Things I want, like, now.

[Brandon White]

I might be the only person on here that liked these enough to buy them, just in case I'm not I thought I'd post an update. After wearing them to walk the dog three times they began to fall apart. I sent them back to the vendor with the hope of getting a new pair and I'm told they're going home to Yuketen to be repaired. Anyway, if I was doing it over I guess I'd buy Quoddy.

This isn't the first time I've read this. Hope they make it right and more sturdy for you.

[dhoff]

My wife has an itch for an Airstream. I'm having trouble disagreeing.

Me too, what a way to get to events!!!

I am looking for one of these, about that size for spring.

[chasea]

Simultaneously thrilled and pissed that these aren't available in a 48.

A.P.C. Crepe-Sole Leather Boots | MR PORTER

I'm a sick, sick man. I have a problem and I need to stop.

[Too Tall]

Simultaneously thrilled and pissed that these aren't available in a 48.

A.P.C. Crepe-Sole Leather Boots | MR PORTER

I'm a sick, sick man. I have a problem and I need to stop.

Good eye.

[caleb]

I might be the only person on here that liked these enough to buy them, just in case I'm not I thought I'd post an update. After wearing them to walk the dog three times they began to fall apart. I sent them back to the vendor with the hope of getting a new pair and I'm told they're going home to Yuketen to be repaired. Anyway, if I was doing it over I guess I'd buy Quoddy.

I'd like a set of boots made by Russell.

For something short and light, I'd get these.



For heavier use I'd get a set of these.



Made to measure boots sound awesome, especially made to measure in Wisconsin.

[maunahaole]

Me too, what a way to get to events!!!

I am looking for one of these, about that size for spring.

Pretty sure that size is called the Bambi. They can often cost more than the big ones, as there is a growing subculture emerging of folks who are stripping out the innards and doing high end mod remodels on them. A bambi is light enough to be towed by a normal passenger car.

[caleb]

While we're talking footwear, winter is on the way. I want a set of Will Steger's mukluks.










AYHSMB

[jscottyk]

I like RedWings very much. Very too much.

Me too. In the spirit of needing brown and blue options I added a pair of each of these to my closest this fall.

8111 Iron Ranger



9160 6-inch Round

[chelsea_t]

I want to have the new Asus laptop slim and a nikon DSLR camera. I'll be the happiest girl in the world if I'll have those.

[caleb]

I want to take good pictures without lugging a DSLR around, and the new Nikon 1 looks like the ticket.



Absent that, I'll settle for a Lecia D-Lux 5.

[R.Liverman]

I want to take good pictures without lugging a DSLR around, and the new Nikon 1 looks like the ticket.



Absent that, I'll settle for a Lecia D-Lux 5.

Buy a Panasonic LX-5 and save a couple hundred dollars.

[cody.wms]

Buy a Panasonic LX-5 and save a couple hundred dollars.

+1 on the above.


Don't buy the Nikon 1. The sensor is tiny, and the price tag and lenses are huge.

Instead, buy one of these:

Compacts - Panasonic LX5, Canon S95/100, or the Olympus XZ-1. As lined above, the D-Lux 5 is a rebadged LX5 that's made for people that will pay $200 extra to have the red dot on the front.

Mid-size - Any m4/3rds camera, really - all of the Olympus cameras have the same sensor, despite what they tried to say about the "3" series. So, EP-1,2,3; EPL-1,2,3, and EPM-1 (the tiny one). Panasonic makes a pile of them too, but I haven't owned any of them or handled them extensively. In addition to the 4/3rds stuff, Sony's NEX stuff is pretty sweet, though the lenses can be big. The NEX-5N is pretty nice, and the NEX 7 will be sweet whenever it's introduced (delayed due to Thai floods).

And finally in the smaller than DSLR category, the Fuji X100. I have it and love it, but it's a very specific camera. I think its quirks would really piss most people off. But perfect for Leica reenacting.

[cody.wms]

Size comparisons, FWIW.

X100 v EPL1 2 by Cody Wms, on Flickr


X100 v EPL1 1 by Cody Wms, on Flickr

And more on the TAoW front, I want these:

[chasea]

Casino poster with every suit worn by De Niro in the movie; chronologically, of course.

[robin3mj]

Size comparisons, FWIW.

X100 v EPL1 2 by Cody Wms, on Flickr


X100 v EPL1 1 by Cody Wms, on Flickr

And more on the TAoW front, I want these:

Cody,
How do you like the Olympus? By chance can you compare it to a G10?

I have a G10 now and a tiny POS compact Canon, and am going back and forth between getting an S95 to have on hand at all times, or unloading the G10 and trying out a micro 4/3.

[gearguywb]

I could not resist these today....

[ultratoad]

Sweet.... You could wear those with a suit....

[chasea]

Oooh. Shiny.

[Eddie]

Have the Canon S95 and love it. A bit of an impulse purchase at the Sioux Falls, SD Best Buy.

[cody.wms]

Cody,
How do you like the Olympus? By chance can you compare it to a G10?

I have a G10 now and a tiny POS compact Canon, and am going back and forth between getting an S95 to have on hand at all times, or unloading the G10 and trying out a micro 4/3.

Canon G10 or Panasonic G10? I'm assuming the Canon, since they Panny is a m4/3rds camera. I haven't shot anything in anger with the G (only in camera shops), so I can't really give you any real-world experience. The m4/3rds sensor is a much larger sensor than the G10, which should help. I don't think it would be _that_ much bigger to carry around (depending on lens choice) than the G10. I'd expect it to perform better at high ISOs, and you can get faster glass for m4/3rds, at a relatively decent price. Nothing is going to be as easy to carry around as the S95/S100, but at ~400 grams, it's much easier to haul a around a m4/3rds camera than a DSLR. I always have a bag with me, so carrying a camera isn't a problem. Hauling the D90 around can get old.

But comparing it to my Nikon D90 and the X100, I think it is a really good system. It gives up ground at high ISOs to both (the X100 is the best of the three). High ISO usability is a big thing for me, since I spend quite a bit of time walking around at night shooting. The m4/3rds focuses slower than the Nikon, but sooooo much faster than the X100. The new EP3 claims to have the fastest autofocus ever. I agree with the claim wholeheartedly, having played with one briefly. The in-camera stabilization of the Olys is very very awesome. I've got some good handheld shots at speeds I never thought possible. People seem to really like the Oly JPEG colors, though I always just shoot in RAW. And the lenses are interchangeable, unlike the X100.

The EP3 with kit lens is around $900, but the real steal is the refurbished EPL1 at $299 from Adorama. This is what I have, and honestly, I don't think you can get more camera for $300. It's a bummer you don't live in DC anymore, otherwise I'd let you carry it around for a week and see how you like it. You can checkout my photostream at Flickr for some shots with it. I think most or all of the pictures are tagged "Epl-1." All of the Japan stuff and about half the Singapore stuff is from the EPL-1. All the shots are RAW and have gone through Aperture 3. Most have the "auto enhance" preset applied.

Having said all that, what you can do with the S90/95/100 is crazy for a camera of that size.

Hope this helps.