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Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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Don Kuykendall said:
Not a bad deal. Have you tried it all out yet? How long does a charge last using the lights?
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Sadly, I just ordered everything and nothing has arrived yet.. :(

From what I've read a fully charged 550 battery (2200 mAh) will get you a little over an hour at full output, while the 750's (4400 mAh) are good for a little over two.
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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Horoscope Fish said:
Sadly, I just ordered everything and nothing has arrived yet.. :(

From what I've read a fully charged 550 battery (2200 mAh) will get you a little over an hour at full output, while the 750's (4400 mAh) are good for a little over two.
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Been wanting to get one of these for a while. I am going to wait to get a full report from you along with example photos before I pull the trigger.
 
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Fortkentdad

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Not exactly a purchase - Lensbaby sent me a free set of Aperture Disks when I bought that set of refurbished optics that did not come with their original disks. Great customer service.
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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Don Kuykendall said:
Been wanting to get one of these for a while. I am going to wait to get a full report from you along with example photos before I pull the trigger.
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Well the '360 will be here today but the batteries won't be here until later in the week. I have two shoots lined up with a dancer, though; one scheduled for the 14th and the other on the 29th and I anticipate using the '360 for both. I'll be sure to let you know what my experience with it is. For a while I was actually tempted to get two of them because I have this specific effect in my head that (in my mind's eye at least) should be mind-blowing but... I reigned myself in and only got the one for now. If the 360 is as well built as their flash units I'll be a happy camper.
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Danno_RIP

Danno_RIP

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I purchased a new to me camera this last week. Got here today. A dear friend sold me a D700 with two D lenses, 50mm 1.8 and a 24mm 1.8, along with all the necessaries to start shooting. It came today and if the weather breaks I will be trying it our a bit. Not the best staging, but it will do. I am excited to play with the full frame camera a bit.


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Daz

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Dont have a pic yet but I have been looking to upgrade my Sigma 24-70 2.8 since I got the D500, It works great ... when it wants to work, I have to keep taking it on and off the camera until it decides it wants to start autofocusing and I cant be dealing with that, especially at a wedding !

So I put out a call for a sale of mine for around £400 and a friend of mine is happy to do a swap plus £350 for the Nikon as he doesntl have time to get out and shoot much more!!

ABSOLUTE steal so going to pick up up later from London :D
 
hark

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Daz said:
Dont have a pic yet but I have been looking to upgrade my Sigma 24-70 2.8 since I got the D500, It works great ... when it wants to work, I have to keep taking it on and off the camera until it decides it wants to start autofocusing and I cant be dealing with that, especially at a wedding !

So I put out a call for a sale of mine for around £400 and a friend of mine is happy to do a swap plus £350 for the Nikon as he doesntl have time to get out and shoot much more!!

ABSOLUTE steal so going to pick up up later from London :D
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The problem with your Sigma lens might be happening because of needing new firmware installed. I think Jake sent some of his Sigma lenses in for that when he had issues. But...your solution sounds like a win-win!
 
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Daz

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hark said:
The problem with your Sigma lens might be happening because of needing new firmware installed. I think Jake sent some of his Sigma lenses in for that when he had issues. But...your solution sounds like a win-win!
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That could well be the case... However I was getting annoyed with the lack of sharpness at 2.8 compared to the Nikon (I have been spoilt by having a friend that I can use his gear as and when and he has one).

So when this deal came up I couldn't say no.

Plus I couldn't really wait to have it shipped to them and back. However I have the Sigma 70-200 and its doing the same thing every now and then so may have to send that back soon ...

Here she is on my D500 !!

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weebee

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Horoscope Fish said:
Well the '360 will be here today but the batteries won't be here until later in the week. I have two shoots lined up with a dancer, though; one scheduled for the 14th and the other on the 29th and I anticipate using the '360 for both. I'll be sure to let you know what my experience with it is. For a while I was actually tempted to get two of them because I have this specific effect in my head that (in my mind's eye at least) should be mind-blowing but... I reigned myself in and only got the one for now. If the 360 is as well built as their flash units I'll be a happy camper.
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Any updates yet? I'm very interested in this as well. But I'm waiting for your opinion of it first. I feel I can base my purchase on your advice.
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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weebee said:
Any updates yet? I'm very interested in this as well. But I'm waiting for your opinion of it first. I feel I can base my purchase on your advice.
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I know there's a couple posters here at least at least interested in the YN-360 so I'm going to try and post a new thread with a decent review later today now that I've had some time to play with it; there's a fair amount to cover.
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Danno_RIP

Danno_RIP

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I bought a strap for my D700, and after a couple of years hearing [MENTION=13090]Horoscope Fish[/MENTION] rave about Joby straps every time the question came up I decided to give it a try, and I have to admit that I like it. It took me a little while to figure it out, but now that I am comfortable with it I do like the way it works.

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Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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Danno said:
I bought a strap for my D700, and after a couple of years hearing [MENTION=13090]Horoscope Fish[/MENTION] rave about Joby straps every time the question came up I decided to give it a try, and I have to admit that I like it. It took me a little while to figure it out, but now that I am comfortable with it I do like the way it works.
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It's true, I love my Joby... In fact I'm going to go hug mine, right now!

Glad you're liking yours. :)
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