Long (really long) story short, my once fairly stable though busy work place has turned into drama city. Seriously considering pitching the idea for a soap opera, but not even sure they’d believe it was real. So decided to spend a little of my wage on a few new camera bits this week.
First picked up the Canon 100mm f2.8 USM Macro, that should arrive maybe Saturday if I’m lucky and I’ll get to test it out after I sleep off my midnight to early morning stint at the office for a database hardware migration. After reading the thread clouddancer started over in the grill and seeing the raving reviews there and elsewhere decided to pull the trigger on a lightly used one that came up for sale on another forum.
[Photos and such when it arrives]
Secondly, a buddy who has given up on the wedding photography gig is pairing down his kit and had a number of Canon speedlites for sale at a price I couldn’t pass up. I snagged a mint 430EX II from him tonight so still getting familiar with that. Already snapped a very nice candid of my wife with it and the 50mm. Hardly ever use the built in flash, so this is going to be a bit of a learning experience for me.
Oh, and lastly, I’m hoping to escape the Texas heat if my vacation days are approved at slightly less than the usual lead time and heading to points north (likely north west) to what should be some at least very scenic locations for a few photo opportunities.
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