I received all my new camera loot over the weekend, which in itself was cause for a big celebration at my house. New 50mm lens? Love it. New 70-300mm lens? Bee's knees. Close-up (ghetto macro) filter set? I think I've been punk'd!
[This is sign #1 I'm an idiot - what the fuck was I thinking I'd get?! A ghetto macro filter on an 18-70mm lens is just like strapping on a 70-300mm lens. Oh. Uh. Of course. Why didn't I think of that sooner? Uh huh: cuz I'm an idiot.]
Seriously? If I can't photograph a mosquito and see the blemishes on its hairy little legs then what's the point? Goodbye cheap alternative to buying a ridiculously ridiculous macro lens. See you in another lifetime when I'm a rich and successful paid photographer who's allowed to tell people to "GIVE ME POUTY!" Followed of course by, "Burrow, BURROW!" And then of course, "GIVE ME MY MACRO LENS! I can't work in these ... these ... conditions."
So... I sent the whole filter set back today but I definitely wasn't happy about it. Meh. I also sent back a couple of adapter rings because I bought them the wrong way (step-downs instead of step-ups).
[This is sign #2 that I'm an idiot. "Step-downs you fool?" Yup. That's what I asked myself when I tried to make the damn things work. I've had to take a $15 dollar hit because of this fuckup. Oh well. It's a good thing I'm made of money! Er, wait...]
This morning I packaged up the return items, sealed the box, and fastened it with super-heavy-duty-industrial packaging tape. Over my lunch hour I ran to the post office, stepped up to pay the piper, and guess what. I didn't bother *addressing* the f**king thing!@#$*&!!! Who walks out of the door having done something like that? An idiot, that's who. Oh yeah, and me.
[Sign #3 I'm an idiot: memory left somewhere between downtown and uptown last night after taking that last hit of sake. New Year's Resolution Number 1: think twice about that last hit of sake.]
However I'm here to tell you all is not lost and I think I've come up with the perfect solution to my as-yet-uncured disease. I BOUGHT NEW CAMERA STUFF TODAY! (Which, I've decided, is officially the answer to everything.)
+ I'm going on vacation next week. BUY CAMERA STUFF!
+ Ow my head hurts. BUY CAMERA STUFF!
+ Brad and Angelina are having a baby? BUY CAMERA STUFF!
I finally bought myself a speedlight (and perhaaaaps a flash diffuser too). I won't even justify this purchase with sound reasoning, because if you saw the Blythe photograph I posted yesterday you'll have reason enough to trust my judgment. Poor lighting makes me itch. But with my new speedlight.... *wolf whistle* I'll get to walk around with one of those groovy, giant flashes attached to the top of my camera, which as everyone knows is the true mark of a real photographer. I won't be one of those fake photographers anymore! w00!
But finally, here's today's totally random trivia. What the hell is a speedlight (besides being a dumb flash)? Why I'll tell you! "Speedlight" is the brand name used by Nikon for their flash units (Canon's version is "Speedlite"). It's also an indicator of "cool" and "hip" and "needs to get a life".
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Hold on to that old Nikon. Nikon annouced that it is going to stop making film based cameras today. The yare going to have only 1 model that shoots film, and it is in the Pro category. So, you never know... that old camera could be worth more now that it is nolonger available new.
As for being an idiot. Been there! (and I'm not sharing details, too embarassing) Let me tell you, a new camera or computer always makes me feel soo much better.