Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread [Archive] - Page 16

-Pleiades-

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 22:50

Now I have a craving for seafood...mmm.....mud crabs and bugs......yummo! I reckon Ballina has the best seafood in the country. There one shop there that has won world wide awards for the quality of it's seafood. When Aaron comes home from work (he works in Ballina) I sometimes get him to pick up some king prawns, or bugs or something for dinner, very spoilt!

Good to hear about the ABN, thought I may have ripped myself off a little.

Helen, I think I'll have to. When I'm sitting on the lounge at night i'll do some bench presses and bicep curls with my gear!

Can't wait for tax time. We've run the business at a loss this past year and because we sold it we should get quiet a bit back, woohoo!

-spam-

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 22:56

Rob - isn't beach camera the shady joint or is that another camera store????

Not according to their reseller rating

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Beach_Camera_Beachtr

Greg_C

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:07

wow guys, what is it with the verbal diahorea today?
@Mat - welcome back. cute shot.

@Helen lovely shot well done. Needs to be printed and hung.

@Sam, that guy at work picked up a 400D & twin lens kit on Monday, just to let you know.

Happliy I have no major alligies:D but do suffer from the normal run of colds and flu. Working in a large office (there are about 60 people on my floor) doesn't help. We all seem to share what ever is going around. I remeber a few years ago I had a very bad sinus infection an the doc percribed some super strength nasel unblocker tablets. What he forgot to tell me is with those tablets you have to slowly reduce the dosage to get off of them. If you go cold turkey the sinuses block up in a major way. Here I was back at the docs with a head 3 sizes to large for my hat. Took a tablet and away it went.

-Pleiades-

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:25

wow guys, what is it with the verbal diahorea today?

Bordem and procrastination on my part. About to go and do something constructive now though.

Carjo

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:36

Rob - isn't beach camera the shady joint or is that another camera store????

I wouldn't know, I didn't mention them. ;) I was planning on going through that mob in Sydney that was mentioned a few pages back. My uncle goes overseas a lot, mostly through Sydney, so I'm planning on seeing if he'll pick it up and claim duty-free for me when he goes on one of his many trips. :D It's a big ask but i'll give him all the money before he goes of course :)

justin carpenter

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:37

wow, i looked at the page this morning and it was up to 148 and a couple hours later its on 151! Welcome back Mat. Nice shot there too Helen. I wish I had some money to get a 5D! :lol:

Carjo

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:37

I wish I had some money to get a 5D! :lol:

Don't we all! ;)

justin carpenter

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:40

we went on a one night camp last weekend at Gheerulla Creek camping area (Mapleton, Maleny area) . Some photos on my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/carpenterphoto).

shayb

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:43

and now for a photo to share.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/520731167_904e26d5dc_o.jpg

Thats Awesome Helen I love it.

Now can some one teach me how to read the EXIF from posted photos?

-Pleiades-

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:45

Shay, I've downloaded and use Opanda. Once installed all you do is right click on the photo and select the view exif option.

wakko

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:50

I was looking at some random blogs yesterday most of whom use the 5d and well I was looking at the bank balance and going mmm can I justify it. Though in saying that I will be holding off on buying one for a couple of weeks at least till I sort out some full time work.

I can wait Feng as still waiting for that other filter to come back in stock.

Excellent... well I'll be getting one once i sell off my 30D :) (obviously cos i'll die without a camera :| )

Now I have a craving for seafood...mmm.....mud crabs and bugs......yummo! I reckon Ballina has the best seafood in the country. There one shop there that has won world wide awards for the quality of it's seafood. When Aaron comes home from work (he works in Ballina) I sometimes get him to pick up some king prawns, or bugs or something for dinner, very spoilt!

road trip to Ballina? I usually go to Redcliffe :)

Can't wait for tax time. We've run the business at a loss this past year and because we sold it we should get quiet a bit back, woohoo!

I still have to do LAST years tax... due on wednesday :D HAHAH... :D

Now can some one teach me how to read the EXIF from posted photos?

I use firefox and use http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/fxif/

-spam-

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:55

@Sam, that guy at work picked up a 400D & twin lens kit on Monday, just to let you know.

Thanks for letting me know.

I know i had said i wasnt going to use the camera because i was selling it, but it doesnt look like anyone is interested (ive put it up on a few places) and i was really bored. So i went and played a bit more with the extension tubes.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/522628558_aefbcf7939.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/522628558/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/522648938_d9258907f7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/522648938/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/522648922_e32263c0f9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/522648922/)

Didnt even need the spray bottle, the water was there from some rain this morning :)

Carjo

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:58

I know you used the tubes, but what lens did you use with them? The 50mm 1.8?

-Pleiades-

30th of May 2007 (Wed), 23:59

I went to a Tepanyaki (sp?) restaurant at redcliff once, twas very nice!

Fortunatley for me Ballina is only a 20min drive away.

Anyone heard of or used Joomla?

Andrew Carpenter

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:00

Beautiful photo Helen.

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:00

I know you used the tubes, but what lens did you use with them? The 50mm 1.8?

Yup, havnt really tried them with anything else.

