GKPE: General Ramblings thread

[Wazza]

Captain Luke Skywalker?

[weka2000]

Sandra gave me a great idea of a website

intheraw.co.nz

which could cover both my landscapes and glamour.

[DiscoLizard]

like that one Tony!

shoot went well last night, the lights were a bit intermittent - think that may have been down to my camera's hotshoe or something. looking forward to doing a bit of processing on them tonight!

[weka2000]

like that one Tony!

shoot went well last night, the lights were a bit intermittent - think that may have been down to my camera's hotshoe or something. looking forward to doing a bit of processing on them tonight!

I have the odd time where they dont fire. So you learn heaps?
Are you allowed to post some samples.

[DiscoLizard]

I have the odd time where they dont fire. So you learn heaps?
Are you allowed to post some samples.

A fair bit, but mostly just did what seemed to look right... For me it was just an experience thing.

Not sure about samples, I'll do some editing and check with all concerned first. Should probably be ok.

[dgcorner]

Looks like a helicopter is next on Tony's list ;-)

[weka2000]

umm what about rawbeauty.co.nz

[weka2000]

Looks like a helicopter is next on Tony's list ;-)

With a big red ring painted in off white

[downunder]

depends on the use..

Its difficult to say whats better its like comparing an apple with an orange.



EDIT: plasma if you have the room, lcd if space is an issue -- mainly because of the 'pixel' size.


Thx Guys, I suppose at the end of the day price pays a part, I love sales :)

[downunder]

Who prints panos? I have done 1 that I want printed and that is saying something

http://www.pbase.com/weka2000/image/67657151

This is one of the best I feel Ive done. The bigger verson is way better

30D and Bigma hand held :)

Great pic, really like the way the clouds are filling in the gap on the right.

[downunder]

needed a few bits and pieces so I checked on B & H then emailed panavision, auckland camera and apix for some prices. Panavision had the best overall price for lowepro bags, Auckland camera was way cheaper than other nz stores for lenses but i ordered them from B&H $640 nz cheaper excluding freight and customs. Never heard back from apix! and one bag i have ordered from photo & Video think there in chch was $100 cheaper + free delivery.

[FlyingPete]

needed a few bits and pieces so I checked on B & H then emailed panavision, auckland camera and apix for some prices. Panavision had the best overall price for lowepro bags, Auckland camera was way cheaper than other nz stores for lenses but i ordered them from B&H $640 nz cheaper excluding freight and customs. Never heard back from apix! and one bag i have ordered from photo & Video think there in chch was $100 cheaper + free delivery.

That is odd at Apix, everytime I go there I feel they assign a sales person to hover over me and make sure I know everyhing about what ever I am looking at!

Dangerous place actually I walk past there twice a day!

[downunder]

I've been into the shop a few times and always had good service, mostly with Steve the ex Auckland camera guy. I dont think they can get many email enquiries so don't check them.

[FlyingPete]

I've been into the shop a few times and always had good service, mostly with Steve the ex Auckland camera guy. I dont think they can get many email enquiries so don't check them.

Perhaps thay have Xtra as an ISP ;)

The black helicopters are not for loan.

For a small fee thier sevices can be "utilised" however.
But, they require the use of one of our own "special" pilots.

Oh well back to borrowing a 737 from here then :D

[theflyingkiwi]

I e-mailed panavison to see what kinda of camera mounts they had. Looking for one to attach to the car but didn't hear any thing back. Kinda dispointed by that, even if it's an e-mail saying they are unable to help would have been nice. Ohh well.

Oh well back to borrowing a 737 from here then :)

Do you think we can get a 737 with GKPE on the side of it?

[scotttnz]

You guys have no vision, we need to aim higher. Pete, tell them we want a 747, but if pushed would except a 777.

[FlyingPete]

You guys have no vision, we need to aim higher. Pete, tell them we want a 747, but if pushed would except a 777.

I don't have airside access at international, the best I can do is a domestic 737 :(

The 737 has proportionally more window seats anyway :)

[Wazza]

You thought you had enough???

http://wazza.nfscity.com/d2_puke/

And Round 5 D1NZ is tomorrow at Taupo..

Have a good weekend all, not sure if I'll be back later

[DiscoLizard]

Wazza - do you know the guy in ikirst_img_7662.jpg?

If I've missed you, have a good two weeks :D I will!

[weka2000]

That is odd at Apix, everytime I go there I feel they assign a sales person to hover over me and make sure I know everyhing about what ever I am looking at!

Dangerous place actually I walk past there twice a day!

Went there last week $1k + latter I walked out :lol:

[weka2000]

Chopper to piha whatipu waterfalls up the Manukau about 1.5hrs return so that means about $750 :lol:

I think www.rawbeauty.co.nz (http://www.rawbeauty.co.nz) is the site name I will go for. It takes in account my landscapes intrests and my 30-50 woman glamour.

