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You mean the new 24MP A900? I cannot fathom the point of that camera. In-camera image stabilization is nice, especially on medium to wide lenses (it won't do much for teles) but the high ISO performance is terrible. Slashgear took it to task for this very issue. 24.6MP looks good on paper, but it's going to clog memory cards and hard drives at an even quicker rate than the 5D. For $3000, I'd much rather have the 12MP D700. Image stabilization isn't so necessary when ISO 6400 is less grainy than previous generation camera's ISO 1600.

The 35mm F/2 has the (in)famous "angry wasp" focus motor. It has never bothered me, especially in light of the optical qualities of the lens. The 85/1.8 is USM, but I'm not sure it focuses any faster. The main advantage of the 85 is that it has absolutely gorgeous bokeh. It has arguably the best bang-for-the-buck in the entire Canon lineup when it comes to background blur. Being something of a bokeh obsessive, this key for me. Speaking of obsessive, Canon announced the 5D Mk II today. 21.1MP full frame, ISO 100-6400 (presumably in 1/3rd stop increments) and 12800 and 25600 in trick modes. I hope it comes close to the high ISO performanceof Nikon's D3 and D700, but I am not optimistic. Nikon wisely kept the MP of those two bodies at something sane. 20+MP is really not good for much except for filling up one's memory card and hard drive. Still, they're offering the 5D II with a 24-105L for just over $3000, which is the cost of a D700 body only. Anyone want to buy a kidney?

Last two disks of The Office Season 4.

The headlights came on partway through that clip.

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I want to work there.

Look, quad Sylvanias! ...not exactly.

I arranged a temporary trade this evening. I lent my EF 35mm F/2 (my favorite lens, I shoot with it extensively) to a friend of mine, and he in turn let be borrow his EF 85mm F/1.8 portrait lens. This is a very mutually beneficial swap. If he is sufficiently pleased the 35mm F/2, he'll buy it instead of it's F/1.4L cousin (which is about $1000 more expensive.) Other than EF 70-200 F/4L IS, the 85/1.8 is the lens I am most likely to buy next. It takes me a while to "get" a lens. Much more time than 5-10 minutes in a shop, or even an afternoon's rental (not that there is a lens rental place around here.) I'm looking forward to spending the next couple weeks working with the 85mm. This is why I love the 35mm F/2: I have shot with the 85/1.8 before, but none of the results are remarkable enough to post here. Hopefully there will be some soon.

Alternate caption "There goes the neighborhood."

The short - but eventful - life of Ike

Wow. Ninja cat is kind of creepy. Nope. According to Snopes both the driver and his 10 year old son survived.

Glad you're in one piece and not using your products to stay afloat.

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From the private collection of John Grado. Serial # JAG8. I think Billy should buy them.

I did lights lights last night @ the club for the first time in about a month. That kept me up far later than I'd have liked. In spite of that, I got up entirely too early this morning and went to the lumber yard with the contractors. We bought a mess of 2x3"s and they built a temporary wall inside my living room. I went to the dentist. On the way back, I stopped at a local farm stand, and bought far more vegetables than I need (all I had was a $10, which buys a lot there apparently.) I stopped by my mum's house and gave some of my farm stand haul. I returned home and wrote the contractors a check for an enormous some of money. I made a small dinner and chatted with my housemate for a minute. I briefly considered watching Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? but the weight of my own eyelids was crushing me. I went to "lie down" for a minute and woke up 5 hours later.