NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[undefindedt]

Just go test drive a used one at a lot somewhere to decide if you like it...when I was looking back in December before I bought mine there were a handful of AT's for sale actually, like 3 of them in Asphalt..it was difficult to find a 6MT in Asphalt..hence why I bought the one I have as it was the ONLY one there was plus I got a good deal and what I wanted on it...just shitty financing that's all but like I said..I'll refinance it sooner then later

I found a bunch of AT's for sale..unless they all sold

[DarkPhoenix]

So, I finally got out the camera and got some proper shots of the husband's new Focus ST. Since we all like pretty cars here, I figured I'd share.

[funwheeldrive]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Not for this car. I vaguely recall a statistic mentioning something like 70% of 86s sold at that year were manuals. I think that might be true for a lot of enthusiast/sports cars.

Edit: I guess the point I was trying to make was that Subaru/Scion/dealers follow suit and don't stock as many autos to follow the market trends.

I was always under the impression that they made more automatic twins than manual ones. I remember hearing that 75% of monograms made were automatic.

Maybe there are more manual FRSs, and more automatic BRZs made? It would be interesting to find out.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

New shoes finally on (had them since November)

[DarkPhoenix]

Nice shots! What are you shooting with?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by DarkPhoenix

Nice shots! What are you shooting with?

Thanks! Just a humble Canon T2i. Thought about picking up a 5D3, but I rarely shoot now days that it'll be throwing money away. Those shots were with the Canon 17-55mm f2.8 lens.

How about you? You have good separation in some of those pics.

[DarkPhoenix]

Thank you! Those were on a Canon EOS 7D with a 40mm prime f2.8.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by undefindedt

Just go test drive a used one at a lot somewhere to decide if you like it...when I was looking back in December before I bought mine there were a handful of AT's for sale actually, like 3 of them in Asphalt..it was difficult to find a 6MT in Asphalt..hence why I bought the one I have as it was the ONLY one there was plus I got a good deal and what I wanted on it...just shitty financing that's all but like I said..I'll refinance it sooner then later

I found a bunch of AT's for sale..unless they all sold

Haha I see what you're trying to say!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by DarkPhoenix

Thank you! Those were on a Canon EOS 7D with a 50mm prime f2.8.

Nice. Great cam for action shots.

f2.8, or f1.8? Trying to recall any 50mm f2.8 lenses.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Not for this car. I vaguely recall a statistic mentioning something like 70% of 86s sold at that year were manuals. I think that might be true for a lot of enthusiast/sports cars.

Edit: I guess the point I was trying to make was that Subaru/Scion/dealers follow suit and don't stock as many autos to follow the market trends.

Yeah that totally makes sense actually (if true).

Depending on how things go maybe it'd be better for me to just take a lease on a new auto so I don't need to worry about hunting for a used one. That's if doing a lease means 'ordering' a new one- I don't have any experience with that way of doing things.

[DarkPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Nice. Great cam for action shots.

f2.8, or f1.8? Trying to recall any 50mm f2.8 lenses.

f2.8 and I typoed - that should be 40mm, not 50mm. I have no idea why I typed 50mm :P

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-ef-40mm-f2-8-stm

Also, this weekend, plans are to take both the cars out with the camera and get some shots together.

[Bach415]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

New shoes finally on (had them since November)

Makes me just want to take off my lip/sides/rear and go back to the stock look now

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by DarkPhoenix

f2.8 and I typoed - that should be 40mm, not 50mm. I have no idea why I typed 50mm :P

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-ef-40mm-f2-8-stm

Also, this weekend, plans are to take both the cars out with the camera and get some shots together.

That pancake lens is a great daily lens. Quick, very light weight, and non-offensive. You can take lots of candid shots because people won't think it's a lens, but rather a body cap. That 40mm focal length on a cropped body is very similar (slightly more zoomed in) that what the eye sees as well, so you can visualize your frame/shot easier.

Post up the pics for that upcoming photoshoot.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Bach415

Makes me just want to take off my lip/sides/rear and go back to the stock look now

I like simple. I actually want that one simple kit that's not available here in the US (it's from England I think?).

What kit and wheels do you have again? I'm sure the two go hand-in-hand.