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I’ve been using the Belkin Retractable 3.5mm Stereo Cable and it is very convenient, but since it is unshielded, in cars, you get all kinds of interference. When you plug an iPhone in for charging, you get unbearable hum.
But when I use a decent home cable that is thicker those problems largely go away. [...]

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I’m such a nerd, right now, I need no less than six car chargers in my car. Here is what I need:

Escort 9500i. This actually has a dedicated cord that attaches to its own charger. Shame on them for not just using 5V, but OTOH, it works super well I have to say. There is [...]

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While I’m getting lost lense hoods and caps, I might as well get the remote control shutter release. It is a tiny 15g thingy that triggers the 400D, 350D or 300D (respectively the Digital Rebel XTi, Xt and original). It uses infrared from up to 5 meters and you can thread it on a [...]

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It was a terrible week in Wyoming, I ended up losing my 70-200 lens hood and the 17-55 lens hood as well as the viewfinder rubber piece for the camera. So it is insanely expensive to buy it:

Canon EW83J Lens Hood for Canon 17-55 F/2.8 EF-S IS USM. It is expensive but folks really tink [...]

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