My Canon 40D

[mercurial]

I finally ordered the damn thing :p

Here's what I bought:

Canon 40D body - Link (http://www.sacamera.co.za/productdetail/CAN40DBOD/Canon-40D-Body-Only.html)

Canon EFS 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS - Link (http://www.sacamera.co.za/productdetail/CAN18-55IS/Canon-EFS-18-55mm-F3.5-5.6-IS.html)

Sandisk Compact Flash Extreme III 4GB - Link (http://www.sacamera.co.za/productdetail/SAN4GBIII/Sandisk-Compact-Flash-Extreme-III-4GB.html)

Lowepro Mini Trekker AW - Link (http://www.sacamera.co.za/productdetail/LPMinitrekkerAW/Lowepro-Mini-Trekker-AW.html)

Now I'll have to eat bread for breakfast, lunch and supper :o Just kidding. It will probably arrive within the next few days.

[Devill]

Congrats mofo! :D

Happy shooting.

Now how much was it all and all?

[xrapidx]

Congrats! FINALLY!

[mercurial]

R16.5 k :(

Thanks guys :)

[Devill]

R16.5 k :(

Thanks guys :)

I am sure you will not regret it :D

[mercurial]

I am sure you will not regret it :D

I hope so! :)

[stix]

Good call ! :)

[bwana]

Cool - it'll be nice to finally see some photos in your stream. ;)

[mercurial]

Good call ! :)

Thanks.


Cool - it'll be nice to finally see some photos in your stream. ;)

Hehe, thanks. Which reminds me, I need to recreate an account. I still don't remember my password from my previous account :o

[xrapidx]

Cool - it'll be nice to finally see some photos in your stream. ;)

Which reminds me, I need to create an account

[Devill]

Which reminds me, I need to create an account

You can do it!

Lol, it takes about 5 mins if that much :)

[xrapidx]

You can do it!

Lol, it takes about 5 mins if that much :)

For some reason I can't do it :( Keeps timing out.

[alf101]

Don't drop it. :)

U going to insure it?

[bwana]

Don't drop it. :)

U going to insure it?Cant stress how important this is.

[Devill]

Cant stress how important this is.

With whom did you insure?

Did you put it on the house insurance?


For some reason I can't do it :( Keeps timing out.

Try a different browser?

[mercurial]

Don't drop it. :)

U going to insure it?

Haven't actually given this any thought yet. Any suggestions?

[xrapidx]

I still need to insure mine - the 450D is still insured.

[alf101]

For some reason I can't do it :( Keeps timing out.
I hope you're talking about the browser. ;)

Haven't actually given this any thought yet. Any suggestions?
My Sony H10 costs R2800, not insuring it.

[bwana]

With whom did you insure?

Did you put it on the house insurance?Both my bodies are insured as well as most of my glass. In fact I emailed my insurance broker the details of my new lens before I even left the shop the other day.

[Devill]

Both my bodies are insured as well as most of my glass. In fact I emailed my insurance broker the details of my new lens before I even left the shop the other day.

So did you put it on your house insurance or seperate?

And more or less how much is the camera worth and more or less how much are the onthly payments to el broker man?

[bwana]

So did you put it on your house insurance or seperate?

And more or less how much is the camera worth and more or less how much are the onthly payments to el broker man?Yeah - sorry - its either on my household or my business one - cant recall which.

I'll have to look at the policy later and let you know about cost.

[Devill]

Yeah - sorry - its either on my household or my business one - cant recall which.

I'll have to look at the policy later and let you know about cost.

Thanks Mr ana :)

I would like to know as I would like to insure my cam on the house insurance before I leave for Mozambique :D

[koffiejunkie]

Congrats Mercurial! You'll have fun with it - it's an awesome piece of kit (despite what the nikon and sony fanboys say :p)

Now be a good kid and get one of these (http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Fixed_Focal_Length/EF_50mm_f18II/index.asp).

[BigAl-sa]

Thanks Mr ana :)

I would like to know as I would like to insure my cam on the house insurance before I leave for Mozambique :D
AFAIK, that unfortunately won't work. You will have to do an all risks for that. Check with your friendly insurance salesman.

[BigAl-sa]

Nice one mercurial!

Now we wait for the pics!

[mercurial]

Congrats Mercurial! You'll have fun with it - it's an awesome piece of kit (despite what the nikon and sony fanboys say :p)

Now be a good kid and get one of these (http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Fixed_Focal_Length/EF_50mm_f18II/index.asp).

Thanks. That is definitely on my list :) I also want the 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM one too :) Oh, and the 100mm f2.8 macro :p


Nice one mercurial!

Now we wait for the pics!

Thanks. I will try and get some pics as soon as I get the camera :)

[Devill]

AFAIK, that unfortunately won't work. You will have to do an all risks for that. Check with your friendly insurance salesman.

