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DaPonti • Contributing Member • Posts: 521
Good starter kit
This may be helpful to those who wonder whether they should buy the kit lens when buying a first camera. I'm comparing it mostly to the Sony DT 16-50 which I've been using now for a couple of months and in my opinion there's nothing wrong with starting with the kit lens.
Note that I use my camera for photos only so I can't comment about video usage.
- Versatile (useful range)
- Quite good once stopped down if you sharpen a bit, especially at the wide end
- Good control of flare
- Very light, pairs well with small bodies
- Focus is fine. Not super fast or silent, but not particularly slow or hunting either.
- Good magnification ratio allows you to take close-up shots
- Build quality is actually good enough: mine looked like new after a year, despite being exposed to dust, sea water sprays and a few small hits.
- Real cheap in kit: if you resell it for 50$ once you know what you need, that's about what you paid for it in the first place. So, no loss.
- Not good for low-light as it needs to be stopped down about twice for best performance
- Tele end not really good
- Manual focus ring "shakes", making precise focusing more difficult than on higher end lenses (I had the same complaint about the 50mm f/1.8)
Personally I think it's great value for money and if you need just one lens I'd rather have a "OK" kit lens with a usable zoom range than a good prime. The biggest issue is the long end, especially at night, but I barely ever shot at 55mm with it once I got the 55-300mm (actually, I would have preferred it to be 16-35 than 18-55). A few sample pictures below:
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Actress Nayantara, who is gearing up for the release of southern remake of hit Hindi movie "Kahaani", says she usually doesn't like women-centric movies because they are too much of a responsibility for an artist.
Coming out Thursday, the remake has been titled "Anamika" in Telugu and "Nee Enge En Anbe" in Tamil.
"I usually don't like to do women-centric films because it's too much of a responsibility on your shoulders. Everything has to be correct but when I saw 'Kahaani' I thought this is one film, which I would want to do in south," Nayantara said in an audio statement.
She says "Anamika" is not a frame-to-frame copy of "Kahaani".
"If Kolkata was a character in 'Kahaani', old Hyderabad becomes an important character in the remake. A lot of changes have been done in the south adaptation. It will not be like a cut, copy and paste of the original," she said.
Nayantara has stepped into Vidya Balan's shoes in "Anamika", which has been directed by Sekhar Kammula. But unlike the original, she does not feature Nayantara as a pregnant woman in the remake.
Although Nayantara wanted to play the pregnant character, she says her director thought otherwise.
"It was completely Sekhar sir's call. From the very beginning, he didn't want the pregnancy part in the story and I was very scared about this because that was the main plot about the film. He wanted to make it even more challenging without the pregnancy part," she added.
A huge box office success, "Kahaani" also fetched Vidya critical acclaim and coveted awards, but Nayantara says she didn't do the remake for awards.
"I usually don't aim for any awards. When I'm doing a film, I do it with all heart. The reason I did the remake is because I really liked the script and I thought it will be like a nice suspense thriller. It's also a strong woman-oriented film," she said.
Not apprehensive about playing pregnant characters, she feels actresses should flexible.
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Went ahead and got some of the Lizard Skin 2.5mm tape and installed.
Feels a bit thinner than the stock fake cork stuff that came on my bike (Felt) but might be a good thing. Nice feeling tape and seemed like the texture will be good now that it's hot and humid here in NY. Actually for my road bike so we'll see on a long ride this weekend.
Funny when you try and find info on the web, all the tape reviews are from roadies who are most concerned with how their white tape stays clean or doesn't.
I have been a fan of cloth tape, like what you can get from Newbaum's, although this is one area where I haven't felt the need to be that brand specific. With padded tape I found I tended to grip the bars tighter and this would tire my hands on longer rides. With unpadded cloth tape I find that I hold the bars with a lighter touch which turns out to be more comfortable in the long run.
I second the Fizik Microtex
My deda elementi tape didn't hold up well at all.
Soma Thick&Zesty. About cloth tape, I like it a lot when wrapped over some foam tape bit it is murderous on its own.
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Fyxation cloth tape. It's slightly thicker than Newbaums or Tressostar, and it feels great.
Lizardskins 3.5 are cushy and have a nice grip when wet without gloves.
