September 26th, 2005:

I put three photographs up for sale on “eBay”:http://ebay.com/ to sort of test the waters. I’ve been talking about doing this for quite a while now, so I’m glad to have finally done it. We’ll see how well it goes.

If you know a thing or two about eBay, I’m happy to hear any advice you might have on how to make my auctions better, more eye-catching, and more likely to sell.

Please visit “my auctions”:http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZjimreverendQQhtZ-1, bid if you can and tell your friends. Hopefully, through these types of sales, I’ll be able to actually support this art. We’ll see.

Thank you!

I’m looking for a rain cape for my camera. Something to make it more possible to shoot in the rain and dust. These are my options:

First, there’s the old “Bag”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DIWPQ/qid=1127740936/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-3255048-0942514?v=glance&s=hpc&n=507846 and “Band”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006UZ6GM/ref=pd_ts_op_2/102-3255048-0942514?v=glance&s=office-products&n=1069330 method. This is cheap, readily available, and very replaceable. On the down side, the controls have to be worked through the bag and there’s no front lens element protection.

Then there’s the “Kata E-702″:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=316856&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation. It offers better protection than the Bag and Band solution and much greater access to camera controls. However, the front element is still left unprotected.

Next we’ve got the “Ewa-Marine C-AF”:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=17346&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation. A bit more expensive than the Kata, this item includes front element protection through the use of an optical glass port that screws into the lens threads. Of course, that means it’s more difficult to load the camera into it and there’s one more piece of glass for the light to pass through. Additionally, this particular cover won’t accept lenses with a diameter greater than 72mm. Right now, this isn’t an issue, but might be in the future. Included with the cape are the 49, 52,55, 58, and 62mm adapter rings.

Finally, we have the “Ewa-Marine C-AF100″:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=326421&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation. This cape is almost double the cost of the “C-AF”. However, the material appears to be a bit thicker and this will accept lenses up to 82mm in diameters. However, it only comes with a 77mm ring. Therefore, additional step-up rings will be needed at $15 or so each.

So… what would YOU buy?