Recent content by Wartypig

Best lens I ever bought....

I've been asked several times to weddings and christenings etc , but alway say no.

I wont even go to funerals.....(No way do I want to remember a relative or friend going into a hole or through a curtain)....So I could never photograph them dead......I want to remember them alive.

I have a NikonosV with three lenses and a strobe....In yer dreams.

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Thanks....Look forward to seeing your work. I'll look up GigJunkie. :)

Please don't think I was trying to poo poo you....It's just that I tend to type in the same way that I speak and it doesn't always translate well... Big venues and bands do indeed have better lighting (apart from Motorhead who're always backlit) and I see your point about flash adding at...

The light at the end of the tunnel...., or the bloke that pulled the trigger

Not like a true gig was it....In HMV without a real lighting rig and stage....Very few bands let you shoot a whole show although some will....Most venues MEN,Apollo,NEC,NIA,Civic,etc,will have you out on your ear for using a flash..... + flash somewhat ruins the atmosphere of a gig.. I use...

NO FLASH.......Gig photography is all about getting the stage lights in as well as the artist.....For most bands the rule is "First three numbers , no flash"......I've never used one at a gig and never will. Who do you shoot / review for....I'd like to check out your shots :)

That's the total opposite of my point....Why save £1500 to buy it second hand when you can save £1300 and buy it brand new ?:shrug: :bonk: :bang: ;)

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Fair point , but the retailer I'm concerned with only has the one.....Their prices for this VR lens have been very high for some time...Even before the VRII came out.....Perhaps the want to byu mine for £1400 :D It has a full UK warranty :cool:

I don't care if the shop is inside Buckingham Palace , I'm not going to spend £200 extra for second hand over brand new....I'm not as daft as I look ! And if it came from overseas it did well to do so in under 17 hours..

A well known Nikon dealer is selling second hand 70-200 vr lenses at £1525.....I bought one brand new for £200 less from Digital4U..Ordered in the afternoon and delivered next morning...Great service , great price , great lens.