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Oct 15, 2014 10:45:48   #
Capn_Dave
 
So that's what a gaz attack is... I felt to stupid to ax anybody.
I have a perpetual gaz attack. Followed closely by an orgasm

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Oct 15, 2014 10:52:53   #
ddetloff Loc: Fair Haven, MI
 
Capn_Dave wrote:
So that's what a gaz attack is... I felt to stupid to ax anybody.
I have a perpetual gaz attack. Followed closely by an orgasm


Don't worry, I had to ask too. When I found out what the letters stood for, I realized it was an affliction I've had for a long time. I just didn't know what it was called.

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Oct 15, 2014 11:18:14   #
redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif
 
GPS Phil wrote:
I have that lens Bill, my statement is this, If you use it a lot, it is worth it. It is one of my most used lenses in the summer. Super sharp and the focus is excellent. I shoot a lot of aircraft in flight. Looking forward to some pictures from you.

Phil


:thumbup: :thumbup:

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Oct 15, 2014 11:20:45   #
redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif
 
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Decisions are made on emotional grounds, logic and reasoning are used as justifications.

Besides, you should look at a 70 - 300 mm.


I have the 28~300mm Nikon lens and find I am either using mostly at the low end or the high end, so I thought I would try with a closer focal length

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Oct 15, 2014 11:23:15   #
redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif
 
ddetloff wrote:
You probably know this, but motorcycles are also a cause for GAS.

I have my Bike GAS somewhat under control only because there is no room left for more bikes (5) in my garage and I don't have the space to build a larger garage.


I concur!!! there is always the living room!! 30 years ago I only had a carport, so I parked my shovel head in the living room,

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Oct 15, 2014 11:25:32   #
redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif
 
fjrwillie wrote:
Great story...but did you pop for overnight delivery ??

Willie


yes!!! but I ordered so late it turned in to 2nd day!!!
damn procrastination!!!!!!

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Oct 15, 2014 11:32:05   #
ShannonR Loc: Houston, TX
 
My exact same scenario and link...only my day 7 has turned into 8, 9, 10...

Besides price break, what made you choose Sigma over the Tamron or Nikon 70-200?

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Oct 15, 2014 11:49:37   #
Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago
 
Thanks a lot redhogbill. now I see another lens I'd like.

Dammit, It never ends!

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Oct 15, 2014 11:57:55   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
Erik_H wrote:
I was doing just fine until you put the link at the bottom of your post. Must...Resist...


Resistance is futile

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Oct 15, 2014 12:01:45   #
ddetloff Loc: Fair Haven, MI
 
redhogbill wrote:
I concur!!! there is always the living room!! 30 years ago I only had a carport, so I parked my shovel head in the living room,


I forgot to mention bike #6. It's actually bike #1, my first bike. It's a 1964 Yamaha Trail 80. It's sometimes hard to remember that I was small enough 50 years ago to fit on that little bike. The H.S. girlfriend and I put a lot of miles on it back in the day. It's been retired for a long time and now enjoys its golden years displayed in my living room.

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Oct 15, 2014 12:17:06   #
redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif
 
ShannonR wrote:
My exact same scenario and link...only my day 7 has turned into 8, 9, 10...

Besides price break, what made you choose Sigma over the Tamron or Nikon 70-200?


mostly price, and I went to a local camera store and they had a sigma rep there and I got to touch one , the second thing is , and I believe this is one of the new lenses with the docking port {sold separately} so it can be programed !! I do not know what parameters as of yet!!

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Oct 15, 2014 12:18:13   #
redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif
 
ddetloff wrote:
I forgot to mention bike #6. It's actually bike #1, my first bike. It's a 1964 Yamaha Trail 80. It's sometimes hard to remember that I was small enough 50 years ago to fit on that little bike. The H.S. girlfriend and I put a lot of miles on it back in the day. It's been retired for a long time and now enjoys its golden years displayed in my living room.




:thumbup: :thumbup: I also had one of those but in never made it past my youth!!

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Oct 15, 2014 12:32:30   #
ddetloff Loc: Fair Haven, MI
 
redhogbill wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup: I also had one of those but in never made it past my youth!!


