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I've never used protection

Postby robw25 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:17 pm

I've never used protection but i'm making sure my baby has some ..... supposed to be going down local beach to take some shots of those parachute surfers or whatever their called..... if they turn up

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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:18 pm

Rob - your camera does not need protection - with that lens you should be able to shoot the beach from your lounge room!!!

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Postby jdear on Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:25 pm

laughs

im sure there is a market for this kind of thing... somewhere!

thankyou for the light relief!

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Postby MCWB on Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:43 pm

This has already been discussed: ultra thin condoms are the go for lens protection, you only lose 1 stop. :)
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Postby Raydar on Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:40 pm

Bloody hell mate :shock:

That should do it!!!! :roll:

Just keep an out for moisture - condensation in there mate it mite cause a few probs.

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Postby birddog114 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:55 pm

MCWB wrote:This has already been discussed: ultra thin condoms are the go for lens protection, you only lose 1 stop. :)


Glow in the dark style is also good!
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Postby Onyx on Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:00 pm

That is overkill!! ;)

C'mon it's a Nikon - it'll survive any thrashing you care to dish out its way.
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:06 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
MCWB wrote:This has already been discussed: ultra thin condoms are the go for lens protection, you only lose 1 stop. :)


Glow in the dark style is also good!


If I saw a glow in the dark condom walking down the street on a dark night - would I: take a photo or run like bloody hell :roll:

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Postby robw25 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:13 pm

well they didnt turn up !!! :x maybe next week

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Postby BBJ on Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:26 pm

Hi Rob, Well thats a bugger they didn't turn up but anyhow what lens is that??
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Re: I've never used protection

Postby W00DY on Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:51 pm

robw25 wrote:

those parachute surfers or whatever their called.....



It's called Kite surfing.

Awesome fun and extremmly good for your fitness as well. When the wind gets going you really have to hold on tight.

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Re: I've never used protection

Postby pippin88 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:07 pm

W00DY wrote:
robw25 wrote:

those parachute surfers or whatever their called.....



It's called Kite surfing.

Awesome fun and extremmly good for your fitness as well. When the wind gets going you really have to hold on tight.

W00DY

They certainly rip along.

While I was in Hawaii, I saw a guy doing it with no straps on his board, so it was virtually just a normal surf board. Bunch of nutters if you ask me :D
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Postby robw25 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:37 pm

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what lens is that??

that lens was a 70-200 vr its a beauty sharp as !
( when this old bastard can keep it still )
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Postby BBJ on Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:07 pm

Thanks Rob, Sort of really makes the camera look small. Oh well i guess it's ok if they are close to shore. Seen some when in Adelaide last and yeh they put in.
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Postby gstark on Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:35 am

Birddog114 wrote:
MCWB wrote:This has already been discussed: ultra thin condoms are the go for lens protection, you only lose 1 stop. :)


Glow in the dark style is also good!


Just make sure that, if you're using glow-in-the-dark condoms, you adjust your exposure to compensate for the extra light.
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Postby dooda on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:49 pm

This is a relatively new sport and sometimes is called kiteboarding (the most common term around here).

In Squamish people are coming from all over as we get a real steady breeze in the summer. I keep meeting people from OZ and the UK for summers of kiteboarding. I have a couple of pics but they're in film. I'll have to wait for next summer to go down there and take a couple more pics of them.
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