{"id":6,"date":"2011-01-22T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2011-01-22T19:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2016-03-14T07:13:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T07:13:50","slug":"things-i-use","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"Things I Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This page lists (and in some cases links) to things that I use, or have used previously but since moved away from. \u00a0It&#8217;s mostly intended so that I can look back in many years at things I would otherwise have forgotten, and so that my wife can complain about how many useless things I&#8217;ve bought over the years. \u00a0In some cases, I&#8217;ve written more about a particular thing, especially for those items I wind up discussing a lot with friends and family anyways.<\/p>\n<h1>Photography<\/h1>\n<p>Cameras (Current)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"My D800 is here!\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=639\">Nikon D800<\/a> (<a title=\"More D800 early impressions\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=643\">more impressions<\/a>; May 2012; 36MP FX DSLR; $2999)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cameras (Prior; * = possess, but don&#8217;t use)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Nikon D90 vs. D7000\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=71\">Nikon D7000<\/a>*\u00a0(November 2010; 16MP DX DSLR; $1279; upgraded to D800, now used occasionally by Valerie)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon D3 (May 2011; 12MP FX DSLR; $3000 used &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Backups and Backpacks\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=196\">why<\/a>; went to Sugawara San in August 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon D700 (August 2010; 12MP FX DSLR; $2000 used; went to Sugawara San in September 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Canon PowerShot S90 (December 2009; 10MP compact, 28-105mm lens; $399)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon F75* (June 2009; 35mm film automatic SLR; $80 used)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Nikon D90 vs. D7000\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=71\">Nikon D90<\/a> (January 2009; 12MP DX DSLR; $1100; upgraded to D7000 in November 2010 and sold to a colleague at work)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon D60 (March 2008; 10MP DX DSLR; $700; upgraded to D90 in January 2009 and sold to Dorel)<\/li>\n<li>Fujifilm FinePix F31d* (April 2008; 6MP compact, 36-108mm lens; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Canon PowerShot A620 (November 2005 &#8211; April 2008; 7MP compact,35-140mm lens; $350; stopped using after D90 purchase and gave to Andrew)<\/li>\n<li>Kodak DC5000* (August 2001; 2MP &#8220;compact&#8221;; $250)<\/li>\n<li>Yashica T4* (Early 90s; 35mm film point-and-shoot; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon FM2* (Early 90s; 35mm film manual SLR; gift)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nikon F-mount SLR Lenses (Current)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=904\">Sigma 50mm f\/1.4 Art<\/a> (July 2014; $950 new)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Things I Use: Nikon 85mm f\/1.4G\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=734\">Nikon AF-S 85mm f\/1.4<\/a> (November 2012; $1495 new)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Things I Use: Nikon 24mm f\/1.4G\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=726\">Nikon AF-S 24mm f\/1.4<\/a> (July 2012; $1450 used)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"My D800 Preorder\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=567\">Nikon AF-S 16-35 f\/4.0 VR<\/a> (February 2012; $850 used)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-S 70-200 f\/2.8 VR (May 2011; $1500 used; went to Sugawara San in August 2011; bought another in December 2011!)