Thoughts before I get out my mastercard do my hosting with this crowd

http://kiwiwebhost.co.nz/webhosting.htm

go for the preimum account. Now what to use to design my website FP2003 Dreamweaver or notepad. Will need to get some cards made up as well for the glamour.

[downunder]

I don't have airside access at international, the best I can do is a domestic 737 :(

The 737 has proportionally more window seats anyway :)

why dont you go all out and get the new airbus, heaps of room, probalby fit in a two lane bowling alley, couple of bars etc.............

[DiscoLizard]

Chopper to piha whatipu waterfalls up the Manukau about 1.5hrs return so that means about $750 :lol:

I think www.rawbeauty.co.nz (http://www.rawbeauty.co.nz) is the site name I will go for. It takes in account my landscapes intrests and my 30-50 woman glamour.

Thoughts before I get out my mastercard do my hosting with this crowd

http://kiwiwebhost.co.nz/webhosting.htm

go for the preimum account. Now what to use to design my website FP2003 Dreamweaver or notepad. Will need to get some cards made up as well for the glamour.

Seems pretty expensive?!

[FlyingPete]

Went there last week $1k + latter I walked out :lol:

Yes they remembered you when I wanted to look at the Sekonic flash meter, said they sold the last one to you! I need to bump up my expenses for the year a bit for tax purposes, anything under $500exGST helps, that meter is under $500exGST :D

...Thoughts before I get out my mastercard do my hosting with this crowd

http://kiwiwebhost.co.nz/webhosting.htm

go for the preimum account. Now what to use to design my website FP2003 Dreamweaver or notepad. Will need to get some cards made up as well for the glamour.

The are the same guys I use, a couple of the guys here also recomend them. The 10MB limit can be a bit small, but I was redirecting "archived" content to my home box and that worked. Don't have anything up there at the moment.

Whilst you are at it it may pay to register you full name as a dot com, if someone else gets it you are unlikely to get a second chance. Many photographers use their name in their company name as it is afterall all about your reputation!

Check out godaddy.com for dot com regos...

[DiscoLizard]

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24 month plan - $3.19 USD/month

vs "Premium" plan at that host you mentioned:

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[FlyingPete]

why dont you go all out and get the new airbus, heaps of room, probalby fit in a two lane bowling alley, couple of bars etc.............

Hmmm and Auckland Intl can now take them too, shame they keep pushing out the availalblity of them :rolleyes: Won't have one ready by GKPE V, might make GKPE VI though :D

Like the bowling alley though!

[DiscoLizard]

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Also, I'd go for Adobe GoLive CS2 over Dreamweaver, but it's all the same really.

[FlyingPete]

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Registrant:
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Tel. +1.7043999020

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Also, I'd go for Adobe GoLive CS2 over Dreamweaver, but it's all the same really.

What about www.tonywhatshisface.com (where obviously we would put in Tonys surname instead of whatshisface ;) )

[DiscoLizard]

:D TonyWhatsHisFace sounds good to me! Definitely memorable...

[Wazza]

I need to seriously consider what site to also host with.

I need something with support for Pekka's EE gallery. Looks really nice, and seems can have passworded gallerys for private viewing.

[Wazza]

Wazza - do you know the guy in ikirst_img_7662.jpg?

If I've missed you, have a good two weeks :D I will!

No, I know of his face.

I know Z though, and the other guy in another shop on a scooter, one of the drifters.

The girl used to drag race, 10 or 11 second 1/4 mile.

[weka2000]

Now Im getting all confused rawbeauty.com my name is to long and then the spelling.

Simple and it describes what I do / want to do

Why would I want to get tonywhatever.com hell how many domains names does 1 person need and all the extra costs.

David what was the hosting site you got the prices from?

Any way im a Kiwi and I was able to ring them toll free to ask a couple of questions :lol:

[Wazza]

coz Tony literally does whatever

[weka2000]

Yes they remembered you when I wanted to look at the Sekonic flash meter, said they sold the last one to you! I need to bump up my expenses for the year a bit for tax purposes, anything under $500exGST helps, that meter is under $500exGST :D


I seem to have that impression on people. forgetmenot.com :rolleyes:

[DiscoLizard]

No, I know of his face.

I know Z though, and the other guy in another shop on a scooter, one of the drifters.

The girl used to drag race, 10 or 11 second 1/4 mile.

His name is Kieron, he's an old friend of mine - we used to play soccer together, haven't seen him for ages. Just wondering if you knew him... Say hi from David and Liz if you see him again :D

[DiscoLizard]

Now Im getting all confused rawbeauty.com my name is to long and then the spelling.

Simple and it describes what I do / want to do

Why would I want to get tonywhatever.com hell how many domains names does 1 person need and all the extra costs.

