oh no, not another - dum dum dum

My vote:  3 LuckyOlivers against it

So, its that time of year for me to go out and spend some serious cash on equipment I probably should be getting, but here is the initial list that I am going to order:

Canon Telephoto EF 500mm f/4.0L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens

Wimberley Gimbal Type Tripod Head II - with Arca Swiss-Type Quick Release Base
(Requires Plate)

Wimberley P40 Arca-Type Quick Release Plate for Telephoto Lenses - 5.9" (150mm)

Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Autofocus Lens

Hoya 58mm Ultraviolet UV(0) Haze Multi-Coated Glass Filter

Canon EF 1.4x II Extender

Canon 2x II Extender EF - Autofocus

Case Logic SLRC-4 SLR/Computer Backpack - for Photo or Digital SLR Outfit with a 15.4"
Laptop Computer, plus accessories

Now, I have to ask those who use such materials whether they believe that the Canon 2x II is worth it.  As well, I currently own a 100-400L but is the 500mm that much better for wildlife and sports

The 500mm will obviously be limited for stock and such but my passion is wildlife - especially birds - so thats why I want it.

I also own a 30D so I will lose autofocus with that lens (planning on a 5D MK II upgrade)

I'm thinking of dropping the 50mm f/1.4 and the 2x until then

Any suggestions?

For the dollar they want to pay, I can tell them where to go.

Pay 50 bucks or something for an extended license, and you can have that raw file -

I'm not in a very good mood today lol

I don't know who votes on these things but seriously, only the bike rider should have gotten a top-three for this sports theme.  And the ratings for others were terrible - there's a photo of a kid playing hockey that looks dark and the composition is also nothing exciting, yet it got a higher rating than mine from what I can see (also hockey - but has action and such)

Am I bitter?  Kind of.  Why?  Not because I thought I should win, but because this particular contest had so much potential (and some people did have great shots) to bring out great sports shots but instead was brought to some stupid poses and terrible sports ideas (two of which won)

That is my rant - if I offended on of the two people who won that didn't take the bike photo, sorry, but I'm calling it like I see it, so too bad

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Order is irrelevant.  Only 20% will survive (at most) - I pick YAYMICRO because its got the dumbest name

who is this guy?  seriously

Classy guys, but seriously people - look - just take a look when someone says "NEW STOCK PHOTO SITE"

If guys with class and what seemed to be a good idea couldn't make it work for most, why would you submit to a site just pops up saying "we're awesome, we pay you 70% of Zero"

Wake-up call for those who are always positive about rando-startups.

I feel sorry for Bryan, he did a good job of communicating with us and put together what seems to be a good site.

I have 108 credits if anyone is close.  If someone wants to "buy" an extended license of my pics, I'll be pretty happy too

Thanks Bryan for all your efforts.  Good luck in the future --hopefully you read this

This is the reason why I do not join sites that are not established and not backed by huge corporations that are proven.  I still haven't joined Snapvillage because they don't have FTP that I can see.

I make enough money between SS, IS, DT, FT, BS that I don't need to waste time looking for pennies at third-rate websites. 

LO is joining that, the fact they lowered the payout to $25 is really nice though, so now I may get a payout a year (only had one payout ever at $115)

Stick to what works, the effort it takes to track all these sites isn't worth it 90% of the time.

600mm f/4 IS

Don't be cheap when it comes to lenses.  LIke you said, you will get it back.  The 17-40 f/4 is fantastic, and its not that expensive.  And you really don't need IS anyways.

PS - beware of 14 dollar batteries.  Might not be a good idea

I built a computer specifically for that - kept freezing at first because stupid BIOS was set to look for SLI and all my memory slots are filled with RAM.

Duocore 2.33 GHz 1333 MHz FSB
4GB of RAM DDR2 800
Was using Vista, now back to XP for reliability
Photoshop CS3
Bridge CS3
XFXforce 680i SLI LT motherboard
GeForce 8500GT
DVI for the monitor
3 hdd's - 160 for programs and the operating system, 300 and 400 GB for the storage of files.  Works like a dream now that I ironed out the bugs.

Lack of controls over reviewers are really annoying for everyone.  Thats why if I feel a photo is good enough I will reupload it until it gets through and it usually does (especially if other sites accept it first try).

Worked a bunch of times and now I have great sellers because of it

Quote from: FlemishDreams on March 24, 2008, 18:15

Yap and I'd wish you would have kept it private for a while like all other people did here. 

Well said, when I got my email I was impressed that it was personally written and as a result I've uploaded there.

It would seem now that anybody can contribute, I just hope they maintain the site on a professional level, they've started out well and have a good marketing strategy and background.

For anybody that has joined as a result of seeing this thread I implore you to maintain a level of professionalism on this site, don't turn the forum into something like LO or FP which now come over as sites for amateur snappers, that will kill Yaymicro and we'll all lose out on any potential sales.

You know what kills Yaymicro?  "Yaymicro" - Thats just as bad a name as "Snapvillage" and/or "LuckyOliver". 

80/20 rule.  80% of your revenue will come from 20% of the sites (if not now, but eventually) - your time to upload to the remaining 80% isn't worth that 20% -