Felt one today...man its a nice feeling to hold your first ever 'heavy' lens :uhoh
...they wanted equiv of $1800 USD for it with a 2x converter.
& $2850 USD for the Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 VR can you believe. Now i know why i dont see much of this stuff about here
Wow, insane prices man!!!!
You are REALLY better off buying your stuff in the US.. Have you already checked out any potential trouble at customs in Oz??
Wow, insane prices man!!!!
You are REALLY better off buying your stuff in the US.. Have you already checked out any potential trouble at customs in Oz??
Now you see the opportunity that lies before me gents. Cant see any prob with customs...it will be mine & private use + they dont know when i bought it.
Now you see the opportunity that lies before me gents. Cant see any prob with customs...it will be mine & private use + they dont know when i bought it.
They wanted $1550 USD for a D70 body alone.
You sure 'bout customs 'Gus? I've heard stories from friends about our customs (Netherlands) where they demanded the receipt for stuff. One guy had his house burned down before he went on holiday, bought 5 new pair of jeans in The Netherlands (Levis) when he got back from a trip in the US customs grabbed him and he had to cough up the dough on import taxes, imagine that... They thought he bought those jeans in the US. They don't try to scr€w everybody, but they seem to be doing it at random.... (So it'll be clean shave, decent jacket and pleasant smile when I walk through customs )
I don't know anything about Oz, so I'm hoping your good on that
You sure 'bout customs 'Gus? I've heard stories from friends about our customs (Netherlands) where they demanded the receipt for stuff. One guy had his house burned down before he went on holiday, bought 5 new pair of jeans in The Netherlands (Levis) when he got back from a trip in the US customs grabbed him and he had to cough up the dough on import taxes, imagine that... They thought he bought those jeans in the US. They don't try to scr€w everybody, but they seem to be doing it at random.... (So it'll be clean shave, decent jacket and pleasant smile when I walk through customs )
I don't know anything about Oz, so I'm hoping your good on that
I threw a decoy out last time.
0z customs : "Do you have any animal or vegetable matter to declare ?"
Gus : " yes i do...i have some fruit rollups"
0z customs : "Dont worry about it"
Gus : " But its a fruit substance..here.. see on the back"
0z customs : "Not interested in that ...move on"
Gus : "But wait...i have a piece of cheese from the aircraft "
0z customs :" Hell son...hand it here now !! Jesus H christ...dont you know that cheese harbours Foot & mouth Disease !!"
Gus : " No i didnt...fancy that 'eh ?" "Is that all then?"
0z customs : " if thats all the cheese then move through please"
Mate ...i dont know if youve been here before but we have without doubt the strictest quarintine (maybe NZ is on a par) in the world. They really spin about food & animal stuff but dont worry about one camera & a few lenses for private use.
Mungoose, I can't stress enough the value of checking out the classifieds at fredmiranda.com. No need to buy new, you'll find tasty price reductions in a pretty safe environment. Give it time and almost everything you're interested in will appear.
Mungoose, I can't stress enough the value of checking out the classifieds at fredmiranda.com. No need to buy new, you'll find tasty price reductions in a pretty safe environment. Give it time and almost everything you're interested in will appear.
Sell me a motorcycle or a horse & i will buy it without a warrenty after i listen to it & look in its mouth....been doing that since i could walk.
Lenses are still voodoo to me.
What i may be chasing is a pre loved camera bag & lens bag for part of my decoy
Sell me a motorcycle or a horse & i will buy it without a warrenty after i listen to it & look in its mouth....been doing that since i could walk.
Lenses are still voodoo to me.
What i may be chasing is a pre loved camera bag & lens bag for part of my decoy
I might be able to help you out there. I have an old Domke bag that looks like it has been dragged behind wxwax's GS. I don't use it anymore and can part with it.
I might be able to help you out there. I have an old Domke bag that looks like it has been dragged behind wxwax's GS. I don't use it anymore and can part with it.
See how we go as we get closer mate...ta.
Always handy to look pretty used & abused as i come back through customs. New stuff will smell new.
Bear Images, Palo Alto
When I attended the Photoshop Users Group Bear Images would come by occasionally with some cameras. I don't know too much about them (I wasn't in the market for a pro camera at the time), but someone who knows about cameras might give them a call. Here also, are some names I picked up through a google search.
ADOLPH GASSER, INC.
