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Postby Bandit on Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:16 pm

Thanks Greg.

Reading heaps of posts everyday (beats working!)... slowly getting the hang of the technology I think.
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Postby fotoart on Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:45 pm

just found this forum site, didn't imagine there would be one like it. Just new back in melbourne, the d70 a new purchase after some swine stole my F80. Wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't for my Tamron 28-105 2.8 sp lens hangin on the front. That was a beautiful lens. oh well. shit happens. Melbourne is so much more opportunistic for photos, and I'm in love with my camera
If only I could throw myself at the ground and miss
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Postby embi on Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:41 pm

Welcome fotoart....
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:35 pm

Welcome fotoart :) Great to see another Melbournian D70 user
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Postby Greg B on Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:06 am

Welcome fotoart, enjoy the forum
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Postby olrac on Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:16 pm

Olrac here I live in Richmond

Been d70ing for about 4 months and no looking back....
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Postby hangdog on Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:23 pm

Just joined this very useful site today after seeing a link at flickr.com. I bought my D70 & SB-800 in late November, fed up with missing photo ops (of weddings, dogs, kids, etc) when using my Sony compact digital.

I'm two-thirds of the way through Thom Hogan's <a href="http://www.bythom.com/d70guide.htm">D70 ebook</a>, well worth the money.

I'm in Donvale.
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Postby ElTippo on Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:05 pm

Hello there all Melbournians. I'm Dave, live in Mornington.

I'm a hack but I'm trying :). My wife Sue is (IMHO) a great photographer, she has a great eye.

Looking forward to talking and meeting with you :).
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Postby Greg B on Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:37 pm

olrac, hangdog, ElTippo

Welcome to the forums, have fun, ask questions, give answers, post photos.....

It is all good here.

cheers
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Postby gstark on Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:39 pm

hangdog wrote:I'm two-thirds of the way through Thom Hogan's <a href="http://www.bythom.com/d70guide.htm">D70 ebook</a>, well worth the money.


There's no substitute, however, for just going out and shooting.

Go forth and make photos!
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Postby PiroStitch on Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:40 pm

Welcome to the forums :) Enjoy your stay and watch out for the first step, it's a doozy ;)
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:41 pm

I can see the number of Melbourne's members are grown up now.
Should organize an inhouse mini meet with some other activities as CCD cleaning, gears talk, photography talk.
Well done all of you, I hope one day I'll meet all of you down there. :D
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Postby PiroStitch on Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:43 pm

Birddog, I was just thinking about the potential of Melb having weekly mini meets but I don't have my own house right now, so can't really offer anything :oops:

Now to get the next meeting organised :D
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Postby Jamie on Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:51 pm

Yes............another new member here. :P

Ive been weighing up the pro's and con's of D70 v's Canon 350D for a while now but desided to stay with Nikon and buy a D70s.

I will have a D70s in my hot little hands from tomorrow onwards.

Looking forward to meeting a few members from this forum in the future and perhaps getting some tips.

Some of my photo's can be found at http://www.beema320.net/ taken with my current Nikon F65. *Warning - some of the scans are horrid* :)

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Postby PiroStitch on Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:17 pm

Welcome Jamie :)

Nice photos on your gallery :D I see you've found the same spot as I with the night car photos ;)

Our next meet is on July 10th at 9am.

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Postby PossumCorner on Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:51 am

We're in the Dandenong Ranges, with a D70, D50, Panasonic FZ30 and three dogs.

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Postby JZA70-mel on Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:39 pm

Just got to Melbourne 3 months ago from Perth. I'm here for a year for work.

I'm unashamedly a gearhead (had to get a hobby cheaper than doing up my car :D ).

I'm discovering slowly that all this expensive gear can actually take good pictures - and I'm using that as an excuse to do the tourist thing while I'm here.
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Postby Hudo on Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:32 am

Welcome to Melbourne. Hope to see you along at one of the next meets. What's your angle? I mean what type of photography are you into?

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Postby JZA70-mel on Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:40 pm

I'm willing to try anything (but macro photography does not interest me as yet). I'm trying my hand at shooting birds, but am learning directly that my lenses don't have the range for all but the most tame ones.

I'm basically a tourist this year, but I don't really want to take the usual "I was here" snapshots, maybe learn a bit more about composition.

I'm building a gallery at

http://www.pixspot.com/index.php?cat=10343

but am in the process of uploading my least boring shots.

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Postby Hudo on Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:53 pm

Well there are plenty of places in Melbourne and it's surroundings so you'll never run short of places to go take pics at. Not to mention the city and all the events happening. Some weekends it's a matter of deciding what not to shoot.....

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Postby blinkblink on Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:47 pm

Suppose I should put my hand up too. I have a D50 and 2 dogs. I live in Romsey in the Macedon Ranges. 40ks past the airport for those that don't know.

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Postby Stuart Trevena on Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:30 pm

Hi All,

I am from Geelong, and currently use Nikon 5700 Digital.
I am hoping to update to either a D70, D100 or D200 soon.

I shoot mainly aviation images, as a hobby.

Is there a formal meeting place? If so, When and where?

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Postby Holden on Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:16 pm

Stuart Trevena wrote:
I shoot mainly aviation images, as a hobby.



That would be handy being close to Avalon :)
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Postby rexxxy on Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:09 pm

Hi All,

Just joined up today and found the Melbourne forum.

