Its 2am...'nuff said -- ver 9.0

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12318496
well i was going to suggest the mk 4 as a compromise to Jake because that's what i did

but i figured it would just be too rational and i would get flamed by haters

Hmm... 1D4 is a good compromise... I'd go that route... except...

It is pretty expensive... which is why I have the bodies I do... lol

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12318496
well i was going to suggest the mk 4 as a compromise to Jake because that's what i did

but i figured it would just be too rational and i would get flamed by haters

correct!!!!

monk3y wrote in post #12318452
good god!!my salary can't even cover that cost + shipping..

I should sell my FOOT hehe

LMAO

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12318496
well i was going to suggest the mk 4 as a compromise to Jake because that's what i did

but i figured it would just be too rational and i would get flamed by haters

i would love the mark 4 but just to exspensive mabey when the mark 5 comes out but then ill want that (But when that comes out i might have a credit card...)

themadman wrote in post #12318453
I suspect they are way expensive then?

I heard Einstein have a really fast T1 time, it was over 1/10,000 if I remember correctly.

well ... this is coming from a guy who rates his flashes at effective watt seconds instead of real output so grey area

the einsteins are on their third generation already and i think they have most of the bugs out and are not that bad really

FricksPhotography wrote in post #12318511
i would love the mark 4 but just to exspensive mabey when the mark 5 comes out but then ill want that (But when that comes out i might have a credit card...)

I love credit cards, they have saved me so much money in terms of reward points and such, I would recommend getting a credit card as soon as you can!

themadman wrote in post #12318488
Skyports are expensive... maybe I'll just set them to optical trigger mode

buy a bee set up

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12318529
well ... this is coming from a guy who rates his flashes at effective watt seconds instead of real output so grey area

the einsteins are on their third generation already and i think they have most of the bugs out and are not that bad really

Whats pushing me to Elinchrom is by current cheapo strobes use Elinchrom mods, so I figure if all my strobes used the same mods, that would be nice.

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12318537
buy a bee set up

Trying to push me to the other camp?!

themadman wrote in post #12318533
I love credit cards, they have saved me so much money in terms of reward points and such, I would recommend getting a credit card as soon as you can!

im trying to convince my mom i just need it for one day!!
no wonder she wont let me have one

monk3y wrote in post #12318506
correct!!!!

shadup!

FricksPhotography wrote in post #12318543
im trying to convince my mom i just need it for one day!!
no wonder she wont let me have one

Using your mom's card isn't building you any credit, thats also important. How will you ever be able to get a loan if you don't have have a awesome credit score?

themadman wrote in post #12318549
Using your mom's card isn't building you any credit, thats also important. How will you ever be able to get a loan if you have have a awesome credit score?

Do you mean bad credit score.

FricksPhotography wrote in post #12318511
i would love the mark 4 but just to exspensive mabey when the mark 5 comes out but then ill want that (But when that comes out i might have a credit card...)

that's why i suggested the 5D mk2, personally i would rather have full frame over 1.6

but you need reach so keep your 7D, get the 5D so you can enjoy full frame now

buy a 2x converter for your 70-200 it will work fine, and in a couple of years when you are working buy a body

remember bodies come and go but glass is forever, build up a nice collection of full frame glass it goes up every year bodies go down

themadman wrote in post #12318549
Using your mom's card isn't building you any credit, thats also important. How will you ever be able to get a loan if you have have a awesome credit score?

Just make sure you're smart about what company you choose to have a card with, read the fine print and etc, a lot of the offers you get in the mail are very bad for you, usually offering a low interest rate and rewards at the cost of a high annual fee...honestly i wouldnt get any card with an annual fee period...

Store cards are usually some of the easiest to get with a fairly high credit limit, Best Buy for instance easily forks out $1800 to practically anyone and offers awesome financing...Dell also hands out $3000 limits like candy...Bill Me Later is also a very awesome service since its a line of credit and not a credit card (meaning you can increase your limit easily...and the promotional financing is generally pretty decent)

Also keep in mind that the extra "services" they try to offer you are usually not worth the money they cost, Make sure to say NO to everything the person on the phone offers you, I think the worst I ever had to deal with is Citi when it comes to this (Or Chase, Citi at least took No for an answer after the 50th time...Chase I said no to repeatedly and they did it anyways...I was quite unhappy with that)

Also having a good credit score will make college loans and that more affordable, the loans most students get for college have horrible terms specifically because they have no credit...