POTN Aussie Club #3: This one's going straight to the pool room. [Archive] - Page 5

-Pleiades-

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:09

Playing with new toys, got carried away in Photoshop... I blame the utter lack of sleep :p

Well I think you had better get yourself some sleep then!

Would you like me to make you a "really cool" avatar like I did for John.... :lol:

Jim G

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:11

Well I think you had better get yourself some sleep then!

Would you like me to make you a "really cool" avatar like I did for John.... :lol:

Sleep's coming soon.. just as soon as I finish rearranging furniture...

-Pleiades-

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:13

sounds like fun!

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:20

hehe. don't tempt me. :p

or I can get someone else to do the photos for me, like with this shot:

Noice!

Anyone want to do a BH order, got a small thing or 2 i want from there and some stuff i want that only Adorama sells.... grrrr wish they would merge into a super store!

Yes, i want some CTO gels, also a battery grip, oh and a light kit bag though that will make packaging pretty big.

Jim G

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:22

sounds like fun!

actually, sadly, I quite enjoy it :p Cleaning, too... I think it's some OCD-esque thing :p

Yes, i want some CTO gels, also a battery grip, oh and a light kit bag though that will make packaging pretty big.

What sort of kit bag are you looking at?

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:24

BTW Angus its Warranty not Warrenty, omg.

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:26

Yes, i want some CTO gels, also a battery grip, oh and a light kit bag though that will make packaging pretty big.

gels almost double any postage costs, they ship them flat :( How much CTO do you need, its rather cheap locally too. I want about $200US worth from BH Used dept.

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:27

actually, sadly, I quite enjoy it :p Cleaning, too... I think it's some OCD-esque thing :p

What sort of kit bag are you looking at?

THeres a cheap Impact one on B&H for 44.95 USD, ITs more just to store light stand/umbrellas in so they are not in living room hehe.

Impact Light Kit Bag #3 - for 2 Monolights with Reflectors, Cables, Umbrellas and Light Stands

Mfr# WB1119 B&H# IMLKB3

Linky (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=workaround.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=359556&is=REG)

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:28

So Justin you want to run the Group Order?

Jim G

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:32

THeres a cheap Impact one on B&H for 44.95 USD, ITs more just to store light stand/umbrellas in so they are not in living room hehe.

Impact Light Kit Bag #3 - for 2 Monolights with Reflectors, Cables, Umbrellas and Light Stands

Mfr# WB1119 B&H# IMLKB3

Linky (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=workaround.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=359556&is=REG)

Have you looked locally for bags? Last time I went looking for a gear bag I found a bunch in camping/bag/army disposal stores that would take a -lot- of gear for $50 or so.. waterproof, too.

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:32

gels almost double any postage costs, they ship them flat :( How much CTO do you need, its rather cheap locally too. I want about $200US worth from BH Used dept.

I think i should get my own order, since my stuff is all big :)

Jim G

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:35

I think i should get my own order, since my stuff is all big :)

I wouldn't mind another E-1 handstrap.. forgot to order last time. I'll PM you.

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:36

I think i should get my own order, since my stuff is all big :)

:( Wont let me add sum small things? I need to order from Adorama and BH (Both stock different things) and Adorama will be big so figured may be able to save on BH order postage?

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:45

:( Wont let me add sum small things? I need to order from Adorama and BH (Both stock different things) and Adorama will be big so figured may be able to save on BH order postage?

haha i wrote that before i saw your message suggesting that i run the order, what do you need for B&H?

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:47

haha i wrote that before i saw your message suggesting that i run the order, what do you need for B&H?

Looks like what i wanted used has sold, i will look now and PM you.

Welby

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:51

What else could you possibly need :lol:

Jim G

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:52

mmm, piccy from tonight:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2654777143_b9d147458a.jpg

Fun with Photoshop :p

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 05:54

What else could you possibly need :lol:

Well this time believe it or not i do need :eek:. Need a 3rd light (Prefer Nikon SB26 - inbuilt slave) for a shoot soon that will need it, Yes i will post results as client has said its 100% fine.

coalcliff

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:19

Geez Jim

I changed my avatar today but not to the Grimm Reaper!!