David what was the hosting site you got the prices from?

Any way im a Kiwi and I was able to ring them toll free to ask a couple of questions :lol:

Its from Godaddy. I wouldn't host in NZ cause it's so bloody expensive here. Theres not really much that you would need to contact your host about, but if you do, you just email them and they get back to you within maximum 24 hours.

[weka2000]

coz Tony literally does whatever

Hey dont pick on the famously feisty WEKA
You never know when you may need to borrow something from him :p

Yes I do do whatever....what ever I want and feel. Life is way to short to humm and harr "JUST DO IT" be a man, take the bull by the horns. Who gives a stuff what people think or what they may say.

Its what I will leave of me behind that matters cause I cant take anything with me. On my tombstone I want to have

"Lived without fear"

[tim]

Thoughts before I get out my mastercard do my hosting with this crowd

http://kiwiwebhost.co.nz/webhosting.htm

go for the preimum account. Now what to use to design my website FP2003 Dreamweaver or notepad. Will need to get some cards made up as well for the glamour.

I used them a few years ago. Their customer service was excellent, but they had more downtime that I was happy with. I would recommend setting up a free one month acconut with www.alertra.com to monitor their website for a while to see.

I use http://www.hostgator.com - their customer service is incredible, their servers are fast and reliable. I have the baby plan, and it's huge.

I have plenty of space, bandwidth, etc available on my hosting account, i'd be happy to do you a good deal on some hosting space. Can run your own domain name and have ftp access. Drop me a PM if interested.

[dgcorner]

:sad:What a day... sold 2 Vodafone Pre-Pay cards...

[forsaken]

:( what a day worked 8.5 hours with no breaks

[tim]

Well I worked about 4 hours, got paid for 8, and never have to go back! :p

[theflyingkiwi]

Tony, I use kiwiwebhosting. granted they may be a tad more than overseas companys, but at the end of the day the amount that I am paying per year is small compaired to the other things I pay for. Sky is $900 per year. Internet is $720 per year. (prox on both accounts)

I would go with a .co.nz address if I was you. You are selling your services to people who live in NZ and if they know that your address in NZ could mean a thing or two to people. Also it really doesn't matter. The only one that it matters to is the geeks. (just don't choose geek.net.nz)

www.rawbeauty.co.nz is fine is small and simple. At some point you will have to come up with a name. If you don't like it, in a years time you could change it to what ever you like. You could also go with rb.co.nz which is simpler. But you are right rawbeauty could mean anything.

But you are the type of person that just does things so the real question is have ya done it yet ? ? ? ?

BTW just a thought, what about realbeauty.co.nz :)

[weka2000]

But you are the type of person that just does things so the real question is have ya done it yet ? ? ? ?

BTW just a thought, what about realbeauty.co.nz :)

The reason for the
"raw beauty" is that it describes the west coast and the discovering I do.
"raw beauty" is that have you ever looked at a woman walking down the street not dressed up but she has that something that just makes you go WOW (oh and dont any of you guys say you dont).

I guess I want to take some thing in its raw format and make it into something beautiful. Does that make sence?

Looking at going to Whatipu at 5am to watch the sunrise anyone want to come with me? Rises at 6am it will be low tide. Chance to discover :)

Havnt done it yet. I do value the groups thoughts. Wise weka listens before he leaps even though he may leap against the groups better judgement :)

[theflyingkiwi]

Looking at going to Whatipu at 5am to watch the sunrise anyone want to come with me? Rises at 6am it will be low tide. Chance to discover :)

Sorry you are going to count me out on this one :rolleyes:

[weka2000]

Or we could go latter and sleep in the car and get up at 5.45 and be there :)

(umm Im not a morning person :( )

[tim]

RawBeauty is a good domain name.

KiwiWebHosting.co.nz are an NZ company who lease/host a server(s) at www.Level3.net . No idea if they've moved since I used them.

I'd be offering 100MB for like $5/month if anyone wants to piggyback off my plan.

[NordieBoy]

Hmmm...
I'm trying www.cheaphosting.net.nz at the moment.
5Gb space - 100Gb bandwidth - $15nz per month.
But I think I'll try their hosting provider at www.eroute.net as they have the same plan for $6US per month.

[downunder]

What a day did bugger all got payed bugger all but just got back from a few bevvies at the new bar in Uxbridge road!

[Wazza]

What a day..

I slept in, (not really), edited for 4 hours for drifting pics, Kirst surprised me, by dropping by and going out for lunch, then off to Westpac helicopter, dropped off cd of photos, and then to Factory frames, bought 4 more 11x14" frames, and 10 matts and backings.
Now sleep early tonight, Kirst and I leaving here at 3-4am

[forsaken]

might see you on the road wazza. which way you heading down? via matamata or straight down SH1?

