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T-400 trans to a Ford 351 C engine?
Im looking for some info/help on a idea that i have and i want to know if its been done or impossible.
Im currently building a 351 clevland ( 11.4:1 .30 over , aussie ported heads, 640 lift) and im looking into transmissions and i currently have a c4 to bolt to it but to get one rebuilt in my area to handle the engine is a very large pry bar on the pocket book.
Id love to put in a turbo 400, but i cant find any way that it has been done or adaptor plates or anything. I know its like a cardinal sin for a ford to have a chevy and vis versa but, I want the durability and gearing of the th 400 and Im not a purist and dont care weather its chevy or ford as long as its mean and fast. I already know that ill have to get a custom shaft made and mounts and a bunch of other stuff that has to get done but the one thing that i cant find is a way to bolt it up.
If anyone has any ideas or knows of a place to get a mounting plate please let me know
Talk about a large pry bar in your pocketbook........what's wrong with a C-6??
thats why id love to put in a th400 i ve got many availble to me cheep and never had any problems with the trans in any build ive ever done. theve taken a beating.
UMMM...Yes, a C-6 will bolt up....1 bolt pattern fits the 429-460- and 351m.....the other bolt pattern fits the 289-302-351w-351c
Call / email JW transmissions in FLorida about a SFI bell for the Ford that bolts onto the T-400 transmission.
55 HP loss? no way
and in case any one is wondering the company that gave me the info says to buy threw summit for the best price. but if anyone is wondering to do this conversion is around a grand!! not a bad price.
Why not just rebuild any C4 that you already have instead of trying to bastardize something else. To do a C4 - really no special tools beyond a dial indicator They are about as simple to do as a 3-4 speed manual. Couple hundred bucks worth of parts from here or similar supplier, a weekend, and you are on your way. To do a performance build, another few hundred and a heluva lot better then some odd ball transmission for that enging.
'' but if anyone is wondering to do this conversion is around a grand!! not a bad price.''
So you're saying that a built 400 trans...stall converter...custom driveshaft...400 yoke...mounts...the conversion kit to bolt it to your ford motor....etc. all for around a thousand dollars.....really
and i seen that someone posted a diagram of a c 4, and i would love to rebuild what i have. but i can rebuild it stock all day long and burn it up the same day i put it in. unless someone has a vid to post on how to make it handle at least 650 hp i dont think rebuilding a c4 would be in my best interest right now. but if i can rebuild the c4 to handle that amount of hp. sign me up and save me some cash. bad thing is the chevy trans is a better more durable and would make my engine into a torque monster. just my thoughts.
and im not trying to piss people off with the idea of putting the combo together i just want a car that launches hard, shifts solid, is durable and doesnt leave a trail of parts for the wrecker. truthfully if the trans guys in my area would come down a bit on the price id go with them to rebuild my c4, ive heard many horror stories of trying to rebuild auto trans. and altho im ready to give it a shot, but i dont think that i can handle a high proformance build my first shot. unless there that easy to make strong?????
Why are you so worried about the cost of a transmission when you have so much $$ tied up in that "650Hp" 351C. Doesn't compute
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One of the most common issues I see in women who have just had a baby or who have school-aged children is a decrease in frequency and satisfaction with their sex life — either from lack of interest or lack of time. It's a familiar complaint from couples, and one that can create conflict in the relationship. Since February is the month for love and romance, now's an excellent time to learn how to reignite the spark with your partner.
A woman's desire for sex may decrease after having a child. Men often don't understand why and become frustrated. I hear it from women all the time: "I resent the fact that he always wants sex. I've been taking care of children all day and I'm tired. The last thing I want to do at the end of the day is to have someone else who wants something from me."
That kind of conflict and resentment can build up on both sides. The man starts to feel like the woman doesn't love him or find him desirable any more. The woman starts to feel like all her partner cares about is sex, not her and how she feels — and that if she doesn't have sex, he's going to be angry.
Sex is important in a relationship. Without it, you are only parents and roommates and partners in the business of raising a family. Remember, you started your relationship as husband and wife. You need to maintain the intimacy of that relationship, in spite of the fact that you have busy lives with young children and lots of demands.
I often talk with women about the need to schedule sex with their partners. They look at me like I've lost my mind. But a tired, busy woman is not typically going to spontaneously initiate intimacy — "I feel like having sex now." For men that's a pretty common thought. Most men think about sex on a daily basis. Tired, busy women don't.
So while it may sound terribly unromantic, scheduling sex does a couple of key things. For starters, it means you both agree that sex is an important part of your relationship. It also lets the man know, "OK, she may be too tired today, but Saturday at 2:00 is our time when we get to be alone." It's important that that time is scheduled and takes priority.
So, on Saturday at 2:00, you put the kids down for a nap or if they are too old to nap, everybody still has a rest time. Mommy and Daddy get to go into their bedroom and have a rest too. Everyone takes a rest. Knowing you have that scheduled time together can go a long way towards reducing the husband's frustration and the wife's feelings of obligation.
Afternoon is a particularly good time for women to schedule sex. In the mornings, while men's testosterone levels may be at their highest, women are often thinking about what do I need to do today and how am I going to get the kids to the dentist and still finish that project at work. At the end of the day, after being with the kids, working, doing laundry, or whatever consumes their time, women are tired. Ask a tired woman if she would rather go to sleep or have sex, and she's going to pick sleep.
If you survey women, afternoon is when a woman's sexual desire may peak. If a woman knows that sex is scheduled that afternoon, she can carve out that time. I suggest you start thinking about sex that morning, because for women it takes a longer time to build up desire and arousal. It gives you a chance to say "OK, today's the day. At 2:00 we're going to go into the bedroom, lock the door, light the candles, take a bath, put on lingerie, and spend some time together."
You certainly don't need to limit intimacy to the schedule. If there's a time between this Saturday and next Saturday when you have an opportunity, great.
The important thing is to make your marriage and your sexuality a priority. The longer a woman goes without having sexual intimacy, the more difficult it is to want to have it. For many women, just getting started can lead to enjoyment. So it's about scheduling the "getting started." Afterwards, women often ask themselves, why don't we do this more often?
