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I think her favourite ones are a long and stripy Canon EF 70-200mm and a Canon EF 50mm.

Anyway, sorry.

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The 50mm ones are awesome. The f/1.8 is the cheapest (only like £60 IIRC) then there's the f/1.4 which is higher range, faster and I think it has image stabilization. Then there's the mighty L series f/1.2 which is incredible. Very well made lens as you would expect from a Canon L series and super super fast at f/1.2.

The L lenses aren't cheap but they are by far the best lenses you can get for a Canon DSLR, or even a DSLR full stop.

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my current project is, having gotten my GH2 back from Holdsworth to spread the word that paragon sliding dropout bolts are made of cheese.

I honestly haven't a clue what this means? I thought we were gonna go camping?

It's all over my head Max :-(

Just so you know, if any of your girlfriend's Canon lenses have a red ring around them, they are fully 531 awesome to the power of genuinely very good.

I honestly haven't a clue what this means? I thought we were gonna go camping?

we're still on for that?
good- lets get organised- I'm voting Ireland.
I jsut bought a rear internal geared hub- and hopefully a rear rack...
It cost me some serious dinero (it is not a Rohloff).

Basically- The GH2 has sliding dropouts, which should mean chain tensioning is a doddle.
BUT i came to try and loosen them not so long ago and the entire allen key interface gently turned smoother and smoother and I had to get Holdsworth- them being nice guys- to remove all the bolts and replace them with good new ones.

It is now ready for its new incarnation-
It will have a SRAM i Motion 9 geared hub in it, with a bar end shifter (which is supposed to be a grip shift, but as I have have drops....)
and 2 disc brakes
and a rear rack
and stuff and then I'll be ready!!!!!
yay.

..........and got a few freelance editing/ article writing jobs to pay for it.
yay.

Well done!!!

Good stuff Eyebrows soperRiva. Let's get cracking on that trip. As soon as I land a job I'll be on it and other adventures like stink on doo-doo.

I miss eyebrows :(

Well done!!!

thanks-
that plus working part time for a catering company should help pay the bills....
I hope.
still if anyone wants to buy the tartan geekhouse .... let me know.
I could still use the money and space.

Well I've finished the third bike now.

Here's the third and final bike:

XS frame and it's still a bit big for her. Oh well, she'll manage.

Now to start actually riding them!

50pence bargain

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190377351879&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Weighed the old bits, weighed the new bits, same +/-5g!

Old:
ITM Eclypse 10cm stem, Condor branded bars, Shimano BL-1050 levers, Bike Ribbon tape
New:
Cinelli 1A 11cm stem, Cinelli 63-40 bars, SRAM S500 levers, SRAM Supercork tape

So am I way off the mark suggesting that summink is actually wrong with it? I realise you can't possibly know without looking at it, but are they pretty robust usually?

Canon stock zoom lens are usually crap, but it doesn't stop people from taking photos.

prime lens is your best bet, and concentrate on taking the photos instead and don't worry about the camera.

if you like to figure out how to improve your photography, this book is an excellent start;

Hot Shots: How to Refresh Your Photos: Amazon.co.uk: Kevin Meredith: Books

it help you focus on how to take the photo and not worry about the camera equipment.

we're still on for that?
good- lets get organised- I'm voting Ireland.
I jsut bought a rear internal geared hub- and hopefully a rear rack...
It cost me some serious dinero (it is not a Rohloff).

didn't realise you were in the market for internals gear, I have a Nexus 8 speeds hubs laced to touring rims lying around being redundant.

prime lens is your best bet, and concentrate on taking the photos instead and don't worry about the camera.

+1 Prime lenses are the best. There are a few zoom lenses I like but I'm not crazy about them.

Cooke or Zeiss ftw.

concentrate on taking the photos instead and don't worry about the camera.

I realise this is your favourite thing to say regarding photography, but please note that my predicament is I suspect to do with my equipment being either faulty or just utterly gash. I've used it for several years and taken some decent pictures, but now it's starting to get on my nerves.

I've been messing around with cameras this morning, as I haven't been getting anything like the quality I should from my 400d, and took the following for experimental purposes. Thought I'd post the results for the pure vanity of it:

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Beautiful bike.

Anybody else working on bicycles this afternoon?

I want to know how thingys shed is coming on...?

I've just framed a picture and done the hoovering.

I've just framed a picture and done the hoovering.

I've just washed myself. done with working for today.