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You mean Fed Up with Express. I do a lot of buying and selling on eBay and Amazon. I ordered a camera and it took over two weeks to get to Maryland from California. The tracking number was useless, no updates until the day I received it. Turns out the seller used FedEx "home" deliver, that and ground are slower than can be. And I hear that UPS has the same low level of service at their more reasonable price points.

On the other hand I ship everything United States Parcel Service priority mail and have never had anything to take longer than three business days. Much more reliable, better tracking and cheaper than the private shippers.

AND if you are an Amazon Prime member and you choose that option you get your package in two days or less. Every time.

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I hike and bike as well and find that I use this Lowepro fanny pack most of the time. Room for 2-3 lenses, a flash, some small accessories. But I never put my camera body in a bag, always in hand (well, not while riding but close at hand)


http://store.lowepro.com/inverse-100-aw?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=google+product+search&utm_content=Inverse+100+AW+-+Black&gclid=CMHKv4rj0LwCFXHxOgodhRUAgg

Try a hard reset :

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/38383391

Well, as a rider myself, I find the weatherproofing and light weight of the OM-D models very appealing. Gave up carrying my E-3 because of the weight and now carry a Fuji X10 in a Ziploc.

If you don't want to spend a lot of time in post processing you will find it impossible to beat the IQ of Olympus out of camera JPEGs. Beautiful,
natural,colors.

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This is something that has intrigued me. A 50mm lens on my Canon APS-C body and on my Olympus 4/3 body have different effective focal lengths yet when I look through the view finders they have neadly identical fields of view, the images match perfectly with what I am seeing through my other open eye. I figure the VF on most cameras must be designed to allow that.

Small world. I'm a "Westie" as well, live in Ellicott City. I like my town but Georgia sure sounds nice. ;)

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My Bogen Manfotto is a fluid head and while it won't allow me to shoot in portrait I just crop for that aspect. But it is an excellent head for shooting at the car races - tracks smoothly and steadily. And it also comes in handy when I do shoot video.

Right, why buying from the local classifieds (including Craig's list) is such a good way to buy - you can see it, feel it and try it out before buying. And avoid the shipping fees. That being said I buy EVERYTHING used, including lenses and cameras, usually off of Amazon and to date have had nary a problem. Amazon has a great return policy if there are any problems.

Here is just one example, $100:

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/pho/4286964899.html

Buy used. Good tripods are not like cameras, no electronics, they last a long, long time. You can find a lot on Craigslist in local metro areas and you can try them before you buy. I have a Bogen Manfrotto combo much like you asked for, sturdy as a tank, cost me $100.

Very innovative. I've tried to cook up something similar with less success. Fishing rod holder? Hmm...

One of the great photographers of the last century, Aubrey Bodine, lived and worked right here in Maryland. He was quite up front about how he kept numerous B&W negative transplarancies of clouds, suns, moons etc that he would layer into many of his photos, many of those award winners.