Potential LA Meet!! *Input needed* - Page 7

MutantCheese · 03-01-2008, 04:08 PM

I'll be bringing my son's Nikon D40X

southerndragoncivic · 03-01-2008, 07:10 PM

that's cool. I'm still bringing my argus though. i may have even found a zoom lens AND a flashgun.

07 fg2 · 03-01-2008, 07:34 PM

how's the rebuilding going? i would love to go if you guys would be so kind as to list some reasonable and decent places to stay while in town. i haven't been there since i was a kid. oh yeah, is there an age limit?

southerndragoncivic · 03-01-2008, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 07 fg2

how's the rebuilding going? i would love to go if you guys would be so kind as to list some reasonable and decent places to stay while in town. i haven't been there since i was a kid. oh yeah, is there an age limit?

i don't have enough time (English research paper) right now to look everything up, but the best and most popular places to stay are either in the french quarter or they have some nice hotels on Canal. There's obviously no end of motels and such but i guess if i'm going to visit some place, especially if i haven't been there since i was a kid, i'd like to stay someplace where they DON"T let the guy next door keep you awake all night. After staying in motels during our evacuation, i can tell you that they also tend to use fragrances sometimes in the rooms. The problem is that they use like 2.5 cans of the stuff and you get a headache as soon as you walk in.

Your best shot is checking out nola.com.
On the subject of age...i'm guessing if you're old enough to drive a car there shouldn't be many problems.

southerndragoncivic · 03-01-2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southerndragoncivic

that's cool. I'm still bringing my argus though. i may have even found a zoom lens AND a flashgun.

I just bought a new flashgun! I can't wait to try it out!

06Si_LoveR · 03-01-2008, 10:04 PM

Looks like we going to have some sick pics of the meet

KameraBoy · 03-02-2008, 02:41 AM

lol well i mean the olympus isn't like a nikon d200 or anything, now that nikon d200 is a fine specimen of camera. very nice.

07 fg2 · 03-02-2008, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southerndragoncivic

i don't have enough time (English research paper) right now to look everything up, but the best and most popular places to stay are either in the french quarter or they have some nice hotels on Canal. There's obviously no end of motels and such but i guess if i'm going to visit some place, especially if i haven't been there since i was a kid, i'd like to stay someplace where they DON"T let the guy next door keep you awake all night. After staying in motels during our evacuation, i can tell you that they also tend to use fragrances sometimes in the rooms. The problem is that they use like 2.5 cans of the stuff and you get a headache as soon as you walk in.

Your best shot is checking out nola.com.
On the subject of age...i'm guessing if you're old enough to drive a car there shouldn't be many problems.

thanks for the info.

MarchMadnessisMe · 03-02-2008, 02:43 PM

ima have my little point and shoot camera there since i cant afford the camera i realyl want right now, i wanna get a Digital Rebel but no $$$ and whenever i get money it goes into the Si or the gf..... viscious circle

southerndragoncivic · 03-02-2008, 05:19 PM

i actually have a fabulous camera with just about every adjustment available at the time of manufacture (also 40+ years old) but i cannot use it as it need to be completely disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, and reassembled, something i certainly am not going to attempt. It's called a Kodak Retina IIIc and is also the most beautiful camera in my collection. I wouldn't mind a dSLR, but for now all i want is something that takes pictures without dropping random pixels.

drutoobored · 03-02-2008, 05:35 PM

check out some of these pics from yesterdays meet.. i took some pics and my brother took some.. he just puts his name on all of it

meets like this makes me wish i could trade my civic in for an s2000 everytime i try to get a civic dude in the group from the street.. they are either stuck up or retarted as hell..... i got alot of people to come with us straight from the street.. more mature people

KameraBoy · 03-02-2008, 07:37 PM

nice.

southerndragoncivic · 03-02-2008, 08:12 PM

i guarantee my Canon would never be able to take shots like those. I could, but not the camera. I think i'll bring a roll of color for my argus after all.
BTW: i have a hi-res flatbed scanner so don't think that just cuz i'm shooting film i won't be scanning every one of those shots (the good ones anyway). The only drawback to the Argus is that you have to focus it manually and its a rangefinder design.
Wikipedia.org|Rangefinder Camera
While i love the design and how it works, it does not lend to quick focus times, especially on moving targets. I'll have to educate a passenger on how to use it or let someone drive while i shoot.

06Si_LoveR · 03-02-2008, 08:21 PM

Looks sick Dru

06Si_LoveR · 03-03-2008, 10:13 PM

southerndragoncivic · 03-03-2008, 11:06 PM

so what TIME are we setting this thing for on Saturday?

MutantCheese · 03-04-2008, 12:22 AM

Still scheduled for the 15th correct?

drutoobored · 03-04-2008, 12:49 AM

yepp still on the 15th im guessin around 12 is the best time.. everyone agree?

