Epinions Recent Reviews for chimmy

Both too big and too small

Sat, 3 May 2008 14:59:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - This is a backpack camera bag mostly designed for the traveling semi-pro. In that facility, Tamrac made a number of design decisions that are either anachronistic or just plain wrong. Pros: It stands up by itself. The Velcro departments have...

The suitability and use of the C5050 as an underwater camera

Fri, 6 Feb 2004 09:02:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - This review covers the use of the Olympus Camedia C5050 camera and the Olympus PT-015 underwater housing in an Underwater environment only. This camera and housing combination is as good as it gets. See http://www.chimmy.com/Bali for example images...

Griffin Technology ITRIP FM TRANSMITTER FOR NEW (4013-2trip) Keyboard: A must-have for iPod-equipped travelers

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:28:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - An iTrip sets up a very inexpensive, exceedingly local radio station without the annoying brain-dead banter of the DJs or the commercials. It's a station that always plays exactly what you want to hear. You can play the music anywhere and everywhere in...

Unbelievably bad

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:46:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - When I send a FAX, I want the presentation to represent me. I want it to be professional, neat and well-designed. I want it to be readable and clear and result in a favorable impression. But before all those considerations, I need the software to...

The suitability and use of the S50 as an underwater camera

Tue, 6 May 2003 03:46:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - This review covers the use of the Canon PowerShot S50 camera and the Canon WP-DC300 underwater housing in an Underwater environment only. I discussed the special considerations that come into play in an underwater environment in depth in my review of...

The suitability and use of the S400 as an underwater camera

Sat, 26 Apr 2003 06:50:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - This review covers the use of the Canon S400 Digital Elph camera and the Canon WP-DC800 underwater housing in an Underwater environment only.

Special consideration for underwater camera use:

Colors at depth:

The...

A moderate challenge for baggage handlers

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:28:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - This was the second scuba gear bag I bought after my Wenoka SeaQuest half-hard shell had disintegrated, courtesy of the HNL baggage manglers, on it's third voyage.

It took four overseas trips before the MIA baggage manglers could rip the seams...

This bag will hold it all, trip after trip

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:09:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - My first dedicated scuba bag was a Wenoka SeaQuest half-hard shell. It completely disintegrated on the third overseas dive trip. A wheel broke off, the fabric came apart at the seams, the straps detached from the bag, and I still had to get my gear home...

I can't get excited

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:27:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - The Data 100 is a not-all-that-exciting dive computer. It does the job and it does it adequately.

The primary read-out is a somewhat intuitive (for some people) bar chart of nitrogen build-up. The measuring bar is curved and increases...

"Where's that fish going to be in 10 seconds?" A SCUBA review.

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 06:14:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - I bought this camera as an alternative (antidote) to hauling around Nikonos or underwater-housed digital camera big-rigs. Therefore, this review covers the use of this camera only as used for SCUBA, i.e. underwater, not on land.

As anyone who...

Not a good value

Wed, 3 Apr 2002 22:56:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - On the good side:

- The range is more than adequate to cover a large, multi-level house and much of the block.

- The battery lasts about 6 to 8 days.

- The audio quality is adequate.

On the bad...

Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1200 Laser Printer: Cannot print graphics (without a print server)

Wed, 27 Mar 2002 18:53:07 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - [I got an HP DirectJet 175x print server to convert the below described printer from USB to Ethernet. The print server has eliminated all the below described problems except maybe the overall product quality.]

If all you're printing is text,...

Best in a very young field Cochran Commander II

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 07:12:41 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - This review is actually about the Cochran Commander II which supersedes the Nitrox. It all started when I decided I hated my dive log. I found it a completely unusable relic. On every dive I had to manually write in such things as gas/depth mixe...

Provides freedom

Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:37:20 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - I learned to dive using a Lloyd Bridges style yellow horse-harness BCD. If you didn't tighten your crotch strap tight enough (eeyaow) the bladder would float up around your head, obstructing movement as well as vision. Why, back in my time, you had to...

Making the best of open-circuit scuba

Thu, 5 Oct 2000 06:52:45 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - The Omega and Omega II are simple, light-weight, scuba second stage regulators that have a once unique, but becoming more common, exhaust extension. This extension moves the point for the exhaust air away from your face and mask aiding in visibility and...

Does the job

Thu, 5 Oct 2000 06:07:00 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - I have learned to live with the idiosyncrasies of the Captain. At least I haven't felt the need to fork over more cash to replace it. But in an ideal world, dive computers, including the Captain, could be a whole world more usable.

The...

Not just for freediving

Thu, 5 Oct 2000 05:03:44 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - These fins provide tremendous propulsion while minimizing air consumption. Your bottom time will increase, you'll see more reef and you'll feel less fatigue. But there is a price.

Free divers have known about rigid, ultra-long fins for...

Outdoor use only

Wed, 4 Oct 2000 06:50:56 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - When I first tried these speakers out, I was discouraged. When I compared them side-by-side to my indoor speakers, I could easily hear a very noticeable overemphasis in the 1KHz to 4KHz range. To hear this, imagine you're listening to a full orchestra,...

One small detail

Wed, 4 Oct 2000 05:35:20 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - The lack of any support, incomplete documentation, and the lack of features standard in other routers could be overlooked: if only the thing worked. It doesn't, at least the three I tried didn't.

Neither the router I was replacing or the...

Living on past glory

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:40:24 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author chimmy - Update Thu, Nov 15, 2001:

Nikon has discontinued the Nikonos-V underwater camera and all related accessories. Nikon apparently has no plans to manufacture a Nikonos-VI, or any other film-based underwater camera. It is unclear if Nikon's Nikonos...