Epinions Recent Reviews for vimathur

fast, sharp prime for use as 50mm on APS sensor Nikon DSLR

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:27:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - I've been using this as my only lens for four months on a Nikon D70 DSLR. All my photos (see profile page for link) on my photoblog are taken with this lens. Because of the 1.5x factor, this becomes a 52mm lens on the D70. Its tack sharp and AFs fast...

not a gadget, but a very good phone

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:40:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - We've had the 6610 for over a year now and are very happy with it. Other phones we've used are the Motorola Startac, Nokia 8290, Samsung r225 and the Nokia 6600. The 6610 is the one that gets most usage. My wife likes this phone a lot. The 6610 has a...

Full featured phone/pda but bulky

Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:49:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - This phone is not for your shirt or trouser pocket. For a coat, maybe. Best on the belt. PDA: Right out of the box, I put in my sim card from my older nokia 8290. Here I realized that I had to copy the contacts into the phone from the sim card...

Fast DSLR

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:16:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - For $1000, these are the popular choices you have 1. Nikon D70 2. Pentax *ist DS 3. Canon Digital Rebel I bought the D70 last thanksgiving and have taken maybe 2000 photos with it. I skipped the zoom lens to get a fast 35mm f2 lens. Before this I...

Beautiful birds, lots of alligators

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:53:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - We made a day trip during our vacation to C
orpus
Christi and really liked the refuge. Its the most scenic place I've seen on the Gulf coast. We drove around the loop road and walked the trails and were quite surprised...

Omni Corpus Christi Hotel: Pleasing 3 night stay at the Omni Bayfront

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:21:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - We planned a trip for President's day when the tourist season had not yet begun. I booked on hotwire.com and paid $80/night and we were booked at the Omni (the reservation didn't specify which one). I called to make sure we had a king bed and a room with...

Tasty food, Self Served

Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:32:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - Zyka (The Taste) (this is a review of the restaurant in the Dallas,TX area) We had been watching the restaurant interiors being put up on each trip to Taj Imports. The decor seemed warm and I would never have guessed this will be a self-service, fast...

Very Well Featured Webcam

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:02:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vimathur - I have had this web cam for over 3 years. I bought one at Office Depot for $20. Later I bought two more from Fry’s Electronics for the same price for relatives. We have used this web cam for a lot more than what we paid. Most of our family back in Ind...