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Sample Pictures of Tamron 17-50 mm F2.8

I Purchased a New Lens!

Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens

I'll have my test photos uploaded soon but, for now, you may wanna read a few reviews regarding this lens first.

Review 1:
http://www.photozone.de/sony-alpha-aps-c-lens-tests/386-tamron_1750_28_sony

Review 2:

http://www.xitek.com/product/showproduct.php?productid=5791

Compatible Battery for Your Sony SLR

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【SONY-FM500H】


7.2V 1400mAh
Good for α200/α350/α700/α900



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The Seven Levels of Photographers - Ken Rockwell

Artist: Top Level 7 (equivalent to "Heaven" in Christian mythology)

• They usually prefer to photograph attractive young women and are proud of it.

Whore: Level 6

• It is extraordinarily difficult for a successful whore to change styles once one has been accepted.

Amateur: Level 5

• Amateurs almost always shoot Canon SLRs.

Snapshooter: Level 4

• This is my mom and most people. These people want memories, as opposed to photographs or cameras.

Professional: Level 3

• Professionals spend very little time worrying about cameras, except when they need to get them repaired.
• There are no professional nature photographers. They all either have day jobs or make their wives support them.

Rich Amateur: Level 2

• Rich amateurs shoot Leicas, Contaxes, Alpas, Hasselblads and Linhof 4x5s.
• Today they mostly shoot Canon 1Ds-Mk IIs, 5Ds or Nikon D2X.
• Bad rich amateurs think fuzzy B/W images of poor people are art.

Equipment Measurbator: Bottom Level 1 (equivalent to "Hell" in Christian mythology)

• Most seem to come from technical avocations, like engineering, computers and sciences.
• Many of them also play with audio equipment, computers or automobiles.

Online Expert or Armchair Photographer: Level 0 (these guys don't take pictures so they aren't a level of photographer.)

• This level never existed before the internet, because cameras were never as exciting as sports cars or missiles for men to research.
• If I worked in an office and could waste my employer's time researching personal hobbies on the Internet, I'd rather look at pornography than research other people's cameras.

New Photos Posted: Air Show in Houston, TX

Wings Over Houston 2009

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Sony Alpha A300 Digital SLR Camera with Lens + Bag and Extra battery + Sony 75-300mm Lens $650

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