Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I love you, Tomorrow. It is only a day away.
I am singing....woo hoo. Just ordered my 7D and my 300mm lens and the EF1.4III extender and spare battery and I get them tomorrow.
Fabulous as I got them from WEX and got a bundles deal which they have been awaiting stock on for the last fortnight and the stock came in today.
I have one question about my order. I know some people use a lens filter to protect their lens and some hate them. I want one just to protect the lens until I get used to it. It was really hard choosing one and I ended up getting this one as WEX had it on offer with the 300mm lens.
http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-kenko-67mm-pro1-digital-uv-filter/p1527988
If you guys think there is a better one that you recommend I shall order the new one. I have not got a clue on lens filters.
I am so jet lagged as we arrived home yesterday at 3pm after a 5 hour delay and 2 flights. It was such a fantastic holiday and as most of you know I did manage to get some quite nice shots of the local hummingbirds. I have to admit that I was pretty cheesed off with the Fuji as it kept overheating, would not focus, and it took an eternity to store pictures so I missed a massive amount of action with the hummers. Also my lens distortion was horrendous and every photo I had to edit to compensate this. I do wish that I had the new Canon gear with me as I know my photos would have been so much better but saying that the humidity was horrendous and it was so hot that I could only stand out for about half an hour before the heat got to me. Although Barbados is a very safe island I know I would have been too nervous with fabulous gear to stand in the isolated spot where I took most of my photos.
Good news :-)
I have a weekend of chillies and flowers, so not sure when I shall get online, but I shall expect a raft of stunning pics to appear :-)
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Tony
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Ha ha. But first Lolly it's
Just caught up with all the drama. You are handling it all well. I'd be so gutted in that situation. Fingers crossed you get all the right bits very soon.
Sarah
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn...
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Early morning check - situation in hand, all systems are Go for LCK*....
* Lolly Canon Kickoff
Excellent news. We have lift off.
Just been reading all your adventure Lolly, can't help with verification, but WILL somebody please as I can't keep my fingers and toes crossed much longer!!!
Lot to learn
Looks good to me, Lolly. Have faith. Here's a screenshot of the lens on the WEX website.
Now you are going to have the fun of putting it all together - when your hands have stopped shaking. LOL
The tension is building. We are all waiting for that first photo - something, anything will do.