181 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
415-495-3856
PHOTOGRAPHERS LIGHTING
436 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94107
415-882-9380
SAN FRANCISCO DISCOUNT CAMERA
33 Kearney St, San Francisco, CA 94108
415-392-1100
CALUMET SAN FRANCISCO
2001 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
415-643-9275
who's the moron holding onto the tripod mount on his white lens?
"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
Check out the E1 on the monopod. What is that, a 400mm f/1024??? I keep my tripod mount on my lenses and rotate ot a tad off center, I find I can sometimes hold the base inmy palm and wrap my fingers around the stem, with the stem popping through between my middle and fourth finger. I may look stupid, but my pictures don't! Here is one of my results of hugging that tripod mount!
Check out the E1 on the monopod. What is that, a 400mm f/1024??? I keep my tripod mount on my lenses and rotate ot a tad off center, I find I can sometimes hold the base inmy palm and wrap my fingers around the stem, with the stem popping through between my middle and fourth finger. I may look stupid, but my pictures don't! Here is one of my results of hugging that tripod mount!
The tripod mount on the long lenses can be handled kind of like a spinning reel handle with the stem between your long and ring fingers.
Yosemite Scouting Resources
I found a couple of books that are geared towards photographers working
in Yosemite. They are "The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite" by Michael
Frye and "PhotoSecrets Yosemite" by Andrew Hudson with forward by
Galen Rowell.
Both books can be had for less than $10 each and each feature some of
the valley's most photographed scenes along with descriptions of each.
Each is divided into chapters that feature specific areas of the park and
both give direction to the feature as well as suggestions as to time of
day and season to photograph.
Equipment suggestions as well as locations outside the park are also included.
I liked Photographer's Guide better. The information in both books is good
stuff but PG's production quality is better. The quality of the images and
layout are pretty nice.
I found a couple of books that are geared towards photographers working
in Yosemite. They are "The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite" by Michael
Frye and "PhotoSecrets Yosemite" by Andrew Hudson with forward by
Galen Rowell.
Both books can be had for less than $10 each and each feature some of
the valley's most photographed scenes along with descriptions of each.
Each is divided into chapters that feature specific areas of the park and
both give direction to the feature as well as suggestions as to time of
day and season to photograph.
Equipment suggestions as well as locations outside the park are also included.
I liked Photographer's Guide better. The information in both books is good
stuff but PG's production quality is better. The quality of the images and
layout are pretty nice.
I found a couple of books that are geared towards photographers working
in Yosemite. They are "The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite" by Michael
Frye and "PhotoSecrets Yosemite" by Andrew Hudson with forward by
Galen Rowell.
Both books can be had for less than $10 each and each feature some of
the valley's most photographed scenes along with descriptions of each.
Each is divided into chapters that feature specific areas of the park and
both give direction to the feature as well as suggestions as to time of
day and season to photograph.
Equipment suggestions as well as locations outside the park are also included.
I liked Photographer's Guide better. The information in both books is good
stuff but PG's production quality is better. The quality of the images and
layout are pretty nice.
I was in Dallas yesterday waiting for my ride home when I spotted a guy
carrying a Lowe backpack with a tripod attached as his carry on.
I haven't had the occassion to fly with that type of kit so I asked if he had
any trouble with the TSA during the security screening. His answer? Not too
much. All has to do with how you treat the process of screening. "If you are
a jackass, expect to be treated like one" was what it amounted to.
Ian
Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
I was in Dallas yesterday waiting for my ride home when I spotted a guy
carrying a Lowe backpack with a tripod attached as his carry on.
I haven't had the occassion to fly with that type of kit so I asked if he had
any trouble with the TSA during the security screening. His answer? Not too
much. All has to do with how you treat the process of screening. "If you are
a jackass, expect to be treated like one" was what it amounted to.
Ian
i fly about every 10 days, never a problem. u.s. and int'l. bag, lenses, tripod, etc.
I gather from your posts it's not very cold where you are. Yosemite temps for May are listed at 5 C to 23 C at 4000 foot elevation. I have been in this area at the end of June at 6500 feet and the temps have droped below 0 C at night.
Also a possibility of rain and / or snow. ( I have forbidden this, but you never know.)
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http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
...they wanted equiv of $1800 USD for it with a 2x converter.