Lizardskin is the most comfortable tape I've ever used, BUT, they tend to remove all the subtle shape of the handlebar, my beautiful Nitto RB010 looked like crap wrapped on it, on the road handlebar it worked out great.
Lizard Skins seems like an expensive fail for me. Gets slick with sweat and not as much cushion as regular cork so I grip harder. Probably switching back to standard cork or similar. Thought I'd like the new material and a bit less bulk but not the case.
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I'm also a fan of the Fizik microtex! I had the SRAM corky stuff but didn't like it too much. Too squishy for me.
I've had multiple people recommend hockey tape to me recently as I am looking to replace the cheap (but not too bulky) black tape I got at the local bike co-op. It works fine; it's just coming off. Has anyone ever gone that route or something similar?
When I bought my bike it had untaped track bars on it. Besides being uncomfortable, I also got made fun of a lot. Now I have sensible, taped, narrow road bars which fit my riding style and needs.
I DON'T recommend Arundel Gecko tape even though I've been using it for about a year. It claims to be thinner and lays down flatter, but it's actually quite thick and kinks up bad because of the way the tape is made (too thick in the center). It's comfortable enough but the adhesive backing is cheaply attached and seems like an imitation of better tapes. I only use it because my LBS is always out of stock of the Fizik microtex...
I don't like bulky,cushy tape. My favorite that I have tried is Fizik microtex. Went with Zipp Service Course on new build to match my Zipp bars. A little cushier than I like but I've gotten used to it and like it. I like Deda for the price. But next time I rewrap it will be Fizik
Dang, looks like the cheap stuff has shot up to 9 bucks, unless you like red for $8
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I've tried probably 10 different tapes. Various corks, some pvc, lizardskins, cloth. I didn't find the lizardskins all that comfortable, but I may have gotten the 1.8, I can't remember. Cheap cork seems to last over a year and feels nice enough to me. The pvc holds up real well to the test of time but can be a bit slick when wet. Cloth requires gloves imo.
Probably my favorite cheap stuff: http://stores.ebay.com/FUBAR-BICYCLE...sub=3527235018
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Brooks Leather bar tape.
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Overall the trip was good, One thing need to be improved is the type of car/van. Total pax : 9. Plus 1 Driver + 1 Tour Guide, Hence 11 altogether. The van was considerable too small & cramped for this more than 3 hours / trip.
Hangzhou is a beautiful city, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the 13-tiered pagoda and gardens, as well as West Lake and the tea farm. We had a fun tour guide who led us through some memorable sites-
Melissa C Singapore
An easy and enjoyable trip. Our tour guide Maggie took good care of us and she speaks excellent English. A suggestion for the trip, perhaps the lunch can be more authentic i.e. at least give the guests a taste of Hangzhou cuisine e.g. Dong Pou meat
Very interesting and an enjoyable day. Only drawback is the long drive back if the traffic is heavy. Definitely worth doing.
Ching-Hwa Y USA
If you visit Shanghai, you must visit Hangzhou. Although it is a long trip, it is worth it but I could see how some might think otherwise due to the fact that you're spending almost half of the time driving. The main reason I decided on this trip is the visit to the Meijiawu tea village where they specialize in dragonwell green tea. The tea from this region is not only difficult to find but extremely expensive outside of China it is still relatively expensive from the village as well. If you rented a car to visit, it would have cost more and you're probably going to get lost or into a car accident with the crazy driving going on in Shanghai.
In my opinion, we spent too much time on the lake and not enough to visit the pagoda. The guide was very good.
Apple K Thailand
Everything was good.
Gulab S USA
Very good!
Vizbulite S USA
The trip was very pleasant. The guide and the driver were excellent. Hangzhou is lovely place to spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon. But West Lake reminded me of other places I had seen. When time is limited it is a difficult question, what to see and what not to see. Four hours have to be spent in transit to see a lovely but not entirely unique lake.
James G USA
Personnel did a great job. However, the weather was cool and cloudy. That diminished the otherwise excellent quality of the trip.
Garry E Australia
Worth doing but I was the only person on the tour and the tour guide, although personable enough, was a bit quiet and didn't seem to be enthusiastic. Maybe unavoidable for a single person tour.
