One of the problems working for the Military is you have to work with what you're issued. Mostly this is OK but as some of will know I've been trialling various bits of kit and forwarding recommendations as to the next kit issue.
Went to pick up my new kit today and was dismayed to find that instead of the expected 17-55 f/2.8 Nikkor that we'd specified, I've still been issued the 17-35 f/2.8 and the useless 24-85 f/2.8-4. Cost was cited as the reason - hmmm... buy a £1500 lens and a £700 lens instead of just one £1200 lens...makes perfect sense to me.
Also the 2GB Sandisk Extreme III (122x write-speed) cards somehow transmogrified themselves into Kingston 2Gb 50x write-speed cards...
Ar$e...
I'll just use my own cards as per bloody usual...
Oh, oh! The Best Bit? Issued four KATA waterproof covers for cameras and lenses. Waterproof? In Afghanistan? With My Reputation? What were they thinking?
Went to pick up my new kit today and was dismayed to find that instead of the expected 17-55 f/2.8 Nikkor that we'd specified, I've still been issued the 17-35 f/2.8 and the useless 24-85 f/2.8-4. Cost was cited as the reason - hmmm... buy a £1500 lens and a £700 lens instead of just one £1200 lens...makes perfect sense to me.
Also the 2GB Sandisk Extreme III (122x write-speed) cards somehow transmogrified themselves into Kingston 2Gb 50x write-speed cards...
Ar$e...
I'll just use my own cards as per bloody usual...
Oh, oh! The Best Bit? Issued four KATA waterproof covers for cameras and lenses. Waterproof? In Afghanistan? With My Reputation? What were they thinking?