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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 02:22 AM
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Lol. They're not expensive. If you don't get one for gift get one for cheap!
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 06:35 AM
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got us some half-decent snow for a change. (usually seattle is just rainy winters)





Old Nov 29, 2010 | 07:47 AM
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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LOL
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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ahahaha nice.
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Does anyone on here use Smugmug? I'm thinking about making the switch. I started the 14 day trial today.
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon
Does anyone on here use Smugmug? I'm thinking about making the switch. I started the 14 day trial today.
I know a lot of people that are into photography love it. Tell us how it is.
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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smugmug is definitely better for selling your photos and has better individual restriction options for things. but it's also more expensive than flickr which i absolutely love for approx $2/month for unlimited space to backup all of my photos in full resolution. can't beat that i don't think.
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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Yeah $150 a year is a lot, even for what they offer.
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 01:13 AM
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I have a smugmug and havent used it since this summer.
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 02:39 AM
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So I peeked my gift... it's not an SB-600. It's a Vivitar 648 flash. I've never heard of Vivitar so had to do some research. I can bet she bought it from a place called "AccessoryCircut.com". I can bet that she tried to order the SB-600 and they told her it wasn't in stock, so they offered her a Vivitar flash for the same price. Or so I've read online.

Anyone know of these flashes?
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 02:52 AM
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I don't have any experience with them, but it was a popular brand back when film SLRs were current from what I've read. Looking at the prices, she paid more than what a SB600 would have cost.
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 03:14 AM
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The review's that I've been reading say that these guys talk you into buying a Vivitar flash by offering it for the same price. But that's if she bought it from that place. I'm probably going to ask her about it..
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 03:17 AM
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I have three vivitar 285's for ocf but never heard of their pro-line. That AccessoryCircut place sounds like a scam...

Although she will be mad because you peeped, ask her if she bought it from them.
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 04:26 AM
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I'll casually bring it up. "Hey you know what you should get me for Christmas? That Nikon speedlight I'm always talking about. But whatever you do... do not buy from AccessoryCircut.com."
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 10:58 PM
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Does anyone on here use Smugmug? I'm thinking about making the switch. I started the 14 day trial today.
I'm a SmugMug Pro user and I love it, really great for selling and hosting images. There are others but for what you get it's fairly inexpensive. Some others are only a host or a store front which ends up being more because you have to use multiple services.
Old Dec 1, 2010 | 01:48 AM
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full set...
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 02:08 AM
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 02:55 AM
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I love that VW.

... I love any VW. But that one is HOT!
Old Dec 1, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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i think that VW works near my house? does he work at wing stop?



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