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man…been really quite here since the forum.
but I guess these kinda things should be posted here instead hehe.

so I’ve been going to library regularly to do work, and something I didn’t expect happened.
some guy saw across the other end of my table, I took a peek “for professional”.

hehe….oh man..

Winner of TPX’s Summer 2007 Buy (not that it is a contest) goes to… t.ha‘s 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens!

Didn’t want to steal his “thunder” by making a post first but seeing it has been a week, may as well post some pictures =p.

I have added a new “Why Buy?” page up top. Feel free to add to the list of buying justifications =p. Next time you need to buy something just go and read that page and find a reason that suits you well. If there isn’t one, then add one to the page =p.

So this week has been an exciting week for me – all my shipments have arrived this week (minus the filters) and I basically almost received a package each day (and the fact that I’m home to receive the package is pretty amazing too). So here is a list of things I received, plus the “thing” I bought at Henry’s Photo Show last week…

Hehe I think its obvious what I did not order – The Windows Vista and Office 2007 Ultimates are welcome gifts from MS, and the little white box was a Mont Blanc pen my aunt shipped to me as a graduation gift. 400D + accessories are graduation gifts to myself (*pats myself on the back*) for all the degrees I obtained thus far ;). The Tamrac messenger bag is what I picked up at the Photo Show – see it wasn’t anything big… and feels a bit empty at the moment with so little gear inside, but I’m sure it’ll start to feel heavier by the end of this year =p.

So yesterday there was a deal on RFD for a Energizer 15 minute charger from Dell.ca for $29 with free ship. Great! Since my charger is very.. unreliable.. it always says its fully charged after 30 minutes when it’s supposed to take 3 hours to charge 1800mah batteries. Then when I go to church and use supposedly charged batteries.. my BR dies shortly.

So.. after reading through the thread.. I learned that the 15 minute chargers charge at the expense of shortening the overall battery life (due to excessive heat during charigng).. so.. of course someone posted a link to another forum.. of flashlight fanatics.. who just.. like.. flashlights.. They have.. light.. get togethers.. where they admire the strength of each other’s flashlights ???. Anyway, since they use a lot of batteries.. they have lots to say about NiMH and chargers etc. etc. Anyhow.. I came across this entry-levelish smart battery charger. Which actually has an LCD for each battery slot which can tell you the current charge in mah, it can discharge and recharge your battery at different rates.. and it can “recycle” your batteries to maximize capacity. $39US + ship etc.

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