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VR bugs

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:10 am
by birddog114
Sorry All,
I brought to this forum the lust and now the VR bugs, should I be banned as the other thread? A VR club? I'm confessingnow!

Gary 80-400VR + 24-120VR
Nicole 80-400VR
Glen 70-200VR
Louiek 70-200VR
Pluckaduck 70-200VR
JordanP 70-200VR
fozzie 24-120VR & 70-200VR
Deano 24-120VR
Mudder 80-400VR
Mike 70-200VR
Myself 70-200VR + 80-400VR + 24-120VR
Anyone else? did I miss something?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:12 am
by Raydar
With a bit of saving I will have the 80-400 VR soon 8)

Cheers
Ray :P

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:34 am
by fozzie
Birddog,

I must confess:

24-120VR, about 6 months old.

Contemplating:

70-200VR


Cheers,

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:52 am
by birddog114
fozzie,
I added your name to the VR bug's list

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:10 am
by Nicole
Birddog, so you've finally fessed up hey! I think you are the instigator of all lens lust. :D

Off to work soon and when I get home...should be officially part of the club.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:27 am
by birddog114
Nicole wrote:Birddog, so you've finally fessed up hey! I think you are the instigator of all lens lust. :D

Off to work soon and when I get home...should be officially part of the club.


Have a good day and post your experiences after you have the baby in your hand :D

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:33 am
by gstark
Does that make me a VR bugger?

Oh, bugger!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:35 am
by birddog114
gstark wrote:Does that make me a VR bugger?

Oh, bugger!


Gary,
not only you, I'll have that title too :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:07 am
by MHD
I have VR on all my lenses now :P

Its one of those fancy three leggeded VR units

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:35 am
by Mj
And I'm in the worst of all possible situations. VR bug with no VR three legged or otherwise !!!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:07 am
by Glen
I already suggested banning you Birdy, and that was before I saw how many you have infected :wink:

Me too! (I think)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:47 am
by the foto fanatic
I am considering the 70-200 VR - too good to pass up. :D
Birdie, do I email Poon direct? Or is there another way that everyone uses?
Thanks
Trevor

Re: Me too! (I think)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:12 am
by birddog114
cricketfan wrote:I am considering the 70-200 VR - too good to pass up. :D
Birdie, do I email Poon direct? Or is there another way that everyone uses?
Thanks
Trevor


Trevor,
You can get it via me, Poon will direct ship to you.
Sorry, I don't like the ING :cry:

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:24 am
by mudder
G'day,

Add me to the list of those bitten by the 80-400mm VR bug... Sigh.... Looks like the plastic money will cop a hiding again... Ahhhh well....

Cheers,
Mudder

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:29 am
by Greg B
Geez louise, that's a lot of VR gear right there.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:22 pm
by Deano
Score one more for me too - 24-120 VR.

Reading about the 70-200 in the last few days I may have to feed the lust again soon.

Cheers
Dean

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 3:30 pm
by Killakoala
As Yoda said, 'Arh, VR clique developing i sense'.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:47 pm
by Nicole
Well. My 80-400VR has arrived and only just been unpacked. Hopped on to say a big thankyou to Birddog. :D

Everything went so smoothly and never any hassles at all. Very excited. So hot here today but that will not stop me!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:08 pm
by gstark
Killakoala wrote:As Yoda said, 'Arh, VR clique developing i sense'.


An elite "VR Owners section" of the forum perhaps?

Keep those nasty tripod users at bay?

:)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:08 pm
by gstark
Nicole,

Congratulations.

Go forth and magnify!

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 6:56 am
by Raydar
Some one mite be able to give this bloke a hand????

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read. ... e=11214399

Cheers
Ray :P

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:25 am
by pl55
Can someone post a picture of the D70 + 80-400 VR and D70 + 70-200 VR thanks. The bug got me . I'm still deciding between the two.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:43 pm
by Capturedview
I can imagine sitting at the rocks at manly beach, shooting surfers with the 70-200VR.

Time to start saving :cry:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:12 pm
by Dargan
OK, OK! VR exclusive members. :)

Which one? Either the 70-200 or the 80-400. :?

I can see I am going to be drawn into another purchase but not both. So does the extra reach of the 80-400 still give you the sharpness of the 70-200? Any other comments?

VR CLUB

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:21 pm
by birddog114
[quote="Dargan"]OK, OK! VR exclusive members. :) /quote]

Dargan,
We were talking about it to day at my base:
VR CLUB has the following benefits:
Full fridge of imported beers as Corona, Beck, Heinecken Etc...
Full cellars of good selection and collection of reds.
Compliments with smoked ham, smoked salmon, Pate foie, bread roll etc...
Free try and testing all available gears.
Printing A3 on Epson printer at cost
Open every Saturday from 4:00am to 4:00pm :wink:
Conditions:
No membership fees.
members does not need to have a camera to qualify.
Memeber only needs to have a VR lens to qualify even without the camera. Buy or have a VR lens then qualified!

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:42 pm
by Mj
My goodness!!!

Quite an entry fee, but just look at the benefits !!!
Given the cost of the kitchen I've just agreed I continue to have some thinking to do :roll:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:54 pm
by Raydar
Dame!!!!!!

Yet more reasons to get a VR.
The list just keeps getting bigger :shock:

You make it bloody hard for bloke guy’s :mrgreen:

Cheers
Ray :P

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:50 pm
by Killakoala
I might have to consider making a NON-VR club for those of us that can't afford to take the plunge. :)

In the fridge there's;
Emu Export Lager,
A bottle of cooking sherry,
El Cheapo label Bourbon,
1.25L bottle of LA Cola, (For mixing the Bourbon)
Smoked Ham flavour potato chips,
Twisties and Cheezels,
Doritos and sweet chilli sauce. (can't afford salsa)
And a bowl of Franklins salted peanuts.

Entry Requirements:
Double Plugged Thongs.
Esky full of BYO's
Car that leaks engine oil, (Either Ford or Holden)
Camera and/or lens (Optional)

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:59 pm
by Deano
Killakoala wrote:I might have to consider making a NON-VR club for those of us that can't afford to take the plunge. :)

In the fridge there's;
...
Smoked Ham flavour potato chips,
...


I thought you were a vegetarian.

Cheer
Dean

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:04 pm
by Killakoala
True, i don't eat Cheezels, Twisties or Doritos either. :)

PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:50 pm
by gstark
Deano wrote:
Killakoala wrote:I might have to consider making a NON-VR club for those of us that can't afford to take the plunge. :)

In the fridge there's;
...
Smoked Ham flavour potato chips,
...


I thought you were a vegetarian.


The flavoring will be exactly that: flavoring. A chemical additive.

When I worked at the Gallo Winery there was a room full of these things, used to test and determine how to make their coolers taste like apple, apricot, peach, or whatever.