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Old 03-31-14 | 09:13 AM
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cny-bikeman
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Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.

Originally Posted by Fumbles22
I have a regular camera but, in these pictures, it kept focusing on the background instead of the foreground.
I have yet to see a decent digital camera that does not have a spot focus function, such that when you set it to that the focus is set to the distance of the object at the center of the viewfinder. Macro will not work any better if you are the same distance away. You would have to mostly fill the viewfinder with the object.

Originally Posted by Fumbles22
(Whoa, whoa, whoa!) I'm doing this all myself, for me!
Then my comments don't apply. I did not previously have the info you just gave.

Originally Posted by Fumbles22
Is there any reason why park tools are so expensive? The BBT - 22 is a lot more expensive than this one, and they both have 20 teeth. The BBT - 22 is four times more expensive that the other one, so do the park tools really last four times as long?
You pay more for better quality and warrantee, and sometimes partly for the name. Does not necessarily correlate just to tool life, but also fit, finish smoothness of operations, etc. The Park is indeed pricey, but I would suggest strongly that you not scrape the bottom of the barrel with a tool for which I could find no reviews. There are others available in a moderate price and good user reviews.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...d_i=B00FMPVNLS

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...d_i=B00FMPVNLS

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