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A macro lens joins the family\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=98\">Nikon AF-S Micro 105mm f\/2.8 VR<\/a> (April 2011; $720 used)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f\/4.5-5.6 VR (January 2011; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f\/2.8 (August 2010; $1500 used)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-D 85mm f\/1.8 (January 2009; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-D 50mm f\/1.4 (January 2009; $350)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nikon F-mount SLR Lenses (Prior)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The 35\/1.8 still impresses\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=464\">Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f\/1.8<\/a>*\u00a0(June 2009; $200)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f\/3.5-5.6* (April 2008; $700)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-S DX 10-24mm f\/3.5-4.5 (July 2009; $800 new; <a title=\"Goodbye Nikon 10-24\u2026 and lens economics\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=646\">sold<\/a> May 2012 after moving to full frame)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-S 14-24 f\/2.8 VR (May 2011; $1500 used &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Backups and Backpacks\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=196\">why<\/a>; went to Sugawara San in August 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-D 80-200mm f\/2.8 push-pull (September 2010; gift; upgraded to 70-200\/2.8 in May 2011)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Trying out a Lensbaby\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=200\">Lensbaby 3G<\/a> (May 2011; used; tried temporarily only)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AF-D 28-80mm f\/3.3-5.6* (June 2009; $40 used)<\/li>\n<li>Tamron 35-105mm f\/2.8* (September 2009; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon AI 35mm f\/2.8* (Early 90s; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Russian \u00a0(Kavenhap-SH?) 100mm f\/2.8* (Early 90s; gift)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Flashes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 x elinchrom D-Lite 2 (2014; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon SB-800 (May 2011; ~$250 used)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon SB-600 (June 2009; $250)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon SB-400 (April 2008; $110)<\/li>\n<li>Nikon Umbrella Kit (May 2011; ~$75 used)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tripods<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gitzo G1228 Mountaineer Reporter (January 2011; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Manfrotto 484RC2 Ball Head (January 2011; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Velbon CX440 (~January 2009; gift)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Video<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canon HG10 (April 2008; 40GB HDD-based 1440&#215;1080 camcorder; $600)<\/li>\n<li>Sennheiser MKE 400 microphone (April 2009; $280)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Camera Bags<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=921\">Tamrac Jetty 7<\/a> (Summer 2015; ~$45)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The bag I\u2019ve been looking for\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=689\">Tamrac 3447 Rally 7<\/a> (May 2012; $90)<\/li>\n<li>Lowepro Flipside 300 (May 2011; used)<\/li>\n<li>Lowepro Rezo 180AW (April 2008; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Lowepro Classified 250AW (January 2009; $200)<\/li>\n<li>Think Tank Digital Holster 40 (September 2010; $50 used)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Software &amp; Services<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SmugMug<\/li>\n<li>Adobe Lightroom 6.4<\/li>\n<li>Adobe Photoshop CS5 (on rare occasions)<\/li>\n<li>Google Picasa 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Computing<\/h1>\n<p>Primary Desktop PC<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feb 2014 &#8211; Present: <a title=\"The Mobile Revolution\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=853\">Custom PC<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 10 Pro (originally Windows 8.1 Pro)<\/li>\n<li>Intel Core i7-4770K<\/li>\n<li>32GB RAM; 500GB SSD; 3GB magnetic HDD<\/li>\n<li>GTX 980 Ti GPU (originally a GTX 660)<\/li>\n<li>Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 case<\/li>\n<li>EVGA 750W power supply (originally a 500W power