I look away for a bit and this thread just livened up! A sponsored meet sounds good for both us and the sponsors; giving them increased exposure never hurt anyone except for head-fi pocket books

I think we can use a bit of a bump here. Perhaps one of us can try messaging a few of the good old boys that were at previous meets.

I am definitely interested. After June 14 or so (the end of the next quarter) is looking good.

Quote: Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek The fight scene in They Live takes the cake for me. That one, and many of the Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Jack scenes. After training with a Wing-Chun / Tai-chi Master for a while, I can honestly say that most everything on TV and in the...

I just spent a bunch of hours looking over at Dpreview and the Nikon seems to be pulling way ahead in terms of function for the money. The standard lenses that come with the Cannon Rebels' are apparently horrible so the Nikon is the clear leader in terms of value. Many people seem to say...

My mother works for a company that does business with Sears and they are having a special 3 hour sale this weekend and she actually deals with them so she (and her family) get to go. I need to know which of these you'd pick for her (and which lens if necessary). Here is a more direct link...

So we went to Costco and I walked up to a rack of cameras and just looked around like I was just browsing the syles curiously and managed to uncover that she wants. Using some of the vocabulary found here (Dpreview): an SLR with a fast shutter speed (with a good burst, or continuous picture...

I almost got nailed on one of these a long time ago but stopped half way before submitting when they asked me for a password then my SS# and then another password and I looked at the forward and realized it was the exact same paypal type of deal.

So has Cannon basically taken over the camera scene? I remember old Nikons used to have the best picture quality.

All we have is an old Cannon digital that, I think, sucks. The new Nikon is coming out soon, and I would have to get it the day it hits the shelves if i want it as a present, but 600 bucks (with lens) for a new model...I dunno about that. I'm more interested in something tried and true...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarcusL Seems to me that you have a very kool mom with photography. Yes...uh my *cough* mom *cough* thinks that closer to the 400 dollar range would be acceptable

Quote: Originally Posted by MarcusL These will be a bit bigger than the compacts but these will give you good manual controls. I ended up with the Canon G7 and the compact SD700 SI and I highly recommend 'em. The cool thing about DPreview is that they are like Head-Fi, too critical...

Quote: Originally Posted by harkamus Guessing you wanna stay traditional and not be digital? Not particularly because I think digitals are getting much better. I just mentioned the FE2 because I wanted you to know that I do enjoy having control over a camera (or at least...

My mother's birthday is coming up and she's been talking about a new camera, and I wouldn't mind going in on a good camera that I get to use extensively either soooo..... I'm deciding to look around the $400 mark and want the best I can get. Please recommend the good stuff along with any...

Quote: Originally Posted by devwild Next meet will be in rainy season (broad target, I know), so there will probably be a different selection of people. Yeah, can't take away from the quality of the crowds reviews or no. I have to get after Tyrion for some of that Head-fi beer...

So how many people showed at the meet anyway, Dev?

Is that a Corda Aria I spy in the Pic of James Bean? Ahh k1000's and an Aria, I've been eyeing them both for a while now. Can't wait for the impressions. I bet the meet just wasn't the same without our mascot Seeberg.

After this last week of classes, I think I'm going to sit this meet out. I've had a pretty rough few weeks at at school, managing hostile group members and finals weren't so good this time around. My ears don't feel quite right for listening, and I doubt I'll be feeling much better...

You know, I was just talking about how different the grief process is when someone is an old friend or family member, but not too close. In some ways it is harder because we don't know exactly how to grieve for them the way we might for someone closer, and it may cause us to postpone our grief...

Wrong in an abstract: my computer doesn't understand it, I don't really care how center is spelled, and what does it really matter anyway. And don't get me started on American punctuation and the difficulties we have with basic American grammar rules and limited vocabularies (mine included on...

Be careful there getting so hooked that your borderline daytrading cause it will drive you insane and, probably, broke. I have a subscription to investech though it costs an arm and a leg (at least by my limited experience), but they seem to have decent info on larger economic issues that I...

but then I am over-sensitive to brightness so... I think I burned them in for a week.

Ms. Wonderful Some of Ms. Wonderful's comments include: - "Don't feel bad honey, I forgot it was our anniversary too!" - "You don't need a glass, just go ahead and drink right out of the carton." - Your new secretary is cute! I bet she's smart too! Mr. Wonderful Product Description "Here you...

Checking some of our updated profiles, it looks like we may well have double the equipment we've had at previous meets. I'll bring my (old style) DT-880s and MicroStack as usual, and I want to put a request in for comparative amps around the 250 to 400 dollar range along with any other...

Well, we know she will be famous and make more money because of this regardless of the "gender war" aspect. It was my understanding that all kinds of people of all ages play golf, so I don't really think it's a big deal. It is, however, a big deal when people start talking about it. "I think...