hello, im . . . . .

[DucatiGary]

Gary and i'm addicted to buying photography stuff

im told if I tell you this it will no longer be a problem.

does that mean i get to spend their money on the stuff instead of mine?

hope so

[4hero]

It's great that you have came out and got it off your chest! The addiction is only solved once you have everything you need, so good luck with it

[...Mole...]

4hero said:

It's great that you have came out and got it off your chest! The addiction is only solved once you have everything you need, so good luck with it

until something new comes out then you want to buy more again

[Jenx]

4hero said:

The addiction is only solved once you have everything you need, so good luck with it

That's what I thought...incurable!

[GetCarter]

Pull your bloody socks up... it's only photo kit.

(What do you mean that'll never work?)

[RobDickinson]

Your no one untill you can out gear this guy :

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/olympicpix/archive/...

[DucatiGary]

hehehe, i dont need that much!

already have 2 telephoto and a 50mm lens and a couple of filters.

2 bags, 2 tripods (yeah for one camera . . . . ) battery grip and remote.

just a fish eye lens a macro lens and a decent flash set up is all i need.













(ive only been into photography for 3 weeks ffs)

edit to add actually 2 weeks and 5 days . . . . . . . . . .

Edited by DucatiGary on Tuesday 12th August 23:06

[Stigmundfreud]

i hope that guy from the blog makes a living from his work or thats just a tad on the side of obsession for men by Calvin Klein

[RobDickinson]

Stigmundfreud said:

i hope that guy from the blog makes a living from his work or thats just a tad on the side of obsession for men by Calvin Klein

what part of photojournalist off to the Olympics did you miss???

[Stigmundfreud]

RobDickinson said:

Stigmundfreud said:

i hope that guy from the blog makes a living from his work or thats just a tad on the side of obsession for men by Calvin Klein

what part of photojournalist off to the Olympics did you miss???

the "photojournalist off to the Olypics" part

[4hero]

DucatiGary said:

just a fish eye lens a macro lens and a decent flash set up is all i need.

That's bullst and you know it!

My father in law got back in to slr's after me getting my first 18 months ago. His exact words "you will NEVER (he did shout that) need more than 4 lenses". He used to have film, and a decent selection of glass back in the day (but traded it all in for a Fuji Finepix?). He now has 8 lenses, 4 L's, and still has a few more he would like.

The best thing to do is switch of all connections to the internet, and do not read photography books. It's places like this that make me think "I wan't a lens that will take a shot like that"!!!

Edited by 4hero on Wednesday 13th August 09:05

[Simpo Two]

4hero said:

His exact words "you will NEVER (he did shout that) need more than 4 lenses.

I once met an irritating verger who told me, several times, that when he got married, in about 1853, he only had 12 photographs and that was plenty for anybody...

[Stigmundfreud]

Simpo Two said:

4hero said:

His exact words "you will NEVER (he did shout that) need more than 4 lenses.

I once met an irritating verger who told me, several times, that when he got married, in about 1853, he only had 12 photographs and that was plenty for anybody...

he was right and it would keep the over inflated prices that wedding snappers charge down to a reasonable level too

[DucatiGary]

4hero said:

DucatiGary said:

just a fish eye lens a macro lens and a decent flash set up is all i need.

That's bullst and you know it!

not too loud, her indoors might hear!

are the canon 28-135mm any good for macro?

i only need it for a website i'm doing for a local jewellery shop, just need close ups of their stuff and it looks like a decent all rounder (so the reviews say)

[EmmaP]

Stigmundfreud said:

Simpo Two said:

4hero said:

His exact words "you will NEVER (he did shout that) need more than 4 lenses.

I once met an irritating verger who told me, several times, that when he got married, in about 1853, he only had 12 photographs and that was plenty for anybody...

he was right and it would keep the over inflated prices that wedding snappers charge down to a reasonable level too

My dad said to me recently that he wondered why people bothered with wedding photographs when they usually end up in a box where nobody ever looks at them. My parents are about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and they probably had less than twelve, of which I can only recall three!

[4hero]

DucatiGary said:

not too loud, her indoors might hear!

are the canon 28-135mm any good for macro?

i only need it for a website i'm doing for a local jewellery shop, just need close ups of their stuff and it looks like a decent all rounder (so the reviews say)

Not too sure about that lens. Just listening to CC54 on iTunes just now though, nice stuff, good skills there Gary

[DucatiGary]

cheers

i used to play some tracks by somone called 4hero back in the 90's, not you was it?

[Simpo Two]

Many lenses are optimistically called 'macro' by the marketing department when they are not. A true macro lens is a slightly special beast and achieves 1:1 magnification or better. In other words, an object Xmm long will make an image Xmm long on the sensor.

However they're not cheap, so if you want a quick fix (and also retain AF, metering and any other lens/camera chatter) a close-up lens that screws onto the front of your existing lens is a good option for little money.

[4hero]

DucatiGary said:

cheers

i used to play some tracks by somone called 4hero back in the 90's, not you was it?

no, but am called after them, one of my favourite bands

Look forward to listening to the rest of your stuff!

I agree with Simpo, the kit lens with a +2 or +4 filter would do the trick nicely for what you need.

Edited by 4hero on Wednesday 13th August 15:19

[DucatiGary]

cheers, will get on the filter thing now.