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The autofocus needs quite a lot of light... And even if you switch the lens to "manual" it still feels like "not switsching to MF" on a non-USM-EF-lens...

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

Bought a mountainbike .

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OIII and SII filters. Been thinking about them for a long time. Decided I need less thinking, more doing!

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Yongnuo YN560 speedlite -- has some notable improvements to the YN460-II

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Canon EOS 5D II + PowerShot G12
Samyang 14 f/2.8 + Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 + Samyang 35 f/1.4 + Sigma 70-200 f/2.8
Yungnuo YN560 + YN560ii (x2) + Cactus V4

WISHLIST: 300 f/2.8
FORMER: Canon 5D + 40D + 450D + 18-55mm + 28-135mm + 50 f/1.4 + 100 f/2.0

I bought myself a used copy of the Fuji X100 in mint condition with a load of accessories from a wedding photographer. Three extra batteries and chargers, two SanDisk 16GB 45MB/s SD, filters, bag and strap. Only 1300 shots. He wanted some more lighting equipment for a studio he was assembling, so I caught a good deal. Just €300 more than what I sold my 1D Mk II for. Najs!

Now I just need to figure out this here new menu system and button layout.

Looking forward to not lugging a heavy bag of DSLR and lenses around with no room for anything else. Just having this one to put in my regular backpack appeals to me very much.

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Esben - used to be a wide angle photographer but then I took a Fuji X100 in the knee
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Congratulations on the new X100!

I went to the post office yesterday and received a Nikon D70s and a Canon 580EX, both acquired as pre-owned, but in nearly-new condition, through eBay. The flashgun will help me learn more about off-camera lighting, and the inexpensive DSLR will help me learn more about some of my Nikkor lenses, without the wait and expense of film, plus act as a back-up camera for my wife. Her job requires Nikon digital images, but double-digit megapixels are not required. (Her primary working camera is a D7000.)

Edited to add: I already had one 580EX and a 320EX, plus a Nissin Di866 Professional. The Nissin, however, when used as the remote flash, seems to not be able to "see" as well as its Canon counterparts, so a second 580EX should help optimize things when I want one to use a total of three flashes. Notably, the original, pre-II 580EX is easier to switch between master and remote, with a selector switch, rather than having to go into the menu as with the II, especially for me, as I shoot often at night, and my eyes are not so young anymore.

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Canon 7D/5D/40D/1D2N; Nikon F6, FM3A, & Coolpix A; Canon 40mm Pancake, 135L, 50L, 35L, pre-II 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 10-22mm EF-S, 28-135 EF, 400mm 5.6L; Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AI-S, 50mm 1.4G, 50mm 1.8D, 16mm 2.8D Fisheye, 180mm 2.8D, 100-300mm 5.6 AI-S; Tokina 17mm & 100mm 2.8 Macro

Well since this is m first post on this topic, i better catch up.

-Philips Home Cinema 21:9 58PFL9956H Platinum TV
-Camera Back pack Lowe Pro 450 HW i think
-UV Filters from B+W for all my Lenses
-Powerful High End PC that maxes out pretty much any other 1 Year old high end PC. Games.
-Walking shoes from The North Face for long walks up to -40°C
-Mountain Bike Carbon Frame fully.

What i am thinking of buying for 2012:

-XTR complete set for my Mountain Bike
-Possibly the D800 (if cash is available and the specs please me). I think we all know the new D800 is coming
-Finally a Car (will travel Europe, Germany, France, Belgium and all the way up to north England)
-Nikon SB900
-Night Vision goggles, cause i'm sick of not being able to see in the dark when taking pictures at night.
-Fish eye, not sure which yet.

I unfortunatly have 2 Hobbies and both are not cheap. -.-

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Nikon D90 / 18-105mm / 105mm Macro / 10-24mm / 35mm, Tripod, Remote, Candles.

IMHO, a pretty sweet buy: These started off at 230GBP when they were reviewed by trusted reviews (in april 2007), and for them to be on offer for 109GBP is a steal. I don't really want to cart my bigger headphones with me all the time, so these will be ideal for those times.



