Almost in the blink of an eye, my 4-day weekend is at its end. Thankfully, I actually accomplished a few things so while I got some rest, I definitely didn’t waste my time. I did manage to get out on Friday to do some shopping, but not until later in the day when I went to Staples to pick up a few of the 2-gig memory cards they had on sale for cheap. You almost can’t have too many of those especially if you shoot events or weddings. I think this is the last time I’m buying the SanDisk Ultra 2 cards though. Next time I’m getting Ultra 3’s or 4’s. What’s the difference? Besides being more expensive, they transfer data to my PC twice or triple the speed of what I’m using now. The 3’s and 4’s are still at a price premium though so I’m not really in any rush to replace what I have yet.

In my last post, I mentioned doing some cleaning and also getting rid of things I don’t need or use anymore instead of storing a bunch of stuff away thinking I might use it again in the future. I found a couple of items I hope to either sell locally or put on eBay. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

1. An Audix SCX-1 condenser mic with a cardioid capsule. This mic sells for around $500. It’s a great mic that I picked up awhile back when I was putting together the mics I would need for my drums. I’ve got all I need though and can let this one go. It’s a great instrument mic.
2. Olympus B-300 Teleconverter: Basically, you stick this lens in front of a lens you already have (its threaded) to give you 1.7X magnification, almost double what you currently use. I used it on my old Olympus 2020Z and 5050Z. I think it was around $150 when I got it.
3. Sony PSP. Yeah, I’m not really getting the use out of it that I thought I would. It’s fun, but I’ve got other things to do. I’ve got 5 games for it as well as a flip-down screen protector. I think I paid around $200 for it when it came out. Games are in the $30-50 range.
4. Deering Deluxe banjo. This is a most excellent musical instrument. If I end up keeping it, that wouldn’t be a bad thing but the reality is that I just don’t play it anymore. This would imply that I did play it at one time which is true… This banjo is special in that it was the grand prize at a national banjo competition back in 1997. The armrest on it was specially engraved for the event. Want to see sort of what it looks like? This dude retails for over $3000.
5. A Tenba D-12 camera bag. Another thing I can either keep or let go. I can use it but don’t really need to. The bag is heavily padded and has some nice features that let you access the contents through many ways without having to open the top of the bag. You flash or lenses can be accessed through large side zippers. It also has a rain cover built into it to keep your crap dry. It will hold a large camera body and a few lenses and accessories. Between my Lowepro backpack and Think Tank waist pack, I’ve got all my camera bag bases covered so this is an extra. I think this was around $130. It’s in perfect condition (like most of my stuff).

I’ll probably start doing something on eBay in the next week or so on a few of these things but if anyone that reads my blog (this means both of you) is interested in any of this stuff, leave me a comment.

Guess what? I don’t have to play drums next week! YESSSSSS… Jeremy is back on the schedule again so now he and I can share the drumming duties. This may also give us a chance to work our percussion stuff back into things as well. I’ve got congas, bongos and a djembe in addition to all sorts of small music toys. It could really add some pizazz to our sound. The downside is that I don’t normally play hand percussion and it kinda hurts to play for extended periods if you don’t play regularly. Such is life though.

Guess I’m off to bed. It’s getting late and it’s back to work tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good Monday.