Paul H Canada
This trip was good. I was lucky enough to be the only one on the tour, so my experience may differ from others. West Lake was very nice, but I would be hard pressed to call it 'Heaven on Earth'. It is definitely nicer than Shanghai, but it is still quite smoggy and crowded. The tea visit was nice, as was the garden. The lunch was pretty good as well. Still I enjoyed the trip it is a long time travelling about 3 hours each way.
Elaine K Australia
Unfortunately the weather was not good, as it rained all day and was very misty, which meant that it was not easy to see the scenery while we were cruising on the lake. It is a trip that I would like to do again in better weather.
I had a very short amount of time to see the sights while in Shanghai but at the same time didn't want to only see one city in China. As such, the Hangzhou Heaven on Earth tour was perfect. It is a great day where you see so much and come away with a really good experience of the China that lives outside of Shanghai. The boat ride, visit to the Pagoda and the Dragon Well Tea plantation were real highlights. Highly recommended!
Little bit expensive and unfortunately very crowded.
Good, not great. Joy, our guide, was Fantastic and really friendly! But the tour itself felt rushed. We had barely any time to look around the lake, just on the boat then off. No time to explore. No time to look around the tea fields, just time to be sold tea. Felt like the hard sell. Nice enough...
Yes I would recommend this trip. The guide was very good and was happy to explain life in China in general I thought his base knowledge was excellent. Tea tasting very commercial
Layla MH Saudi Arabia
The Tour was over all good.
However, the west lake visit could have been shortened a bit. It was a long walk around the lake, and then a ride by the boat around the lake. walking and boat riding was almost the same, repeating the same scenes and wasting time that could have been used to see another attraction in Hangzhou.
Lunch was acceptable. Soft drinks were served room temperature (not from the fridge). Who drinks soft drinks room temperature? when asked for ice, i was given the answer, this is cold enough, you don't need an ice in a rude way.
This was a very nice tour including the boat ride on West Lake. The guide was knowledgeable. The driver however was very very reckless and aggressive in his driving ( I am able to compare him to 5 other drivers we had for tours in China) and it made my overall rating of this really very good tour lower.
Great place!But the tour guide was rude and horrible! He should Be accomodating when we are asking questions.He's always in a hurry, he should understand that we are there to take some time to enjoy the scenery and take pictures. He should also volunteer on taking SOME of our pictures.worst tourguide
I enjoyed my day. I wish my tour guide was a little more informative at the sights on the history. He spoke a lot to the driver in Chinese all day. I had to ask a lot of questions rather than the guide offering information.
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It's ok, it gives you an idea of the city.
It was a good trip, however I wld have liked to spent more time in the Lake area-and the boat trip was pretty short. However the guide was helpful and I very much appreciated the effort she went to to have my jacket that I had left in the Restaurant returned to me. The driver for both our trips was exceptional-he managed to drive through peak traffic at a reasonable speed and somehow direct us through without any problems or feeling unsafe. He was great.
Bruce W United Kingdom
Guide and driver were friendly and helpful. It is a long day trip, two hours each way, and it would be good to add something else to the Hangzhou end to make the journey more worthwhile. The West Lake itself was lovely. The pagoda visit after lunch was a bit of a non-event. Lunch itself was inedible.
Hangzhou is a scenic location. We had a good time there. Unfortunately, the journey is a bit long from Shanghai (about 3 hrs). Our guide, Frankie, is a friendly person but he is still new in the job, I think. He didn't provide much commentaries about the location, the building, etc.


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Like Brett Favre, Green Bay fans face a similar situation.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre's chartered jet arrived in Green Bay on Sunday evening, shortly before the Packers' annual Family Night Scrimmage. Rain lingered and lightning cracked as fans greeted him hysterically, like young girls welcoming the Beatles in the '60s. At Lambeau Field the faithful were giddy. Seeing helicopters and planes above, one little girl kept asking her Dad, "Is that Brett Favre up there?" This was the moment most Packer fans were waiting for: the return of their retired football king.