[weka2000]

Hmmm...
I'm trying www.cheaphosting.net.nz (http://www.cheaphosting.net.nz) at the moment.
5Gb space - 100Gb bandwidth - $15nz per month.
But I think I'll try their hosting provider at www.eroute.net (http://www.eroute.net) as they have the same plan for $6US per month.

That look good, I want to stay with NZ

[dgcorner]

. . . have you ever looked at a woman walking down the street not dressed up . . . that just makes you go WOW

Who wouldn't go 'WOW!" if she wasn't dressed up??? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[NordieBoy]

That look good, I want to stay with NZ

They're hosted in the US.
Cheaphosting are just re-selling eroute plans.
Going straight to eroute would be about $10 per month and no GST involved :)
Either way it handles web/ftp/email/etc and is pretty easy to set up.

[DiscoLizard]

Sombrero! For those who doubts, you CA N win the hat in pepe lopez tequila drinking game (eventually)
:D I have 3 lanyards, two hackey sacks and one sombrero! visit www.passportbar.co.nz for more

And to keep it about photography, i wouldn't host in nz cause its so expensive. host in the states ... your customers have to wait a second more, but you save $$ each month. i'm using coppermine gallery atm, but ee will probably also come under scrutiny soon - i was worried about it's security at one point, it seemed to need a lot of patching.

[joeseph]

Good to see someone else awake at this time, although sounds like only one of us is sober. ;-)

Back to photography: 550ex on TM if anyone's interested....
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Flashes-lighting/auction-72040129.htm

[tim]

I'm here, but i'm not sober (suprise suprise). Or sobre. Not sure you how spell that. I could ask google but I don't really care.

[dgcorner]

Oooooohhhh....tumbleweed! Top of the morning people! Have a great day!

[Nzshrimper]

Oooooohhhh....tumbleweed! Top of the morning people! Have a great day!
shh Tim and lizard have hangovers ... you might want to whisper...

i wonder if tony got up at 5 am or not..

[weka2000]

i wonder if tony got up at 5 am or not..

Just got up 8.45 :lol: . I spent 6 hours building and gibing the last of the bathroom and laundry got finished at 8pm last night.

I hate mornings and getting up. There is a lodge out their $120 a night for a family. The mind is willing but the body says sleep :)

[Nzshrimper]

The mind is willing but the body says sleep :)

amen to that one.. i was going to catch the sunrise at Godley heads this morning.. Alarm went off and then became aerial until it hit the floor.. i rolled over and went back to bed..

however the clocks go forward tonight so the sun rise will be later for a week.. ;)

Anyway i am glad i did not bother today .. very cloudy so the sunrise would have been a non event.

might go to the park today and get some rugby / sport photos. whats everyone else got planned?

[weka2000]

I wake up and NO ONE in my house speakes to me for at least 10min which gives me time to get 2 cups of coffee and 2 cigs down me. Then they only get grunt responces.

30min latter I can hold a conversation :lol:

I blame my mum who hatched me on a frosty winters morning at 5.30am Im sure I fought comming out beat the put cold steal on my head to encourage me :evil:

[Nzshrimper]

right better get the house work done before i go out with the camera this arvo.. must keep the wife a little bit happy......;)

[weka2000]

right better get the house work done before i go out with the camera this arvo.. must keep the wife a little bit happy......;)

Im in the same boat. Mind you im not in the mood for photography today. Im in the mood to build :lol:

Sandra will be very pleased. At this rate I may get the house finished by 2010AD

[Nzshrimper]

Im in the same boat. Mind you im not in the mood for photography today. Im in the mood to build :lol:

Sandra will be very pleased. At this rate I may get the house finished by 2010AD
that gives 3 and bit years.. then you Will start all over again .. redecorating etc..

[weka2000]

that gives 3 and bit years.. then you Will start all over again .. redecorating etc..

Nah look at selling and moving to the west coast and be a kept man :lol:

[MHP]

and the wind blows....

[MHP]

get a nice day and everyone goes missing..

[Nzshrimper]

get a nice day and everyone goes missing..
yep and its a nice night so going out for a few cold ones too.. ;)

[tag141]

Nah, been pissing down all day so read Camera Raw with CS2. Tried a few things on some raw files and the difference between my normal editing and what can be done is HUGE.

And tried to find a way to get a new lens.

[NordieBoy]

I took the camera for a walk (http://photostorage.nelson.geek.nz/photos/Walkabout//Walkabout 20060930) again.

[dgcorner]

I took the camera for a walk (http://photostorage.nelson.geek.nz/photos/Walkabout//Walkabout 20060930) again.

You've been busy! ;-) I should take the camera out on my day off... oops, the kids are still on school holidays next week... oh well, I should be able to find some time to take a few pics...

Tag - what lenses are you after?

