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Wellington, New Zealand
Freelance Photographer
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Apr 28, 2010
As a GTI owner (a '99 Mk IV), I'd certainly go that way myself - even though my own experience has had it's share of frustration with small electrical gremlins etc. When the car IS working, you just love driving it so much you forgive its little foibles from time to time. Even the wheels.
(Also, the VW should hold it's value better - so while it costs more up front, it may be worth more at the end of your time with it too. Though I caution against considering any car - or camera - an 'investment'....)
Commented Apr 11, 2010 on Open Mike*: Buying a @#$!@% Car at The Online Photographer
Open Mike*: Buying a @#$!@% Car
Okay, completely hypothetical question for you, detached completely from any real situation: Let's say you have to buy a new car, because your old one is older than the latest batch of 'tween stars** and a new set of struts would cost approximately twice what the car is worth, and your son is ab...
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Mar 30, 2010
...and that was the last we saw of Mike.
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Commented Dec 4, 2009 on The Eaglet has Landed at The Online Photographer
The Eaglet has Landed
The UPS man just came. I mentioned to him that it's supposed to snow tonight—but only two inches. "Oh, that's two inches too much!" he shot back, as he raced away. UPS men move fast, I've noticed. Maybe they're just scared of Lulu. She tends to have that effect on delivery people. Anyway, I'm ve...
Re: 'Never use a lens whose focal length, in millimeters, is less than the weight of the woman.'
That really, really depends on your unit of measurement...150 pounds, 68 kilograms or 11 stone? Those are three VERY different lenses!
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Commented Nov 6, 2009 on Does the Camera Really Add Ten Pounds? at The Online Photographer
Does the Camera Really Add Ten Pounds?
By Cecil Adams, World's Smartest Human Dear Cecil: I've often heard people say "the camera adds ten pounds" when they're photographed. Is that just an excuse or is there any truth to it? Emma Cecil replies: No question there's an element of denial here. Since you're not looking at yourself mo...
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