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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 12:03 AM
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My old 4.1MP DLSR > 13 or however many MP camera phones have these days lol

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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 12:11 AM
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oooh thats a cool shot.
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 01:18 AM
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Totally going back to the place in that photo to snag up a Tokina 12-24 f/4
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 10:30 AM
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I have the tokina 11-16 and it's awesome.
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 10:59 AM
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I've wanted the 11-16 for a long time, but as I kept reading about it, it seemed more and more less practical lol. It's way too wide with not much to work with as far as zoom goes. Only thing I'd probably want it for is the fact that it shoots at f/2.8 F/4 isn't so bad on the 12-24 though
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 11:33 AM
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Yeah i love the fact that it's f2.8. You're right though its not very practical, but i usually have that along with my 18-70 or 18-200.
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MC MiYoung3269
My old 4.1MP DLSR > 13 or however many MP camera phones have these days lol
Well it's a good thing I have 4 ultrapixles, bitch!

(just kidding it sucks ass)
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by VR1
In the day time - not even a comparison.
In night - if you can focus on a light source, most of the purple tint is reduced/gone.
I think it's pretty terrible overall. After you take a picture and zoom in, it's super grainy. The camera is the biggest downfall on this phone. They needed to just throw a regular camera in and not get all fancy with this ultrapixel BS.
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 09:16 PM
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Awesome shot!

I have the 10-22mm f/3.5-5.6 for my Canon T1i. Given that it's not a full frame cam, the 10-22mm isn't so bad. I can't afford the 24-70mm f/2.8L though definitely an awesome all around lens to have. Wish I didn't cheap out back then on the body though... I avoid ISO 800+
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 11:04 AM
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I think it's pretty terrible overall. After you take a picture and zoom in, it's super grainy. The camera is the biggest downfall on this phone. They needed to just throw a regular camera in and not get all fancy with this ultrapixel BS.
Have you messed with the settings at all? The One camerd is waaaay better then my iPhone 5 camera, and out of my friends with the GS4 and 5S I always get by far the best photos.

https://flic.kr/p/nBM84b

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https://flic.kr/p/nBLheW

I think they look fine for a phone camera

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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by VR1
Have you messed with the settings at all? The One camerd is waaaay better then my iPhone 5 camera, and out of my friends with the GS4 and 5S I always get by far the best photos.

https://flic.kr/p/nBM84b

https://flic.kr/p/nTXEdR
https://flic.kr/p/nSdq4W
https://flic.kr/p/nBLheW

I think they look fine for a phone camera
Definitely nice phone pics
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 09:19 PM
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Wow those are really nice for a phone cam. I gave up on my shitty cell phone cam...

Here are some of my pics (taken with my dslr)
https://flic.kr/ps/2TeUV6
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 09:22 PM
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Wow those are really nice for a phone cam. I gave up on my shitty cell phone cam...

Here are some of my pics (taken with my dslr)
https://flic.kr/ps/2TeUV6
Using the pic of the silver E60 M5 as my new wallpaper on my phone.
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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this one?
eww i just realized how grainy it is :/

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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 11:02 PM
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The other one with the headlights on. Love them angel eyes.
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by VR1
Have you messed with the settings at all? The One camerd is waaaay better then my iPhone 5 camera, and out of my friends with the GS4 and 5S I always get by far the best photos.

