SparksCW

The cravings for a something new?

I have a 350Z, I love it to bits and even though I'm saving for a house I can't really bring myself to actually sell it. I seriously want a 370Z though and now that I have paid my loan off and have no debt I keep getting tempted to finance again! (well, once the house is bought)

Can someone please tell me that the storm white 370z with 7 speed paddle shift and keyless entry is rubbish, that i dont want one and I'm better off spending my money on a hammock for the garden in the new house.

Thanks.

p.s when I do get my 370Z, will I then want a GTR? I mean, I already want a GTR, in white obviously, but I am being reasonable with myself in running costs, however when I have the 370Z am I going to have this whole craving thing all over again?

My girlfriends sisters Husband has one, I actually really like them, was intrigued to know if they are quick etc. They do look sporty and I think it's an acquired taste! I wouldn't mind a test drive in one....

My bridge camera offered great photos, nothing too expensive Fujifilm s4000 circa 200 quid

I have the 16MP version of your camera, its labeled GE but it's the same camera. My pics aren't that good. I do fully agree with Chris in that I don't know how to use it properly but the point I was trying to make is that megapixels aren't the important part in choosing a point and shoot camera.

I may play some more with it as this time next month I'll be sat on a beach in Majorca thinking up ways not to come home so would be cool to get some decent pictures out there, as well as lots of video with my new Go Pro Hero HD2

The best thing though about bridge cameras is this:

First attempt so not great, but it's fun shame my zed wasn't in shot though

and this that I made in the Pyrnees a couple of years ago for my girlfriend (this was using a Canon G3 or something along those lines) no photoshop in this pic. done with a red and a standard torch

For example..

5MP Iphone 4

Vs

16MP GE Bridge Camera

I don't think that there is an amazing difference in quality considering the 11MP gap.... the iPhone blatantly has better image sensors/lens quality to the cheapo bridge camera. (or I'm really @*!# at using the bridge camera I guess )

My basic understanding is that the higher the megapixel, the better, but I don't really understand what "10x digital and 5x optical zoom" means as well as all the other tech jargon. What should I be looking for?

That's not really true, the most important part is the image sensor and lens quality. A lower MP camera with good sensors etc will far outperform a high MP camera with crap sensors, so don't be put off by lower MP cameras when chosing. You may be able to get a 16MP cam for £80 but it might not be as good as a 12MP camera for the same price. I just bought a £100 16MP bridge camera (half way cam between point and shoot and DSLR, so it has lots of settings) and on the auto settings the picture quality is a bit hit and miss and often no better than my 12 MP Samsung point and shoot. Goes to show that megapixels aren't everything....

As for zoom. Optical zoom means the lens is physically zooming in, meaning you'll get better quality. Digital zoom is basically making the picture bigger without changing the lens so it can become bad quality. Think of opening a small picture on your computer then zooming in and in and in... it'll become blotchy and poor quality. Look for optical zoom over digital zoom, most cameras have decent image stabilization now so make sure that's a feature of the camera too.

From experience, Sony make very good cameras as do Samsung. I currently have a 12.2MP Samsung point and shoot which has done me well, with the right lighting you can get a very good quality image for a low price. I also had a Sony Cybershot around 6MP I think it was and that was also a great little camera.

Basically, I don't think you can go too wrong for this price range if you stick to the main manufacturers. Your best bet is to google "best camera for under £100" and see what the review sites are saying such as cameras.co.uk and whatcamera etc. Most have sample shots and will tell you what the cameras are best at. i.e action pics, indoor, outdoor etc. then just tailor your choice to what you plan to do with the camera mostly.

Hope that helps a bit. I'm by no means a photographer nor do I know it all/much

Not had much luck selling this so it's now on eBay for £14.99 no reserve. If anyone is interested check it out, you might get a bargain

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0833485983

Interesting topic, I've heard on here a few times that the elise is cheap to run? Especially compared to the zed. Is this true then?

I do love the Elise's and my car is pretty much weekend toy only. I may have to sell it soon to get a house so was thinking of an S2 Elise to replace it in the future. Or a 370Z when prices come down.

Was £50 + £10 P&P

Now £30 + £10 P&P

Anyone interested?

Found a really happy bin on Google Maps

Try and buy it, you could build another house on that

 

 

Why buy it when you can get it for nowt

Is that possible then? Would be an amazing money spinner if so!

Try and buy it, you could build another house on that

I have a stock exhaust going if you still need one, make me an offer, would need collecting from Portsmouth though as I'd imagine it's too big/expensive to post. Will post pictures if you are interested.

Just got back into off roading after I sold my WR426 last year some time. Picked up a bargain of a WR250F 2006 in very good condition especially for an off road bike.

Does anyone else here ride off road?

Can't wait to go ride now

Couldn't make it in the end due to having to sort out a suprise birthday for my dad's 50th looks like you had a good time though! Some nice cars, some more dodgy parking and lots of 370's compared to last time

Do Nissan seriously make a system that'll write your car off on one small bump? Not being funny but if I bumped something and it went off there's no way I'd pay £12,000 to fix it , even if there was no damage to the car!

Pretty sure it was richsouth, sunset orange zed with nismo bodykit heading towards the motorway from the small roundabout by the chip shop and car dealership. Nice car I was in my van not the zed.

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Great post but your driveway is awesome! I would be extremely childish and try riding my motorbike around that circle trying to get my knee down...... would inevitably end up in a hedge but at least you'd get it on video for you've been framed

Currently still for sale....

Don't know if you saw my thread but it has a lot of CCTV related stuff in it.

We have £1300 each Mobotix cameras, and also a £250 Swann kit similar to the one you linked to. In all honesty, the Swann is great just make sure you get the cameras close up to what you are filming. The night vision is suprisingly good and at close range you'll get a good face shot. At a distance of more than 4 metres or so though you won't see anything of use. The Mobotix are unbeatable during the day but suffer at night.

The police won't really do anything with the footage unless the law breaker gets out his/her ID and shows the camera

So for the sake of a few hundred quid the Swann is a fairly good choice, you can always upgrade the actual cameras themselves at a later date if required.

Yep that's them on the news, should be on quite a few times today.

Still no closer to catching anyone unfortunately.

Very

 

Personally I think you should now colour match your wheel nuts to the body - will give a nice accent to those lovely rays.

 

That does actually sound like a good idea.. I guess they'd have to be gold anodised rather than painted sunset orange as they wont last painted.

Hmm wonder how much decent gold replacement bolts are

From Goodwood yesterday

low quality grabbed from a friends facebook but still quite good.

26, Electrical contractor and home automation/entertainment specialist.

I'm there! Lookin forward to it and I only live five mins away.

Cool video, not sure what I want more now.... a black gallardo or a batman suit. hmmmmmm