[theflyingkiwi]

I have been playing with my new toys today. a camera mount for the car. it's just a simple sucken cap, which is very strong. it can hold up to 3kg.

check it out.

http://www.cuthbert.net.nz/potn/IMG_3961.jpg

I know the white balance is out, I was shooting in jpg.

[dgcorner]

Whoa... what settings did you take that one at? Those streaks look really long. The white balance being off makes the a/c lights look neon... I better not show this pic to my son -- he may have some ideas brewing ;-)

[theflyingkiwi]

that was taken at F8 @ 30 secs. That the best picture so far :) it's strange most of my shots have a small amount of camera shakes but most of these are about 5 secs max. this is 30 secs and eveything works well.

Still trying a few things out. the windscreen is dirty :( and shooting in raw with a custom white balance will fix some problems :) the a/c area has had the lights replaced with blue leds :) I would like to do the whole dash but I am replacing the car.

[tag141]

Tag - what lenses are you after?

I really want the 24-70 2.8L . My 28-135 is far too soft for my liking. I see you have the Siggy 24-70. One sold on TM for $640. What's the sharpness like?

[FlyingPete]

What a crap afternoon :(

Had lunch at the beach with Scott and family, that was good, got my first sunburn for the season :D

However little Rebecca has not been that good today, with an ever increasing temperature, Shona took her to A&E with a 40degC temp at 4pm and didn't come home :(

Just got back from an evening in the Middlemore Emergency ward. Good news is she is on some serious antibiotics now and have been transferred to a ward in Kids First, Shona is staying with Rebecca, and I have palmed Elizabeth of to some friends.

Poor little thing was a pincushion, tried a lumber puncture three times on her and they still didn't get it right, I lost count how many times they tried to get a line in, then there was the pee sample, a 3 week old cannot pee into a cup, so they have to use alternatives (lets leave that one there!). Still not sure what is wrong :cry:

Anyway a pic of the little trooper taken on the old cell cam having a snooze in daddy's arms after a pincushion session:
http://www.peterlowden.com/POTN/RebeccaMM.jpg

[NordieBoy]

Even Tony gets his horizons straighter than that!

GWS Bubby.

[joeseph]

Sorry to hear that Pete, hope she's better soon.

[Nzshrimper]

todays experments...

Pete hope things all come right for you.. Kids ehh don't you just love em...;) .

[Nzshrimper]

one more...

[FlyingPete]

Even Tony gets his horizons straighter than that!

GWS Bubby.

Well that is cr*ppy cell phone cameras for you :rolleyes: It says it is 1.3MP, but that can't save it from nasty optics and bad software!

[dgcorner]

Pete - our prayers for the quick recovery of Rebecca. Good thing that you transferred to Kids First... enough said.

Tag: I am very happy with the Siggy 24-70 (so is Tony/Weka) -- but don't lend me an L as I might suddenly see the light ;-) It is on my camera 85% of the time. My 28-105 (like Pete's) at f8 seems to do the job right... anything bigger than that and it gets soft. Can't wait to get my hands on the 70-200IS and 17-40L -- 1 week to go... I hope!

Chris: What's your exif data and distance to the players. I like the way the background is blurred a bit. My experiments with sports photography (primary school ;-)) have been alright but need to get my aperture correct to give focus on the players rather than getting the whole background in focus.

[tag141]

Shrimper. I hope they aren't full size goals or that keepers a giant !!!

[FlyingPete]

COOL TOY ALERT!!!

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06093002canonm30m80.asp

I want one!

[Nzshrimper]

Shrimper. I hope they aren't full size goals or that keepers a giant !!!
lol he was massive..

nah its the 6 side comp they run here in chch during the egg chasing season.

to be honest they looked like hockey goals..

[weka2000]

COOL TOY ALERT!!!

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06093002canonm30m80.asp

I want one!

Me too whats the price tag?

[weka2000]

Even Tony gets his horizons straighter than that!

GWS Bubby.

Im on the level and straight ;)

[Nzshrimper]

Chris: What's your exif data and distance to the players. I like the way the background is blurred a bit. My experiments with sports photography (primary school ;-)) have been alright but need to get my aperture correct to give focus on the players rather than getting the whole background in focus.

well to be honest its the lens.. that 70 - 200 IS is great .. may have to get a 400 for even closer shots.

1st shot was at 10 meter (ish)
1/1000 sec shutter speed
F/7.1 aperture
Focal Length 170 mm
ISO - 1600

2nd Shot
at 8 meters (ish)
1/1250
175mm (the rest the same)

if had opened up the aperture fully this would have blurred the back ground a little more.. as this was my first attempt i was quite happy.
What was fun was they saw the camera and started showboating. As a defender i just wanted to put on my boots and break something.. nothing worse than a midfielder showboating for the camera. (a crunching tackle soon stops that)

[FlyingPete]

Me too whats the price tag?

