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Contests / Re: Gura Gear Giveaway!

« on: December 09, 2012, 05:25:52 PM »

consider me Gura Geared

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Canon General / Re: How do you sell your gear?

« on: September 21, 2012, 12:03:16 AM »

I've had very good luck with CL so far. Sold a couple of point & shoots, lenses, cell phones and a monopod to a cop who showed up in uniform in his police car, paid cash and left. Most recently I sold my 50D to someone who wanted me to meet him closer to where he's at (45 minute drive for me) and he actually paid more than I was asking to cover gas.

I'm surprised that I haven't sold my EF-S 10-22mm yet (lots of lowballers though) since I listed it at the same time as the 50D body. I was confident the demand for the lens would be much higher than a 4-year-old camera body. Haven't got lucky yet.

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Street & City / Puddles

« on: June 17, 2012, 02:54:52 PM »

First time I got the chance to try the new camera with some puddles. Endlessly fun. Tell me what you think.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_ssan/7353946070/#lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_ssan/7183498429/#lightbox/

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 14-24 f/2.8L [CR2]

« on: June 15, 2012, 02:27:28 PM »

ssan nice pics. I said that it is tricky, not impossible. And I mentioned that I was talking about the sky, not the reflections.. Plus I was talking about below 17mm situations, as in 14-17mm.

Thanks. But I was referring to the Rockwell quote.  And all those were taken with the 10-22mm on the widest end on a crop sensor (16mm equivalent?) so they're technically below 17mm.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 14-24 f/2.8L [CR2]

« on: June 15, 2012, 02:19:23 PM »

One can't really be bothered with blanket statements like that no matter who it comes from. I use a CPL on the ultra-wide angles (10-22 & 16-35L) all the time. Tell me if you see anything wrong with the sky:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_ssan/6407001159/#lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_ssan/6900330628/#lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_ssan/7070347189/#lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h_ssan/6964494411/##lightbox/

I would actually argue that you can make generalizations.   That CPL's are problematic with ultra wide angle lenses is one I would agree with, even if there are exceptions.  Everyone's tolerance is different but I would have probably dodged the dark band above the building in the first image.  The CPL banding isn't bad but it's there.  The skies in the second and fourth images don't work for me at all.  To be clear, I'm not arguing that these are bad images or that there aren't benefits to your using a CPL for these shots; I'm saying that the generalization holds true.

It's always nice to get fresh feedback on things your own eyes might prefer not to see, so thank you for that. Personally though, I'd work towards perfecting my use of the filter on my wide angle as opposed to doing away with it entirely.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: *UPDATE* Rebate glitch fixed? Adorama Tripling Rebates?

« on: May 05, 2012, 04:54:23 PM »

Same as above, this is what I get as of now: