Soldato
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With Canon & Nikon lenses I think you get international warranty...
With Canon & Nikon lenses I think you get international warranty...
The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread
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Soldato
yea you du
Soldato
i need a 5dmk3 
shall i get one when i go florida on september? should come down to around 2.2k including all tax?
shall i get one when i go florida on september? should come down to around 2.2k including all tax?
Soldato
But not with camera's though...
Caporegime
I was referring to cameras. But out of habit I buy it all from Kerso anyway as the HK sites carries a risk of custom and VAT charges. I just cba to risk it. Besides Kerso can normally deliver next day if I pay immediately, to my work address too.
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I kind of agree about the body part, for lenses though its a no brainer to just grab the cheapest. Kerso is no doubt fantastic, but I have just had some good experiences with Digitalrev in the past so personally I wouldn't discount them for body's in the future. quite a large saving as well. I promised myself a 5D when they hit the 2k mark so a 300odd drop in the last month or so is making me happy
Caporegime
I kind of agree about the body part, for lenses though its a no brainer to just grab the cheapest. Kerso is no doubt fantastic, but I have just had some good experiences with Digitalrev in the past so personally I wouldn't discount them for body's in the future. quite a large saving as well. I promised myself a 5D when they hit the 2k mark so a 300odd drop in the last month or so is making me happy
Thats £300 drop on a £3k body though, not £300 drop on a £1k lens.
If DigitalRev sells a lens £300 cheap than Kerso then I would consider it. If it is £30 then I won't bother.
You get a certain period of meter national warranty but then Nikon or canon sometimes offer extended nationl warranties. Hence my swiss bought lenses have much get warranty within Switzerland.
Soldato
Gear arrived...bar 2 32gb Compact Flash and Hoya HD filters! Annoyed as wanted to play tonight 
Caporegime
It's like Christmas!
Gear arrived...bar 2 32gb Compact Flash and Hoya HD filters! Annoyed as wanted to play tonight
Ah so it was you who won the euro millions
Enjoy!
Soldato
It would have been Christmas if the damn CFs arrived, it's torture not being able to use it! (the white box is a 24-105mm F4L)
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Today's arrival.
24mm just doesn't seem very wide now...
What a super cool camera. I had it to test for about two weeks (I had a 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6GII and 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G to play around with) and I couldn't hold back my tears when I had to give it back.
Soldato
My G2 and newly acquired fd 28mm f2.8.
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How much did that lot set you back?
Caporegime
Rough guess...£3.5k?
What a super cool camera. I had it to test for about two weeks (I had a 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6GII and 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G to play around with) and I couldn't hold back my tears when I had to give it back.
The 18-200 wont work appropriately on a D700, the 18-200 is a DX lens that only covers the APS-C sensor area. It will work on a D700 but only in X mode, otherwise you get severe vignetting.
Sure you weren't using a D7k?
Soldato
Picked up a Yongnuo YN468-II
Mine doesnt seem to fire all the time
Not as impressive or wallet busting as some recent posters but I picked up a 24mm f/2.8 AI-S lens in a charity shop a few weeks ago for £25, checked on eBay they seem to go for a fair bit more than that. Quite happy with it, not used it much but it's nice and sharp, focusing ring is nice and fluid. Only thing I can see is some marking/haze on the top element (bottom right on the lens photo), but it doesn't bother me and doesn't affect the images. Quite a compact unobtrusive lens, planned to use it for some landscape/night work but it may be a bit long on DX for me, will see.
Random photos I took with it in Tenerife in the monkey park.
f/2.8 gives nice bokeh
f/4 still gives nice background separation
f/11 is probably optimum and give good DOF.
Random photos I took with it in Tenerife in the monkey park.
f/2.8 gives nice bokeh
f/4 still gives nice background separation
f/11 is probably optimum and give good DOF.
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Yeah. The 18-200mm was a DX. I popped it on because work just gave me it to try out. I wouldn't say no to a +£600 lens.
I know the lens isn't ideal for use on the full frame loveliness of the D700 to utilise the power of both, but when stuff is gratis, why complain?!
I'm currently waiting for my work to order in some D800's because I have a Nikon AF-S 24mm f1.4G just lying in wait for it.
I am currently testing out Sony Alpha 57 and the Olympus OM-D to keep me occupied in the meantime.