https://flic.kr/p/nBM84b

https://flic.kr/p/nTXEdR
https://flic.kr/p/nSdq4W
https://flic.kr/p/nBLheW

I think they look fine for a phone camera
I guess we can agree to disagree. For every nice picture you get, like the ones you showed, I also get the same amount of pictures that lack clarity when slightly zoomed in. Fully zoomed out? Yeah more times than not they look adequate. It's also the reason they're ditching the whole ultrapixel idea and going back to a regular 13MP camera on the M9 (or so I've read).
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 11:25 PM
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This looks interesting. Are deionizers made to remove those tiny little water spots that remain on the car after a wash if not dried or hard water spots?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Griots-Garage-Car-Wash-Water-Deionizer-Filter-No-Reserve-/111376096448?hash=item19ee885cc0&item=111376096448&pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&vxp=mtr
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 11:57 PM
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Put simple, yes. But imo, it'll still leave spots, just not as harsh.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rawger
I guess we can agree to disagree. For every nice picture you get, like the ones you showed, I also get the same amount of pictures that lack clarity when slightly zoomed in. Fully zoomed out? Yeah more times than not they look adequate. It's also the reason they're ditching the whole ultrapixel idea and going back to a regular 13MP camera on the M9 (or so I've read).
Are you on sense 6.0? Which camera app are you using? The stock one or the Google Camera (from play store)?
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by VR1
Are you on sense 6.0? Which camera app are you using? The stock one or the Google Camera (from play store)?
Yes to sense 6. I have both apps, but I usually use the stock one.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by MC MiYoung3269
Put simple, yes. But imo, it'll still leave spots, just not as harsh.
Have you used one before?
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 12:53 PM
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Sprained my ankle at an Ultimate tournament this weekend. No more fun activities for the next month
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 01:06 PM
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Sprained my ankle at an Ultimate tournament this weekend. No more fun activities for the next month
Time to gain weight! And it looks like it's going to be chest/arms day errday!
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 01:45 PM
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Everything except the pads from Amazon, and everything except the backing plate offered free shipping. I also had a $5 gift card laying around so it was a tiny bit cheaper lol

The pads I got from www.autodetailingsolutions.net. A six pack of the Hydro Techs ran me $50, and they have a 15% off coupon as well (these pads are usually $10+ each, +shipping!, so this was attractive). What's great is the six pack is configurable... meaning you can choose whichever pads you want. You could get 6 of the same ones if you really wanted to, or any combination of the 3 different Hydro Techs. I read that they're really great so I wanted to give them a try over CCS pads.
So I lost that action like 2 days ago for the GG. I was outbid by $2.50 last second. Literally no one had placed a bid until the last 10 seconds of the auction.

What do you think about this one, are the pads any good? I would send a best offer if it's worth pursing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330855004950...84.m1423.l2649
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by opboarding
Sprained my ankle at an Ultimate tournament this weekend. No more fun activities for the next month
Sprained ankle playing frisbee? That sounds worse than LeCramp James.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 02:48 PM
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Sprained ankle playing frisbee? That sounds worse than LeCramp James.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rawger
So I lost that action like 2 days ago for the GG. I was outbid by $2.50 last second. Literally no one had placed a bid until the last 10 seconds of the auction.

What do you think about this one, are the pads any good? I would send a best offer if it's worth pursing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330855004950...84.m1423.l2649
Sucks to hear you lost. BTW, not sure if you know but eBay has a maximum/automatic bid feature (not sure when this was implemented... I mostly Buy It Now). So even if you bid a very tiny increment, someone who placed a "maximum bid" that is higher than the bid you just placed will automatically/immediately bid 1 increment above you. It's a feature that attempts to avoid sniping of auctions. Check the bid history (I'm too lazy to ), you can see if the person has placed automatic bids (an indicator that they had a higher maximum bid than you). I lost on some cheap weather tech floor liners because the guy had a higher max bid and I tried to snipe the auction

About the Ubers, generally speaking people seem to like 'em. Some guy said he prefers the LC Hydro Techs, but hey, noobs like us won't know any better.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...uber-pads.html

I haven't looked into the pricing of these pads though, so you may wanna do a little bit a research on that front. Figure that out then go for the offer
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:13 PM
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I love how it says "??????" for Pierce. Lol.

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Sucks to hear you lost. BTW, not sure if you know but eBay has a maximum/automatic bid feature (not sure when this was implemented... I mostly Buy It Now). So even if you bid a very tiny increment, someone who placed a "maximum bid" that is higher than the bid you just placed will automatically/immediately bid 1 increment above you. It's a feature that attempts to avoid sniping of auctions. Check the bid history (I'm too lazy to ), you can see if the person has placed automatic bids (an indicator that they had a higher maximum bid than you). I lost on some cheap weather tech floor liners because the guy had a higher max bid and I tried to snipe the auction

About the Ubers, generally speaking people seem to like 'em. Some guy said he prefers the LC Hydro Techs, but hey, noobs like us won't know any better.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...uber-pads.html

