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240sx.... but if you want better gas milage, you might be better off with a civic.

I second this.

I have a '93 240sx that I got 6 years ago and the only problem I've had with it was when the water pump broke... and I think the clutch may need replacement soon. But yeah, all in all, it's a great daily driver.

quick question for Nikon users...

if you take the battery out of your body and look through the viewfinder...is it dark and grainy?

my gf's D40 does not do this...but my D80 and my friend's D70 does this. after calling Nikon support, the tech support tested on both D80 and confirmed that it does indeed do this...

now im wondering what the purpose of it is? why exactly does it get dark/grainy like theres sand spread all over the glass?

Huh. I never noticed this. I just tried it on my D70, and yeah, everything turned dark.

No idea of the purpose of it or what causes it.

It's US only AFAIK.

I would wait until the 5D Mark II comes out so you can benefit from a price drop...

I was gonna say wait until the Mark II comes out and actually buy it, but yeah, you may wanna get the previous model and save some cash.

Oh and are you aware of this?

Um, ok? That's all very true, but I'm not sure why you decided to tell me that or how it fits in with what I said.

I was explaining to the guy who called them SLRs that they are actually RFs and not SLRs and given that he didn't even know that much, he should probably start somewhere smaller, rather than spend $5000 on a camera he clearly has no idea about.

A few pics from a foggy beach. Apologies if they're too big.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/2251384501_afa39d174d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2169/2252179110_71f312abfb_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2251380821_e04640cf87_b.jpg

What do you guys think of the Leica M8 or M7 as a SLR to start with?

Well, given the fact that they are rangefinders and not SLRs, I don't think it would be a good idea for you to get either camera. Maybe you should start out with a point n shoot.

Protip: Just because a camera has interchangeable lenses, it doesn't make it an SLR.