But no one got the opportunity to see Favre win his crown back. He never even stepped onto Clark Hinkle Field, the Packers' pristine practice facility across the street from Lambeau. Instead, on Tuesday afternoon, the day Favre was to make his triumphant return, anointed heir Aaron Rodgers guided the team through suffocating humidity and heckling fans.
During practice, spontaneous choruses of "We want Brett!" played like a soundtrack through the green, chain-linked fence. Hundreds of people stood ready to shout "Hosanna!" and wave palm branches should their king emerge. But Brett was gone. His red Cadillac Escalade had left about an hour earlier -- the last time he would exit the stadium he helped turn into a football shrine. By Wednesday afternoon he was on a plane to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. By Wednesday night he was a New York Jet. In just over 72 hours Favre, the future Hall of Famer and only three-time NFL most valuable player, went from retired leader, to returning king, to disgruntled exile. His 16-year reign in Green Bay marred, at the end, by a public feud, half truths, and hurt feelings.
Because of the break-up, many Packers fans are torn between supporting a player they idolize and a defending franchise they own. As Ryan Young asked, "Root for the team, or root for the player?" For some the answer is the player. Throughout the week, t-shirts and signs criticized General Manager Ted Thompson. Slogans ranged from "Trade Ted not Favre," to "4-Get Ted, Favre's our man," to one yellow t-shirt with a picture of a screw followed by the name "Ted."
With trade talks dominating the news on Wednesday, Carol Grant was visibly angry. She'd driven up from Racine, Wisconsin, about an hour south of Milwaukee, with some friends to watch practice. "It makes me sick," she said. "It's like a betrayal on the part of management. It's the end of a dream." Her friend Sandy Johnson, sporting a pink Favre jersey, admitted she too is disillusioned: "We always thought [the Packers] were different. Mr. Thompson always told us what a great family we are. Well, we don't operate that way in my family."
Mary Vanden Elsen agreed. Sitting on a concrete bench overlooking practice, her young son Jon to her left, she had some scathing words for management: "Thompson should be run out of town." Vanden Elsen has attended practice since she was five, and regularly brings Jon to get player's autographs. The usually happy atmosphere of training camp, she said, where players ride children's bikes to practice, is gone. "It's very sad and very wrong."
BUT NOT EVERYONE blames management. Mark, a retired radiologist from Green Bay, said he was embarrassed by the way fans acted on Tuesday, booing Aaron Rodgers and chanting for Favre's return. "Heckling at practice is not the way to express dissatisfaction," he said. He feels fans are reacting out of emotion, not reason, and blames Favre's selfishness for the rift: "People have seen a [different] side of Favre...a selfish prima donna."
Just down the fence line, Randy Bania of Green Bay agrees Favre is at fault. "Favre made a decision in March and he has to accept the consequences of that decision," he said, adding that he's using the situation to teach his son, Zach, responsibility. As Bania talked, Zach turned around, revealing the screen-printed name on the back of his Packers jersey: "FAVRE." Bania admitted that just yesterday he supported Favre, but after thinking it through he believes Favre has the wrong intentions: "He's not committed to playing football. He came to reclaim his throne...and restore his pride."
He may be right. When Favre landed in Hattiesburg he admitted he didn't return to Green Bay to win his job back: "I knew going up there it was more formality than anything, something I had to do. I didn't think I'd be up there too long, and I wasn't." Instead of coming to resolve differences and play football, Favre came to vent and assign blame.
No doubt, there's blame to share. Head Coach Mike McCarthy admitted on Tuesday and Thursday that communication could have been better on both sides, and said he never took Favre's unretirement talk seriously. But once Favre arrived in Green Bay, McCarthy was ready to move on -- with Favre. McCarthy said on Thursday he would have opened the position up for competition, almost ensuring Favre his job back.
But Favre wasn't ready to do that. He felt so hurt by the Packers' reaction to his unretirement that he couldn't play -- he wouldn't play -- for the Green Bay Packers: "I know people say I should put the personal issues aside, and I agree, but I couldn't do that." As McCarthy put it, "he wasn't in the right mindset to play here."
In the end, Favre was handed the keys to his kingdom, but he was too unstable to accept them. The "dream" didn't end solely because the Packers had to move on, it ended because that team's legend "couldn't."
Fans now must decide either to move on or to stay bitter like Favre.
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