The 10th official Random Discussion and Scheduler For TPBM (10)

neil_r wrote in post #5530648
We don't have to learn it, that which we are not born with, we get with our mothers milk, it's only "the foreigners" wot has to learns it

Given some of the foods eaten in the UK, this may explain alot.

Apparently our national dish is now Chicken Tikka Masala (with Pot Noodle coming a close second, and no I have never eaten one)

theague wrote in post #5530667
Question for you all.. What do you think of the Xsi going to SD cards? Is Canon moving that direction too like Nikon? I hope not, I have a LOT of CF cards and if they move their newer bodies to SD I will be upset.

Being SD is a much smaller size, I would not doubt it, but you never know. The cost of memory cards, compared to that of the camera, has dropped dramatically over the last few years. A 1G Extreme II card 3 years ago was about $200 CAD, and now a 4G can be bought for under $75 locally. So, it changing over now would not be anywhere near as expensive as it once was.

good point Jim.

neil_r wrote in post #5530700
Apparently our national dish is now Chicken Tikka Masala (with Pot Noodle coming a close second, and no I have never eaten one)

I have never eaten it either, but it does look like an interesting dish. I love Indian foods.

No I have eaten gallons of Chicken Masala, it's the Pot Noodle I have never tried......

LINKY

I've never heard of pot noodle lol

They have many noodle products like that here, where you just add hot water. Our kids like them for lunch. I have tried some, and while not all that nutritious, they are a nice quick hot snack.

Ahhh, something like top ramen or cup-o-noodle then? Most of those I cannot eat. A company called Thai Kitchen makes some that are gluten free though. They last with me for about an hour though... rice noodles and some spices don't really do all that much to fuel this machine..

Skrim17 wrote in post #5530515
Jim do the 5D and 40D take the same battery?

Yes.

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #5530601
Yep, not sure about the 10D, but the 20D, 30D, 40D and 5D all take the same battery, that is a great thing.

And the D30, D60 and 300D (original Digital Rebel).

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #5530711
Being SD is a much smaller size, I would not doubt it, but you never know. The cost of memory cards, compared to that of the camera, has dropped dramatically over the last few years. A 1G Extreme II card 3 years ago was about $200 CAD, and now a 4G can be bought for under $75 locally. So, it changing over now would not be anywhere near as expensive as it once was.

I think the 450D uses SD because it's intended to be the upward path into the DSLR world from all those P&S users; I'd hope the big cameras stay with CF because the SD cards are just too small to handle, especially with gloves on. i also think the CF cards are more tolerant of abuse. And once people start shooting RAW and discover what changing SD cards is like, they'll see the wisdom of the larger CF cards. It's not so bad with a P&S getting 400-500 JPEG shots on a 2 GB card, but that same card in a 450D is only good for 100 or less when you shoot RAW.

I was amazed that my brother's G9 took SD cards, my G3 is a CF camera and I assumed they kept it all the same. I saw someone post earlier on another thread about having SD cards for his new Xsi

hey Jon....this thread has serious potential for a lynch mob

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=503243

Permagrin wrote in post #5530886
hey Jon....this thread has serious potential for a lynch mob

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=503243

it certainly does.

gee...good job Kody...I was hoping Jon would DIFFUSE things not inflame them

Permagrin wrote in post #5530237
lol twice in one day! I love this smilie.

cfpackerfan wrote in post #5530241
you like this little guy today, huh?

Yes, he is a handy "what evah" or "yeah, yeah" or "cry me a river" smilie. And I'm on the phone right now with a sale rep and sooooooooo want to throw it that way.

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