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Many moons ago, the Nikon D200 was the shit, at least for those who needed pro features for less. It’s a rugged, bad-ass brick of a camera, and captures pictures much better than my newer, but far less sophisticated D40x. My brother-in-law owns one of these, and he would like to stop owning it due—in no small part—to the fact that he has bought the new, more bad-ass D300.

Now I know what all six of you are thinking: “with the raw charisma and devastating bone structure that this man commands, he should be able to sell ice-cream to an ice-cream addict!” This may well be true, but time has caught up with me and my funky faculties may take some time to recover. I’m in that in-between stage—not quite Joey McIntyre, not yet George Clooney—making for an all-round bad salesman. And I can’t fucking figure out eBay.

So here’s the deal: one night only! Or till it’s sold. Mint condition Nikon D200. Well-used, but well cared-for. Brand new rubber outside, brand new lens mount, brand new shutter. Save for the shell, everything important is brand new, courtesy Nikon USA. Comes with a vertical battery grip as well. Asking price: Rs 40,000. The camera is in Mumbai, so cash-n-carry is ideal. Gorge on these tasty pics. You may need a tissue later.

I’m not interesting, really. All my hits are now coming from ET. Please go there. Even I prefer to read her over my own drivel. Oh, and do check out her/our photos from our trip to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Nazareth.

Moving on.

iPhone status: 1.1.2, jailbroken, activated, using with X-Sim. Amazing what market demand and trader ingenuity can do for you in the motherland. X-Sims are flexible, reportedly work even with the 1.1.3 firmware, and are available over the counter for a minor premium. No fucking with the baseband while you wait for the rapid and dangerous revision cycle that is the 1.1.3 jailbreak effort. Stick with 1.1.2 till everyone else has bricked and recovered.

We now have a DSLR — a Nikon D40x. It’s small, simple and very impressive. Expect more Flickr action.

For instant gratification in a cheap, low-guilt way, check out Swasta Ani Masta, now with new, improved pictures thanks to a new Swasta Ani Masta camera tripod.

Disclaimer: This writer has been a model for the site in the past.

Rickshaws have the most amusing stickers behind them, and often in their rear-view mirrors. Trucks, with their “Horn-Ok-Please”, are so last year.