& $2850 USD for the Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 VR can you believe. Now i know why i dont see much of this stuff about here
Holy crap!! Thats 2x the price here. Unbelievable....
http://www.lifekapptured.com (gallery)
You are REALLY better off buying your stuff in the US.. Have you already checked out any potential trouble at customs in Oz??
Michiel de Brieder
http://www.digital-eye.nl
They wanted $1550 USD for a D70 body alone.
I don't know anything about Oz, so I'm hoping your good on that
Michiel de Brieder
http://www.digital-eye.nl
0z customs : "Do you have any animal or vegetable matter to declare ?"
Gus : " yes i do...i have some fruit rollups"
0z customs : "Dont worry about it"
Gus : " But its a fruit substance..here.. see on the back"
0z customs : "Not interested in that ...move on"
Gus : "But wait...i have a piece of cheese from the aircraft "
0z customs :" Hell son...hand it here now !! Jesus H christ...dont you know that cheese harbours Foot & mouth Disease !!"
Gus : " No i didnt...fancy that 'eh ?" "Is that all then?"
0z customs : " if thats all the cheese then move through please"
Mate ...i dont know if youve been here before but we have without doubt the strictest quarintine (maybe NZ is on a par) in the world. They really spin about food & animal stuff but dont worry about one camera & a few lenses for private use.
Just dont walk in with ANY food
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
Lenses are still voodoo to me.
What i may be chasing is a pre loved camera bag & lens bag for part of my decoy
I might be able to help you out there. I have an old Domke bag that looks like it has been dragged behind wxwax's GS.
Always handy to look pretty used & abused as i come back through customs. New stuff will smell new.
When I attended the Photoshop Users Group Bear Images would come by occasionally with some cameras. I don't know too much about them (I wasn't in the market for a pro camera at the time), but someone who knows about cameras might give them a call. Here also, are some names I picked up through a google search.
ADOLPH GASSER, INC.
181 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
415-495-3856
PHOTOGRAPHERS LIGHTING
436 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94107
415-882-9380
SAN FRANCISCO DISCOUNT CAMERA
33 Kearney St, San Francisco, CA 94108
415-392-1100
CALUMET SAN FRANCISCO
2001 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
415-643-9275
BEAR IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHIC
417 Lambert Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-321-2327
KEEBLE & SHUCHAT
261 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-327-8511
http://www.twitter.com/deegolden
Remind me as we get closer. I can send it out with wxwax.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
The tripod mount on the long lenses can be handled kind of like a spinning reel handle with the stem between your long and ring fingers.
Moderator of the Technique Forum and Finishing School on Dgrin
I found a couple of books that are geared towards photographers working
in Yosemite. They are "The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite" by Michael
Frye and "PhotoSecrets Yosemite" by Andrew Hudson with forward by
Galen Rowell.
Both books can be had for less than $10 each and each feature some of
the valley's most photographed scenes along with descriptions of each.
Each is divided into chapters that feature specific areas of the park and
both give direction to the feature as well as suggestions as to time of
day and season to photograph.
Equipment suggestions as well as locations outside the park are also included.
I liked Photographer's Guide better. The information in both books is good
stuff but PG's production quality is better. The quality of the images and
layout are pretty nice.
You can find either of them at Amazon.
Photographer's Guide to Yosemite by Michael Frye
PhotoSecrets Yosemite by Andrew Hudson
Ian
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
Moderator of the Technique Forum and Finishing School on Dgrin
purchased. thanks ian!
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time to move on to one-armed pushups, waxomundio.....
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I was in Dallas yesterday waiting for my ride home when I spotted a guy
carrying a Lowe backpack with a tripod attached as his carry on.
I haven't had the occassion to fly with that type of kit so I asked if he had
any trouble with the TSA during the security screening. His answer? Not too
much. All has to do with how you treat the process of screening. "If you are
a jackass, expect to be treated like one" was what it amounted to.
Ian
You're welcome!
When they come, check out the "Wawona" area. We might not have to go to
the valley :yikes
Ian
i fly about every 10 days, never a problem. u.s. and int'l. bag, lenses, tripod, etc.
no worries.
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anyone have an idea what the nighttime temps could roughly be, say from post-sundown till 10pm or 11pm?
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Also a possibility of rain and / or snow. ( I have forbidden this, but you never know.)
You do want to be prepared for this!
Sam