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Tom Servo and Crow, from MST3K.

...wow. If 909 started out the day losing face on head case, Aerius just ensured he got it back. He's like a rodeo clown.

Didn't someone on here estimate the 307A was 3x the cost of parts? Or was it 6? Whatever value it was, ISTR it was considered low-to-average for high end audio. I'd imagine that the cost-of-parts-to-retail-price ratio of this new $10K beast is similar.

$500 brake job for the Subaru. FML.

5-digit ISO settings are fun, but for me the challenge is to shoot available light in EV0 conditions with a 3-digit ISO, sometimes with an F/4 zoom. 35mm F/2, 1/80th, ISO320. Just a warm-up shot. 50mm F/1.8, ISO320 1/10th of a second handheld. Timed to catch one of the flashes from the nightclub's pair of 1000W strobes. 17-40L @ 22mm, F/4, ISO800, 1/5th of a second handheld. 35mm F/2, ISO200, 1/60th. Kind of ironic that the shot I'm posting with the fastest shutter speed has the most motion blur. 17-40L @ 22mm, F/4, ISO800, 1/5th of a second handheld. 17-40L @ 22mm, F/4, ISO800, 1/6th of a second handheld. 17-40L @ 17mm, F/4, ISO500, 1/0th of a second handheld. This shot was difficult for two reasons: besides keeping the camera steady, I had to capture the DJ while he was holding relatively still. I could go on, but you get the point.

ISO3200 looks really good on the D90. I am jealous. BRB, knocking over a liquor store so I can afford a D700.

and1!

I just got Clementine working on the lappy. It's playing back FLACs, sending scrobbles to last.fm and sucking a lot less than Play does (which is not exactly difficult.) Even after selecting "always open FLACs with Clementine" in the finder, double clicking is still not working right. That's a relatively minor issue, however.

Did you have any Tim Allen "Home Improvement" moments, Salty?

For APS-C, the 7D is a wonderful little camera. It's certainly eating the lunch of Nikon's D300(s), something they are keenly aware of. Nikon has released no new SLRs this year (or decade, take your pick). I am hoping they get off their ass soon and come out with a D700X and D700s. More likely, they will refresh their small sensor bodies first. One minor nit: Compact Flash is vastly superior to SD in virtually all respects. The cards are much bigger, but that makes labeling and handling them in the field easier. The throughput of CF is much faster than SD. The differences for write speed are really only relevant on high speed, high-MP cameras like Canon's 1-series (though truth be tolld, the 7D is not that far off from a 1-series in that area.) The speed advantage CF has for reading is a boon to anyone who uses it. Even crazy K-Rock thinks so. There's a reason CF card readers come in FW400 and FW800 varieties. SD(HC) readers are only USB2.0. It distresses me that SD cards are beginning to infiltrate the pro market. Some of the newer Canon 1 series bodies have an SD slot instead of a second CF slot. Luckily, the Nikon D3(X/S) has two CF slots. Sorry, rant over. So what lens are you using on the 7D?

The following three images are loaded with innuendo and masked obscenity:

Michael Jordan's head-case, ca. 1983.

Dragged all the lighting equipment out of my car and back into the basement. Did the dishes. Packed my gym bag. Got the 8x10" prints, mats and frames together that make up Josh & Gina's wedding present. Loaded the previous two items in the car. Returned a crappy LED nightlight to local hardware store. Was treated with astounding rudeness by the manager. It was so bad, it was comical. Went to the local Hunt's Photo/Video store, where they were having a "sale" of sorts. Bought nothing (hmph). Went to the gym. Squeezed in a 40 minute workout before the closed. Went to mum's house, had a bit to eat. Went over operation of the TV and DVD/VCR combo I installed yesterday. Came home. Now I have to change the plug on the charger for the IR flash I bought (it's a UK plug and, duh, I need a US one) get it working and then borrow a hotshoe-to-PC-cord adapter from Eddy. There's also about 500 household chores I should be doing, but sod it, it's Saturday night.