Good game, nice pics.

Yeah, but it's just a saying. I'm certainly not a professional or a master and I worry about light. After all, it is the main ingredient in the photograph.

Especially when they're being held by a really pretty lady.

Did the Faux network carry the story?!

The article kind of explains the situation, so it's more than likely true, really freaking weird, but true.

Roger that...

Very good, funny...

Now that's my kind of transportation.

How do you know the author of the article didn't make a mistake about the exact reason for her visit. Obviously anyone who's had surgical work done on their eyes knows there are usually a couple examinations prior to surgery, at which time the lenses would have been discovered. Even in the UK I'm sure they perform examinations prior to non emergency surgery.

She's definitely a pretty little thing.

I have always had a reason for buying a new camera and rarely is it because the old one needs replacing. I usually keep my old cameras and keep using them for different projects. There are a few in the cabinet that don't get used to often but I still occasionally put in a charged battery and freshly formatted memory card and take a few shots, just to ensure they still work. The main reason I purchase a new camera is it offers me features I don't already have, and because I want to. I have mostly Canon gear and some Nikon and Sony cameras, 3 of the Canon's are full frame. My most recent camera purchase was the 5D MK IV about 6 months ago. I got that camera because of its features and my 5DSR isn't really a general purpose camera. I don't do photography to make money, I do it for my own entertainment. Along with my collection of DLSR'S and other cameras I have a small library of photography related books; many of which I've read or am in the process of reading. Books by David Busch on specific camera models. Books by Scott Kelby and Brian Peterson and the Northrups, to name a few. I like to read the books and practice what they have taught me. Helps keep the mind sharp.
I've been fascinated by photography since I was a teen and acquired a Speed Graphic with a Polaroid back. Over the years I've had Konica and Minolta and Olympus and Canon and Nikon and Sony cameras.
I was recently considering acquiring either a D5 or a 1DX II but decided I couldn't justify the cost, so I bought a hot tub. The wife is very happy with that decision.
Bottom line, I buy new, and used, cameras, because I can.

Good point...

My first real camera was an old speed graphic with a polaroid back. My first 35mm was a Konica, don't remember the model but it did not have interchangeable lens. For high school graduation I received a Minolta SRT-101. The first 35mm SLR I bought was a Canon AE-1 followed by the A-1. My first digital camera was a Sony DSC-300 or something like that. Still have it in a box somewhere. My first DSLR was a Canon EOS 10D. My first "professional" grade camera was an EOS 50D followed years later by a 5DSR, then a D500 then a 5DIV.

That's a fairly large, in circumference, lens. To use it during the Eclipse you will need a solar filter for all but the time the sun is in totality. A good solar filter that large may cost more than the lens. Enjoy your trip...

I've been collecting Canon lenses since I was in high school. All my old FD lenses are packed away in a box and I don't even remember where it is. Canon started making EF lenses in 1987. In my previous reply I mistyped the older lenses size, it's really 35-350 not 300. The 28-300, which was introduced in 2004 replaced the 35-350, which came out in 1993. They were/are both off white L series lenses. The most common EF lens from Canon, way back then that went out to 300mm was the 75-300, of which they made over half a dozen different versions. I completely understand replacing some of those older heavier lenses with a newer lighter one. I just wish someone would introduce a EF 28-300 that is lighter than the current version and produces the same quality images.