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McMadCow posted:Good deals do happen, though. You just have to be patient and thorough. I just bought a classic car on CL about a month ago for about half of what it would be worth if I wanted to flip it. On the other side of that coin, I have a friend who was ripped off to the tune of thousands by a BUYER on Ebay who exploited Paypal's buyer protection. A friend of mine found a Nikon mount Promaster 17-50 f/2.8 (it's just a rebadged Tamron) for $85 on Craigslist. Turned out to be a dentist that just didn't know what it was worth.
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I'm not going to complain about my 85 f/1.8 I got for $150 on CL.
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:I'm not going to complain about my 85 f/1.8 I got for $150 on CL. drat, I thought I was going crazy when I saw one for $250 a month or so ago. I messaged the guy like two hours after he posted it and it was already gone. How fast did you see the $150 that it was still there? But then I guess I was pressing my luck after getting a brand new 100mm 2.8 Macro (non L, obviously) for $360.
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Or my $20 Canon 55/1.2, from some old lady on CL trying to get rid of her husband's old stuff before they moved to a much warmer state. I see awesome bargains on forums all the time...I've had great luck buying from people here, rangefinderforum, largeformatphotography, etc. You'll have to be very patient, but better-than-KEH prices can and will come up.
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He actually was selling an N90 film camera, and the description showed an 85 f/1.8. I took a shot at it, and there it was. So he had no idea how much the lens was worth.
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Took my camera along to the office xmas party (there's around 50-60 of us), consumed a lot of booze and took photos during the night. Shared photos with the office on Monday. Got an email from one of the department managers "Mate, not criticism, just a minor comment to consider. X, X and X are not in any of these photos but the bartender working for the bowling place has 4 photos…" Now let's get one thing straight, I took photos of the round of shots the bartender was pouring for us - as you can see in the picture below, the subject of the photo is obviously the alcohol - not the bartender. Additionally I wasn't being paid to cover the event and there was no law stopping anyone else bringing a bloody camera!
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psylent posted:Additionally I wasn't being paid to cover the event and there was no law stopping anyone else bringing a bloody camera! Then gently caress 'em.
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Alternatively, stop giving a gently caress.
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Yea, seriously, what a dick. The next function, take a million pictures of just him making stupid faces as he talks.
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If you want to smooth things over, just say you took pictures of them but they were too blurry or whatever.
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If you work in an office, the LAST thing you want them to know is that you're competent with a camera. I work for a multi-billion dollar international company, I'm the lowest-paid admin lackey in the office, and I STILL have to routinely turn down request for pictures that the company is unwilling to pay for. All. the. time.
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quote:From: Me The  makes it less bitter. And what the gently caress is is with a manager writing like a 14 year old girl on a phone?
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psylent posted:From: Me 
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I got poo poo from my friends over Facebook after I posted some photos from a friend's wedding because I had a bunch of shots of the people I was hanging out with and only a couple of the bride and groom. They were on the other side of the reception hall and I wasn't going to step on the toes of the wedding photographer to indulge in my hobby. "I didn't bring my camera to the reception because I didn't want to have to look after it." Well, then deal with not having the photos you want.
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aliencowboy posted:I got poo poo from my friends over Facebook after I posted some photos from a friend's wedding because I had a bunch of shots of the people I was hanging out with and only a couple of the bride and groom. They were on the other side of the reception hall and I wasn't going to step on the toes of the wedding photographer to indulge in my hobby. gently caress 'em.
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psylent posted:The There are some very senior people in some very wealthy organisations who literally cannot turn on a computer.
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Fists Up posted:There are some very senior people in some very wealthy organisations who literally cannot turn on a computer. 
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You know, it may actually be very sage advice. X, X and X might get pissed at you for deliberately not taking their photos. They won't say anything to your face, but will badmouth you behind your back for the rest of the time you work in the same company. Petty, unbelievable and childlike? Yes. Plausible? Yes. Especially if X is a middle-aged woman.
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spog posted:You know, it may actually be very sage advice. Dude probably just wanted photos for his secret folder.
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psylent posted:I work for an IT outsourcer. This guy is an SQL/Sharepoint developer e: also this mr. mephistopheles posted:No, you still sound like an rear end in a top hat. I mean, you're totally justified, but office politics isn't usually a game you want to gently caress around with. evil_bunnY fucked around with this message at 15:12 on Dec 16, 2010 |
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psylent posted:The No, you still sound like an rear end in a top hat. I mean, you're totally justified, but office politics isn't usually a game you want to gently caress around with. I'm telling you, I've used the "they came out bad" excuse before and people are always understanding. Then you look like you try to maintain the integrity of your work, which anyone can sympathize with, rather than just not giving a poo poo because you're not getting paid.
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Sometimes you just need to suck it up and look like an rear end in a top hat, though. A consultant in my office went to my BOSS to get me to take headshots of him for a magazine in which his article and bio was being published. They of course wanted me to do it for free. I said absolutely not and they had someone else do it. I really don't care if that makes me look like an rear end in a top hat in their eyes. That was for publication and it was advertising for the company. They look like assholes for expecting me to do that for free.
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McMadCow posted:Sometimes you just need to suck it up and look like an rear end in a top hat, though. A consultant in my office went to my BOSS to get me to take headshots of him for a magazine in which his article and bio was being published. They of course wanted me to do it for free. I said absolutely not and they had someone else do it. I personally like to bust out a brief, sanctimonious lecture about amateurs undermining the profession of photography, and having too much respect for the craft to contribute to its erosion. I'm sorry, it's just a personal principle. Just hire a professional or find someone who doesn't care. \  
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McMadCow posted:Sometimes you just need to suck it up and look like an rear end in a top hat, though. A consultant in my office went to my BOSS to get me to take headshots of him for a magazine in which his article and bio was being published. They of course wanted me to do it for free. I said absolutely not and they had someone else do it. I would rather be an rear end in a top hat than a pushover.
