chrisjones6699

I was reminded earlier of the ultimate annoyance....

The tosspot 'highway officers'!! They REALLY p1ss me off!!!!!!

"Ooooooo look Clive, there's someone on the hard shoulder with their hazard lights on! What should we do?"

"Good spotting Barry, let's close down the inside lane and cause a 5mile traffic jam and after that, we could park in the 'police lay-by' and pretend to be police!"

WHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Everyone managed fine before you bellends came along!! Can anyone give me a proper answer to why these guys exist?

For me, these idiots are up there with traffic wardens! T@@ts!

RS4 for me all day long! Love them!

People who refer to the lanes of a motorway as "slow" and "fast"!

I'd like to see the outcome if you said that on your driving test!

I was driving alll over europe a few weeks ago and everyone overtakes and then goes back into the Slow lane, never once hit traffic or saw an accident.

Slow lane!!!

Does this mean you refer to the 'over taking lanes' as the (dare I say it) "fast lanes"?

It's a toss up for me. Middle lane hoggers and people who don't indicate......but probably the MLH's. They grip my s**t!

I see it from both sides, I don't think the two in question can argue that this was coming, they are good lads and friends of mine too, obviously they give the team a headache from now and again and maybe this step will show them and others that there are boundaries on here and if you cross them you will get punished.

I took the pee out of them both as I thought it was pretty funny, let's be real and put it into perspective, they are banned for a week from a car forum. I think they maybe able to get on with their lives with no lasting effects from it and come back to the fold and keep on doing what those to geeks do best and offering and sharing their knowledge to other members that may need it.

 

Well said that man!

...and replacing with the Autobots logo

 

Should I do it?

Are you 12? Please do not do this! I saw a Subaru with this and it was so cringe worthy!

And for the 28% of you who have said yes, shame on you!!

From underneath a Zed while removing exhaust

 

My favourite so far!! Look how shocked he was to see you there!

That's a very nice bumper!! Subtle and nice!

Here are my first two shots with the Nex-5...

 

Not the most exciting photos ever, but hey.. gotta start somewhere

 

 

Would have been better if your first two pics were your zed!

This makes me sad I miss them so much!

They look amazing Sam! Really happy for you!

I'm sure Geoff-R will be happy to see them back on a black Zed!

Now if that was my Zed, clear reflectors, tinted windows and a STUBBY!!

That's the future right there!! I'd have one! That's proper cool!!

 

My delight didn't last long. It's sh*t.

 

Why don't you get straight to the point!?

So basically I have to decide if I go for the 18-55 lens or the 16 or both.....

Decided!!

What digital camera magazine verdict that I think sums it up perfectly.

Although compact-like in appearance, don't let the exterior fool you - the Sony NEX-5 produces class-leading images that outshine some stiff competition in the Micro System Cameras sector. Many will love its pick-up-and-shoot ease of use, though it's not without its errors - the lack of buttons for control and amount of menu digging required to adjust options may frustrate more advanced users. Otherwise the AF system is relatively fast and accurate and the variety of creative modes are all very accessible. However, for those looking for a more DSLR-like model with an electronic viewfinder and multitude of function buttons then the NEX may not suit; for those looking for the smallest camera of its type with HD movie capture capability and superb image quality then this is where the NEX-5 really hits the nail on the head.

Good point Chris. I guess my D7000 was £800 ish after I sold the kit lens on e-bay.

 

I would still rather buy a second-hand Nikon D90 for £450 than comprimise speed/accuracy. I think the OP may well end up with an SLR if he starts shooting moving subjects.

The only thing i would disagree with you here is the second hand D90. I would go for a second hand 40D or 50D......but I would say that as I'm a canon man it's the old Canon/Nikon divide!

Spot on though.

On a lighter note, what chance have you got!

 

 

A better chance than before he came along...

+1! Are we forgetting about Brown the moron!?

All non-SLR cameras are comprimised by their speed.

 

The Sony gets a nice dpreview.com review but if you ever want to shoot fast things (cars/kids/animals) or in low light, you'll wish you bought the Nikon.

 

 

The Sony does 7 frames per second....

 

But will those 7 frames track a dog or child running towards you in a diagonal ziz-zag in low light using 39 focus points in a 3-D matrix up to ISO 25,600 and keep all 7 frames in focus?

 

If it does then I'm selling my D7000 and buying one.

 

Not crticising your choice as it looks great but if you want SLR functions and speed, you'll need an SLR. Sony wouldn't produce an SLR-killer when they've spent millions (billions?) acquiring Minolta and producing some fantastic SLRs over the last few years.

How much did you pay for your D7000? If you want SLR performance, you have to pay for it. With a budget of £450, the Sony is a cracking camera.

There's no point comparing these cameras because at the end of the day, it depends on what you want from a camera, how much you want to spend on one and how serious you are. I could have said "well the Sony is a good one but it's rubbish compared to my 7D". What's the point of me saying that because my 7D cost 3 times the Sony.

TIt aint no bridge camera If there was a shutter delay you wouldn't get 7 frames per second would you...

What? Of course you would, once the shutter is going (and as long as the transfer speed of the memory card is of a sufficient speed) it can carry on all day if it likes, but the initial lag following the autofocus and processor think-time will still be there.

 

If it does do instant-shot just like an SLR then that's great and is a real step forward, but I've never found a single camera that wasn't an SLR that did that. As Sparky said, even the Lumix range (which is superb for a compact) can't do that.

My G11 has a quickshot feature and it's pretty rapid! It has the same DIGIC 4 processor as the (not 100% sure here) as the 40D (maybe 50D too). I'm not saying that it competes with an SLR but it's not far off.

The Sony is a micro system camera. SLR spec in a compact body.

7fps is very good.........not quite the 8 that my 7D gets tho

Yes and yes.

 

ChrisJones & Geoff-R both have

Had

They belong to Sam now. He should have some photos up soon

The average cost of keeping someone in prison is £40,000 p.a. What about signing a deal with some appropriate country (e.g. Bulgaria) and outsourcing all long-term (>1 month) prisoners?

 

1. I am sure that including transportation costs, you would most likely save well over half of the current running costs.

2. We would be able to imprison larger numbers of offenders instead of releasing them due to a lack of space.

3. The deterrant of going to prison in a foreign country with forced labour is likely to be far higher than the relatively comfortable UK establishments.

 

I should really write up my entire manifesto of how to sort this country out

I think this is a superb idea but what happens once those prisons fill up? Who's law would the "British" prisoners come under and I can't help thinking that it would cost more to do this?

Best solution......Escape from LA/Newyork!! Perfect!! Move everyone out of the isle of White, erect a massive wall around it and let them crack on!!

In-keeping with its small size the NEX series doesn't provide an electronic viewfinder, instead a fixed-length 16mm optical viewfinder accessory can be purchased separately for around £150.

Yes it does a little expensive though!

This has to be one of the best threads ever!! Incredible!!

I'm now on the lookout!

It took that long to decide!?

I'm pretty sure you can get a view finder that slots into the hotshoe.......John?

http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/equipm ... eview.html

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