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Incidentally...

I'm getting rid of my old Nikkor 70-300 f4-5.6 G lens. This lens is the low-end lens that Nikon produces, but it would be a good starter in terms of high-powered telephotos.

Any LGK user who's got Nikon gear could make me a fair offer for this slightly-used lens and they'd get it at a steal. Lens is complete, with original box and documentation, along with a Promaster UV filter. Not trying to make money, just trying to get it the hell off my desk.
 
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FlyBoeingJets said:
There's got to be a point of diminishing returns with store-made prints after which it makes sense to own your own printer.
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I agree with that if you're talking about mostly 5x7s, with the occasional 8x10. But with frequent 11x14s, I have to think it would cost more via paper and ink purchases. (Of course, the cost of the printer.)
 
Finally got my domain registered and a preliminary gallery site up:

Checkitout.

EDIT: Lightroom's web gallery is wholly inadequate. I am unable to create sets/groups/compilations. Also, you can't individually caption each image. I'm DLing Gallery right now and I'm going to give that a go.
 
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FlyBoeingJets said:
Finally got my domain registered and a preliminary gallery site up:

Checkitout.

EDIT: Lightroom's web gallery is wholly inadequate. I am unable to create sets/groups/compilations. Also, you can't individually caption each image. I'm DLing Gallery right now and I'm going to give that a go.
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Very nice images, Glenn! The observatory is such a great subject.

And was that shot of the little one and the merry-go-round at Valencia Town Center?
 
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I like it! How hard was it to set up the site?


And by the way, you mentioned a while back that you wanted to get the 18-200 VR lens. As a person who has used it for more than a year now I have to say it is versatile but not perfect. You won't find it to be as sharp as your 28-200. You will also get noticeable chromatic aberration at 18mm. I would still buy it again just because when you can only throw one lens in the bag, it's the best choice.
 
FlyBoeingJets said:
Finally got my domain registered and a preliminary gallery site up:

Checkitout.

EDIT: Lightroom's web gallery is wholly inadequate. I am unable to create sets/groups/compilations. Also, you can't individually caption each image. I'm DLing Gallery right now and I'm going to give that a go.
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I have to say, it at least looks good even if it currently falls short of your needs. Gallery is cool, it's biggest drawback (if you can call it that) is that it is open source, and there are about a billion different little ways to customize it, so getting it exactly the way you want it can take some time (there is a LOT of "oh, that is cool, not what I was looking for, but cool"). I would keep the lightroom gallery up, and make a new directory where you can play with Gallery for a while. Give it a few days to work out the kinks.
 
Wow. The installation instructions for Gallery are DAUNTING to me. I'm not sure this one will be easy enough for me to deal with.

EDIT: Well it appears I've gotten through most of the installation (with some help creating a MySQL database from my web-hosting company). Now my ftp program is setting up permissions on all the folders associated with Gallery. Taking forever.

EDIT 2: ARGH! The Gallery installer suggested I change CHMOD permissions to 755, and now I can't even view my own damned website! :( Changing it back.

EDIT 3: DOUBLE ARGH!! The permissions were so badly screwed up that I had to restore the server to a previously-saved state!

EDIT 4: TRIPLE ARGH!!! After going through all that crapola, I find out that Gallery is one of the optional uploads to my site that can AUTOMATICALLY be done by my hosting provider!!!

Teh Interwebz...I hateses it.
 
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Congrats on getting it up, that is probably the hardest part. Be sure you have the Gallery Remote to upload pics, makes it super nice.
 
Turkey Day Deals

Samy's had an ad on the back page of the LA Times sports section today. I created a very rudimentary jpeg with the highlights for the folks that frequent this thread.

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40D
It's not a great lens, but the (extra) 75-300mm lens added to the 40D kit (body + 17-85mm) is a great deal. This 40D kit normally is 1599.99, so you score the "extra" lens for 100 bucks. They seem to go for $160-200 on ebay, so you can sell it to circumvent the purchase. Throw in the Samy's $100 gift card, and things get really interesting.

