Kiwi - GKPE - New and Improved General Ramblings (5)

weka2000 wrote in post #5959193
I only use REAL lens.

haha - i know youve got extension tubes too so dont try to put that one over...

NordieBoy wrote in post #5963192
Not yet.
Not a peep outa them.

This promo has definitely done them more harm than good. Anyone thinking about using them again??

Canvart have an excellent reputation and some quite good deals as well.
www.canvart.co.nz

*waves* Hi Aaron, how you doing?

NZFritz wrote in post #5963432
haha, ya I am. How you doing? Whats new?

Not a lot. You?

somethingsimple wrote in post #5963450
haha - i know youve got extension tubes too so dont try to put that one over...

I need them for my 85L to focus closer .....bloody paper weight

Todays Piha surf report

A Macca pulse of west / southwest swell this AM and over next 24 hours strong gale force northwest / westerlies out to sea so a wild west coast washing machine. Breaking miles out 8 to 15 ft plus the biggest swell for years. A south / southeast change for Thursday.

i use canvart, no issues to report so far

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Ok we all know that the cost of living has gone up. Fuel, food, power etc. We all know that wages have not. So been thinking of how to trim costs. 1 of the things that bugs me is the amount of money we pay in insurances i.e life insurance. Works out around $250 per month.

So do we need it? Does anyone here know of anyone who has claimed it?

Also asking the question about 1 very expensive 1Dsmk3 compared to a 5D

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i have claimed on my life insurance in the past... - obviously i did not die but it helped out..

and if i had the family would be stuffed in this time of higher costs....

Hell ive been paying insurance for 14 yrs and never claimed a thing.

This bugs me. Maybe im lucky or maybe its cause I have insurance.
The cost of living is getting higher that the income.

yep its getting worse too....

Any way you have paid off your 1dsmk3

weka2000 wrote in post #5965222
Begin Rant

1 of the things that bugs me is the amount of money we pay in insurances i.e life insurance. Works out around $250 per month.

So do we need it? Does anyone here know of anyone who has claimed it?

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I understand it is very handy to have especialy if you have got ur self a mortgage :P

wendyc wrote in post #5963572
Canvart have an excellent reputation and some quite good deals as well.
www.canvart.co.nz

I use Giclee on the north shore... slightly cheaper than Canvart
But as mentioned a few pages ago - I certainly wont be getting client prints done at Digital Max - the quality is pretty poor really... especially when i have others to compare it to.. Typically they reckon its only a 10 business day wait. With this promo I expected a week or two longer, but not the 6 weeks it took for ours to arrive...

weka2000 wrote in post #5965384
Hell ive been paying insurance for 14 yrs and never claimed a thing.

This bugs me. Maybe im lucky or maybe its cause I have insurance.
The cost of living is getting higher that the income.

Life insurance is just that.. life insurance.. its not something you would likely claim on until you or your wife pass on.

It sets your kids and wife up so they dont have the burden of paying a mortgage while dealing with grief (typically your policy will have it paid off), along with other things such as funeral expenses etc.

If you feel your family dont "need" to be taken care of if you pass away, then by all means cancel it..

In saying that though I had a quote for life insurance that I dont think was anywhere near that high.. perhaps you should shop around.

lil_miss wrote in post #5965487
I use Giclee on the north shore... slightly cheaper than Canvart

Oh that sounds worth checking out, my daughter wants some bubs prints for her wall but we are both on very tight budgets. Like most people .
Do they have a site? I tried giclee.co.nz but its not that.

http://www.gicleeprint​.co.nz/