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Old 10-25-2006, 04:35 PM   #16
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Leon looks awsome...
specially the red color with black rims
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Old 10-25-2006, 04:37 PM   #17
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:shock: .. you make it look soo easy

awsome pics .... love that cupra and RX7 8)
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Old 10-25-2006, 04:39 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by TopGearNL
Great pics!

I love the Cupra Martijn! Any more specs next to the 350 HP?
Yes, I do! It's got close to 360hp and 450Nm torque, coming from a GT28RS-turbo:
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Old 10-25-2006, 05:04 PM   #19
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WOW thanks, 450NM is very fast (or in dutch: Trekt de straatstenen uit de grond!)
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Old 11-06-2006, 07:06 PM   #20
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Update: sold my 17-40 f/4 L to a friend today and bought a 17-35 f/2.8 L locally for just €650.
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Old 11-06-2006, 07:10 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by MartijnGizmo
Update: sold my 17-40 f/4 L to a friend today and bought a 17-35 f/2.8 L locally for just €650.
You just keep updating don't you

Anyway congrats!
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Old 11-08-2006, 06:04 PM   #22
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Well, this just crossed my path. I was browsing through 'Marktplaats.nl' and saw the 17-35/2.8 being offered locally. Also, I happened to have a friend interested in my 17-40/4 in case I ever wanted to get rid of it.

Normally 17-35's sell for €750-800, but this guy only had offers up to €500 when I emailed him. So he gladly accepted my offer of €650. When I went to pick the lens up the same evening, he told me that he got quite some higher offers after my email. But luckily he kept his word.
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Old 11-21-2006, 12:06 PM   #23
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I also sold the 35/2, didn't use it anyway after I got the 17-35. I was doubting between a 50/1.4 or a 85/1.8. Than somebody I know offered me his 50/1.4 for a good price, so I got that. Already played with it before, but on fullframe the DOF is awesome:






I also sold the PowerShot G5 and got a IXUS 850IS instead. Bought the G5 together with my g/f as she wanted to photograph more, but she thought it was too big. Really made her happy with the IXUS. 8) For a compact it's kinda neat, with IS and 28mm wide-angle.
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Old 11-21-2006, 01:27 PM   #24
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Nice pics martijn, you can really see the effect of the lenses

BTW your girlfriend has great eyes!
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Old 01-24-2007, 09:29 AM   #25
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Ok, I did some upgrading again. As I don't change lenses that often anymore (I know what to use when) and my gear is getting a little too heavy to put on one shoulder, I ditched my Crumpler Geekstar and the Stunner (still had it from my 350D+kitlens-days) and bought a large backpack, the Pyjama Pride L. It's quite large, but so am I, so it still looks kinda normal. All my gear easily fits in it, with room to spare. This is what it looks like on my back:



I also sold both my 420EX and my 550EX, since I use the Nikon SB's for off-camera stuff. I wanted my main flash to be covered by my insurance (only new items over €200) so I bought the 580EX. I also bought a CP-E3, that fits 8 AA batteries. Recycle-times are under 2sec at M 1/1 flash! Also gives me power for a lot of frames, perfect for a day at the track and fill-flashing panning-shots.

And third: I sold my 24-105 f/4 L IS. Sure, the range is great for a walkaround on fullframe, but I like the DOF and low-light ability's of f/2.8 better. I also bought it for the IS, for car-to-car-shots, but I hardly do those and can handle it without IS just fine. The f/2.8 together with a useable ISO3200 on the 5D is great for partyshots etc.




Some images shot with the new gear:


(24mm on fullframe is lotsa wide-angle!)


(just to check if I could still do panning shots at 1/30s, without the IS )




(gotta love high ISO + f/2.8 )



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Old 01-24-2007, 10:56 AM   #26
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Nice pics Martijn!

Love that guy in the Bimmer, his face expression is like WTF?

Every time I see a photo just like these I think of you because they have like a special touch, different from any other. How come?

BTW your gf has got beautiful eyes!
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Old 01-24-2007, 11:30 AM   #27
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Nice add-ons mate! The last shot of your gf reminds me of the blonde Abba girl.
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Old 01-24-2007, 11:48 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by TopGearNL
Every time I see a photo just like these I think of you because they have like a special touch, different from any other. How come?
I'm not exactly sure what you mean?
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Old 01-24-2007, 11:51 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by MartijnGizmo
Originally Posted by TopGearNL
Every time I see a photo just like these I think of you because they have like a special touch, different from any other. How come?
I'm not exactly sure what you mean?
The photos you take look different to normal D SLR photos, Is that because of the lenses you use?
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Old 01-24-2007, 12:11 PM   #30
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It might have something to do with it, but I think most of it is from my postprocessing in Photoshop. I always try to achieve a clean and contrasty look, like this:



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