I haven't looked into the pricing of these pads though, so you may wanna do a little bit a research on that front. Figure that out then go for the offer
I actually did do that. I had left it at $110 seeing that no one was really active on it since it had been listed, that was my first mistake. I was on my phone and with the last 2-5 seconds someone just outbid me and I had no time to even up my offer. I was a little hesitant at first to even go any higher, because I was reading about the warranty (again, very last minute) and some people mentioned you had to have purchased it from an authorized dealer and of course an eBay seller (unless a company) is not considered one, since it's an auction site. But after the auction had ended a lot of people had commented that they didn't even have an order # and GG really didn't care, so that made me more relieved. I'm sure another one will pop up, still kind of bummed since it only went for 112.50 shipped, great deal.

And yeah I've looked a bit about those pads. They only run for $35 (5, 5.5 inch w/o shipping) I think on one site, so they're asking about 10 bucks more for the package. But they've also accepted a ton of offers in the past which is why I think if I offer something fair enough I can win regardless. So far I've seen that Uber is still a decent brand, it's not like some crap thrown-in for buying the polisher which is all I needed to know. Exactly like you said, for a bunch of noobs we won't even know the difference haha.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:16 PM
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if you're trying to win an ebay auction...set up a sniper app to bid at the last 2 seconds. Hasn't failed me yet.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:24 PM
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saw this nice looking first gen today, on type s wheels (which i want so bad)

.... Then 2 seconds later i dropped my phone and totally destroyed it

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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:26 PM
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You have a Galaxy S2? I love those TL rims. Is there a shot of someone with a TSX with them?
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by iCrap
if you're trying to win an ebay auction...set up a sniper app to bid at the last 2 seconds. Hasn't failed me yet.
I didn't even know there was an app for it. Sneaky bastards, just can't win an auction like the good ol' days I tell ya.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rawger
You have a Galaxy S2? I love those TL rims. Is there a shot of someone with a TSX with them?
I have an S3, I was holding out for the Note 4 but I just put in an order for the S5 since I need a phone.... :/


The TL rims look awesome. SavClaude had them on his TSX if your looking for a pic of a 2nd gen with them on.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by iCrap
I have an S3, I was holding out for the Note 4 but I just put in an order for the S5 since I need a phone.... :/


The TL rims look awesome. SavClaude had them on his TSX if your looking for a pic of a 2nd gen with them on.
+1, SAVCLAUDE before he went beast mode. Well... he was pretty much on beast mode the entire time.

Ugh... I remember I left my iPhone 4 on my lap while driving a few years ago. I forgot about it and stepped out of the car and the phone hit the ground. POS "Gorilla Glass" shattered into a trillion pieces. Hope you like the S5.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by iCrap
I have an S3, I was holding out for the Note 4 but I just put in an order for the S5 since I need a phone.... :/


The TL rims look awesome. SavClaude had them on his TSX if your looking for a pic of a 2nd gen with them on.
How much of a difference is there between the S4 and S5?

And thanks, I'll check it out.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:43 PM
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the S4 and the S5 are pretty similar in terms of specs, but it'll be a big upgrade over my S3.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 03:49 PM
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Have you used one before?
Nope, but I've seen em in use before
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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Nope, but I've seen em in use before
So it's not worth $300? lol

It's probably more so for people that have hard water with tons of minerals that don't get off the car.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 04:59 PM
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HTC customer service is THE worst. First, half of their employees don't know the right information, to the point where I don't know who's right. So I'm trying to get a replacement and first they tell me I'm out of the one year warranty. I bought the phone on 8/31/13, so I still have a few months till August. They want me to email their Return Merchandise Department pictures of my receipt, which I told them I still had. This was yesterday, I asked the person when I could expect them to receive the email, she said 24 hours, but if I really want to, try in 3 hours. And prior to this someone told me they are open 7 days a week, 8AM-8PM. Now today I try to see if they have my email, a whole 24 hours later and the guy is telling me they were closed yesterday and they need 2 days to receive the email? WTF, that's 3 people with all different information. And my repair that was done a month ago supposedly was done one YEAR ago? Seriously, it's the biggest headache ever. All this hassle for someone who's still under manufacture warranty, sketchy ass company.
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Old Jun 9, 2014 | 05:13 PM
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Yeah HTC is total crap.
whats wrong with your phone though?
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