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My Review of Nikon 18mm – 105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX (VR) Vibration Reduction Wide Angle Autofocus Zoom Lens – Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A.
by Scott on Jul.03, 2011, under Uncategorized
Originally submitted at Adorama
Nikon 18mm – 105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX (VR) Vibration Reduction Wide Angle Autofocus Zoom Lens – Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A.
Ok for the price
Pros: Easily Interchangeable, Lightweight
Cons: Blurry Focus, Poor in Low Light, Weak Casing
Describe Yourself: Semi-pro Photographer
Was this a gift?: No
I tried this as a general purpose walk around lens but found that it really didn’t have the range or image quality that I looked for. It’s a very non-typical Nikon lens in that it’s basically soft on every setting. It could be just the piece I received, but I would have a hard time recommending this lens to anyone.
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My Review of Sigma 18mm – 250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS (Optical Stabilizer) HSM Autofocus Aspherical Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
by Scott on Jan.13, 2011, under Uncategorized
Originally submitted at Adorama
Sigma 18mm – 250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS (Optical Stabilizer) HSM Autofocus Aspherical Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Good walk around lens
Pros: Lightweight, Good range, Strong Construction, Fast / accurate auto-focus
Cons: Poor in Low Light, Sticky Zoom
Best Uses: Landscape/Scenery, Indoors/Low Light
Describe Yourself: Photo Enthusiast
Was this a gift?: No
This is a good alternative to the Nikon 18-200 VR or Tamron 18-270 VC. Better range than the Nikon, much faster zoom than the Tamron. Needs to be stepped down to see how sharp it can really be, but overall a solid performer and a great price.
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Too fat to work at Hooters?
by Scott on May.19, 2010, under Uncategorized
Check out the size of the porker manager, talk about the pot calling the kettle black…
It's Official
by Scott on Jun.13, 2009, under Uncategorized
I got my shutchi2 tag at facebook, keeping me pretty consistent with having that handle everywhere. Did anyone else get their vanity names at facebook yet?
Sweden's free-Web Pirate Party captures Euro seat by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech
by Scott on Jun.08, 2009, under Uncategorized
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -
Sweden’s Pirate Party, striking a chord with voters who want more free content on the Internet, won a seat in the European Parliament, early results showed on Sunday.
The Pirate Party captured 7.1 percent of votes in Sweden in the Europe-wide ballot, enough to give it a single seat. The party wants to deregulate copyright, abolish the patent system and reduce surveillance on the Internet.
“This is fantastic!” Christian Engstrom, the party’s top candidate, told Reuters. “This shows that there are a lot of people who think that personal integrity is important and that it matters that we deal with the Internet and the new information society in the right way.”
Previously an obscure group of single-issue activists, the party enjoyed a jump in popularity after the conviction in April of four men behind The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s biggest free file-sharing website.
The case cast a spotlight on the issue of internet file-sharing, a technique used to download movies, music and other content. The defendants have called for a retrial.
Despite the similar names, the party and the website are not linked. The party was founded in 2006 and contested a Swedish general election that year, but received less than one percent of the vote.
Engstrom credited the party’s appeal to young voters for its success. “We are very strong among those under 30. They are the ones who understand the new world the best. And they have now signaled they don’t like how the big parties deal with these issues.”
The Pirate Party will take up one of Sweden’s 18 seats in the 785-seat parliament. “We will use all of our strength to defend personal integrity and our civil rights,” Engstrom said.
(Reporting by Veronica Ek, writing by Adam Cox)
via Sweden’s free-Web Pirate Party captures Euro seat by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech.
Ari Emanuel talking about helping Michigan out
by Scott on May.29, 2009, under Uncategorized
Great video from Ari Emanuel about helping Michigan out.
Ari Emanuel : Entrepreneurial Diversification from Alan Languirand on Vimeo.
Unity studios
by Scott on May.28, 2009, under Uncategorized
Updated: sketches of the new Unity Studios coming in Allen Park, MI.
Universal studios, florida
by Scott on May.18, 2009, under Uncategorized
Just some pics from my recent trip, more on facebook.
New worker
by Scott on May.07, 2009, under Uncategorized
New workers at the Con-way office this morning.
Flying to Portland
by Scott on Apr.28, 2009, under Uncategorized
Some pics of the Rockies from about 34000 feet up today.