::John::

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:21

OK team

lets get ready to rumble:

click (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gruentransfer/thepitch.htm)

:lol:

Jim G

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:22

Geez Jim

I changed my avatar today but not to the Grimm Reaper!!

considering my main source of income that might be quite disturbing for some ;) Mostly my patients, I imagine :p

AdamC

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:29

On the way home from work tonight I visited a spot I'd had my eye on for a little while. Reasonably happy with these, but really not comfortable with night/long shutter stuff yet.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/2655638638_f40974ec8c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcurrey/2655638638/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2654813233_e0da35c762.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcurrey/2654813233/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2655639456_ffd98a1efc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcurrey/2655639456/)

My first ever light trail picture:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2654813999_af9c978f27.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcurrey/2654813999/)

When I got home, I took this one of my house:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2654814223_cc555f9f4a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcurrey/2654814223/)

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:49

Justin, Count me out of the BH Order, The flash i wanted has sold so i will wait for my Adorama one next week.

Welby

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:50

OK team

lets get ready to rumble:

click (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gruentransfer/thepitch.htm)

:lol:

The second one is pretty good. I'm convinced :lol:

tangcla

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:52

Angus, count me in on the Adorama order - PM'd you what I wanted.

::John::

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 06:53

The second one is pretty good. I'm convinced :lol:

I thought the second one was the better of the two, too

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 07:19

I havnt paid much tax lately, so here is an edit i just finished working on

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8469/img5876editsmallcopyub6.jpg

ofdphoto

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 07:33

coalcliff

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 08:00

http://www.mayfieldvineyard.com/

Just one I thought was ok.. chair surfing from the other side of Sydney lol. If you want to drive to Orange that is

John... the second ad makes me want go go there more than the first!

ofdphoto

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 08:16

LOL @ coalcliff :D

Michael

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 09:02

Saw "Mamma Mia" tonight... worst movie ever... and I like musicals. "The Love Guru" was funny but very poorly done.

That is all.

ofdphoto

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 09:40

Do you normally like Abba?

Michelle and I caught a premiere and loved it ... except for Pierce Brosnan.

mcminty

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 09:43

Saw "Mama Mia" tonight... worst movie ever... and I like musicals. "The Love Guru" was funny but very poorly done.

That is all.
Really? I'm expecting to get dragged to it sometime next week... (lol, the things ones gotta do :lol:). What made it so bad?

EDIT: Noticed the thing about musicals. Have you seen RENT?

Banno

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 09:49

So Justin you want to run the Group Order?

I think i should get my own order, since my stuff is all big :)

haha i wrote that before i saw your message suggesting that i run the order, what do you need for B&H?

Looks like what i wanted used has sold, i will look now and PM you.

Justin, Count me out of the BH Order, The flash i wanted has sold so i will wait for my Adorama one next week.

Angus, count me in on the Adorama order - PM'd you what I wanted.

Ok so am I the only one who has absolutely no clue what you guys are sniffing?

Who is ordering from where and for who?

I need some small stuff so please when you sort it out let me know and I will arrange with the ORGANISED party :p

Michael

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 11:11

Do you normally like Abba?

Michelle and I caught a premiere and loved it ... except for Pierce Brosnan.
No, not really... :p
Really? I'm expecting to get dragged to it sometime next week... (lol, the things ones gotta do :lol:). What made it so bad?

EDIT: Noticed the thing about musicals. Have you seen RENT?
It was terribly made. The transitions from normal dialogue to song was crap and the acting was very poor.

Yep, have seen RENT, I really like it, especially La vie Boheme. The Broadway musical is way better according to my sister...

Oh yeah, I'm off around the world next year... forgot to tell you all.

Tokyo, Boston, London, Helsinki, Hong Kong.

Will be spending a month in the US... Visit to BH! lol

wakko

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 16:02

Ok so am I the only one who has absolutely no clue what you guys are sniffing?

Who is ordering from where and for who?

I need some small stuff so please when you sort it out let me know and I will arrange with the ORGANISED party :p

Tell me about it. All I wanted was an Ee-S and some more CFs :( then it gets ordered, cancelled, ordered, cancelled :D HAHAHAH I may as well just order it myself....

then I end up with some stofens :)

Greg_C

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 16:30

Tell me about it. All I wanted was an Ee-S and some more CFs :( then it gets ordered, cancelled, ordered, cancelled :D HAHAHAH I may as well just order it myself....

then I end up with some stofens :)
What's wrong with your legs. You live minutes walk away from Brissies largest photography store.;):p (I guess the fact that they aren't always great on price might have something to do with it)

tangcla

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 16:57

Angus said he's making an order from B&H in the next week or two - he needs to order one of those huge body bags (his freight is over $100 from Adorama, that gives you an idea of the size of his order!) It's more economical for me to order a small item from him than for me to place the order, so I'll let him organise it.

willstar

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 17:05

Saw "Mamma Mia" tonight... worst movie ever... and I like musicals. "The Love Guru" was funny but very poorly done.