Mat Fitzsimmons

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:01

Nice shots everyone ... this thread is giving me a nice distraction from work today :)

@Mat - welcome back. cute shot.
Thanks - here's one more quick one. Needs a bit of brightening up in PP once I get some time, I didn't give it enough fill flash. Straight from the camera for now. Shame about the background - I wasn't exactly in control of my subject :D

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:14

Thanks - here's one more quick one. Needs a bit of brightening up in PP once I get some time, I didn't give it enough fill flash. Straight from the camera for now. Shame about the background - I wasn't exactly in control of my subject :D

I'll take your teary eyed niece, and raise you a teary daughter :P

http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/private/jessica/IMG_6878.jpg

HelenThura

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:28

Now can some one teach me how to read the EXIF from posted photos?

Thanks Guys.
Shay, do you use firefox? if so there is a nifty little extenstion called FxIF (http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/fxif/), some people say it doesn't read all the exif but it gives me what I want - camera, focal length, shutter, iso, flash etc etc. I go right click crazy on photos :D

I have read about opanda but I haven't used it. Have they released a new version recently because last time I heard it wasn't supported for the new version of firefox.

Gheerulla is a nice area, Justin, hope you had fun. Mum goes walking up there a lot. In fact I think we are going for a walk there on Sunday or maybe it is Flinders Peak this weekend. Who knows. Off to look at your photos.

HelenThura

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:28

I'll take your teary eyed niece, and raise you a teary daughter :P

and isn't she a cutie!

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:29

Changing the topic yet again, does anyone know of a good driving school that services the south western suburbs? Figure that ive had my learners for over a year and i should probably start getting a few lessons under my belt.

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 00:40

Thanks Guys.
Shay, do you use firefox? if so there is a nifty little extenstion called FxIF (http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/fxif/), some people say it doesn't read all the exif but it gives me what I want - camera, focal length, shutter, iso, flash etc etc. I go right click crazy on photos :D

Yeah that's what I use... (that was the link I posted ;)) hahahhaha

It's ok... I'm all 5D'd out :) hahah

shayb

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 01:05

OK here's another question Why does everyone use FireFox? why is it so good? and what is it replace? InternetExporer?

Nick C.

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 01:11

That's three questions ;)

I don't really know why I use Firefox. Someone told me ages ago that it's supposed to be more functional (?) than Internet Explorer. I've just become so used to it now, IE seems foreign to me so Firefox is all I use.

Feng or some of the more IT minded individuals can probably shed some more light.

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 01:21

OK here's another question Why does everyone use FireFox? why is it so good? and what is it replace? InternetExporer?

That's three questions ;)

I don't really know why I use Firefox. Someone told me ages ago that it's supposed to be more functional (?) than Internet Explorer. I've just become so used to it now, IE seems foreign to me so Firefox is all I use.

Feng or some of the more IT minded individuals can probably shed some more light.

hahah it's sorta 4 questions but who's counting eh? :)

Why do I use it?

Habit? comfortable?

Good?

Plugin based? Lots of plugins? Open sourced? Not corrupted by MS Corp? Had tabs before IE? Less exploited flaws? (note how I said exploited flaws... both browsers have flaws but MS is more targeted)? Keyword Searches?

and what is it replace? InternetExporer?

pretty much yeah. it's a web browser. I use it on a MAC cos Safari isn't very good. Other alternatives are Opera, Mozilla, Safari... they're the main ones...

I've pretty much been using Netscape from v2 and earlier... and Mozilla foundation stemmed from that which then stemmed firefox and Mozilla.

edit: don't get me wrong... I still use IE for some things... but my main browsing is through FF :)

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 02:23

I half expected there to be another 4 pages worth of chat on here! Never used firefox, I'm an IE girl!

Just come back from the supermarket and decided to make a pot roasted chicken for dinner, never roasted anything before so wish me luck!

catsith

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 02:32

welcome back mat

beautiful photo helen

nice shots there spam

lovely shots justin, i used to live up that way years ago, beautiful countryside.

kinnon, good reason to have private insurance! hope they found out soon what is wrong.

i am cooking up a roast tonight, a marinated one from woolies, love them.

nick, u better now? Just heard today one of the nursing homes is on lockout because of that bug. In all the years i have been doing my work, the last couple have been the worst for it. So far though, i have been lucky, none of my bookings have been postponed.

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 02:41

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 03:08

Take pics of the roast... before, during and after! :D

Oooh too late sorry Feng, just put it in the oven. I'll take a pic of it when I'm done. At the moment it doesn't look like much, the chicken is just about covered by veggies.

But I stuffed butter, garlic and thyme under the skin then wrapped it in bacon and packed red onions, potatoes, carrots and leeks around it and put about a litre of chicken stock in the dish. Can't wait till it's all done cooking. I hope it tastes good!

Kelsey-Lee

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 03:19

hahah it's sorta 4 questions but who's counting eh?

Why do I use it?

Habit? comfortable?

Good?

