The Sony Zeiss lenses are nice, a friend had one of the larger 5 megapixel cybershot-DVD cameras a little while ago.
The Nikon D50 body-only is $599.95 at B&H, and they offer a non-Nikon kit of the D50 plus a Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 G AF Lens for $669.95 (though I haven't bought it yet, my Nikon-loving friends tell me to skip the Nikon kit with the 18-55mm DX Zoom Nikkor). Starting with a solid body at about $600 is a good way to go, and there's a ton of lenses out there for it. If you're spending up to $1000, you know enough to want a couple of lenses anyway, right?
I can see where you're coming from with the market point, though.
Try taking shots of (for example) a ring on someone's finger with a compact camera.
Gotta get close and in macro mode.
Did it this weekend when I took a pic of my now-fiancee's new ring. Can't do that with this camera if there's no macro mode setting and a 13 inch minimum distance.
This is a D-SLR camera without movie mode, interchangable lenses or anything resembling snapshot capability. From TFA:
... the R1's is permanently attached....You also sacrifice a movie-capture mode, which Sony omitted for no good reason, and a good close-up mode; the closest this camera can get to its subject is 13 inches.
The author also laments that there's no macro mode, which is kind of redeundant when you've already said you can't get any closer than 13 inches. And all for $1000!
Personally, I'd go with the Nikon D-series or a Canon Digital Rebel for a lot less with a few lenses and be able to actually get near some of my subjects.
Having been to Austria twice (Vienna and Salzburg, nothing in between unfortunately),
* Nope, there's no kangaroos * No, there's no Nazi government * The Wiener Schnitzel IS quite tasty. I've always loved veal. * It DID snow both times I was there, and both trips happened to be in April. Snow doesn't stick to the ground in Wien though. * No sauerkraut to be found * Certainly not German. * I only saw Lederhosen once, and that was on TV. I didn't catch all of it, but I think it was a German character anyway.
I plan on going back ASAP after I visit a friend in Germany.
Then how, exactly, does spyware make its way onto my machine with IE installed on it?
That's right, ActiveX!
A nice handy layer of DOOM for my users' systems, because they don't know NOT to click the blinking "OK" in the popup window they just got, which just tossed another version of CoolWebSearch onto their system which then screws them from being able to get to some sites.
Actually, most police ARE tasered, as well as pepper sprayed and maced so they know what it feels like when they are facing somebody who could possibly try to use their own weapons against them.
That's because on the Mac the modifier key isn't Ctrl.
Try hitting Ctrl-C to copy something in a SecureCRT terminal window to a Linux box. Oops, I terminated my running process.
I blame Microsoft for making them Ctrl-X, C and V and making Ctrl-Z undo, because I intuitively avoid those keys since I don't want to suspend or halt my programs.
linux and other X-Windows systems implements focus-follows-pointer, and doesn't insist on raising a window when it gets focus. This is a huge time saver when you get used to it. As far as I can tell, neither Windows nor OS X permits this.
TweakUI. In the Mouse option there's X-Mouse. Activation follows pointer.
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The Sony Zeiss lenses are nice, a friend had one of the larger 5 megapixel cybershot-DVD cameras a little while ago.
The Nikon D50 body-only is $599.95 at B&H, and they offer a non-Nikon kit of the D50 plus a Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 G AF Lens for $669.95 (though I haven't bought it yet, my Nikon-loving friends tell me to skip the Nikon kit with the 18-55mm DX Zoom Nikkor). Starting with a solid body at about $600 is a good way to go, and there's a ton of lenses out there for it. If you're spending up to $1000, you know enough to want a couple of lenses anyway, right?
I can see where you're coming from with the market point, though.
This camera has a minimum distance of greater than a foot and no macro mode. What's Sony's excuse?
Try taking shots of (for example) a ring on someone's finger with a compact camera.
Gotta get close and in macro mode.
Did it this weekend when I took a pic of my now-fiancee's new ring. Can't do that with this camera if there's no macro mode setting and a 13 inch minimum distance.
