the ugly dude in mine is me ...

Well I don't know whether you have actually bought the camera, but I would seriously think again. Because having had Canon's I would suggest the lens quality is something you will regret.

If your budget is tight, I would suggest you look at buying a Canon PowerShot Pro1 instead. Because at least you will get an L series lens at 28 - 200 at f2.4 which is probably worth the price of the camera alone ...

They are on amazon from $449

only a $1 sale (most of mine are), but lets all hope.

https://www.snapvillage.com/PictureDetail.aspx?vcb6uh=QqBkQ7VHWCtywZu2wZ6jBYEKOcJTwJlRn3P7djjSD6PAEg2BaRxZvqmOlBZrYFKI

I noticed they are spending up big on arranging meetings in the US between photographers and designers.

It is a pay site, do you think it has potential?

so they are taking sales now? 

The US$ is the most overvalued currency on the globe.

The government has a terrible spending problem with defence, and the sub-prime mortgage market has burned a lot in the finance sector.

I have joined a few drop shipping companies. While I am not at all interested in becoming a retailer, I can get you a check price for most cameras and lenses. If you have an enquiry, let me know. I also have access to a Singapore wholesaler who has a minimum order of $5000. So if a few of you wanted, we could get a good deal on some stuff.

only 1 days, 48 minutes for me.

But that is because I don't like you guys. Otherwise I would be up with Pixart who obviously is stalking you all ...

Firstly. I am interested in getting a quality wide angle lens for landscapes. The camera is a 30D Canon and I am keen to hear feedback from those who have used a variety of lenses.

Secondly, I am not happy with the pictures my 30D takes. They are simply not as good as my old 300D. they do not seem sharp, and there is a lot of purple fringing.

Can someone give me some advice.

I only shoot RAW.

Fotolia has outsold my Shutterstock portfolio for the past 3 months in a row.

These are the prices I got 7 days ago from one of my drop shipping contacts in Singapore

CANON  40D kit 18-55  -----fob singapore Sin$985 export set (without warranty)
 
                5D  Body only -----fob Singapore Sin$3410 export set (without warranty)
                without len.
 
for Nikon D200 kit 18-70 ---No stock.
 
this is a qoute for today while stock last.
please confirm price brfore confirming order.

you have a cool site with Sport the Library

At least we are talking about it.

I believe it is probably time for us to start looking at some sort of official association.

We would need a charter: Our aim, for our members, and the industry in general
Codes of Ethics: Being a member should benefit the sites since we would agree not to plagiarise etc, otherwise a member could be expelled.
Training: A commitment to assisting newcomers.
Meetings: whether by internet etc, not just talkfests, places where decisions are made.

I know I have spoken about us approaching companies for good deals, but I think we need some guts first.

We need to get some big sellers to join us to give it credibility with the sites. We also need to mean what we say, and say what we mean.

In the meantime, I nominate Leaf as the inaugural chairman of the International Association of Professional Stock Photographers.

Anyone else want to second the motion.

Now we need a paypal account and we all chuck in $50 to get it up.

Need to register a name, get a domain, do some deal with a designer to get a site built.

Whatcha think you dudes?