The Thread FKA Bummer -- Now known as Woohoo!

Ahhhh...finally...She made it home. Now off to the track...I'll post later tonight after we arrive at the motel.

Glad to hear it arrived! Enjoy!

This might be the last we ever hear of him. He's off with his new camera having fun, taking pictures at 8.5 fps. He'll probably forget about all of us in a couple days.

WOOOOO HOOOOOO! Congratulations Jim. Have an awesome Working Weekend. Thanks for the info you sent. I GET THE NEXT ONE FROM CDW! Can't wait to see some shots. I am glad it is finally in your hands.

Congrats Jim! Hope Belmondo is wrong though, and that you won't trade away all of us for 8.5fps. Although I understand your decission whatever it might be =D

Sorry to hear your not getting it until Monday. I hope to have my alligator shots ready for you!

I heard that Jim was so excited that he left and forgot his wife. She had just closed the locked front door as he drove off and she didn't have a key. Poor Jim. We know what he has to look forward to when he gets back.




Mike

mjordan wrote:
I heard that Jim was so excited that he left and forgot his wife. She had just closed the locked front door as he drove off and she didn't have a key. Poor Jim. We know what he has to look forward to when he gets back.




Mike

----plus, he still has to go through the "it cost how much?" thing.

belmondo wrote:
This might be the last we ever hear of him. He's off with his new camera having fun, taking pictures at 8.5 fps. He'll probably forget about all of us in a couple days.

Alone with "her" in a Motel no less!!!!

Thats a heck of way to start a relationship with a new Camera! I like your style!

Beware of underexposure Jim!

CyberDyneSystems wrote:

belmondo wrote:
This might be the last we ever hear of him. He's off with his new camera having fun, taking pictures at 8.5 fps. He'll probably forget about all of us in a couple days.

Alone with "her" in a Motel no less!!!!

Thats a heck of way to start a relationship with a new Camera! I like your style!

Beware of underexposure Jim!

Or exposure in general.....

ROFLMAO!!!

You guys crack me up!! Anyway I changed the name of the thread as "bummer" just doesn't work for me anymore...

We're at the motel room...I did remember my wife (Mary). Well, okay I did have to go back, but at least I remembered...(j/k)

Anyway, just cracked open the box and now charging batteries, which Canon says takes two hours for the first charge, and have installed wrist and neck straps. CF and SD cards are in. A/C power module is in and I'm getting ready to install the software. Then I'll set personal settings, set camera to SI setting and then play a little while it's plugged into the adapter...

First impressions: Large. There is no doubt you're caressing something special when you pick up a 1D series camera. Weight: I'm not worried in the least about the weight. This camera feels so sweet.

Would I forget about you guys? Naaah. You've been with me down this bumpy road to getting this camera and that would be just plain rude to abandon the friends I have made here.

It was a trying month waiting for the MKII. It felt like a few years rather than a few weeks. However, I've been reading all the hiccups you all have had getting used to the MKII and that will help me avoid those.

So, I'd like to thank the entire forum for your collective patience through all this. This is a special place. I hope to meet more of you in the future.

Now it's time for me to produce...

Like I said. Working weekend.........do I hear COVER?

Nice words, Jim. You can be quite eloquent when you're waiting for batteries to charge. I just wish I was there to see your fact the first time you crack off about sixteen shots in under two seconds.

belmondo wrote:
Nice words, Jim. You can be quite eloquent when you're waiting for batteries to charge. I just wish I was there to see your fact the first time you crack off about sixteen shots in under two seconds.

He's got the B.A.R. of cameras - he's going to need plenty of CF cards IMHO.

Seems my laptop has only the small plugin for firewire so I cannot set any personal functions until I get a new cable when I get home. The home PC has the large plugin so that will be fine...So I shoot with stock personal functions...

Tom (Belmondo): Thanks...I'm tempted to shoot the first shot here in the motel room, but we'll be at the track very early so I'll practice out there.

This is a lot of camera. Whew! But, after a few minutes of pushing buttons and twirling wheels I'm already feeling at home. I need more fingers.... I can hardly wait to crack off a flurry of shots...Will wait for it to be worthwhile though...

Tom W: ROFL! Yeah. 2gig cards are looking pretty nice now!

Mills: Wait till you get yours! Whew! Pretty awesome machine...