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p.3 #1 · Worst purchases of 2008


35m f2.

I love the lens, but when in Paris my camera fell from a bench I was sitting on onto its face. Stuck focus ring. I had a local guy look at it and he bent the focus ring (or something in there) mostly back, and it worked for a while, but then when we moved it must have gotten squished and bam... stuck focus ring again. $195 to fix - ewwww. I shoulda just saved up for a 35L



Dec 15, 2008 at 09:45 AM
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p.3 #2 · Worst purchases of 2008


brides.com I received one click on my website (according to google analytics). Most expensive click ever.


Dec 15, 2008 at 09:46 AM
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p.3 #3 · Worst purchases of 2008


Facebook ads, leads from Decidio and Wedding Wire...

Other than that, I did pretty well this year... And my 24-70 is excellent at 2.8.



Dec 15, 2008 at 09:46 AM
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p.3 #4 · Worst purchases of 2008


cordellwillis wrote:
Mustof been one of your required textbooks, huh?



Dec 15, 2008 at 10:26 AM
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p.3 #5 · Worst purchases of 2008


ShaneEngelking wrote:
A pack of black memorex blank CD's-can't be used with my macbook pro at all.


Why not? Mine does just fine.......



Dec 15, 2008 at 10:49 AM
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p.3 #6 · Worst purchases of 2008


Tenba shootout medium backpack.... should have bought a roller instead.... don't know what i was thinking... funny thing is that i initially was going to get a small and the wife said maybe we should get the bigger one instead (read GET THE BIGGER ONE, man i love her)... even still, i have reached the limits of the medium...


Dec 15, 2008 at 11:07 AM
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p.3 #7 · Worst purchases of 2008


lensbaby 3G. It's fine but I've not used it. not once for a paying shoot.
135 2.8. again, a nice lens but i've not used it.



Dec 15, 2008 at 11:42 AM
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p.3 #8 · Worst purchases of 2008


blueirisarts wrote:
I hear across the board that Maxtor is not "the name" when it comes to reliability. I choose Seagate's business line.



A lot of people don't realize this, but Seagate owns Maxtor. They bought the company in 2006.



Dec 15, 2008 at 12:22 PM
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p.3 #9 · Worst purchases of 2008


Michael H wrote:
A lot of people don't realize this, but Seagate owns Maxtor. They bought the company in 2006.


+1
They are down the street from my house.



Dec 15, 2008 at 12:24 PM
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p.3 #10 · Worst purchases of 2008


A slingback style packpack. I love that it can hold the camera with the 70-200 IS attached, but it's extremely awkward . Can't use it for weddings, but it does work for hiking.
A couple remote control trigger things I either can't figure out how to use, or accidently bought the wrong things.
Cheap circular polarizer filters.



Dec 15, 2008 at 02:15 PM
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p.3 #11 · Worst purchases of 2008


Going from Canon's 24-105 to a 24-70 - I never knew how much I relied on the IS feature until I traded it away...


Dec 15, 2008 at 04:03 PM
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p.3 #12 · Worst purchases of 2008


Maybe these.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/3111679296_8a932241b5.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/3111679174_249416cff8.jpg



Dec 15, 2008 at 04:22 PM
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p.3 #13 · Worst purchases of 2008


50D all the way!


Dec 15, 2008 at 05:57 PM
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Epson R2400, thought we would print more than we did. Also bought it to print onto DVD's -drr-. I looked at a lot of different printers and I just totally forgot that this model does not print on discs. I then could not get the dang thing to work with the right profile or print correctly at all. Then I bought a $60 roll of paper only to find out it didn't take that kind of roll. My worst product research effort to date, a lot of the mistakes brought on by deadlines for various projects. 2400 still sitting in it's box and the paper unopened.

+2 Adwords. (my network is turned off) it supposedly helps our listing that we are using them for ads, though I won't pretend to understand it.

Best purchase: 5D & 70-200 2.8 IS, both own the crap out of my 30D w/ 70-200 f/4.



Dec 15, 2008 at 07:24 PM
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p.3 #15 · Worst purchases of 2008


17-55mm F2.8 Nikkor... six weeks before the surprise announcement of the D700 FullFrame.




Dec 15, 2008 at 07:37 PM
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p.3 #16 · Worst purchases of 2008


Maybe these.

Sweet Red



Dec 15, 2008 at 07:42 PM
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Jimsokay wrote:
17-55mm F2.8 Nikkor... six weeks before the surprise announcement of the D700 FullFrame.



I feel ya on this one.

My worst non-purchase was insurance on the 70-200 from borrowlenses.com i dropped. -$500. hey, couldda been worst if Ron and R-Strap wasn't cool enough to take 1/2 the responsibility and tab.



Dec 15, 2008 at 07:44 PM
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p.3 #18 · Worst purchases of 2008


Deb--did the previous owner actually reconfigure the flash or is it the TTL version with a module? The 120J Auto Pro (non TTL) has a built in household plug, so I can't imagine how that could be configured. If it is the TTL version, the module is for a particular camera brand or is the universal foot (these have hot shoes). My TTL 120J has a PC port specific to Sunpak. Read about it on the FlashZebra site. You can have Lon make one.


Dec 15, 2008 at 07:54 PM
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p.3 #19 · Worst purchases of 2008


Michael H wrote:
A lot of people don't realize this, but Seagate owns Maxtor. They bought the company in 2006.


Miller's owns Mpix and THEY will even tell you that you won't get the same level of quality from Mpix as Miller's. Sometimes brands are kept separate for a reason.

- Jeff



Dec 15, 2008 at 08:55 PM
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p.3 #20 · Worst purchases of 2008


brandonwong wrote:
1. Bludomain.... bad customer service and template got old after a week -_- it was on sale what could I say.



+1. The customer service was actually good with me, and I got everything setup within a week. However, I just found out that the template I paid $400 for is now going for $100.



Dec 15, 2008 at 10:50 PM
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