Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread v2.0

Jim G wrote in post #4145967
Hey guys, I'm in the market for a bargain-basement laptop and I'm looking for advice from anyone who's into that sort of thing.. I do desktops, not laptops

Looking for it to run Mozilla Firefox, Windows Media Player for DVDs, Itunes for music and Word. That's it. Not even all of them at once all of the time.

However... it can't run slow as a dog. I use a top end desktop (couple of years old now but it still runs real well) and I don't want something that's going to frustrate me.

I'm looking at:

Toshiba (it said A200 vo1 but when googling that it comes up with a much higher specced machine.. I'm guessing because this is an older model)
1.73ghz Pentium D processor
512mb ram (I can chuck more in from the computer fairs if it's too slow)
80gb hdd (eh, this will be way enough)
DVD +/- RW
15.4" screen

It's about $700. From what I can tell it sounds alright for what I want and after having a brief play in JB it seems to run quick enough for what I want - has anybody got any input?

Few points:

1. are you going to go wireless on battery, or always be plugged in.
2. what OS is on that machine?

either way it's a pretty good buy and you can't go wrong for $700.

wakko wrote in post #4145814
mmmmm I wnt to PC's tonight and managed to swap Jessica for a 50mm 1.2 and a 35mm 1.4 and I even walked out with a nikon d40!

yeah and I heard the guy tell you that the Canon lenses just screw onto the nikon, have you tried yet?

-spam- wrote in post #4145943
hahaha, and you got your account hacked.... :p

Hacked? man, you leave your computer alone and it is fair game

wakko wrote in post #4145959
oh and helen?? purdy bag

here's jessica going... "what's that reflective round thing???"... yay for kit lens

taken with the 350D at ISO1600 with a bit of neatimage followed by USM.

That looks a whole lot cleaner now than it did you your screen

Helen has new crumpler bag mmm Barney Rustle and a bucket.

Helen was prepared to buy a 24mm 1.4 or even a 24-70 but PC's were been PC's. They didn't even have a 24mm 1.4 or a 35mm 1.4 on display. They did have a 50mm 1.2 though. mmmmm

HelenThura wrote in post #4146035
yeah and I heard the guy tell you that the Canon lenses just screw onto the nikon, have you tried yet?

yeah dodgy fellas

HelenThura wrote in post #4146039
Hacked? man, you leave your computer alone and it is fair game

HelenThura wrote in post #4146041
That looks a whole lot cleaner now than it did you your screen

Helen has new crumpler bag mmm Barney Rustle and a bucket.

Helen was prepared to buy a 24mm 1.4 or even a 24-70 but PC's were been PC's. They didn't even have a 24mm 1.4 or a 35mm 1.4 on display. They did have a 50mm 1.2 though. mmmmm

yeah... I think I like Noise Ninja better though... might go hunt that down see if they got a Vista x64 version yet... had it on my Mac...

mmmm 35mm f/1.4 on 350D.... mmmmm

Helen... check out this piccie an OCAUer took...

5D, fisheye, strobing flash...

http://benmanson.com …/30998-2/IMG_3298_800.jpg

wakko wrote in post #4146055
yeah... I think I like Noise Ninja better though... might go hunt that down see if they got a Vista x64 version yet... had it on my Mac...

mmmm 35mm f/1.4 on 350D.... mmmmm

NeatImage for noise reduction here.

wakko wrote in post #4146061
Helen... check out this piccie an OCAUer took...

5D, fisheye, strobing flash...

http://benmanson.com …/30998-2/IMG_3298_800.jpg

ohhh me likes. I want to have play with strobing flash, just haven't got there yet.

mmmmm crumpler

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ah exactly the crumpler bag i was considering. i was thinking about a 6mdh, but that one has such cool colours! might have to buy 2.. 6mdh as a camera bag, barney rustle blanket as a messenger/uni bag

wakko wrote in post #4146055
yeah... I think I like Noise Ninja better though... might go hunt that down see if they got a Vista x64 version yet... had it on my Mac...

I'm using the Photoshop plugin version on Vista x64 (with PS CS3) with no issues. It's version 2.1.3, though I see there's a newer one (2.2.0) on their website.

Haven't installed the standalone version (I bought both), so I don't know if it works.

I picked up some chromes I had in to be developed this evening at PC's and oh lord I had let my self forget that chrome film is sweeeet stuff. Make no mistakes I loooooove my 5d but the 5 is dammm so sweet. mmmm need more chromes.

Few things before I hit the sack.

Greg, 1) for me of all, although I can't put my finger on exactly why.

Jim, it may be worth salary packaging the laptop depending on your income and other bits - we did ours and it costs much less.

Feng, got 17-85, f stop is in, out and shaking it all about - and I love the IS on it. Took a couple hand held at 1/10, clear as anything. All lenses adjust f stop back and forth - you must have had a naff one.

Sam - nice DIF - pressure's off! Hope you enjoy tomorrow. Take ear plugs

HelenThura wrote in post #4146378
I picked up some chromes I had in to be developed this evening at PC's and oh lord I had let my self forget that chrome film is sweeeet stuff. Make no mistakes I loooooove my 5d but the 5 is dammm so sweet. mmmm need more chromes.

Schweeet. what film did you use?

HelenThura wrote in post #4146138
and this is what fits in it

my dream kit, but with two five dee mark twos (if they are released!)