Quote: Originally Posted by drk thanks for the replies so far guys! @ proglife: i must be an idiot...i mean, there are hinges, yes, but on the lid there's only plastic that goes into the spaces on the TT itself...and if i lifted the lid like on the picture you posted, i think that...

if you're not getting mistracking or other problems because of the warpage it might be better to just leave it alone and save your money? I've got some ridiculously warped at the edges vinyl that make the arm move up and down like a roller coaster during play. However, I can play them from...

Quote: Originally Posted by fkclo X2 here. This is also on my hit list. Almost perfect for a headphone rig. There is a review of the RK-100 in a Hong Kong audiophile magazine and it impressed the reviewer much. F. Lo I found out about CSE from a hong kong magazine as well...

This is a nice one I got 2 months ago for my speaker rig by CSE from Japan. http://www.cse.ne.jp/reg.htm You'll have to translate this page, somehow my google refuses to translate it on my end. Here's an image of its innards In a nutshell, its a power regenerator with a switch to...

The sad thing is that the winning amp is not suitable for many users because it has only one set of inputs, and the volume knob needed to be turned ALL the way just to achieve a listenable volume(74db?, not acceptable when I want to rock out). Based on the shootout I'd look at the Onkyo or the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Eagle_Driver Speaking of Nikon equipment, I have a lot of old MF Nikon bodies and a couple of lenses laying around (most of which collected by my brother): Nikon FTN Nikon F2S Nikon F2AS Nikkormat (Nikomat) FT3 Nikon FE2 Nikon FA DP-1 Photomic finder...

I love that Canon macro lens that goes up to 5 times life-size without the need to use bellows, extension tubes or whatever. I wish nikon had something like that!!

Some nature closeups:

Quote: Originally Posted by fureshi sorry if this is kinda late but i haven't had as much time to follow this thread lately. i've ran into a bunch of those guys before also. there was one guy that i could never forget while shooting in some of the hills above golden gate bridge...

I'm eyeing the G7 and the Ricoh GRD. So far the Ricoh GRD is calling my name a lot louder (it has no zoom lens, but i'm used to shooting wide primes so...........plus its a lovely old fashioned design!!!)

Ah well, I guess it depends on what your doing with the camera. In other news, compact digicams are getting faster and better I'm actually thinking of going back to them and selling off my entire nikon dslr system (except for my sb800, which i can still use with compacts)

I'm going to give me 2-cents on UV filters. Unless you are willing to clean the front element of your lens directly on a regular basis, slap a decent filter on every lens you own (Hoya HMC, B+W MRC etc) A suprising amount of dirt/smut can accumulate on the lens element within a short time...

Quote: Originally Posted by dj_mocok Old? I'd take D70s over D50 anytime of the day. av98m2: No money to buy dry cabinet. Here in Sydney, the cheapest/smallest one I can get is around AUS$250. I already promised no more camera-related equipments for awhile. Although yesterday I...

Quote: Originally Posted by dj_mocok [B]Machi[/B By the way I got a new problem. Some of you probably know that I live in a small studio apartment, and since it's summer, I've been turning the air conditioner on and off several times every day. All this time I've been "storing" my...