I'm currently debating selling all sorts of different stuff ranging from furniture to books to electronics to photo gear.
One thing that I'm giving some consideration is the possibility of selling off a large part (if not virtually all) my current computer equipment (laptop + desktop), and then using the money to acquire a new laptop with a little bit more power.
Photo gear: I think that I may just sell my doubler regardless, as I don't know if it's seeing enough use to justify keeping it. Additionally, I'm debating the merits of moving to something all digital - perhaps some digital all-in-one model.
While SLRs are nice and all, the digital ones tned not to have the ability to shoot movies (from what I've seen), which would be a nice feature to have I think. Calgary would mean moving from my current partly-transit transportation to something fully-transit, and it would thus be nice to have a unit a little more compact. If I decide to return to using an SLR in a few years, I'm also wondering if I should stick with Nikon or convert to Canon. Even if I do decide to stick to Nikon, with the current lack of a body from them with a full-frame sensor I might need to replace some of my lenses anyways to be able to get good wide-angle shots.
I'm somewhat interested in Dave's laptop. Being able to test web pages in Safari would be handy. Not sure if I can afford to pay what you might be hoping for it though. When you decide what you want to sell, make a list with prices.
Most digital all-in-ones I've seen have no audio, and digital video cameras are just a bulky as SLRs. Even without audio, you'll need some big memory cards for appreciable length of video.
A fair number of the all-in-ones that I looked at did have audio to go alongside the video (although I'm not quite sure how well the mic would work). A lot of them offered video in 320x240 and/or 640x480 at 15 or 30 FPS, and a fair number of those limited the length of movies recorded to the capacity of the memory card (which could give a relatively reasonable amount of recording time). Basically audio-support would be on my list of features to shop for.
Here a couple of the cameras that I've been looking at:
Sony Cybershot DSC-W5 - records video with audio with the length limited by the size of the memory card. Battery life seems fairly reasonable, the lens not too bad (although it's only got a 3x zoom). One downside is that it's using Sony Memory Sticks. This one's about $400 at A & B sound.
I'm also looking at the Panasonic DMC-FZ5. This sucker has a 12x optically stabilized zoom lens, 320x240 movies with audio and length limited by size of memory card, and sells for about $600.
I can get a gig memory stick for $120 if I shop at the right place. It's a little more expensive than Secure Digital which seems to be the thing that most cameras are using these days.
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Scott
Tue, 2005-09-13 13:27
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What is Dave selling anyway?
What is Dave selling anyway?
David
Tue, 2005-09-13 16:38
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I'm currently debating
I'm currently debating selling all sorts of different stuff ranging from furniture to books to electronics to photo gear.
While SLRs are nice and all, the digital ones tned not to have the ability to shoot movies (from what I've seen), which would be a nice feature to have I think. Calgary would mean moving from my current partly-transit transportation to something fully-transit, and it would thus be nice to have a unit a little more compact. If I decide to return to using an SLR in a few years, I'm also wondering if I should stick with Nikon or convert to Canon. Even if I do decide to stick to Nikon, with the current lack of a body from them with a full-frame sensor I might need to replace some of my lenses anyways to be able to get good wide-angle shots.
Scott
Wed, 2005-09-14 14:33
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I'm somewhat interested in
I'm somewhat interested in Dave's laptop. Being able to test web pages in Safari would be handy. Not sure if I can afford to pay what you might be hoping for it though. When you decide what you want to sell, make a list with prices.
Most digital all-in-ones I've seen have no audio, and digital video cameras are just a bulky as SLRs. Even without audio, you'll need some big memory cards for appreciable length of video.
David
Wed, 2005-09-14 19:05
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A fair number of the
A fair number of the all-in-ones that I looked at did have audio to go alongside the video (although I'm not quite sure how well the mic would work). A lot of them offered video in 320x240 and/or 640x480 at 15 or 30 FPS, and a fair number of those limited the length of movies recorded to the capacity of the memory card (which could give a relatively reasonable amount of recording time). Basically audio-support would be on my list of features to shop for.
David
Thu, 2005-09-15 03:45
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Here a couple of the cameras
Here a couple of the cameras that I've been looking at:
Sony Cybershot DSC-W5 - records video with audio with the length limited by the size of the memory card. Battery life seems fairly reasonable, the lens not too bad (although it's only got a 3x zoom). One downside is that it's using Sony Memory Sticks. This one's about $400 at A & B sound.
I'm also looking at the Panasonic DMC-FZ5. This sucker has a 12x optically stabilized zoom lens, 320x240 movies with audio and length limited by size of memory card, and sells for about $600.
Scott
Thu, 2005-09-15 18:33
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What are the cost of Sony
What are the cost of Sony Memory Sticks versus whatever the Panasonic is using?
David
Thu, 2005-09-15 19:15
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I can get a gig memory stick
I can get a gig memory stick for $120 if I shop at the right place. It's a little more expensive than Secure Digital which seems to be the thing that most cameras are using these days.
David
Wed, 2005-09-14 19:07
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Regarding browser testing
Regarding browser testing with Safari, I think that the latest version is only available with OS X Tiger (10.4).
Scott
Thu, 2005-09-15 18:32
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AFAIK that is correct.
AFAIK that is correct.
David
Tue, 2005-09-13 22:32
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Wow! With the crystal-clear
Wow! With the crystal-clear direction that the responses to this poll have given, now I know just what to do! ;-)