I am pretty new to cameras and I have bought myself a D70S package to learn how to take a decent photo.

Looking forward to getting some tips from you all!
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Postby mudder on Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:09 pm

G'day to all the new Melbourne dudes :D

Unfortunately the recent Great Ocean Road thing didn't take off, but with Chrissy coming up hopefully we could organise a Melbourne meet to get together and play on a week-end over the next few weeks :)

The hardest part is working out where and when :lol:
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Postby NJ on Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:43 pm

i know this is late, but only just saw this thread, im not exactly new now, but anyways... im from ringwood in the eastern suburbs of melbourne. i'm 16 (nearly 17 lol) and i use a D50, and loving it. have been doing slr photography for 6 or so years but only just made the wonderful step up to dslr in september.
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Postby ajax on Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:33 am

if there is enough interest how about a mini meet on the weekend of 21 Jan.

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Postby mikephotog on Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:24 am

I'd be up for a mini meet on the 21st
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Postby DaveB on Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:49 am

21st of January works for me: pencilled it in the calendar already.
The w/end of the 7/8th of January is another possibility for me.
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Postby mudder on Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:29 pm

G'day,

Jan 21st sounds good for me as a morning/day thing, I *might* have to work that night (bloody IT industry :evil: )but morning/day would be fine...

Any pref for morning/day/night? Maybe we could get a few suggestions to cover morning/day/night so who-ever can make their stage can just catch up for that?

Next part is where? People may be coming from all sorts of directions, so any suggestions?
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Postby meicw on Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:02 pm

The 21st is a Saturday.. If I am still working and havent handed in my headset, I wont be able to make it.
But you never know :)

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Postby blinkblink on Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:26 pm

I'm interested in either weekend. Somewhere central would be good as I'm 60Ks north west of Melbourne.
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Postby mudder on Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:04 pm

Maybe if we get an idea of where people are coming from and preferences, we could toss around some suggestions?

Mudder = Eastern burbs, keen on early morning stuff, can carry three passengers in the car
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Postby Jamie on Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:09 pm

I'm keen and might bring along a friend. :)

Jamie = Western burbs, anytime is fine, also two or three passengers in the car if they are game. :lol:

Just to throw in an idea and i dont think its been done yet either - the zoo.
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Postby mudder on Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:11 pm

G'day,

Melbourne Zoo's always good, need to get there by 9am though to get early light, midday it can be hard to get good eye definition with animals with a heavy brow like primates etc...

Any other suggestions or wants :)
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Postby Pauld on Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:21 pm

Hi all

Would be interested in a meet on the 21st, the afternoon would be good. I have a car for any country Victorians who are nearby needing a lift to Melbourne.
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Postby blinkblink on Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:50 pm

Paul,

I'd be happy to get a lift. Romsey isn't too far from the Calder.

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Postby Pauld on Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:03 am

Not a problem Chris :)
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Postby ajax on Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:55 am

we can meet at my place (in Glen Waverley). re the minimeet time, Sat 21st / Su 22nd morn/ midday/ evening whatever suits most people. We can bring the toys and have alook.
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Postby Ant on Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:46 am

I am in the South East and should be able to negotiate a leave pass for the day.

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Postby blinkblink on Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:27 pm

I was thinking that we could go to Fed Square for the hour or so before sunset on Saturday the 21st. Maybe around 7pm. Fed Square has some interesting textures and shapes plus there is an opportunity for some street photos.

We could find a place and have some noodles or something either before or after.

This is assuming that the rest of you don't have a life and need to go party on Saturday nights.

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Postby mudder on Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:44 pm

I wouldn't mind trying to get some nice sunset hour shots from the Yarra or maybe some city light shots, but not sure whether I can make a late one though, I might have to do an early one due to work stuff on Saturday night... :cry:

Any suggestions/takers for an early morning somewhere? Maybe either some landscape thing/location? Daylight savings makes it earlier/harder but it's good fun though eh? Can take three passengers...
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Postby meicw on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:11 am

Evening is good for me. As I said, I work until 1500 on Saturdays.
I do not work on Sundays.
Andrerw's suggestion for an early start is a good idea. As long as it Sun, Mon or Tues :)
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Postby blinkblink on Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:45 pm

I'm happy to go any time or even multiple times. I really need to take some pictures that aren't in the country.
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Postby Hudo on Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:06 pm

Hi,

Jan 2st is good for me.....

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Postby Pauld on Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:28 pm

Hi All

Any further details/info on a Melbourne mini meet on the 21st Jan?
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Postby blinkblink on Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:07 pm

I'm still in for Saturday late afternoon/evening. Fed Square?

Selling the house so need to be out in the garden during the day.
Once it's on the market, I'll be able to do a morning thing.

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Postby Alex on Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:12 pm

blinkblink wrote:I'm still in for Saturday late afternoon/evening. Fed Square?

Selling the house so need to be out in the garden during the day.
Once it's on the market, I'll be able to do a morning thing.

Chris


Hi guys,

If it's late afternoon/ evening, I may well be able to attend.

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Postby Hudo on Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:20 pm

Hi,

I'm unsure as I have a model shoot, well 1 or 3 models it may work out at present and we may be at Fedsquare AM or late PM depending upon their schedules and what work we decide to do. I'll keep reading the updates and will try and catchup with everyone.

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Postby blinkblink on Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:28 pm

well 1 or 3 models


Well bring them along. :D
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