Plugin based? Lots of plugins? Open sourced? Not corrupted by MS Corp? Had tabs before IE? Less exploited flaws? (note how I said exploited flaws... both browsers have flaws but MS is more targeted)? Keyword Searches?

and what is it replace? InternetExporer?

pretty much yeah. it's a web browser. I use it on a MAC cos Safari isn't very good. Other alternatives are Opera, Mozilla, Safari... they're the main ones...

I've pretty much been using Netscape from v2 and earlier... and Mozilla foundation stemmed from that which then stemmed firefox and Mozilla.

edit: don't get me wrong... I still use IE for some things... but my main browsing is through FF

I use for pretty much the same reasons...
More docile, more useful, more flexible, faster downloads/connections, easy to organise downloads etc., plugins, especially adblock - you can connect to blacklists (or make your own) and you can easily block all those annoying ads, popups and javascript etc.

Plus, it's just cooler ;D

Nick C.

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 03:34

Just come back from the supermarket and decided to make a pot roasted chicken for dinner, never roasted anything before so wish me luck!
My sister's first roast was a bit of a laugh. Swears she'll never roast anything ever again!

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 03:47

Oooh too late sorry Feng, just put it in the oven. I'll take a pic of it when I'm done.

mmmm sounds yum :) wonder what's for dinner at my joint :)

Plus, it's just cooler ;D

mmm cooler :) don't forget NoScript :) best plugin ever :) though it blocks almost everything remotely close to scripts... makes it super safe :)

My sister's first roast was a bit of a laugh. Swears she'll never roast anything ever again!

I can't roast... at least she can roast ;) heh

Greg_C

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 03:53

I see the diarrhoea has continued.:wink:

Just wait a little longer until those bubs can start to pull faces when you put the camera in front of them.:D

Firefox is great. Once I switched I was hooked, I just love all the plugins - here's a screen cap of the ones I have loaded now. Lots of little things make it better than IE.

Anyone got some Firefox plugins that they reckon are must haves?
http://www.steadyhands.net/share/Firefox Plugins.jpg

Meaty0

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 04:03

I went to a Tepanyaki (sp?) restaurant at redcliff once, twas very nice!

Fortunatley for me Ballina is only a 20min drive away.

Anyone heard of or used Joomla?

I'll be in on any POTN outing to Ballina...only a coupla hours drive...no sweat.

EDIT: And another Firefox user here...I LOVE it! My favourite plug - in is Foxmarks. It updates all my bookmarks on my computer here with the one at home and vice versa (using a remote server).

EDIT: Yah! Mat's Back

you can connect to blacklists (or make your own) Am I on your black list? :-D

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 04:08

I'll be in on any POTN outing to Ballina...only a coupla hours drive...no sweat.

Oooh, could this be the start of the first brisbane POTN outing south of the border?

Greg_C

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 04:21

Long weekend coming up 9/10/11 would be a great time to visit Ballina for me.:wink: Or any other time with a little notice. We'd (the family) stay down that way.

Nick C.

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 04:29

The Web Developer plugin for Firefox is good if you're into ... well, web developing I suppose.

PeacePlanet

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 04:58

Today's capture.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=327606

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/522947576_c76128a247.jpg?v=0

Cheers
AL

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 04:58

ooooo yeah... outing to Ballina! :P

spam... check out this if you're an OCAU member: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=579886

He's in Redlands too :)

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 04:59

Today's capture.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=327606

Cheers
AL

dawwwwww... fluffy! :) nice cap :)

catsith

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 05:09

nice niece, nice bubs, nice bee

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 05:12

ooooo yeah... outing to Ballina! :P

spam... check out this if you're an OCAU member: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=579886

He's in Redlands too :)

Is that in the for sale section? If it is, i havnt been a member for 3 months yet (still a month to go) and i cant see it :cry:

Could you fill me in please? :)

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 05:26

Also, I just decided to set up a free trial of smug mug to play around with and to reserve the url if i decide to go with them for something a bit more professional later on. I noticed something on the 1st sign up page,

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/245/522987231_fd7f5df187_o.jpg

They hate me already and they dont even know me :cry::cry:

;)

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 05:44

nice niece, nice bubs, nice bee

Heh thanks Tina :)

Is that in the for sale section? If it is, i havnt been a member for 3 months yet (still a month to go) and i cant see it :cry:

Could you fill me in please? :)

[WTB] 350,400D plus lenses

Hey guys looking for a 350/400d or maybe a 10D if the price is good enough
Would be interested in purchasing all from the one person if that was possible and would like the kit lenses or similar (might be interested in a 28-105 ).

I would expect the camera to be in top nick as well as assesories and looking for under 4000 actuations. I have a total top limit of $1050 So i should be able to get something decent for this price

Let me know what you got .. cheers

There ya go ;) Bit under but I think that's for body only?

Also, I just decided to set up a free trial of smug mug to play around with and to reserve the url if i decide to go with them for something a bit more professional later on. I noticed something on the 1st sign up page,

They hate me already and they dont even know me :cry::cry:

;)

HAHAHAHA.... i burst out laughing when I saw that.... and Helen was like... wtf? then she laughed too :D

/me pets spam (is your real name Sam? calling you spam is odd).