It says it is aimed at pros, probably means it has a pro price tag, not that would stop you ;)

[weka2000]

It says it is aimed at pros, probably means it has a pro price tag, not that would stop you ;)

Never a truer word spoken :lol:

[NordieBoy]

Wow, just put a lens on the front and...

I do like the consistancy of the interface and it uses 511's :D

[FlyingPete]

Wow, just put a lens on the front and...

I do like the consistancy of the interface and it uses 511's :D

Sold! I have 30 of so BP511's right here, won't ever need to carry a charger (although I think a charger would be lighter :rolleyes: ).

Not meant for 350D/400D owners then ;)

[Nzshrimper]

I could see that nudging its way to $1000 ... bloody nice gadget thou.. but would spending $1600 (trade price) for a decent laptop be a better way to go..

however if they keep th price at $500... ill get one.. just for the kudos effect.:cool:
whip that out at a shoot.. it would have quality written all over it...

Another worry i would have is that 37 - 1gb cards stored on it.. if it crashes lots of photos lost. (another toy to back up..);)

[NordieBoy]

Camera -> Portable Storage -> Computer

[Nzshrimper]

Camera -> Portable Storage -> Computer

Camera -> Portable Storage -> Computer -> email -> editor's desk -> cover of magazine -> picture framers -> wall
(repeat process many times over - when space on wall is limited get a bigger wall...)

that should be the flow.. ;)

[tim]

Pete, re the batteries i'll wait until we see if anyone wants the extra two, and if not i'll get all four, since I asked them them in the first place.

[weka2000]

I like the fact its small and its canon. The only issue I would have is "it spins" how would it cope with my tramping throught the bush. I think I would be better of with a 8gig CF card.

I Did 2 duel layer DVD's worth of photos this month. Has to cull some phots to get it all on 2 DVD's. Maybe its time to start to delete the crappy ones :(

[Nzshrimper]

I like the fact its small and its canon. The only issue I would have is "it spins" how would it cope with my tramping throught the bush. I think I would be better of woth a 8gig CF card.
that would be my worry - the part that spins... it does state that this is not an OEM - its a canon re-badge.

[weka2000]

Pete how is your daughter?

[DiscoLizard]

Bye all! See you in two weeks (and probably 50 pages) :D

[scotttnz]

Sold! I have 30 of so BP511's right here, won't ever need to carry a charger (although I think a charger would be lighter :rolleyes: ).

Not meant for 350D/400D owners then ;)

Ah well, time to upgrade my camera then.

[NordieBoy]

that would be my worry - the part that spins... it does state that this is not an OEM - its a canon re-badge.

Developed by Canon - Manufactured by 3rd party.

[Nzshrimper]

Developed by Canon - Manufactured by 3rd party.
who be that 3rd party.. .... arrhh (pirate accent)

[weka2000]

Ah well, time to upgrade my camera then.

1D :p

[tag141]

1st shot was at 10 meter (ish)
1/1000 sec shutter speed
F/7.1 aperture
Focal Length 170 mm
ISO - 1600

ISO1600 !! Look at that keepers shirt, it's pure noise ;)

Just come back from the motor racing. Boring. Two classes and some motorbikes. Kept repeating the same races over and over. BUT, I was packing up to go home when a local newspaper photographer pulls up and starts asking about my camera. He pulls out his Nikon D2H and a 300 2.8 and says come on. He hops over the fencing and proceeds to take pictures, with me in tow, from the hallowed 'other side of the fence'. John, thank you, even though I've had to scrub my hand for two hours to get all that noink of it.

[weka2000]

Yippie I am allow to turn my enclosed carport into a studio :lol:
Now for some models

[scotttnz]

1D :p
Nah....1D doesn't take BP511s....how about you buy the 1D and I'll buy your 5D.....no wait it won't take my 17-55, sorry deals off.

[weka2000]

Nah....1D doesn't take BP511s....how about you buy the 1D and I'll buy your 5D.....no wait it won't take my 17-55, sorry deals off.

Hey Ive got your CD of family shots to burn. However are you able to read 5D raw format or do you want converted to jpg as well?

Whats your prices on CF cards at the moment 4gig and 8 gig?

[scotttnz]

Moppie, this is not a bad price:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=71602592&key=210296

Wonder what his reserve is?

[tag141]

Two wheels on my old skool 'scort...

http://tph1.orcon.net.nz/teretonga.jpg

[scotttnz]

Kingston prices:
2Gb Elite Pro $106.88
2Gb Ultimate $165.38
4Gb Elite Pro $217.13
4Gb Utimate $326.25
8Gb Elite Pro $543.38
8Gb Ultimate $705.38

Prices Include GST, exclude frieght.

I'm using a pretty new version of DPP for RAW, so should be OK for 5D RAW files.