What saved my little Yamaha from destruction was a year later I got my first 'big" bike, a 1965 Triumph Bonneville. Sadly, I sold the Triumph when I went on a little trip to the other side of the world in 1969.

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Oct 15, 2014 13:03:54   #
ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
redhogbill wrote:
I had a hole in my focal lengths! so I have been looking at 70-200mm lenses,
you know how it starts
1st, you get an idea!
2nd you go online and start looking at lenses {knowing you have the money rat holed for just an episode! but telling your self you can't afford it!!}
day 3 and 3rd on the list you go to Nikon {or canon depending on what you use} and look at "ALL the lenses wishing you could have at least half of them, but then I digress, and start looking in the focal lengths your interested in, knowing full well they are expensive!!
day 4 and 4th on the list you decide to go to sigma and tamron and look at the lenses and compare!
day 5 and 5th on the list go to e-bay {knowing full well a used one is as much as a new one, but you look anyways!!!
day 6 and 6th on the list, now your chompping at the bit, you have to have it at any cost, hands are clammy, got the cold sweats, mouth is dry, you just can not drink enough coffee!!! you have buzzing in your ears and can't sleep!!!!
day 7 and 7th on the list. "you pull the trigger", your chest gets tight {hoping it is not a heart attack!!} mouth is really dry, the ringing in your ears is so load you are sure your wife can hear it!!!!!!
then in an instant it is all over, you write down the confirmation number, run to the front door and sleep on the couch next couple days waiting for a brown truck!!!
wwwhhheeeeeuuuuu!
thanks for listening! gas attack almost over!!

http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-70-200mm-2-8-Telephoto-Nikon/dp/B003HC8VA4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413333615&sr=8-1&keywords=70-200mm+sigma+for+nikon
I had a hole in my focal lengths! so I have been l... (show quote)


How did you know that is the exact focal length lens that I need.....oh, oh!

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Oct 15, 2014 13:15:03   #
jcboy3
 
redhogbill wrote:
I had a hole in my focal lengths! so I have been looking at 70-200mm lenses,
you know how it starts
1st, you get an idea!
2nd you go online and start looking at lenses {knowing you have the money rat holed for just an episode! but telling your self you can't afford it!!}
day 3 and 3rd on the list you go to Nikon {or canon depending on what you use} and look at "ALL the lenses wishing you could have at least half of them, but then I digress, and start looking in the focal lengths your interested in, knowing full well they are expensive!!
day 4 and 4th on the list you decide to go to sigma and tamron and look at the lenses and compare!
day 5 and 5th on the list go to e-bay {knowing full well a used one is as much as a new one, but you look anyways!!!
day 6 and 6th on the list, now your chompping at the bit, you have to have it at any cost, hands are clammy, got the cold sweats, mouth is dry, you just can not drink enough coffee!!! you have buzzing in your ears and can't sleep!!!!
day 7 and 7th on the list. "you pull the trigger", your chest gets tight {hoping it is not a heart attack!!} mouth is really dry, the ringing in your ears is so load you are sure your wife can hear it!!!!!!
then in an instant it is all over, you write down the confirmation number, run to the front door and sleep on the couch next couple days waiting for a brown truck!!!
wwwhhheeeeeuuuuu!
thanks for listening! gas attack almost over!!

http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-70-200mm-2-8-Telephoto-Nikon/dp/B003HC8VA4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413333615&sr=8-1&keywords=70-200mm+sigma+for+nikon
I had a hole in my focal lengths! so I have been l... (show quote)


I always have a good laugh at these "GAS" postings on UHH. Usually for just a lens. One lens. Hah!

Hard to say it's "GAS" when filling a hole, and 70-200 is a pretty big hole. Wonder what you have beyond that.

Well, you can get the 70-200 on eBay for $900, which is a good savings over Amazon.

You want to get some real "GAS", go get a 4-light setup for shooting portraits or real-estate (flashes, light stands, triggers, umbrellas, soft boxes, reflectors, batteries, mounts, bases, clamps, cables, cases, filters, diffusers, snoots, grids, barn doors, etc.) When UPS and USPS are showing up at your door every day, then you've got "GAS".

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