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Hey there, ozzie! :)
ozziegn said:
you're gonna find more and more uses for your DR and find yourself
using the good 'ol 828 less and less. its a dominoe effect and it
does happen so be prepared..... :^p
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I tried to get him to slow down. He wouldn't listen. :-)
ozziegn said:
I think its pretty cool that here I just crossed the line from DSLR
land to point-n-shoot land and you did just the opposite.
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Heheh... "digicam" land is more like it.

I know you may have mentioned it before, but what brought you back? And which camera?

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NICE work!
Love it....

Grinning on the other of the brother...
Timothy W. said:
BillyBoy02 said:

Andy Williams said:
harry thinks it was just a matter of time.

we were at b & h today, and i simply could not resist the urge.
i'm now the proud new owner of a dslr. it will accompany me and my
sony 828 wherever i go.

will post some pics as soon as i get comfy with it and as soon as
the battery is charged.

enjoy (f828 and dslr) photography,

-- andy
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and only regret not joining sooner. the control you get with interchangeable lenses is superb. and the CMOS sensor can produce such noiseless and creamy images, and it also gives you a lot of post-processing latitude.

looking forward to seeing your pics with your new toy. after all, as you wrote in response to my post a few weeks ago, it's about the pictures, not the camera.

what lenses did you get? (apologies for not reading through the previous posts)
BillyBoy02 said:

Andy Williams said:
harry thinks it was just a matter of time.

we were at b & h today, and i simply could not resist the urge.
i'm now the proud new owner of a dslr. it will accompany me and my
sony 828 wherever i go.

will post some pics as soon as i get comfy with it and as soon as
the battery is charged.

enjoy (f828 and dslr) photography,

-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

challenge 64: who are the people in your neighborhood?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7959956
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Bill C
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Heheh.. I'm too embarrassed to list the ones I have bought. People might take me for a fool.

I'm so glad I'm switching away from dslr. Digicams are much cheaper. LOL!

Olga
Ann Chaikin said:
Prepare to watch your money fly out of your pocket. LOL I've got
the 28-135, 50 1.4, 20 2.8, 100 2.8 macro and 100-400 L. All my
retirement money is in my camera case. ;) Ann
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Member said:
Ulysses wrote:

Hey there, ozzie! :)

I know you may have mentioned it before, but what brought you back?
And which camera?

Ulysses
http://www.ulyssesphotography.com
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Howdy! :)

What brought me back to "digicam" land? Well, I got to some serious thinking about what I was doing (more like what I wasnt doing) with my $4500+ DSLR setup and how much of a waste of money it was having that kind of equipment just to take pics of my items that I sell on ebay from time to time.

So I decided to sell everything: 10D, 24-70L f2.8, 100-400L IS and a Speedlite 420EX flash. I got like 90% of what I had invested in my DSLR setup so needless to say I was happy. And I was also amazed at how fast everything sold (within a 24 hour period).

As for what I replaced my DSLR with? Initially it was an F717 but I just recently came into an 828 for something like $550 through some connections I have through Comp USA (no, the camera isnt hot. just in case anyone asks.) so I decided to give it a second try. heck, for that price even if I cant stand it (again), I'll dump it on ebay and make an easy $300+ so either way I cant lose.

We'll see...

Ozzie
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Olga Johnson said:
Olga Johnson wrote:

I'm so glad I'm switching away from dslr. Digicams are much
cheaper. LOL!

Olga
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You can say that again. I just came from owning a 10D with a couple L lenses.

Digicams might not quite have the same quality pics as a DSLR setup, but then again, that DSLR setup can start to add up VERY severly. (trust me, I know....)

Ozzie
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e-mail me at [email protected]
 
Congrats!

Soon you will have L lens fever. The Canon 24-85 was my first lens for the 10D. After trying out the 50 f/1.4 and 17-40L, I will never buy Canon's consumer lenses again. The L lenses are in a league of their own when it comes to optical sharpness, and so are the prices :(

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http://www.pbase.com/zuffy
 
Congrats my friend... I guess the D70 was just not for you. I've checked out a D70 here and the grip seems less substantial to hold versus the 300d. The 300d holds well in my hands, almost too well...:-) take care
Mike
 
Privet, Andy!
Congrats with a new camera!

