[meteorite-list] Photos of Holbrook Anniversary Hunt & Finds

Tue Jul 19 14:49:53 EDT 2011

Thanks All!

Jeff - I'm using the Canon XSi. It's not about the camera, it's about the lens.  
I have a $1200 lens on a $300 camera!  I just bought the new Canon 100mm f/2.8L 
Macro USM.
Don't make the mistake and fall for the megapixel trap.  Too many megapixels 
make for smaller pixels which makes for more grain! >:(   

On a point and shoot, 3MP is perfect, anything more than 5MP is insane.
On a consumer or Semi-Pro DSLR 8MP is perfect, anything more than 12MP is 
insane.
On a Pro level DSLR 12MP is perfect, anything more than 22MP is insane.
Problem is the marketing departments want you to think more MP = more 
definition.
This ONLY matters when printing bigger than 8"x11" 

A good set up would be any basic Canon DSLR used in good condition or new. I 
know fashion photographers and even wedding photographers who have these basic 
entry level cameras and make $100k to $150k a year through photography with 
amazing photos. Remember, it's all about the lenses. So if you buy a camera just 
buy the BODY ONLY. because stock lenses suck.
Examples:
XT - (8MP)
XS - (10MP) 
XSi - (12.2MP)
T3 - (12.2MP)
XTi - (10.1MP)
T1i - (15.1MP)
T2i - (18MP)   WAYYY TOOO MANYY PIXELS but HD video is worth purchase.
T3i - (18MP)   WAYYY TOOO MANYY PIXELS but HD video is worth purchase.
50D - (15.1MP)  <--- semipro body with sturdy magnesium form factor.

Here are some nice lenses that would work for shooting finds and people too. I 
put stars next to my favorites. I've shot with all of these and read the reviews 
on them and every single one is amazing.

- *Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro
- Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
- Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro (Affordable)
- *Canon 50mm f/1.4 (Affordable, also sharpest, most fast focusing lens from 
Canon)
- *Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L  USM
- Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

[Erik]

----- Original Message ----
From: Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au>
To: Erik Fisler <phxerik at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tue, July 19, 2011 2:44:27 AM
Subject: Re: Photos of Holbrook Anniversary Hunt & Finds

Hey Erik... awesome pics! What camera are you using?

And if you're sending out invites, I'd love to give Google+ a try. I have google 
email at jkuyken at gmail.com.

Cheers,

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Fisler" <phxerik at yahoo.com>
To: "Meteoritelist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:04 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Photos of Holbrook Anniversary Hunt & Finds

> Hello All,
> 
> It was a pleasure to watch so many hunters make so many finds at Holbrook for
> the group hunt!  I was very happy to be asked to help guide hunters for the
> group hunt. I spent 5+ hours of my 19 hours in the field over
> Friday/Saturday/Sunday instructing hunters on where to hunt and what to look 
>for
> and I can say it was awesome watching them grin when I verified their finds.
> Kudos to Jim and Ruben for doing most of the behind the scenes organizing for
> the hunt.  There is a lot of patience involved with juggling 50 people and 
>those
> who really listened walked away with the knowledge to find something that day 
>or
> in the future.
> 
> My finds from Friday and through the morning Saturday consisted of 3
> individuals, 2 fragments and a piece that was just fusion crust all for a 
total
> of less than 2 grams and my father was kicking my butt!!  After spending most 
>of
> my morning driving back and forth from the hotel room to the strewn field and
> guiding hunters I decided to pick up my father and the small group he had 
taken
> on a hunt.  He asked me where I wanted to hunt and I told him I had seen Moni
> and Bob moving towards a flat in the middle of the north side and I wanted to
> beat them too it so we headed to the spot I had my eye on with the family he 
>was
> guiding and began to search.  That's when I found a few fragments with in a 
few
> centimeters from each other stuck in the clay on the surface.  I had my dad
> drive the truck over so I could bring out the shovel and sieve, (as we had 
>plaid
> the fragment game before....).  A few people surrounded as I slowly and
> carefully broke up the clay into the sieve.  I had about fifty grams in
> fragments when my shovel clinked against a much bigger piece in the ground and
> everyone froze with excitement.  That's when I pulled out the 240 gram
> piece!!!!!!!! It took about an hour and a half to recover the 160 grams in
> fragments and the 240 gram stone for a total of a 400 gram find. As far 
>Holbrook
> goes, besides Larry's whopper, I haven't heard of that big of a find in the 
>last
> few decades.  Ontop of that Richard had another mongo find of 47 grams which 
is
> extremely rare for Holbrook in 2011. Together we have over 500 Holbrooks with 
a
> 90% of them individuals, average size 1-2 grams and before that point my 
>biggest
> was 23 grams and my father had found one around 30+ grams. It amazes me that
> there was a 400g find and a 47g find along with soooo many other stones all
> found in the same day, regardless if there were fifty hunters or 1000 hunters.
> 
> Anywho... here is a link to the photos.  I uploaded them to my new Google+
> account which is linked to Picasa.  For those of you who don't know, Google+ 
is
> a networking site by Google that is still under testing and is only available 
>to
> those invited by people who are testing it, for now anyway.  So if anyone 
wants
> to try Google+ shoot me an email and I'll shoot you an invite. Also since this
> is my first time using it to host an album it would be great if I got some
> reviews on how easy/difficult and how good/bad it is to decide if I'll use it
> again.
> 
> Photos:
>https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/104550188270087713656/albums/5630939129597014113
>3
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> [Erik]
> 
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