GKPE: General Ramblings thread

scotttnz wrote in post #2596511
Argggghhhh....I am sooooooo unfit. Just got the bike off the wall for the first time since we moved in here over a year ago. Pumped up the tires, found the lights and helmet, and went for a little ride. I hate hills, but I have another 10-15kgs and some colesterol to get rid of.

Team up with John. Hell Ive put on 5kgs in 25yrs since I left school. Your wives must run around after you lads to much

weka2000 wrote in post #2596615
Team up with John. Hell Ive put on 5kgs in 25yrs since I left school. Your wives must run around after you lads to much

I've put on 7Kgs in the 27 years since I left school Though I must say that photography is bad for my fitness. I find I sit in front of the computer processing pictures or reading Forums when I used to be doing more exercise. OTOH I watch much less television.

akiwi wrote in post #2596636
I've put on 7Kgs in the 27 years since I left school Though I must say that photography is bad for my fitness. I find I sit in front of the computer processing pictures or reading Forums when I used to be doing more exercise. OTOH I watch much less television.

haha - i left uni 8 years ago.. 75kgs... in 2001 i was still 75 kgs... after my car smash on went the weight.. in three years i got to 130 kgs,,,

now i am 100 kgs but coming down slowly,, another year and I WILL BE 80 - 85 kgs..

and this is what the dog deiced to bring home tonight... and the dog is not that big.. dumb mutt. she was carrying it in her mouth - then deposited it under the dinning room table..

NB no hedgehogs were harmed in the filming of this event (the dog on the other hand got a kick up the 4rse and put in the garage)

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Hmm, around $100-$150 if that's possible... What do you mean by heaviest load and whats the norm?

Checking out Apix website now,.. Manfrotto seems quite expensive so I wouldn't really mind buying a cheaper chinesse option as long as it was still reasonably heavy duty as I'm quite ruff with gear. Is there anything I should stay away from?

I also need to buy a lens hood, is there anything I should know about them?

And can someone explain why this is worth so much?
FOBA Top-alu tubular tripod

If anyone wants to shoot a wedding in Timaru later this year let me know...

Cyborg Death Ninja wrote in post #2596729
Hmm, around $100-$150 if that's possible... What do you mean by heaviest load and whats the norm?

Checking out Apix website now,.. Manfrotto seems quite expensive so I wouldn't really mind buying a cheaper chinesse option as long as it was still reasonably heavy duty as I'm quite ruff with gear. Is there anything I should stay away from?

I also need to buy a lens hood, is there anything I should know about them?

And can someone explain why this is worth so much?
FOBA Top-alu tubular tripod

I would say stay away from the cheap light aluminium tripods with plastic fittings. They wobble & don't last long.

Don't forget that most of the more expensive makes come without the level head..i.e. the bit you attach the camera to where you can swivel left, right, up, down etc. These things can also be really expensive.

No Idea why that tripod in the link is so expensive

For a lens hood, which lens is it for?

Avoid those generic rubber things as they cause vignetting on a zoom lens. Your probably better off biting into the sour apple and paying the ridiculous price for the ones made specifically for your lens. They are normally cut out in a petal pattern to match your lenses characteristics, and look cool too

CDN.. Remember to get what you pay for. Manfrotto is a interchangeable system. With the ability to buy additional plates and heads.

I got a Chineese one from trademe $200 and then a 3 way head of another trade me person. But my tripod get so much abuse due to all my waterfall trips.
It hold a 30D and bigma with out movement.

Cyborg Death Ninja wrote in post #2596729
Hmm, around $100-$150 if that's possible... What do you mean by heaviest load and whats the norm?

You won't get much for $150.
The best idea is to go into Apix, let them know your budget, and see what they have in stock.
The staff are very honest about the quality of what they are selling, and will not upsell lower quality crap.
They will let you know what your money gets you, and may even suggest coming back later after you've saved a bit more.
For around $200-250 you should be ablet to get a pretty good quality set of legs and ball head that will hold most gear.

The other option is Auckland Camera sell Slik tripod kits, and often have one or two on special, and may have something in your price range.
But, you won't see it listed on thier website.

akiwi wrote in post #2596368
As promised.. Here are some shots from yesterday. was -5 & a bit windy...my fingers froze

nice set of photos peter. I like the bike

Moppie wrote in post #2598814
You won't get much for $150.
The best idea is to go into Apix, let them know your budget, and see what they have in stock.
The staff are very honest about the quality of what they are selling, and will not upsell lower quality crap.
They will let you know what your money gets you, and may even suggest coming back later after you've saved a bit more.
For around $200-250 you should be ablet to get a pretty good quality set of legs and ball head that will hold most gear.

The other option is Auckland Camera sell Slik tripod kits, and often have one or two on special, and may have something in your price range.
But, you won't see it listed on thier website.

Yeah, what he said.....save up a bit more, or you will probably regret it.
I spent $150 on a tripod and am not really happy with it. It is big and sturdy, so I have no problems with camera shake etc, but it is too heavy to lump around, and not very flexable. It will get replaced sometime when I have budget.

Cyborg Death Ninja wrote in post #2596729
Hmm, around $100-$150 if that's possible... What do you mean by heaviest load and whats the norm?

Checking out Apix website now,.. Manfrotto seems quite expensive so I wouldn't really mind buying a cheaper chinesse option as long as it was still reasonably heavy duty as I'm quite ruff with gear. Is there anything I should stay away from?

I also need to buy a lens hood, is there anything I should know about them?

Not sure what your gear is - add up weight of your camera+battery+heavies​t lens+flash+batteries to see what the tripod will neeed to put up with. Make sure whatever you look at will cope with at least 30% more than this weight and factor in new lenses down the track. I got a Velbon tripod many years ago and it would have been fine for the small EOS I had, except I have since aquired heavier gear that the Velbon just won't support properly. Hell, the Manfrotto I bought at Christmas was visably moving the other week when 100-400 was used in a bit of a breeze!
Wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on trademe either although at the merest hint of the Manfrotto branding, some folks seem to go beserk with bidding.

Lens hoods will depend on what thery're for - remind us again what gear you've got?

SanDisk have just dropped their prices more in line with Kingson, Ultra II 4GB $144inc, Extreme III 4GB $191inc, 2GB of the same $77inc and $100inc.

FlyingPete wrote in post #2600389
SanDisk have just dropped their prices more in line with Kingson, Ultra II 4GB $144inc, Extreme III 4GB $191inc, 2GB of the same $77inc and $100inc.

What does III offer faster disk write read speed?

An ex-patriate digger is over here watching , also.
I am a beginner at the moon pics ;but she's a beut tonight!.

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