© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-petermuir Recent reviews written by member petermuir en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_221574958724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I bought a Nikon N80 to replace my (very) old Olympus SLR. I had bought a Tamron 28-200 lens for the Olympus several years ago, and really appreciated the flexibility of the zoom range. So, I thought I'd get the current Tamron lens for my N80, since... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221574958724 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:50:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221574958724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221574106756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I got these originally, because they were inexpensive, and had a good reputation. Most of people I climb with seem to use them. Initially, I thought the rubber binding straps would tear quickly, particularly when being stressed by a heavy,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221574106756 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:26:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221574106756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221155921540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - We were given this as a Christmas present by my father-in-law, who is a real gadget-lover, and has an older model. It does a surprisingly good job. As mentioned elsewhere, it takes longer than dragging out the vacuum cleaner and doing it yourself;... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221155921540 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:07:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221155921540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220407500420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I use a cassette walkman a lot, for books on tape. My needs are pretty basic – play cassettes, FM radio, reversible, a belt clip. I don’t care about TV and weather bands, bass-boosting. It should be easy to manage by feel, and the volume knob should be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220407500420 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:52:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220407500420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220342685316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I have had this monitor for a couple of months now, and held off on writing the review until I had some time to get used to it. Frankly, I'm not very happy with it. It is quite easy to set up, and it's compact and inexpensive. However, it turns out that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220342685316 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:25:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220342685316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194161184388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - This is the second digital camera we've owned. the first was a Canon A350, and was stolen. This is also the first camera I've gone to a camera store to buy. In the past, I've looked at specs and reviews, and decided based on them what to get. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194161184388 Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:04:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194161184388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188862140036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I suppose a cycling is the only venue, except maybe ice climbing, where "stiff" is a positive feature in a shoe. But a road shoe needs to feel firm and stiff, and not absorb energy. This shoe does that. It grabs the pedal with a firmness that I find very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188862140036 Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:18:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188862140036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188254621316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - What a piece of trash! There are probably good compact pumps out there, but this is not one of them. "Crank Brothers" is a cool name, and when I got this as a birthday gift from a fellow cyclist, highly recommended, I felt pretty good about it. Right... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188254621316 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:49:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188254621316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122693324420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I take most of my photos while climbing. Before I got the N80, I was using a mostly-manual Olympus OM-PC with a Tamron 28-200 lens. The big problem with choosing a camera for climbing is that the features that make a camera good, in general, add weight,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122693324420 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:54:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122693324420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122691948164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I am regularly surprised at how difficult it is to find a home appliance that does what it should, simply and efficiently. Based on personal experience, for example, it appears easier to design a properly working space shuttle than a two-slice toaster... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122691948164 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:36:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122691948164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_106101444228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I thought this would be a great thing for my preschool son and I to paddle around in. It is easy to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~106101444228 Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:04:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_106101444228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_106098953860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - Carrying crampons inside your pack without ripping up stuff is a problem. I used to wrap mine up in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~106098953860 Tue, 15 Jul 2003 01:34:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_106098953860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_105896185476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author petermuir - I got this from REI in their winter sale two years ago, for around $150. The price was excellent for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~105896185476 Sun, 13 Jul 2003 00:23:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_105896185476?linkin_id=8003929