Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-03 Thread Larry Colen
f your lenses be sharp enough that they are no longer the limiting factor in the sharpnes of your photos. > > Dario > > > > -Messaggio originale- From: Christine Nielsen > > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 10:46 PM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-03 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Sep 03, 2013, Boris Liberman wrote: > > In my very personal and very humble opinion, a good way to spend USD > 200 is to make a very good gallery of one's photos, put them into a > blurb book and print it large at their best paper... She has to spend the money at bhphoto.com (or whereever

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-03 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Sep 02, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: > On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:53 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: >> >> Another vote for the grip! Got one already...funny, but I've never >> really warmed up to it. Hmm. I should probably try to use it more & >> find a better groove? > > It simplifies vertical

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
riginale- From: Christine Nielsen >>> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 10:46 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 2, 2013, a

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-03 Thread Boris Liberman
, September 02, 2013 10:46 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll) >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: >> >> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Christine

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
ber 02, 2013 10:46 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll) > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Christine Nielsen > wrote: > >> Thanks to t

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread David Mann
On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > So, I'll put it out for discussion... what if you had some found money > (in the form of a store credit at the camera store, not cash)? What > would you buy? Hmmm...? I don't know but I just spent a small windfall on a new sports watch. I

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
I also advice you to go for the 8mm fisheye. Lot of fun. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Christine Nielsen Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 10:46 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll) On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Hunt

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:53 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > > > > On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Battery grip for the K-5. I won't leave home without it. > > Another vote for the grip! Got one already...funny, but I've never really > warmed up to it. Hmm. I should pro

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > On Sep 2, 2013, at 6:11 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> I'd buy a Westcott speedlight softbox kit; either another Apollo or >> the new RapidBox, with a stand and umbrella mount. Since I already >> have a 42" Medium Apollo, I'd most likely go

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
I'd cast a vote for the 85/1.4... -p On 9/2/2013 3:46 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Thanks to the recent price break on the camera that I bought 2 weeks ago, yours truly now has a sto

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sep 2, 2013, at 6:11 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I'd buy a Westcott speedlight softbox kit; either another Apollo or the new RapidBox, with a stand and umbrella mount. Since I already have a 42" Medium Apollo, I'd most likely go for the strip box. If any money left over I'd get a 40 degree gri

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Bruce Walker
I'd buy a Westcott speedlight softbox kit; either another Apollo or the new RapidBox, with a stand and umbrella mount. Since I already have a 42" Medium Apollo, I'd most likely go for the strip box. If any money left over I'd get a 40 degree grid for it too. Location lighting is da bomb. On Mon,

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:53 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > > > > On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Battery grip for the K-5. I won't leave home without it. > > Another vote for the grip! Got one already...funny, but I've never really > warmed up to it. Hmm. I should pro

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Battery grip for the K-5. I won't leave home without it. Another vote for the grip! Got one already...funny, but I've never really warmed up to it. Hmm. I should probably try to use it more & find a better groove... :) -c Paul On Sep 2,

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Thanks to the recent price break on the camera that I bought 2 weeks > ago, yours truly now has a store credit to the tune of $200 woot! > > So, I'll put it out for discussion... w

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: One-half to one-third of a new flash. or One-half of a new tripod. or One-quarter of a new lens. (I have expensive tastes.) Not so bad... I have considered 1/6 of an FA 31mm ltd :) -c Or, closer to a single item for the amount saved, Batte

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Battery grip for the K-5. I won't leave home without it. Paul On Sep 2, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Thanks to the recent price break on the camera that I bought 2 weeks > ago, yours truly now has a store credit to the tune of $200 woot! > > So, I'll put it out for discussio

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 04:11:44PM -0400, Stan Halpin wrote: > One-half to one-third of a new flash. > or > One-half of a new tripod. > or > One-quarter of a new lens. > > (I have expensive tastes.) If you had expensive tastes, you'd shoot Nikon rather than Pentax. > > Or, closer to a single it

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Thanks to the recent price break on the camera that I bought 2 weeks > ago, yours truly now has a store credit to the tune of $200 woot! > > So, I'll put it out for discussion... what if you had some found money > (in the form of a st

Re: How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Stan Halpin
One-half to one-third of a new flash. or One-half of a new tripod. or One-quarter of a new lens. (I have expensive tastes.) Or, closer to a single item for the amount saved, Battery grip for the K-5. Have fun shopping! stan On Sep 2, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Thanks to the

How to spend $200? (was: price breaks on k-5ll)

2013-09-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks to the recent price break on the camera that I bought 2 weeks ago, yours truly now has a store credit to the tune of $200 woot! So, I'll put it out for discussion... what if you had some found money (in the form of a store credit at the camera store, not cash)? What would you buy? Hmm