hot_wire

Hi All, Appreciate your help! Especially those of you with old batteries laying around the garage. The weather was so nice that I got antsy and bought something Thursday afternoon. Fortunately, the kind dudes at Interstate Batteries on Cleveland Ave hooked me up with a refurbished Miata battery for just $39. Sweet deal. Had a great cruise to Hocking Hills today in the sunshine. Amazing that she started on the first crank after 3 years on blocks.

I'm cool with a 4 wheeler battery. Got one you're trying to unload?!

Long time no post! I'm back in Columbus for the weekend and want to get my old Miata running again. The car's been sitting for 3 years, and the battery is more-than-dead. Since I'll just be using the car for 4 days, I don't quite want to spend $120 for a new battery at AutoZone. Any chance one of you have a spare laying around your garage that I could buy? Ideally it would be a Miata battery, but I suppose any 12v would do. Located in Clintonville here. Call/text at (312)391-1926 or get me on here.

Right. I had just seen your mention in this thread: http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1626283#post1626283 Honestly looks like a great deal! The kind of car I would go for, but thinking a Japanese or American one for him. Thanks! Also should have specified earlier: automatic transmission. Checked out a Protege this morning. Found some type of suspension issues and oil all over the subframe (CV joint?). Yikes. Still looking.

I saw your ad earlier. I think the maintenance costs of a European import would be too much. Thanks!

My grandpa's old Focus broke down, and he's looking for something inexpensive and reliable to replace it. Newer year, lower miles the better. Anything with good records and reliability would be great. Let me know if you've got anything sitting in your driveway!

Sold!

Anybody have an old Miata headunit/radio laying around? Mine was the Bose cassette version, and I just lost the left channel

Thanks! Yeah I was really happy with how the photos turned out This S95 was perfect for my pocket in Central America when we didn't want to haul pounds of SLR gear around.

Oops doublepost. Full res photos available. Tons of reviews and samples online too. I am located in Clintonville, and I work near Easton.

Up for sale is my Canon S95 underwater setup. I bought this kit specifically for a trip to Guatemala and Belize where I would be taking lots of rainforest/underwater photos. The camera performed flawlessly on vacation, I took 1500 exposures with it, and now it’s ready for a new owner. What you’ll get: Canon S95 in excellent condition Canon WP-DC38 underwater case (rated and tested to 40m) 32GB SD card 3 Batteries Charger Moisture Munchers (for extra underwater protection) Original packaging USB cord Television cord This is a great setup which takes beautiful pictures on land and sea. The S95 has a large 1/1.7 sensor, dual image stabilization, and a bright F2.0 lens. Nice depth of field for a point and shoot. There are no marks on the camera body, and the camera has worn a screen protector for all of its life. I’d like to see $400 for the entire kit. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/hot_wire/Underwater4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/hot_wire/1-2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/hot_wire/559160_3652987129404_1662825562_n.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/hot_wire/3-1.jpg

I've seen a couple threads recently with GoPros. Are any of those still available? I'm looking for a Hero2 (preferably), but would consider a Hero1 at the right price. The only accessory I'm looking for is the waterproof case. I don't need any mounts or helmet gear. Let me know if you've got one!

Can you analyze those two from a professional perspective? I feel like the purples are more vibrant from the D90, but it may also be a slightly darker exposure. Distortion around edges looks similar to my eye, and the depth of field seems equivalent. So basically, I don't see the difference. What do you see?

Monkey - sexy photos, and I am leaning toward a D3100 myself. but I do notice a lack of detail in the highlights and dark spots. I've always been frustrated with the dynamic range of digital cameras. Are FF ones better off? Are certain models recommended over others? I feel like my old point and shoot digital limited me to taking photos on overcast days. Are SLR's better at handling highlights//shadows in general?

Hey that helps a ton and does not overwhelm. This is the exact conversation I was hoping to have. Sometimes I want reach, sometimes I want the WOW factor. I had been under the impression that aperture created the WOW factor (hence looking for a 2.8 lens), but I now see how sensor size is related too. I am familiar with photoshop and could work my way through the postprocessing work like in your .gifs (by the way, you processed some horse hairs that were meant to be in focus ). I think I am in agreement with you. This year, I'll buy a cropbody and a quality telephoto. Perhaps a cheap wideangle lens if available. Down the line I'll find a quality walkaround lens and maybe buy a second, fullframe camera. I could even start picking up FF lenses and get an adapter if I want to use them with my old cropbody. I understand the aperture limitations of the telephoto I mentioned earlier. However, I was unaware that Sigma lenses were worth shooting! One thing that draws me to Nikkor is the VR system because I love holding the camera and hate carrying tripods. This discussion helped me a ton in my decision. Thank you also for the background story of lens evolution! Damreds, I look forward to your response too. Now to decide whiiiich cropbody to choose. I'm thinking the top factors in my decision will be dynamic range and a good burst mode for action shots. I don't think megapixel count matters too much for my usage once you're past 10. Sound reasonable?