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November 2003 Archives

The Holga Cult camera November 23, 2003 - The Holga is a cheap all plastic camera for $25. The Holga is a camera with features you normally don’t want! It features: Light leaks Extreme vignetting Fuzzy images All these features and the double exposure option make it…

New to flash (SB-50DX) November 18, 2003 - When taking up my Coolpix 5700 from the store after repair I couldn’t leave without also buying a decent flash and came home with an Nikon SB-50DX Speedlight. I decided for this little one because I’m not a heavy…

Nikon 5700 whishlist November 16, 2003 - After being used to the Coolpix 5700 for a year now I found a number of things which could be much better. I won’t talk about a 20 mpix ccd which is free of noise, but about a number of…

Jente 18 days November 15, 2003 - Jente 18 days old; 15 november 2003; nikon 5700; © janco tanis Jente is 18 days old now and still doing very well. Her lowest weight was 1650 grams and this morning she was up to 2035. No problems…

Nikon going all digital? November 15, 2003 - Today the Pacific Business News had a terrific story about Nikon shutting down their domestic production of 35mm film business. Although the story is a denial, they clearly state that NIkon sells as 5 times as much digital cameras (5…

Nikon 5700 Repaired November 11, 2003 - Today I got a mail from Kamera Express that my Nikon was back from repair. I couldn’t believe this because I expected that it would be away for at least 15 working days (equals a whole three weeks!). It has…

Your own smiley generator November 10, 2003 - At http://snookie.apostasy.org/~agrant/semiotics.html you can find your own smiley generator. With 8 different parameters you can get whatever smiley you want. From a supprised angry face to an ironic happy smile. Its implemented using a small java applet. The source…

Beertje Colargol November 9, 2003 - I don’t know why but the tune of ‘Beertje Colargol’ keeps popping up in my head. This has happened to me already for years now. I even sing it for my daugther. A few weeks back I went to…

Complete Atrial Ventricular Septal Defect November 3, 2003 - Today the doctors found a big pressure difference between arms and legs and a heart noise. They advised to examine this a.s.a.p. and Jente was immediately transferred to the Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam. In the afternoon a dopler echo…

Nikon 5700 Lens Error November 2, 2003 - Today my Nikon Coolpix 5700 died with a lens error. This problems seems to be one of the biggest issues with this camera. I first tried to fix the issue myselves. When turning off the camera, the lens also goes…