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Save Big with the 2009 Entertainment Book

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Save Big with the 2009 Entertainment Book
Photo-A-Day #1494

I am really enjoying this new lens. It’ll be the only one that comes with us on our trip to Disney.

I can’t stop thinking about our trip. Today we received our tickets. The company that is putting together the trip sent the tickets via mail however they didn’t arrive yet and they were sent a few weeks ago. So I contacted the company and let them know that the tickets had not arrived. They purchased tickets for us online instead. They have really been good to us.

When we go to Disney we’re going to do a Character Breakfast at 1990 Park at the Grand Floridian. One of the characters that we will be seeing is Mary Poppins. Eva has been watching Mary Poppins each day and when she says Mary Poppins it is the cutest thing ever. I’ve probably said this already a few times but because we hear it daily, it is in my head and on my mind.

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Have you ever bought an entertainment book? We’ve bought them so many times and each time they were worth the purchase. These books have so many savings opportunities. When Allison’s parents moved to Florida we got them an Entertainment Book to take with them to their new home. Allison’s brother and sister-in-law were thinking the same thing as we were and they got them the same book. We hadn’t gotten ours yet this year but now we can pick one up for $15.00 and free shipping.

You can get the 2009 Entertainment Book also by using my links on this post.

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New Toys, New Toys, Happy Dance

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New Sigma Flash
Photo-A-Day #1491

I have been agonizing over deciding upon some new photo gear. I’ve wanted an external flash for those indoor situations where you want to capture the action quick. So far I’ve just been able to capture photos by sitting far away with my zoom and ratcheting everything down to be really still and open up for lots of light. I wanted a Flash. I also wanted a new lens. I’d been reading about a lens from Sigma that had optical stabilization as well as a range from 18mm – 250mm. The more I read about it the more I knew I wanted it. So I bought it and I bought a Sigma Flash. I like Sigma Products with my Nikon D80. I own no Nikon Nikkor lenses. Strange really.

I also made sure that I got some filters for my new Lens because I don’t want to go getting my new glass scratched up. So way.

I think that the lens is going to make a perfect addition on our trip next week. I probably won’t take the flash, although we are going to Rainforest Cafe and it might be useful there. But Again I don’t want to go bothering people with my flash either. I might just be more discrete and use my Canon SD800is IS and my Xshot instead. Anyway, here are some comparison shots with the new lens. Click the images for larger sizes.

Zoomed Out Full Zoom
Zoomed Out Full Zoom

I just used the new lens not the flash. I’m awaiting some Energizer Lithium Batteries from Energizer. You did see the latest contest I have, right, the one in conjunction with the 2009 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest which is sponsored by National Geographic and Energizer.

Here is a run down of the new equipment. I ordered the Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM IF Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras. I also wanted a hot shoe flash and I didn’t want to go too expensive so once again I went Sigma. I picked up the Sigma EF-530 DG ST i-TTL Shoe Mount Flash (Guide No. 174’/53 m at 105mm) for Nikon with i-TTL. And to protect my new lens I also got a couple of filters, the Opteka 72mm High Definition² Circular Polarizing + UV (0) Ultra Violet Haze Multi-Coated Glass Filter Kit.

If you are interested here are links to what I ordered.