Kiwi - GKPE - General Ramblings (2)

dgcorner wrote in post #4160687
5 fully charged BP511s & a doz. 2700mah AAs for the flash or for my BGE2 battery adapter which uses 6 AAs for the camera. It may be overkill but -- no batteries = no pics.

I got 4 BP511s and only 4 sets of batterys for the flash.

but your right. it's a shame we can't take photos with out batteries these days.

somethingsimple wrote in post #4160686
western springs gkpe mini monday 22nd
(i will answer for kirst since she is out of town today)

meet 12pm at the zoo for anyone who is interested, then at 2pm near the playground at western springs for a relaxing wander around the lake and a shoot (i am bringing a nikon shooter with me (be nice) who has asked me to help her learn to use her camera - lol so i first have to learn how to use it in the 10 seconds before i show her)

SS, the best way for her to learn is to dump the Noink and go Canon:p

Seriously, though, I hope she sticks around longer than Spoodli (or whatever he calls himself) -- I think some of the ribbing got to him... though I don't think there was that much going around that night. One other thought could have been he thought we were a bunch of geeks and didn't want to hang around any longer:p

dgcorner wrote in post #4160704
SS, the best way for her to learn is to dump the Noink and go Canon

Seriously, though, I hope she sticks around longer than Spoodli (or whatever he calls himself) -- I think some of the ribbing got to him... though I don't think there was that much going around that night. One other thought could have been he thought we were a bunch of geeks and didn't want to hang around any longer

hehe.

somethingsimple wrote in post #4160686
western springs gkpe mini monday 22nd
(i will answer for kirst since she is out of town today)

meet 12pm at the zoo for anyone who is interested, then at 2pm near the playground at western springs for a relaxing wander around the lake and a shoot (i am bringing a nikon shooter with me (be nice) who has asked me to help her learn to use her camera - lol so i first have to learn how to use it in the 10 seconds before i show her)

Zoo aye. Havent been there since my 7th form trip.

Students: (Student ID required) $14.00

Very tempting. 12pm, would be nice to go somewhere on a Holiday.

somethingsimple wrote in post #4160686
western springs gkpe mini monday 22nd
(i will answer for kirst since she is out of town today)

meet 12pm at the zoo for anyone who is interested, then at 2pm near the playground at western springs for a relaxing wander around the lake and a shoot (i am bringing a nikon shooter with me (be nice) who has asked me to help her learn to use her camera - lol so i first have to learn how to use it in the 10 seconds before i show her)

Oh ok... I won't be there, I have way too much work to get done by the end of next week. but if there are any shoots in December I'm there

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #4160699
but your right. it's a shame we can't take photos with out batteries these days.

i dunno, im quite happy to use batteries now that they are rechargeable: i had an EOS 500 which took 2xlithium ion batteries, which cost $28-$32 a set and lasted for approximately 6-8 films (depending on how much on-camera flash was used) and then became little logs of useless e-waste, and the camera reverted to a pointless lump of electronica until i could get new batteries. certainly put the cost of photography up.

also i would never want to do without all the features my modern camera has that are made possible by batteries - autofocus, autoexposure, free photos forever (ccd)... not to mention chimping

Some interesting things on TM:

http://www.trademe.co.​nz …non/auction-123354415.htm

http://www.trademe.co.​nz …non/auction-123356692.htm

http://www.trademe.co.​nz …ods/auction-123509479.htm

dgcorner wrote in post #4160768
Some interesting things on TM:

http://www.trademe.co.​nz …non/auction-123354415.htm

http://www.trademe.co.​nz …non/auction-123356692.htm

http://www.trademe.co.​nz …ods/auction-123509479.htm

I wonder how much the reserve will be on that tripod. Hmm going to have to skip the zoo at 12pm and just go to the park at 2pm. Mum is going nuts at me for not studying lately. But yay ill see you all there.

Ill be the noob with the tripod in daylight

Mediation wrote in post #4160804
I wonder how much the reserve will be on that tripod. Hmm going to have to skip the zoo at 12pm and just go to the park at 2pm. Mum is going nuts at me for not studying lately. But yay ill see you all there.

Ill be the noob with the tripod in daylight

That's what mums are for. You'll always be her "baby" even when you're 50

dgcorner wrote in post #4160850
That's what mums are for. You'll always be her "baby" even when you're 50

dosent help when im the youngest and my two older brothers have moved out. She told me i can do all the photos i want after the exams. Meh!

Mediation wrote in post #4160869
dosent help when im the youngest and my two older brothers have moved out. She told me i can do all the photos i want after the exams. Meh!

The more she is going to baby her last son!

I know where you are coming from... Parents are always like that... wait till you get your own kids...

never mind about the daytime tripod stigma - i am aware that a number of professional landscape photographers will never click the shutter unless their cameras are solidly mounted on the heaviest tripod they can find - day or night

you just shoot however you feel comfortable and pay no attention to what anyone thinks of what you look like

somethingsimple wrote in post #4160921
never mind about the daytime tripod stigma - i am aware that a number of professional landscape photographers will never click the shutter unless their cameras are solidly mounted on the heaviest tripod they can find - day or night

you just shoot however you feel comfortable and pay no attention to what anyone thinks of what you look like

Cheers bud! Its a canon

Hey Guys

Thanks for the help. Now I am having a think weather I should go for the ones on TM or from Graham...

dgcorner wrote in post #4160768
Some interesting things on TM:

http://www.trademe.co.​nz …non/auction-123354415.htm

I wonder at half the price if it's half as good as the canon... ?

somethingsimple wrote in post #4160921
never mind about the daytime tripod stigma - i am aware that a number of professional landscape photographers will never click the shutter unless their cameras are solidly mounted on the heaviest tripod they can find - day or night

So what does that make me for not always using a tripod for my landscapes?

momentz wrote in post #4160991
I wonder at half the price if it's half as good as the canon... ?

Just dont get it wet......wasnt this up for sale a while ago as he had moved to a canon 1?