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Two articles related to this topic Buyer's guide: How to check a second-hand lens Buying a lens online

Read this article, exactly fits to this discussion. Maybe after this opinion you will prefer to stay amateurs ;)

Spare battery pack you may place in your internal pocket, but anyway, real problems with capacity began under -10C. Condensation is a most important problem, and IMO in this article all issues are described enough good

agree. Especially when you want to buy an entry-level camera. New models have more features for same or even less price then 1-year second-hand. Don't forget: there is no lifetime warranty for cameras.

This is a very typical question. When you are asking it, IMO you are not ready for this step. :) Main question: are you ready to invest money in new gear? You will need at least US$300-400 for new bag, lenses, filters etc. to reach approximately same zoom range. Here is a wonderful guide...

Nice :) But I've read about such "monopod" about 25 years ago in one russian magazine :)

These articles are just opinions. When you need nothing more then image processing, Mac is fine. But as multipurpose platform, the PC a winner. Can you post a link to thist test, please? It's really interesting.

This discussion is very old and, commonly, biased. I want to offer read two articles, may be they're helpful "PC vs. MAC" "10 Essential Windows Tools For The Mac"

Two really useful articles about this subject: http://www.photo-mentor.com/buyer_s_guide_how_to_check_a_second-hand_lens.html http://www.photo-mentor.com/buying_a_lens_online.html