supply)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jan 2010 &#8211; Feb 2014: Dell Vostro 430 (Windows 7 Home Premium upgraded to Windows 10; \u00a0Core i7-860 2.8GHz; 8GB RAM; 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD + 1GB Western Digital HDD; Powercolor Radeon HD5770 later upgraded to GTX 660)<\/li>\n<li>Jan 2007 &#8211; Jan 2010: Dell Dimension 9200 (Windows Vista Home Premium; Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz; 4GB RAM; 1GB HDD; ATI Radeon X1950Pro)<\/li>\n<li>2004 &#8211; Jan 2007: Dell Dimension 4550 (Windows XP Home; Pentium 4 2.4GHz; 1.5GB RAM; 250GB HDD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Display:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December 2015 &#8211; Present: <a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=928\">LG EG9600<\/a> (55&#8243; OLED; 3840 x 2160; $2700)<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; December 2015: Dell 3007WFP (30&#8243; LCD; 2560 x 1600)<\/li>\n<li>2000 &#8211; 2007: 2 x Sony Trinitron 19&#8243; CRT (GDM-400PS?) + Dell 19&#8243; CRT (Sony OEM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Windows Home Server 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=666\">Windows Home Server 2011<\/a> (June 2012)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"New Keyboard\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=513\">Das Keyboard Ultimate<\/a> (December 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Logitech HD Pro Webcam (July 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000<\/li>\n<li>Logitech G400 Mouse (December 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Epson WF-3540 printer (November 2012, $149)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=921\">Canon Pixma Pro-100 photo printer<\/a> (January 2016; $200 after rebate)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"More Things I Use\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=795\">GeekDesk Max standing desk<\/a> (April 2013; $1110)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Past\/Obsolete:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Home Server (December 2007; died and replaced with WHS 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (June 2009)<\/li>\n<li>HP Netbook (September 2009; $300)<\/li>\n<li>Wacom\u00a0Bamboo Fun Tablet (November 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Sipura SPA-3000 SIP-to-PSTN gateway<\/li>\n<li>Polycom Soundpoint IP 430 IP phone<\/li>\n<li>Samsung CLP-510 Laser Printer<\/li>\n<li>HP Scanjet 4070<\/li>\n<li>Way too many routers and hubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Mobile<\/h1>\n<p>Phones<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December 2014 &#8211; present: <a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=921\">Google\/Motorola Nexus 6 64GB<\/a> ($649)<\/li>\n<li>November 2013 &#8211; December 2014: <a title=\"More Things I Use\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=795\">Google\/LG Nexus 5 32GB<\/a> ($399)<\/li>\n<li>December 2011 &#8211; November 2013: Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM; gift)<\/li>\n<li>September 2011 &#8211; December 2011: HTC Sensation &#8220;4G&#8221; ($500)<\/li>\n<li>~2010 &#8211; September 2011: Blackberry 8700<\/li>\n<li>~2007 &#8211; 2010: Some Other Blackberry<\/li>\n<li>~2005 &#8211; 2007: Palm Tungsten W<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tablets<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 2013 &#8211; present: <a title=\"More Things I Use\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=795\">Google\/Asus Nexus 7 32GB<\/a> ($279)<\/li>\n<li>July 2012 &#8211; present: Google\/Asus Nexus 7 16GB ($249)<\/li>\n<li>September 2011 &#8211; July 2012: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (gift)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Audio and Home Theatre<\/h1>\n<p>Family Room Audio<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Magnepan MG-3 ribbon loudspeakers (1998; $1700 used)<\/li>\n<li>Emotiva SA-250 power amplifier (December 2014; $944 new)<\/li>\n<li>Chromecast Audio (September 2015 with various <a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=879\">hacky versions<\/a> prior; $35)<\/li>\n<li>Emotiva Control Freak volume control (October 2014, $44 new)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Family