Ahh you and I think alike.
. the man said he should get another stock of the macro lenses in next week or so but i dont really know if ill buy one just yet....so for macro you suggest the 50mm fixed? isnt that what you said..? also he said that the sb-900 flash is a little over rated and said he will get a sb 800 for me if i want because he to prefered that himself for the size . guy seems to be honest and its a mom andpop type store...but what i thought was truely funny was he still shoots with a 30 year old 35mm he had since he was in his 20s....and said he wouldnt ever change but the film for it is harder to come by now days...so he is considering it...Ummm as of right now, I'm suggesting that you return everything you just bought. For the same $1500, you could've gotten a refurb D40x, an 18-200mm and a 60mm macro lens.yeah i know...right. like i said though...the price was right and i drove all the way to town(34 miles) and i had to leave with something....
Man, don't be knocking film! Yesterday I decided to go on a hike and in preparation I started packing up my camera gear. I starting throwing in my D300, 18-200mm, 11-16mm, 105 macro... Then I thought, what the heck am I doing? I'm going hiking! I took all that stuff out, loaded up my FM2, 50mm, 28mm, and a few rolls of Fuji Velvia and took off. I then hiked nearly 13 miles, took lots of pics, and had a great time. No way would I have been able to do that with all that other camera gear! I can't wait to get my 22 megapixel scans back from the lab.
. all in all i feel confident about my choice..i can always get better lenses, flashes in the future. i will be in school this upcoming semester and finacial aid will help pay for more gear. for now im just fiddling around having fun, but soon it will be serious, i already have my foot in the door id say because one of the photographers that does portraits and senoir pics loves my work, id eventually like to work for the missouri conservation magazine or something similar. i look at the oprotunities and im always striving to do better...and i belive thats what a upcoming photographer needs to make it....because yeah its all about the pictures but if you settle on half a$$ pics thats what youl get...so someone who strives after each pic to make the next better should do fine...like i said though...im happy with my choice, and belive me i could have spent way more but figured this was good for now...maybe when i have some classes under my belt and a little more knowledge on stuff ill then be confident in getting better stuff, for now this works though )