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^^^^ExactlyPompous Rhombus posted:I personally like to bust out a brief, sanctimonious lecture about amateurs undermining the profession of photography, and having too much respect for the craft to contribute to its erosion. I'm sorry, it's just a personal principle. Just hire a professional or find someone who doesn't care. Our consultants make deep into the six figures per year while I tiptoe the poverty line. I've spent just as much time working and training for photography as they have for... whatever the gently caress it is they do. If they don't see the value in what I do, then I'm not doing it for them. I didn't get sanctimonious, I'm the lowest peon on the totem pole, I definitely know better than that. I just said no.
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I don't think anyone's suggesting otherwise. Nobody should let themselves be pressured into doing what is essentially a paid job for free just because you happen to own a camera and know how to use it. I think a bunch of us just feel that last email could have been worded a little differently
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McMadCow posted:Sometimes you just need to suck it up and look like an rear end in a top hat, though. A consultant in my office went to my BOSS to get me to take headshots of him for a magazine in which his article and bio was being published. They of course wanted me to do it for free. I said absolutely not and they had someone else do it. You should've offered to do it for free if you got to put your creative touch on it and then done some nice MF shots of him standing in a field with his shirt off.
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BeastOfExmoor posted:You should've offered to do it for free if you got to put your creative touch on it and then done some nice MF shots of him standing in a field with his shirt off. There's a reason the people I work with are actuarial consultants and not nude models.
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McMadCow posted:There's a reason the people I work with are actuarial consultants and not nude models. Exactly why they need your skilled touch.
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McMadCow posted:There's a reason the people I work with are actuarial consultants and not nude models. Nothing a little* HDR SLIDER TO THE RIGHT won't fix. *lot
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McMadCow posted:Sometimes you just need to suck it up and look like an rear end in a top hat, though. A consultant in my office went to my BOSS to get me to take headshots of him for a magazine in which his article and bio was being published. They of course wanted me to do it for free. I said absolutely not and they had someone else do it. This is a completely different scenario, though. This is asking you to do published work for free, which is insulting, frankly. All the other guy did was say "hey, maybe you could take more pictures of everybody so they don't feel left out." If you're not an rear end in a top hat about the first one then you're an idiot, but being an rear end in a top hat about the second just makes you look like an rear end in a top hat. "I just don't want people feeling left out." "gently caress YOU IF EVERYONE WANTS A PICTURE PAY SOMEONE TO DO IT." One is being asked to do professional work for nothing, and one is asking you to consider that people might feel like you don't like them. Having some awareness of other peoples feelings doesn't make you a pushover. And it wasn't like the guy said, "HEY DON'T DO THIS" he just was making a friendly suggestion. Goddamn. Martytoof posted:I don't think anyone's suggesting otherwise. Nobody should let themselves be pressured into doing what is essentially a paid job for free just because you happen to own a camera and know how to use it. This thing.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:One is being asked to do professional work for nothing, and one is asking you to consider that people might feel like you don't like them. Having some awareness of other peoples feelings doesn't make you a pushover. And it wasn't like the guy said, "HEY DON'T DO THIS" he just was making a friendly suggestion. Goddamn.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:No, you still sound like an rear end in a top hat. I mean, you're totally justified, but office politics isn't usually a game you want to gently caress around with. I'm telling you, I've used the "they came out bad" excuse before and people are always understanding. Then you look like you try to maintain the integrity of your work, which anyone can sympathize with, rather than just not giving a poo poo because you're not getting paid. gently caress office politics. psylent fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Dec 17, 2010 |
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Two words usually solve that issue: "Group photo!"
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If you end up bringing your camera to any other parties, make sure to take a few shots with a 5+ second shutter speed so you can just say "the picture of x,y,z turned out pretty badly so I didn't post them up" If anyone calls you on your poo poo, just show them the picture. You shouldn't ever feel obligated to photograph everybody at an event where you're not a paid photographer, but someone felt left out and bitched about it. e: Avoiding office politics games would be the best route to take, you don't want to give in and get nagged at for not taking photos at another event or some garbage, and you don't want to make any enemies. Shmoogy fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Dec 17, 2010 |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/CAMERZ-PHOTO-CONTROL-201-001-SLR-ZOOM-70mm-CAMERA-/380026961962?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item587b5f402a#ht_3080wt_1141 Does anyone know what the hell this thing is?
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Augmented Dickey posted:http://cgi.ebay.com/CAMERZ-PHOTO-CONTROL-201-001-SLR-ZOOM-70mm-CAMERA-/380026961962?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item587b5f402a#ht_3080wt_1141  v
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Augmented Dickey posted:http://cgi.ebay.com/CAMERZ-PHOTO-CONTROL-201-001-SLR-ZOOM-70mm-CAMERA-/380026961962?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item587b5f402a#ht_3080wt_1141 It's a camera made specifically for taking a poo poo ton of portraits in a single session. Mostly used for school pictures. I've seen a pair of these listed on the local craigslist. No idea what kind of film would be needed to go in them.
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Just bought my first dslr last Friday. Yay! Now I'm chilling at my folks' house and my Dad is offering to loan me his Sigma 50-500 f/4-6.3. This thing must weigh 7+ pounds and could pretty easily be mistaken for a surface-to-air missile  Then he let me toy around with his 135mm 
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Eegah posted:Now I'm chilling at my folks' house and my Dad is offering to loan me his Sigma 50-500 f/4-6.3. This thing must weigh 7+ pounds and could pretty easily be mistaken for a surface-to-air missile It was, actually - you probably wouldn't want to pull out that lens if there's an Apache attack helicopter circling ominously overhead
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