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 06:24

There ya go ;) Bit under but I think that's for body only?

It would have to be body only. Could you send him a PM with a link to my for sale thing on here? Might be able to work something out. If i didnt sell the battery grip with it all, then i could probably get a bit closer to a middle number.

HAHAHAHA.... i burst out laughing when I saw that.... and Helen was like... wtf? then she laughed too :D

/me pets spam (is your real name Sam? calling you spam is odd).

yeah, my real name is sam. but i answer to both, spam has been my nickname since the 2nd day of grade 1

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 07:31

It would have to be body only. Could you send him a PM with a link to my for sale thing on here? Might be able to work something out. If i didnt sell the battery grip with it all, then i could probably get a bit closer to a middle number.

yeah, my real name is sam. but i answer to both, spam has been my nickname since the 2nd day of grade 1

Have posted into the thread... should be fine...

Mmmm knew I remembered someone calling you Sam... I even called you that once too! :) hah... :rolleyes:

connormmii

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 07:32

OK guys i dropped the ISO down for this moon shot and extracted some colour in PP. Is this better

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 07:37

better than last time! :) did you use a TC this time or was last time cropped? :)

connormmii

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 07:42

better than last time! :) did you use a TC this time or was last time cropped? :)

No TC used. Yes last time was a crop. Waitin until tomorrow night to use the TC. I dunno why i just love the moon shots.

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 07:44

Have posted into the thread... should be fine...

Mmmm knew I remembered someone calling you Sam... I even called you that once too! :) hah... :rolleyes:

Sweet, thanks. Im on there under the same name as here so it shouldnt be too hard for him to find me if he wants.

most people i know call me spam now, even all the managers at work. At least then when they call me over the PA i know that its me they want :)

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 07:45

I dunno why i just love the moon shots.

Like my dad, hes got heaps and just keeps wanting to take more.

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 07:52

No TC used. Yes last time was a crop. Waitin until tomorrow night to use the TC. I dunno why i just love the moon shots.

Did you see the one in the landscapes forum with Saturn? :D that was hardcore... taken with a Sigmonster and 1.4x TC and 1.6CF! :D hahaha AWESOME :D

Sweet, thanks. Im on there under the same name as here so it shouldnt be too hard for him to find me if he wants.

most people i know call me spam now, even all the managers at work. At least then when they call me over the PA i know that its me they want :)

No problemo :D

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 08:58

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 09:01

Is it a dead pixel? It's on my 30D which is still under warranty, should I take it back?

Do you notice it on other photos? If you are really worried about it then yes, take it back. But if it isnt noticable normally and you can save yourself the hassle of taking it/sending it back, then dont bother

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 09:03

Just been going through some of my old pics to edit for my website and came across what I think is some dead pixels in one of my photos.

The photo is about a 2 or 3 minture exposure and there's a few of these dots on the photo, here's a 100% crop of one of them

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Is it a dead pixel? It's on my 30D which is still under warranty, should I take it back?

Hi Kinnon.

This taken from my post on OCAU many many months ago...

I had the same problem on my 30D, and only noticable on longer exposures. I found some tips on dpreview (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1031&message=18151631&changemode=1) which worked in cleaning up my bright spots.

These are the steps I followed:

I had 2-3 magenta spots, and 1 bright one.

- Took a before shot (simple 30" exposure with lens cap on).
- Left lens and lens cap on.
- Went to menu and turned on sensor clean.
- Waited about 30-45 seconds.
- Turned camera off.
- Took another 30" expsosure with cap on.

Discovered only one tiny magenta spot (VERY faint, and ONLY visible at 30")

Seemed to work good for me.

Give that a shot and see how you go http://forums.overclockers.com.au/images/smilies/wink.gif

I noticed on dpreview that it didn't work for everyone.

Hope that helps :)

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 09:05

Nope, never noticed it before, but I've never taken pictures of the dark before. What I was doing at the time was trying to take some photos of lightning so I had my camera on bulb and just let it go. There's probably about 10 of those dots (some red) on the pictures that are of the dark.

I'm fussy though, I like things to be perfect, but I don't know if I can be bothered going through the hassel of taking it back.

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 09:06

Cool, thanks for that Feng, I'll give it a go.

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 09:11

Cool, thanks for that Feng, I'll give it a go.

make sure you let us know how you go... :)

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 20:33

All's quiet on the forum front this morning!

I'll do the test shortly Feng and let you know how it goes!

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 20:44

All's quiet on the forum front this morning!

I'll do the test shortly Feng and let you know how it goes!

cool...

um... *cough*... someone is going to put a deposit onto my 30D on Monday :| so it looks like I need to go 5D shopping...

Helen? Paul? Greg? anyone else? :D mmm group buy :)

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 21:00

um... *cough*... someone is going to put a deposit onto my 30D on Monday :| so it looks like I need to go 5D shopping...

Good news for you then :)

In that case, anyone have any advice if i was going to buy a 20d from beach camera? http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=CNEOS20D

Or im thinking about a d80 with a lens from photo buff for $1500 and a nikkor 80-200 f2.8 for $1200

Thats if anyone buys my stuff which doesnt look like happening any time soon :(

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 21:05

Good news for you then :)

yeah but we'll see what happens anyways.

