Looking to get into photography

[bwana]

Oh I see. I think in that case I should probably just get the lenses from there. How is customs calculated? Do you maybe know?

Like I said afaik its just VAT so 14%.

 

[mercurial]

Like I said afaik its just VAT so 14%.

Oh ok.

 

[bwana]

Oh ok.

I'll know for sure early (hopefully) next week.

 

[mercurial]

I'll know for sure early (hopefully) next week.

Great. Does that mean that you've purchased something from them?

 

[bwana]

Great. Does that mean that you've purchased something from them?

Yep - and according to the online tracking it's been "WAITING FOR CLEARANCE" in Jnb since this morning.

 

[mercurial]

Yep - and according to the online tracking it's been "WAITING FOR CLEARANCE" in Jnb since this morning.

Eish. What did you get and how much did it cost if you don't mind me asking...?

 

[bwana]

Eish. What did you get and how much did it cost if you don't mind me asking...?

Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II - I wont know how much until customs gets through with it.

 

[mercurial]

Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II - I wont know how much until customs gets through with it.

Nice. I really can't wait to get this camera now. The thing is, I need to get myself some filters for my telescope as well and that's gonna set me back about R3000. So ATM, I'm not sure which to get first.

 

[Wynsam]

Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II - I wont know how much until customs gets through with it.

Sweet buy. I am jealous.

 

[bwana]

Sweet buy. I am jealous.

Thanks I got a lot of good use out of the kit lens but I've found myself needing something just a bit better so I bit the bullet.

I just called up the courier and apparently they've been trying to get ahold of me to sign some importers papers or something so it will be a few more days before I get my paws on it.

 

[Wynsam]

Matches up nicely with your planned full frame ideas. I am eyeing out a KM 28 -75 f2.8 as my next purchase. Its an older school non HSM type lens but should not hurt as badly as the newer ones.

 

[bwana]

Matches up nicely with your planned full frame ideas. I am eyeing out a KM 28 -75 f2.8 as my next purchase. Its an older school non HSM type lens but should not hurt as badly as the newer ones.

28-75 - nice versatile range. If I hadn't had a need for a super wide I would have gone for something similar myself.

I wish there was someplace here that rented lenses but I guess there isn't a pressing need atm.

 

[koffiejunkie]

Matches up nicely with your planned full frame ideas. I am eyeing out a KM 28 -75 f2.8 as my next purchase. Its an older school non HSM type lens but should not hurt as badly as the newer ones.

KM?

 

[Wynsam]

Minolta became Konica Minolta(KM) and then Sony bought them out.

 

[koffiejunkie]

Aah. I didn't know the Camera gear ever got the Konica part of the name.

 

[Wynsam]

Was a short period of time, during which the digital bodies appeared for the first time as far as I am aware. The KM 5D, and the KM 7D.

 

[koffiejunkie]

I used to like Konica's regular 200 ISO negative film - seemed to get consistently nice colours from it.

 

[bwana]

I've got a couple Minolta lenses sitting on a shelf from an old 35mm my mother donated last time she was here.

 

[mercurial]

Ok, so I went to Makro to have a feel for the 400D. I must say... it's a beautiful camera
But... I was quite disappointed that it doesn't have Live View

 

[koffiejunkie]

get a 40D man! You get live view *and* a pentamirror viewfinder (slightly larger, and brighter than on the 400D)