[ratpack] Re: November lunch meeting
- From: Mark Smith <muttley128@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Rat Pack <ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:10:54 +0000
Is this a sharp copy. Seems some of them are not very good quality.
Does it come with a UV filter on it.
Does it have a petal hood with it?
The camera what does it come with?
Hope its not to many questions.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:21:39 -0700
To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ratpack] Re: November lunch meeting
Looks like it's the 21st. Shall we meet again at Hires around 1
pm?
Yes, Mark, of course you're invited. Youse a ratpacker now...with
GOM photos and everything. Uhhh...that's Girls Of Miller according
to a photographer who might remain anonymous. :) As the old
song goes, "you can check out any time you want, but you can never
leave." :) (With apologies to Don Henley, Joe Walsh and
the Eagles.)
I'll just write a paragraph or 2 about the camera I'd like to sell.
It's a Canon 20D, body only. The major differences between it and
later models (like the 40 and 50D) is that its LCD is the size of a
postage stamp and in motor-drive mode it only shoots 3 frames per
second. Later models have burst rates of 6 or 8 fps.
It has "body armor" on it...that's a rubberized covering over
the body to keep it from getting damaged by knocking it into things,
although I don't think it'd protect it from a fall to the ground (unless
the ground was pretty soft) but I think it's mainly intended to protect
it if you're carrying more than one camera. Having 'em bang into
one another would be a bad thing.
I bought the camera body used for $300 and put the body armor on
it. I can't remember the price I paid for the armor, but street
price is between $20 and $50. It's specific to the 20D.
It's been a very good camera and has saved my butt a coupla times when I
ran out of battery or had the wrong lens on the primary camera. It's also
nice if you have a long lens on one body and a wide one on another.
In any case, it's been my "beater" camera and it's worked
flawlessly. With the purchase of the 7D, the 40D will become my
beater and I don't have much use for the 20 now. I have the
original box and I'd like to get $250 for it. One advantage
to the 20D is that it's compatible with just about all EF-S or L series
lenses, where the 10D (if you're considering that) is somewhat limited in
its lens compatibility. Paul can fill in the details on that
issue.
The lens I have for sale is a Sigma 17-70 f2.8. It's a good
"walkin around" lens. I used it almost exclusively when I
shot car shows and cruise nights:
http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-17-70mm-2-8-4-5-Autofocus-Digital/dp/B000LJAQ3Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1257965305&sr=8-1
It sells new for $369. I'm asking for $250 for it since I
don't have the original box. It's very close to the Tamron
lens you mentioned except that it has an extra 20mm at the long
end. The Tamron sells for the same price (approximately) as the
Sigma.
Btw, if ya want 'em both, I'll let 'em go for $450 total. That
would let me get a battery pack for the 7D and have some walkin around
money as well. I'm tempted to say that if ya buy it with cash when
we have our lunch meeting, I'll buy everybody's lunch. How's that
for peer pressure? :)
RtR
At 09:27 PM 11/10/2009, you wrote:
Either date i can
adjust to if im invited.
Thanks to everyone at mmsp on oct 31st. had a blast.
I also got pictures of the girls there, didnt know it was a ratpack
requirement
got a picture of the two brunettes together
Ray tell me about the lens and camera you are getting rid of.
I have been looking at this
Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8
need to return a card at the meeting
On Nov 10, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Ray Buck wrote:
Paul and I talked about this
(since he was here at my house to return my 20D and Sigma 17-70 lens) and
realized that the reason that the 14th wouldn't have been a good date is
no longer valid...I'm not gonna be making a trip to El Mirage.
With that in mind, Paul and I agreed that either the 14th or the 21st are
good for us. Thanksgiving is on the 26th (I had to look it up) so I
don't think either date would be in conflict with the holidays. But
ya never know.
How about picking one of the two dates and reply to this message...then
we'll tally the votes (yeahrightsure...maybe we could get a Florida
election official to validate the outcome) and etch it in stone.
K?
RtR
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