Thats if anyone buys my stuff which doesnt look like happening any time soon :(

just out of curiosity... why is it you don't like the 400d?

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 21:20

just out of curiosity... why is it you don't like the 400d?

Its kind of hard to explain, but i will try anyway. I have used cameras in the past that just feel right in my hand. Like they are an extension of my arm, they feel natural and i am really comfortable using it. Like my Ricoh film camera or my yashica or an old k1000 that i used at school. The 400d has just never felt "right" to me. Dont get me wrong, its a great camera but ive never really felt comfortable shooting with it.

Since buying it, i have held a d80 and a 30d and shot a bit with both and they both just feel "right".

Sounds kind of corny i know, but it does mean something to me.

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 21:57

Sounds kind of corny i know, but it does mean something to me.

I know what you mean...

mmmm memories of the K1000! :) my first manual handed down too...

then I had the EOS50, and the 30D was the logical progression (same layout pretty much).

But yeah... it's all kinnon's fault that I'm getting the 5D! :)

Meaty0

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 22:21

cool...

um... *cough*... someone is going to put a deposit onto my 30D on Monday :| so it looks like I need to go 5D shopping...

Helen? Paul? Greg? anyone else? :D mmm group buy :)

I'm waiting for the new model 5D (5D mk11 or 6D?)

-Pleiades-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 22:59

just out of curiosity... why is it you don't like the 400d?

I should ask you what's wrong with your 30D Feng, what don't you like about it ;) :p

Looks like it my fault......you wont regret it though!

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:00

I should ask you what's wrong with your 30D Feng, what don't you like about it ;) :p

Probably because it isnt a 5d :rolleyes::lol:

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:15

I'm waiting for the new model 5D (5D mk11 or 6D?)

Yeah I thought about that too Paul... but I figure... when it comes out, I can sell off the 5D if it's worth it... or if it's not (like the 20D to 30D jump) then I'm no worse off.

I should ask you what's wrong with your 30D Feng, what don't you like about it ;) :p

Looks like it my fault......you wont regret it though!

Yeah... I took one look through the it and was sold... Full Frame all the way! :)

Probably because it isnt a 5d :rolleyes::lol:

Mmmm mainly the Full Frame thing for me... want to use the lenses I have like they're designed... 24mm = 24mm that sorta thing... I WAS content with the 30D, but yeah 1.6CF has frustrated me a couple of times :) (spose I could've got a 10-22 but EF-S and I'd EVENTUALLY go FF).

Confused? yeah me too :)

Noggin

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:22

Mmmm mainly the Full Frame thing for me... ....

Bollocks.
Admit it Fenganui you're just a badly addicted toy tart!

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:26

Bollocks.
Admit it Fenganui you're just a badly addicted toy tart!

yeah :( i admit it! :( I like my toys :(

but FF ftw :)

have you intro'd yourself Andy! :)

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:26

Confused?

all the time :p

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:50

Sam: from OCAU

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=580098

FS - 20D with kit lens
Got a 2 year old 20D (purchased 28/03/05) with another 2 years warranty left for sale.

Camera is in mint condition. Comes with box, receipts and everything that came with the box.

Asking price is 900.

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:51

Sam: from OCAU

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=580098

Oooh, it would be perfect. But would he trade for a 400d :confused:

wakko

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:53

Oooh, it would be perfect. But would he trade for a 400d :confused:

Doesn't hurt to ask... :) I asked him on your behalf :)

-spam-

31st of May 2007 (Thu), 23:58

Doesn't hurt to ask... :) I asked him on your behalf :)

Thanks heaps.

Was just looking through the "Buy" forum and it looks like 20 and 30d'd are pretty hot items right now.

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 00:08

Thanks heaps.

Was just looking through the "Buy" forum and it looks like 20 and 30d'd are pretty hot items right now.

Asking a question on behalf.

Would you be interested in a trade with 400D?

Sorry no trades, need the cash

ah well :|

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 00:15

Meh, thats alright. Ill just keep waiting to see if someone does want the 400d.

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 00:22

Feng, just a thought but has that guy that was looking for a 350d or 400d on there found one yet? I could probably go as low as $1030 or around that for just the camera and kit lens.

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 00:39

Feng, just a thought but has that guy that was looking for a 350d or 400d on there found one yet? I could probably go as low as $1030 or around that for just the camera and kit lens.

doesn't look like it

you want me to pass on a note?

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 00:48

doesn't look like it

you want me to pass on a note?

If you wouldnt mind. And could you let him know that im on there as well under the same name. And that i might be able to be work out something a little cheaper if its still too much.

Thanks in advance.

kendickson

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 00:50

Hi all,

Just finished processing some shots from the outings to Natural Bridge about 50 years ago!

Have a look at this thread for an interesting shot: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=327673

Cheers

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 01:00

Thought some of you might find this amusing. Its written by a guy in the states about me pretty much. Sprouted out of a thread on a pentax forum where a guy was going to sell his k100d to fund a 1d classic and a swag of used L lenses that then turned into a rant about limited pentax mount lens availability.

