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Disappointed in the D50

Postby blinkblink on Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:51 pm

The D50 is missing a feature that I really needed this afternoon. It doesn't have a 'Mow the Lawn' mode. I just spent 2 hours mowing the lawn and I figured that the D50 should be able to do this for me.

Is there a firmware upgrade? Or do I have to get the D200. I think Nikon have messed up by not providing this.

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Postby birddog114 on Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:52 pm

Chris,
You've made your day with the topic of this thread :roll:
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Postby johndec on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:01 pm

No need to upgrade to the D200. All you need is the MTL-01 optional accessory.

Last time I checked Birdy still had a few in stock, just email him re prices :lol:
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Postby drifter on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:08 pm

What editing programme did you use to do your lawn ?
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Postby MATT on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:09 pm

When I got my D70, It came with lawn mowing, washing,ironing and cleaning the house....

The wife said if you buy that camera " You will be mowing the lawn,ironing,washing and cleaning the house to make it up to me"


So now all that stuff is done and I have the camera.

Life is a about comprimises.


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Postby kipper on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:11 pm

2hours.....lol what do you own a football stadium for a peice of land or something?
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Postby drifter on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:30 pm

A spokesman for Apple /Mac has just annonced the arrival of the new Apple i-mowed.Which cuts twice the grass of the previous model, the u-mowed.
Microsoft who have been grasscutters for years are also releasing one .
Upon seeing the i-mowed they are now feverishly 'improving' there own X-dishwasher with an add on grass trimmer as we speak. .For customer assistance call Jims mowing .
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Postby blinkblink on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:33 pm

The wife said if you buy that camera " You will be mowing the lawn,ironing,washing and cleaning the house to make it up to me"


I thought that Wife stood for Washing, Ironing, F'ing Etc

Hey Birddog, ya got any of them MTL-01 in stock?

2 hours. :( I'm on half an acre, it included doing the edges and I haven't mowed for awhile. It takes a bit longer when the weeds are knee deep.
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Postby smac on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:33 pm

That's why I got the D2X....it mows the lawn and washes the car. I just sit back while my wife brings me a beer and then she goes and cleans my lenses for me.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:35 pm

drifter wrote:A spokesman for Apple /Mac has just annonced the arrival of the new Apple i-mowed.Which cuts twice the grass of the previous model, the u-mowed.


Hmm... :lol:
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Postby Potatis on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:51 pm

So far I've only used my camera to take photographs. But I'm fairly new to DSLR cameras, and I expect that as my skills improve I'll be able to do more things, and get a lot more out of my camera. 8) I've seen big lenses that would make great washing machines.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:54 pm

I was going to use my camera as a prop in the play I'm in at the moment, a sexual prop no less, but I decided the better of it... mostly because when we all get drunk after the performance each night, and we will, I don't want anything to happen to it.
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Postby Sheetshooter on Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:59 pm

Is it your sexual prop or your camera that you are in fear of being damaged?

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Postby robboh on Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:00 pm

blinkblink wrote:I thought that Wife stood for Washing, Ironing, F'ing Etc

Washing, Ironing, Food, & Entertainment
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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:02 pm

Sheetshooter wrote:Is it your sexual prop or your camera that you are in fear of being damaged?


I don't think they could damage the former. :lol:
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Postby smac on Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:04 pm

I used my camera as a sexual prop once but it kept going down on me.
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Postby blinkblink on Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:06 pm

I used my camera as a sexual prop once but it kept going down on me.


I have a computer like that.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:37 pm

Whenever I wanted a divorce I bought a camera and moved to a unit - no mowing :P
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Re: Disappointed in the D50

Postby gstark on Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:05 pm

blinkblink wrote:The D50 is missing a feature that I really needed this afternoon. It doesn't have a 'Mow the Lawn' mode. I just spent 2 hours mowing the lawn and I figured that the D50 should be able to do this for me.

Is there a firmware upgrade? Or do I have to get the D200. I think Nikon have messed up by not providing this.

Chris


I'd just take a photo of the shawn lawn and look at it every time someone tells me it needs shearing.
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