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Striping in new paint
I need some help with painting my car. I am using an HVLP gun and Nason Acrylic Enamel metallic green plus reducer and catalyst (single stage.) The application went on just fine with very little orange peel and I was pretty happy with the coverage. The main problem I have is a noticable striping pattern in the paint. I did eveything the way I thought I was supposed to, including overlapping the spray and I had the air pressure set according to manufacturer's specs.
I have included a picture of the trunk which I shot earlier today here:
I wouldn't mind shooting more coats if I could avoid the striping problem. I really don't want to resand and start over.
Any help would be MUCH appreciated!
Put on another medium to wet coat. Let that dry for only a couple minutes. Before it totally dries, mist the panel holding your gun nearly parallel to the panel at a distance (foot or so). This allows the metallics to drop onto the panel randomly rather than being pushed with the gun. Some just hold the gun way back and mist the panel but I prefer the parallel gun method. AKA dropcoat.
or, increase your fan pattern, step back a little farther from the surface and use more over lap.
You don't want to splatter the paint on to the surface, but let it FALL onto the surface.
Hold your gun a little farther from the surface to give the paint more time to atomize before it lands on the surface.
Make your parallel strokes closer together over lap the previous applied paint.
We use to do this by jumping back in forth between panels while working around the car. First you need good gun adjustment and spray technique, but some colors and systems are just prone to mottling. Try to avoid is much striping from the get go, to make evening of the metallic that much easier. Last coat, you need a good glossy coat but without stripping when doing metallics with a single stage. We would paint a good wet coat on a panel or two, move to the next, then jump back to the previous panel and do your mist coat. If it works out right, it will have set up enough to not contribute to uneveness (the heavier sprayed, the more prone to mottling or striping), but still wet enough to accept the mist coat. I did mine by moving back a little further and spraying at different angles on the panel. Over reducing just a touch may help some too.
Although I only sprayed a few, I don't really miss spraying old single stage enamels in metallics. Geez still remember running around trying to even out a silver in cheap Western paint on a hot day in the early 90's (friend bought red and silver for his boat). You can't wetsand and buff singlestage metallics afterwards without a clear being on top either.
had same problem painting mustang using green metallic.
i went to slower reducer and upper the pressure. worked for
me. the shop where i work uses the slowest reducer that
we can get by with.
stan g
First off, it looks like you are painting this lid off the car standing up against the wall, those are two no-nos in painting. Being a metallic color the distribution of the metallic "makes" the color what it is. The PROOF of this are your "tiger strips". Those strips are there because they are different colors, correct? If they were all the same color, you wouldn't be able to see them.
But they ARE different colors. They are differnet because of the application of the paint wasn't uniform, it wasn't the same all the way across the lid.
There is more build up, more application of material here and there which leads to....different colors.
The advice everyone has given you is right on and are all fixes for the problem. However, you may be in for other problems if you paint that lid like you are then bolt it on the car, it is likely going to be a different color than the body. I assume you are painting this whole car, if you are just painting the decklid than you probably already know that the color WILL be different than the rest of the car.
A metallic SS is a tough one to pull off, don't feel bad. One thing I have done when painting one is to not paint in the same direction between coats. One coat I will spray back and forth the next I switch it up and paint up and down or at an angle. This way you aren't building up material in the exact same way ever coat.
I would sand that baby down flat and then spray it (on the car if the rest of the car is being painted too) like the guys have said, lighter on the material control, farther away from the surface, move faster, and cross patterns and do a drop coat. Like I said, SS metallics are a bear.
Thanks for the input, everyone. One quick question - if I final coat with a mist coat to even the metallics, won't that give me less than a smooth surface (aka orange peel?)
And if it does, can a single-stage metallic be wet-sanded to smooth the finish?
Are you getting an understanding on why bc/cc is so popular?
Something else about the trunk lid.
MOVE it AWAY from the "wall".
The Green paint on the plastic WILL blow off and create tiny floating chunks which will absolutely ruin your day.
Paint of any sort on plastic are future little disasters waiting for some air to give them life. Always try to position your piece where your not spraying on the "booth" walls.
No test patterns either.
Thanks. I am beginning to believe that it was a mistake going with metallic and single-stage.
I did do a final mist on the trunk lid, and sure enough, even though I got rid of the striping, I also ended up with orange peel.
The reason why I did the trunk lid separately is to make sure the coat was going to come out like I wanted it to before I did the whole thing.
It didn't.
Serious question: the rest of the car is sanded, sealed and primed - I haven't painted it yet. Should I go ahead and do the rest of the car and hope for the best or should I wait until next year and do it with bc/cc? If so, would you still recommend metallic or should I play it safe with a solid color?
I will only paint single stage in a solid color.Because, I can sand it and buff or recoat or even clear it BUT, It is a Urethane Single Stage. Enamel is for yard furniture or period correct resto's.
Metallics or other custom colors are strictly bc/cc.
If you only have the option for using Dupont,The Chromabase metallics are almost fool proof,even Silver but you need to abide by their Value Shade Primer color for correct coverage and color match you choose. Duponts 7900 clear is a winner as well as Nasons 465 or 497.
Experienced painters don't fool with enamel for a reason.
It's almost impossible to spray right and it's old tech.
So many novice's fall for the single stage trap cause they "think" it's easier & cheaper. Your story is the same as almost all the others but luckily,you have saved yourself a LOT of sanding and money by trying the enamel pony for a ride and got bucked off quickly.
I would go bc/cc and keep the Green you want. Apply the correct primer color for it with a sealer coat and actually enjoy painting.
I agree, bc/cc is NOTHING like this. You shoot the color any way you want to get the metallic looking good and rely on the clear for gloss. It is as easy as pie.
I wouldn't go so far as to say bc/cc is easy as pie. lets not give people the wrong idea, but easier then metallic in a ss. I'd have to agree. Spray that base any way you want it to get it looking good, and you could be for more work burying it with clear coat as well as possible clear delimination in the future.
One more question if you folks don't mind - If I go ahead and finish the job in single stage metallic and do end up with some orange peel, can I put on a clear coat later on and wet sand that? I've gotten pretty good at evening out the metallics and the only real issue I have right now is orange peel.
I still have a full, unopened gallon of paint that I really hate to lose!
