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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

02/08/2012 02:43:16 PM · #1

So up until now, I have pretty much just been a lurker around here (posting every now and then). So I have decided to take the plunge and become more known around here. It's time to come out of my shell and show my work, voice my opinion, and be an actual member around here.

But there's one little problem...
My old laptop died. ARGH!!!!!! Well, actually it was destroyed... but hey, dead is dead.

So here I am, awaiting my tax returns (oh how the IRS continues to play God), so that I can go out and invest in a new system.

I will, of course, buy another laptop, as the portability and convenience are an absolute must. But for the past 15 years, I have been a normal pc user, owning everything from HP, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, Sony, Acer, Samsung, and most recently, Toshiba.

However, I will now cross over to the dark side (as some of my friends would say)... APPLE.
I have always been a fan of the Mac OS, and this time, I will be investing in a MacBook Pro.

Cannot wait to load all my software so that I can finally get this show on the road. Especially since I am currently using my teenage daughter's laptop, which is NOT designed for multiple programs to be running, let alone, multiple browser windows. SIGH.

Just thought I would share, as I am super excited about this. By next weekend, I should be a proud Mac owner! :)

Osiris1975

Canon EOS-600D/T3 Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

02/08/2012 02:46:17 PM · #2

Originally posted by dyridings:

However, I will now cross over to the dark side (as some of my friends would say)... APPLE.
I have always been a fan of the Mac OS, and this time, I will be investing in a MacBook Pro.

If it rains today, I'll know it is because Steve Jobs is shedding tears of joy in heaven.

cowboy221977

Canon EOS-60D

02/08/2012 02:46:58 PM · #3

NNNNOOOOOOO...Don't do it...Don't go to the dark side with an apple. I think we need an intervention.

Giles

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

02/08/2012 03:02:54 PM · #4

i have 3 mac book pros 2x17 and 1x15 plus a 12" mac book an ipad and 2 iphones plus a few ipods welecome to the light side of teh force, i think you will be so surprised at how it all works without having to look for a driver for this or restarting etc, without the need for rubbish software like norton slowing you down as mac are so much more secure

i will be getting an imac this year for photos to consolidate everything off the laptops

i was a pc guy throughout child hood and uni till iworked for sun in munich and became a unix geek then moved to macs and been the best thing ever

this macbook pro 17 im on is 4 years old and still going strong, 500hd 4gb ram and runs ps and final cut pro fine. runs for 2 hours on battery tr that with a dell or hp...

takes a bit to change over, but its so intuitive its an easy change

tanguera

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

02/08/2012 03:03:27 PM · #5

Well, let's get to it, already!!! Enthused by your enthusiasm!

02/08/2012 03:03:29 PM · #6

Originally posted by Osiris1975:

Originally posted by dyridings:

However, I will now cross over to the dark side (as some of my friends would say)... APPLE.
I have always been a fan of the Mac OS, and this time, I will be investing in a MacBook Pro.

If it rains today, I'll know it is because Steve Jobs is shedding tears of joy in heaven.

Quick note, it's actually raining here today! lmao :)

02/08/2012 03:07:24 PM · #7

@ cowboy: Why the intervention? just curious

@ giles: I too, already have many apple products, including the newest iPod (as music is the second joy of my life, actually, I find music to help with my photography, weird. lol). I have owned the iPhone (though currently using a Samsung, not even comparable). And used many iPads. Cannot wait for my MacBook!

@ tanguera: If only I could run out and get it today. :( Soon... but isn't soon always too far away? lol

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

02/14/2012 05:28:10 PM · #8

Getting an iMac the first weekend of march (hopefully). Soon afterwards, I will be entering challenges. So excited, yet nervous. Everyone here does such great work! Hopefully I will receive critique that I can learn from. Looking forward to seeing you all in the challenges!

cowboy221977

Canon EOS-60D

02/14/2012 05:31:01 PM · #9

Originally posted by dyridings:

I am just not an apple fan

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/20/2012 01:50:17 PM · #10

Looks like I get to move the date up... Saturday I will be shopping around for a new computer. Got my heart set on a MacBook Pro and iMac... perhaps something else will catch my eye...
But I doubt it. LOL

Few more days...

