The "Whoo! I just got new gear!" thread

**bigdazzler** · 01-10-2009, 8:42pm

Originally Posted by David

Know that feeling Darren: good for you getting all the bits you wanted.. and yeah a niice new body would come in handy here too (lusting for the Canon 7D here for my amateur efforts)...

Hope your progress towards doing weddings is making some big steps, your portrait work is very good as is your willingness to cop positive and not so positive feedback... Ive adopted the same attitude nowadays.

I dont really wanna end up doing weddings mate .. portraiture is where my real interest lies so thats where im heading in the long run. Ive accepted a couple now so I will adopt my usual attitude and do the very best that i can and see how I go. Its good to try a bit of everything and see you stack up i reckon, so really looking forward to the weddings in that regard for sure

As for feedback .. Absoultely I appreciate all feedback and that everyone has their own opinions, sometimes based on technical knowledge and sometimes based on personal taste and what they like or dont like. I must be honest though, sometimes when I read feedback from certain people ( and not only on my threads ) I go to that persons profile and look at the threads they have started to see what kind of work they are producing. To be honest there a few around here giving feedback and critique that I dont feel they have the skills to be offering, and thats reflected in the work. I guess thats where it comes down to personal taste. That is a little hard to swallow sometimes but its all part of the process of putting your work up for public appraisal i suppose.

**David** · 01-10-2009, 8:53pm

Originally Posted by bigdazzler

. I must be honest though, sometimes when I read feedback from certain people ( and not only on my threads ) I go to that persons profile and look at the threads they have started to see what kind of work they are producing. To be honest there a few around here giving feedback and critique that I dont feel they have the skills to be offering, and thats reflected in the work. I guess thats where it comes down to personal taste....

Ummm yeah, that would have been me mate : lol.

Nowadays I try to emphasise its a personal taste comment not based on any skills or know how so I dont act like a total knob

but the ignorant, no skills punter are going to be your average Joe customer so I guess its worth something when a clutz like me has somethin to say sometimes.

I guess I pay alot more attention to what people with solid landscape experience and runs on the board have to say about my images than people into birding, for example, but all comments and suggestions make me think abit about what Im doing or not doing...so thats a good thing.

**bigdazzler** · 01-10-2009, 9:25pm

no mate not at all .. that certainly was not directed at you I assure you

and its not always what is said, its the way the comments are delivered .. its happened a few times lately .. and i look at the persons work and think to myself " are you serious ?? youre telling me how to do this ?? "

one particular person comments on some pictures like they are an expert .. i go to their profile and nearly 100 threads started, and image threads can be counted on one hand .... thats my point.

its been getting my goat a bit lately .. but this isnt the thread for a rant so ill leave it at that

**David** · 01-10-2009, 11:50pm

No worries Darren, I didnt think u were havin a crack at me mate-

Anyway, glad you got the gear you want lens wise at least Darren, good for u mate. Ive just spend a motza for me that is upgrading for my landscape stuff and wont be having much to say in the new gear thread until next year.

**mikew09** · 01-10-2009, 11:59pm

Retail therapy in the last week. Said I would never buy non canon lenses but just have, Tamron 17-50 f2.8 Di II and 430 EX II flash unit and a couple of descent filters, UV and Cir P. Initial feelings, luv them both, especially the lens compared to my kit 18-55 IS which will probably become a door stop as it is to small and lite for an anchor :-).
Got the flash for 370 and the lens for 670 plus the two filters for 130. Oh, WOW WHO.

**bigdazzler** · 02-10-2009, 7:38am

Originally Posted by mikew09

Retail therapy in the last week. Said I would never buy non canon lenses but just have, Tamron 17-50 f2.8 Di II

That is a great lens Mike .. I have one and use it a lot.

**N*A*M** · 02-10-2009, 10:53am

nikkor 70-200 vr just arrived
will have to run home at lunch time to grab the camera for a test

**Bill44** · 02-10-2009, 5:37pm

Just fitted a set of GGS screen protectors to the D90, at $14.00 delivered they seem like a worthwhile purchase.

**GregoryH** · 04-10-2009, 9:09am

After a lot of reviews and searching I am now the proud owner of a Nikon 10-24 F3.5-4.5G ED. With the help of Julie-Anne I looked at a Nikon 10-24 in one shop and was disappointed with it sharpness. Then tried a Sigma 10-20 and it was a lot sharper. We then went to a 2nd shop and tried another Nikon, and it had better sharpness and less CA than either of the others. Decision made.

**J.davis** · 05-10-2009, 3:49pm

Look what the postie delivered today

- pity I'm still waiting for my CF cards to arrive to try it out.

http://www.ausphotography.net.au/for...1&d=1254714525

**I @ M** · 05-10-2009, 3:53pm

Originally Posted by J.davis

Look what the postie delivered today

Happy days John

But I really have to ask why it has a Sigma body cap on it.

**arthurking83** · 05-10-2009, 8:53pm

apart from the dodgy looking body cap... whoot!

you can still take photos, as the D300 can record images to some vapour like internal memory.
How you subsequently get them off the camera and onto the PC, is another story tho(I don't think you can

)

**N*A*M** · 05-10-2009, 10:50pm

nice john... it just arrived eh? i thought you had it already.

when i first got my d300 i was so excited and had to drive around until i could find a CF card
didn't even do a price check, i just bought the first half decent one i could find just so i could look at the files
you're gonna have fun setting this camera up

**J.davis** · 06-10-2009, 12:20am

Found some settings on the net for custom settings that I liked, now installed

. Hope my new cards arrive tomorrow.

**David** · 08-10-2009, 7:32am

Well people, Ive finally decided that the Canon 400D I began with in June 2008 has served me well but its time to move on.

You only go down this road once a freind told me the other day, so Ive decided the upgrade on my lenses wasnt enough, I had to get a better camera body.

The big + with this camera is going to be the live veiw focussing and micro focussing ability it has; great for a person who wears glasses and is short sighted. It means I can see my image in detail on the LCD screen and adjust the focus (live) and know for sure I have an image that is in focus overall or where I want it to be sharp (faces for portraits/ subject for macros).

I hope the combination of this more informed focussing information on the 50D and better post kit lenses will address to a degree the most annoying and persistent problem I have had since the beginning- sharp focus.

I have to wait until the 14th for the next shipment to arrive from Canon to my camera shop, but I have already downloaded the manual and started reading it.

Bring it on babe, I cant wait to get my hands on this one.

**41jas** · 08-10-2009, 9:14am

David, you are really getting some gear together now. I'm happy for you because I know what a good feeling it is. Enjoy!

**kaiser** · 08-10-2009, 6:12pm

Just picked up my new Nikon 24-70 2.8

**NikonNellie** · 08-10-2009, 8:11pm

My Cactus V4's arrived this morning. Works well with all of my flashes.

**enduro** · 09-10-2009, 6:24pm

Got me a 7D !!

Just waiting for the battery to charge now.

**phild** · 09-10-2009, 8:48pm

Got me a 7D !!

Looking forward to see some test pics.

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