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/62755-post56.html

enjoy ;)

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 01:09

Funny stuff. Well written.

shayb

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 01:32

I'm waiting for the new model 5D (5D mk11 or 6D?)

me too, or if i can't afford it the 40D should be out by then anyway.

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 01:42

If you wouldnt mind. And could you let him know that im on there as well under the same name. And that i might be able to be work out something a little cheaper if its still too much.

Thanks in advance.

Hey Sam.

His reply to my PM.

camera

Yeh im interested i have another cam i am looking at right now. But if that turns out to suck i will give him a message tomo .

Thanks for the heads up

Meaty0

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 01:47

Nick C.

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 02:06

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 02:09

Hey Sam.

His reply to my PM.

cool thanks. Hope he does contact me tomorrow, i need some good news. Just got off the phone with my boss and ive lost yet another day of work to budget cuts. I had already lost sundays and friday nights, now saturdays as well. Leaving me only working all day mondays :confused:

Nick C.

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 02:12

Hey there seems to be so much non-photography stuff in this thread now, that it's getting hard to find if there's anything on. Perhaps we need to start a "current events" thread. I think Greg had a calender somewhere or other.
Greg's Google calendar is still active but I don't know if he still updates it or not. Nothing on it at the moment - I don't think there's anything coming up is there?

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 02:50

yeah but this is a general ramblings thread so we ramble right? :)

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 02:52

yeah but this is a general ramblings thread so we ramble right? :)

quite a lot by the looks of it :rolleyes::D

we are on to our 4th page for today :lol:

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:08

hahah not as many as the GKPE thread... :D they're hardout! :) by the time I reply there's like 2 or 3 more! :D haha

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:18

MY Google calendar is still active, just that we've got nothing to put into it.

Come on folks we need to get out of the house and take some photo's.

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:19

subliminal message *south of the border* subliminal message

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:20

I've felt so bad because I haven't been out with my new lens yet, I feel I need to do something

three

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:23

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:33

subliminal message *south of the border* subliminal message

I tried hinting it to my dad, given that im now not working the queens birthday long weeked :confused:

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:35

Hi everyone!

I am er.. new.. here. umm... :D </shy>
I'm only starting to get my feet wet into photography and stuff. So yea.. Im getting my new 30D soon enough and will hopefully start to actually take some decent photos.

love your work too! some nice photos here :D

three.

Welcome, we are a great bunch of folk here (or at least we like to think so)

I give it less than a month before the subliminal messages around these parts make you order a 70-200 f2.8L IS and at least some extension tubes :lol:

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 03:35

I tried hinting it to my dad, given that im now not working the queens birthday long weeked :confused:

I'm always here spam, doesn't have to be the long weekend.

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 04:09

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 04:28

After all the talk here about the full moon tonight I though I'd give one a go. I haven't tried one since I bought the 100-400 last year. Hey Feng, boy I wished for a focus screen for this one, manual focus on this was a <insert expletive here>. Comments welcome.

100-400mm with 1.4x (560mm) 1/160 s at F 8.00 with ISO 160

No.1
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/image21748.jpg

tag141

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 04:38

hahah not as many as the GKPE thread... :D they're hardout! :) by the time I reply there's like 2 or 3 more! :D haha

So true.

I crash this thread for a reason. Information. Information pertaining to a city in your state. You see, I'm jumping, well probably flying, countries. It's time for change of scenery. Somewhere that doesn't have minus temps and barely struggle to single figures in summer. Although I do love crisp mornings and clear blue skies all day.

So, I applied for and was offered a job in Cairns. Visas, blah, blah, long time etc so I'm collating as much info as I can. Basically, what's it like? I was there 20 years ago but hear it's changed dramatically. Good points? bad points? places to avoid etc. I know you may not all have information but any info will be greatly received.

Cheers...

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 04:41

Cairns is beautiful. I went up there on a cruise at the end of last year. The areas around it are pretty spectacular as well.

The place sees more rain than we do down in the south east, but forget seeing single figures on your thermometre ever again. :confused:

PeacePlanet

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 05:42

So everybody is shooting the moon. Have mercy !!!

Wondering if anybody is up for a southbank shooting of the moon, I want to see if I could get pics off the moon over the city ????

Has anybody done this before ???

Super sharp crusty moon :d very cool indeed !!!

Thanks for sharing ...

Cheers
AL

Meaty0

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:05

After all the talk here about the full moon tonight I though I'd give one a go. I haven't tried one since I bought the 100-400 last year. Hey Feng, boy I wished for a focus screen for this one, manual focus on this was a <insert expletive here>. Comments welcome.

100-400mm with 1.4x (560mm) 1/160 s at F 8.00 with ISO 160

Damit Greg! You beat me to it again.:(:p

Oh well...Here's mine...(It's a really clear night tonight.)

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2238/moontw5.jpg

Meaty0

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:08

Hey....that crater just below centre looks like a big fungus spot. Better check my lens!

