Epinions Recent Reviews for mimoid

The best midrange zoom for digital

Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:49:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction The Nikon 17-55 DX is Nikon's flagship midrange digital zoom lens. The "DX" denomination means that the lens is optimized for the small sized sensors of Nikon digital cameras and is therefore not quite compatible with full-frame...

Hands down, the best earphones I have ever tried

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:05:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction When my previous Sony EX70 earphones broke during a transatlantic flight, I immediately went to the nearest Sony shop to purchase a replacement. I found out that the EX70's had been replaced by the EX71's, which I ended up buying...

Superb performer for a ridiculously low price

Sun, 3 Jul 2005 08:41:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Background information This lens was developed to be bundled together with the Nikon D70, hence the informal name "the D70 kit lens". When I bought my D70, the price difference between purchasing the D70 kit together with the bundled lens and...

Possibly the best zoom lens ever made

Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:55:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Background The Nikon 70-200 2.8 AF-S VR is the successor of the 80-200 range of Nikkor lenses (all discontinued), but is more of a complete redesign than just a tweaked new version. The new lens is far more complex than the previous designs,...

Panasonic PT-AE700U Multimedia Projector: Incredible image from a small package

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:50:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction When we moved to our new home, we started looking for a solution to complement our regular Sony widescreen TV for watching DVD's. We were first looking at plasma screens, but it soon became obvious that the flatscreen technology is...

Not perfect but pretty close!

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:55:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction I have always been in love with portable music and since my first portable cassette player I have worn out an entire selection of various Walkmans and Discmans (Discmen?). It didn't take long until I fell in love with the...

Excellent lens - sharp and WIIIIDE!

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:34:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction Ever since purchasing the Nikon D70 I have been longing for that lovely wide angle I used to have with my old EOS-100. You see, it is not easy to achieve true wide angle coverage with a half-frame digital SLR: due to the crop...

A nice walkaround zoom lens, but far from perfect

Tue, 6 Jul 2004 05:51:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - First impressions I was looking for a light and unobtrusive walkaround lens for my D70 with a slightly more reach at the tele end than the kit lens (18-70 DX). My local camera shop had the 24-120 VR in store and it seemed to fit the bill...

Horrible, horrible movie

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 06:46:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - I am going to keep this a short review because everything else about this movie seems to have been said by other reviewers. I haven't read the book, so when I sat down with the DVD I had no idea what to expect. Okay here we go... It begins quite...

By far the best Delerium album yet

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 07:07:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Delerium is the semi-ambient musical project of the Canadian duo consisting of Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. Often referred to as "Enigma-soundalikes", the band has by today created a number albums, each of them unique and brilliant on their own. Chimera...

Marvelous mobile music machine

Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:54:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction I have always been interested in portable music and I have since my first portable cassette player worn out an entire selection of various Walkmans and Discmans (Discmen?). The MP3 format however never managed to appeal to me,...

Excellent camera with a few annoying imperfections

Sun, 29 Jun 2003 16:41:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction If you are looking for your next digital camera and reading this text, chances are that you have already read at least ten other reviews about the Nikon CoolPix 5700. So I will try not to repeat the specifications once more, and...

Incredible imaging power in a very gray box

Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:00:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Introduction

I had been looking for a simple and easy to use scanner to finally replace my trusty old Phantom E3 for some while. Since I also happen to have a huge collection of old 35 mm slides, I thought that it would be a great...

Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3570C Flatbed Scanner: Not worth struggling with

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 11:32:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - I was looking for a simple and easy to use scanner to finally replace my trusty old Phantom E3, and since I figured that I really didn't need the latest and most advanced gadgets available today, I was trying to find a good balance between price and...

One of the best headphones in this price range

Mon, 26 May 2003 12:11:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - COMPETITION I had been looking for a quite a while for a set of good headphones to replace my aging Sony open headphones and after a few weeks I was down to only two alternatives in my preferred price range: the Philips HD-910 and the Sony CD780...

Out of the Jungle and into the City

Wed, 23 Apr 2003 10:22:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - If you are reading this review, you are probably already familiar with Deep Forest, the French duo consisting of Eriq Mouquet and Michel Sanchez. With four previous albums under their belt (not counting the live performances), they are definitely not...

Great performer in small package

Wed, 9 Apr 2003 06:41:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - After a long and painfully drawn-out debate between my appetite for great mobile sound and the size of my wallet, I finally decided that I would give the Sony EX70 a chance to show off together with my brand new S
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Brilliant music for those who listen

Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:16:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Er... Milla? Could it be that "Milla" I am thinking of? You know, Leeloo from "The Fifth Element" The L'Oreal supermodel? Is she actually singing on this album? With her very own compositions? I mean, is this album even worth listening to?

The...

Celebration of Life

Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:37:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Deep Forest has called their third album "Comparsa", which in Spanish means a small group of musicians playing for a carnival or party. With a title like this, you might expect some uptempo, happy Latin-inspired music - and you would be not very far from...

Submerged Atmospheres

Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:15:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - "Underwater Sunlight" from 1986 is one of the key albums by Tangerine Dream and should definitely not be missing from your CD-shelf if you like atmospheric synthesizer-based music.

The entire album has a finely detailed soundtrack-like...

Enchanting and magical

Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:36:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - "The Celestine Prophecy - A Musical Voyage" is something as unusual as a soundtrack for a book - in this case a rather obscure spiritual book by the author James Redfield. I must now stand up and admit that I had never heard of this book before –...

The Future of Yesterday

Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:11:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - If you happened to be around during the early 80's and were not living in a cave on some uninhabited island somewhere near the Cook Islands, you could not have avoided hearing about a certain German pop group consisting of four guys from Düsseldorf,...

White Eagle soaring above Electronic Desert

Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:21:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Not many people that I have talked with are familiar with this album, and it is hardly surprising: the German band Tangerine Dream have never been searching for fame and glory, although they have so far managed to churn out more albums than most other...

Jazz fusion in the jungle

Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:43:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Michel Sanchez is one half of the French electronic duo "Deep Forest" - one of the first bands to combine sampled native chanting with electronic drumbeats and synthesized backwashes. I have always had the feeling that Sanchez is the more classically...

Original and brilliant world music

Wed, 25 Sep 2002 04:15:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mimoid - Dao Dezi is definitely among the top ten albums in my 500+ CD collection - perhaps not only because of its sheer musical quality, but because the album is simply so much fun listening to. The producer of the album is Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest and on...