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A weekend with the 5D

…was all i had with the camera. Before i returned it today. The first frame the camera spat out was numbered *_MG_1716*, which meant it was used 1716 times before i used it. Not a good thing when you consider its costs. But I will get another one…hopefully soon.

But i did get to play with it over the weekend. And…its a sweet camera, its nice to use a 28mm as a 28mm, see through a BIG viewfinder and have no noise at 1600. Its a shame that i could not take it to Japan, but i will take my film camera with me. So its all good.

Last week has been the most exiting one for ages,
got my Japanese visa
got the 5d
uber closed (its not good excitement)
Det Store Dyrets Høstpils 2008
went to the performance of Black Comedy @ Elm Street
had fårikål at Kristenes place for dinner
returned the 5d

So its been a busy week..on the work front started lighting a new level…thats all i can say.

5D + 50/1.4 + 28/1.8
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friday we had Det Store Dyrets Høstpils 2008 at a art studio called Stripe…met up with Maja and Olve for dinner before heading to the party. Maja trying to figure out which pizza to eat…has the best pizza so far in Norway
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olve had his ixus
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obligatory roof shot
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Riikka and Ville found the place after being lost for about 30 mins…both are a pain to shoot
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ah…the pain…to get a decent frame…
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olve and a fancy lamp
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ville and a fancy red jeans
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whoever took this did an awesome job of focusing on my mighty nose
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olve trying to avoid camera shake
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astrid…frame of the evening
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random dude smoking
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i do art stuff once in a while
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look at the expressions!!!
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we found this fancy furniture and could not resist taking a picture with the 28mm

next day went to see Black Comedy @ Elm Street
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had to listen to crap death metal for few hours before Black Comedy took to the stage
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sound check
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good backing vocals
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back light makes everything so much more awesome

This post is…

…being written on my new laptop.

I had to give in after 2 years of not having a computer at home…one more thing done in life…

Strange thing is that life has not changed much…2 years of not having a pc has not been all that significant…

Made some prawns for dinner…which turned out really good…

Watched Hellboy 2 in what could be worst theater in Olso…Saga secreen 2…the movie was good but with some strangness

Am i the only one to find the new Metallica songs not all the great?

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tiramisu
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you need 20 garlic cloves to make good pork…
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maja and olve were over for dinner…
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german beer
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olve with his 35/1.4…
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abel wanted to take some pic from someone…it was quite a struggle between his vision and mine…in the end we got some good frames…so it was all good
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inside joke…
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the last one took lot of tries to get right…
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later i met up with olve, maja, marie, trygve for some more food
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i warned him…if only people listen to me
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the light was beautiful…
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marie was sporting a new hairdo
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checking perous blog on the laptop
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dessert before watching Hellboy2, olve had pudding
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maja and me had chocolate mousse
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ended at cafe Sara…

I want a 5D…

…i dont need a 5D…but i also think its a bit expensive…

Thing is…what is expensive…we always try to get away with the cheapest solution…make a bargain…end of season sale. Come to think of it we waste lot of money on stuff we dont need…like cigs, beer…COFEE!!! why someone would pay 30k for coffee is beyond my understanding. But then again I am being judgmental. Or its just my opinion.

Point being…nothing is cheap…and expense can take different forms…its does not need to be monitory. Sacrifices is a kind of expense. How much are you willing to sacrifice for something. It can be people, places or in this case money.

How far will you go to get that frame. Jeff Ascough said something interesting…”you cannot put a price on memories…”

Lot of people wrongly think that its me who takes the frame…its the camera+lens…ok maybe a good eye helps.

Coming back…as i said…i want a 5D. So i tried to see my 30D for 5k NOK or 35kRs. But not one seems to be interested, which surprises me…few years back i spent 20k Rs on a FZ5. Compared to that this is a steal. One reason i guess is because i am not selling a lens with it…why would i?…i have just prime lenses and not everyone wants them…most people are happy with a standard 18-55 kit lens, which retails for close to nothing.

I could reduce the price…but it just feels wrong to sell it any cheaper…if you like photography then be prepared to shell out some serious money. Suri…make some money…then like the good old days we can take some awesome frames…

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abel bought some more flash, you cannot have too many of them…
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still life I
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still life II
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this one is for dear sister
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trying out the flash
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artsy
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eirik goes to Sweden tomorrow…

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