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Thanks cujo, I'm still not feeling too well but my friends, family and let's not forget the Cameralabs community have cheered me up with their nice words, thank you for the concern

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Gear: Canon SX20 IS, Canon Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Wishlist: Canon 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
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I wish you the very best in this awfully hard time, Pierovera.

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Ruben

Panasonic DMC-FZ18, Panasonic DMC-FZ28, Canon G5, Canon 350D, Canon 50D + BG-E2N
Tamron 17-50 2.8, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM,
Canon 18-55 II plus lots of Minolta MD/M42 lenses and bodies

Thanks a lot Ruben, I appreciate it

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Gear: Canon SX20 IS, Canon Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Wishlist: Canon 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
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Thinking about changing Wifi card... atm I've got Atheros and its frustratingly bad..

thinking about changing to Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235.... Atheros one is just driving me to insanity!

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http://www.AnderssonPhoto.com
Cameras: Leica M8, Nikon FE-2, Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II, 40D
Lenses: Voigtländer Nokton Classic 35mm 1.4, Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm 5.6 ASPH II, Nikkor AI-S 28mm 2.8, Canon 24-70 2.8L, 85mm 1.2L II, 300mm 2.8L IS, TS-E 45mm 2.8, Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro
Canon 1.4x/2X TC II, Canon 580EX II X2, Gitzo + Manfrotto.
Wishlist: Leica Monochrom, Summilux 50 ASPH, Voigtlander 35mm 1.2 ASPH II

well I guess 3rd party Leica M batteries arent built to last. It doesnt charge to full anymore... well I guess its time to buy an original

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http://www.AnderssonPhoto.com
Cameras: Leica M8, Nikon FE-2, Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II, 40D
Lenses: Voigtländer Nokton Classic 35mm 1.4, Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm 5.6 ASPH II, Nikkor AI-S 28mm 2.8, Canon 24-70 2.8L, 85mm 1.2L II, 300mm 2.8L IS, TS-E 45mm 2.8, Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro
Canon 1.4x/2X TC II, Canon 580EX II X2, Gitzo + Manfrotto.
Wishlist: Leica Monochrom, Summilux 50 ASPH, Voigtlander 35mm 1.2 ASPH II

Arrgh, my left ear is completely clogged

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Canon DSLRs: 5D Mark III, 7D
Canon lenses: 17-40/4L, 24-105/4L, 24/1.4L II, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 100/2.8L Macro, 70-200/2.8L IS, 100-400L
Other stuff: Canon 580 EX II, Canon 430EX II, Velbon Sherpa 600R
Apple: MacBook Pro 15", iMac 27", iPad III, iPhone 4S, Apple TV

My deviantART

The new Sony PNS-FF is all bells and whistles :O

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Canon 5D MkII -|- Sigma 24mm f/1.8 | Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.0 | Canon 50mm f/1.4 | Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro | Lensbaby Composer
Canon A-1 -|- Canon 28mm f/2 | Canon 35mm f/2.8 | Canon 50mm f/3.5 Macro

I got approved for press credentials to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta http://www.balloonfiesta.com/ Wish I could stay for more than 2 days.

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Mike "The Squirrel"
Canon 550D | Canon EF 35mm 1:2 | Canon 50 f/1.8 II | Sigma 18-125mm DC OS | Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD | Canon 430EX II
Military Issued Canon 40D | Canon 55-250mm IS

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The Sony RX1 (full-frame fixed 35mm f/2 lens) is overpriced compared to the Nikon D600 (full-frame, similar pixel count). The RX1 is mechanically and optically much simpler and, with only a contrast based AF, arguably electronically simpler as well. Both the RX1 and the D600 can draw on a large extant body of R&D drawn from other cameras so I'm forced to believe that Sony are charging a premium price for the RX1 not because they must but because they can.

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.

New iPhone 5? Interesting... any thoughts or opinions?

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Gear: Canon SX20 IS, Canon Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Wishlist: Canon 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
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I'll be getting one only because I'm upgrading from a 3GS. If I was using a 4S, I probably wouldn't since it's really just an incremental update from the 4S.

EDIT: ... and, the only reason I'm upgrading is because my iPhone is busy dying. Got it wet recently, and it's not the first time, or second...

Ugh, another iPhone? I'll stick to my plan of buying the Lumia 920, that Pureview camera looks awesome, and it really stands out in a sea of fruit phones and Galaxies. Besides, Windows Phone 8 looks too cool to pass up, it really is a refreshing OS.

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-Evan

Gear: 7 Nikon Nikkor AI-S and AF-S lenses, SB-700 flash, Nikon D7000, Nikon FM, variety of accessories

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."
- Ansel Adams

Nothing impressive specwise.... I bet it will be a rip off again, but hey, after all its Apple!

They still have terrible battery performance as they always had.

And how could they skip NFC?

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Cameras: Leica M8, Nikon FE-2, Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II, 40D
Lenses: Voigtländer Nokton Classic 35mm 1.4, Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm 5.6 ASPH II, Nikkor AI-S 28mm 2.8, Canon 24-70 2.8L, 85mm 1.2L II, 300mm 2.8L IS, TS-E 45mm 2.8, Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro
Canon 1.4x/2X TC II, Canon 580EX II X2, Gitzo + Manfrotto.
Wishlist: Leica Monochrom, Summilux 50 ASPH, Voigtlander 35mm 1.2 ASPH II

It's nothing short of an anti-climax for me. (I refuse to buy into iPhone because of the closed and restricted nature of what's supposed to be a "smartphone")

Even if the leaks and strong rumours hadn't come out, I don't think that would have made the difference. It seems like the iPhone 5 was designed to play catchup with the competition whereas previous iPhones were the game changers that the competition had to catch up to.

I'm sure the fanboys/fangirls will still laud it and that it will be the biggest-selling phone of the year but I have no regrets with my GS3 I upgraded to a week ago.

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Bodies: Canon EOS 550D w/ Magic Lantern
Lenses: Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX f/2.8, Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Accessories: YongNuo Speedlite YN-468 Flash, Neewer Macro LED Ring Light, Meike Battery Grip, YongNuo RF-602 Wireless Flash Trigger & Receiver YongNuo WR-128 Wireless Remote Control

I agree there's nothing really impressive specwise. But I'm impressed how they made it a lot faster, improved the screen, the camera and the speakers + microphones, meanwhile they've made it thinner, lighter and less volume.

But battery performance? The 4S had 9 hours of Wi-Fi browsing (not impressive, but not bad either), and the 5 has 10 hours - just like the Samsung Galaxy S3...

And NFC? Who uses it these days? I'm sure Apple will add it, if it becomes relevant.

For those who are disappointed in the iPhone 5, I just stumbled upon this video explaining change - both iPhone/tech wise and in general.
YouTube

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Victor
Nikon D300 - Nikkor 16-85 VR - Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR I
www.victorhoffmann.com