Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

Thanks. Yeah, looks like a saving but there can be surprises. Shipping was US$85 or something so all up US$360, converting to AU$440 approx.

Just received a TXT from helen from melbourne.

and I quote:

I think she means that she is taking shots of Melbourne at 12mm... *snigger*

wakko wrote in post #3777705
Just received a TXT from helen from melbourne.

and I quote:

You can let them know tht i an doing melb at 12mm

I think she means that she is taking shots of Melbourne at 12mm... *snigger*

Mmmm... 12mm

Ill be doing melbourne at 12mm in a few months, if can score an EF film camera.

-spam- wrote in post #3777802
Mmmm... 12mm

Ill be doing melbourne at 12mm in a few months, if can score an EF film camera.

you can borrow my EOS 50E if you want

troypiggo wrote in post #3776740
Anyone here from Bne/Aus ever bought from B&H in the US?

Their prices, even when converted to AU$, seem pretty good but I seem to be stuck for options from what I read on their checkout webpages.

They don't accept paypal for Aus deliveries, c/card only. The shipping address must match your c/card billing address. For me that's a PO Box. They won't ship to a PO Box.

Unless I'm missing something, that there's a Catch-22.

Any ideas? Or Aus stores with comparable prices? I was after the Manfrotto 3021BPRO (055PROB in Aus I believe) tripod with 488RC2 head. I looked at some online stores here but they don't seem to carry those.

Yeah I've ordered heaps from them in the past. And YES you do have to have a credit card that matches your address. Trouble is, Australian banks won't release that information to them, so you have to wire money to their account if your order is over $1,500 USD. For orders under $1,500, you have to fax a copy of your credit card statement to them for verification purposes, (just for your first order) but once you've done that, it's Thunderbirds are GO!

I don't think either of them will ship to a PO Box number, so that's tough! Just give them your real address.

For a simpler transaction regime, try Adorama. They're not as touchy.

EDIT: Ooops ! Too late.

Thanks. Adorama was simpler. I still had to fax/email CC details, but you could put a different shipping address and the whole process just seemed easier.

Meaty0 wrote in post #3777873
Yeah I've ordered heaps from them in the past. And YES you do have to have a credit card that matches your address. Trouble is, Australian banks won't release that information to them, so you have to wire money to their account if your order is over $1,500 USD. For orders under $1,500, you have to fax a copy of your credit card statement to them for verification purposes, (just for your first order) but once you've done that, it's Thunderbirds are GO!

I don't think either of them will ship to a PO Box number, so that's tough! Just give them your real address.

For a simpler transaction regime, try Adorama. They're not as touchy.

EDIT: Ooops ! Too late.

but what happens if you want it shipped to your work address or something? are you royally screwed?

wakko wrote in post #3777818
you can borrow my EOS 50E if you want

We have an EOS 650 here but Helen did mention something about letting me have her EOS 5, so ill wait till she gets back and talk numbers with her.

I've ordered from B&H - ring them (or email or fax) and explain. They've had no problems shipping to me at whatever address I wanted- we only have PO Boxes here, no mail delivery.

I rang PC' again today because I saw they hadn't taken my deposit off of my card yet. I want to make sure they still had me down on the list for the 40D. Yep, they do, I'm no9 of about 30+ so I shouldn't have too much trouble getting one in the first shipment next week.

Greg_C wrote in post #3778156
I rang PC' again today because I saw they hadn't taken my deposit off of my card yet. I want to make sure they still had me down on the list for the 40D. Yep, they do, I'm no9 of about 30+ so I shouldn't have too much trouble getting one in the first shipment next week.

Oooh, exciting Greg.

haha, i just got a text from Helen too, she says she has hardly moved from 12mm so far

greg - really interested to hear what you think about this camera as it works in real life!

-spam- wrote in post #3778179
Oooh, exciting Greg.

haha, i just got a text from Helen too, she says she has hardly moved from 12mm so far

I hate waiting, I always want things as soon as I've decided to buy. I love to just walk into a store and say I want one of those. Mind you this is usually after a fair bit of background research so I know what I should pay. With lenses though I buy online.

Almost get the same effect as a 12mm with the 8mm fishy. Mind you, there are several on here that have adapted 10-22 to work on a 5D. The used the rear of a old 75-300. I saw a thread about this only last week I think

kja wrote in post #3778248
greg - really interested to hear what you think about this camera as it works in real life!

No problem, I'll report back here you can be sure.

Greg_C wrote in post #3778333
Almost get the same effect as a 12mm with the 8mm fishy. Mind you, there are several on here that have adapted 10-22 to work on a 5D. The used the rear of a old 75-300. I saw a thread about this only last week I think

oooooo can you help me find that thread? I have a 75-300 I dont' use *snigger*

oh... are we allowed to guess the answer to your signature? or rather say what we think/know the answer is?

wakko wrote in post #3778425
oooooo can you help me find that thread? I have a 75-300 I dont' use *snigger*

Here you go

wakko wrote in post #3778425
oh... are we allowed to guess the answer to your signature? or rather say what we think/know the answer is?

Yeah, i figured it out. Its pretty obvious