Brisbane POTN Coffee Club (3) - Everything From Shutters to Cuppas

willstar wrote in post #5345935
Hardly think a p!ssy little wall will stop us getting to what is arguably the best coffee in Brisbane.

it was voted best in Sydney (hence why I was so excited when I had tried it there and then it opened in Brissie!!!). i'll definitely walk around, have one, then get a take away, and walk through their shops etc with the take away cup... then drive the car i parked in their car park home.... all while sipping the take out cup.

HelenThura wrote in post #5346209
When you pry it out of my cold dead hands.

I wanted to steal your 135mm or 35mm the other weekend for a wedding but I coped with the 50/16-35. Have another wedding this weekend at bribie and we get golf buggies!

Also selling on OCAU - what is the deal if say you have only posted on the board once or twice? not worth it? neeeeeeeed to get rid of this 30mm.

You can borrow them any time maam.

OCAU... worth a shot...

-spam- wrote in post #5346505
/me pets 1/250 sync speed on the 20D

/me pets his Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 Macro for Canon FD . Seeing we're petting stuff

Meaty0 wrote in post #5346290
Honestly Al, the paperwork wasn't that bad. Australian Customs are well and truly used to handling it and process it all very quickly.

Thanks Paul for clarifying that ... it is very useful information ...

Got it ordered with UPS ... I think I could not be bothered go back and forward to the post office ... a bit time wasting ... I think the savings could cover the fee a bit ... still detest it ... 50 bucks !!! Anyway, am over it !!!

Have more questions here if you are not bored already with newbie questions ?

How important are extended warranties .... Genuine Australian Canon. How much are they worth actually for two years extra From experience (hopefully none of you have), how much do Canon charge on average for common, frequent issues ?

How much memory do you really need ? Seven gigs enough for an outing ? I know for travelling, probably we need one of those picture viewer thingy, if we do not want to carry laptop everywhere ...

Thanks in advance ...

Cheers

-spam- wrote in post #5345516
Queensland Rail has made photography on their stations an act of terrorism...

http://www.news.com.au …3739,23553587-952,00.html

Oh and a bit of a thread on OCAU is forming about it.

Since I have taken quite a few pictures on the platform and all, I have turned into a terrorist

-spam- wrote in post #5345947
DD is around that price too. Plus, with ordering from one of those, you will get faster shipping than from the states.

That is true. Longer shipping time would actually help me cos I still need to finish a few things hhehehe

It becomes a distraction while I have not made up my mind. Since I have, I can concentrate on tasks on had now. I actually plan to make any purchases much later but ...

willstar wrote in post #5343489
*feeling pretty pleased with himself*

Just did mental check - have doubled my lens ownership in about 72 hours.

Still cogitating over 100-400..

Don't tempt me !!!

I may not be that strong !!!

I'm (literally as we speak/type) enjoying a nice merlo riviera flat white.... with a nice 23 second double shot extraction....

sooooo tasty.....

-spam- wrote in post #5346505
/me pets 1/250 sync speed on the 20D

Bah!


On the subject of sync speeds and strobist type things...here's one I took last weekend:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/dadegroot/24199​92851/

HelenThura wrote in post #5346224
ohhhhhhhhhhh nice work.

Ta!

Glenn-san wrote in post #5346440
I have a friend in Sydney who shoots birds and bats on Canon glass.

He also shoots street stuff on Leica. And MF on a Linhof Technica. We know good images when we see them.

He bought the 100-400L and both our jaws hit the ground. Awesome. Superb. Sublime.

Do not hesitate.
Do not wait.
If you shoot Canon and want reach - You Buy Now !!!

Simple.

True - simple, although I'm waiting for donations.......

wakko wrote in post #5346683
it was voted best in Sydney (hence why I was so excited when I had tried it there and then it opened in Brissie!!!). i'll definitely walk around, have one, then get a take away, and walk through their shops etc with the take away cup... then drive the car i parked in their car park home.... all while sipping the take out cup.

I'll be there with you, flashing that cup

wakko wrote in post #5346683
/me pets his Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 Macro for Canon FD . Seeing we're petting stuff

We are??

wakko wrote in post #5346853
I'm (literally as we speak/type) enjoying a nice merlo riviera flat white.... with a nice 23 second double shot extraction....

sooooo tasty.....

Niiiice. Sounds like the machine is back on deck.

On that note, I'm off for a coffee - Merlo Private, ristretto

Evening All

hey kinnon, cooling down in the deep south?

Yes not liking it

At least I'm in a shopping centre all day where it's the same temp no matter what....

-Pleiades- wrote in post #5346974
Yes not liking it

At least I'm in a shopping centre all day where it's the same temp no matter what....

Get used to it dear, it only gets worse from now on in

How's the job going?

I know, it's not even winter yet and I'm already freezing my bits off.

Absolutley loving it. Going in to my own studio next week to take over

-Pleiades- wrote in post #5346997
I know, it's not even winter yet and I'm already freezing my bits off.

Absolutley loving it. Going in to my own studio next week to take over

Goodo, landed on feet for sure then

Mmmm, winter in Melb - I actually quite love it, prefer winters down there more than the Brisbane ones tbh.

Yeah, it's good, I've picked everything up quiet quickly, and the regional manager loves me and she brought the CEO to highpoint to meet me so hopefully once I'm in my own studio I can live up to expectatios.....no pressure or anything

I prefer to not have winters and just an eternal summer.

-Pleiades- wrote in post #5347055
Yeah, it's good, I've picked everything up quiet quickly, and the regional manager loves me and she brought the CEO to highpoint to meet me so hopefully once I'm in my own studio I can live up to expectatios.....no pressure or anything

I prefer to not have winters and just an eternal summer.

Mmmmm, store budgets

Pass on eternal summers, I enjoy being colder sometimes

yep, like any company it's budget budget budget..... I'm going to blow the wages budget for the first month and hopefully the extra people power will bring bookings in to the studio than the next month I'll keep wages under 30% beat the sales budget for the month and bonuses here we come.....