Epinions Recent Reviews for wilco42

The Canon 85mm f/1.2L - just what do you get with f/1.2L?

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:26:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - At nearly $2000, anyone considering this lens must consider this lens to be a specialty lens. When looking at this lens, the two immediate uses for this lens for me were portrait photography and low light/indoor sports photography. Canon...

so many functions on this pda/gps, but only done so-so

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:03:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - I have been in the market for a GPS for some time now. We have been hearing all this talk about "convergence" for years now and I thought it was time to check out what the market had to offer. GPS comes in many shapes, sizes, and devices. There are...

GE: we bring good things to life

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:18:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - Our over-the-counter microwave that came with the house finally broke down one day. It stopped heating up food, even though the exhaust fan still worked. It was time to get a new microwave. The previous microwave came with the house, lasting a good...

EDIMAX gives you your PCI wireless solution

Wed, 30 May 2007 17:15:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - If you are researching a product like this, then you must be in the unenviable position of connecting your desktop to a wireless network. This has its drawbacks as wireless connections are traditionally slower than their wired counterparts. The farther...

whisper quiet but powerfully warm

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:10:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - The Holmes Whipser Quiet Power Heater Fan stands less than a foot tall. The heater itself doesn't look like much and I was skeptical about whether or not it can really fulfill my space heating needs. I live in an apartment which doesn't have central...

a small fisheyed lens

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:58:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - Be warned right off the bat that this lens is not a walk-around lens. You do not want to be using this lens everyday as your primary lens. This is primarily due to the heavy barrel distortion intrinsic to this lens. That being said, the Canon 15mm...

Bogen 3265 Grip Action Ballhead (Quick Release) - Supports 5.50 lb (2.49 kg): joystick-like setup for your camera

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:02:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - When I got my first tripod for my Canon 10D, it was one of those cheap tripods you get free with a purchase of a cheap video camera. It had the basic features one would expect from a tripod: it could pan, tilt, and hold your camera steady. But there...

fantastic plastic joys

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:17:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - I shoot with a Canon 10D digital SLR and one of the things any photographer needs in his bag is a fast, low light lens. I first started shooting with the Canon 28-105mm/3.5-4.5 II lens as my everyday lens, but this quickly proved to be inadequate when...

the cheap professional flash?

Thu, 27 May 2004 15:39:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - If you look at reviews for this flash, it seems to be widely recognized as an excellent flash for a bargain of a price. This is Vivitar's lowest model flash that has manual controls and as such, many people are grabbing it up as a cheap flash compared...

Transform you flash into an optical slave

Thu, 27 May 2004 15:06:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - One of the challenges of photography is making sure that you have enough light to capture the moment. This is done in a variety of ways from using fast lenses to getting massive studio lights set up. The Wein HS Hot Shoe Slave is just the accessory one...

the cheaper (not lesser) canon wide angle zoom

Tue, 25 May 2004 18:17:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - Anyone looking for a wide angle zoom for their Canon body only has a few choices available to them. There is the cheap (EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 for ~$350), the not so cheap (EF 17-40mm f/4L for ~$700) and the uber expensive (EF 16-35mm f/2.8 for ~$1400)...

cordless, optical, and beautiful...for the most part

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 05:18:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - introduction:

For a while i've been meaning to get an optical mouse. Gone now are the days of cleaning my little mouse ball from all the lint that it has collected over time. Gone are days of replacing mouse pads that seem to wear out over...

Wacom Graphire (ET45PC) Graphic Tablet/Digitizer: the serial 4x5 wacom tablet: the entry level tablet of choice

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 04:24:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - introduction:

I purchased the Wacom graphire 4x5 serial tablet with pen and cordless mouse because I wanted to get a fairly inexpensive, but quality tablet for some graphics work, both editing and drawing in Photoshop.

the...

You can't teach an old CDROM new tricks

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:35:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - introduction:

About a year ago, I purchased the Toshiba SD-R1002, the drive that this DVD/CD drive evolved from. Because I was hard pressed for case space, it seemed to be the natural choice. My biggest complaint with the drive was the slow...

Toshiba COMBO DVD/CDRW Drive - a real space saver

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:50:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - introduction:

When it comes to computer hardware, there are zillions of manufacturers out there who essentially make the same product. So when the average consumer goes to make a purchase, it can be a little overwhelming with all of the...

Tamron 70-300mm - you get more than you pay for...in the beginning

Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:50:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - introduction:

I purchased the Tamrom 70-300/4-5.6 lens many months after the initial purchase of my Canon D30 and Canon 28-105/3.5-4.5 USM lens. With the Tamron, I also purchased a film Canon Elan 7E body so that I could shoot some film...

Motorola TalkAbout 2-Way Radio: the talkabout fr50 - worth talking about?

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 17:17:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - i recently got the talkbout fr50 as a gift, which replaced some very outdated, bulky two way radios i had been using before. my first impressions of the talkabout fr50s were very good. they are compact, easy to use, and relatively small. after a...

IBM MicroDrive: the quarter sized gigabyte

Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:54:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - in late 2000, ibm unveiled their largest smallest hard drive to the public. the largest smallest? that's right, the ibm microdrive is slightly larger than the size of a quarter, yet is capable of holding 1 gigabyte of space. the microdrive was widely...

Gateway Essential 866 Deluxe: gateway's essential 866 deluxe...or not?

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:51:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - after reading a rather negative review about this computer, i had to try the machine out and see if it is really that bad. after all, gateway has a reputation of building nice computers in cow print boxes. after a little look at this machine, i've...

silm, no-frills protector of the Palm V

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 17:48:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - after purchasing my palm v, i found that the protecting flap that folds over the LCD provided adequate protection from scratches to the LCD, but nothing else. the entire back of the palm v was left exposed, and the flap offered little protection from...

is it "R" type of printer? no.

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 14:58:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - when in the market for laser printers, my mind usually drifts to something made by HP as the standard. several years ago, i had to replace my hp laserjet 4p with another laser printer, not because my trusty HP had gone bad, but my brother was leaving...

InFocus LP 770 Multimedia Projector: project your image better

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 07:31:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - i work at an internet startup in the silicon valley. as with any other startup we try to expose our product to as many people as possible. one of the avenues that we do this is by going to tradeshows around the world to demo our product. it just...

do you want to go with the FLOW?

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 06:57:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - last year i finally made the decision to buy my snowboarding equipment. i've been snowboarding now for about 4 years and every time i've gone i've rented a different set of bindings. i've tried it all, from the conventional strap in binding to the...

IDM UltraEdit: UltraEdit is Ultra Slick

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:28:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - a notepad is a notepad, right? that's what i used to think back in the days when i used notepad for all of my text editing needs. soon it became obvious that notepad will not adequately meet my needs, so i began to look for other notepad...

Handspring Visor Deluxe Handheld: visor or palm? which pda is for you?

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:34:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wilco42 - a couple of weeks ago i had the opportunity to get a PDA. there was a very good deal on the handspring visor which was hard to pass up. but i wanted to make an informed decision before i decided on the visor. as a palm v owner, i was a little...