I agree and every so often I just unplug from everything! I went camping to our favourite resort with our new 5th wheel trailer and there is no cell service or internet and that is a good thing. Lots of blueberry picking to replace it tho.

Very nice!

A double rainbow to boot!

Awesome shots! I wish I could find some owls around my city.

There is one for sale on Ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-HOOK-TIRE-IRON-PRY-CROW-BAR-Square-Lug-Old-Tool-Car-Motorcycle-Auto-Combo-A-/181901520406?hash=item2a5a2cee16:g:rFkAAOSwHnFV49Bv

@Tom....You will just have to work on that.....mine gets it for free lol

Thanks...I can't believe the price...awesome!! I think I will get the model that has flip locks instead of twist type tho. I have flip locks on all my other models and find it faster for setup time.

So I went to the Benro website and there is no such model number. Can you please tell me which one you have from the link below. I have the travel Angel and would love one with the feet. Very nice!!

http://www.benrousa.com/products/monopod-kits/

I say you should keep what you have and be happy!! You have a MarkIII, wish I had one and could because my hubby lets me have what ever I want but I also want to have money in retirement lol So my MarkII is my keeper. You have really good lens choices at present time. Does your wife have the equivalent amount of money spent on items of her choice? Are you being realistic in the need for the new lens? Do you have excess money to justify the purchase?
I love all the joking around in here fun reading but in reality I know this question would not have been posted if you didn't care about your marriage.
Try saving for the new lens you want..to be sure since you don't know which one to buy and that would be horrible to get one and it be the wrong choice I would see if you have a friend that has a lens you could try or rent the lens you think you want and that way you would be sure. It is amazing how much money we spend with no effort in thought...buying movies, lunches, clothes ect...try cutting back and starting a lens fund. That would show your wife and then you both could WIN!!

Congratulations JazzySam I am sure you will be very happy with your choice.

I wasn't jealous because I love my Canon 5D mark II until I read the above comment. I wish i could justify purchasing a Mark III LOL!

No problem. I know a lot of forums allow you to delete your own post but I did a search on this forum and that is what I found. No biggy tho it doesn't bother me to ask if I need to.

You have to ask an admin to delete it for you.

I always carry extra cards not because I might fill one up but I would never want to be stuck in a scenario where the card screwed up and I would be left with no card to shoot lol! I always have a camera bag with me so it is not a problem to have extra gear....even if I am hiking I have a back pack.

Well if I was rich I would get one just for the video. Pretty impressive focusing. That is one thing I wish my 5D Mark II had better capabilities. I don't shoot enough video to justify getting one.

That is actually a good way to help you see what camera uses and then to learn more from that. I would suggest Program mode tho. It is just a step above using full auto as it lets you see what the camera would choose and be able to tweak the settings.

Program AE works similarly to the Full Automatic exposure mode, but allows more control over the exposure variables. Aperture and shutter speed are automatically selected by the camera, but you can bias the exposure to larger or smaller apertures by turning the Main dial, which will change the combination of aperture and shutter speed so as to maintain the same exposure value, but with a different combination of aperture/shutter speed.