GKPE: Serious Photography Thread

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #5832691
yea i like the gear as much as taking photos so what's wrong with getting interested in new gear when it comes out?

it seems to upset people that some may like the gear as well as the photography.

That is true. I know many people are gear freakes & buy all the latest gizmos just so they can say they have one.
I'm not one of those. I use things till they die, then buy a replacement that I know will last. I have my 40D because my 350D was broken after my brother dropped it.

weka2000 wrote in post #5832707
Im busy reading up on the 800 F5.6 at the moment

I know I have asked this a few times & never really got an answer, but Tony.. What do you photograph that needs an 800 mm lens?

I have seen several photos of the moon from you, but apart from that you are not a motorsport photographer, you are not a sport photographer and you are not a wildlife photographer.
Or is it just so you can say you have a bigger one than anyone else?

akiwi wrote in post #5832820
I know I have asked this a few times & never really got an answer, but Tony.. What do you photograph that needs an 800 mm lens?

Shore birds and the moon.

Moon is better with a telescope, and cheaper.

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buy a camoflage coat for 50 bucks and spend the other 19050 on a holiday with your wife

weka2000 wrote in post #5832824
Shore birds and the moon.

oh, and a telescope..... $18050 still left for the holiday

or...

dress up as the sand or a rock and save the nifty, I got it.. you need that blanket the boys had in Lord Of The Rings!

Nzshrimper wrote in post #5829362
you can get some cream for that..... but make sure its not sweetcorn first (Dave will understand the sweetcorn reference )

PMSL! 8)

Nzshrimper wrote in post #5832576
ITS JUST GEAR GUYS... MY CAMERA HAS BEEN SITTING ON MY DESK ALL WEEK _ AND IT HAS YET TO A PHOTO BY ITSELF....

Word.

weka2000 wrote in post #5832590
Him who just brought a mk3

Where did he bring it?

weka2000 wrote in post #5832800
...people are hand holding the 800 and getting good results.

Are these people called The Hulk?

akiwi wrote in post #5832820
I know I have asked this a few times & never really got an answer, but Tony.. What do you photograph that needs an 800 mm lens?

You didn't actually think he was that well hung did you?

I guess there's always an element of 'man likes toys, must have now' but the obsessing some people do on this forum over gear is frickin ridiculous. It's just a bloody camera, they're all ugly, they're all made of plastic somewhere and can all take equally ac or sh*t shots. :sigh:

hey mines not plastic....

*there there little fella - nasty man calling you names*

Oh wait i said that out loud... and for 12k i hope wekas is gold...

acually mine needs some air - a workout tommorow i think...

akiwi wrote in post #5832620
Is this ramblings? Maybe it should be in the other thread... Sorry Scott

There are much bigger birds to look out for around here now

scotttnz wrote in post #5833192
There are much bigger birds to look out for around here now

what moppie the budgie

Nzshrimper wrote in post #5833210
what moppie the budgie

Says the man with the diminutive user name

:p

Moppie wrote in post #5833262
Says the man with the diminutive user name

:p

*pst serious thread

weka2000 wrote in post #5832800
Down side to the 800 is you cant make it shorter.

Yes you can. Just means using your legs.:p

tag141 wrote in post #5833507
Yes you can. Just means using your legs.:p

Yeah, sameway you make the 500 or 600 longer.....

Tony...

How did you get model shoots?

Mediation wrote in post #5839749
Tony...

How did you get model shoots?

www.starnow.co.nz and www.myspace.com
Time for CD

My space was a waste of time

weka2000 wrote in post #5839761
www.starnow.co.nz and www.myspace.com
Time for CD

My space was a waste of time

hmm starnow is annoying. I just get spam emails. I find that some models are just sooo professional and they are on magazine covers etc. And I feel as if they would want hardcore pro's.

My friends are starting to pull out of shoots. So I am getting a bit concerned

But ill try find out ways. Just need to build some contacts somehow.