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| HammaTime |
 01/31/06 12:10pm
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 Major General  Group: {MOB} Posts: 2008 Joined: November 17th 2005 From: Maine, USA Member No.: 1428  |
We've grown to respect him as .:no help:. and then this IT consultant's hard drive crashed and he lost years worth of data.
 Of course, what is the first thing he reinstalls? COD UO. He has been a stealth killer fighting as "Unknown Soldier" for a couple of days and last night he was inspired by the name "Delagator." Give him some time and he may get around to reinstalling his spell checker and then perhaps we'll get to know him as "Delegator," but whatever he goes by, show him respect as he is one of the best out there. -HammaTime |
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| Bargod |
02/03/06 4:04am
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 The Bargod Group: {MOB} Posts: 5008 Joined: March 4th 2004 From: Dallas Member No.: 641 Xfire: bargod |
I have an external hard drive that I thought was safe to save my images and important info to. Recently, while saving my info, I somehow lost everything on the external hard drive. I was dumbstruck. How the hell could that happen. It isn't even plugged in until I need it. It didn't get a static shock or anything. But somehow in the middle of making a backup it failed and lost everything.
Luckily my main hard drive still had everything on it. How about that? I lose the backup, but keep the main! Since then I've been in the process of making backups to cd, but it takes soooooo damn long. The lesson here is... Damned if you do, damned if you don't... LOL --------------------   |
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02/03/06 11:28am
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Major Group: {MOB} Posts: 714 Joined: January 5th 2006 From: Waterloo, Ontario Member No.: 1517 |
QUOTE(Bargod @ 02/03/06 4:04am)  I have an external hard drive that I thought was safe to save my images and important info to. Recently, while saving my info, I somehow lost everything on the external hard drive. I was dumbstruck. How the hell could that happen. It isn't even plugged in until I need it. It didn't get a static shock or anything. But somehow in the middle of making a backup it failed and lost everything. Luckily my main hard drive still had everything on it. How about that? I lose the backup, but keep the main! Since then I've been in the process of making backups to cd, but it takes soooooo damn long. The lesson here is... Damned if you do, damned if you don't... LOL LOL I am working on a quadruple redundancy backup system now. Hard drive- DVD - and to USB drive, which then goes to my network drive at work... which is also backed up. LOL cant be to careful!! My IT gophers at work wonder about why I need 2gb on my network drive though... but I just tell them that data is something you can't get back, so they just nod in agreement with blank looks:) Hamma, you are a freelance photographer then? I am in the market for a good digital camera, is digital ready for real photographs? Any suggestions in the under $1000 range? I do get all caught up in the game... I had BIG plans for that flamethrower!   |
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| HammaTime |
02/03/06 3:58pm
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Major General Group: {MOB} Posts: 2008 Joined: November 17th 2005 From: Maine, USA Member No.: 1428 |
QUOTE(no_help @ 02/03/06 11:28am) Hamma, you are a freelance photographer then? I am in the market for a good digital camera, is digital ready for real photographs? Any suggestions in the under $1000 range? Digital is more than ready - it has surpassed film. The market is crowded with amazing cameras under $1K. Are you looking for something you can stuff in your pocket, or a full-sized SLR? I'm a Nikon guy. I should have switched to Canon years ago, but I held on tight because of their outstanding flash system. My career path took me away from big league sports (my first big job was at the Boston Globe) where fast autofocusing systems were a must. In my humble opinion, Nikon has resurrected itself with its recent crop of cameras and their prosumer and consumer cameras are terrific. I've been shooting digital for eight years now, but it has only been the last couple of years where digital has superceded film. I haven't had a client request film for three years now. Digital Photography Review is a terrific source to find the camera that fits your needs. I'd be paying attention to things like battery life and shutter lag. You definitely want a camera that fires when you press the button with minimal lag, and one that won't be dead when you need it most. If you are looking for an SLR, I'd recommend the Nikon D70s. It is right around your target budget and offers AMAZING battery life and zero shutter delay. I have a couple that I toss in my trunk as backups and had to rely on one for a magazine shoot last summer. Amazingly, they ran one of the images as a double-truck (full-bleed across two pages) and it still looked great. Not bad for a $1000 camera. If you are just looking for a knock about camera, I've got an Olympus that takes some great shots, but the shutter lag really drives me nuts. DPReview will give you all the details you need to make an informed decision. Give me a shout if you have any specific questions. Happy to help. -Hamma |
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HammaTime No Help Delagator 01/31/06 12:10pm
no_help LOL
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