Going to Dark Side!!!!
Nikolai
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Those of you who's been to Yosemite Smugmug Shootout 2005 heard of my horror story about dead alternator in the 4th lane of hwy 101 in SF (Michiel and Sid, are you reading this?:-). Parts and labor were almost a grand $US.
Well, it turned out to be "total rekall": Nissan declared in July that the alternator problem was a factory defect. It took me a while to cut the red tape, but today I finally got the check:clap .
This, and some prior saving (thanks, S*E!) get me enough to get a brand new 20D (w/kit lens). Ordered a few minutes ago from buydig.com (second day delivery, can't wait:-). More lenses and accessories to follow once more cash is saved.
I'm gonna keep my maxmax-modified Sony 828 as an IR camera and as an additional help (I like its versatility:-)
Anyway - dSLR, here I come!:clap
Well, it turned out to be "total rekall": Nissan declared in July that the alternator problem was a factory defect. It took me a while to cut the red tape, but today I finally got the check:clap .
This, and some prior saving (thanks, S*E!) get me enough to get a brand new 20D (w/kit lens). Ordered a few minutes ago from buydig.com (second day delivery, can't wait:-). More lenses and accessories to follow once more cash is saved.
I'm gonna keep my maxmax-modified Sony 828 as an IR camera and as an additional help (I like its versatility:-)
Anyway - dSLR, here I come!:clap
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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And condolences...(let the spending begin!!)
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I'm ready... I have a precise plan what gear I need to acquire by May 2006, then more, and then to continue...
I can't express my excitement! Next week I'm gonna have it:-) Man, I'm thrilled!
I will, I know! I soooooo ready for it...:-)
Let's hear it.
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Zion, Bryce and post-shoout out box canyons (Antelope, etc) all call for an ultra wide aproach. The volleyball and fencing events I was doing recently also ask for quite some wide coverage. So my list of necessities includes 10-22 and a tilt-shift lenses.
Once this is covered I probaly get myself some decent zoom L lens (70-135?) - maybe used.
Then, as funds allow, good manfrotto tripod with a good head, V-grip, L-bracket, flash accessories..
After that it gets fuzzy, but you know, it's a neverending spending:-)
Man, I SOOOO excited!
Nick
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Travel = good. Woo, shooting!
nickwphoto
I know, "it's not the camera, it's how you use it", but... I wanted it so much:-):D
Cheers!
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I guess next time you, Sid, Michiel and me will be having a drink I won't suffer from an FLSC ("fixed-lens"/"small camera") syndrome:-)
Cheers, mate!
but the Lenses will cost a lot more than those car repairs ever did.
Congrat's on the new cam. Get the Hakuba handstrap next time you're ordering from that big 'ol camera shop in NYC. Best under $20 item I've ever added to a camera.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
I know, I know {sigh} Well, that will give me enough incentive to take better pictures/sell more photos:-)
I appreciate the strap advice
Cheers!
Talk to 'gus about it...
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I'm honored:-)
Let the $$$$$$pending begin...:D
congrats!
ian
:-) Yeah, I keep hearing that.. But, see, I have made a pact with myself - I only spend on my photo-hobby/biz what I get from that activity. So if I suck on a business (or programming :-) side - I won't get any new funds, and will not be able to expand it..
Thus far it worked, hope it will continue to work in the future.
Cheers!
Me too, my friend, me too! At last indoor/evening sport event won't suffer from that horrible ISO400 noise anymore, so that would be an immediate improvement:-)
Cheers!
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I bet you I will:-):D
Cheers!
I wish I could help with with the cheerleaders...
Anyway - all the best, and may your hopes come true!
Cheers!
Fedex, 2d day Air.. Even it they don't count Sunday, which is today, it means I get my new to..ol no later than Wednesday:-). But I keep hopes for Tuesday:-)
Nik,
Let me know if you need to borrow a lens...
10-22
17-40
50 1.8 mkII
70-200 f4L
100 2.8 Macro
EDIT: or want to...
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I would be thrilled..
Looks like you have a very nice balanced set.. And that prime looks like a killer! It would take me 2-3 years to get to your gear level {sigh}
Do you ever use a TC with your 70-200?
Maybe we can pick up a day (some Sunday) and go do some shootn' again? Then you can bring all those treasures with you and I'll have a chance to actually get a feeling on them? No need to go far - Promenade, Janss and Wildwood provide tons of opportunities. And we can climax the day with a nice drink-and-dinner in Bucca di Beppo:-)
That's just because you have more sense than I do. And the 50 is only $75. Not the same as the 1.4L, but a nice lens for the price. You can really see the difference in the bokeh.
No, don't own one. Wouldn't mind trying it, though.
Sure. We should do either early morning or evening. I'd love to try to get some landscapes at Wildwood. Maybe the setting sun on the mesas?
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Start around 4-5 pm to get some not-so-low light a chance,
shoot the Paradise Falls, then shoot the sunset at Wildwood mesas (if you don't mind hiking a couple of miles, there should be a nice view from/to Lizard Rock) and then drive to BdB and finish with indoor/late night shooting inside the restaurant and in Janss:-) - or we can drive to Promenade, it has more lighting, especially in the fountains. I *really* wanna check the high ISOs on 20D, because on 828,... well, you know.. it sucked
One day earlier - thanks Fedex!
I'm officially happy!:D
Very nice feeling indeed:-)
Thanks!