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| El Barto |
Posted - 03/16/2004 : 20:05:37
Got me a digital camera...I wanted to get one before my England trip cause I'd be retarded not to. I got a Canon A60, a sweet little 2 megapixel camera. It was a tossup between this one and the Nikon 2100. I could have gotten the Nikon for $130, but I got this one for $173. It has many more features and manual controls, so in the future when I learn more about the camera, I can have more control over things. The A60 and A70 have gotten really good reviews and come highly recommended, so I had to get it. Plus I got a free 64MB compact flash card from Best Buy! That was icing on the cake...when I saw that, that sealed the deal. Anyway, I really really like it. I took some nice pics. It has this awesome Stitch Assist mode (which I love and use a lot, and the Nikon didn't even have it!) for panoramic photos. I took some nice ones, check em out below:
March 15
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http://www.busydoingnothing.net/images/statecollege/downthestreet.jpg
http://www.busydoingnothing.net/images/statecollege/mountainsandroad.jpg (very underexposed)
http://www.busydoingnothing.net/images/statecollege/march1504.jpg
March 16
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http://www.busydoingnothing.net/images/statecollege/march1604.jpg
http://www.busydoingnothing.net/images/statecollege/snowoutsidethedoor.jpg
Look at that fucking weather! Two days back to back! It looks like two different fuckin seasons!
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 03/25/2004 : 10:53:51
My friend has an olympus slr digi cam - its amazing the stuff you can do with it...but shes a prof photographer (or on her way to being...) so yeah. but they do rock.
At least im sure it was olympus...
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| Dave Noisy |
Posted - 03/25/2004 : 10:04:31
Am i the only person with an Olympus digital camera? I've got a C700, with the 10x optical zoom..love that.
Next digital camera i buy will definitely be one of those new SLR types. Very cool.
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 03/25/2004 : 03:02:26
I doubt you would have managed to split a fight up if they had heard you were from up North..they would have just laughed!!! ;)
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 16:41:04
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Oh by the way Bumble, I am going to Smile again on Saturday. You gonna be there?
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
yeah! i am now!  will hopefully see you there!
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 15:21:43
Oh by the way Bumble, I am going to Smile again on Saturday. You gonna be there?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 15:20:44
quote:
Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
split up a fight? in london? were they threatened by your northerness or are you just a big bloke? 
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Well I'm 6ft 3ins but yeah they probably just heard my accent.
To be fair the Asian guy didn't want to fight. It was him I was protecting from the rocker meathead.
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 15:14:26
split up a fight? in london? were they threatened by your northerness or are you just a big bloke?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 11:42:19
Portobello and Camden. Portobello is a lovely place. You can tell there is a lot of money there, but there are so many bargains to be had. I could have spent so much more than I did.
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| benji |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 01:37:33
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I have to stick up for London 'cos I have just got back from a great weekend there.
What great markets they have, got a fantastic leather jacket, cheap as chips!!!
Had to split up a fight in the club on Saturday night though. You don't get that up here.
which markets did you make it too?
 "I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 09:05:00
I have to stick up for London 'cos I have just got back from a great weekend there.
What great markets they have, got a fantastic leather jacket, cheap as chips!!!
Had to split up a fight in the club on Saturday night though. You don't get that up here.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 11:11:48
Just wanted to say I've had nothing but pleasure out of my Fujifilm Finepix 40i. Great hires shots in a consumer level camera, nice and slim/light (though as a result, no optical zoom), and an MP3 player. This little guy came in VERY handy in my European Escapade back in 2000.
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 11:00:45
quote:
Originally posted by misleadtheworld
quote:
Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
a cool alternative indie club
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I've been in one of those in Manchester. What they were playing was as far from 'indie' as possible. The Darkness?! It was horrible. horrible!! I think it was called '5th avenue'. or something like that. 'manchester's number one indie experience'. the name put me off at first, but i went in anyway....
 Frank Black / Teenager of the Decade....
erm, no you haven't been in one of those. i said cool alternative indie club, not 5th ave... sheesh!
yes, 5th ave is like that how you describe. good for cheap drinks and bit of a meat-market... but i wouldn't really call it an indie night... certainly not alternative. 42's isn't much better. hence i go to smile, where they don't play all that madchester rubbish...
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| misleadtheworld |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 10:56:03
quote:
Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
quote:
Originally posted by GypsyDeath
and what exactly does manc have to offer?
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
Wanna fuck and fight in the basement?
a cool alternative indie club
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I've been in one of those in Manchester. What they were playing was as far from 'indie' as possible. The Darkness?! It was horrible. horrible!! I think it was called '5th avenue'. or something like that. 'manchester's number one indie experience'. the name put me off at first, but i went in anyway....
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| apl4eris |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 10:51:14
I had a Canon Powershot S10, and though it took high quality images, the color sw was horrible. I did a lot of research after dling the firmware upgrade (that was supposed to fix the oversaturation/red/magenta/blue issues, and the flash problems, but didn't). I discovered that it was not an uncommon problem. It made me very sad because I really wanted to keep it. It had great ease of use, was very economical for the time (2.1 MP, around 1999), and I had grown so accostomed to it. However, too many of my shots over the years randomly came out blue, drained of all other color, and the faulty proprietary (and expensive) battery was also a big problem.
Some people have not had the color issues, which is a puzzle, so I guess it is the luck of the draw. When I first got it, I took a lot of pictures of the southwest that turned out beautifully, and every once in a while something would turn out well since then, but it definitely degraded, just randomly. I have to say that it still takes amazing black and white photos, so I still use it frequently. I've read that Canon may be having better success w/their color sw in newer models.
I now have a Fuji Finepix S5000, 3.1 MP, recorded 6 MP, which I love. I did a lot of research, because I hated to leave the old camera on the shelf. Rather than go on and on about it, as there are a bunch of reviews out there, but I do want to say that I have had absolutely no problems w/this camera at all. It takes beautiful pictures, and has tons of features. It's the closest I'll be in a long while to having a digital SLR. You can use it in full manual mode, it has a movie mode, and the zoom is much better than my old camera (22X - 10 optical, 2.2 digital). It also uses regular or rechargeable AA batteries- a major plus. Also, I should add, I loved the photostitch function on the old Canon -you can do the same with the Fuji!  Here's one review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms5000/
We were able to buy it for $330 (incl. 16MB XD) from newegg.com, an extra 256MB XD was $100, and w/the purchase of a $29 USB card reader, there was a discount of $34.95, so the reader was free, plus an extra $5 off!
Some of my old Canon S10 photos are here, under "selected B&W photography", and also the whole album of Hatteras photos was done with the Canon S10 -the last page there has a few color shots that came out ok: www.discordis.com/gallery
Images taken with the new Fuji S5000 are under "new Fuji photos" http://discordis.com/gallery/album01 . I'm still getting used to it, but even before getting over the hump in the learning curve, I'm already really happy with the results.
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| ramona |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 07:10:42
London rules. I would live there, if I could manage it.
In other news, I have the Nikon 2100 and it's very cool. I'm super happy with it. Anyway, Jim, now you can get a Fotolog. It's free! And fun! www.fotolog.net
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| ProverbialCereal |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 06:48:37
I've heard alot of good things about Canon digital cameras. Those pictures look really good for 2 MP! I am probably gonna get a 4.0 or 5.0 megapixel Canon at Best Buy soon. Three of the guys in the digital camera department at Best Buy all like Canon cameras over Sony or any other brand.
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:58:19
quote:
Originally posted by GypsyDeath
Hahahaha!!!! Nice come back bumble..very impressive.
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
Wanna fuck and fight in the basement?
yeah, whatever. have you not sorted your pc yet? i'm sure i sent you an email or two... no replies though! 
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:56:56
Hahahaha!!!! Nice come back bumble..very impressive.
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Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:56:40
oh we have urbis too... that's cool... and the printworks... it's just generally nicer. and less gay... although we have canal street, which rather humourously has had the 'c' removed from on most signs... hehehe, it wasn't me though! 
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:53:10
quote:
Originally posted by GypsyDeath
and what exactly does manc have to offer?
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
Wanna fuck and fight in the basement?
me... a cool alternative indie club... the museum of science and industry... the lowry... salford quays... erm, get lost, we weren't comparing...
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| benji |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:52:00
yes, what does manchester have to offer?
i've never been there, but a friend of mine's first experience of the UK was manchester and she very nearly flew right back to NZ.
i have to say it's right at the very bottom of my 'places to visit' list
just below liverpool.
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:45:15
and what exactly does manc have to offer?
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
Wanna fuck and fight in the basement? |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:44:13
quote:
Originally posted by Scarla O
Well i'm gonna stick up for London...it rocks.
i guess someone has too... your tower of london is quite cool. i'm not sure about the rest of the place though...
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:44:00
Dont be ridiculous, Jims only coming over to see the sights ...
London rocks, sometimes. And only that parts where all the tourists dont go. same in Brighton.
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Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
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| Scarla O |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:31:08
Well i'm gonna stick up for London...it rocks.
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:19:22
quote:
Originally posted by GypsyDeath
but we have pretty buildings and stuff - thats why he wants to come here. And theres lovely parts to brighton. and london. just a different type of beauty.
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
Wanna fuck and fight in the basement?
yeah, those piers are great...
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| benji |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:09:02
i'm fairly certain that the reason jim's coming is not because of the buildings.....unless 'buildings' is Brighton slang for something i don't know about...
but Brighton was very lovely when i went.
to be close to the sea again was a godsend after being away from it for 4 months...
and to top it all off, i had the BEST pizza i have ever eaten, and it was only £2.75.
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 03:02:03
but we have pretty buildings and stuff - thats why he wants to come here. And theres lovely parts to brighton. and london. just a different type of beauty.
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
Wanna fuck and fight in the basement? |
| benji |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 02:55:10
well Brighton's pretty nice, but don't come to London, you'll just get depressed and want to kill yourself.
but no, your place looks pretty nice jim.
and nice camera too.
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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 02:52:32
quote:
Originally posted by GypsyDeath
Oh wow, those pics are gorgeous, where you live looks so beautiful
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
Wanna fuck and fight in the basement?
yeah, and you want to come here why?
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 03/17/2004 : 02:41:55
Oh wow, those pics are gorgeous, where you live looks so beautiful
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| floop |
Posted - 03/16/2004 : 22:30:52
sounds like you got a good deal with the free memory there El Barto.. those pics look good.
i wanted to start a topic asking for advice on digital cameras.
i'm thinking about getting one of the Casio's.. either the EX-S2 http://exilim.casio.com/s2model.htm
or the EX-Z3 http://exilim.casio.com/z3model.htm
you can get the EX-S2 for like $150 online, and the Z3 for $250.. but then extra memory is more of course.
they're tiny cameras, the size of a credit card.
does anyone swear by a particular camera? or have any experience with the Casios?
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| IceCream |
Posted - 03/16/2004 : 21:55:52
I know nothing about digital cameras at all. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the pictures.
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