Must resist urge to bash Steve Jobs worshipper

I just looked it up!

Same for the 533MHz FSB version.

The existing RAM would have to be removed and 2x1GB added.

Graphics cards can only be used for 3D work or games. There are a select few applications which can use them for other things but these are mostly scientific floating point apps. Video work on a GPU is done by a small dedicated encoder/decoder, which doesn't actually need the rest of the graphics card.

I am sure your board supports more than 1Gb RAM. If you have 512MB in there you can easily stick 2x1GB sticks inside.

I didn't know that existed for download.

The only time I've spent in ozzyland is 2 months at the age of 8. Really want to go back and get some proper sightseeing done.

They are very tasty, you should eat them more often...

Our last chinchin ate all the buttons on my parent's phone when we visited. Needless to say they were not impressed...

They are native to the Andes in the area where Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina meet. They live in high cold deserts and are nocturnal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla

Perhaps Dirk has seen some wild ones...

Cool, wonderful way to get a lighting setup.

Oh, and thanks for the link Dan.

White celling, but nothing much to bounce off it.

Halogen lamps? The desk lamps we have are 40W halogen but still produce a yellow cast. The Kitchen lights are nice and bright (blue case) halogen but, sadly, not moveable.

I'd love to manage to get f8 and ISO100-400. Problem is that is 5 1/2 stops smaller aperture and 1-3 stops lower sensitivity. With that I wouldn't manage to increase my shutter speed to 50, in fact there'd be so little light I'd need a 1-2s exposure. Biggest problem I have is lack of lighting or at least more powerful lights.

While balance is not done on RAW files, only stored so I'd get the same banding if I were to use a high sensitivity even if I did manual white balance.

I'll try and let him out for a run when there is still some daylight. Being nocturnal he tends to just fall asleep somewhere hidden when it it too bright. Unfortunately removing hiding places is a problem as he has been known to panic when he knows that he can't go somewhere safe.

Very hands tips for working with a manual lens. Will keep that in mind when I use it with good lighting conditions. Most of the time that particular lens is relegated to low light duty because of convenience. However, when I want a really nice and sharp image it is also my first choice.

I like some of your suggestions for a chinchilla friendly spot. Can try various things with that, if I were to stay with him a day though he'd spend most of te time asleep. Not that it would be too much of a problem as there are some times I see him asleep in his cage and think 'damn those bars, always get in the way of a good shot'.

Lastly, he chews everything. Our last chinchilla completely stripped the wire (3m long) off a lamp in less than 5mins. Lucky, he didn't shock himself. The wire had been hidden behind a cabinet (and hung quite high too) but he somehow got it out. Since then no wires are allowed near our chinchins. So setting up lights would generally be seen as a bad idea.