Thanks.

[scotttnz]

Tony, look at this. 300 f4 non IS $1300 buy now:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Lenses/Canon/auction-72308211.htm

Date code UK0411

[weka2000]

Umm elite pro 8gig lets hope next week is good pay :lol:
5D raw files are 12meg so on a 2gig I get 100ish pics

[weka2000]

Tony, look at this. 300 f4 non IS $1300 buy now:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Lenses/Canon/auction-72308211.htm

Date code UK0411

I know he offered it to me before he put it on TM for $1100
I dont need more glass. I have just about got all I need. Its just a few bits.

Moneys going on getting the house done up and things finished that gives me a very happy wife :lol:

[weka2000]

Ok its Raining, day light savings is here whos keen on a wacky weka waterfall trip to Karekare when it clears Monday/Tuesday.

[dgcorner]

Moneys going on getting the house done up and things finished that gives me a very happy wife :lol:

Tony -- I hope that keeps her happy enough to allow you to proceed full blast with the studio models and rawbeauty.co.nz

Chris -- thanks for the exif info.

Tag -- I love the Escort -- brings back many pleasant memories!

[FlyingPete]

Pete, re the batteries i'll wait until we see if anyone wants the extra two, and if not i'll get all four, since I asked them them in the first place.

I think Moppie has put his hand up for those two if you don't need them.

Pete how is your daughter?

I just got home from Kids First (Middlemore) they will most probably be in there until Tuesday morning :cry:

Rebecca is improving, temperature coming down, still not a happy wee girl though, still not sure what it was but the IV antibiotics seem to be doing the trick, at least it was not Meningitis!

[Nzshrimper]

ISO1600 !! Look at that keepers shirt, it's pure noise ;)

Just come back from the motor racing. Boring. Two classes and some motorbikes. Kept repeating the same races over and over. BUT, I was packing up to go home when a local newspaper photographer pulls up and starts asking about my camera. He pulls out his Nikon D2H and a 300 2.8 and says come on. He hops over the fencing and proceeds to take pictures, with me in tow, from the hallowed 'other side of the fence'. John, thank you, even though I've had to scrub my hand for two hours to get all that noink of it.

I think his shirt was meant to dazzle the strikers.. (it failed miseriabley..) and you lucky Bar@t@rd.. nice work thou. Did you let him have a go with a real camera ? ...

[Nzshrimper]

I just got home from Kids First (Middlemore) they will most probably be in there until Tuesday morning :cry:

Rebecca is improving, temperature coming down, still not a happy wee girl though, still not sure what it was but the IV antibiotics seem to be doing the trick, at least it was not Meningitis!

Thats good news .. :D you will all soon be back together as a happy sleepless group.

[tag141]

The paper has Canon as well as Nionk. He seemed to like the one he was using. He agreed that ISO800 on the Canon was ISO400 on the Noink and the Canon was better for night rugby. I don't think he was impressed either way. It is simply a tool for doing his job. He only shoots jpg as printing on newspaper doesn't need anything else.

[Nzshrimper]

hmm vote time ..

do i watch

1. top gear on prime..
2. F1 on sky sports
3. dont both with either and take dogs for a run.

[FlyingPete]

hmm vote time ..

do i watch

1. top gear on prime..
2. F1 on sky sports
3. dont both with either and take dogs for a run.


1. Top Gear, enjoy it while it lasts :rolleyes:

[Nzshrimper]

1. Top Gear, enjoy it while it lasts :rolleyes:
Sky + and bert bagers TV thats the answer.. watch and record ... so will record F1 watch the first 10 laps and the last 2 ..that will cover most if not all of the action.. ;)

Must book TV and projector for next sunday. invite wife and kids to go out and see friends and family.. ...

get in beer and curry...

[tag141]

I have watched all this season of TG on DVD. Student in work downloaded them including the winter olympics. Next weeks episode is funny...they're ALL funny. The caravan is...oh just watch them.

[forsaken]

back from this Taupo morning (2am taking into account daylight savings). Turned out to be a nice sunny day in Taupo yesterday. Photos are magically being transfered to the pc.

[Nzshrimper]

clearing out ots of hdd space.. burning those dvd that have been building up clogging up the HDDs...

TG on Dvd (chris puts his hand up for a copy)

[Moppie]

Rebecca is improving, temperature coming down, still not a happy wee girl though, still not sure what it was but the IV antibiotics seem to be doing the trick, at least it was not Meningitis!


Thats some good news she's getting better.
Pass on my best to Shona to.

[tag141]

TG on Dvd (chris puts his hand up for a copy)

PM me your address and I'll burn you a copy. They are only AVIs but they are full, uncut, uninterupted episodes. I can't believe how much is cut/moved around by Prime.

[MHP]

good news Pete. by the way you look well, I'm just watching you on TV!

