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Completely agree. Modern polycarbonates, graphite, and thermoplastics are a huge step up and can exceed metals in strength and cost. Just look at the stealth fighter. It's funny how with some...

According to Joe Biden we should all "shotgun" now and then. :-)Ps. Thanks for the link. Some great marterial that am will be checking out. Who knew?

Excellent write up.  I enjoyed reading it immensely.  You should have your own photoblog somewhere I thought it was that good.  To me, the pics from Sony (and Minolta) cameras are instantly...

One thing to also keep in mind is resale value. These Zeiss lenses seem to hold there value for decades. I would rather pay a little more knowing I can easily flip it later. Same goes for Gitzo...

Love the shot and I wouldn't change a thing. Congrats.

This is entirely normal. The lens does not make any noise when attached but does when unmounted. That could be the difference being reported but very 70-300g I have handled has had a similar rattle.

One thing to keep in mind is that B&H in my opinion caters much more world wide compared to Adorama.  B&H carries both US models and grey market models which you generally do not see. Adorama I...

I would never buy batteries or memory cards off eBay. Way too many fakes out there including ones that appear to have real packaging. Yahoo ran an article years back wears workers were taking...

If you are shooting in RAW and using Aperture as your editor/organizer, normally you would need to run a software update for the latest camera RAW to support the a99 files.Looking at the latest...

Love the shots. Especially #2 and 4. I am determined to get one of these. Maybe next year if I sell my a77. Thanks for posting.

I don't see any issue and you seem to know quite a bit about batteries. Capacity is potentially the biggest drawback. Sone nimh batteries such as Eneloops have a very slow discharge rate however...

With the student discount, you can preorder for around 2500. I do not know what the requirements are but it seems to be pretty loose. Makes it very tempting.

My HVL-58FM flash is made in Japan but was purchased about 3 years ago.  Most of the more recent ones I have seen are made in China.  Overall, I have never heard of any quality differences.  Even...

Have you heard of the green movement? Biodegradable products? There are plastics out there that will outlive this planet plus some. We actually have to engineer them to break down faster in like...

I did not know this was possible either but I owned the original Sony Nex to alpha lens adapter and that required an update for it to autofocus with SSM and SAM lenses. It was done with the...

+1 for sure. The a77 is one body I think I will definitely hold onto even after its replacement arrives.

Stay tuned for the iPhone 5 announcement in a few hours. The answer is yes.

I don't care what you or the store or people here do. I am telling you not to be shocked at the responses.

Since you seem to feel so strongly about this let me ask you, should consumers be limited to returning cameras or should it be everything? Like a pair of jeans I've only worn once? Or this car I've...

Very well written post. I think you nailed all the buttons minus the shift to EVF shift. The call for an 800mm bright lens was particularly good.