That is all.

Do you normally like Abba?

Michelle and I caught a premiere and loved it ... except for Pierce Brosnan.

We took some clients to it last night at Gold Class - was generally well received. I thought it was OK - again, except for Pierce - he can't sing for sh!t. Should stick to the Bondie stuff.

coalcliff

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:09

Mamma Mia... my lady loved it. Thought it was the best and i loved it too because she went with her girlfriends and i did not have to go!!!!!! She said there were only about 3 blokes in the whole cinema and they looked like they were there as a penalty for some indiscretion they might have done like leaving the toilet seat up once.

AdamC

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:30

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=534190

C&C welcome.

Backflipboy

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 18:54

Saw "Mamma Mia" tonight... worst movie ever... and I like musicals. "The Love Guru" was funny but very poorly done.

That is all.
Only a true ABBA fan would appreciate it - not you young whipper snappers.

wakko

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:08

What's wrong with your legs. You live minutes walk away from Brissies largest photography store.;):p (I guess the fact that they aren't always great on price might have something to do with it)

HAHAHAHA shuush! :o I'm banned from that store remember? :o

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=534190

C&C welcome.

nice Adam! love them. Nice eerie (sp.) feel to them :)

tangcla

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:38

... eerie (sp.) ...
Correct :)

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:44

Ok so am I the only one who has absolutely no clue what you guys are sniffing?

Who is ordering from where and for who?

I need some small stuff so please when you sort it out let me know and I will arrange with the ORGANISED party :p

Justin doing Adorama i think he wants to keep it to himself. Im doing Adorama soon too but only space for about $150US PM me.

mcminty

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:46

It was terribly made. The transitions from normal dialogue to song was crap and the acting was very poor.

Yep, have seen RENT, I really like it, especially La vie Boheme. The Broadway musical is way better according to my sister...
Hmm, interesting comments on the movie... :confused:

I got the soundtrack of the RENT movie before I saw the movie. A friend sent me Seasons of Love, then I decided to get the soundtrack. Lol, I eventually got the movie from her. :p La vie Boheme is a little weird, but I like it... tho not as much as: What You Own, Take Me or Leave Me, Out Tonight, Rent and Seasons of Love...

Lol, you could say I "really like it" too. :lol: Seeing the actual Broadway musical would be nuts! :)

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:46

mcminty

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:50

Hey Angus, what lightstands and all that stuff do you use? I'm still tossing up on what to get...

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:51

Hey Angus, what lightstands and all that stuff do you use? I'm still tossing up on what to get...

Manfrotto 001B Nano Stands and 1 of Ronies huge ones for when i need hieght.

mcminty

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:54

Manfrotto 001B Nano StandsHmm ok. Is the 001B tall enough for most things, at 6 feet? Also, what do you use to transport your lighting gear?

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 19:57

Hmm ok. Is the 001B tall enough for most things, at 6 feet? Also, what do you use to transport your lighting gear?

I have a like sports bag, You know the squarish training ones? Cost me about $10 on sale at some local sports store and works great with roon to grow... alot :lol:

It easily holds:
2x Manfrotto Nano Stands
2x Umbrellas
1x Super Clamp
1x Magic Arm
With room to hold the same again.

I also have a giottos tripod bag which i will probly sell soon. It holds 2 stands, 2 brollies or 1 stand, 2 brollies and flash.

mcminty

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 20:02

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 20:09

Yeah, I know those ~ Interesting idea. What do you use to connect your flash/stand/umbrella? I was thinking a simple Manfrotto or Lumopro umbrella swivel, but there are so many different ways of doing things...

I got a bit ripped off on those swivel adapters... grrrr.... Got some $25 + $6 Cold Shoe ones at Camera House. They do the job.

tangcla

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 20:27

Shipping is $177.50 :lol:. Its at Adorama.
oops. It was early. :p

-spam-

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 20:30

I got a bit ripped off on those swivel adapters... grrrr.... Got some $25 + $6 Cold Shoe ones at Camera House. They do the job.

Ouch. I think i paid $15 for my ones at Photocontinental up here. Better quality than the ones dad got from Dragon Image the other day, thats for sure.

ANGUS

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 20:33

Anyone use the Ipod Camera Adapter? Im thinking about getting an ipbut only if the adapter is any good.