[tim]

8 gig cards... eggs and baskets come to mind.

[tag141]

8 gig cards... eggs and baskets come to mind.

Ummm, you can't make an ommlette from an 8 gig card?

[theflyingkiwi]

1. Top Gear, enjoy it while it lasts :rolleyes:

Top Gear will be back. And I think you will find Richard Hammond will back behind the wheel before ya know it. Will he be doing the same crazy stuff as before who knows.

Anyway BBC wouldn't have TG off for to long. People might start watching Fifth Gear.

[theflyingkiwi]

I like the fact its small and its canon. The only issue I would have is "it spins" how would it cope with my tramping throught the bush. I think I would be better of with a 8gig CF card.

I Did 2 duel layer DVD's worth of photos this month. Has to cull some phots to get it all on 2 DVD's. Maybe its time to start to delete the crappy ones :(

Again another device that I wouldn't mind. It seems to me that there are a few people here that wouldn't mind one. A shame we couldn't do some bulk deal ?

I don't have a problem with the spinning thing. A desktop hdd from seagate has on it that it can with stand 32gs. A laptop hdd should be able to with stand the same amount.

Tony is there some speical place you get your dual layers from. I find they cost abit to much. Plus there isn't really a place in Hammy that stocks them. Unless you wont to buy from dick smith. Perhaps I should take up that job offer I got in akl?

[tag141]

Richard Hammond was on the news on Friday(?) walking onto a plane. He looked slow and grogy but he was walking and docs say he's making a remarkable recovery.

TG will be back.

[FlyingPete]

good news Pete. by the way you look well, I'm just watching you on TV!

:D http://www.lowden.orcon.net.nz/drevil.gif

[weka2000]

Again another device that I wouldn't mind. It seems to me that there are a few people here that wouldn't mind one. A shame we couldn't do some bulk deal ?

I don't have a problem with the spinning thing. A desktop hdd from seagate has on it that it can with stand 32gs. A laptop hdd should be able to with stand the same amount.

Tony is there some speical place you get your dual layers from. I find they cost abit to much. Plus there isn't really a place in Hammy that stocks them. Unless you wont to buy from dick smith. Perhaps I should take up that job offer I got in akl?

DSE is where I get them

[forsaken]

:( stupid sensor dust.

over 600shots with visible dust spots

[weka2000]

:( stupid sensor dust.

over 600shots with visible dust spots

upgrade to a 400D :lol:

[tim]

Just remember... you can lead a horse to water, but if you can get it to float on its back, well... then you've got something. Also never let goldfish become producers of soap operas, they'll put a plot summary in every couple of minutes.

[Nzshrimper]

thats very deep Tim ... you on the drink again

[Wazza]

Gurgle

[tim]

Nope not drunk, just saw a couple of amusing quotes :)

[Wazza]

Stopped on the side of a cliff, to take a sunset on the way back from Taupo, on backroad, SH30, before Te Kuiti... and came across this...
:(

http://wazza.nfscity.com/temp/kopaki.jpg

http://wazza.nfscity.com/temp/kopaki_03.jpg

http://wazza.nfscity.com/temp/kopaki_05.jpg

[FlyingPete]

Stopped on the side of a cliff, to take a sunset on the way back from Taupo, on backroad, SH30, before Te Kuiti... and came across this...
:(


:shock: Did it look like the occupants got out OK, or is that a tele shot of your big lens?

[Wazza]

ISO 3200, F2.8, wide open, 1/200th at 300mm..
I couldn't get down there... inaccessible..
Drivers side is squished.

I reported it to the police yesterday, and they were sending a couple of cars out to look

[weka2000]

So any waterfall takers :lol:
Karekare should be flooded by now small gap and heaps of water. Time to get a 1D after all the spray may get the camera a bit wet. Need to get a big condom and cut the end off for the lens to poke through :rolleyes:

[NordieBoy]

ISO 3200, F2.8, wide open, 1/200th at 300mm..
I couldn't get down there... inaccessible..
Drivers side is squished.

I reported it to the police yesterday, and they were sending a couple of cars out to look

There was a car down a bank here that got reported to the Police every couple of days for a couple of months.
It was too inaccessible to remove so they ended putting a tarp over it for about a month before it was finally removed.

Boy racers - crash - run away.

[FlyingPete]

The girls have been cleared to come home this afternoon :D

[scotttnz]

The girls have been cleared to come home this afternoon :D

Woo Hoo....that is good news!

[theflyingkiwi]

There was a car down a bank here that got reported to the Police every couple of days for a couple of months.
It was too inaccessible to remove so they ended putting a tarp over it for about a month before it was finally removed.

Boy racers - crash - run away.

or car stolen, dumped over the edge left to be a sore on the landscape for years to come.

Pete good to hear that your girls are ok and are coming home.