Rebel XTi
Costco has the same kit (minus the 17-300) for $699.99 (from $799.99 with $100 mail-in rebate). Again, the best bet seems to be Samy's deal. $849, sell the 17-300 (150-200) plus the $50 gift card, you now have a great entry level DSLR kit for around $719-759. Use that $50 gift card towards some other accessories.

Another kick ass thing about Samy's sale this weekend is the freebies: tripod, bag, and an instructional DVD with coupons. They're not going to be top notch anything, but for newbie, they're necessary.

If you're in market for a replacement or new to the hobby, this weekend looks like a good time to do it!

I'm not sure if these specials are online as well, so here is a link to their locations:

http://www.samys.com/stores.php

Looks like it's their regular store hours for the sale:

M-F 9am-7pm
Sat 9:30am-6pm
Sun 10am-5pm
 
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Good price on the D300 and that $149 55-200 VR lens is a steal (though it isn't their most recent version of their vibratio-reduction tech).

I'm still mulling over the new D300 body. For me (since I'd buy the battery holder/vertical grip), it will mean $2200 tax included. Save up twice again as much and it's the D3. On the other hand, the D200 I have is great, and I could really use a couple more fast lenses for it (particularly a wide-angle, like the 14-24 f/2.8G ED).

In any case, it'll be a couple months at least.
 
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Good price on the D300 and that $149 55-200 VR lens is a steal (though it isn't their most recent version of their vibratio-reduction tech).

I'm still mulling over the new D300 body. For me (since I'd buy the battery holder/vertical grip), it will mean $2200 tax included. Save up twice again as much and it's the D3. On the other hand, the D200 I have is great, and I could really use a couple more fast lenses for it (particularly a wide-angle, like the 14-24 f/2.8G ED).

In any case, it'll be a couple months at least.
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I think that Samy's actually advertised the D300 at all surprised me, disclaimer or not.

But I feel ya' on the D300. Adding the grip, you're at $2273 with tax, $2100. In a few months, I bet you could get a D3 for 4 1/2 stacks. If I had an inventory of Nikon glass, and a D200 already, I'd wait it out also.
 
I just read a review this afternoon in the December issue of PCPhoto (on my flight between LAS and IND) about the D3. It's got the full-size sensor, so it's compatible with all Nikon lenses. But with the DX lenses, it automatically crops the image sensor down to DX size. When it does this, the effective megapixels drops to 5.1MP. That kinda sucks.

Because of that, I may just opt for the D300 and the battery-grip with another lens.

But then again, I only have one DX lens (the fisheye).
 
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FlyBoeingJets said:
I just read a review this afternoon in the December issue of PCPhoto (on my flight between LAS and IND) about the D3. It's got the full-size sensor, so it's compatible with all Nikon lenses. But with the DX lenses, it automatically crops the image sensor down to DX size. When it does this, the effective megapixels drops to 5.1MP. That kinda sucks.

Because of that, I may just opt for the D300 and the battery-grip with another lens.

But then again, I only have one DX lens (the fisheye).
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See? Full frames aren't what they're cracked up to be. ;)

I got the 40D kit special from Samy's. I can't use the $100 gift card until December 1.

Fortunately, the Sandisk rebate runs until 1/5/2008. This will allow me to pickup (2) 4GB Extreme IIIs for about $5 for both after the rebate and gift card!
 
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It looks like most of the stores got their first shipments of D300s on Tuesday or Wednesday--enough to cover waiting lists and allow for limited stock. What I have heard about it is positive so far. I will have mine next week sometime. Should have bought it local and I would have it already!
 
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It looks like most of the stores got their first shipments of D300s on Tuesday or Wednesday--enough to cover waiting lists and allow for limited stock. What I have heard about it is positive so far. I will have mine next week sometime. Should have bought it local and I would have it already!
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Of course, a full review (including pictures...especially low-light, high ISO ones) is requested.
 
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