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Oh no... Lens Lust won the battle!!!!

Postby W00DY on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:35 pm

Yep,

Just ordered the 24 - 120 VR lens.

Just could not resist, god I hope my marriage is worth it though :lol:

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Postby W00DY on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:36 pm

Oh yeah,

Plus I have convienced my sister in law to get the D70 + 85mm 1.8.

Gee I just now I will have to use her lens also :)

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Postby birddog114 on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:39 pm

you're a lucky guy! :D
What's next one? 70-200VR.
Oh yeah! new VR member, welcome to the club!
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Postby W00DY on Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:46 pm

Birddog114 wrote:you're a lucky guy! :D
What's next one? 70-200VR.
Oh yeah! new VR member, welcome to the club!


Thanks for the welcome to the VR club...

Can't wait to get my hands on this baby.
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Postby MCWB on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:04 pm

Ahh VR lust. :) With Xmas coming up, I suspect I may have to cave in to such lust tomorrow. ;)
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sooooo tempting ...

Postby christiand on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:05 pm

Jee, it is so tempting to get the "little" VR lens.
Birddog: do NOT send the lens to me, I repeat do NOT send the lens.
Thank you again so much for making available to us these great toys
at great price.

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Postby MHD on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:10 pm

Nup... I have promised the Missus: No more lenses until I finish my PhD or make money from photos...

But I telll you, at that price, shortly after one of those two happens I will be buying the VR as a walk around lens :)
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Postby Glen on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:17 pm

Congrats Woody, with Mr Poon's great service you will probably have it before you get around to borrow the 50mm. I think the 24-120 is a great range and a bargain entry to the VR club
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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:22 pm

MHD wrote:or make money from photos...


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Postby phillipb on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:23 pm

Hey MHD
If it gets you in on a technicality, I will gladly buy a photo from you, any photo for say $10, unless of course you have specified how much money you have to make before you can get another lens. :)
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Re: sooooo tempting ...

Postby Glen on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:26 pm

christiand wrote:Jee, it is so tempting to get the "little" VR lens.
Birddog: do NOT send the lens to me, I repeat do NOT send the lens.
Thank you again so much for making available to us these great toys
at great price.

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Christiand, will try your technique "Birddy, do not send me a 200-400VR, do not send me a 200-400VR". Will let you know if it works :lol:
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hmhhh .. I hope it works !

Postby christiand on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:37 pm

This is unfair !
Really, there are so many temptations !
Gee I have to constrain myself.
And Mr Birddog is not making it any easier.
And the thing is: what you resist persists !
What a challenge.

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Re: Oh no... Lens Lust won the battle!!!!

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:42 pm

W00DY wrote:Yep,

Just ordered the 24 - 120 VR lens.

Just could not resist, god I hope my marriage is worth it though :lol:

W00DY


Well done Woody - I am in a pickle - can’t decide on the 24-120VR or the wide angle 12-24mm. The way I see it the 24-120 would be a good replacement for the kit lens (so sell it) - 12-24 covers the low end and then just the 70-300VR to cover the lot. Got the 105 macro already. . . :(

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Re: Oh no... Lens Lust won the battle!!!!

Postby gstark on Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:57 pm

Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:Well done Woody - I am in a pickle - can’t decide on the 24-120VR or the wide angle 12-24mm. The way I see it the 24-120 would be a good replacement for the kit lens (so sell it) - 12-24 covers the low end and then just the 70-300VR to cover the lot.


Now you see where I'm going.

50 1.4
24-120VR
80-400VR

Next on my list is the 12-24.
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Re: Oh no... Lens Lust won the battle!!!!

Postby fozzie on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:01 pm

Woody - well done. :)

W00DY wrote:Yep,

Just ordered the 24 - 120 VR lens.

Just could not resist, god I hope my marriage is worth it though :lol:

W00DY


Welcome to the 'VR' club. Many happy campers there, and others welcomed.

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Postby MHD on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:03 pm

phillipb wrote:Hey MHD
If it gets you in on a technicality, I will gladly buy a photo from you, any photo for say $10, unless of course you have specified how much money you have to make before you can get another lens. :)


hehehe you sound like one well versed in domestic politics...

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Re: Oh no... Lens Lust won the battle!!!!

Postby W00DY on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:51 pm

sirhc55 wrote:The way I see it the 24-120 would be a good replacement for the kit lens (so sell it)

Chris


That is excatly what I was thinking. I have enjoyed the kit lens but I always seem to be searching for that little extra zoom.

Now I have it and VR to boot :)

I think the next purchase would be the 50mm or 85mm for portraits.

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Postby W00DY on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:53 pm

MHD wrote:No, after NZ I will be making more of an effort (registering a business name etc...)


Then I feel very proud to be sitting on an MHD original (Birddog gave me an A4 print of your challenge 1 image).

I will hang it with pride on my wall untill you become famous and then sell it :)

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Postby Onyx on Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:56 pm

If you're heading down the commercial path MHD, share your experiences with us - I too would like to start looking into the possibility of making dough from this, for justifying this expensive hobby and perhaps avoiding getting a "real" job, but have been too lazy to investigate the how's and the what's.

Enjoy your entry to the VR club Woody. :)
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Re: Oh no... Lens Lust won the battle!!!!

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:49 pm

W00DY wrote:
sirhc55 wrote:The way I see it the 24-120 would be a good replacement for the kit lens (so sell it)

Chris


That is excatly what I was thinking. I have enjoyed the kit lens but I always seem to be searching for that little extra zoom.

Now I have it and VR to boot :)

I think the next purchase would be the 50mm or 85mm for portraits.

Cheers,

W00DY


I use my 105 macro for portrait shots - good sharp lens and it works for me.

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