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 23:12

I am doing a B&H order some time in next couple of days. I am happy to add extra items for people if desired.

clear enuf?

tangcla

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 23:19

clear enuf?
No, I'm a bit of a daft numbskull, could you please tell me where you're ordering from, are you getting it from Adorama or B&H? and when are you going to be ordering? I'm sure you said it earlier but at my IQ of 33 it's a bit hard to understand what you just wrote.

:D

JustinLawrence

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 23:24

Clarence, your cat is on your computer again.

coalcliff

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 23:31

Chasing the tailless mouse!

Had a quick reply from the dudes at radio popper................

We are still working diligently to get RadioPoppers to Australia. We are hoping to bring them to you soon.

Thanks !!!

Bernard Davison ~ Customer Service Representative
/////// RadioPopper - Radio ETTL
/////// info@radiopopper.com
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wakko

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 23:35

Anyone use the Ipod Camera Adapter? Im thinking about getting an ipbut only if the adapter is any good.

Heya Angus

Haven't used it presonally, but I hear it's really slow, and you run out of batteries on the ipod when dumping cards. Not sure how true, but in the end, a P3000 isn't that expensive these days.

I am doing a B&H order some time in next couple of days. I am happy to add extra items for people if desired.

clear enuf?

Yeah I wouldn't mind if you got room. I was after a couple of 4G CFs and a focus screen.

Thanks for the offer. Let me know if ok, and I'll PM you the product codes.

Banno

10th of July 2008 (Thu), 23:43

I am doing a B&H order some time in next couple of days. I am happy to add extra items for people if desired.

clear enuf?

Thanks for the clarification! I'll PM you what I'm after, see if your keen

Cheers

Michael

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 00:10

I just woke up... I really should start going to bed at a suitable time... :p

coalcliff

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 00:26

Ahh...there goes the peace and quiet then..... lol

Michael

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 00:34

Hehe... yeah.:p

Welby

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 01:55

So I'm shooting a wedding on Saturday ... ceremony and reception are in Mayfield and I have 40 mins, including driving time, for the photo session.

Drove around Mayfield looking for suitable locations tonight, found nothing. Any ideas from the Novocastrians?

What about braye (spelling) park Luke? I know it's not the most above board place in Newcastle but should be ok at that time of day. Other than that no ideas sorry :confused:

photobitz

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 02:33

Sorry Clarence, I only got the camera sent off today. I was flat out from 6am till 8pm yesterday and couldn't get to the PO. I hope Alan isn't too upset. Decided to send it registered & insured since it won't get there until next week now anyway.

Jim G

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 03:09

Yeah, I know those ~ Interesting idea. What do you use to connect your flash/stand/umbrella? I was thinking a simple Manfrotto or Lumopro umbrella swivel, but there are so many different ways of doing things...

+1 for the 001Bs, I quite like that stand.. and I much prefer the LumoPro LP632 over the standard umbrella swivel - the notches make it nicer to use, imho, and the whole thing is much more compact and solid with no loss of functionality.

I may have already said this a couple of pages back, I'm not sure.. tired :p

ofdphoto

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 03:41

What about braye (spelling) park Luke? I know it's not the most above board place in Newcastle but should be ok at that time of day. Other than that no ideas sorry :confused:

Thanks for the idea :)

In the end I've decided to head towards Carrington. Close enough to Mayfield to work, and enough bridges/water/grass/building possibilities to have a few options to play with :)

-spam-

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 03:46

mcminty

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 03:49

+1 for the 001Bs, I quite like that stand.. and I much prefer the LumoPro LP632 over the standard umbrella swivel - the notches make it nicer to use, imho, and the whole thing is much more compact and solid with no loss of functionality.

I may have already said this a couple of pages back, I'm not sure.. tired :p
Ah thanks for the info. I was looking at the LP632 as well. So, I'd be getting the 001B, LP632 swivel and a Westcott 43" double-collapsible white umbrella. Am I drastically missing anything? And is there anything else that I should look at getting?

Thanks everyone for the help so far. :)

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 03:52

Jim G

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 04:12

Ah thanks for the info. I was looking at the LP632 as well. So, I'd be getting the 001B, LP632 swivel and a Westcott 43" double-collapsible white umbrella. Am I drastically missing anything? And is there anything else that I should look at getting?

Thanks everyone for the help so far. :)

I think that's a great setup to start with. Most of what I use is two 001Bs with the LP632s and various lighting modifiers from there.

Have you seen all the Honl stuff? You can make the same thing yourself with a little time and effort but the Honl stuff generally looks more pro if that thing bothers you..