BTW, thanks everyone for their input - it's been invaluable to me
Are you using a slow reducer, and playing around with the amount you reduce and your pressure? Although not as critical with an enamel as a urethane, should keep activation ratio the same, but should be able to play around with how much you reduce, or if the paint doesn't call for reduction, thats not to say you couldn't reduce it anyways, using an enamel reducer or better a good line of urethane grade reducer. Maybe it will help your gun atomize it better and get the peel down. Also does your compressor put out enough cfm to properly supply the gun you are using, some hvlp's like a lot of air and high flow fittings to function properly.
Yes you should be able to clear over a single stage enamel. Maybe jc will see this thread, I think he's done this a few times. But still you don't want a lot of orange peel when you clear over it. Enamels you have to watch when you spray the clear or more color. I think most say within so much time or wait so many days and sand then clear. Although if activated, the time should be shorter if by chance you didn't clear within the time window, and could then sand and recoat. With a metallic, sanding would mean reapplicaton of color after sanding (the whole you going to disturb the metallic sanding again, same reason your not able to sand and buff ss metallic) You would have to look at the tech sheets for the nason and see if they say anything about recoat time.
If you are planning on clearing, I'd just cut your losses, and just go with base/clear urethane system. future repairablity would be better, longer life expectancy, and ability to easier fix any mistake you would happen to get in the color, and also to buff out flaws your most likely are going to get at least a few of when clearing.
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i loved the humor and the relationships between each sister. Stevie told a great story and I can totes relate to Alex of being the oldest of three sisters. And for Joey's smart creative mind, I was going to read Little Women next now I know Beth dies. Any ways. I cant wait to read the next book.
The Sisters Club by Megan McDonald is a chaotic book that follows the life of three sisters. This book is the first of a trilogy. In this book Alex, the oldest, Stevie, the middle child, and Joey the youngest all start a club that is meant only for sisters. They think this will be a great way to bond. As they go through crazy fights over stolen sweaters, to putting marshmallows between their toes, to making a macaroni disaster this book was very entertaining. It portrays the lives of sisters in a very realistic way. "This book covered all the bases of being a sister: the fighting, the love, the jealousy. It was perfect!" Says reader Erin Thomas.
One of the things that made this book so enjoyable was the type of writing McDonald used. Through the story she would write advice columns or little play scripts to keep you interested. With every page you turned you would find a new surprise waiting for you.
I think overall this book was well written and detailed. I would recommend this for middle schoolers because there is some language. If I could describe this book in one word it would be "funny" because of all the fights and plays they have. I would definitely read this book again because it was an awesome book.
The Sisters Club by Megan McDonald is a very humorous and sweet tale. It tells the story of three sisters: the oldest Alex, the middle child Stevie, and the youngest Joey. All of the sisters are very different. Alex is almost 13 and loves acting and a local boy. Stevie is 10-years-old and is "the glue" of the family. She always tries to make things better. Finally there is 8-year-old Joey. Sweet yet mischievious Joey loves homework, writing in her journal, and pioneers.
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Hello, Dear Doctors! I have had a skin-picking disorder for a several years. Three years ago I picked up skin on my chest because I thought there is a black head but there wasn't anything. Usually I picked up skin on my face and I never got scars or spots. I thought with chest will be the same. But I was wrong. I never picked my chest again so it is the only one selfmade spot I have on it. How can I get rid of it? I am trying now azelaic acid 15% but it just make it red, don't peeling away.


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Rear wheel lock up
I am having a problem with my 86 GMC 1-ton P/U. The passenger side wheel locks up with the slightest touch of the brake pedal. I have bled the brakes, installed and correctly adjusted new shoes, swapped drums, checked both wheel cylinders for leaks and still have the problem although it did get better for a few days after working on the shoes. This truck has a proportioning valve and load sensing valve. I am wondering if one or both of these items are junk and how could I tell which one? Any advice will be appreciated.
Are you sure one or both wheel cylinders are not frozen and hanging on application/release? One of the steel brakes lines damaged? Flex hose in good condition?
How about return springs...the pads the shoes themselves slide on? Are they grooved preventing proper shoe travel/retraction? Did you lightly lubricate them?
If you think you have a bad valve, about the only sure way to isolate it is with brake pressure gauges. Otherwise you will be guessing.
Brake lines are new as well as all brake springs. Shoes and drums have no ridges. I don't own brake pressure guage so will probably have to go ahead and replace proportioning valve and hope for the best. Thanks for your help.
I'm not sure on the 1 ton, but, check to see if one shoe's pad is longer than the other, the short shoe should be forward, the longer on the rear. just a thought!
Thanks for the reply Wrencher but short shoes are forward on both sides. This problem is still giving me fits.
My 75 Blazer used to do the same thing. Ended up replacing both wheel cylinders and all rear brake lines. Solved the problem, maybe it will work for you.
It would seem that if it were either the load sensing valve or proportioning valve, then both wheels would lock up since both of these would send the same pressure to both wheals. Most things I can think of have already been mentioned. Have you checked for anything loose or broken on the grabbing side that would allow either shoe to shift and pull in to the drum? Only other thing I could think of is something in the shoe lining itself. Might be interesting if all else fails, to switch shoes from side to side and see if the problem follows the shoes.
Seems to me that Kultz asked about the Cylinder on that offending brake and you never really answered that you had looked at it. Can you back the adjustment out far enough that the wheel never stops? It is a manual adjustment and very easy to make. All valves and proportioning are done after they leave the master cylinder. Thus both brakes should be effected if one of them where the problem. My truck had similar problem and it was the wheel cylinder. I honed it and flushed the old fluid. Works fine now.
Wheel cylinders did not show any signs of leaks when I put new shoes on. Maybe froze up on the inside? Would the bad cylinder be on the wheel that is locking up or opposite? I will try backing off the shoes on that side after I get front brake lines finished. I sure do appreciate everyones replies. This site is an amazing source of information. Thanks.
Could be either one of them. Bad not letting anything happen. Sticky not letting the spring do its full job of return. They come in a kit of two. Best to clean and hone them both. If you are doing brakes, heck, just do them all. Cylinders cause more problems than any other part of the brake system. New lines are nice, but very rarely the problem. I flush the brake fluid about every 5 years to remove moisture. I have seen it get nasty.
Would you recommend honing existing or replace with new? New were priced at about $10 each but probably made in a grass hut somewhere. Thanks.