1. As photorgaphy is your profession, I was surprised that you have only one... :-)
2. You must have followed Harry's example ... you often work (and walk) together
3. It must be Cannon, I think - I feel so after your Sting's post...

So, now you're a 'real' photographer, hanged with cameras, lenses, tripods, and so on... :-)

It'll be interesting to see your selfportrait with all this equipment somewhere ... for instance 58 st.

Congrats again,
Wish you perfect photos,
Yuri
 
Harry Behret said:
I went with Andy to B&H where he fell victim to the dark side. Andy
said he just wanted to look, I knew better. Andy waited in line to
talk to a sales rep. Andy told the rep he was just looking, the
sale rep and I had a hard time to keep from laughing. Andy held the
toy for a few secs and his eyes got glassy and beads of sweat
started running down his face. Suddenly like magic a charge card
appeared in Andy's sweaty hand and he started buying stuff. A wino
in a bar would had lasted longer then Andy.
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I love that description. I've had to spin the "I was just checking out the price on this lens, and the mouse malfunctioned and started clicking on things" story a few times myself... :)

DaShiv
 
hey joe, thanks ;)

i got the 28-135 is and 50mm 1.8 plus the kit
 
Yuri Pautov wrote:
 
Carlos Chacon said:
Congratulations on your new tool, Andy. I'm sure that you will
astound us with lots of great images from it.

Best Regards and start sharing as soon as you can!!!
Carlos Ch.

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'Failure isn't about falling down, failure is staying down.'
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challenge 64: who are the people in your neighborhood?

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Harry Behret said:
Hi all,

I went with Andy to B&H where he fell victim to the dark side. Andy
said he just wanted to look, I knew better. Andy waited in line to
talk to a sales rep. Andy told the rep he was just looking, the
sale rep and I had a hard time to keep from laughing. Andy held the
toy for a few secs and his eyes got glassy and beads of sweat
started running down his face. Suddenly like magic a charge card
appeared in Andy's sweaty hand and he started buying stuff. A wino
in a bar would had lasted longer then Andy.

At Starbucks Andy played with the toy for a while. He had a real
hard time figuring out how the battery went into the camera. When I
left him he was complaining about how heavy his backpack was with
all this stuff. Welcome to DSLR land Andy.

Harry

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of photography all the books we have read, the movies we have seen,
the music we have heard, the people we have loved.' Ansel Adams
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-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

challenge 64: who are the people in your neighborhood?

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It is trendy right now to say something along the lines of "Cameras don't take good pictures, people do".....and you know what? That is very true, but the camera is a tool involved in that process. Ansel Adams could take good pictures with a Polaroid, but he can take better ones with a high end large format. I think once Andy gets used to the quirkiness of the Rebel, you are going to see his images go to the next level.

Good choice by the way...I think Phil and others have mentioned the "lowly" Rebel's images are as good or better than the higher priced DSLRs.

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'Image is everything'
 
Congrat's Andy,
I look forward to seeing what you can do with that camarea.
It's all about the pictures keep them coming.
-Mike
Andy Williams said:
harry thinks it was just a matter of time.

we were at b & h today, and i simply could not resist the urge.
i'm now the proud new owner of a dslr. it will accompany me and my
sony 828 wherever i go.

will post some pics as soon as i get comfy with it and as soon as
the battery is charged.

enjoy (f828 and dslr) photography,

-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

challenge 64: who are the people in your neighborhood?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7959956
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xpostal said:
Congrat's Andy,
I look forward to seeing what you can do with that camarea.
It's all about the pictures keep them coming.
-Mike
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I'm sure that it must have been a hard move for you, but I do understand the temptation. The next camera I would buy would most likely be an F828, due to the money I've invested on accessories for my F707. I don't do too much work with low-light action so the f828 should suit my needs well and I don't have to go and Ebay all of my accessories!
  • Chui
Andy Williams said:
harry thinks it was just a matter of time.

we were at b & h today, and i simply could not resist the urge.
i'm now the proud new owner of a dslr. it will accompany me and my
sony 828 wherever i go.

will post some pics as soon as i get comfy with it and as soon as
the battery is charged.

enjoy (f828 and dslr) photography,

-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

challenge 64: who are the people in your neighborhood?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7959956
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Daniel Chui

My portfolio:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos?include=all&user_id=876030

http://chui.photoreflect.com
 
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