LA Area DPC - Ongoing Chat (Not a Meet-Up Thread)

05/24/2005 02:31:11 AM · #101

//www.mirdonamy.com/photoentry.php all my vacations photos are up if you all want to see them!

:) Arie

05/24/2005 12:58:03 PM · #102

Hey Arie,
Nice Vegas pics. Most people take the Bellagio fountain shots from the strip facing towards Bellagio. I like the other way, where you took it from Bellagio facing the strip and Paris hotel. I think I have one or two from a similar view point. Nice work.

05/24/2005 08:30:18 PM · #103

Hey Raul,
I got you a baby booger sucker/dust blower for you as well. I'll give it to you next time we meet.

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

05/24/2005 11:36:35 PM · #104

oh thanks Tom! .. I'll be sporting the Viagra cap at our next meet :D.. the reaction of the people would make good for some photo's :). I'll make a viagra collection hehe

05/25/2005 11:13:57 AM · #105

//search.ebay.com/viagra-pen_W0QQfromZR8QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQsatitleZviagraQ2bpenQQsbrsrtZl forget the collection. pens are not selling hardly at all right now :(

05/25/2005 12:27:31 PM · #106

Arie,
well, if the pens don't sell, I guess we'll just have a lot of nice metal pens amongst ourselves.

Greg,
Bigma is nickname given by photogs for the Sigma 50-500mm lens since it is a big lens. It's a 3lb big zoom. It doesn't rotate but when you zoom in, it extends. At 500mm, the thing looks like a bazooka. It's a slow lens at f5-6.3, so it's an outdoor lens, but it is reputed to be very sharp throughout the 10x zoom range and beloved by most who own it. For our 1.6x crop factor cameras, Bigma becomes a 80-800mm zoom, yea... OOooOOooOOoo
check out the pic of it here
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BTW, I know this is not a meet up thread, but is anyone going out to shoot this weekend for memorial day?

Message edited by author 2005-05-25 14:56:10.

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

05/25/2005 03:18:17 PM · #107

I don't know if I will or not.. depends on how many photos i get to process.. so much eye candy :) and now that i got my laptop today at work, I'll be working on some photos in the carpool :D.. gotta love technology..

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

05/26/2005 12:26:49 AM · #108

come come,
who's going shooting this weekend?

MrAkamai

Canon EOS-50D

05/26/2005 02:20:16 AM · #109

Originally posted by yido:

come come,
who's going shooting this weekend?

I'll try to get some in while in Vegas but can't guarantee that. :)

05/26/2005 11:20:23 AM · #110

I'll be taking lots of photos at the San Diego Wild Animal Park! :)

05/26/2005 04:04:24 PM · #111

everyone is heading out of town eh?

05/30/2005 07:29:10 PM · #112

well, I went to the Memorial Day Parade at Canoga Park.
Maybe we should go to more parades, especially the DooDaa Paradea and the Rose Parade.

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

05/31/2005 12:08:03 AM · #113

Had a blast Tom? candid portraits?

05/31/2005 01:10:00 AM · #114

It was fun and I took my Sigma 70-300mm, not enough reach from the sidewalk to get real good tight portraits, some but not close as I like. Plus the people weren't that interesting looking like at the ren faire.
If I had the Bigma, it would have been a different story though, I'd be able to count nose hairs. he he

Hey I was reading on travel gear for shooting in a British photo mag and they recommended those little walkie talkies so that everyone can keep in touch while off on their own. I actually think this is a good idea. maybe we should all get a realtively cheapie walkie talkie to keep in touch while out shooting.
What does everyone think?

Message edited by author 2005-05-31 01:34:39.

05/31/2005 06:00:39 PM · #115

talking about Sigma's I was reading latest Popular Photography and they evaluated the Sigma 18-50 EX f2.8 and they rate it very highly. This might be a good option instead of the kit lens and maybe a better range than the 28-75 of the Tamron and other zooms. Why don't others make this range of zooms in a faster lens?

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

05/31/2005 07:23:33 PM · #116

thats a very nice range.. *drowl* whats the price on it?

05/31/2005 07:37:24 PM · #117

Originally posted by Sandman:

thats a very nice range.. *drowl* whats the price on it?

Just under $500

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

05/31/2005 07:48:09 PM · #118

lol, well there goes my hope of ever getting one anytime soon ^.^ ... maybe later.

05/31/2005 07:59:43 PM · #119

Well,
Atleast the new version of raw shooter is free. It has more support for Nikons and runs faster, but creates three shortcut icons, with only one working.

06/01/2005 10:11:08 PM · #120

Hey, I know this is not a meet up thread, but is anyone going shooting this weekend?

06/02/2005 11:06:02 AM · #121

I'll be in my GMAT classes both Saturday and Sunday. So, I won't be able to go out. :(

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

06/02/2005 01:53:57 PM · #122

Neither can I, I must get some of my friends comic done this weekend.

06/03/2005 11:07:59 PM · #123

Well, I've decided to head out to the marshes at Marina Del Ray and shoot some birds. If things look good, I'll probably return with my Bigma and a tripod. I write about how it was.

06/04/2005 11:06:23 AM · #124

I really wish I could see your photos online. Tom, please consider posting a generic upload to shutterfly.com, snapfish.com or kodak.com. It's really easy to upload your photos, and it won't take much of your time at all... just drag and drop. Please consider! I really want to see your work :)