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Bakes5
10-23-2009, 02:19 AM
Here are a few of our summer. First summer to own after many, many years of waiting. Put 110+ hrs on the boat this summer and about cried when I put it away for the season. The good news is that when it emerges in the spring it will have a tower.

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wakeatx
10-23-2009, 02:37 AM
Awesome pics! Looks like you guys had a blast. Love the Santa suit!!
jbort
10-23-2009, 02:48 AM
amazing pics and wonderful family.
TeamAllen
10-23-2009, 02:44 PM
amazing pics and wonderful family.

Agreed! I love the belly slide picture. Who's the photographer in the group?
thtrog
10-23-2009, 02:50 PM
Great pics Bakes! These family times are what investing a boat is all about. What camera and lens are you shooting?
Fit to be Tige
10-23-2009, 02:51 PM
Outstanding!!!!!!!!
JGR
10-23-2009, 03:31 PM
Great pics! Love the fish eye shots.
Bakes5
10-23-2009, 04:54 PM
Shooting a Nikon D700. Lenses are either the 16mm fish, 24-70mm 2.8 or the 70-200VR 2.8 Photographer is whoever happens to be sitting in the back of the boat. I will generally set the camera settings and then hand it to whoever wants to be photographer. All the kids from the 5 y/o to my 10 y/o like to shoot.
JGR
10-23-2009, 11:58 PM
Nice gear. I almost switched over from Canon when your Nikon was released.
Decided to stick with my 40D due to the economy........
I also have a 70-200L 2.8 lens and LOVE IT! Got to get that fish eye lens though always
wanted one and after seeing your photos I'm really interested again. However, since you have a full frame
sensor and mine is 1.6 I may loose most of the effect I want with the crop of my sensor.
TRD
10-24-2009, 12:46 AM
Nice Pictures!!
ImaPigDog
10-24-2009, 01:23 AM
Great photos!

I need to get my fisheye lens out more.
Bakes5
10-24-2009, 01:55 AM
As long as you have a DX fish you are good to go. The nikon 10.5 DX fish is waaay better than the full frame 16mm. I miss that lens. Not sure what canon has in the DX fish offering, but they should have something
JGR
10-24-2009, 02:10 AM
Canon, unfortunately doesn't offer one specifically for a APS-C size image sensor. However, it looks like Sigma has a nice one with great reviews. 10mm 2.8
ImaPigDog
10-24-2009, 02:11 AM
JGR - I have the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye for my Nikon D200 (DX). It is a great lens for the money. You may want to check it out.
JGR
10-24-2009, 03:24 AM
I will.

Thank you
KonaKing
10-24-2009, 07:26 PM
Family, thats what it's all about.

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samw
10-24-2009, 11:23 PM
Very nice.
Nobody
10-25-2009, 04:13 PM
Shooting a Nikon D700. Lenses are either the 16mm fish, 24-70mm 2.8 or the 70-200VR 2.8 Photographer is whoever happens to be sitting in the back of the boat. I will generally set the camera settings and then hand it to whoever wants to be photographer. All the kids from the 5 y/o to my 10 y/o like to shoot.

I LOVE IT!!!

We went with the D5000 and the 28-200 VR lens so we don't have to change. We apply the same principal....everyone shoots.

The kids want to know more about the board with the fin. What's all that about, any fun?? Worth buying?
Bakes5
10-25-2009, 09:06 PM
18-200 is a great boat lens

The ski with the fin is a sky ski hydrofoil. They are a lot of fun. In fact that's pretty much all I do these days. I pull out the slalom for a quick set if the am glass is particularly nice, but then it is all about the foil. They are a little spendy but can generally be found used a little more reasonably. Just make sure you get a later model sky ski. The air chairs for some reason or another are not considered as highly.

Looking to get a couple of the kids up on the fool next spring

later

bakes
Guapo
10-26-2009, 02:23 AM
Great pics...family time is what it is all about...nice..
jwanck11
10-26-2009, 02:38 PM
Awesome pictures!!!! What a blast!

The 70-200 is a crazy great lens (on DX for sure) and it seems on FX as well although the review have been less than complimentary...

I love the Santa skiing! :ro: