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Growing Up Sucks
Jun. 2nd, 2011 06:55 pmFor some reason, I can not remember my Smugmug password.
Ugh, yeah, if you missed it because I didn’t mention it: I invested in a pro SmugMug account. I don’t really know why, seeing as how I’ve had no interested parties for prints and the like, but I’ve been shopping around for a place that has a well-integrated storage service that will let me sell prints whilst getting a cut and it was the best established. I’d complain about losing money, but from my current estimates, it costs me as much as what I was paying earlier this year off my credit card. To be honest, I know why I’m doing this: it’s because I’ve received questions before about getting copies of prints and getting a proper commission for them. Before, I would simply shuck it off to Shutterfly and deduct some payment to comp for shipping fees, but nowadays it’s a bit different.
I already shipped off the damaged lens, so I’ll probably get an update by the end of next week since that’s how these things normally work. Hopefully it won’t take too long to replace a pair of rubber bands and undent a lens tube. It has been making me think of investing in a new lens as well, but I’m still unsure about what to get that would be an appropriate compensation. I’ve been eyeballing 20mm Sigmas for awhile, but always backing off because I kept missing the best price on them and for the life of me, I can’t justify paying more yet for a short lens, although that should change come November. It’s either that, or a 70-200mm, which does cover a whole set of ranges that my current lenses don’t fit into. The closest I have is the 135mm, which is long enough to offer a comfortable range for most things, but is just too specific at times when I’m in a fixed position, like when I’m covering runway models.
Now, there is an alternative to this: I have a Minolta beercan that I got on the cheap. The beercan is a 70-210 f4 that is infamous for being indestructible, sharp, and near-macro. With my current camera, it’d be perfect, but I don’t have a Sony model that can fit with it. With rumors of an A77 coming around, I might buy into one so I can use it as the alternative as I attempt to wait for that fullframe. It’s kind of silly though, since my main goal is to get a fullframe dslr and Sony’s next fullframe is my biggest goal, which should be coming around by the end of this year based on their sales trends. In short: I need a 70-200mm lens regardless. Sigh.
My solace for this week is that I bought a vacuum and some triscuits off of Amazon. What makes it good is that triscuits on Amazon are a little cheaper and I’ve been wanting a hand vacuum for almost an entire year. The family in general could use one, in fact.
Ugh, yeah, if you missed it because I didn’t mention it: I invested in a pro SmugMug account. I don’t really know why, seeing as how I’ve had no interested parties for prints and the like, but I’ve been shopping around for a place that has a well-integrated storage service that will let me sell prints whilst getting a cut and it was the best established. I’d complain about losing money, but from my current estimates, it costs me as much as what I was paying earlier this year off my credit card. To be honest, I know why I’m doing this: it’s because I’ve received questions before about getting copies of prints and getting a proper commission for them. Before, I would simply shuck it off to Shutterfly and deduct some payment to comp for shipping fees, but nowadays it’s a bit different.
I already shipped off the damaged lens, so I’ll probably get an update by the end of next week since that’s how these things normally work. Hopefully it won’t take too long to replace a pair of rubber bands and undent a lens tube. It has been making me think of investing in a new lens as well, but I’m still unsure about what to get that would be an appropriate compensation. I’ve been eyeballing 20mm Sigmas for awhile, but always backing off because I kept missing the best price on them and for the life of me, I can’t justify paying more yet for a short lens, although that should change come November. It’s either that, or a 70-200mm, which does cover a whole set of ranges that my current lenses don’t fit into. The closest I have is the 135mm, which is long enough to offer a comfortable range for most things, but is just too specific at times when I’m in a fixed position, like when I’m covering runway models.
Now, there is an alternative to this: I have a Minolta beercan that I got on the cheap. The beercan is a 70-210 f4 that is infamous for being indestructible, sharp, and near-macro. With my current camera, it’d be perfect, but I don’t have a Sony model that can fit with it. With rumors of an A77 coming around, I might buy into one so I can use it as the alternative as I attempt to wait for that fullframe. It’s kind of silly though, since my main goal is to get a fullframe dslr and Sony’s next fullframe is my biggest goal, which should be coming around by the end of this year based on their sales trends. In short: I need a 70-200mm lens regardless. Sigh.
My solace for this week is that I bought a vacuum and some triscuits off of Amazon. What makes it good is that triscuits on Amazon are a little cheaper and I’ve been wanting a hand vacuum for almost an entire year. The family in general could use one, in fact.
