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24897
... IMO, the only thing sadder than a guy who thinks that damn button is worth that much money, is the guy who'll eventually cough up what he's asking. Anyone...
Alan Davenport
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Oct 1, 2003
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24898
... post ... Gary I'll get a hold of you when I get back by the time I found a store with AP on the shelf the next issue was out. I bought it and as always a...
awahlster
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Oct 1, 2003
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24899
... post ... Gary I'll get a hold of you when I get back by the time I found a store with AP on the shelf the next issue was out. I bought it and as always a...
awahlster
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Oct 1, 2003
11:06 am
24900
... If you contact the magazine I'm sure you can buy a copy as a back issue. --Mike...
Mike Johnston
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Oct 1, 2003
12:28 pm
24901
... Hmm, I don't know. Seems like a pretty critical piece of the camera to me. I'd want one. The only reason he CAN ask $200 for it is that some people really...
Mike Johnston
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Oct 1, 2003
12:43 pm
24902
"It brings up one of the real problems in using older, discontinued products--no factory support for accessories". I'm concerned, much more concerned about...
p645n
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Oct 1, 2003
1:35 pm
24903
I had to chuckle when I saw this one, #2954495678. I know black QL 17's have a slight premium over silver, but the Buy It Now on this one knocked me over...
peninhal
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Oct 1, 2003
2:13 pm
24904
... Methinks, if it were critical it would have been included with the camera. It's a gadget. A gimmick. A bell, a whistle, you name it, but please not...
Alan Davenport
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Oct 1, 2003
5:04 pm
24905
I have just purchased a FD 300mm f4 (not L) lens which does not have a tripod collar. I have come accross a site www.srbfilm.co.uk which sells custom made...
sullerm
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Oct 1, 2003
6:43 pm
24906
In a message dated 10/1/2003 10:14:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I had a pretty interesting conversation with a Fuji rep recently on this exact subject (I...
HazardBin@...
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Oct 1, 2003
6:44 pm
24907
check Eb*y or maybe keh.com, bhphoto.com, adorama.com, etc.... the last ones are across the pond over here in the US, but if you're stuck on getting one in the...
Christopher Holden
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Oct 1, 2003
7:11 pm
24908
Forgive me brothers, for I have sinned... This last Christmas, I gave my sister a camera, and I bought her... a Nikon F-60. I asked her if she wanted all the...
pat_g_2003
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Oct 1, 2003
7:38 pm
24909
Mark, I have used two alternatives for my FDn 300/4 tripod mount until I finally acquired a used one. o The tripod mount ring from the very first series of...
lmd91343
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Oct 1, 2003
8:27 pm
24910
... No vertical release on a heavy pro camera? You've not done portrait shoots from 8 in the morning until 6 in the evening I'm guessing...<g> --Mike...
Mike Johnston
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Oct 1, 2003
9:10 pm
24911
Mike, Just curious, but wouldn't a simple cable release do the same job cheaper? H* ... No vertical release on a heavy pro camera? You've not done portrait...
peninhal
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Oct 1, 2003
9:45 pm
24912
Pat, Easy one. The Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF-D is one of the sharpest around and goes for reasonable ($89) at places like B & H Photo in NY. I bought one last...
peninhal
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Oct 1, 2003
9:47 pm
24913
... Won't that also necessitate buying her a nice little Canon body so she can use the nice little lenses? I mean, it's practically a given, that "nice" means...
Alan Davenport
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Oct 1, 2003
10:29 pm
24914
Good advice. I just gave away an older (non-AI) Nikkor 24mm f2.8 to a friend who needed one -- picked it up for $75 US. All the good Canon FD glass seems to...
Parry Johnson
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Oct 1, 2003
10:37 pm
24915
... Yeah, there's no control over shipping and storage, but the main reason they won't talk to you if you buy gray market film, is because that film is sold...
Alan Davenport
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Oct 1, 2003
10:55 pm
24916
... You are correct. OTOH, if I were going to do so, I'd also use a tripod... Alan Davenport Carpe luminem: facio ingens aut ite domum!...
Alan Davenport
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Oct 1, 2003
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24917
I've been buying film from B&H for over 2 years now....print, slide, B&W, chromogenic......and I always buy imported. Never had a problem and never saw any...
Vladimir
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Oct 1, 2003
11:09 pm
24918
... I think the comparatively high price for this lens (although the example you quote does seem very expensive, even for a shop price) is due to a combination...
Jeremy
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Oct 1, 2003
11:23 pm
24919
Look at the used price at KEH...they're asking $465. About 5 years ago I shot a roll with one of these lenses. It too was priced high (can't remember how...
p645n
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Oct 2, 2003
12:16 am
24920
... Alan, Right-Oh! --Mike...
Mike Johnston
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Oct 2, 2003
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24921
... Funny story along these lines--I was a custom exhibition printer for a while, and I once printed a set of B&W pictures for a corporate photographer for an...
Mike Johnston
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Oct 2, 2003
12:46 am
24922
... Vlad, Amen. I actually had a brief career as a "model," sort of. The guy who owned the studio would "cast" me in various parts for illustration shots so he...
Mike Johnston
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Oct 2, 2003
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24923
I bought a 28-85 on eBay some years ago for $300, and have been quite happy with it. My one concern is that it supposedly carries a reputation for having a...
William Bechtold
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Oct 2, 2003
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24924
... Uh, sorry. That should be "WHY the heck" and "plunked the CAMERA," not the picture....
Mike Johnston
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Oct 2, 2003
1:13 am
24925
Hi guys - Sorry to drag that site into this, but is this really FD mount?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2955133019 It looks like an EF...
Ken Durling
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Oct 2, 2003
1:22 am
24926
Hi eveyrone, I thought I would pick the brains of all you experienced shooters. Cincinnati is having its annual Tall Stacks Riverboat Festival and I want to...
Berns
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Oct 2, 2003
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