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:31

Damit Greg! You beat me to it again.:(:p

Oh well...Here's mine...(It's a really clear night tonight.)

:p:p:p
hehehehe

I played in PS a bit with this, different layers and blending modes, did I process mine too much???

Meaty0

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:32

Hey! Where did everybody go? I hope you're all outside doing Moonshots:-D (I just got a shot of Saturn too...you can see a few of its moons but not the rings :-( *thinks* "Must save for Canon 1200mm lens")

Meaty0

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:34

:p:p:p
hehehehe

I played in PS a bit with this, different layers and blending modes, did I process mine too much???

Maybe...I can see some CA in the image. Just check you had you locking ring tight on the 100-400.

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:37

Maybe...I can see some CA in the image. Just check you had you locking ring tight on the 100-400.
Yeh I saw that, blue on the top, red on the bottom. Too lazy to do any work on it to get rid of it. Was almost going to cheat and convert ot B/W to get rid of it.

justin carpenter

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:49

hey everyone ! you have been a very talkative bunch lately :lol:
Thought I might ask here first, friend from tafe is looking to by a 30d. Does any one know where she can get the best deal? She wan'ts it brand new and is looking at claiming the $200 cash back . Photocontinental site says its $2060 for the body and the kit lens but I thought I have seen it cheaper somewhere ? Thanks :D

PeacePlanet

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 06:53

Meaty0

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 07:04

Now where do i shoot for the Saturn ? :d

:confused:

Cheers
AL

It's the bright "star" just near the moon.

Mat Fitzsimmons

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 07:19

Woohoo!!! I took a photo!
Feeling very proud of myself. Just about had to blow the dust off some of my gear, but anyway :)

Nice moon pics guys! Good stuff!

My original take looked remarkably similar to yours (:D), so I went for something slightly different.

5D + 400 f5.6L + 1.4x II
f8, 1/200, ISO100

http://www.psychogoat.com/linked/_MG_1008-Edit-2.jpg

justin carpenter

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 07:32

awesome moon shots people !

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 07:41

subliminal message *south of the border* subliminal message

That would be a nice trek... hope Helen will want to take the trip down... it'll also give me a chance to test the HSPDA modem my work is trialling :) where's good to go there?

Hi everyone!

I am er.. new.. here. umm... :D </shy>
I'm only starting to get my feet wet into photography and stuff. So yea.. Im getting my new 30D soon enough and will hopefully start to actually take some decent photos.

love your work too! some nice photos here :D

three.

Three-nub!!! asif you don't explain who pointed you here! so rude...

For those who are unaware (all of you), I work with three (he'll remain being called three till he reveals his true identity :)) He's my so called offsider :) hah.... and he's buying my 30D :)

So, I applied for and was offered a job in Cairns. Visas, blah, blah, long time etc so I'm collating as much info as I can. Basically, what's it like? I was there 20 years ago but hear it's changed dramatically. Good points? bad points? places to avoid etc. I know you may not all have information but any info will be greatly received.

Cheers...

Oooo hope it all goes well... are you a NZ citizen?

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 07:44

Meaty0

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 07:52

catsith

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 08:08

welcome three

greg, there is definitely something not quite right with your moon. My first thought was overprocessed.
nice moon shot there paul
different take there mat
what is it with the moon at the moment? I know it is full moon, but so it is every month!
i am busy long w/e, no trip south of the border for me

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 08:17

Anyone by any chances know how much it would cost to post a battery grip to sydney? I think ive found a buyer for that at least.

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 08:19

"Must save for Canon 1200mm lens"

Isnt that lucky, i just happen to know where one is.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=327287

70 000 pounds and its all yours :lol:

tag141

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 08:35

Oooo hope it all goes well... are you a NZ citizen?

No. Would have made it simple otherwise. Just a permanent resident. Getting the required papers together is just a pain in the proverbial. I have to prove everything right back to who our milkman was when I was 7.

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 08:47

No. Would have made it simple otherwise. Just a permanent resident. Getting the required papers together is just a pain in the proverbial. I have to prove everything right back to who our milkman was when I was 7.

ah bum...

good luck with that then... :) should be no problem if you're PR... :D that'll help somewhat with everything :)

I still gotta get my AU PR :)

Nick C.

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 09:00

what is it with the moon at the moment? I know it is full moon, but so it is every month!
I'm not sure if there's anything special about this full moon but I believe this June is one of those 'once in a blue moon' months where we see two full moons in one calendar month. The second of which is dubbed the 'blue moon'.

Thought I'd throw in a moon pic of mine too. It's from a while ago so I hope it doesn't look too out of place.

177496

PeacePlanet

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 09:12

It's the bright "star" just near the moon.

Thanks Mate ...

Did somebody say blue moon ? The moon disappeared before I managed to get a good capture of it.

Mine seem kinda flat compared to the dSLR pics. Now, this is one of many where dSLR comes handy indeed.

Peace
AL

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 09:34

Ok guys, i can barely keep awake right now so im going to hit the hay.