Thanks for the idea :)

In the end I've decided to head towards Carrington. Close enough to Mayfield to work, and enough bridges/water/grass/building possibilities to have a few options to play with :)

If you look out the back of Maryville by the river they've done up the boardwalk and it's really quite nice... there's some playgrounds and a generally alright aesthetic-wise riverside. Closer to the industrial part there's a boardwalk through some mangrovey things and on the other side there's some nice small hills and a boat-y thing...

I ride around that spot a bit :p

aaronactive

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 04:44

If anyone is looking to get into the whole strobist thing but doesnt like the idea of paying upwards of $50 for the catcus things, take a look at my review of these ones (http://shphotography.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/yn-pt-04-triggers-the-new-kids-on-the-block/). Transmitter and 2 receivers came to about $45 with free shipping and they arrived in less than 7 days from HK.

Cool, I have these as well.got them for 18 bucks trans/receiver with free shipping as well from HK. (deal extreme)

Just ordered another one actually, the only thing is they had no transmitter avail sep so I just bought another set..

Havent had any issues with it, only thing is that it doesnt have PC sync socket...but ah well

Cant complain for the price.

photobitz

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:10

::John::

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:12

I am wearing shorts here...

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:13

Looks like everyone else has a life... Meanwhile I am spending Friday night in front of the computer (again). At least I have cold beer - didn't even need to put them in the fridge either!! Is it just me or is the weather a tad on the cold side?

Not so much no life, just a quiet one in after the end of another busy week. Beer and wine consumed, had a bite to eat, half watching footy, half processing pics, and will be happy to have a sleep in tomorrow morning.

Cold-ish in Bris-Vegas, too, although not quite beer-chilling cold.

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:14

I am wearing shorts here...

Now that's just plain kinky....

coalcliff

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:15

photobitz

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:16

I am wearing shorts here...

Shorts in Coldberra? I bet you are not outside

coalcliff

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:18

Now that's just plain kinky....

Depends...on his head? oops i will get reprimanded by the big bad mod soon...

Just another reminder photo Golf holes 2 and 3 close on Monday Morning so get out there and shoot...with your pants on please!

::John::

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:23

Shorts in Coldberra? I bet you are not outside

Central heating is on - and adjusted so that The Aussie Bride is warm - which means I am sweating - so - shorts and t-shirt.

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:24

Spent the night playing Wii. lol :p

coalcliff

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:26

my lady's brother is a major pumper of the Iron kind and has the A/C set so low that in summer his wife and daughter rug up to live inside.... kinda the reverse cycle of John's life.

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:27

Depends...on his head? oops i will get reprimanded by the big bad mod soon...

Of course on his head. That's what he said - "I am wearing shorts here", followed by a subliminal location!

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:29

And exactly two hundred posts separate Claz and moi.

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:29

Well, it was......

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:29

And exactly two hundred posts separate Claz and moi.

201!

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:30

Wrong!

JustinLawrence

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:35

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:37

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:41

Wrong!
Whatever!
:p

It's 198 now. Until you post. :p

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:41

Just you go Wii...

Talking of which..

AndrewOz

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:49

G'day all. :cool:
Another aussie noob dropping in.

Be nice, Im the new kid. :D

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:49

Looking at listing some stuff on eBay tomorrow night...
* Canon 400D, silver
* Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6
* Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di SP
* Crumpler "The Keystone" backpack

What do you think they'll fetch?

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:49

G'day all. :cool:
Another aussie noob dropping in.

Be nice, Im the new kid. :D
Hi, and welcome :)

JustinLawrence

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:54

G'day all. :cool:
Another aussie noob dropping in.

Be nice, Im the new kid. :D

Welcome, where you from?
Oh is says SA under you Avatar, nm. nice to see you have a 5D nice choice ;)

JustinLawrence

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 07:56

Normal is 72 dpi, magazine/publishing quality is 300 dpi.

i thought 72dpi was screen resolution, so its the same for a normal 6x4 print for example?

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:01

I thought I'd put up some pics of the Rayflash. It's no longer for sale. :)

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:02

If anyone's interested in how the Rayflash works, here are some more detailed shots:

-spam-

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:02

* Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di SP

Dont suppose you want to swap for a sigma 24-60 f2.8? :p

I wouldnt mind something wider on the 40D...

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:03

hey guys, if i were to print a large panorama, say 2210 x 440, what would be my minimum dpi, bearing in mind it is to go on wall in a house, but it would need to be viewed from at least 2m back to see the whole thing properly.

normal photos are printed at around 300dpi right?

Normal is 72 dpi, magazine/publishing quality is 300 dpi.

That's not entirely true.

