POTN Aussie Club #5: Our focus rings rotate the other way too.

HELL YEAH, my Softbox III's arrived.. JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME! Got that big shoot tomorrow night.

Thanks Clarryburger.. mwahmwahmwahmwaaaaaaaa​aah.

PS hey boucher.

All I know is, my tax was done, I'm not a student, I've not got kids, nor received the previous payment, and I didn't earn over 100k. I should be getting the full $900.

S7000 wrote in post #7676187
All I know is, my tax was done, I'm not a student, I've not got kids, nor received the previous payment, and I didn't earn over 100k. I should be getting the full $900.

Q 1. Did you get all your tax back last financial year?

If the answer to any of the above questions was yes, then you get no money from K-Rudd.

-spam- wrote in post #7676191
Q 1. Did you get all your tax back last financial year?

If the answer to any of the above questions was yes, then you get no money from K-Rudd.

Who the hell gets all their tax back?

S7000 wrote in post #7676157
Everything worked out in the end though. They got their ad for some magazine, and I got some great experience in shooting the stones and putting it all together.

Really wanted to make that point eh ?

I've heard and seen great things about the Kenko. There was a bloke shooting rugby IIRC using the Sigma 120-300/2.8 with the Kenko 1.4 attached, should still be in the sports sharing section.

S7000 wrote in post #7676157
First paid job I took, mine was $85.00 an hour. Which worked out super cheap for a wealthy Israeli diamond merchant. I didn't feel I could charge more than that as I was unsure how it would all turn out.

Everything worked out in the end though. They got their ad for some magazine, and I got some great experience in shooting the stones and putting it all together.

How did they find you, if you don't mind me asking?

DAdeGroot wrote in post #7676129
At least 6 times that, plus processing, prints extra.

Michael wrote in post #7676133
My rate is substantially higher than $20/hr.

Depending on the work, it can be up to 5 times that...

I'm happy enough to get what I've wrote right now, I've also taken into consideration who they are. If a band of mid-20's came to me later in the year after seeing more than what I've shot now, I'd probably ask for more. But experience is counting against me this time.

Chatting to one of the marketing boys today and I asked, "So what are you doing with your $200?"

He replied, "What $200?"

"You know, the 200 from the goverment?"

"Don't you mean 900?"

"Oh, is that all you earn?" :P

AdamC wrote in post #7676199
Who the hell gets all their tax back?

Those who dont earn over teh tax free threshold

Unfortunately that was me last year, but ive already earned more than that this year, so im paying for you lot to buy gear

-spam- wrote in post #7676182
Just dont be too upset if you dont get anything. They have been a bit sketchy with a few of the details regarding who doesnt get the money

I won't really mind. If I get it, I'll be able to get a new 40D quicker. If I don't, I'll go for a used 40D or save and wait longer for a new one.

tupper wrote in post #7676173
7 posts!

Here are the ones i'm looking at:
Tamron 2X:
http://www.jpckemang.c​om …d=205680642344c​0be2687664

Sigma 1.4X
http://www.jpckemang.c​om …id=139128734420​3561eccb72

Sigma 2X
http://www.jpckemang.c​om …d=1129663153422​842dc306f8

Kenko 1.4X
http://www.jpckemang.c​om …id=22318111042e​854782dfed

Kenko 2X
http://www.jpckemang.c​om …d=1385331687427​733c0a3303


As far as prices go, the Tamron is the cheapest, the Sigma is 3 times more.. and Kenko is in the middle.

I have the Kenko 1.4x Pro 300 and it's excellent.

I read a heap of comparisons before I bought it and everything I could find said it outperformed the Canon equivalent.

justAL wrote in post #7676206
Chatting to one of the marketing boys today and I asked, "So what are you doing with your $200?"

He replied, "What $200?"

"You know, the 200 from the goverment?"

"Don't you mean 900?"

"Oh, is that all you earn?" :P

LOL luv it lol

-spam- wrote in post #7676213
Those who dont earn over teh tax free threshold

Unfortunately that was me last year, but ive already earned more than that this year, so im paying for you lot to buy gear

Suck it up princess. I've been paying tax for about 22 years now, so I think I earned it!

AdamC wrote in post #7676230
Suck it up princess. I've been paying tax for about 22 years now, so I think I earned it!

Hehe! Well said!

tupper wrote in post #7676173
As far as prices go, the Tamron is the cheapest, the Sigma is 3 times more.. and Kenko is in the middle.

More than happy with the Sigma 1.4 and 2.0 on my 120-300/2.8

-spam- wrote in post #7676213
Those who dont earn over teh tax free threshold

Unfortunately that was me last year, but ive already earned more than that this year, so im paying for you lot to buy gear

Same here Sammy. Much easier to earn money when I'm not doing year 12...