Feng: If you get a response from the guy on OCAU before i do and he wants my camera, could you either send me a pm or post here. could you also find out if that 20d is still available and tell him ill take it (if the other guy does want mine). Ive got someone in line to take the battery grip and then ive just got the 75-300 and remote to get rid of :D Thanks again.

Great moon shots everyone :D

Carjo

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 09:43

Anyone after another 28-80mm kit lens? Ted's on Adelaide St have three used ones going for $80 each. :lol:

btw I went out earlier and took a moon shot. We'll find out on Monday or Tuesday if it is any good. 400iso 1/750 f11... any guesses? Oh, and Feng... I doubt you would have had much luck - the best I could do was 300mm and it still only looked about a centimetre and a half wide in the viewfinder :p

tag141

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 10:10

should be no problem if you're PR... :D that'll help somewhat with everything :)

Unfortunately not. I still have to go through the bloody points system. Being a member of POTN didn't get me any extra either.:( Hopefully if I say I'll donate a kidney they'll give me a few extra points. Oh well, got to go and photocopy another trees worth of paper.

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 20:23

Morning all.

That would be a nice trek... hope Helen will want to take the trip down... it'll also give me a chance to test the HSPDA modem my work is trialling :) where's good to go there?

Depends what you want to take photos of. We have no botanical gardens :( but we have some amazing waterfalls, beaches and rainforrests.

There's byron bay of course that's only another 20 mins from ballina, there's lennox head and theres a few other places that only the locals know about, but it would depend if you'll have Jessica with you or not, some of them aren't all that baby friendly in the respect that they aren't the easiest to get to.

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 20:56

Morning Kinnon,

Soccer was on this morning and the boys had a win!! 8-nil against a team a year older. Aaron got a chance to play midfield for the last 1/4 of the game, so actually got to run around a bit for a change. (He's normally keeper - for those newbies)

As well as the soccer there was the Lorries in the bottle brush tree (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3305002#post3305002).

wakko

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 21:46

ah Helen loves Byron Bay,... and the icecream vendor :D mmm Macadamia and Mango! :P

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 22:07

Ice cream vendor?

Is it just me or is POTN being horribly slow?

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 22:16

Is it just me or is POTN being horribly slow?

Its going really slow for me as well. I thought it was my internet connection, so i reset the router a few times but to no avail. This new adsl2+ thing is wierd, and it drops out when ever the phone rings :confused:

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 22:21

I just went to the front page and there's a whole heap of people on-line so I assume that's slowing things down a little.

All the other sites i'm surfing are fine, just this one - going ok now though.

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 22:23

Is it just me or is POTN being horribly slow?
So slooooow, here too. I wonder how often the server is reset or even just bogged down. I see error messages reasonably often.

shayb

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 22:28

phew i thought it was just me.

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 22:38

I think I spoke too soon, it's going all slow again.

It doesn't happen too often for me though.

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 22:57

I did a bit of investigating and found this thread. Looks like the slow down is know about and is being looked into.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=328213

-Pleiades-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 23:03

It's a bit hit and miss for me at the moment. Sometimes slow, sometimes normal.

Has anyone here donated to Pekka?

catsith

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 23:05

i have, but it's been a while

-spam-

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 23:09

Has anyone here donated to Pekka?

I plan to once i get myself one of those visa debit cards sorted out.

Greg_C

1st of June 2007 (Fri), 23:12

I did last year, about time I did it again for this year. Time to search out that url.

Found it and donated by paypal
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php

-spam-

2nd of June 2007 (Sat), 01:28

hmmm... been a little quiet today. Whats everyone up to?

I just did a quick trip to the storage shed to retrieve the boxes for my camera stuff. Had some interest in the camera and the grip yesterday, but havnt heard from any of the people again :(

-Pleiades-

2nd of June 2007 (Sat), 01:41

I'm having such a lazy day today. Just about to empty the dishwasher then I'm going to take some photos in my light tent that I've been hanging out to do for a little while.

-spam-

2nd of June 2007 (Sat), 01:58

Ive been wanting to make myself a light tent for ages now. Be sure to show us what you end up taking

Meaty0

2nd of June 2007 (Sat), 02:26

Well I found out where my passionfruits have been disappearing to.
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1426/cockythief2bl1.jpg

Meaty0

2nd of June 2007 (Sat), 02:28

....and I'm still keen for a photography trip to Northern NSW...Ballina. Perhaps a drive from Byron Bay to Ballina via the coast road? (If there is a road there that is!)

catsith

2nd of June 2007 (Sat), 02:31

haha, good photo there paul

i probably would be interested in a drive down south, but i am so busy at the moment.

justin carpenter

2nd of June 2007 (Sat), 02:52

What's everyone doing today ?
Here is a photo I printed in the darkroom yesterday. It is for my Minor Folio, for the Social Documentary photo. I took it when we went to Maleny on the weekend.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/237/524648148_72a7ec86bc.jpg

Kodak T-Max 400 B/W film, printed on Ilford Multigrade Paper on Grade 2 1/2 contrast. Taken with 17-40 (it's awesome on full frame :D ) at 17mm. I couldn't find the EXIF data anywhere ??? :lol: