Just dropped my wife at the airport. She was flying to Colorado to do some hiking with one of her girlfriends. Somehow in my loneliness my truck headed to my favorite camera store and I bought a Sony a6000. I am a Canon guy with 5d lll, t6i and all the L lenses etc. I found a Gary Fong utube and he said the a6000 is his favorite camera. I ordered a Metabone smart adapter iv from Adorama. I really liked how the a6000 looked and felt in my hands. Also in my loneliness I purchases a 55-210 Sony lens from best buy which happened to be in the same mall where in my loneliness I went to see a Mission Impossible movie. I still have 2 more days of loneliness comng up. So has anyone had fun with this little camera?

Hello Hoggers...
Planning a vacation for December and am looking at going mirrorless which involves a new purchase. I want to get it well before I leave so I learn the camera before I leave. After some extensive research I've decided on the Sony A6000 ( unless someone convinces me otherwise). I currently have an SX 50 which I love but want to go with something smaller, lighter, more compact, etc. The price of the Sony seems reasonable as new and I haven't looked into refurbished yet. My question is if I am to get one lens, what would you recommend? Trip is to Budapest and either Berlin or Venice.

Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.

Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew').

Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and they began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentalfricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'

And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing. Didn't yew!!

Swede ;-)

Its almost time for Christmas in July. Thought I would share an old favorite!!

Best Holiday Rum Cake

1 or 2 quarts rum 1 tsp soda
1 cup butter 2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar 1 cup brown sugar – packed
1 Cup dried fruit 1 tsp baking powder
2 cups cake flour 2 eggs

Before you start, sample the rum to check for quality. Good, isn’t it. Now go ahead. Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc. Check the rum again. It be just right! To be sure the rum is of the highest quality and proper consistency, pour one level cup of rum into a clear glass and drink it as fast as you can.
With an electric mixer, beat 1 cup of butter into a large fluffy bowl. Then add 1 seaspoon of thugar and beat again. Meanwhile, make sure the rum is still highest quality. Try another cup. Open second quart if needed. Two arge legs should be added along with 2 cups of fried druit, then beat till high. If the druit gets stuck in the beaters, just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the rum again. Sift half pint of lemon juice. Fold in the chopped butter and strained nuts. The cup of brown thugar (or whatever color you can find) should be added. Wix mell. Grease overn and turn the cake pn to 350 gredees.
Now pour the whole mess into the boven and ake. Chack the ram again, And bo to ged.

An exhausted American soldier, on a much needed furlough, has just gotten on a train to London. The train is very crowded, so the soldier walks the length of the train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat is directly adjacent to a well-dressed middle-aged French lady but it is occupied by her little Poodle. The war weary soldier asked,

"Please, Ma'am, might I trouble you for that seat?"

The French woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said,

"You Americans. You are such a rude lot. Can you not see my Little Fifi is using that seat?"

The soldier, not wanting to cause a scene, walked away. Determined to find a place to rest, he makes another trip down to the end of the train. Unfortunately, he again finds himself facing the French woman with the dog. Again he asks,

"Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired."

The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted,

"You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"

The soldier doesn't say another word; he just leans over, picks up the raggedy little dog and tosses it out the window of the train. He then collapses into the empty seat.

The woman shrieks and rails, demanding that someone defend her and chastise this soldier.

An older English gentleman sitting across the aisle eloquently spoke up,

"You know, Sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing.
You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand.
You drive your autos on the wrong side of the road.
And now, Sir, You've thrown the wrong bitch out the window!!"

Hello!

For the next year, I will be studying abroad in Mexico, NYC, London, and Australia. I am very excited about the trip and would like to capture it with something more than my phone camera!

The thing is, I am a novice photographer and on a budget (I'm only a student!!!). I won't have time before my trip to take a class or anything, so I am looking for a quality camera that is user friendly, and relatively affordable. I would like to stay in the $250 range, but could go up to $400 if it were necessary.

Does anyone have any suggestions about cameras I could look into? I really appreciate the help!