You should check what the printer place you're printing it wants. 72dpi isn't really a suitable resolution for a large print. 2.2m is pretty wide.

More printery places would use 300dpi (or is it 240dpi on macs?) but dpi is only really used/useful in printing. 72dpi used to be what people thought you could save to for screen res for no difference to be seen. I think there's several articles on the net that sorta mention this. In the end, I see dpi only useful for print where the number is obviously the number of dots per inch on paper.

If you have a photo in photoshop which is 2210 x 440 at 300dpi, and the printery prints it at 300dpi, then it'll print onto paper at 2210x440... if that makes sense?

Someone chime in if I'm wrong... :o

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:03

hehe, ideally I want to be rid of the lens...

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:04

If you have a photo in photoshop which is 2210 x 440 at 300dpi, and the printery prints it at 300dpi, then it'll print onto paper at 2210x440... if that makes sense?
I believe this is correct - so one inch will have 300 square pixels.

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:05

Dont suppose you want to swap for a sigma 24-60 f2.8? :p

I wouldnt mind something wider on the 40D...

I'll swap my 18-55 IS for your sigma :p hahahahhaha :o

-spam-

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:07

I'll swap my 18-55 IS for your sigma :p hahahahhaha :o

Swap for the 18-55 IS and Clarence's 17-50? :p

Welby

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:08

G'day all. :cool:
Another aussie noob dropping in.

Be nice, Im the new kid. :D

Welcome Andrew ;)

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:11

JustinLawrence

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:13

I believe this is correct - so one inch will have 300 square pixels.

Yep i get all this. the thing is if i print at 300dpi, then my image will only be 1100mm x 218mm (image is 13057 x 2579 pixels)

I would like to potentially print it twice that size, so that will only give me 150dpi.

SO my real question is what is an acceptable resolution for an image this size, 150 dpi might be a bit course...

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:14

Hi Andrew. S'OK - we're all nice in here!

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:14

<start 0.02> OK - maybe should rephrase the comment - I understand that default setting on PSP/CS etc, ie much of the image editing progs, is 72, but 300dpi is the preferred printer density of dpi, esp if printing larger images or if a higher quality is required for publishing.

If your 2210x440 is at 72, there'll be some major shrinkage of image dimension when you convert to 300 dpi.

So it kinda depends. </end 0.02>

It's kinda a tough one that one... my image apps default to 240dpi?! which is weird... but in the end, again... dpi is only relevent when it comes to printing.

And if you change from 72dpi, you'll get image dimension growth? or are you talking about dimension in a different way?

I always was under the impression that when it came to on screen work (not scan/print) then dpi was kinda irrelevant.

again, someone correct me if I'm wrong :o

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:17

Yep i get all this. the thing is if i print at 300dpi, then my image will only be 1100mm x 218mm (image is 13057 x 2579 pixels)

I would like to potentially print it twice that size, so that will only give me 150dpi.

SO my real question is what is an acceptable resolution for an image this size, 150 dpi might be a bit course...

In my opinion, you should set your DPI to what the printer wants... then change your image dimension.

Not sure but i was always told to change the DPI without resampling... again, maybe I'm wrong and have been doing it wrong all this time

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:17

SO my real question is what is an acceptable resolution for an image this size, 150 dpi might be a bit course...
Coarse. :p

Depends how close you wanna get to the print... I printed a photo from my 5D (12.8mpx) onto A2 size glossy poster paper and it's more than acceptable.

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:18

geez I dont' sound very confident huh? :o

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:19

It's kinda a tough one that one... my image apps default to 240dpi?! which is weird... but in the end, again... dpi is only relevent when it comes to printing.

And if you change from 72dpi, you'll get image dimension growth? or are you talking about dimension in a different way?

I always was under the impression that when it came to on screen work (not scan/print) then dpi was kinda irrelevant.

again, someone correct me if I'm wrong :o

No - I believe you are correct - on screen work is not an issue whether at 72, 300 or whatever takes your fancy. But when adjusting the dpi, (upwards) the image size reduces. Went thru this issue when I took some head shots for work, and printing coy wanted 300 dpi, which reduces the image L x H. Although in this case it didn't matter as the end result was a smallish (3cm x 2cm) printed shot.

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:21

Although in this case it didn't matter as the end result was a smallish (3cm x 2cm) printed shot.
High res 12mpx wallet-sized photos ftw! :p

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:22

Coarse. :p

Depends how close you wanna get to the print... I printed a photo from my 5D (12.8mpx) onto A2 size glossy poster paper and it's more than acceptable.

