There's a 400mm for my Dig Rebal in my future. But I haven't done much research yet. Seems to be a lot of junk on the market.

And ftr tyres, grips and the like are a purely personal choice, bretty much the only thing you can ask and get a reasonable answer on is "how long will they last?". If you're not grinding then stay away from Paths and the like, they're uneccessary.

What happend to them?

I dont know much about Tioga, but one thing i do know is that i ordered a Comp ll that claimed to be 20x2.125 and a Primo V-Monster tire that claimed to be 20x2.10 and the Primo is bigger...

I like them both, but now my bike looks goofy, but both tires are good...

Im just waiting for those Odyssey Aitken tires to come out...

I dunno???

http://www.bmx-onlineshop.de/images/...oga_compiv.jpg

Why do you miss them then?
Ha

They were awesome on trails.

Yeah, i just looked through a Dans Comp and i dont see 'em i only see the Comp lll and Comp X, along with a beast looking Factory MX, and FS100

The MX would be great for an off-road only bike.

Its beast, i think even more burly that that Maxxis Max Daddy i had in 2.225" (it was bigger than those Ruben tires)

(the edit button didnt work, so i really meant to say 20x 2.25 on that Maxxis tire, my bad)

Took me a while to figure out what a "Dig Rebal" was. So glad your wife is the one home-schooling your kid. :D Just get one of those 2 lens Sigma kits that are so cheap on ebay. Although if it's anything but wildlife, you're likely to get poor results.

How do you know his wife home schools his kid?

Thats weird, i just started homeschooling myself, but its just for the rest of this year...

Weird.

I hope you work on your "speeling".

Haha, oops again...

Maybe the forum people should incorporate Microsoft Word spell check and correction technology into their post boxes...

Like that? ^

What is that pointing to? Because my forum thing is set up so the new posts are first...

I've been going in and editing your posts.

They're Shore 70a hardness. Joe Dirts are 60a (softer).

If only the Hookworms were available in a 2.125 or 2.25...:(

Darin, the Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 lens is awesome. It's a constant 2.8 aperture, and it's great optically. I would say at least as good as the 50mm 1.8 prime, and it's a zoom. Not as fast for low light and a bit bulkier, but it rarely leaves my camera. Should be able to get one for about $400, which is a lot less than the Canon 24-70L equivelant (you get better build quality and _maybe_ slightly better image quality with the Canon)

1200mm f5.6. You used to have to write Canon a check for $79,000.00, then wait a year while they cool the glass.

Boring...:( :rolleyes: ;)

Yeah, but the $60-225/hr I made as a photographer bought a lot of toys.

Did you start out as a photojournalist for a newspaper, or an independent portrait/wedding/etc guy, or something else? I don't know if I'll ever do it professionally, but if I get sick of IT like at least one person I know an other forum did, who knows.

Stringers don't make squat. I started printing B&W 23 years ago. From there, I figured I should learn how to make a decent negative. I took a lot of photos, but never learned anything from them. Then my son was born, and the photo habit got expensive. So I started doing crappy portraits for people. Once I had a little confidence, I bluffed my way into weddings. Think about it - every wedding photographer had to do one on their own for the first time at some point. At some point, I started reading, and listening to the guys at the camera store. It helps to accept criticism. Then I went to college and got an art degree. Sort of. I missed a photography degree by two classes, because I had to go to night school, and photojournalism and digital photography were only available during the day. Now, I can turn out consistent images that are pleasing, well-composed, properly exposed, and nice and sharp. But there have been some bumps along the way.

Get halfway decent, and you can bluff people. The key is to charge a lot, even if you then offer a discount. No one wants a $50 portrait sitting. But tell them it's usually $125, and they'll pay you.

sounds like photography is a dirty buisness

All business is dirty business. But most people will overlook that to make a buck.

Very true, well said.