MarchMadnessisMe · 03-04-2008, 01:16 AM

noon sounds good to me

06Si_LoveR · 03-04-2008, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drutoobored

yepp still on the 15th im guessin around 12 is the best time.. everyone agree?

As long as thats cool w/ the s2k guys... then im cool with it. My pm'd me today, im looking forward to the meet and seeing everyone's car in person. Is one of the s2k's boosted? Saw a c-pillar guage pod from one of the pics... supercharged probably

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07 fg2 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 469 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Lodging? how's the rebuilding going? i would love to go if you guys would be so kind as to list some reasonable and decent places to stay while in town. i haven't been there since i was a kid. oh yeah, is there an age limit?

03-02-2008, 05:35 PM	#131 (permalink)
drutoobored Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 504 andrew iTrader: 1 / 100%	check out some of these pics from yesterdays meet.. i took some pics and my brother took some.. he just puts his name on all of it meets like this makes me wish i could trade my civic in for an s2000 everytime i try to get a civic dude in the group from the street.. they are either stuck up or retarted as hell..... i got alot of people to come with us straight from the street.. more mature people Last edited by drutoobored; 03-02-2008 at 05:42 PM.

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03-01-2008, 04:08 PM	#121 (permalink)
MutantCheese Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edge of Insanity Age: 39 Posts: 3,287 2008 NFR S2000 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'll be bringing my son's Nikon D40X

03-01-2008, 07:10 PM	#122 (permalink)
southerndragoncivic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 151 iTrader: 0 / 0%	that's cool. I'm still bringing my argus though. i may have even found a zoom lens AND a flashgun.

03-01-2008, 10:04 PM	#126 (permalink)
06Si_LoveR Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Baton Rouge Age: 26 Posts: 1,588 Shuzoku 4 Life iTrader: 4 / 100%	Looks like we going to have some sick pics of the meet

03-02-2008, 02:41 AM	#127 (permalink)
KameraBoy Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Destrehan, LA Age: 19 Posts: 2,399 Derek iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol well i mean the olympus isn't like a nikon d200 or anything, now that nikon d200 is a fine specimen of camera. very nice.

03-02-2008, 02:43 PM	#129 (permalink)
MarchMadnessisMe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,274 MP iTrader: 0 / 0%	ima have my little point and shoot camera there since i cant afford the camera i realyl want right now, i wanna get a Digital Rebel but no $$$ and whenever i get money it goes into the Si or the gf..... viscious circle

03-02-2008, 05:19 PM	#130 (permalink)
southerndragoncivic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 151 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i actually have a fabulous camera with just about every adjustment available at the time of manufacture (also 40+ years old) but i cannot use it as it need to be completely disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, and reassembled, something i certainly am not going to attempt. It's called a Kodak Retina IIIc and is also the most beautiful camera in my collection. I wouldn't mind a dSLR, but for now all i want is something that takes pictures without dropping random pixels.

03-02-2008, 07:37 PM	#132 (permalink)
KameraBoy Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Destrehan, LA Age: 19 Posts: 2,399 Derek iTrader: 0 / 0%	nice.

03-02-2008, 08:12 PM	#133 (permalink)
southerndragoncivic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 151 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i guarantee my Canon would never be able to take shots like those. I could, but not the camera. I think i'll bring a roll of color for my argus after all. BTW: i have a hi-res flatbed scanner so don't think that just cuz i'm shooting film i won't be scanning every one of those shots (the good ones anyway). The only drawback to the Argus is that you have to focus it manually and its a rangefinder design. Wikipedia.org\|Rangefinder Camera While i love the design and how it works, it does not lend to quick focus times, especially on moving targets. I'll have to educate a passenger on how to use it or let someone drive while i shoot.

03-02-2008, 08:21 PM	#134 (permalink)
06Si_LoveR Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Baton Rouge Age: 26 Posts: 1,588 Shuzoku 4 Life iTrader: 4 / 100%	Looks sick Dru

03-03-2008, 10:13 PM	#135 (permalink)
06Si_LoveR Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Baton Rouge Age: 26 Posts: 1,588 Shuzoku 4 Life iTrader: 4 / 100%

03-03-2008, 11:06 PM	#136 (permalink)
southerndragoncivic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 151 iTrader: 0 / 0%	so what TIME are we setting this thing for on Saturday?

03-04-2008, 12:22 AM	#137 (permalink)
MutantCheese Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edge of Insanity Age: 39 Posts: 3,287 2008 NFR S2000 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Still scheduled for the 15th correct?

03-04-2008, 12:49 AM	#138 (permalink)
drutoobored Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 504 andrew iTrader: 1 / 100%	yepp still on the 15th im guessin around 12 is the best time.. everyone agree?

03-04-2008, 01:16 AM	#139 (permalink)
MarchMadnessisMe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,274 MP iTrader: 0 / 0%	noon sounds good to me