Things we want

[jaguar]

Hasselbad make very, very nice cameras. I learnt the basics of Avid but it just seems like overpriced crap compared to Final Cut Pro.

[Cyber Wolf]

Never had a chance to use Final Cut Pro either, though it's been one I've wanted to poke at. Still costs a lot.

[glatt]

I had no idea that Hasselblad made digital cameras. 22megapixels! Wow.

[jaguar]

Cheaper than a full Avid setup.
Hasselblad make a number of different digital backs, of course you can just take them off and load your favorite 120 film etc which is nice. The H1D seems to be a more intergrated package, I'm not sure if it *can* take film. Leaf have been making incredible MF Digital backs for a number of years, the coolest thing is the PDA you get with it which gives you a copy of each pic wirelessly almost as soon as the shutter shuts. Personally I don't know if I'd want clients that close during a shoot but still very cool. Leaf backs alone go for 25k+ but in the kind of shoots that gear gets used that's around the operating cost for a full day on location anyway. The latest leaf ones are 17 and 23mpx.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Radar

Here's an invention I didn't know I needed until I found out it existed. I don't know how I've lived without one for this long. And before you ask, this is a real device you can buy in stores and not someone having fun with Photoshop.

I had seen these and thought about getting one. Then I imagined forgetting to leave it at home and watching it being thrown into an airport security disposal bin.

BTW, what is that little spike thing at the top, a metal toothpick or a hole punch?

Judging from this article, I was right to be worried. I'll stick to flash drives on pens.

Reading Passengers

The day of a security screener often begins at 4:30 a.m., when most people are sound asleep. If screeners are short-staffed or off to a slow start in the early morning, the longer lines tend to drag much longer into the day. Some mornings, passengers wait more than a hour to get through the checkpoint.

Before the shift starts at 5 a.m., screeners huddle in the break room or a conference room with a supervisor to receive the latest information about threats to aviation and new gadgets to watch out for. Last Thursday, a TSA supervisor briefed more than a dozen screeners about a new computer memory device made by Swiss Army that is also equipped with a small knife.

[Clodfobble]

BTW, what is that little spike thing at the top, a metal toothpick or a hole punch?

Looks like a ball-point pen to me.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

BTW, what is that little spike thing at the top, a metal toothpick or a hole punch?

Looks like a ball-point pen to me.

You're right.

SWISSMEMORY TM USB Victorinox
NEW: available with capacities up to 512MB!

It is the first time that an original Swiss Army Knife has been equipped with a USB Memory. The SWISSMEMORY TM USB Victorinox is a trendy accessory, a perfect gift and business tool. The small all-rounder integrates numerous useful tools and is available in two versions: one with a stainless steel knife, scissors, a file and a screw driver and the other without these tools, to carry when travelling on planes. Both versions include a pressurized pen and a red LED.
The SWISSMEMORY TM USB Victorinox is available with a memory capacity of 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB.
It is also possible to detach the USB part a patented technology.

I might consider the version that only has the pen and USB, although I might was well buy a flash memory pen. Pressurized pens are nicer since they can write upside down.

[Nightsong]

ACtually the thing I want is actually nothing more than an overexpensive toy typewrite for me. I want am Ipaq 4355. As handheld go it kind falls in the middle but its what I like. I was actually going to get one for my Birthday. I waited two years to actually deciede I could afford to spend that much on me. Even sold a few collectibles on Ebay to fund part of it. THen my G_D_truck blew a fuel pump. Damned thing cost me 160 dollars. Ofcourse that was off Ebay too. Full price was 300. Unfortunatly I used my Ipaq money for the pump. As birthdays go, its a bummer. But at least I can drive around in a funk rather than sitting at home. Besides, my wife loves me and I guess thats all I really need. (sighs heavily and smiles at wife)

[Hugo Zorilla]

Originally Posted by richlevy

Have you ever found something that you think would be cool to have but you honestly know that you really have no need for.

I have a few rechargeable spotlights in the house in case of power failures. They are in the 1 million candlepower range. This is enough to throw a visible circle on the trees 150 feet away from my house about 40 feet in diameter.

Cabelas is selling a 10 million candlepower rechargeable spotlight . Short of hosting a Hollywood premier in your backyard or guiding in planes loaded with contraband in deserted fields, what does anyone need with a 10 million candlepower spotlight?

And yet I want one.

I picked up a 3 million candlepower at Target for $40. Light up the night.

I want one of these -
http://www.snipercentral.com/m40a3.htm
Between that and the flashlight, bye-bye squirrels.

[zippyt]

Well Damn HZ if your going to do it , do it right , go with one of these ,
the bottom pic is the 15.2mm discarding sabot flechette round compared to the 7.62mm ( .308 cal ) standard nato round . This bad boy will go thru both sides of ANY modern APC at 1 klick !!!!!!!

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by zippyt

Well Damn HZ if your going to do it , do it right , go with one of these ,
the bottom pic is the 15.2mm discarding sabot flechette round compared to the 7.62mm ( .308 cal ) standard nato round . This bad boy will go thru both sides of ANY modern APC at 1 klick !!!!!!!

I don't recognize that weapon. What is it?