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so, all i need is a lense now thanks a lot guys for helpin me out, i appreciate it im searching for lenses now

i just realized something the whole in the wall ride couldnt have been done by a person, had to be done by a groomer. its just to thick to do that with a snowboard/skis/body/head etc.

yea, i figured that. i really just want a camera that takes great pictures and has some cool features that allow you to get better pictures when compared to a camera (point and shoot) like powershots or coolpix. i guess im at the point where its like "if i had it, i would use it, and take lots of pictures" to get a better idea of what i shoot, look at these... http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/Sha...ston/?start=all some of those would be great if i had some better equipment. those were all shot with a 150 dollar 5mp samsung, no tripod. they arent very crisp and some didnt even pick up key features. that samsung isnt very flexible when it comes to manual controls. (actually, every pic in my album, and sub albums, were shot with that samsung) as for constantly upgrading my equipment (if i decide to buy one) thats fine with me, but im not gonna get as far into it as you or ski. buy a good body, buy a good lense, maybe a bag, tripod, possibly a flash...and thats it. i guess what im tryin to say is im a "point and shooter" but want to do more than just point and shoot. oh, and ski (or jib)... the telephoto zoom or wide angle. id be shooting landscapes, skiing, and skating pretty much 90% of the time. i could see the uses for both, but the telephoto zoom would be a better choice right?

so buying a body with a separate lens is good, got that. but a d50 body is like 400/500 bucks new. and a new lens is like 300. i know ive asked you a bunch of questions before ski about cameras, sorry haha. so the only financially sound options would be to buy a kit. http://www2.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?o...amp;sku=NKD50RB ^if i get the body for 350, i would have around 200 to spend on a lense. should i get a nikon lense? or sigma? i dont have enough money for a tamron, or tokina. (maybe one lense from tamron thats 179, the af 55-200 from what i gather, sigma lenses are good. ill pretty much be happy with anything (even the kit lense) but again, room for improvement with the least amount of money wasted buying the wrong product. thanks jib right now, im looking at the d50 body for 360, and a sigma 55-200 f/4-5.6 dc lens for 150 (on bhphoto)

the point and shoots i would buy are like 350 bucks anyway, which is another reason i might just go for a dslr. i want to leave room for improvement, thats the main thing. i cant really add anything to a point and shoot like i can to a dslr. this is gettin too late for me to think anymore haha, thanks a lot ski. ill get back into it tomorrow since i cant ski i dont want to buy a point and shoot, than decide i want to buy a dslr, thats just a huge waste of money. im kind of skipping a step to save money in the long run

this is it for the night... what about buying bodies, and than a lense. instead of a kit crap, memory too. wtf maybe i wont buy one.

as of now, at 2am, my choice is this http://www.adorama.com/ICADRXTSKR.html

ps. buying refurbished a good idea?

im a straight up beginner when it comes to photography, i know what looks good and thats about it. i have the money for a d50, or possibly a d70. its just whether or not i want to (or should) spend it. i want to get more into photography i just dont know what level i want to go to. point and shoot cameras are great, but i still want to get more involved with camera settings, analog flashes and what not. id be happy with some higher level point and shoots like the powershots and such, but im afraid id get bored and master that stuff pretty quickly. i want to be able to document trips/outings/parties and all, yet also be able to take some really great, high quality shots and play around with features of the camera. which is why im looking towards digi slr's. im taking the workshop thing at bb on january 8th/9th, so i think i might try that out and see what i want to do before i commit to buying something. im getting more and more interested in photography, its just a question of should i spend that much money or not. i have the money, but if i ont spend it, it would be great cause than i would have some money to fall back on if shit gets rough. if i spent it though...id have a sweet camera and still be able to get by (maybe haha) the worst that could happen is i wouldnt be able to pay for my car insurance so id be without a car...but i have a job, so it really shouldnt be a problem. unless blue closes, than, its a problem when i dont have money.

for this illum workshop thing do we get to keep the pics we take? maybe take home a cd with them on it.

posted in the pasr gallery new jib at bc

haha, awesome. ill be there with a plastic bag from giant, or walmart.

does ice from the freezer in a big plastic bag count? im being totally serious by the way

i might, might not. depends on if i feel like gettin wet.

definitely... it takes away from the peaceful atmosphere that skiing/riding a mtn has. i want to hear it in the park, no where else. and since there are 3 (right?) parks on the mtn, pick one park and put the music there. dont just play it loud so that the park on the other side of the mtn has music too. or just turn it off all together. i was there when they didnt have music, and it was a really cool scene, people talking, learning new stuff and just being chill. now with the music (being loud and all) its more of a cocky, obnoxious, high energy kind of scene. which is still fine i guess, just not for me. by the way, there are a lot of good skiers there haha everyone is just so good.

im not saying music is bad. but play it at a good volume... this was just insanely loud. and make sure it doesnt skip every song haha.

and that list is wrong... Updated 12/21/06 1. 40ft Down box 2. 40ft Hand rail 3. 32ft Flat box 4. True 25'+ Jump 5. 42ft Up box (not there) 6. True 25'+ Jump 7. 46ft Up flat down box 8. 40ft A frame rail/a> 9. Huge Metel Pipe (not there) Freedom Park - Beginner Updated 12/21/06 1. 20ft Flat box 2. 16ft Picnic table 3. Jump 4. Log jib (not there) 5. Jump 6. 24ft Down rail 7. 24ft Down box 8. 40ft 40" wide box 9. 24ft Flat box 10. Log jib

my thoughts after tonights skiing... loud, obnoxious, freezing cold, really good park. music could be heard all over the mountain, and probably in the houses at the bottom. really pissed me off... i dont know why i was so cold, but i was freezing my ass off so that didnt help. boulder park right now is ungroomed i guess, has rollers and humps but theyre spaced out really wierd so you cant go really fast. icy. thats all. amazing park though, jumps were perfect. and i mean perfect (even though perfection is hard to conquer)

ugh

big 'booters' are weak sauce. i want nice, manicured, proportional jumps; and a variety of them (step down, step up, kickers, tables etc.)

i havent. i dont know why hes on a billboard either. ryan neptune doenst improve/decrease my chances of coming to sno mountain.

nevermind, my opinion doesnt matter

oh em gee

i thought they were open

possibly going tomorrow