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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/06/2006 09:21:44 PM · #1

seems a little high for me.....I was expecting it to be a little cheaper. I might still be able to swing it...but am thinking about the 24 inch model..
Any thoughts? I would still love to have the 30...but would love to have the ability to rotate the screen like on the 24. Anybody using one?

Any inside info on the 30?

hyperfocal

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

01/06/2006 10:00:48 PM · #2

I rather run dual Dell 2005FPWs (20.5") and save the extra $ for more camera goodies.

edit for typos.

Message edited by author 2006-01-06 22:01:14.

TroyMosley

Canon EOS-5D

01/06/2006 10:07:39 PM · #3

I have the 24in and its amazing, i think that 30in would be too big you would have to sit to far away from it to view it properly.

theSaj

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/06/2006 11:50:01 PM · #4

My advice, buy "three" 20" Dell's and a video card that can run three monitors.

;)

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/06/2006 11:53:43 PM · #5

soooooooooo I've been thinking for a while now how nice a flatscreen would look on my desk, and my monitor is a few years old.... but its 21" so hard to replace.... and then I heard about Dell's 30 and thought "hmmmmmmm maybe ;D ".

then today, I walk into my office, wake puter from sleep and what do I see? A dozen green almost horizontal lines crossing my screen. Monitor is going going going.... so again I think "hmmmm that 30" Dell?? Maybe :D "

Then I see this post!! CHIT! That's hundreds more than I expected from them compared to the cost of their smaller ones! :(

01/07/2006 01:25:23 AM · #6

pulled the trigger....bought the 30 tonight...along with the xps dualcore and 7800 graphics card.

18 months free interest and lots of discounts. With pkg discounts..it brought the monitor down to about 1800.....i also got a free 17inch ultrabright monitor with the pkg. I will use it for this computer and give my daughter the one I am using.

Momma is probably gonna kill me....but I should be able to write it off for bidness.

01/07/2006 03:07:48 AM · #7

Hopefully I wont regret it. Never paid that much for a puter before.

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

01/07/2006 11:03:16 AM · #8

Dang..wont even ship till the 16th.............thats a long time.
I will let you all know when I get it.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

01/07/2006 11:13:58 AM · #9

Not to upset the apple cart before it ships, but hopefully, you took advantage of many Dell discounts (see XPBargains). Dell is notorious for giving things away with stackable coupons on top of sales. I didn't look to see what's current, but you can watch while you are waiting, and you can always cancel and rebuy if they haven't shipped.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/08/2006 12:22:54 AM · #10

OK, I saved a mint. The 21" 4 year old trinitron still looked like hell this morning. Lost all contrast and almost parallel green lines crossing all over.

I went to Best Buy... found a guy there who plays the same MMORPGs as me and though he didn't "get" the photography thing, totally understood monitors and was a great one for questions/answers tech-wise.

Anyway, ended up with the 19" LG and it looks amazing. Really didn't realize how much I was missing. The crt one must have been dying slowly over time because this looks soooooooooooooo much better.

Best Buy 19" LG LCD - $469 with $50 mail-in rebate.