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Software & Accessories / Re: Rain Covers

« on: February 03, 2013, 11:26:44 PM »

I carry several cheap clear shower caps and a small piece of chamois to wipe the lens should it get wet.  I do have a kata rain cover as well that i've used several times in heavy rain.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Gura Gear Kiboko 22L????

« on: May 25, 2012, 06:10:27 PM »

This bag is $80 off direct from Gura Gear 26-28 May 2012

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Software & Accessories / Re: Gura Gear Kiboko 22L????

« on: May 23, 2012, 02:25:00 PM »

I have the Gura Gear Kiboko 22L and love it.  Travels very well on airplanes in the overhead bin and you can hike through the woods with it - it is very configurable and is comfortable to wear.  It includes a laptop sleeve.  It's just a medium size bag so it requires you to make choices on what to bring - which is a good thing most of the time.

Also, Gura Gear sent me a new bag - no charge - they said they had found a design flaw in the one I had - I had no issues with it - but they replaced it anyway.

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Lenses / Re: Lenses to shoot the Milky Way. Is a 17-40 enough?

« on: April 30, 2012, 04:06:18 PM »

I would also recommend the Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye.  At ~$600 it is much cheaper than the Canon 14mm.
See a recent shot here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpayne1/7103879039/#in/photostream/lightbox/

I also use the Tokina 16-28 f2.8
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpayne1/6275856418/#in/set-72157622598215723/lightbox/

and the Canon 24mm f1.4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpayne1/5274394251/#in/set-72157622598215723/lightbox/

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 PRO FX

« on: April 03, 2012, 06:34:21 PM »

I had a used 16-35mm II I bought from KEH.  I never was able to get good results with it so I bought the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 Pro Fx.  The Tokina is big and heavy has a funky lens cap but gave me better results than my copy of the 16-35mm Canon ever did. I actually did some test shots comparing the 16-35mm II and the Tokina.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=965311&highlight=tokina+16-28mm&page=7

The Tokina zoom is opposite of Canon lenses as well.  I'm still liking my tokina.

David