The Nets Edge

So, I've been toying with my Sigma f24 and just cannot get it to work with my 20D. It auto focuses, it snaps, but on shutter release registers an err99 and locks the camera. I've done some research and apparently it requires rechipping to support the newer protocol to communicate with the camera and vice-versa.

Imagine that...flashing your lens. One day it might happen but for now it looks like I'm in the market for a new wide angle/macro (not that what I had was anything to shake a stick at). Rechipping apparently runs 90-120 which for this low end lens is just a small bit below the actual retail price. Any body want a lens?

I think my next lens purchase will be the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM. I can't afford the 2.8 version.

Direct from Vivendi Universal:

LOS ANGELES (October 18, 2004) – Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced that Half-Life® ,2, the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed PC titles in gaming history, will ship to retail outlets around the world in November. The Company confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004. The countdown to the highly anticipated retail street date has begun around the world, as VU Games completes plans to ship localized versions of Half-Life 2 simultaneously in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese.

Well...That about takes the cake. No more waiting for the sign...it looks like four Tuesdays from now we'll be playing Half-Life 2. Woohoo!

I was able to use a method outlined by Peaboy to get the gallery RSS feed built into the .Text links on the right of the page. It's modified to display the gallery items from most recently updated to oldest. Now if I can just spend some time to get the luxinterior scheme mapped to an nGallery skin.