UK South-East Skiver's and Fishwife's Gossip Thread (3)

michaelgreen78 wrote in post #7258562
Good job you asked Chris that question, and not "Which filter holder?"!!

I did notice that his holder was more elaborate than everyone else's. I guess this has been the topic of much debate in the past?

lemminglover wrote in post #7258596
I did notice that his holder was more elaborate than everyone else's. I guess this has been the topic of much debate in the past?

He dropped it into a river

Yes - it did also look very clean

mark, that must of been horrible to witness .. I saw an old person step into the path of a car years ago, died on impact, was horrible!!

lemminglover wrote in post #7258601
Yes - it did also look very clean

The one he dropped into the river was never recovered. It's a bit of a sore point for Chris.

lemminglover wrote in post #7258521
ND Grads What's good?

I don't think you need a full set of lee grads to get started, Its probably cheaper to get the 0.6 then depending on whether you prefer add 3 stops or another 1 stop get the 0.3 or 0.9 later.

EllJam wrote in post #7258616
The one he dropped into the river was never recovered. It's a bit of a sore point for Chris.

Harumph!

Pete wrote in post #7258574
Bwahahaha....

Vengance is mine...

http://www.expeditionp​ortal.com …thread.php?t=23​387&page=2

Nice one, Pete

bubbawillums wrote in post #7258576
Anyone on twitter BTW?

I signed up as there is lots of reports about, including the mainstream media, that say its one of the best tools to advertise yourself. Can't see how though, unless you update it every five minutes.
I'd rather invest my time talking crap to you lot

futura wrote in post #7258620
I don't think you need a full set of lee grads to get started, Its probably cheaper to get the 0.6 then depending on whether you prefer add 3 stops or another 1 stop get the 0.3 or 0.9 later.

I totally agree but not sure what you mean by a 0.6? As I said, I'm a complete n00b when it comes to filters. What brand would you recommend?

Wazza wrote in post #7258571
Ah, I'm sorry to hear that Mark. Must've been a horrible thing to witness.

p33vve wrote in post #7258610
mark, that must of been horrible to witness .. I saw an old person step into the path of a car years ago, died on impact, was horrible!!

Yea it was pretty bad. One of the girls in my office was walking on the footpath right next to it when it happened, not supprisingly shes gone home for the day.


Change of subject, does anyone have a spare shutter release for a 50d/5d they want to sell me? I can get a cheapy from Ebay but it ships from HKG/China and i need to have it before i go to NZ.

lemminglover wrote in post #7258635
I totally agree but not sure what you mean by a 0.6? As I said, I'm a complete n00b when it comes to filters. What brand would you recommend?

0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 are sort of the standard monikers for 1, 2 and 3 stops of light reduction respectivly. I don't know why they're used, but I'm sure there's a reason.

Its official, I HATE cloning out dustspots

bubbawillums wrote in post #7258576
Anyone on twitter BTW?

Twitter is for people who think texting is too thoughtful and considered

lemminglover wrote in post #7258643
Twitter is for people who think texting is too thoughtful and considered

It's pretty much the same as updating your Facebook status every five minutes.

It basically tells everyone that you're skiving and don't have anything better to do.