Shannon Drawe
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All Nikon photographers deserve this. I smell a bailout. Who’s with me? Fire up the hybrid, we’re going to Washington!
shannonYup. I believe that about tamron v. others. I am a Nikon shooter, so my knowledge is brand limited for sure. I think it is safe to say – all lens manufacturers use their Macros as an opportunity to manufacture their best product. Macros have always been the sharpest of lenses in a photographer’s quiver, and that hasn’t changed. Macros are focus critical, so as my eyes age I find I use my favorite lens (typically) when I have the most control of the situation – personally kind of depressing. My “desert island” lens would be my 60 2.8D no question whatsoever.
shannonMike has a great point about taking care of lenses. I am one of those photographers who goes the extra mile to take care of my gear and it has paid off again and again. I keep all the boxes gear comes in and when I resell it regularly, I take a very small hit on original cost – just like Mike said.
As per warranty and macros – they are without a doubt the sharpest lenses out there regardless of brand. If you buy grey market gear and it breaks, US authorized repair centers will not touch them (at least that used to be the case), and what you are left with is an expensive doorstop.
I have never heard of an exception to the claim that name brand manufacturers like Nikon and Canon have superior glass to folks like Sigma or Tamron. Nothing against them though and they do have a purpose in the scheme of things.
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#2 – I have a Lumix. It’s hard to miss that Leica name on the lens – and the L on the body for that matter. It makes all the difference! Great choice.
Extreme zooms such as 18-200 have one huge drawback, and that’s the starting and ending (ie. non-fixed) focal length. It is pretty safe to assume it is something like a 4.0-5.6 and that’s pretty slow. shannonNot to foist another blog entry onto this fine site, but folks over at the underground had this to say awhile backhttp://troutunderground.com/2008/09/25/the-undergrounds-fly-fishing-retailer-post-and-economic-bailout-plan/
I propose an expanded [s:1rix25z3]bailout[/s:1rix25z3] rescue plan called the FFPAWRP. Of course that stands for the Fly Fisher Photographer and Writer Rescue Plan. Please seek your piece of the pie by adding the abbreviation you desire if not covered in the FFPAWRP.
shannonI hope this generation is better than the last. I was extremely disappointed with the Escape pack and the one they sent me to replace it wasn’t much better. It now sits in the attic. Read all about it -http://texasflycaster.com/2008/06/09/product-notice-william-joseph-escape-pack/
shannonSo maybe you could do a George Carlin on names “that you cannot say”? In good humor of course. shannon
And let’s all remember what “winter” means in Central Texas – perhaps lows in the mid thirties, and highs the same day close to 60f. Winter, at least in Texas, is a relative term.
ON MUSIC – a deep and wide topic unto itself – at least here it is. shannon
Will do. There is typically a good Christmas show at Dan’s Silver Leaf. Last year it was a rare appearance of Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis together. Great show. shannon
My bit count matters less in my business, but I saw an illustration of a new function in CS4 that will eventually make the upgrade worth the headaches and cost. The Photomerge > Vignette Removal and Geometric Distortion Correction is going to have far reaching ramifications – well beyond anything in recent Photoshop versions. For example, imagine what that can do for macro photography of flies! Could one finally create digital images that surpass Ansel Adams’ for front-to-back sharpness? It boggles my mind. shannon
There sure is a lot of sex talk lately – sexy shad talk that is. Maybe the Sexy Shad will do / has done for the casters what Clouser did for the fly folks? shannon
Denton definitely has a music scene! Good to know it reaches so far – as I sometime feel like I am shouting (about it) in the wilderness. Other bands of note include, South San Gabriel, The Feds and nuclear polka Grammy winners Brave Combo (god are they old?). We also have regular shows by Texas legends Joe Ely, James McMurtry (yes son of Larry) and so many more. shannon
Those roots give you a clear idea of the water levels as I am fairly certain water would be on or possibly submerging the roots if flows were running well (as opposed to drought conditions). shannon
