Photographic equipment for sale in Prague

Hi people. I recently upgraded my photographic gear and I’ll have my second sale for some things I will not longer use.

That’s why they go for sale. First item I sell is an AF Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4-5.6G, for 2600 CZK (€105.00). The lens is awesome, it has been my favorite for very long. Please find here some of the images taken with this lens. I’m very happy with its results, it had served me well.

It is in mint condition, excellent. Has no sign of wear. I had always used a Φ62 mm NC filter, to protect it from dust, scratches and finger prints. The eventual dust I removed with a hand air blower, and never used any solutions or liquids on it. The NC filter is for sale too, and it will be included in the same price.

ITEM SOLD.

Second I sell is a lens cleaning kit, for 300 CZK. That includes a spray bottle of liquid lens cleaner, pack of 3 moist lens cleaning cloths and a microfiber cleaning cloth (microfiber means that it does not scratch when you use it to clean your lens, your glasses, or even your laptop display). Also included with this is a dust hand blower. Very useful when you need to remove dust from spots you can’t reach with a cleaning cloth.

Last, I have a tripod which extends to 57”, which in metric is 145 cm. It is new, never been used, and I sell it for 1000 CZK. It comes with a carrying strap, as you can see in the pictures below. The reason I sell it is because I am a tall guy; the tripod extends up to my waist.

Below is the nylon case to protect it in case of rain or when it is not in use, and it has a strap to easily carry it on your shoulder.

The means of delivery is personal pick up. Reason is really simple: I don’t speak Czech and same ladies from the same Ceska Posta don’t speak English. To save me some headache I will sell only in Prague. Should you be interested, get in touch with me here and let’s discuss details.

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Prague autumn morning

Prague autumn morning., originally uploaded by Ian@NZFlickr.

It takes more than good light, good scenery and a good camera.
It needs a soul // it needs a good eye.

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The 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G?

Hi guys, currently I own a 70-300mm f/4-5.6G and a fast prime 50mm f/1.8D. Since March when I got my D700 and the two mentioned lens I got plenty of occasions to use it.

And as I grew accustomed to the D700, I came to realize what a pain in the neck could be when you see this awesome building, and you want to capture all the facade in one shot. I – most of the times – have the 70-300mm on, and from a reasonable distance, that's impossible to!

Now, if I want to catch let's say this facade with the 70-300mm, or a decent portrait, I either have to walk away to put some distance between me and the building or the subject, or... to spare 2 mins to remove the 70-300mm and to put on the prime 50mm.

With the 50mm, another pain! Is a prime lens, although fast, but rigid (!) – it gives me no focal range, and I need focal flexibility, especially if I'm in a dynamic environment.

See my point? The 70-300mm gives me a nice focal range, but it lacks wideness. The 50mm is wider – true – but rigid nevertheless. I am a casual photographer, and almost always I find myself at times when I need wide-angle. My actual gear does not match my expectations... I need a multi-purpose lens, to avoid switching from one to another, or to walk in and out on the subject.

So that's why I was considering purchasing a zoom wide-angle lens, either the 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF, or the 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. But! Nikon has just released the 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G... which sort of caught my eye.

This is only 4mm narrower at the wide end than the 24-85mm and the 24-120mm, but goes all the way to 300mm. Let's not forget that Nikon threw in the VRII, the ED glass, which I miss on my actual 70-300.

I know that if I intend to go wide-angle, every mm counts at the wide end... my question is: would I be getting a good deal should I "sacrifice" the 4mm at the wide end, but I win on the telephoto end at least 180mm? As I said, I'm a casual photographer and I need a multi-purpose lens... I'd drop my two lens right away should I buy this one.

 

PS: follow this thread here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/nikond700/discuss/72157625179484813/

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How to test your shortsightedness

It did not work for me. I see Einstein.

 

I can only see Marilyn in the thumbnail version, though:

 

*from http://www.dump.com/2010/10/27/are-you-short-sighted-pic/

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No cat, no nail

I woke up this morning having a litle scratch on the tip of my nose: I aint got no cat, no sharp nails, no girl with sharp nails, no devices having scratch-enabled mode on hidden in my pillow, and… I'm no sleepwalker.

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10:57

I noticed I have an inner aggressiveness directed at two certain individuals from my close circle of people, and I can't seem to be able to get rid of it. Although I am calm and peaceful and rarely ever violent or aggressive, it seems that even the mere sound of their voices drives me nuts. I am not sure if they've noticed my hostility towards them, but for whatever reason they act nice and show interest in my persona. And this is 1 more reason in + to make me bite my fist! This is not normal! You don't act nice when somebody is hostile to you, the least you could do is ignore!

...and I can't control it. Hate it when there's one thing about me I can't control. I like to think about myself that I am a good, carrying and positive person, that I have high spiritual values, but slowly I start to believe that trying to stay positive and good in an environment totally gone the opposite way would finally assimilate the one opposing it. Is all gettin' me...

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Away for 1 month

Counting from… NOW!

 

I’ll be travelling for 1 month, I will [re]visit the western Europe, Italy, Spain, France, Italy. Back in Prague on the 16th of August.

I’ll be mostly posting on my facebook page… presuming I manage to access internet.

www.facebook.com/Criss.AC

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Perle din liceu

Am facut liceul in Uzina II in Brasov. Dl. Vasile Macovei, cel mai stimat si apreciat profesor din scoala, avea un stil aparte, prin care te facea fie sa il super simpatizezi, fie sa nu. Nu cred ca ar fi existat alta alternativa. In clasa a 12-a a fost promovat ca director.

Faceam fizica cu dansul. La una dintre ore, se uita la un coleg ce purta cercel. Se uita atent, oarecum insistent, incearca sa spuna ceva, ezita… apoi intr-un final i se adreseaza:

- Comane, cercelu’ ala al tau spune multe…

- Ce spune, dom’ profesor?

- …creier mic.

- Cum de stiti asta, dom’ profesor?

Si oarecum ne asteptam sa ii dea un raspuns serios, sau sa deschida o dezbatere. Dar in schimb, zambind in barba, abia stapanindu-se sa nu pufneasca in ras, ii raspunde linistit:

- Pai am purtat si io vreo doi ani…

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Alta, si mai tare decat cea anterioara! De data asta protagonistii din “perla” sunt moldovenii. Intr-o atmosfera fff relaxata si funny, profu’ ne facea o descriere detaliata despre cat de lenesi sunt ei, despre cat de alcolisti si inceti la minte sunt + pacostea Romaniei, etc etc. Acestui discurs i-a urmat desigur intrebarea fireasca:

- Cum de stiti asta, dom’ profesor?

Si raspunsul – care efectiv ne-a dat pe spate pe toti – nu a intarziat sa apara:

- …pai sunt din Vaslui!!

Imagineaza-ti rasete pe urma . Ani de liceu, vai!! Ce mi-i dor!

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[Prague Castle] View from the attic

[Prague Castle] View from the attic, première mise en ligne par Criss.AC.

The Prague Castle. Shot taken from Petrin Tower, at 21:50 local time. Not completely dark outside, and I exposed for 6 s only. This is a huge 26,3 megapixel image, in real size it is 2,82 x 1,15 meters if printed @72 dpi. See it a little larger.

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Harmony... in perfect harmony

[Criss.AC] Harmony... in perfect harmony, première mise en ligne par Criss.AC.

[Floare frumoasa] ...simple, so pure and serene... the beauty lies within. A tribute to the Greatness of our Creator.

A song which touches... a song I like very much, an enhancer of the mood created by this image.
Within Temptation: In Perfect Harmony

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...everlasting beauty

[Criss.AC] ...everlasting beauty, première mise en ligne par Criss.AC.

...things change around us, with every passing second. Some
things... do not. I am the beauty that never fades.

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...as it flows

...as it flows, première mise en ligne par Criss.AC.

The world around us revolves and evolves. Take a second to look around. Under a different light... everything is different.

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...a photographer's dream_Red tulip

...a photographer's dream_Red tulip, première mise en ligne par Criss.AC.

Capturing the beauties of spring.

 

One of the benefits of having a pro account on Flickr is that you get to see where people are coming from to your photo stream. That’s how I’ve learned that they have “stolen” my picture! http://travelicio.us/f/Prague/4631564618/...a+photographer's+dream_Red+tulip/ 

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A white tulip

...a photographer's dream_White tulip, première mise en ligne par Criss.AC.

A new beginning...
...a photographer's dream

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The magic of Prague

The magic of Prague, première mise en ligne par Criss.AC.

It was a rainy day, cold and gray. It did not feel like spring. However, since I never tested my camera in a light of this kind, I decided to go out and just take a picture. The picture is taken in a place called Namesti Miru in Prague, Czech Republic. It is always a nice place to see, despite the bad weather.

This is a picture of 20,3 mega pixels. Huge. Very huge! For this reason the details are so small, people, benches, so small. In real size it is 1,20 x 2,10 meters, in prints of 72 dpi.

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Books for sale

Ahoj people, during the years I have collected quite a few books. Now I am selling these that are in English.

Have a look at the pictures below:

 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: 200 CZK [SOLD] 

Theresa Breslin: The Medici Seal: 200 CZK

 

Michael Newton: Journey of Souls. 150 CZK. [Booked for my brother]

 

John Gray: How to get what you want and want what you have: 150 CZK  [SOLD]

 

Mark McElroy: Lucid Dreaming for Beginners. 150 CZK

 

Raymond Khoury: The Last Templar. 150 CZK

 

Tom Rob Smith: Child 44. 150 CZK

 

Dan Brown: Angels and Demons. 150 CZK

 

Dan Brown: Digital Fortress. 150 CZK

 

Dan Brown: Deception Point. 150 CZK

 

Dan Brown: The DaVinci Code. 200 CZK

 

Lewis Carroll: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. 50 CZK [SOLD]

 

Kuthumi and Djwal Kul: The Human Aura. 50 CZK [SOLD] 

World Facts. 50 CZK [SOLD] 

 

Nicholas Evans: The Horse Whisperer. 50 CZK

 

John Jakes: The Gods of Newport. 50 CZK

 

John Irving: Setting Free The Bears. 100 CZK

 

Joseph Murphy: The Power of your Subconscious Mind. 150CZK

 

Dictionary of Literary Quotations. 200 CZK.

