are around plenty often. :) I suspect that will not change until the first child. Then see how much time there is for posting several times a day. :(

Have any legitimate prospective members been found recently or are they automatically rejected?

...or really hot.

Argh! Why would you shoot a landscape or cityscape at ISO 3200? Such subjects usually demand maximum detail/minimum noise and often benefit extensively from PP which exacerbates noise. I use ISO 100 for almost all landscapes, increasing ISO only if foliage is moving in the wind or there is...

Nothing yet. :frowner:

Indeed, where's everybody? Many of the regulars have been missing recently, not just Mercutio. :(

I have already been using a 320GB drive for several months, so there is little interest. When will we see a 500GB 5400 RPM drive? The 25MB raw files are killing me.

They used a 400MB hard drive in 2003? Was it a hard drive from 1993 or a special model?

168 guests are online.:o

Prices are higher than the WD expected retail, WTF?

Reads are 120 and writes are only 40, which is typical for the MLC flash used. That might work well enough for OS/applications if the user does not actually create substantial content.

One could blame sales/marketing, CEO, CJO, or equivalent. The dude on the manufacturing line is probably oblivious to the pharmacology, safety profile, pharmacoeconomics, etc. At the end of the shift most likely he degowns and is off to have a beer.

Suicide has been a popular activity for thousands of years. Communist bridges are not a prerequisite for participation.

How is this for an alternate layout? :o

Did you expect him to say "Bond, James Bond?" :)

We'll become extinct like Shakers eventually.

In stock??? I'm on the road for a while starting next week, so maybe I'll try after the Labor Day weekend.

Available now. Where?

Merc. probably would like the comic book-based movies and have something to say about them. Too bad he is no longer with us.