> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Munro > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: EOS extra gear > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chip Louie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ............................................ > > Personally I don't want to pay for the luxury of having so many > overlapping > > lenses and tend to buy the fastest lenses I can to cover a given focal > > length. I used to have several more lenses many of which were focal > lengths > > covered by one of the "L" zooms or some other nice prime "L" or other > wise. > > I used them for very narrow shooting situations but have decided that to > > simplify my bag so for me at least it isn't worth all the trouble, money > and > > effort it takes to pack, carry and maintain so many lenses > ........................ > > I totally agree Chip. It's tough keeping the amount of gear being carted > around to a minimum without having overlaps or duplications. > Especially when > you then add a notebook computer to the pile of stuff you have to > keep track > of on a job. I really don't look forward to jobs which include airline > travel anymore due to the luggage hassles. > > I just got a box of bits from B&H delivered an hour ago. The > ArcaSwiss head > is a little bigger than I expected and I'm looking forward trying it out - > can't believe I have no plate at all that I can use for the next > few weeks - > bugger. The Domke tripod bag was just an extra but is really well made > compared to others, and fits my setup perfectly. For some reason > B&H shipped > the Lexar CF card in a seperate package and customs here won't release it. > They seem to think it is microchip containing US secret intelligence or > something. They will get over themselves soon enough and send it > out to me I > hope. > > Regards, Tim >
Hi Tim, It was just getting nuts with the equipment! So I made the decision to minimize and simplify to the max. yet still allow the system to cover everything I used to shoot with less. Being a sports oriented shooter, when I made the decision to jump into digital I tried to take advantage of the EOS D60's 1.6X and EOS 1D's 1.3X 35mmEFOV factors in re-building my lens system. I'm down to 5 lenses (OKAY, OKAY 7, I didn't count the EF 28-105 3.5-4.5USM and I'm giving the EF 35-80USM to my niece, really!), and an EF 1.4X converter. But I think I'm in need of OMG yet another (my THIRD!), EF 300 4L IS to get the reach I'm used to having on tap but I'm trying to resist this based on my previous EF 300 4L IS lenses' optical performance on film. I would be foaming at the mouth with a hot item sitting there on my desk but not useable, you have much more patience than I my friend! I had B&H send me a couple of new zoom lenses (you're right the 70-200 2.8LIS is fantastic!), and a spare NiMH battery for the EOS 1D a couple of weeks ago, same two box shipping. I think this is due to B&H filling orders from more than 1 warehouse. This is a common practice in the computer and electronics industry. It makes much more sense to send the items where they are found and picked and ship them directly but separately than to send them to a central shipping point and then out a customer location. One has to wonder if the common shipping industry practice of have hub cities (single point distribution centers), is as efficient as they think them to be. I think that if they would look at the IP model of switching that they could realize a significant savings in terms of package miles and energy costs. Opps, forgot where I was. I noticed this about B&H when the link that HP sent me to track my new goodies showed that there were more than one package and that they originated from different points. Yup, I love my Domke bags. But now I've discovered that I need a different bag for the EOS 1D, that is one deep body! The height and width are the same as an EOS 1n w/booster attached but it is so much deeper that is no longer fits in my small F3X bag! I also have a Domke bag for my tripod, will the bag still fit your pod with the A-S ballhead mounted? A nice bit of extra protection for the ball head is to use a padded bag with dense polyurethane padding with a drawstring and cord lock to cover and protect the head, it helps to keep out the dirt and debris that I always find in my tripod bag for some reason. Anywho, big US secrets or not I hope it goes as smoothly as you think it will. If it's like here in the US nobody is even looking at it an it's just sitting on a shelf for a few weeks until some one manages to find it and figure out that it's a common part these days. Good luck on this and keep us posted re: CF card performance on your 1Ds. Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
