New toys

**adrianh** · 02-Jul-13, 08:47 PM

I went out and bought a Samsung S4 off Gumtree. The phone was still wrapped and unopened. The owner got the upgrade but needed the cash to buy a laptop for his son. I even got the upgrade papers. So, I am staying on pay as you go and they can keep their contracts. The only thing is that I must now get a new sim card because my big old card doesn't fit in the phone.

I also got myself a really nifty top of the line camera, it is a Canon 7D with a battery grip, 18-135mm lens, 70-300mm lens and a high end flash. The whole setup set me back about R20k. I think that one needs to have at least a postgraduate degree to make head or butt of the manual, the camera has as many features as the space shuttle. But, at least it has a fully automatic mode so I am able to take pretty pictures without doing much. Really nice toy though. Its going to take a very long time to understand everything that I can do with it. It can take 8 frames a second at 18mb which is nice for the ice skating competitions that my girls take part in.

**Rafael** · 03-Jul-13, 12:43 PM

Awesome, I'm looking at getting the Samsung S4, I have never had a Samsung before so hopefully it will be user friendly

**adrianh** · 03-Jul-13, 12:47 PM

The Camera is a treat but I must still buy a macro lens. The 18-135mm can't get close enough to take good pictures of the models.

**adrianh** · 03-Jul-13, 12:46 PM

The S4 is really nice. It's going to take me a while to get used to its size...its a bit like holding a paperback novel against your head. :-)

**HR Solutions** · 03-Jul-13, 01:10 PM

Adrian you sound like me. I also like gadgets and also got my first I phone off gumtree. You do have to be very careful tho with gumtree. I personally don't like the Samsung 3 and now the 4 because of its size, but it does look like an awesome phone and everyone to their own. Enjoy the gadgets

**adrianh** · 03-Jul-13, 01:27 PM

Gadgets are great but I do prefer to spend big money to get good quality equipment. I got all the paperwork for the stuff that I purchased off Gumtree.

**IanF** · 03-Jul-13, 01:29 PM

Adrian
How about a photo of one your trains with the camera and the phone, lets see if we can say which photo came from which device.

**ians** · 05-Jul-13, 09:22 AM

A foursome, don't forget your wife, other wise you will be sleeping with the dogs and you don't want them licking everything

**Chrisjan B** · 03-Jul-13, 02:08 PM

Second Neville Bailey in the making...

**pmbguy** · 03-Jul-13, 04:02 PM

I had the S2, loved it. Lost it and used a shitty phone for a while. But don’t despair, I am getting my S4 on Friday...can't wait, it even has a language translator application
I would like to see the outcome of Adrian’s test. I have seen spics from my friends S4 and they are fantastic

Samsung is killing it!