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Entry#04 - My New Lens!
entry written on Feb 6
Chinese New Year's Eve today
also the day that I bought my new lens Ü...
it's a second hand sigma 50-200mm f4-5.6 telephoto lens
with hood and a UV filter was also part of the set
story...
*two to three weeks before Chinese New Year*
I was checking my mail as usual
then I saw a message from Digital Photography Philippines Multiply page
coz usually Multiply sends the individual messages from groups and whatever
there was this one member who posted that he was selling his lens for a very fair price
that's in my price range...i was intrigued...
so I browsed his multiply page and looked at the photos he took with those lens
so i commented his page regarding the product
i saw that he lived far away(he indicated the meetups)
and was concerned how i was gonna go to mandaluyong
and that lots of people have commented saying they were interested
but anyway i still commented...
he asked where i lived...so i answered "Binondo"
then he said that he was gonna be around Binondo around Chinese New Year
so i was like "i so wanna buy it" mode and was really tempted
but i was thinking if i really should and that i didnt have the money but then i thought
"Wait, i can buy this with my Christmas money!"
i then commented the guy and said i'll PM him about my final decision later...
but still i was hesitant...
so i inquired my mom
told her i was interested...
and told her about the price and the other infos...
she said it was up to me really
so i contemplated on it more...and thought it through
i researched on the product and looked at the prices they posted
it was certainly evident that the price he gave me was really cheaper that the ones posted
the more i looked at the infos in front of me, the more i was sure/certain that i should buy it
so finally i decided to buy it
i then commented him later that night that i was gonna buy it
then he said okay, he'll PM me when he's around manila coz he was out of town...
*the next week or two before Chinese New Year*
I PMed him then and again
inquiring when exactly meet up and where
he later PMed me and said he'll text me when he's around
and he gave me his number
i texted him my number and PM/text him time and again bout the infos and all confiming price and everything
*2days-the day before the pickup*
he texted me Monday [Feb 4] that he was already in town and that i should text him if i'm ready to pick it up
i texted him Tuesday [Feb 5] that i can pickup the lens tomorrow
he texted back that we'll meet at Robinson's Place at 3pm, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf located at the 2nd flor Midtown
*Day of pickup, eve of Chinese New Year*
came at RP at 4:20(he texted to meet him at 4 instead but it was super traffic hence the lateness)
came with my mom coz she had concerns about the product and wanted to oversee if it was in tiptop shape or not and she was shocked to learn i was purchasing it from a guy i met in the internet, she was afraid that i was gonna be tricked and the product was not as good as they say it was
so met him at the coffee shop, he was at the outside of the place 4 tables form the door
i checked the lens immeadiately [took some photos]
while my mom interviewed him about the product where he lived and where he bought the lens and how long he's had it
when i was finished checking, i thanked him and was preparing to leave
he asked me what kind of photographer i was [what i was leaning on, macro, portrait..etc]
and how many lens ive had and said this was the first purchase of other lens aside from what i bought with the dslr kit
i told him i was leaning more on portraits
and he recommended Canon lens 50mm with f1.8 and i can buy it at Glorietta
(photoworld is located at Glorietta and also where he bought this lens)
and that this was cheap and that the lens are good if i'm leaning on portrait photos
i thanked him for the info and went off
after that, me and mom went around RP
right now i'm happy with the lens and still trying it out
im now considering buying the lens he recommeded but for that to happen i need to go to Glorietta[i dunno when that'll happen coz i dont go there often and its so far from home]or Quiapo[more possible] still have to canvas from both places in any case
and realized i need to buy another UV filter,
[my old lens needs a 58mm UV filter size, while the one he had with the set was 55mm :P]
oh well...
for now, i'm still contemplating if i want to be more on portraits, macro or what i dunno
oh well, i still have time, right now i'll just enjoy the new lens ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ
goodChinese New Year's Eve today
also the day that I bought my new lens Ü...
it's a second hand sigma 50-200mm f4-5.6 telephoto lens
with hood and a UV filter was also part of the set
story...
*two to three weeks before Chinese New Year*
I was checking my mail as usual
then I saw a message from Digital Photography Philippines Multiply page
coz usually Multiply sends the individual messages from groups and whatever
there was this one member who posted that he was selling his lens for a very fair price
that's in my price range...i was intrigued...
so I browsed his multiply page and looked at the photos he took with those lens
so i commented his page regarding the product
i saw that he lived far away(he indicated the meetups)
and was concerned how i was gonna go to mandaluyong
and that lots of people have commented saying they were interested
but anyway i still commented...
he asked where i lived...so i answered "Binondo"
then he said that he was gonna be around Binondo around Chinese New Year
so i was like "i so wanna buy it" mode and was really tempted
but i was thinking if i really should and that i didnt have the money but then i thought
"Wait, i can buy this with my Christmas money!"
i then commented the guy and said i'll PM him about my final decision later...
but still i was hesitant...
so i inquired my mom
told her i was interested...
and told her about the price and the other infos...
she said it was up to me really
so i contemplated on it more...and thought it through
i researched on the product and looked at the prices they posted
it was certainly evident that the price he gave me was really cheaper that the ones posted
the more i looked at the infos in front of me, the more i was sure/certain that i should buy it
so finally i decided to buy it
i then commented him later that night that i was gonna buy it
then he said okay, he'll PM me when he's around manila coz he was out of town...
*the next week or two before Chinese New Year*
I PMed him then and again
inquiring when exactly meet up and where
he later PMed me and said he'll text me when he's around
and he gave me his number
i texted him my number and PM/text him time and again bout the infos and all confiming price and everything
*2days-the day before the pickup*
he texted me Monday [Feb 4] that he was already in town and that i should text him if i'm ready to pick it up
i texted him Tuesday [Feb 5] that i can pickup the lens tomorrow
he texted back that we'll meet at Robinson's Place at 3pm, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf located at the 2nd flor Midtown
*Day of pickup, eve of Chinese New Year*
came at RP at 4:20(he texted to meet him at 4 instead but it was super traffic hence the lateness)
came with my mom coz she had concerns about the product and wanted to oversee if it was in tiptop shape or not and she was shocked to learn i was purchasing it from a guy i met in the internet, she was afraid that i was gonna be tricked and the product was not as good as they say it was
so met him at the coffee shop, he was at the outside of the place 4 tables form the door
i checked the lens immeadiately [took some photos]
while my mom interviewed him about the product where he lived and where he bought the lens and how long he's had it
when i was finished checking, i thanked him and was preparing to leave
he asked me what kind of photographer i was [what i was leaning on, macro, portrait..etc]
and how many lens ive had and said this was the first purchase of other lens aside from what i bought with the dslr kit
i told him i was leaning more on portraits
and he recommended Canon lens 50mm with f1.8 and i can buy it at Glorietta
(photoworld is located at Glorietta and also where he bought this lens)
and that this was cheap and that the lens are good if i'm leaning on portrait photos
i thanked him for the info and went off
after that, me and mom went around RP
right now i'm happy with the lens and still trying it out
im now considering buying the lens he recommeded but for that to happen i need to go to Glorietta[i dunno when that'll happen coz i dont go there often and its so far from home]or Quiapo[more possible] still have to canvas from both places in any case
and realized i need to buy another UV filter,
[my old lens needs a 58mm UV filter size, while the one he had with the set was 55mm :P]
oh well...
for now, i'm still contemplating if i want to be more on portraits, macro or what i dunno
oh well, i still have time, right now i'll just enjoy the new lens ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ
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