Room Video<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Chromecast\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=772\">Chromecast<\/a>! (July 2013, $35)<\/li>\n<li>Sharp LC-52LE8100UN (2011; $1580)<\/li>\n<li>Panasonic Blu-Ray Player (September 2011; $100)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Xbox 360<\/li>\n<li>Nintendo Wii<\/li>\n<li>Google Nexus Player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Home Theatre<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sony VPL-VW50 1080p Projector (October 2006; $4200)<\/li>\n<li>Da-Lite 106&#8243; Model C; Hi-Gain (October 2006; ~$700, I think)<\/li>\n<li>Integra DTC-9.8 7.1-channel preamplifier (November 2007; $1730)<\/li>\n<li>Emotiva XPA-7 (July 2015; $1295)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Well, that didn\u2019t take long\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=593\">Mirage OMD-28<\/a> [Main left\/right speakers] (2012; $2600)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Well, that didn\u2019t take long\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=593\">Mirage OMD-C2<\/a> [Center speaker] (2012; $600)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Is 7.1 surround useful?\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=580\">Mirage OMD-R<\/a> [Side and Rear surrounds] (2012; $1400)<\/li>\n<li>Mirage Omnican 5 [4 x in-ceiling speakers] (2015; $35 each used)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The last speaker change\u2026 for a while\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=626\">SVS PB-12NSD<\/a> subwoofer (2012; $770)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Chromecast\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=772\">Chromecast<\/a>! (July 2013, $35)<\/li>\n<li>Sony Playstation 4 (December 2014, $438 with 2 games)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Computer Audio<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emotiva UPA-2 2-channel amplifier (March 2010; $299)<\/li>\n<li>Axiom M2 bookshelf speakers (April 2010; $305)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=921\">SVS SB12-NSD<\/a> subwoofer (November 2015; $399)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Some new(ish) things I use\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=711\">Audioengine D1<\/a> DAC (November 2012; $169)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"More Things I Use\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=795\">Audioengine DS2<\/a> Speaker Stands (July 2013; $34)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bedroom Audio<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adcom GFA-535 II power amplifier (1998; $300 used)<\/li>\n<li>Emotiva Control Freak volume control (October 2014, $49 new)<\/li>\n<li>Infinity Composition Overture 2\u00a0floor-standing loudspeaker w\/built-in sub (2000; $500)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Chromecast\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=879\">Chromecast<\/a>\u00a0(July 2013, $35)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Headphones<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=921\">Hifiman HE400S<\/a> (September 2015; $299)<\/li>\n<li>Sennheiser HD-595 (May 2008; $190)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Things I Use: ER-4PT, Qi Charger\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=846\">Etymotic Research ER-4PT<\/a> (January 2014; $299)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Valerie&#8217;s Computer Audio<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Custom\/home-made bookshelf speakers (1998)<\/li>\n<li>Audioengine\u00a0N22 Desktop Audio Amplifier (January 2014; $180)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prior gear or equipment not in use<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RCA 27&#8243; CRT TV (1998; gave away in 2011 move)<\/li>\n<li>Sony TA-E9000ES 5.1 preamplifier (1999; ~$1200 &#8211; broke in 2009)<\/li>\n<li>Toshiba 50&#8243; CRT rear-projection TV [TZ50V61] (1999; $1800 &#8211; sold in 2011 for $25)<\/li>\n<li>Rogers (Scientific Atlanta) Explorer 8300HD PVR (November 2006, 2009 &#8211; good riddance!)