# Effing a... Rant + need suggestions. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 22, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/effing-a-rant-need-suggestions/247774 "2009-10-22T01:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/effing-a-rant-need-suggestions/247774/5 "2009-10-22T14:56:08Z")
> [@Another project....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-project/24748/42): > > Welll the other night, I pre-ordered the Canon EOS-7D. I got it from NewEgg, and they listed the release date as 10/21. SWEET! Yesterday! So I figured maybe I’ll get it by Friday, and then I’ll have something to do most of the weekend. Wrong. Now it says 10/31. WTF!!! Not NewEgg’s prob, as they prolly had a ton of pre-orders, but dammit I want my camera! Reason #1 why B&H has more of my moneyz than any other place. A member on another photo forum I’m on pre-ordered from B&H and had his on 10/15 in his hands. B&H \> all\* > [@Another project....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-project/24748/42): > > And then yesterday, a few packages come for me. One from BH photo, which was my tripod. I took it out and did a quick look over and didn’t notice anything wrong. I get back to my apt (I have most packages shipped to my mom’s) I take it out again. It’s missing the tilt arm/lock. The pan arm is also broken. WTF! This is the second tripod I’ve bought that was missing the damn tilt arm. So now I gotta call them up when they open and hopefully get a new one and not have to pay for shipping. I’ve never had to deal with B&H for broken stuff, but I have heard sometimes than can be a cocksucker to get to replace stuff and other times they are fine. All depends who you talk to and how nice you are I guess. > [@Another project....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-project/24748/42): > > I also got my 70-200 f/2.8L IS, 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS, and 580EX II flash. Tomorrow, my 2X teleconverter, 50mm f/1.4, eyepiece extender, and a couple of the filters should be here. > > Any other suggestions on lenses without spending too too much money? :thumbup Good gear to get! I’ve got each of those with the exception of the 50mm. I have a Canon 50mm f/1.8 that I rarely use, my 85 f/1.2L is a focal length I use more if I am in that range. I just ordered a Canon 35 f/1.4L thats coming tomorrow for an upcoming project and to use for general shooting with a shorter focal length and larger aperture. I’ve been seeing the benefits of using primes over zooms lately and have been contemplating selling my 70-200 f/2.8L IS and 100-400L and replacing the 70-200 with a 200L (since I have an 85L and 135L) and picking up a 400 f/5.6L to replace the 100-400L…but maybe down the road I will do that. I think you will really like the 70-200 when you do use it, its a great lens and performs awesome in low light. The 100-400L loves light, the more you give it the happier it is. I would wait before ordering another lens until you see what focal length you use more or would use more, no sense in buying a lens you will never use. Do you have a 17-40 f/4L or 16-35 f/2.8L to use as a general purpose “walk around” lens? If not you could look into one of those as well. > [@Another project....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-project/24748/42): > > Any suggestions on which filters to get? Brands? For screw in, threaded filters I have had good luck with Heliopan, B+W, and Singh-Ray. The majority of my filters are Heliopan, the B+W and Singh-Ray filters I have are more specialty filters that I dont use all the time. A filter is only as good as the glass its made from, so don’t skimp. The one filter that is a usable filter to have is a circular polarizer (CP). It will enhance greens and blues when rotated on the lens and be most usable when the filter is angled 90\* to the sun. It also cuts glare and reflections from windows and body panels on vehicles nicely too. My main CP filters are Kasemann glass, which have sealed glass so the filter wont delaminate from moisture change and extreme temerature change. A filter may never delaminate but its nice to know its a better quality filter. A UV or Protection filter is just a clear glass filter you can put on the lens that will keep the front element from getting contaminated or scrathced. Its not a bad idea to have, a $100 filter is easier and cheaper to replace than a front element on a $1K+ lens. A Nuetral Density (ND) filter is something else you could look into if you want to increase your exposure time. I use a 3-stop ND filter for my moving water shots stacked on top of a CP filter to reduce glare and reflections on the water, and the ND filter allows less light to enter the lens so a longer shutter speed is needed than without it, the end result is blurred water with a properly exposed image. There are lots of other uses for ND filters too. What made you go with a 7D instead of a 5DMarkII or a 1DMarkIII? > [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/882): > > Chris, > > Probably better off posting this on a photo forum, or PMing KillerBlackBird or Nick. Your avy = RED DRAGONS!!! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/effing-a-rant-need-suggestions/247774)._