Ditto - although mine was from 400D, but printed a jpeg (before I went RAW) to A2 glossy and result was fine. But then the prof printing coys are fussy buggers who need that little extra.... hence 300 dpi.

But if all you want is a reasonable looking print up to A2, default setting should be dandy.

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:24

No - I believe you are correct - on screen work is not an issue whether at 72, 300 or whatever takes your fancy. But when adjusting the dpi, (upwards) the image size reduces. Went thru this issue when I took some head shots for work, and printing coy wanted 300 dpi, which reduces the image L x H. Although in this case it didn't matter as the end result was a smallish (3cm x 2cm) printed shot.

but mine just grew.... try it in PS :|

unless you tell it not to resample (which works too).

If you print a 72dpi image at 300dpi, then yes... it goes bananas... and the sizes all go skewif... but who does that anyway?

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:26

Ditto - although mine was from 400D, but printed a jpeg (before I went RAW) to A2 glossy and result was fine. But then the prof printing coys are fussy buggers who need that little extra.... hence 300 dpi.

But if all you want is a reasonable looking print up to A2, default setting should be dandy.

I thought it was mainly because on paper, 300 dots per lineal inch is about the minimum without getting gradient issues. It's not because the printer coys are fussy... it's mainly because it looks craptastic printed at anything less :) hehe...

on screen, pixels blend

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:30

ofdphoto

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:36

The eBay seller by the same name now has an online store:

http://www.urgalaxyau.com/

Goodie :)

Banno

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:40

All this talk of printing, where do you guys get yours done?

willstar

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:41

The eBay seller by the same name now has an online store:

http://www.urgalaxyau.com/

Goodie :)

Goodie indeed. I've bought from Chen before.

JustinLawrence

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:47

I thought it was mainly because on paper, 300 dots per lineal inch is about the minimum without getting gradient issues. It's not because the printer coys are fussy... it's mainly because it looks craptastic printed at anything less :) hehe...

on screen, pixels blend

i might have to print it smaller than desired, either that or put up with a slightly soft print.

btw if i have an image which is 300dpi and say 1000mmx400mm, and i give it to printing company and say i want it 2000mm wide, they will still print it at whatever their printer is set to (ie 300dpi) its just that the original image only has around 150dpi of original pixes at that size, the balance will be interpolated by whatever software they use, hence a soft/fuzzy image can occur.

man i need to get a 1dmk3 ;)

JustinLawrence

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 08:50

All this talk of printing, where do you guys get yours done?

I got some stuff done at Ted's recently, i know im going to get flamed for using such a chain haha, im sure theres better places but they were pretty reasonable price and convenient at the time.

i printed around 300 photos some 6x4 some 5x7, joined their club (cost of $15) and got $30 discount on prints.so worked out OK.

wakko

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 09:12

man i need to get a 1dmk3 ;)

heh nah... 1dsmk3 :p

Welby

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 17:26

I use digital works. Also from what i've read 72dpi is just a number in the EXIF and dosn't mean jack? I read it somewhere on this site in one of the tutorials.

-spam-

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 17:31

heh nah... 1dsmk3 :p

How about both ;)

JustinLawrence

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 19:52

heh nah... 1dsmk3 :p

Oh yeah thats what i meant.

How about both ;)

Just one extra mk3s for now, im not greedy.

Backflipboy

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 20:02

That's not entirely true.

You should check what the printer place you're printing it wants. 72dpi isn't really a suitable resolution for a large print. 2.2m is pretty wide.

More printery places would use 300dpi (or is it 240dpi on macs?) but dpi is only really used/useful in printing. 72dpi used to be what people thought you could save to for screen res for no difference to be seen. I think there's several articles on the net that sorta mention this. In the end, I see dpi only useful for print where the number is obviously the number of dots per inch on paper.

If you have a photo in photoshop which is 2210 x 440 at 300dpi, and the printery prints it at 300dpi, then it'll print onto paper at 2210x440... if that makes sense?

Someone chime in if I'm wrong... :o
I went into a printing place to inquire about printing out a panorama and they simply said that the minimum resolution they would print was 300dpi.

Backflipboy

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 20:03

All this talk of printing, where do you guys get yours done?
I do my own up to A3.

Welby

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 20:08

Here's a good read on dpi

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=83445

Banno

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 20:12

Found that Digital Works recommend 200dpi

Not sure on quality of output yet tho, how have you found them Mark?

photobitz

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 20:52

The eBay seller by the same name now has an online store:

http://www.urgalaxyau.com/

Goodie :)

I want this!!! (what the title says)

http://www.urgalaxyau.com/item.php?id=50

mcminty

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 20:53

Morning all...