You can rebuild the cyls your self if you have a hone. For the proce of new ones, I usually just replace them. With most rear drum brakes, you have metal lines going to each wheel from 1 common line coming back. If one wheel is grabbing, it could be that the other one is not working, forcing the pressure to the other one. Or the side that is grabbing could be not retracting, therefore only needs a little nudge to fully apply. I would replace both.
I had a 86 chevy van that did the same thing and done eveything you did come to find out the emergency brack cable was not releasing all the way right at the backing plate this was stopping the shoes from completely seating. You have to have the drum off to be able to see what I mean, where the cable hooks to the arm on the shoe needs to be pried back then put the drum and wheel back on without setting the park brake try a road test. If this fixes the problem you will have to replace both park brake cables at the drums.
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- 4 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (15 ounces) Italian tomato sauce
- 1 medium green or sweet red pepper, chopped
- Preheat oven to 400°. Place zucchini in colander; sprinkle with salt. Let stand 10 minutes, then squeeze out moisture.
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- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat, crumbling beef, until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomato sauce; spoon over zucchini mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; add red pepper. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes longer.
- Freeze option: Cool baked casserole; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap casserole; reheat on a lower oven rack until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°. Yield: 8 servings.
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"Loved this recipe. The only thing I did differently was I cooked the peppers with beef and onions. Tastes even better as leftovers the next day!"
"This recipe is really really good. I've also used the zucchini, cheese, and egg mix as the base for Eggplant Parmesan instead of pasta. Everyone loves it."
"Love this ......great way to use up a jar of pizza sauce too... come summer everyone has Zucchinis ....everything is in this meal too...a filling side dish or a complete meal.... Made it in ramekins...a good way to serve it too...spray the ramekins tho...sausage substitute work's as well...biggest deal is getting ALL the water out of the Zucchini ...."
"Has become a favorite at my house, added two cloves of garlic to the sauce and half onion and its delicious !"
"I made this years ago for my veggie hating kids. Making it now for my veggie hating grandkids. Hubby and I love it and the grandkids don't know what they're eating! Works for me!!"
"I have made this many times now and every time it's still fantastic! Only changes I've made is that I use frozen chopped peppers and onions and cook them with the hamburger, I also use plain tomato sauce and just add italian seasoning and garlic."
"Love this recipe. Have made it many times. I have even froze it. This one is a keeper."
"This is excellent. I loved that it tastes like pizza and the zucchini was essentially hidden in the dish. I did make a few changes - ground turkey instead of ground beef and I ran out of mozzarella cheese so I ended up using cheddar to replace it. I would absolutely make this again, maybe adding a few pizza toppings to it as well."
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"I made this casserole on 11/1/16 and it's delicious! I did use 3 small red peppers, ground turkey in place of the beef, 2 cups shredded Pizza cheese blend and 1 cup Pepper-Jack/Cheddar cheese blend since I had those prepared cheeses on hand. I'd also added 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper to the ground turkey/chopped onion and I used a 15-oz. can pizza sauce. I used a 3-qt. casserole. delowenstein"


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The stars are shining bright here at the Sports of Boston First Half Fantasy Baseball Awards. In fact the award show just may take home the award for longest award show name. Wow, I don't know who to thank. The first half had it all. Ups, downs, lefts, rights, you name it baby. This award show is highlighting those who have exceeded expectations, disappointed us greatly, and anybody else who has just plain performed pretty gosh darn good. I say we take our seats and sit back as we get things started with the first award of the evening.
Oh simple youth. Not every rookie can make an impact. Those who do can pay off big when they are drafted late or if they are picked up in your free agent pool for no additional cost. The nominees are:
-Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
-Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds
-Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago Cubs
-Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs
-Joba Chamberlain, New York Yankees
And the winner is…Geovany Soto!
Soto has come into 2008 on a rampage. After a brief stint with the Cubs in 2007 where he hit .389 in 18 games, Soto picked up where he left off. He leads all catchers with 56 RBI. Soto also has 16 HR on the season and a great eye at the plate with 42 walks. He is currently batting .288 and just came from the All-Star game where he was the first NL rookie in history to start at catcher. If he keeps this up, he will be the NL rookie of the year.
We could call this the "Wal-Mart Award". Why? Because we are giving it to the player who was the best bargain on draft day silly. Who gave us great numbers at discount prices? The nominees are:
-George Sherrill, Baltimore Orioles
-Milton Bradley, Texas Rangers
-Rick Ankiel, St. Louis Cardinals
-Jason Giambi, New York Yankees
-Rich Harden, Chicago Cubs
And the winner is…Rich Harden!
A tough choice here. Everybody passed on Harden due to his history of injuries and notoriety of breaking down. Those who have taken the risk have been rewarded. Harden has put up Cy Young-esque numbers with 2.19 ERA and a 5-1 record in 14 starts. The wins didn't come due to a shallow Oakland offense but now a move to Chicago looks to finally give him some W's. Harden has 102 K's in just 82.1 IP for a staggering 11.15 K/9. Stop worrying about if we will get injured and just bask in your glory.
These are the men nobody wants. You'd rather be stripped naked and paraded around in front of family and friends while they hurl raw vegetables at you. There is a reason they go undrafted. That is until they have a great game and you rush to add them for their current hot streak. Then before you know it, this player has been a permanent fixture in your everyday roster. The nominees are:
-Nate McClouth, Pittsburgh Pirates
-Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati Reds
-Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis Cardinals
-Jorge Cantu, Florida Marlins
-Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox
And the winner is…Edinson Volquez
The man traded for Josh Hamilton was basically unknown until 2008. Teammate Johnny Cueto was the name coming out of Spring Training but Volquez quickly outshined him. Volquez has made 19 starts and has given up three runs or less in all but one. His 2.29 ERA is tops in the NL and his 126 K's are good enough for 3rd best in the NL. He is currently at 12-3 and has impressively only surrendered 5 home runs this season.
You could have bought a corvette with the money you wasted on these players. This award is given to the player who we thought would give us big production but instead decided to be a bigger disappointment than the Patriots going 18-1. The nominees are:
-Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies
-Victor Martinez, Cleveland Indians
-Alex Rios, Toronto Blue Jays
-Erik Bedard, Seattle Mariners
-Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
And the winner is…Victor Martinez!