<\/li>\n<li>Adcom GSA-700 preamplifier (2000; played various roles for a while, but not needed with the Squeezebox outputting directly to power amps)<\/li>\n<li>Adcom GFA-6000 (2000; used in my office for many years [overkill, yes], not so appropriate with the office layout at Google!)<\/li>\n<li>Kenwood integrated stereo amplifier (1995; gift)<\/li>\n<li>Infinity Delta 40 [Side Speakers] (2000; $280; replaced with wall mounted Mirage OMD-Rs)<\/li>\n<li>Infinity Delta 30 [Rear Speakers] (2000; $200; replaced with wall mounted Mirage OMD-Rs)<\/li>\n<li>Infinity Delta 60 [Front Speakers] (2000; $400; replaced with Mirage OMD-28s)<\/li>\n<li>Infinity Delta Center (2000; $150; replaced with Mirage OMD-C2)<\/li>\n<li>Advent AV550S subwoofer (2000; $150; replaced with SVS PB-12NSD)<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro (September 2008; $190; lost and replaced with ER-4PT)<\/li>\n<li>Logitech Revue [Google TV] (December 2011; $80 refurbed; switched to Chromecast)<\/li>\n<li>Logitech Squeezebox 3 (2010; $150 used; no more music in Leo&#8217;s room in 2013)<\/li>\n<li>Logitech Squeezebox Boom (June 2010; $230; still used as a clock in Olivia&#8217;s room)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Some new(ish) things I use\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=711\">Google Nexus Q<\/a> (June 2012; free test device; became obsolete\/unsupported)<\/li>\n<li>Logitech Squeezebox 3 (2005; $300; switched to Chromecast [Audio] in 2013)<\/li>\n<li>Logitech Revue [Google TV] (January 2011; switched to Chromecast in 2013)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Some new(ish) things I use\" href=\"http:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/?p=711\">Emotiva USP-1<\/a> (June 2012; $380; switched to direct input in 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Musical Design D-140i power amplifier (2000; one channel burned out December 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Musical Design DAC-1 (2007; switched to direct use of Chromecast Audio in 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Adcom GFA-7000 power amplifier (2000; $700, only 4 channels still work; replaced July 2015 with an Emotiva XPA-7)<\/li>\n<li>Adcom GFA-2535 power amplifier (2000; $250; replaced July 2015 with an Emotiva XPA-7)<\/li>\n<li>Advent AV550S subwoofer (2000; $150; replaced with SVS SB12-NSD)<\/li>\n<li>Sony PlayStation 3 60GB (November\u00a02006; $499; removed January 2016 after finishing FFXIII-3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page lists (and in some cases links) to things that I use, or have used previously but since moved away from. \u00a0It&#8217;s mostly intended so that I can look back in many years at things I would otherwise have forgotten, and so that my wife can complain about how many useless things I&#8217;ve bought over the years. \u00a0In some cases, I&#8217;ve written more about a particular thing, especially for those items I wind up discussing a lot with friends and family anyways. Photography Cameras (Current) Nikon D800 (more impressions; May 2012; 36MP FX DSLR; $2999) Cameras (Prior; * = possess, but don&#8217;t use) Nikon D7000*\u00a0(November 2010; 16MP DX DSLR; $1279; upgraded to D800, now used occasionally by Valerie) Nikon D3 (May 2011; 12MP FX DSLR; $3000 used &#8211;\u00a0why; went to Sugawara San in August 2011) Nikon D700 (August 2010; 12MP FX DSLR; $2000 used; went to Sugawara San in September 2010) Canon PowerShot S90 (December 2009; 10MP compact, 28-105mm lens; $399) Nikon F75* (June 2009; 35mm film automatic SLR; $80 used) Nikon D90 (January 2009; 12MP DX DSLR; $1100; upgraded to D7000 in November 2010 and sold to a colleague at work) Nikon D60 (March 2008; 10MP DX DSLR; $700; upgraded to D90 in January 2009 and sold to Dorel) Fujifilm FinePix F31d* (April 2008; 6MP compact, 36-108mm lens; gift) Canon PowerShot A620 (November 2005 &#8211; April 2008; 7MP compact,35-140mm lens; $350; stopped using after D90 purchase and gave to Andrew) Kodak DC5000* (August 2001; 2MP &#8220;compact&#8221;; $250) Yashica T4* (Early 90s; 35mm film point-and-shoot; gift) Nikon FM2* (Early 90s; 35mm film manual SLR; gift) Nikon F-mount SLR Lenses (Current) Sigma 50mm f\/1.4 Art (July 2014; $950 new) Nikon AF-S 85mm f\/1.4 (November 2012; $1495 new) Nikon AF-S 24mm f\/1.4 (July 2012; $1450 used) Nikon AF-S 16-35 f\/4.0 VR (February 2012; $850 used) Nikon AF-S 70-200 f\/2.8 VR (May 2011; $1500 