| Author | Message | ||
     99buellx1 |
Thought since your enjoying your camera you might enjoy this. Digital Rebel Tips and Tricks Craig | ||
| Newfie_buell |
Thanks Craig, The Digital Rebel is a fantastic Camera. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
It's at the top of my list, but don't know when I'll be able to afford it. Hopefully Christmas will be good to me. Craig | ||
| Ethanr |
I love mine. I have to do very little Photoshop work on images anymore, and my trusty old Pentax is badly neglected. | ||
| Newfie_buell |
I know what you mean about the film camera. I have a Canon Elan 7 that I can't remember the last time I used it. | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
wonders where his post went from lastnight  As I said lastnight THANKS for the link. I not only shoot with the 300D but I use it for setup when I use my Kiev medium format to see how a pic is going to look and for the lightmetering functions as I haven't gotten a good light meter yet. I do want a dedicated Sunpak flash unit but don't have the $160 yet. I have the standard 75mm lens and the 200mm zoom as well as borrowing a 28mm wideangle lens from a friend. It makes for some interesting shot effects. Canon 300D Digital Rebel Kiev 88 medium format 120mm camera Olympus OM-10 35mm camera (for black and white and macro shots) (Message edited by wyckedflesh on October 20, 2004) | ||
| Newfie_buell |
I have an old Yashica 124G twin lens that takes a very nice shot as well. Speaking of Russian Copies ..... I am considering a Ural Sidecar Outfit. Does anyone have any experience with these? | ||
| Reepicheep |
I have a buddy of mine that owns one in Germany (which are even worse copies of the ones we get here in the states). Entertaining, but definately a constant fixerupper. Email me offline and I can put you in touch with him, he is good motorcycle folk. | ||
| Outrider |
Not with Ural, but my neighbor is a Guzzi collector and has one set up with a side car. He loves it as he can take is 4 year old son with him for a ride and the boy loves it. Great for a family man like yourself. | ||
| Crusty |
A friend of mine bought a Ural so he could carry his German Shepard. They are low tech and crude and require frequent maintenance. They are also easy to work on. Another plus is that parts are real cheap. They are fun bikes with unique personalities. You can ride in the snow without fear of falling down. They also attract women like almost no other vehicle. Dave Barr put a Ural sidecar on a Sportster, and became the first man to ride across Siberia in the winter. | ||
| Rocketman |
Newfie, I have experience with Ural's. I worked for Neval's Motorcycles years ago, alongside the Russian tech's. Neval's had the import rights to the UK, and they shipped hundreds of the things to the US. Look out for the MT12. The sidecar wheel is driven and I can promise you there isn't a four wheel drive in existence that could touch one off road. Crusty is right in everything he says, except I'm not sure about the fanny magnet part? Rocket | ||
| Newfie_buell |
Geesh Rocket, What have you not touched over the years??? Wait...........I don't want that answer!!!!! | ||
| Rocketman |
Newf, do a search. I've spoken on the BadweB before about some of my Neval exploits! Nev Mason was co-founder of Nevals Motorcycles, who imported Russian bikes into England through the 70's 80's and early 90's. Nev recently celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary and his 60th birthday, inviting many a friend from times past as well as present. Nev told a story about when he and Val, his good lady, were in a hotel in Moscow around the time of the Berlin Wall coming down. Several high ranking officials paid a visit. The purpose of their visit? To ask Nev how they should consider running the country! Nev's an outstanding engineer in his own right. Another Malcolm Newell or Royce Creasey if you will. I asked Nev what he thought about Buells. Nev often not liking most anything hmm let's say conventional or otherwise, unless he'd built it himself. Once punching me hard on the nose when I told him my Triumph 650 would beat his 125 Minsk racer, I knew when to back down. Big bloke our Nev. He must have mellowed in his later years though. To my surprise Nev spoke enthusiastically of Buells and their concept. We had a tech from Russia working for us in the early 80's called Anatol. Because of the way things were done back then he had to drive down to the Russian Embassy in London every Friday to collect his wages. A good three hundred mile round trip. Nev bought Anatol a Ford Capri 3000cc GT not realising this was something most out of the ordinary for a Russian bloke to drive around in, never mind actually own. We laughed at Anatol's love affair with that car. To us it was an old smoker. To Anatol, off to Russia it went when he finally did. Rocket | ||
| Bomber |
there are a couple of Ural's in my area -- they all seem to suffer from electrical gremlins -- the good news is that there are only 3 wires, a couple of lightbulbs and a leyden jar in the electrical system | ||
| Bluzm2 |
The 2003 and 2004 Ural's have been quite updated. Larger motor, Jap electronics (alternator etc.), Non Russian carbs, lots of little things. "They" say reliability is much better than past models. I've been thinking about one for some time now. My wife even thinks they are neat and would ride in one. Hard to beat for less than $10,000 brand new. Brad |