Oh the humanity! Martinez was ranked as the best catcher in all of fantasy baseball coming into to 2008. As a catcher, he already had two 100+ RBI season and three 20+ HR seasons under his belt. He also qualifies as a 1B, so clearly he he was depended on to deliver similar numbers. Currently, Martinez is on the DL after undergoing elbow surgery. Before the DL stint, Martinez stunk up the batters box with a .279 avg and just 21 RBI in 54 games. As for that 20 HR power, Martinez did his home run trot only in his mind. He has hit zero longballs in 2008. That's right, ZERO! No power, no average, no offense. Victor Martinez is one of the biggest flops of 2008.
In 2004, an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers was relatively unknown outside of the Dodger fanbase. Then, this player decided to explode offensively for the biggest year of his career. This was coincidentally his contract year. That man was Adrian Beltre. In 2004, Beltre's line was: .334, 48 HR, 121 RBI. These numbers are nowhere near what he has done in the rest of his career and he won't do it again until the next time his contract is about to expire. Many feel a player is driven to put up big numbers solely because he is playing for a big money payoff when the offseason comes a knockin'. The following are players who are in contract years and look like they are playing for that cash money. The nominees are:
-Pat Burrell, Philadelphia Phillies
-Adam Dunn, Cincinnati Reds
-Milton Bradley, Texas Rangers
-Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
-Ben Sheets, Milwaukee Brewers
And the winner is…Ben Sheets!
Another close one to call but in the end, Sheets gets the trophy. It's not like Sheets has not shown flashes of brilliance in the past. However, during his contract season he has all of a sudden decided to stay healthy and become the dominant man he was a few short years ago. Sheets has a 10-3 record with a minuscule ERA of 2.85 and 108 K's. He is on pace to surpass his innings pitched total from 2005, 2006, and 2007 while at the same time having a much better ERA than any of those seasons.
Every season we draft players or we spend high waiver priorities on them in the hopes that they will help us. At first they show us they are worth it and then as quickly as they arrive, they quickly let us down. We give this award to the player who teased us with a hot start and the fizzled away. The nominees are:
-Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds
-Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds
-Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros
-Aaron Harang, Cincinnati Reds
-Justin Upton, Arizona Diamondbacks
And the winner is…Jay Bruce
What an entrance! In his first week in the majors, Bruce annihilated NL pitching with a .577 avg, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 6 BB, and 2 SB. Clearly he wasn't going to keep this pace up the whole year but, it seemed that the uber prospect had arrived and this year's Ryan Braun was upon us. Since then, he has hit .212 with 3 HR and 14 RBI. He has been up and down in the batting order which has just added to his inconsistent hitting at the plate. Congrats to Jay Bruce, the biggest tease of 2008.
Ah yes, the Best Picture award of fantasy baseball. Many have come this season but only one man stands alone atop the mountain of fake baseball teams and fantasy GM's. The nominees are:
-Lance Berkman, Houston Astros
-Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
-Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
-Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers
-Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
The envelope please. Drum roll: and the winner is……….IAN KINSLER!
Wow, what an upset. Every award show needs some controversy people, that's how we maintain an audience. Ian Kinsler has been nothing short of phenomenal. As the leadoff man in Texas, Kinsler leads the AL with a.337 batting average and has 14 HR, 58 RBI, and 23 SB (only been caught stealing once). In addition, he also has 84 runs and a .397 OBP. Kinsler's value of also being a 2B added to his victory seeing as 2B is widely regarded as the shallowest position in fantasy baseball. For those of you crying Berkman, he only lost out on this award because although he has had an amazing year (.347, 22 HR, 73 RBI), he has dipped a bit in July by hitting only .211 with zero homers and 5 RBI. Kinsler's July has been his best month where he is hitting .447 with a homer, 8 RBI and 3 SB. It was close but, Kinsler has hit .300 or better in every month and during the final leg of the first half, Berkman just couldn't keep up in July. Give it up for Ian Kinsler, the best fantasy player of the first half!
I know you all won't agree with me. But hey, life can't exist without a little conflict now can it? Well, I am spent. See you Tuesday morning for the wrap-up.
Tags: Adam Dunn, Alex Rios, Ben Sheets, Edinson Volquez, Evan Longoria, Fantasy, George Sherrill, Geovany Soto, Ian Kinsler, Jason Giambi, Jay Bruce, Joba Chamberlain, Josh Hamilton, Kosuke Fukudome, Lance Berkman, Milton Bradley, Nate McLouth, Rich Harden, Rick Ankiel, TGIF, Victor Martinez
[…] Bruce burst onto the scene in May and had the fantasy world buzzing. In his first week he hit .577 with 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 doubles, 6 BB, 2 SB, and 12 runs scored. That was the good. During the entire month of June, he hit .223 and had 3 HR (two of which were part of his first week), and 11 RBI (three were part of his first week). Then in July he hit .253 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. To say that he fizzled out is an understatement. No wonder he was the winner of the "Oh You Tease!" award. […]


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Reconsidering the Cows: Is S&P Beating Back Its Legal Onslaught?Paul M. Barrett
The good folks at Standard & Poor's aren't thrilled by my coverage of their litigation woes. Who can blame them? Here's how I began my most recent dispatch on the topic:
"If the deal-structuring cows are back, that can mean only one thing: another lawsuit against the rating agencies. … In one of the most notorious e-mails to emerge from the 2008 financial crisis, a Standard & Poor's analyst told a co-worker that investments could be "structured by cows" and still get rated—and rated favorably. The cows e-mail has been cited on numerous occasions as evidence of S&P's laxity, if not its allegedly fraudulent 'AAA' rubber-stamping of dubious mortgage-backed securities. These were the securities whose implosion helped set off the crisis and a near-depression. Now the cows are back in a fresh suit filed Nov. 11 in state court in Manhattan against McGraw Hill Financial's (MHFI) S&P unit, Moody's (MCO), and Fitch Group. The plaintiffs this time are the liquidators of two defunct Bear Stearns hedge funds. The liquidators accused the Big Three rating agencies of issuing ratings they knew were bogus."
After that piece ran, I got a call from a nice young public relations man at S&P named Ed Sweeney. We had coffee. He argued that readers deserved more context if they were to understand why the rating agency has been sued so often and why the courtroom attacks were so unfair.
"OK, Ed," I said, "what have you got?"
