Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread v2.0

leitch wrote in post #4123044
Sam i hate to say it, but it sounds like its about time to go fulltime and then move out.. you could even take all the camera gear with you when you leave to get back at him

The ultimate revenge.

BTW, one of our nearby neighbours called us this morning - we were just getting back home from the morning walk to Goodwill and back at 7 ish, and they said there was a dolphin in the river, swimming along. We raced upstairs (or up-lift) to see it - sure enough, it was heading inland (well, up river) to QUT end. I got a few pics of it - 300mm is very dodgy and lacking - shall we say - sharpness? ! I'll see how they come out and maybe post one or two when I get home this afternoon.

Okay, heading off to the post office soon to post off the 12-24 to melbourne to get fixed. No idea how to do it though. Like ive got the soft case it came in but i dont know whether to get a box or whatever.

Honestly i couldnt care less if i never see the damn thing again, as far as im concerned my dad paid for it hence it should now be his problem


And slim chance but Ruth or Helen, any chance of borrowing your 70-200 f4 for just friday? (well probably thursday night because ill be leaving really early friday morning). Also willing to pay with beer if that appeals at all (now i can) although it would only be a six pack because im poor... lol

-spam- wrote in post #4123835
Okay, heading off to the post office soon to post off the 12-24 to melbourne to get fixed. No idea how to do it though. Like ive got the soft case it came in but i dont know whether to get a box or whatever.

having posted heaps of bike parts around the country, you're pretty much best off trying to keep the lens as protected as possible while keeping the package as small as possible (to minimise costs)

try putting the lens in the pouch, then wrap it in bubblewrap and put it in a little box. depending on the weight you may be able to get away with then putting that box in a pre-paid satchel which would make it $5-10 max to post.

that said, putting it in a box covered in fragile stickers would probably be safer for the lens

-spam- wrote in post #4123835
Okay, heading off to the post office soon to post off the 12-24 to melbourne to get fixed. No idea how to do it though. Like ive got the soft case it came in but i dont know whether to get a box or whatever.

Honestly i couldnt care less if i never see the damn thing again, as far as im concerned my dad paid for it hence it should now be his problem


And slim chance but Ruth or Helen, any chance of borrowing your 70-200 f4 for just friday? (well probably thursday night because ill be leaving really early friday morning)

Sam.

I have the box it was posted to me in if you want it. Padded out pretty well.

I can drop it by if you like.

wakko wrote in post #4123933
Sam.

I have the box it was posted to me in if you want it. Padded out pretty well.

I can drop it by if you like.

That'd be great Feng

Ill prob just go into mt ommany and post it tomorrow then (curse not having a post office down the road)

-spam- wrote in post #4123944
That'd be great Feng

Ill prob just go into mt ommany and post it tomorrow then (curse not having a post office down the road)

can meet ya tomorrow for lunch if you want?

wakko wrote in post #4123959
can meet ya tomorrow for lunch if you want?

Sounds good to me. Anything decent over at Mt O? Just let me know what time and ill be on a bus that way.

Also, my dad took the large Metz hammer head flash thing we have with him, cardboard box and all

Me thinks he might be trying to show off to the other people at the blood bank conference

-spam- wrote in post #4123985
Sounds good to me. Anything decent over at Mt O? Just let me know what time and ill be on a bus that way.

Also, my dad took the large Metz hammer head flash thing we have with him, cardboard box and all

Me thinks he might be trying to show off to the other people at the blood bank conference

hahah cool... nothing better than gadgets heheh

How long does it take to get to the big O from your place?

wakko wrote in post #4124039
How long does it take to get to the big O from your place?

About 10 minutes max i think. There is a bus just before the hour and half hour through the day so getting there isnt too hard at all.

-spam- wrote in post #4124086
About 10 minutes max i think. There is a bus just before the hour and half hour through the day so getting there isnt too hard at all.

blah I should just come pick you up not like you're that far... lol...

wakko wrote in post #4120602
oOoer

but nah I want the 135 f/2 before that I think

yay! more people with this beautiful lens! You know you want it...

Jim G wrote in post #4124267
yay! more people with this beautiful lens! You know you want it...

yeah I know I do heheh it's not that dear either...

I was going to get a 70-200 f/2.8 IS first, but I got a permanent loaner of them... so perhaps a 135 is doable

Snow = rox. Stayed in a lodge that was 10m away from the Perisher ski-slope halfway up so you could just walk out and start skiing... awesomeness.


Was just us on the slope, too - alllll day. Going slightly out of season sure has its advantages....

Practicing some panning on the day I couldn't ski after busting up my shoulder:

wakko wrote in post #4124274
yeah I know I do heheh it's not that dear either...

I was going to get a 70-200 f/2.8 IS first, but I got a permanent loaner of them... so perhaps a 135 is doable

I still can't justify the 70-200 2.8 IS... 135L fits my short tele needs at the moment. I've got to stop dreaming about longer teles now... or the 200mm 2.8. $995! Looks like a beaut lens, too... if only it had a wider aperture than the zoom in that range.

Mind you, it's still got a lot of things going for it - smaller, black, sharper (not that that's a huge issue but it'd be nice for selective DOF)..