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Guerrilla said:
New bike for riding to work on... Please excuse my messy work area :)
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good choice! :) had this since november 2012 :) done just a bit over 1.4k miles commuting in london, and one thing for sure is that the wheels are rubbish! :) the bearings have failed, but remember i commute ~120 miles/week and in all weathers(including snow) so the wheels/bearings have had some stress :) otherwise its a good bike!

also the seat is reeaaally a butt killer so i would get something more comfy unless you don't mind it.

and the only mudguards that will ever fit(haha 90% of the set as the nose piece wont fit) are crud road racers mk2 - which i have and they do the work fine.

tyres are also good - 1400+ miles and not a single puncture.

so yeah, enjoy it! :)
 
Antar Bolaeisk said:
Emperor's new lens? :p

Is there really glass in that thing, it looks completely empty. Out of curiosity what would such a lens be for?
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It's for protection without any affect on image quality. The AR coating is visible from an angle but makes no difference to letting light in :)

The main thing is it makes the lens fully weather sealed so I could get thrown into a pile of snow camera in hand and it would all be fine.

Yes, there is glass in there :p

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And yes, there are cheaper filters you can buy, but they're not going to guarantee a proper seal or image quality like a premium one does.
 
Once you get to ultra wide angle lenses you'll find you need to buy the higher end ones because the others are standard thickness so the edge shows up at the widest zoom in the viewfinder (and images) since you're on full frame. Either that or cause additional vignette!
 
Even with the high end ones i never see the point. Spend that money on some insurance for your lenses, then you know its not going to effect quality.
I mean, how many lenses are people breaking that easily anyway.
 
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dfarrall said:
Even with the high end ones i never see the point. Spend that money on some insurance for your lenses, then you know its not going to effect quality.
I mean, how many lenses are people breaking that easily anyway.
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You're missing the key point here! There's more to it than just protecting the front element from crap hitting it and potentially breaking it.


Yeah, people buy them for that purpose alone but that's not why I've paid extra for the best I can get. Read up for that^^
 
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dfarrall said:
Even with the high end ones i never see the point. Spend that money on some insurance for your lenses, then you know its not going to effect quality.
I mean, how many lenses are people breaking that easily anyway.
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Picture this. Accident happened.

Front element shattered.

Option A - You go home, claim on your insurance.

Option B - Get spare lens out, cost £1k-2 average.

Option C - Take off glass filter, keep going. You lost £50.

Of course, when its a hobby, that mountain/sunset is always going to be there.

Except you are on a job. Or on Holiday in Norway chasing the Aurora or just climbed to the top of Mount Everest.

This is why I have filters on all my lenses, I normally don't have the option to go back and shoot that again.
 
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mrk said:
Snow, -20 degrees, snowmobiles... Up until now I've not needed the use of one. I will though at least a couple of times this year so it's about time one was bought :D
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Come and photograph me learning to jump! It could be entertaining.
 
Ordered some tall coffee mugs on line - unfortunately the dangerous journey up to Scotland was too much for two of the four. :(

One survived but will be forever scarred with a chip on his lip - I'm afraid it's just too late for his fellow coffee cup:

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