Sweeney came armed with some statistics and photocopied cases. Since the crisis, S&P has been named as a defendant in about 75 private lawsuits, he said, although he couldn't provide a precise number (which struck me as odd). Thirty-four suits have been dismissed, and 13 dismissals have been affirmed on appeal. Ten cases have been voluntarily dropped. "Several dozen nongovernment cases remain outstanding," Sweeney said.
Then there's the Department of Justice's $5 billion fraud suit and a bunch of cases filed by state attorneys general. Sweeney's point was that if you're keeping score at home, S&P has notched a lot of victories and thinks it's going to tough this thing out.
Not that the company wants to be seen as defiant. "S&P deeply regrets that our CDO ratings failed to fully anticipate the rapidly deteriorating conditions in the U.S. mortgage market during that tumultuous time," Sweeney said in a follow-up e-mail. Still, the agency maintains that there's a difference between being wrong and committing fraud. The cows e-mail notwithstanding, S&P believes it was merely incompetent, not deceitful.
And one other thing: The company says it has spent some $400 million over the past six years to improve its accountability.
The court opinions Sweeney brought for me had a consistent theme: S&P may have promised that its ratings were based on independent analysis, rather than more craven interests, such as securing fees from the banks that created and sold the securities being rated. But that promise amounted to "mere commercial puffery," a fabulous legal term of art that in plain English translates roughly as "obvious baloney over which one cannot be sued."
Rejecting the claims of former McGraw-Hill shareholders, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of New York wrote on Sept. 24 that "S&P's statements about the integrity and independence of its ratings are not specific enough to amount to a guarantee that its ratings were made without regard to profits, market share, or client feedback." That conclusion was enough to get the shareholders' suit tossed. Whether S&P's public relations people feel good about passing out judicial opinions implicitly deriding the company's pretensions to integrity and independence is another question. (Note to Sweeney's boss: He kept a stiff upper lip.)
In the course of our initial conversation, S&P's PR man didn't mention settlements. When I pressed him on whether his employer had resolved any cases out of court, he said there had been one such resolution. I actually already knew that, because I had written about it. (Sorry, Ed, I was just testing you.)
S&P historically hasn't been willing to settle cases challenging the validity of its ratings. It did run up the white flag in a highly anticipated crisis-era suit that was scheduled to go to trial in New York on May 13. The case was brought on behalf of 14 plaintiffs, led by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and King County, Wash. The claimants said S&P and Moody's inflated ratings on so-called structured investment vehicles. The settlement terms were kept confidential at first; S&P subsequently reported in a federal securities filing that it paid out a total of $77 million. S&P and Moody's didn't admit to wrongdoing.
Why is the Abu Dhabi case significant? Well, it indicates that if a deep-pocketed plaintiff can get to trial, S&P doesn't want to defend its deal-structuring cows e-mail in open court. That means that if any other private plaintiffs—or the federal government or the states—can get past the mere-puffery defense and S&P's other legal bulwarks, the rating agency might yet have some significant legal bills beyond its already substantial attorney fees. The Justice Department, for one, isn't likely to walk away for $77 million.
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Help removing rear spring on my 52 Caddy
Okay, it sounded simple enough!
The front shackle (on the rear spring) is giving me the problem. The shop manual says to remove the nut through the hole in the frame and then drove out the shackle bolt.
2 problems:
1. The shackle bolt's nut is rusted and I can't get a socket to grip it. Any ideas on that? It's on the inside of the frame and almost impossible to get to without a deep-well socket and a small extension. I was thinking about trying those new sockets (from Sears) that are designed for rusty nuts.
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2. If I somehow get that nut off, the book says to drive out the shackle bolt. How does that work?? Looking at the shackle mount, it doesn't appear that it is even possible to drive out. It appears that the shackle bolt is an integral piece of the mounting bracket. I don't think I can remove the shackle mount, it looks to be riveted to the frame.
Pic of the back side of the shackle mount. This appears to be where I'm suppose to drive out the shackle bolt:
My other thought is to sawzall off the shackle bolt someplace on either side of the spring eye and try driving it out.
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Alaska to sue over road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
The State of Alaska has filed notice of intent to sue the federal government over access through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Gov. Sean Parnell's office announced Monday.
Last year, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell rejected a proposed land swap with Alaska to build a one-lane gravel road from King Cove to Cold Bay, citing concerns that the road would disrupt habitat in the wildlife refuge.
Parnell, who says he's in favor of a road, said it's "unconscionable" that the Department of Interior has denied approval of the road, according to a statement from the governor's office.
The proposed road would link King Cove, a southwest community of fewer than 1,000, to an all-weather airport in Cold Bay. King Cove residents, along with Sens. Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski, say the road is necessary.
Without the road, King Cove residents in need of medical assistance not available in their community rely on U.S. Coast Guard for medical evacuations in severe weather when other aircraft can't land at King Cove's airport. So far this year, there have been five Coast Guard medevacs.
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The head of a typical Egyptian figure is seen from the side, but the eye and body are seen from the front. Figures are usually shown wearing a traditional crown or headdress (nemes) and a pectoral decoration (menit) across the shoulders and chest.
The Egyptian Pharaohs wore different crowns for different occasions and to show their loyalty to certain gods associated with a crown.
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The Sony Alpha a3000 camera feels comfortable in the hand but doesn't weigh you down.
Rugged and comfortable like a traditional DSLR. Nimble like a mirrorless camera. Sony's taken all the things they've learned from building their ground-breaking, highly portable line of NEX-Series cameras and funneled them into a new design. On the outside, the Alpha a3000 presents itself almost like a small DSLR. It has the pronounced grip, the centered viewfinder hump, and the knurled mode selector dial that will seem reassuringly familiar to the traditional camera enthusiast.
And behind the scenes, Sony's tried-and-true mirrorless APS-C technology, honed over several generations of the NEX-Series, guides even beginning shutterbugs to satisfying success. This happy blending makes the a3000 the "crossover" of cameras: "pro-style" shooting, rugged, comfortable handling — yet compact, agile, and lightweight.
A high-resolution, high-detail 20-megapixel sensor sits at the heart of the camera, gathering sharp, clear pictures and video from a lens that more than meets the challenge of close inspection. The E-Series mount hosts an ever-growing family of versatile yet compact lenses, so you can tailor your camera's response for the stories you want your photos to tell. The a3000 comes with Sony's well-regarded 18-55mm kit lens, which will have you covered for most everyday picture-taking opportunities. And, with this camera's impressive light sensitivity, you'll have the light-gathering potential and sensitivity to deliver sharp, rich, low-noise pictures when the lights are subdued.