used; went to Sugawara San in August 2011; bought another in December 2011!) Nikon AF-S Micro 105mm f\/2.8 VR (April 2011; $720 used) Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f\/4.5-5.6 VR (January 2011; gift) Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f\/2.8 (August 2010; $1500 used) Nikon AF-D 85mm f\/1.8 (January 2009; gift) Nikon AF-D 50mm f\/1.4 (January 2009; $350) Nikon F-mount SLR Lenses (Prior) Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f\/1.8*\u00a0(June 2009; $200) Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f\/3.5-5.6* (April 2008; $700) Nikon AF-S DX 10-24mm f\/3.5-4.5 (July 2009; $800 new; sold May 2012 after moving to full frame) Nikon AF-S 14-24 f\/2.8 VR (May 2011; $1500 used &#8211;\u00a0why; went to Sugawara San in August 2011) Nikon AF-D 80-200mm f\/2.8 push-pull (September 2010; gift; upgraded to 70-200\/2.8 in May 2011) Lensbaby 3G (May 2011; used; tried temporarily only) Nikon AF-D 28-80mm f\/3.3-5.6* (June 2009; $40 used) Tamron 35-105mm f\/2.8* (September 2009; gift) Nikon AI 35mm f\/2.8* (Early 90s; gift) Russian \u00a0(Kavenhap-SH?) 100mm f\/2.8* (Early 90s; gift) Flashes 2 x elinchrom D-Lite 2 (2014; gift) Nikon SB-800 (May 2011; ~$250 used) Nikon SB-600 (June 2009; $250) Nikon SB-400 (April 2008; $110) Nikon Umbrella Kit (May 2011; ~$75 used) Tripods Gitzo G1228 Mountaineer Reporter (January 2011; gift) Manfrotto 484RC2 Ball Head (January 2011; gift) Velbon CX440 (~January 2009; gift) Video Canon HG10 (April 2008; 40GB HDD-based 1440&#215;1080 camcorder; $600) Sennheiser MKE 400 microphone (April 2009; $280) Camera Bags Tamrac Jetty 7 (Summer 2015; ~$45) Tamrac 3447 Rally 7 (May 2012; $90) Lowepro Flipside 300 (May 2011; used) Lowepro Rezo 180AW (April 2008; gift) Lowepro Classified 250AW (January 2009; $200) Think Tank Digital Holster 40 (September 2010; $50 used) Software &amp; Services SmugMug Adobe Lightroom 6.4 Adobe Photoshop CS5 (on rare occasions) Google Picasa 3 Computing Primary Desktop PC Feb 2014 &#8211; Present: Custom PC Windows 10 Pro (originally Windows 8.1 Pro) Intel Core i7-4770K 32GB RAM; 500GB SSD; 3GB magnetic HDD GTX 980 Ti GPU (originally a GTX 660) Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 case EVGA 750W power supply (originally a 500W power supply) Jan 2010 &#8211; Feb 2014: Dell Vostro 430 (Windows 7 Home Premium upgraded to Windows 10; \u00a0Core i7-860 2.8GHz; 8GB RAM; 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD + 1GB Western Digital HDD; Powercolor Radeon HD5770 later upgraded to GTX 660) Jan 2007 &#8211; Jan 2010: Dell Dimension 9200 (Windows Vista Home Premium; Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz; 4GB RAM; 1GB HDD; ATI Radeon X1950Pro) 2004 &#8211; Jan 2007: Dell Dimension 4550 (Windows XP Home; Pentium 4 2.4GHz; 1.5GB RAM; 250GB HDD) Display: December 2015 &#8211; Present: LG EG9600 (55&#8243; OLED; 3840 x 2160; $2700) 2007 &#8211; December 2015: Dell 3007WFP (30&#8243; LCD; 2560 x 1600) 2000 &#8211; 2007: 2 x Sony Trinitron 19&#8243; CRT (GDM-400PS?) + Dell 19&#8243; CRT (Sony OEM) Other: Windows Home Server 2011 (June 2012) Das Keyboard Ultimate (December 2011) Logitech HD Pro Webcam (July 2015) Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 Logitech G400 Mouse (December 2010) Epson WF-3540 printer (November 2012, $149) Canon Pixma Pro-100 photo printer (January 2016; $200 after rebate) GeekDesk Max standing desk (April 2013; $1110) Past\/Obsolete: Windows Home Server (December 2007; died and replaced with WHS 2011) Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (June 2009) HP Netbook (September 2009; $300) Wacom\u00a0Bamboo Fun Tablet (November 2010) Sipura SPA-3000 SIP-to-PSTN gateway Polycom Soundpoint IP 430 IP phone Samsung CLP-510 Laser Printer HP Scanjet 4070 Way too many routers and hubs Mobile Phones December 2014 &#8211; present: Google\/Motorola Nexus 6 64GB ($649) November 2013 &#8211; December 2014: Google\/LG Nexus 5 32GB ($399) December 2011 &#8211; November 2013: Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM; gift) September 2011 &#8211; December 2011: HTC Sensation &#8220;4G&#8221; ($500) ~2010 &#8211; September 2011: Blackberry 8700 ~2007 &#8211; 2010: Some Other Blackberry ~2005 &#8211; 2007: Palm Tungsten W Tablets July 2013 &#8211; present: Google\/Asus Nexus 7 32GB ($279) July 2012 &#8211; present: Google\/Asus Nexus 7 16GB ($249) September 2011 &#8211; July 2012: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (gift) Audio and Home Theatre Family Room Audio Magnepan MG-3 ribbon loudspeakers (1998; $1700 used) Emotiva SA-250 power amplifier (December 2014; $944 new) Chromecast Audio (September 2015 with various hacky versions prior; $35) Emotiva Control Freak volume control (October 2014, $44 new) Family Room Video Chromecast! (July 2013, $35) Sharp LC-52LE8100UN (2011; $1580) Panasonic Blu-Ray Player (September 2011; $100) Microsoft Xbox 360 Nintendo Wii Google Nexus Player Home Theatre Sony VPL-VW50 1080p Projector (October 2006; $4200) Da-Lite 106&#8243; Model C; Hi-Gain (October 2006; ~$700, I think) Integra DTC-9.8 7.1-channel preamplifier (November 2007; $1730) Emotiva XPA-7 (July 2015; $1295) Mirage OMD-28 [Main left\/right speakers] (2012; $2600) Mirage OMD-C2 [Center speaker] (2012; $600) Mirage OMD-R [Side and Rear surrounds] (2012; $1400) Mirage Omnican 5 [4 x in-ceiling speakers] (2015; $35 each used) SVS PB-12NSD subwoofer (2012; $770) Chromecast! (July 2013, $35) Sony Playstation 4 (December 2014, $438 with 2 games) Computer Audio Emotiva UPA-2 2-channel amplifier (March 2010; $299) Axiom M2 bookshelf speakers (April 2010; $305) SVS SB12-NSD subwoofer (November 2015; $399) Audioengine D1 DAC (November 2012; $169) Audioengine DS2 Speaker Stands (July 2013; $34) Bedroom Audio Adcom GFA-535 II power amplifier (1998; $300 used) Emotiva Control Freak volume control (October 2014, $49 new) Infinity Composition Overture 2\u00a0floor-standing loudspeaker w\/built-in sub (2000; $500) Chromecast\u00a0(July 2013, $35) Headphones Hifiman HE400S (September 2015; $299) Sennheiser HD-595 (May 2008; $190) Etymotic Research ER-4PT (January 2014; $299) Valerie&#8217;s Computer Audio Custom\/home-made bookshelf speakers (1998) Audioengine\u00a0N22 Desktop Audio Amplifier (January 2014; $180) Prior gear or equipment not in use RCA 27&#8243; CRT TV (1998; gave away in 2011 move) Sony TA-E9000ES 5.1 preamplifier (1999; ~$1200 &#8211; broke in 2009) Toshiba 50&#8243; CRT rear-projection TV [TZ50V61] (1999; $1800 &#8211; sold in 2011 for $25) Rogers (Scientific Atlanta) Explorer 8300HD PVR (November 2006, 2009 &#8211; good riddance!) Adcom GSA-700 preamplifier (2000; played various roles for a while, but not needed with the Squeezebox outputting directly to power amps) Adcom GFA-6000 (2000; used in my office for many years [overkill, yes], not so appropriate with the office layout at Google!) Kenwood integrated stereo amplifier (1995; gift) Infinity Delta 40 [Side Speakers] (2000; $280; replaced with wall mounted Mirage OMD-Rs) Infinity Delta 30 [Rear Speakers] (2000; $200; replaced with wall mounted Mirage OMD-Rs) Infinity Delta 60 [Front Speakers] (2000; $400; replaced with Mirage OMD-28s) Infinity Delta Center (2000; $150; replaced with Mirage OMD-C2) Advent AV550S subwoofer (2000; $150; replaced with SVS PB-12NSD) Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro (September 2008; $190; lost and replaced with ER-4PT) Logitech Revue [Google TV] (December 2011; $80 refurbed; switched to Chromecast) Logitech Squeezebox 3 (2010; $150 used; no more music in Leo&#8217;s room in 2013) Logitech Squeezebox Boom (June 2010; $230; still used as a clock in Olivia&#8217;s room) Google Nexus Q (June 2012; free test device; became obsolete\/unsupported) Logitech Squeezebox 3 (2005; $300; switched to Chromecast [Audio] in 2013) Logitech Revue [Google TV] (January 2011; switched to Chromecast in 2013) Emotiva USP-1 (June 2012; $380; switched to direct input in 2014) Musical Design D-140i power amplifier (2000; one channel burned out December 2014) Musical Design DAC-1 (2007; switched to direct use of Chromecast Audio in 2015) Adcom GFA-7000 power amplifier (2000; $700, only 4 channels still work; replaced July 2015 with an Emotiva XPA-7) Adcom GFA-2535 power amplifier (2000; $250; replaced July 2015 with an Emotiva XPA-7) Advent AV550S subwoofer (2000; $150; replaced with SVS SB12-NSD) Sony PlayStation 3 60GB (November\u00a02006; $499; removed January 2016 after finishing FFXIII-3)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":933,"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markdavidscott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}