cheneyneel 0 #1 March 17, 2003 I have a cannon Rebel EOS G Does anyone know of places that sells wide angle(17mm 19mm) lenses cheaply. the local camera store has lenses 19mm for around $260 and he says he cant do much better for me.. Ebay has not been much help either.. I got the camera for nothing and trying not to break my self on lens for only my first still camera... It has a 28mm lens on it should I just jump it if I cant find a wider angle? How should you fly (mostly all freeflying) with such a narrow angle lens.... Also can anyone give me recomendations on swithces for it(bite, push what ever) I dont know anything really about switches...thanks guys and girls for any help you can give.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 March 17, 2003 On a 35mm film camera, a 28mm lens is going to be your bread and butter for things like RW, tandem and AFF. For freefly you -may- want to go a bit wider, but you'll get fish-eye funk (which may be what you want anyway). Conceptus makes a damn nice set of switches you can just plug right into the Canon Rebel cameras. I like the bite switch, but they do have a tendancy to get bitten through after several hundred jumps. Some people have also complained that they get head shake when they bite the switch, but I've never noticed that. Conceptus also makes a tongue switch which is very nice and I've just recently switched over to that. You can get the switches at Square 1.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imdskydiver 0 #3 March 17, 2003 Conceptus also makes a tongue switch which is very nice and I've just recently switched over to that. You can get the switches at Square 1. QuoteYou could try , but they sold the last one before i could put in my order , I had to settle on the bite switch . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #4 March 17, 2003 That's crazy talk! Sure if you want it -today- then maybe they're out of stock, but I'm tellin' ya, throwin' cash at these folks almost always works eventually. Did ya talk to skybytch directly?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites imdskydiver 0 #5 March 18, 2003 That's crazy talk! QuoteTiming was an important factor , I was told that the tongue switch would take some time to get in .I did not say they could not get one for me , only that they did not have any in stock now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #6 March 18, 2003 Ahhh, well, the bite switch does work quite well. You might want to cue up for either another bite or possibly the tongue switch though because like I said before, they don't last forever. I always try to keep at least one spare in the camera bag.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites imdskydiver 0 #7 March 18, 2003 I will keep that in mind . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #8 March 18, 2003 You know there are other gear stores than Square 1. *getting ready to run away from skybytch*---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunman 0 #9 March 18, 2003 www.dealtime.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #10 March 18, 2003 Just keep looking. i just picked up a good quality 24mm for $100. Keep your eyes open and you never know what you'll find.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cheneyneel 0 #11 March 18, 2003 guys thank you for your help.. That dealtime.com rocks!!! and has the prices and choices I am looking for.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
quade 4 #4 March 17, 2003 That's crazy talk! Sure if you want it -today- then maybe they're out of stock, but I'm tellin' ya, throwin' cash at these folks almost always works eventually. Did ya talk to skybytch directly?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imdskydiver 0 #5 March 18, 2003 That's crazy talk! QuoteTiming was an important factor , I was told that the tongue switch would take some time to get in .I did not say they could not get one for me , only that they did not have any in stock now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #6 March 18, 2003 Ahhh, well, the bite switch does work quite well. You might want to cue up for either another bite or possibly the tongue switch though because like I said before, they don't last forever. I always try to keep at least one spare in the camera bag.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites imdskydiver 0 #7 March 18, 2003 I will keep that in mind . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #8 March 18, 2003 You know there are other gear stores than Square 1. *getting ready to run away from skybytch*---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunman 0 #9 March 18, 2003 www.dealtime.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #10 March 18, 2003 Just keep looking. i just picked up a good quality 24mm for $100. Keep your eyes open and you never know what you'll find.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cheneyneel 0 #11 March 18, 2003 guys thank you for your help.. That dealtime.com rocks!!! and has the prices and choices I am looking for.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
quade 4 #6 March 18, 2003 Ahhh, well, the bite switch does work quite well. You might want to cue up for either another bite or possibly the tongue switch though because like I said before, they don't last forever. I always try to keep at least one spare in the camera bag.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imdskydiver 0 #7 March 18, 2003 I will keep that in mind . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #8 March 18, 2003 You know there are other gear stores than Square 1. *getting ready to run away from skybytch*---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #10 March 18, 2003 Just keep looking. i just picked up a good quality 24mm for $100. Keep your eyes open and you never know what you'll find.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheneyneel 0 #11 March 18, 2003 guys thank you for your help.. That dealtime.com rocks!!! and has the prices and choices I am looking for.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
