In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty. He was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope. He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him. Nemesis noticed this behavior and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live. He stared at his reflection until he died. Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.

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Found this site a few weeks ago and I cannot get enough of it. I feel it has doubled my knowledge of this great hobby, but it could be said that's not much.
My name is Larry and I am from Huntington Beach, Calif. I have been taking pictures off and on for 60 years as a hobby.
I am a disabled Marine Corps Veteran where I packed my Instamatic 104 everywhere on my 12 combat operations and a cheap 8 mm movie camera the last 6 months of my tour.
I was an electrical contractor most of my life and an electrical project manager for the last ten years.
I found this site while i have been looking to upgrade my Canon camera and lenses.
Hopefully in a few weeks I will come out of hiding and have something to contribute with a new camera rig.

Larry

Hello my fellow UHH members.......yesterday I was all excited to purchase a new lens from a prominent camera online store back East. I saw a price that I thought was a very good deal. I don't like the idea of bashing this company so I will not say their name. I will show you their online advertisement and also share their "motto" which I feel is very hypocritical. "The store you can trust since 1979". The reason why I am sharing with you my thoughts is to help steer you away from the old "bait and switch" type stores. In the photo of the online advertisement shows the lens with the tripod collar on it and a very good price for the lens. In reality, you do not get the tripod collar with the lens. The tripod collar will cost you another $200. The lens also does not come with a lens hood, lens cap or cap on the back end of the lens. That is all extra. Once again, if you see a deal that seems to good to be true, it probably is. I felt this store was trying to be deceptive in their advertising. I felt they were trying to lure me in and then try to sell me the upgraded package they had waiting for people like me. I had to call the company to see if the extra parts were included and they were not. At least they were honest about that. While on the phone the sales representative did tell me all about the "package deal" which included all the extra parts at an extra cost of course. I'm not trying to bash this company, just to warn my fellow hoggers to be cautious when dealing with the "good deals". I ended up not purchasing the lens, I had a bad taste in my mouth regarding honesty.