Same here lol. Just bought one on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/250911414498...84.m1423.l2649

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6309748345/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6310270418/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6309749769/
in memory of Ike the barbarian
http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6309753209/

 

 

Incase you people didn't know, you can use www.borrowlenses.com to rent lenses you could only dream of purchasing. I rented a 24-120 F4 for the weekend to figure out if it was going to be my new walk-around lens or not. So far, it is very promising.

 

I wish they were a bit cheaper. I used them to rent a Nikkor 24-70 f2.8 and I loved it. But the total rental cost about $150 with shipping for a week. Not a bad price, but it's not worth it to drop that kind of money to try a lens IMO. Great if you're shooting a paid event though. Even better if the client will pay for the rental. But I'd personally prefer buying a good lens used and selling it in the future since they hold value.

 

Will be playing with my buddies 5DII and his 50L today as well as my 135L while I shoot a few cars...stay tuned.

 

5DII+50L is a dream

 

It's not a bad price to know if you want to drop $1000+ on a lens before the fact. I consider it a "try before you buy" deal.

I rented the 24-120 F4 specifically for the Texas Ren Fest today. If I like the lens well enough, I'll be buying one. Only thing I foresee is that I'm going going to get enough separation between subject and background. At least, thats what I've seen in the test shots. Then again, I want the lens to be a walk around lens to replace my 16-85VR and 70-300VR that I have up for sale.

 

 

^ Super jealous that I wasn't there yesterday.

 

It was my first "stance" event. I will attend more lol.

 

Got my mask!

 

I can't seem to find on any Party City that I've tried around my area, so I ordered online.
It's gonna be hard to find one..
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/05/142058...ccupy-protests

 

Yeah I only found one and it looked like a return so I decided to order it on eBay after checking like 5 stores. Plus the one I got isn't the yellow tinted one with all the extra shading.

 

^ I ordered the same one. Arrived with a huge crack in it. In the meantime, I'm posting up my first photo with the mask. I'll make a thread.

 

That's sucks. I'd email the seller and see if he'll send you another one. Mine is ok besides a small chip on the nose. I can't tell if that's from shipping or from the mold. The envelope it came in looked like it was torn open and resealed though.

 

^ LOL yeah, same here. Envelope looked a little beat. I emailed about it. Not too worried though.

 

A guy in my shop said there is a store in Mobile that has a bunch of these masks. He's getting the name tonight and i'll give em a ring tomorrow. I can buy some and ship em out if anyone is interested.

 

Do you guys have a recommendation on cheaper flash triggers/receivers?

 

I've used Cowboy Studio triggers/receivers for a while. It's like $20-30 and they've been pretty reliable.