And the countdown begins.

lol

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

02/20/2012 02:01:43 PM · #11

awesomeness :)
been a mac user since the mid 80's, i think you'll love it.

Covert_Oddity

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/20/2012 02:29:46 PM · #12

Welcome to the world of "just getting things done" :)

Edit to add, why a Macbook Pro AND an iMac? Surely you would be better buying the laptop and a monitor, the lovely Apple 27" Thunderbolt for example that I have been lusting over for about a year!

I owned an iMac before my Macbook Pro, now all the iMac gets used for is a media streaming station, it's too much pain to move my photos about just to use the larger monitor.

Message edited by author 2012-02-20 14:32:28.

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

02/20/2012 02:39:03 PM · #13

Originally posted by Covert_Oddity:

Gonna get the iMac first... hubby wants a desktop. MacBook Pro will come in a few months.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/20/2012 09:28:09 PM · #14

hmmm, so Apple is just like Scientology.

Dr.Confuser

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/20/2012 11:11:28 PM · #15

[tongue-partially-in-cheek]

Get a PC - If your self image is all about massive system administration ... you know what I mean ... massive defrag, day-long anti-virus scans, registry (PC-Colonic) cleansing.
Get a PC - If you enjoy re-imaging your Windows system every 6-12 months.
Get a PC - If you enjoy solving esoteric essentially unsolvable puzzles like 'where did the Windows 7 interface put that?'
Get a PC - If you enjoy talking with offshore support techs saying, 'Oh, Blue Screen - I can help you with that! May I put you on hold for just two minutes?' ... sing song voice optional.
Get a PC - If you want to fuck around fixing it all the time.
Get a PC - If backups requiring 6 fingers on 7 keys playing the symphony TC/IP are music to your ears.

Or

Get a Mac - No harm, no foul, no drama. Simple, elegant, pleasant. Get on with your life. I moved our household to Macs 2 1/2 years ago. Never happier. Never a regret. Macs just work ... with everything.

[/tongue-partially-in-cheek]

I am prepared for the evangelical PC crowd to savage (martyr) me ... looking forward to my virgins. Game on.

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

02/21/2012 01:00:26 AM · #16

oh you fanboys, always looking to pick a fight

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/21/2012 01:27:06 AM · #17

Originally posted by Dr.Confuser:

I am prepared for the evangelical PC crowd to savage (martyr) me ... looking forward to my virgins. Game on.

The six-year-olds in China salute you sir!

Covert_Oddity

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/21/2012 02:14:09 AM · #18

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by Dr.Confuser:

I am prepared for the evangelical PC crowd to savage (martyr) me ... looking forward to my virgins. Game on.

The six-year-olds in China salute you sir!

You realise Apple aren't the only ones using these factories? They're just in the spotlight because they're successful.

NiallOTuama

Google Pixel 2

02/21/2012 04:23:47 AM · #19

But there's a real sense or piety, guilt and punishment with windows that appeals to my Irish Catholic nature :P

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

02/21/2012 06:29:00 AM · #20

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by Dr.Confuser:

I am prepared for the evangelical PC crowd to savage (martyr) me ... looking forward to my virgins. Game on.

The six-year-olds in China salute you sir!

at least they aren't suicidal.

02/21/2012 09:07:03 AM · #21

Originally posted by Dr.Confuser:

All the lovely things with a PC. Think I will go with it... I love headaches.

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

02/22/2012 10:54:22 AM · #22

Saturday is the big day... the day I convert from being a PC owner to a Mac owner! Whoo hoo!!!!!!

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/22/2012 10:56:43 AM · #23

Originally posted by dyridings:

Saturday is the big day... the day I convert from being a PC owner to a Mac owner! Whoo hoo!!!!!!

dont let the door hit you on the way out.