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Comment by Clarky posted on Best lightweight Travel Tripod at 25/02/2008 - 11:10
Does anyone have a preference for a good quality lightweight tripod i could use when i travel. I don't want to spend a fortune on it but something sturdy and compact i can fit on a back pack or in it for that matter.
Minimum height too 1.4mtr would suffice.
Minimum height too 1.4mtr would suffice.
Comment by Clarky posted on Best lightweight Travel Tripod at 25/02/2008 - 09:40
They are both excellent, well done. But if i had to choose it would be the portrait version for me.
Comment by Clarky posted on Llanddwyn Island sunset - Anglesey North Wales at 29/02/2008 - 12:27
I was out and about with my camera on the weekend and stopped to chat with an old chap who was gardening in his front yard. He asked me about my camera and i told him it was a Pentax digital SLR. He said he had some camera gear which belonged to his late wife and was i interested in buying it.
Never let a chance of a bargain slip through your fingers i always say
I was expecting an old box brownie or something
But too my surprise it turned out to be a Pentax MZ-60, brand new and still in the box. It also had 2 lenses both Sigmas a 28-80mm and a 100-300mm nothing to write home about there i said to myself. It also had a set of Kenko auto extension tubes and a Tamron F 1.4x teleconverter and a lowepro bag to put it all in. All brand new and boxed.
Apparently it was replacement gear from thier insurance for stuff they had stolen in a burglary. But sadly his wife passed away and the gear was never used. That was 3 years ago
I asked how much he wanted for it and he said it yours for AU$100, i gave him $150 and left, feeling a little guilty i might add.
So i think i got a real bargain and will probably only use the the tubes and teleconverter, and E-bay the rest.
Lucks a fortune they always say
Never let a chance of a bargain slip through your fingers i always say
I was expecting an old box brownie or something
But too my surprise it turned out to be a Pentax MZ-60, brand new and still in the box. It also had 2 lenses both Sigmas a 28-80mm and a 100-300mm nothing to write home about there i said to myself. It also had a set of Kenko auto extension tubes and a Tamron F 1.4x teleconverter and a lowepro bag to put it all in. All brand new and boxed.
Apparently it was replacement gear from thier insurance for stuff they had stolen in a burglary. But sadly his wife passed away and the gear was never used. That was 3 years ago
I asked how much he wanted for it and he said it yours for AU$100, i gave him $150 and left, feeling a little guilty i might add.
So i think i got a real bargain and will probably only use the the tubes and teleconverter, and E-bay the rest.
Lucks a fortune they always say
Comment by Clarky posted on A real bargain ?? at 24/02/2008 - 10:47
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Next time I'm coming back as a bug in Clarky's back garden. And just as he shoots I'm going to jump out the way
Who mentioned Murphy? That has inspired me to get a few cans of the stuff and spend Sunday afternoon getting drunk, seeing as it's too late to go out and it's raining anyway now, so why not.
Next time I'm coming back as a bug in Clarky's back garden. And just as he shoots I'm going to jump out the way
Who mentioned Murphy? That has inspired me to get a few cans of the stuff and spend Sunday afternoon getting drunk, seeing as it's too late to go out and it's raining anyway now, so why not.
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I went to a local resevoir recentley to photograph some birds, when i got ther a near hurricane was blowing and the damn things were bobbing up and down on the waves nothing was in focus, or in shot!!!!!
I went to the coast when the weather was supposed to be windy to get some earth stopping pictures of waves, and I found a millpond!!!!!!
I got ready to capture the lunar eclipse, it was cloudy as hell all night!!!!!
You'd be paranoid too if everything was against you!!!!!!!!!!!
In future let us all know what you are intending to shoot and we will know to go the opposite I went to a local resevoir recentley to photograph some birds, when i got ther a near hurricane was blowing and the damn things were bobbing up and down on the waves nothing was in focus, or in shot!!!!!
I went to the coast when the weather was supposed to be windy to get some earth stopping pictures of waves, and I found a millpond!!!!!!
I got ready to capture the lunar eclipse, it was cloudy as hell all night!!!!!
You'd be paranoid too if everything was against you!!!!!!!!!!!
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As i know only too well, i keep reaching for my back pocket to check if wallet is still there, Its so thin these days MX veteran wrote:
... but then I'm not rich
Being rich is a state that can quickly meet its end when shopping new gear ... but then I'm not rich
Comment by Clarky posted on Wide Angle Lens at 27/02/2008 - 01:55
Have a look at some of the shots Robby and MX veteran have posted, taken with the Sigma 10-20mm it might convince you
Comment by Clarky posted on Wide Angle Lens at 23/02/2008 - 23:04
Welcome to the forum.
You have a good kit to start with and we look forward to seeing some pics
Good luck
You have a good kit to start with and we look forward to seeing some pics
Good luck
Comment by Clarky posted on Hello - New Member at 23/02/2008 - 22:05
Well done Jospan
Shame about the Vivitar though.
Shame about the Vivitar though.
Comment by Clarky posted on Batch of lenses any good? at 25/02/2008 - 00:23
Not sure the Velbon ultra maxi could cope with the Bigma - the maximun weight it can hold is posted as 1.8kg.
I have the Sherpa pro 630, which is a bit heavier, and comes without a head, but I find it light enough to carry, either on my backpack or just over my shoulder. the 640 is a bit smaller folded, as it has 4 legs sections instead of three. Being carbon fibre they are a bit more expensive, but definitely worth it if you want to use the tripod with the Bigma. I have taken the centre column out as it is tall enough to use without it, and I can also use it flat on the ground.
I have a Markin Q-ball head on my tripod, but Velbon do their own heads for less.
But look also at the Manfrotto range.
And thanks for the link Beakynet i was looking at the Sherpa range when Gwyn posted her suggestion