All of them were read at least 2x. I always take care of my books, and they are in excellent condition. They look exactly as you see in the above pictures. For one simple reason I will sell in Prague only: I do not speak Czech and the ladies from Ceska Posta do not speak English… and to make it simple I will avoid that. The only way to deliver them is in person only.

If you buy them all, or to make multiple purchases and not buy them individually, you will get a 15% discount (perhaps the Dan Brown pack?). If interested, contact me and let’s discuss details.

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…a story in the sunset

Part of the “I FEEL” series, this picture was taken while visiting my parents in July 2009, right after a storm on the Italian beaches. I tried to capture a story, and it was yesterday to have seen it…

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Quiz

Today I won a little reward for being the first one to answer a sort of quiz @work. In exchange, I came up with one of my own:

 

In a typical Wild West saloon, somewhere in the 1800s, in one late night three cowboys were playing poker at one of the tables. The setting was specific to those times, an oil lamp lit in the corner, other cowboys at the bar making jokes and drinking whisky, old wild-west typical three-legged wooden tables and chairs, the sheriff and his deputy at another table nearby.

 

Suddenly, a breeze of wind extinguishes the lamp that was lit in the corner and the whole saloon goes dark. A gunshot is heard and when the barman lights up the lamp again one of the three cowboys that were playing poker was lying on the ground, shot. The sheriff who was seated nearby comes to investigate. He asks one of the dead cowboy’s friends:

-      What were you doing when your friend was shot?

-      (without hesitation) …the table was moving so I put a match box under one of the legs to prevent it from shaking.

Sheriff seems happy with this answer so he goes to ask the second cowboy:

-      And what about you, what were you doing when your friend was shot?

-      (very much hesitant, avoiding to look the sheriff in the eye) …I was… I was trying to pull an ace out of my sleeve, to win this hand.

After he thinks everything over, the sheriff rises up in front of them and says: “One of the two of you is a liar”. After several seconds, he points his finger to one of the two cowboys and says: “You’ve killed him”.

Question for you is: How did the sheriff find out who’s the killer and trying to hide his crime with a lie?

Whoever gives the first answer correctly gets a reward. The same that I got, actually :D. You can pick it up from my desk

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From: ###, Veronika
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:38 AM
To: ###, Adeline; ###, Damien; ###, Antonin; ###, Giuliano; ###, Fulvia; ###, Anna; ###, Indra; ###, Petra; ###, Monika; ###, Martina; ###, Petr; ###, Daniela; ###, Michaela; ###, Ilyana; ###, Roman; ###, Erika; ###, Cristian; ###, Nsamo; ###, Katerina; ###, Michaela; ###, Hanka
Subject: RE: So tell me?

 

Let me announce the winner!!

 

Cris answered correctly. Congratulations

 

Best regards,

 

Veronika

 

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From: ###, Cristian
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:34 AM
To: ###, Veronika
Subject: RE: So tell me?

 

J)))))))))))

 

Answer is 9 :D

 

It’s a fish! What do fish do? Live in water and do not drown, lol :D

 

Am I too late to respond? :D

 

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From: ###, Veronika
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:30 AM
To: ###, Adeline; ###, Damien; ###, Antonin; ###, Giuliano; ###, Fulvia; ###, Anna; ###, Indra; ###, Petra; ###, Monika; ###, Martina; ###, Petr; ###, Daniela; ###, Michaela; ###, Ilyana; ###, Roman; ###, Erika; ###, Cristian; ###, Nsamo; ###, Katerina; ###, Michaela; ###, Hanka
Subject: FW: So tell me?

 

Who has the answer will get a reward!!!

 

Veronika

 

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From: ###, Rizwana
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 7:41 PM
To: ###, Veronika
Cc: ###, Roman
Subject: So tell me?

 

If 9 fish were in a fish bowl 4 fish drown how many r left?

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Joke of today

Man speaks to God:
- Dear Lord, why have you created the woman to be so beautiful?
- So you could love her.
- Dear Lord, why have you made her so dumb?
- So she could love you!

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NIKON Camera Bag II for sale

Hi folks. I have a brand new Nikon Camera Bag II for sale. Brand new, never been used. The reason I am putting it up for sale is that it is too small for my gear. And I personally am still searching for something larger fit enough to carry my stuff. The price is CZK1,200 (slightly negotiable), and the only way to deliver it is in person.

I won’t mail it since I don’t speak Czech and the ladies from the Ceska Posta don’t speak English. To avoid all that I decided I will sell it only here in Prague. Please see a picture of what it looks like below. Click the picture to see the full size.

If interested, contact me and let’s discuss details.

27MAR10 11:00 – ITEM SOLD –

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