[mr.pure]

No, I've got a rubber mould which they inject wax into, then they put the waxes together to make a tree, put the tree in a flask, fill flask with plaster, heat flask up to 800*c for 8 hours to vaporise the wax leaving a tree shaped hole in the plaster which is then filled with metal.



Cheers Lurking.
Nik hasn't paid yet and Steve said he wasn't too rushed just yet so it might not be necessary.

[ez-1]

If you still need volunteers then count me in.

[Grimmy]

No worries mate, I can wait too with all my postwhoreability.

[mr.pure]

I wasn't actually talking about you fella.
Pretty clear to see you were helping out and trying to end the madness.
Having said that, 700 posts in 5 months is quite some going.

[/whore bag]

[Grimmy]

Oops.
I guess I've been posting quite bit over the past months. I've always been like this on all the forums I've registered in tho, trying to help out poor souls the best I can which often means a lot of posts.

[steve-o]

P all good for me man, as I said I dont mind waiting.

[mr.pure]

Cooly cooly, I'll get 'em all sorted as soon as possible.

P.s. Bought a Canon 350D today for £210 with an 18-55mm lense.
Need to get something for close up Jewellery shots.
What would you recommend and did I grab a bargain, do you reckon ?

[steve-o]

if its the 18-55mm kit lens, apparently it isnt that good.
but for everyday photos it's prob fine.

for jewellery shots I use a 60mm macro lens, heres a canon equivalent:
http://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/Pro-Photog...acro%20USM

the main thing you'll need though is a tripod!

[mr.pure]

Ouch to the price of that !
Hate to ask but is there not shortcut like an adaptee type thing ?
Might be able to get one for around a hundred I suppose if it really is what I need.
What's the dealio with the lens ranges like 70-300mm and all that.
What exactly the fuck does that shit mean ?

[/total camera noob]

[steve-o]

http://www.paragon-press.com/lens/lenchart.htm this will explain it better than I could off the top of my head hahaha

it's bee a long time since I studied photography lol

as far as the lens, you should be able to pick up macro lenses second hand on ebay etc
there are cheaper brands you can go for like tamron, sigma etc
you could try adapter rings on the current lens... but in the long run wont be worth it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-50mm-EF-f2-5...2eaa2494f9 and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-EF-S-60mm-f2...27ae440d7e might be worth looking into