Sony didn't forget video shooters with this release, either. In addition to shooting detailed, sharp HD at up to 1080/60i, the a3000 also delivers sensitive and accurate autofocus performance in live view mode, so you can use the LCD monitor at arm's length while capturing sharp video that tracks your subject.
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|LCD Screen Size
|Adjustable-angle LCD
|Lens 35mm Equivalent
|Optical Zoom
|Digital Zoom
|Filter Diameter
|Manual Focusing
|Manual Exposure
|Built-in Flash
|HDMI Output
|Internal Memory
|Memory Media
Memory Stick PRO Duo + PRO-HG Duo
|Sensor Size
|23.2 x 15.4mm CMOS
|Image Stabilization
|With included lens
|Highest Resolution
|5456 x 3632
|4K Video
|Video Resolution
|1920 x 1080/60i
|Width (inches)
|Height (inches)
|Depth (inches)
|Weight With Battery (ounces)
|Parts Warranty
|1 Year
|Labor Warranty
|1 Year
Overview: The Sony α3000 (ILCE-3000K) alpha series camera kit contains the α3000 camera body and the E18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS zoom lens (SEL1855), along with a rechargeable battery, adjustable neck strap, and USB cable. The camera is essentially an NEX-series camera with an APS-C sensor in a DSLR body. The α3000 is compatible with Sony E-mount lenses. With the LA-EA2 or LA-EA1 Mount Adapter, the camera can also use Sony A-mount lenses.
3" LCD Screen: The α3000 uses a 3" TFT LCD screen with 230,400 dots. The brightness of the LCD monitor can be adjusted in 5 steps from -2 to +2.
0.2" Electronic Viewfinder: The 0.2" high contrast Tru-Finder electronic color viewfinder has 201,600 dots, and provides approximately 100% field of view. You can adjust the brightness in 3 steps. The built-in diopter lets you adjust the viewfinder image to your individual eyesight. You can switch between the LCD screen and viewfinder using a button on the top panel.
Display Options: You can choose how much information appears in the viewfinder and LCD monitor. There are five options for the LCD screen: Graphic Display All Info, Big Font Size display, No Display Info, Level, and Histogram. There are two choices for the viewfinder: Display Basic Information or Histogram.
Live View: The α3000's Live View lets you use the LCD screen and Electronic Viewfinder to frame your photos as you shoot. The Live View image will provide an accurate preview of your photo, including the white balance, exposure compensation, creative style or picture effect. In addition, the on-screen displays will keep you informed on all your settings and recording information.
Image Sensor: The α3000 features an APS-C-sized Exmor APS HD CMOS image sensor (23.2 x 15.4mm). It has approximately 20.4-million total pixels and 20.1-million effective pixels.
Still Image Recording Formats: Still images are recorded in JPEG file format in Standard and Fine compression rates. You can choose to shoot in 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratio, and in large, medium, and small image sizes. You can also record still images using the RAW format, which is uncompressed with no processing performed in the camera. RAW images must be transferred to a computer for processing, editing, and printing using the downloadable Image Data Converter software. You can select the following image sizes:
Panorama Photos: The Panorama mode lets you record panoramic images by holding down the shutter button as you pan across the scene. Panoramic photos can be taken in several different resolution settings:
Movie Recording Formats: The α3000 can record 16:9 Full High Definition movies with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video and 2-channel Dolby Digital audio. Movies can also be recorded in MP4 mode with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video and MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2-channel audio. You can select from the following bit rates/image quality:
|File Format
|Average Bit Rate
|AVCHD 60i 24M (FX)
|24 Mbps
|1920 x 1080 (60i)
|AVCHD 60i 17M (FH)
|17 Mbps
|1920 x 1080 (60i)
|AVCHD 24p 24M (FX)
|24 Mbps
|1920 x 1080 (24p)
|AVCHD 24p 17M (FH)
|17 Mbps
|1920 x 1080 (24p)
|MP4 1440 x 1080 12M
|12 Mbps
|1440 x 1080
|3 Mbps
|640 x 480
Dual Media Options: The α3000 camera accepts two types of media for capturing still images: Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, and Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, plus SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memory Cards. The maximum number of images that can be recorded on a memory card formatted with this camera varies slightly between the two types of media.
Clear Image Zoom: Clear Image Zoom, powered by Sony's By Pixel Super Resolution Technology, increases the effective focal length of the lens by up to 2x by digitally magnifying the center of the image. Combined with the camera's Digital Zoom and Smart Zoom, you can increase magnification up to 8x over the lens' maximum focal length.
25-Point AF System: The α3000's high-performance auto focus system uses 25 focus points to deliver fast and precise focusing. It has a predictive focus control to automatically calculate the position of fast-moving subjects. You can choose from the following Auto/Manual Focus Modes:
AF (Auto focus) Area: You can select between 3 settings:
Face Detection/Smile Shutter: The camera can detect human faces, and adjusts the focus, exposure, performs image processing and adjusts flash settings for best results. Faces can be registered, and priority given to those faces over others in the frame. Up to 8 faces can be detected and/or registered. When the Smile Shutter feature is enabled, the camera will automatically release the shutter when a slight, normal, or big smile is detected.
Auto Object Framing: When the camera detects and shoots faces, subjects shot with macro or subjects captured using Tracking Focus, the captured image is automatically trimmed into a suitable composition. Both the original and the trimmed images are saved. The trimmed image is recorded in the same size as the original image size. This feature can be turned on or off in the menu.
Focus Lock: If a subject is off-center and outside of the AF area, you can lock the focus of the camera.
AF Illuminator: When you press the shutter button halfway down a red illuminator is emitted until the focus is locked. Under dark lighting conditions or when you shoot a low contrast subject, the AF illuminator allows the camera to focus more easily on the subject.
Drive Modes: The camera offers the following shooting modes:
Shooting Modes: The top-mounted Mode Dial lets you select from the following shooting modes:
Movies: You can record movies in Full HD or standard definition in 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio at any time by pressing the dedicated movie button on the rear panel of the camera body.