Also replace my sunglasses that got stolen with the car I was borrowing (mid may in a busy parking lot the fkers); Arnette Crawfish. Discontinued, which is a shame, hopefully these will be the read deal. Think I got the last pair from this place who sells through amazon, they've got 4.8/5 with 421 ratings.



Then got this as I'd like to see what sort of power consumption I have with my oil filled radiator and the pc running while gaming etc;



Lastly something to sharpen up my swiss knife, before I go ahead and buy a new one. I wouldn't mind a new one as the small blade on mine has had the tip bent, but will hold off for now.

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I've upped my Iso, now up yours.
Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Micro Nikkor 105 f2.8 AI-S,Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 35mm F2D, Nikon 16-35 f4 VR, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S, Nikon 70-200VRII, Nikon 70-300mm VR, 300mm f2.8 AI IF ED, SB-800, SB-900. Noiseware pro,NIK Dfine, Nik Colour Effex, Nik Sharpener Pro

my latest purchase is a Canon PIXMA Pro-9000 mkII and a Datacolor Spyder 4 elite.

picking it up at the post-office on friday for the neat price of 745€

then it's time to do some prints

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Canon 1D MK3, 1x580EXII, 1x430EX
Canon 50mm 1.4 USM, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM
Canon 70-200 F2.8 L IS II, Canon 16-35 F2.8 L
Sigma 300mm F2.8

Canon Pixma PRO-9000 MKII

and a 17-40 F4L in a hundred little pieces

Fidelity wrist strap, deal of the year at $15.

Canon 580EX II!

Canon USA has an instant rebate program at participating dealers through February 04, 2012. The lenses I had been considering were already sold-out, but a 580EX II was also a consideration, and I bought the last one, which had been used as a demonstrator, so the dealer subtracted not only the instant rebate, but a further 5%. The warranty status is not affected, being the same as a new flashgun.

Of course, I blame this on my recently looking at the Speedliting.com and Strobist.com websites to the point of obsession.

One true practical advantage, now, is the somewhat better weather-resistance, compared to my other flashguns. I live in the wet, foggy, green part of Texas, not the stereotypical desert seen in HikingMike's excellent images.

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Canon 7D/5D/40D/1D2N; Nikon F6, FM3A, & Coolpix A; Canon 40mm Pancake, 135L, 50L, 35L, pre-II 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 10-22mm EF-S, 28-135 EF, 400mm 5.6L; Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AI-S, 50mm 1.4G, 50mm 1.8D, 16mm 2.8D Fisheye, 180mm 2.8D, 100-300mm 5.6 AI-S; Tokina 17mm & 100mm 2.8 Macro

I just bought myself a cheap lens hood, a cheap release cable and a cheap variable ND filter (Green.L ND2-400) for my X100 all through the ebay affiliate link to support Camera Labs.

First time I use ebay for anything, but as all of the camera stores in my vicinity, that I have been to, don't have any gear in stock for the X100, I thought I would give it a try. Getting all of the above for a fraction of real shop prices here in Denmark if they were to order it home for me. Neat.

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Esben - used to be a wide angle photographer but then I took a Fuji X100 in the knee
My deviantART

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Yee-haa!

Although "just bought" isn't quite right as I ordered it nine months ago. But hey, I finally have a telescope to match the size of my mounting, if you'll pardon the phrase.

Another adaptor needed before I can mount the camera gear and some ancillary electrical stuff to tidy up (electrics not shown above) but I'm a very happy man. After having been into astronomy for nearly half a century and narrowly avoiding a career in that field at last I have a (fairly) big one!

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.

Congratulations!

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Canon 7D/5D/40D/1D2N; Nikon F6, FM3A, & Coolpix A; Canon 40mm Pancake, 135L, 50L, 35L, pre-II 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 10-22mm EF-S, 28-135 EF, 400mm 5.6L; Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AI-S, 50mm 1.4G, 50mm 1.8D, 16mm 2.8D Fisheye, 180mm 2.8D, 100-300mm 5.6 AI-S; Tokina 17mm & 100mm 2.8 Macro

Nice, although there is nothing size wise to give us a sense of perspective.

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www.malachitimothyphotography.co.uk

Nikon D700 - Vertical Grip. 24-70mm F2.8, 70-200mm f2.8vr2, 50mm f1.8d and a nice bag to put it all in.