Does anyone here who has used MPEX remember roughly what the shipping costs were?

Welby

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 21:01

Found that Digital Works recommend 200dpi

Not sure on quality of output yet tho, how have you found them Mark?

Very good and very fast, Usually overnight to me. Just make sure you leave atleast 2mm bleed room around the borders. I got caught out with a few soccer team photos i did. I put a logo top left but because their pro printer oversizes unlike my crappy HP printer it cut a bit off the logo so i had to reprint 20 odd shots. Probably won't affect you unless you do happen to have something close to the edge you need in the shot. My own silly fault for not reading the fine details and trying to get the logo as far in the corner as possible :roll:

Michael

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 22:12

Morning all...

Does anyone here who has used MPEX remember roughly what the shipping costs were?
Morning... Yep, for a couple of light stands, swivels, umbrellas and misc. other stuff it was around $50 for express. Get in touch with Mike for a shipping price.

Michael

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 22:13

Very good and very fast, Usually overnight to me. Just make sure you leave atleast 2mm bleed room around the borders. I got caught out with a few soccer team photos i did. I put a logo top left but because their pro printer oversizes unlike my crappy HP printer it cut a bit off the logo so i had to reprint 20 odd shots. Probably won't affect you unless you do happen to have something close to the edge you need in the shot. My own silly fault for not reading the fine details and trying to get the logo as far in the corner as possible :roll:
Digitalworks is good for me too.. Shipping is fast and the quality is very good.

Banno

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 23:06

Very good and very fast, Usually overnight to me. Just make sure you leave atleast 2mm bleed room around the borders. I got caught out with a few soccer team photos i did. I put a logo top left but because their pro printer oversizes unlike my crappy HP printer it cut a bit off the logo so i had to reprint 20 odd shots. Probably won't affect you unless you do happen to have something close to the edge you need in the shot. My own silly fault for not reading the fine details and trying to get the logo as far in the corner as possible :roll:

Digitalworks is good for me too.. Shipping is fast and the quality is very good.

Lovely, thats all the coercing that I need

Thanks guys

Now just gotta get me a Spyder 3 Pro calibrator and I'm set
(I swear this colour-blindness is a curse...)

tangcla

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 23:17

How do you guys do your watermarking on your pics? does Lightroom automate it, if I want to use an image for watermark instead of text?

Michael

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 23:44

How do you guys do your watermarking on your pics? does Lightroom automate it, if I want to use an image for watermark instead of text?
Good question. LR can do it with text from your Identity Plate... I don't think it will use an image though. You can set up a PS action to do it, and run it as a thingy on export through LR...

Michael

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 23:44

Did anyone get their free Smugmug strap yet? I haven't. :(

Banno

11th of July 2008 (Fri), 23:50

Good question. LR can do it with text from your Identity Plate... I don't think it will use an image though. You can set up a PS action to do it, and run it as a thingy on export through LR...

Yeah thats the way that I do it

Do all your edits in PS, then run an action that resizes and sharpens for web and adds a border and puts a watermark over it

Did anyone get their free Smugmug strap yet? I haven't. :(

Nah :( Oh well it was free anyway!

Backflipboy

12th of July 2008 (Sat), 00:57

Did anyone get their free Smugmug strap yet? I haven't. :(
No, just got the stickers. Doesn't really matter - since I didn't pay anything for it, I haven't lost.

wardie

12th of July 2008 (Sat), 01:03

Same here, got the stickers but no strap. I've seen posts on the forum that say that some US people are getting a second strap without ordering another.

Not upset about it - Free is Free.

Wardie

coalcliff

12th of July 2008 (Sat), 03:09

Just a BUMP for the photo gold hole three..closing on Monday Morning... not many entries yet!!

thanks to those who have entered the first two holes too!

No free smugmug strap for me yet either!!

coalcliff

12th of July 2008 (Sat), 03:41

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5896520#post5896520

here is the link for your ease of use!!

Michael

12th of July 2008 (Sat), 03:45

Holes 2 and 3 close Monday? I'll have to organise something soon.

Banno

12th of July 2008 (Sat), 03:49

Right-o!

Worked way too many hours this week (70+) so havent had a lot of time... but I;ll try put something together in the office tomorrow... got a few ideas

Hey what Screen calibration tools do you guys use out of interest? I'm gonna invest in the Spyder3Pro.... Thoughts?

Michael

12th of July 2008 (Sat), 03:51