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edilpolso@yahoo.com - 31 Jul 2008 11:57 GMT

Dear all,
i'm going to US for vacation by august end. Considering I'd like to
enlarge my lenses set for my D80 with a 10-20mm sigma and maybe with a
70-300mm (still don't know which, but low profile) would you suggest
to buy sigma/nikon lenses in hawaii or california? And where?
Thanks
M.C

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dadiOH - 31 Jul 2008 19:56 GMT

> Dear all,
> i'm going to US for vacation by august end. Considering I'd like to
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> Thanks
> M.C

Not much available in Hawaii - few shops.

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krishnananda das - 01 Aug 2008 03:14 GMT

> > Dear all,
> > i'm going to US for vacation by august end. Considering I'd like to
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>
> Not much available in Hawaii - few shops.

Los Angeles:

Samy's Camera
431 S. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: 323-938-2420
Fax: 323-937-2919
E-Mail: lacamera@samys.com
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00a-7:00p; Sat: 9:00a-6:00p; Sun:10:00a-6:00p
(Film & Rentals) Mon-Fri: 8:00a-7:00p; Sat: 9:00a-6:00p; Sun:
10:00a-6:00p
The big camera store in LA

Bel Air Camera
10925 Kinross Ave
Los Angeles (Westwood Village), CA
90024 800-200-4999 - 310-208-5150
Really nice small store with good prices and high-end equipment

Calumet Photographic
1135 N. Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323.466.1238
M-F 9 to 6
Saturday 9 to 5:30
Sunday 12 to 5
Pro shop with rentals

There used to be a place in Santa Barbara called Dell's Camera but I
don't know if they are still in business.

Hope this helps,

k

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Scott W - 01 Aug 2008 03:27 GMT

On Jul 31, 12:57 am, edilpo...@yahoo.com wrote:

> Dear all,
> i'm going to US for vacation by august end. Considering I'd like to
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks
> M.C

It depends on where you will be in Hawaii, on our Island, the Big
Island, it is very hard to buy any kind of lenses and what you can buy
is way over priced. I would think Oahu would be better, but I have
not tried buying lenses there.

I just got back from the mainland and on the top of my to do list was
getting a new lens, which I did. For lenses I am getting to the point
where I really want to try them in the store before buying them, I
have had to send a lot of mail order lenses back due to them not
working well.

Scott

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gunfighyter48 - 02 Aug 2008 05:16 GMT

>Dear all,
>i'm going to US for vacation by august end. Considering I'd like to
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>Thanks
>M.C

If you get the 70-300 get the VR lens the VR works extremely well.
It's the VR II and has two settings, normal and active. The normal
setting will let you pan horizontally or vertically. The active
setting will stop all movement. It does and excellent job.

Mine is very sharp and provides excellent pictures at slow shutter
speeds, in my case down to about 1/125th sec. at 300mm. I'm not
nearly as steady as I used to be and use a monopod if I have to go
below 1/125th sec. shutter speed.

gunfighter48
A 45 may not expand but it will never be smaller than .45!!
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edilpolso@yahoo.com - 10 Aug 2008 14:52 GMT

Thanks everybody for the infos !

> If you get the 70-300 get the VR lens the VR works extremely well.
> It's the VR II and has two settings, normal and active.

Yes, in case the price is very low, this will be my choice!
Here i can find the Nikon AF-S VR 70-300 f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED only online
price at 439euros...
in case I can find better during my US trip.....I'll buy it

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Savageduck - 28 Aug 2008 04:26 GMT

>> Dear all,
>> i'm going to US for vacation by august end. Considering I'd like to
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> A 45 may not expand but it will never be smaller than .45!!
> NRA Member

Agreed http://snipr.com/25x94-dr3wh1
and then with a little practice http://snipr.com/26kn4-ujoc2c

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