The author also laments that there's no macro mode, which is kind of redeundant when you've already said you can't get any closer than 13 inches. And all for $1000!
Personally, I'd go with the Nikon D-series or a Canon Digital Rebel for a lot less with a few lenses and be able to actually get near some of my subjects.
Being a former resident of Sparta, I'm not surprised.
And actually it's Pope John XXIII (23rd) High School.
Go ahead kids, go back to Sparta High. It's still a 99th percentile school and they won't try to do anything because of your emoblog.
...the release of Google Desktop 2.0 is beginning to take shape as a browser in itself as the need for a Firefox or IE is almost eliminated.
I know it says "almost" but it's more like "not."
You can't actually view webpages with it.
for the Live360 GOLD access fee.
Standard silver level is free.
And what the hell does this have to do with the price of power converters in Toschi Station?
i want the soft gentile feel of fat in the bosom.
Me, I'll take the soft Jewish feel any day.
Of course they're identical. They were both built by the same company.
Go figure it's the same company who does all of the accelerator coasters, including the Superman Great Escapes, Batman Escape...
The list just goes on.
Having been to Austria twice (Vienna and Salzburg, nothing in between unfortunately),
* Nope, there's no kangaroos
* No, there's no Nazi government
* The Wiener Schnitzel IS quite tasty. I've always loved veal.
* It DID snow both times I was there, and both trips happened to be in April. Snow doesn't stick to the ground in Wien though.
* No sauerkraut to be found
* Certainly not German.
* I only saw Lederhosen once, and that was on TV. I didn't catch all of it, but I think it was a German character anyway.
I plan on going back ASAP after I visit a friend in Germany.
'a negative vibe against advertising in general'
In other news, the sky is blue, grass is green and Microsoft sux, linux r00ls.
Then how, exactly, does spyware make its way onto my machine with IE installed on it?
That's right, ActiveX!
A nice handy layer of DOOM for my users' systems, because they don't know NOT to click the blinking "OK" in the popup window they just got, which just tossed another version of CoolWebSearch onto their system which then screws them from being able to get to some sites.
"No greater ability" my shiny metal ass.
Reparse the sentence. He was forced out when he was thirty.
It's crappily edited though.
Actually, most police ARE tasered, as well as pepper sprayed and maced so they know what it feels like when they are facing somebody who could possibly try to use their own weapons against them.
True.
It only came, continuity-wise, before Clerks.
I say "WE" because I work there. I'm Rasputin. I know the numbers. They're accurate. And we have Slashdot to thank.
Thanks, Slashdot!!
It's not the first time we've been slashdotted.
Yeah, Google! Extend your reach to the 51st State!
How exactly does one catch a total carp?
That's absolute insanity. And here I thought *our* rail prices were outrageous.
What's more, you can buy a one way plane ticket from Baltimore to NYC Kennedy Airport for $168.70 and be there in less than an hour.
This coming from a guy who despises paying $13 for a commuter rail round trip from central NJ to NYC...
124 GBP? Whoa.
Rough equivalent would be Baltimore, MD to New York City, I think. 191 miles.
Amtrak shows the Acela Express 'bullet train' (laugh) at 2h 17m for $150. The standard rail is 2h 24m for $73.
This is Penn Station to Penn Station, one-way. Is that 124 GBP round trip?
And just how long have you been out of Guantanamo?
That's because on the Mac the modifier key isn't Ctrl.
Try hitting Ctrl-C to copy something in a SecureCRT terminal window to a Linux box. Oops, I terminated my running process.
I blame Microsoft for making them Ctrl-X, C and V and making Ctrl-Z undo, because I intuitively avoid those keys since I don't want to suspend or halt my programs.
linux and other X-Windows systems implements focus-follows-pointer, and doesn't insist on raising a window when it gets focus. This is a huge time saver when you get used to it. As far as I can tell, neither Windows nor OS X permits this.
TweakUI. In the Mouse option there's X-Mouse. Activation follows pointer.
Don't leave home without it.
I haven't found one for OS X yet.