-= 70D owners unite! Post up pics and discuss!

Congrats on the new gear Richard. I'm sure those in that thread will benefit from you just as we have here.

evelakes wrote in post #18146929
Well boys and girls the day has come i could not pass this deal on a 7D mark ii , the 70D is going to my daughter it's in good hands and she will use it for her last
year(4) at the photography school. I hope she will pass some great shots to me so i can post them over here. It was a great journey and i learned a lot from you all
many thanks for that.
But on great events i will snatch the camera as a backup camera.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/MHwN​wn Thanks by richard evers, on Flickr

thanks
Richard/Evelakes

Great choice. Will miss your shots around here

Immaculens wrote in post #18147018
Pleasure meeting you Richard - enjoy your new tool!
Put a screen protector on the back of that 'non-flippy' screen

first thing i order.

Very serene image, jamganz. I like !

The first shot is a panoramic view from the top of the pyramid that is located on top of a mountain forest, second is a side view of the pyramid with a cliff side

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Muyf​M8

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Mnd6​Xc

Looks a nice place - and nice shots.

Hey everyone - off topic, but just wondering about what you think about this laptop? I've got a very good desk top, but am hoping to get about a bit more, as I head into some form of semi retirement, so want to get a lap top, so I can edit on the go ... so to speak.

https://www.pbtech.co.​nz …ok-156-Intel-i7-6500U-8GB

Bear in mind exchange rates ... it's the specs I'm interested in. I asked a friend's husband (he is a nerd) for minimum specs. His advice i5, 8 Gb RAM, and SSD.

Ideas - thanks?

roseyposey wrote in post #18147761
Hey everyone - off topic, but just wondering about what you think about this laptop? I've got a very good desk top, but am hoping to get about a bit more, as I head into some form of semi retirement, so want to get a lap top, so I can edit on the go ... so to speak.

https://www.pbtech.co.​nz …ok-156-Intel-i7-6500U-8GB

Ideas - thanks?

The computer doesn't look like it allows much expansion. Apparently 8GB is the max memory and it only has one drive bay. In my opinion, this machine would be a fine secondary machine, but would not be a good primary computer at all. At a minimum, for a photographic computer I would want a SSD and a 1 TB or larger second drive. With only one 256GB SSD you would soon be required to use a USB 3 external hard drive. Working off of an external drive is an option, but an internal drive would be faster.

Enjoy your new gear Richard m8.

Paul.

thanks rosey! indeed is beautiful

This wasp was on the yellow plastic lid of the recycling bin this morning...

A photo from my trip last week to the mountains. The place is just lousy with photographers at this time of year, you can't walk 10 feet without bumping into one. Below the mountain is a shot of a 4 by 5 view camera, ran into a fellow using it in the meadow where that first picture was taken, beautiful thing, but looked like a real chore to use, and about 10 dollars per sheet of film.

Nogo wrote in post #18147767
The computer doesn't look like it allows much expansion. Apparently 8GB is the max memory and it only has one drive bay. In my opinion, this machine would be a fine secondary machine, but would not be a good primary computer at all. At a minimum, for a photographic computer I would want a SSD and a 1 TB or larger second drive. With only one 256GB SSD you would soon be required to use a USB 3 external hard drive. Working off of an external drive is an option, but an internal drive would be faster.

It is for a back up for when I am away ... my main editing is done on my PC. I don't go away that often, so don't want to spend megabucks as everything is made obsolete so quickly ... Thanks.