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Mar 10, 2010 20:12

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suekay_87 March 11 2010, 02:21:44 UTC
I use Pentax...I'd recommend it :)

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strivaria March 11 2010, 02:36:55 UTC
Thanks! So far, of all the dSLR's I've looked at around this price range, it seems to have everything I want with the least trade offs. I just wish they'd let me substitute the white one for the black one in the 18-55mm and 55-300mm lens package deal on Amazon.

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suekay_87 March 11 2010, 03:03:03 UTC
If I remember rightly this camera comes in a variety of colours, black is likely to still be dearest though...

Wish I could afford a new camera body...my SLR's only 6 megapixels

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strivaria March 11 2010, 03:07:38 UTC
Yep, it comes in Navy, 'Red' (which is really more of a dark salmon color), White and Black. When I was looking through forums to get people's real world experience with this camera, I came across someone who mentioned the white one looked like a Stormtrooper... which is why I want that one so much. I can deal with the black, but white would be cooler.

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mercury973 March 11 2010, 02:40:38 UTC
Whooo! I've been searching for my tax records, too. I have an appointment with the same H&R agent as last year who found a clause that got me $1000 back last year. It was because we took a loss when I sold my Mom's house. Since I didn't work last year, I was wondering if that still works. I also heard if you bought a car last year that there is some incentive. I didn't buy my car through Cash for Clunkers, but I might get something.

Again for the flight- I will pick you up and drop you back off at the airport. Don't worry about what time you'll be coming in or out, as we'll work it out. Most are coming in on the 14th and flying out the 20th. If you need different days, that's cool too. I've already blocked from April 9th through the 22nd off for work.

Cheers!

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strivaria March 11 2010, 03:10:19 UTC
The 14th or the 13th? I'll have to go back and check the emails because I thought folks were showing up on the 13th.

Yeah, these free tax folks found my sister and brother in law some extra money and they wound up getting a good rebate. I just hope they can do the same for me despite my 6 months of unemployment. I'm afraid they're going to take one look at all my tax forms though and tell me to take a hike. I'll find out tomorrow or Friday.

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mercury973 March 11 2010, 04:19:48 UTC
Oh, you're right. Duh. Good catch. Yeah, most are coming in on the 13th. But don't worry about what time you're coming in, or if you feel the need to hang out at the airport. If two of you guys are coming in within say a half an hour or each other, I might pick you both up at the same time, but I wouldn't make anyone wait longer than that.

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strivaria March 11 2010, 16:52:12 UTC
:D I figured most of us would get there on the 13th so we could sightsee a little bit the next day. Speaking of sightseeing... think we could squeeze in a visit to Kinokuniya? It's a Japanese bookstore that I've been lead to believe carries very cool art supplies. Not that I really need any more than I already have, but it's always cool to look longingly at the selection available.

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vecturist March 11 2010, 04:15:09 UTC
Hee - I got 'High Nerd!' Is it scary that I realized I knew more programming languages than foreign? (Yes I had to learn Fortran at one point.)

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strivaria March 11 2010, 16:54:37 UTC
Really?! To me, that's kind of cool. For a geek, I am woefully under educated in the programming dept. I took a semester of BASIC before going in the Army and then sat in on a C class that was taught by one of my co-workers.

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anjak_j March 11 2010, 16:35:52 UTC
That camera is so cool. I wish I had the money that costs burning a hole in my pocket - I'd definitely get it to replace my D40.

I got Uber Cool High Nerd on that test, though I feel a lot more awkward than that test suggests.

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strivaria March 11 2010, 17:01:16 UTC
Heh, I bow to your superior nerdyness. :D

As much as I want that camera, I have few things that need to be taken care of first (like fixing a possible wheel bearing issue on my car) before snapping that up. But oh I want it. Ever since I saw someone call it Stormtrooper White while I was researching this, I want to hum the Imperial March when I see it now.

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anjak_j March 11 2010, 17:29:50 UTC
Funny, I started humming that the minute I saw the camera. And I don't actually even really like those films - it's more because I've seen the Stormtroopers at some conventions.

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pavaneofstars March 13 2010, 17:31:53 UTC
Nice camera!

Good luck finding your tax info from last year. I'm sure it'll turn up but it's so nerve wracking when they're not where you think you left them.

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