Picture Effect: In Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto mode, you can select Picture Effect to get one the following effect filters to achieve more impressive and artistic expression: Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization (color), Posterization (B/W), Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color (Red, Green, Blue, or Yellow), and High Contrast Mono.
Photo Creativity: The Photo Creativity function lets you shoot your subject with easy operations to obtain creative photos. It is available when shooting in Intelligent Auto or Superior Auto modes. You can use Photo Creativity with still images or movies. You can choose from the following settings: Background Defocus, Brightness, Color, Vividness, or Picture Effect.
Exposure Compensation: Exposure compensation is used to alter the camera's standard exposure setting. You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). The exposure compensation amount can be set up to +/-3.0 EV in 1/3-step increments.
AE Lock: You can fix the exposure before deciding on the composition when taking a picture. This is effective when the metering object and focusing object are different or when you want to shoot continuously while keep the same exposure value.
Metering Mode: A 1200-zone evaluative sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring for superior exposure control accuracy in a wide range of lighting conditions. You can select the method for measuring the brightness of a subject from the following three methods:
White Balance: You can adjust the color tones according to the lighting conditions. You can choose from the following WB options, and adjust the +/- 3 to fine tune the colors: Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White), Fluorescent (Cool White), Fluorescent (Day White), Fluorescent (Daylight), Flash, Color Temperature, Color Filter, and Custom.
Color Temperature/Color Filter: You can adjust the white balance further by selecting Color Temperature or Color Filter in the Custom White Balance option. With Color Temperature, the higher the number, the more reddish the image, and the lower the number, the more bluish the image. Color Filter achieves the effect of Color Compensation filters for photography. Based on the set color temperature as the standard, the color can be compensated to Green (G) or Magenta (M).
ISO Settings: ISO is a unit of measurement of sensitivity to light. The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. The camera's ISO can be set manually or automatically, depending upon the exposure mode. The ISO range is 100 to 16000.
Built-in Flash: In a dark location, using the built-in flash allows you to shoot the subject brightly, and it also helps prevent blurred photos due to camera shake. The range of the built-in flash depends on the ISO sensitivity and aperture value. The overall flash range is 3.3' to 27.8', and has a recycling time of approximately 4 seconds. The α3000 offers the following flash modes: Auto-flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, and Flash Off.
Multi-Interface Shoe: The α3000 is equipped with the Multi-Interface Shoe, allowing you to use an external flash, such as the HVL-F20M, HVL-F43M, or HVL-F60M. The ECM-XYST1M stereo microphone is also compatible.
Playback Screen: You can view your photos back as a single image on the LCD monitor, as an Index or as a Slide Show. During Index View mode, you can view 6 or 12 images at once. You can adjust the Slide Show mode interval from 1, 3, 5, 10, or 30 seconds.
Auto Review: After an image is recorded, you can have the camera automatically display it on the LCD monitor for two, five or 10 seconds. You can also turn off auto review.
Image Rotation: Vertical shots can be rotated automatically so that they are displayed upright during playback. This can be done manually or automatically.
Folder Select: Files are divided into three folders for playback: Still Images, MP4 Movies, and AVCHD Movies.
Enlarged Playback: You can zoom in on a portion of a recorded still image during playback. The magnification range varies by image size: Large (x1.0 to x15.1), Medium (x1.0 to x10.7), and Small (x1.0 to x7.6). Once you have zoomed in, you can select the portion of the image to view by pressing the top/bottom/left/right of the control wheel.
D-Range Optimizer/Auto HDR: The camera allows you to correct the brightness and contrast of an image automatically, using the D-Range Optimizer (DRO) and Auto High Dynamic Range functions. The DRO optimizes the gradations of a recorded image in each area of the image; you select the optimal level from Lv1 (weak) and Lv5 (strong). When Auto HDR is selected, the camera shoots three images with different exposures, then overlays them to create one image with the correct exposure and an overlaid image.
Protect Images: You can protect all images on your memory card or select only certain images to be protected from accidental erasure.
Printing Options: The camera offers the following printing options.
InfoLithium Battery: The α3000 is powered by the NP-FW50 InfoLithium battery (supplied). The battery communicates data to the camera, so that the percentage of battery power remaining can be displayed. The approximate number of images that can be recorded with the supplied battery is 470 using the LCD monitor and 460 with the viewfinder.
Charging: The NP-FW50 InfoLithium battery requires approximately 4 hours 50 minutes for a full charge, using the supplied AC-UB10D AC adapter and USB cable.
Power Save: You can set different time intervals for the camera to switch to Power Save mode. You can set the interval to 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 30 minutes. Once the camera goes into Power Save mode, you can return to the shooting mode by pressing the shutter button halfway.
PlayMemories Home: The α3000 does not include software in the box. Instead, Sony offers PlayMemories Home software for Windows-compatible computers for importing still images and movies recorded with the camera to your computer. With PlayMemories Home, you can view your images, and use various convenient features to enhance the images you have shot. PlayMemories Home is required for importing AVCHD movies to your computer.
Compatibility: PlayMemories Home software is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7 (SP1), Vista (SP2), and XP (SP3) operating systems only. You can download PlayMemories Home to your computer using a URL provided in the supplied Owner's Manual. PlayMemories Home is not compatible with Mac computers. If you wish to play back images on a Mac, you can use applications that are pre-installed on your Mac.
Image Data Converter: Image Data Converter software is needed for playing back and editing images recorded in RAW format with various corrections, such as tone curve and sharpness. With Image Data Converter, RAW images can be adjusted with white balance, exposure, Creative Style, and converted into JPEG or TIFF formats. You can download Image Data Converter to your computer using a URL provided in the supplied Owner's Manual.
Compatibility: Image Data Converter is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7 (SP1), Vista (SP2), and XP (SP3). It is also compatible with Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6 (Snow Leopard), v10.7 (Lion), and v10.8 (Mountain Lion).
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I use zoom lens for outside and regular in indoors, filter the lens for outside make it more like sunglasses, it's nice mixture when using filter. [ ROBERT J May 30, 2014 ]
A zoom lens will give you more options. I use this lens as it has a power zoom E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS Power Zoom Lens. Works great with this camera. [ MARTIN May 30, 2014 ]
Thanks for your question. For information on comparing two or more models I would recommend reaching out to an Advisor by phone or online chat. They will be able to discuss the different cameras and lenses with you. [ Jeff Dec 23, 2013 ] Staff


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