DAmnit! :mad:

So its going to cost me an arm and a leg? Prob around R200 bucks :(

[bwana]

DAmnit! :mad:

So its going to cost me an arm and a leg? Prob around R200 bucks :(Had a look from before I went on my lens buying spree and I had one camera and one lens - total insured value r14500.00 - under my business all risk at under r50pm

[Devill]

Had a look from before I went on my lens buying spree and I had one camera and one lens - total insured value r14500.00 - under my business all risk at under r50pm

Oooo nice :D

Think I will phone a broker today! :)

[mandana]

congrats on the cam Mercurial... many happy snapping. :)

i just called outsurance and under the all risk "out and about" cover it will cost me R60 a month to insure a cam (value R8500) and lens (R2k). i asked them to send me the details of the cover so i can read over it.



is there anyone else to call for a quick quote?

[Devill]

congrats on the cam Mercurial... many happy snapping. :)

i just called outsurance and under the all risk "out and about" cover it will cost me R60 a month to insure a cam (value R8500) and lens (R2k). i asked them to send me the details of the cover so i can read over it.

is there anyone else to call for a quick quote?

Nice now I know where I am phoning first :)

[mercurial]

congrats on the cam Mercurial... many happy snapping. :)


Thanks :)

[mercurial]

Just arrived :) Will unpack it now :)

[xrapidx]

Cool :) Remember the first pic requirement :p

[Devill]

Just arrived :) Will unpack it now :)

Grats man! Enjoy :D

[mercurial]

Cool :) Remember the first pic requirement :p


Grats man! Enjoy :D

Thanks guys.

Okay, I took a few pics but will upload one. That's if flickr.com would stop being an *******. I'm having endless problems trying to get an account, after I just got my yahoo account. Anyway, I'm glad I hung around these photography threads for so long. Once the camera's battery was fully charged, I could immediately start shooting, which was great, cos I knew what to do.

[mercurial]

You can check my flickr stream. I only uploaded one photo though and I'm still pretty new to all this, so don't be too harsh on me :)

[koffiejunkie]

Nice one Merc!

[mercurial]

Nice one Merc!

Thanks. Just a quick question though - my EXIF info doesn't wanna save to my JPEGs. I've tried using the TIFF (which has the EXIF), but the JPEGs doesn't have them. What am I doing wrong?

[koffiejunkie]

From which application? If you're using Photoshop's "Export for web" or something such, you lose EXIF and colour profile, so don't.

[ldmelsa]

From which application? If you're using Photoshop's "Export for web" or something such, you lose EXIF and colour profile, so don't.
you lose EXIF, but not colour profiles
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/3093310066_de2ae5162e_o.jpg

[koffiejunkie]

My mistake then. Still, don't use that if you want the EXIF :)

[mercurial]

From which application? If you're using Photoshop's "Export for web" or something such, you lose EXIF and colour profile, so don't.

I save them from RAW to TIFF using Adobe Camera Raw. For some reason, once I open that TIFF, I cannot save to JPEG using Photoshop. I use Irfanview to save the TIFF to JPEG but I still lose the EXIF, even though the option I chose in Irfanview says to keep the EXIF. What other software can I use to save to JPEG/resize?

[bwana]

I save them from RAW to TIFF using Adobe Camera Raw. For some reason, once I open that TIFF, I cannot save to JPEG using Photoshop. I use Irfanview to save the TIFF to JPEG but I still lose the EXIF, even though the option I chose in Irfanview says to keep the EXIF. What other software can I use to save to JPEG/resize?
Working from memory but you can save to jpg if you change it to 8bit.

[mercurial]

Working from memory but you can save to jpg if you change it to 8bit.

I'll have to play around with it and see what I can do. Thanks.

[koffiejunkie]

I save them from RAW to TIFF using Adobe Camera Raw. For some reason, once I open that TIFF, I cannot save to JPEG using Photoshop. I use Irfanview to save the TIFF to JPEG but I still lose the EXIF, even though the option I chose in Irfanview says to keep the EXIF. What other software can I use to save to JPEG/resize?

You should really have a bash at DDP. It's not exactly as slick as Aperture or Lightroom in terms of workflow, but it has the same benifit - you use your original RAW file as the base of your work, and export directly from there. It has the benifit of recognizing Canon's color/pictures styles.

[mercurial]

You should really have a bash at DDP. It's not exactly as slick as Aperture or Lightroom in terms of workflow, but it has the same benifit - you use your original RAW file as the base of your work, and export directly from there. It has the benifit of recognizing Canon's color/pictures styles.

I'll definitely have a look. Thanks.

[sitnet]

I envy you MERCURIAL, Thats's one hell of a camera!!!! :)

CONGRATZ:D

[mercurial]

I envy you MERCURIAL, Thats's one hell of a camera!!!! :)

CONGRATZ:D

Hehe thanks. I was undecided for ages - ask bwana :D
It also took a huge lump out of my wallet :o but I absolutely love my camera :)

[xrapidx]

You should really have a bash at DDP. It's not exactly as slick as Aperture or Lightroom in terms of workflow, but it has the same benifit - you use your original RAW file as the base of your work, and export directly from there. It has the benifit of recognizing Canon's color/pictures styles.

There was recently a thread on dpreview about what the canon guys use, most of them use DPP.

Apparently it also has some lens information and can correct things <-- noob speak.