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LifestreamSo, I picked up a Nokia 5230 at a sale. I was curious about the Symbian system, and we needed a new phone anyway. After much consideration I concluded that even a bare bones smart phone would be better than any old dumb phone that you could get for the same price. As for myself [...]
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This is something that I was meaning to do last year but never got around to. It’s not a novel idea, and I have seen many version of it online, but the problem is that I’ve been unable to find any of the materials for the actual arms anywhere. The model for the macro clamp [...]
I got rid of my Fastpack 250 in favour of the Flipside 400 AW. Camera bags sure are a real nuisance. There is no such thing as the perfect bag, and most have serious caveats. The Fastpack for instance has a brilliant fast access system that I will miss, but hangs on your back like [...]
Got the Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM. Nice lens for the money. You’d be hard pressed to find anything more affordable. A slightly better Canon zoom equivalent would be almost twice as much. A Canon prime would be almost ten times more expensive. Only a super serious pro could ever hope to justify [...]
I had this nagging feeling that something was wrong with the UV filters on my lenses. Since they were all bought for peanuts, or more to the point included when I purchased the lenses, I realized that there was a definite possibility that they were adversely affecting image quality and contrast. Googling the subject will [...]
After having read a great deal of positive reviews I decided to get the Philips TT2030 hair trimmer / shaver solution. It pretty much works as advertised, but the trimmer head is by far the most useful. The shaver head is slow and it’s hard hard to get a clean shave. I’ve never used electric [...]
Rain protection for the DSLR. By Matin via Just. The insulated cover in particular seems pretty good. A bit bulky, clunky and slow to install but it is multi-purpose and can accommodate really long lenses. If the rain cape to the right can take a 300mm lens, this one ought to be able to [...]
Being tired of the Canon stock shoulder and neck strap I decided to get the much talked about Op/Tech Pro strap. Haven’t had time to try it out yet but it seems a great deal more comfortable. It doesn’t slip as easily, it is wider, curved and has a nice bungee elastic effect. On a [...]
I finally got a normal flash for my 40D. I couldn’t find a used flash that suited me so I had to spring for a new unit. Like tripods, people rarely sell their flash guns and there isn’t much to do about it. I didn’t feel like going for the somewhat overpriced Canon 430EXII and [...]
Before and after some swabbings. Not quite perfect, there is some smudge left on one side where the swab finished, but for the most part I am pleased. Larger images are stored over at Picasa temporarily at least. Every swabbing seemed like a complete gamble even though there was a clear improvement each time [...]
