Comments on: Visit to Tokyo Disneyland: the First Night http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marcina, USA http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37209 Marcina, USA Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:41:54 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37209 This may be a dumb question, but why didn't you use one of the storage lockers? http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdl/english/service/io_lockers.html Of course, I don't really know the currency conversion, and these could be priced even more outrageously than your hotel. Or maybe they are minuscule. Who knows. I still can't get over a Disneyland hotel refusing to watch the baggage while you see DISNEYLAND! <span class='jfriedl'>I actually didn't know about those lockers, but we did know about some at the station, and availed ourselves of them on the first night. The next morning, we just shipped a suitcase home before heading to the park. —Jeffy</span> This may be a dumb question, but why didn’t you use one of the storage lockers?

http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdl/english/service/io_lockers.html

Of course, I don’t really know the currency conversion, and these could be priced even more outrageously than your hotel. Or maybe they are minuscule. Who knows. I still can’t get over a Disneyland hotel refusing to watch the baggage while you see DISNEYLAND!

I actually didn’t know about those lockers, but we did know about some at the station, and availed ourselves of them on the first night. The next morning, we just shipped a suitcase home before heading to the park. —Jeffy

]]> By: ed http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37207 ed Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:15:31 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37207 You used two DX lenses on the D700!?! The results from the Sigma looked great. That's a bit of a surprise. While I knew the 18-200 projects an image circle large enough for an FX sensor once you get beyond 35mm, I didn't think the Sigma did. <span class='jfriedl'>I used them in cropped DX mode, creating 6MP raw files. —Jeffrey</span> You used two DX lenses on the D700!?! The results from the Sigma looked great. That’s a bit of a surprise. While I knew the 18-200 projects an image circle large enough for an FX sensor once you get beyond 35mm, I didn’t think the Sigma did.

I used them in cropped DX mode, creating 6MP raw files. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Ron Evans http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37206 Ron Evans Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:03:02 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37206 Like a well aged scotch (sweet at first, but notes of tobacco, oak, curmudgeon and cyncism on the back of the tongue) you are easing quite nicely out of youth and into full-on, "I've become my father." This is not an insult. I'm laughing as I read through this. Our trip to Sesame Place this summer was just about the same. Every father with a kid below the age of 10 is going through what you are. I'd say LOL, but back in my day, we didn't say LOL, we just laughed out loud. And we didn't have any of those stinkin' twitty pages or facey-spaces. Blogs!? Heck we wrote in paper folios called 'journals' and made photographs out of poison chemicals... and we liked it! (Uphill; bothways; through the snow and of course barefoot.). P.S. What did you eat on this trip? It was kind of interesting/fun to go to Epcot in Florida and see the Japan pavillion chock FULL of <em>Nihonjin</em>. Even with all the international fare, they weren't taking any chances. Great Post! Like a well aged scotch (sweet at first, but notes of tobacco, oak, curmudgeon and cyncism on the back of the tongue) you are easing quite nicely out of youth and into full-on, “I’ve become my father.”

This is not an insult. I’m laughing as I read through this. Our trip to Sesame Place this summer was just about the same. Every father with a kid below the age of 10 is going through what you are.

I’d say LOL, but back in my day, we didn’t say LOL, we just laughed out loud. And we didn’t have any of those stinkin’ twitty pages or facey-spaces. Blogs!? Heck we wrote in paper folios called ‘journals’ and made photographs out of poison chemicals… and we liked it! (Uphill; bothways; through the snow and of course barefoot.).

P.S. What did you eat on this trip? It was kind of interesting/fun to go to Epcot in Florida and see the Japan pavillion chock FULL of Nihonjin. Even with all the international fare, they weren’t taking any chances. Great Post!

]]> By: JasonP http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37200 JasonP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:54:36 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37200 The Autopia brings back some mixed memories... my first of two trips to Disney World in Florida I went on the similar ride with my mother. I just barely met the age/height requirements and it seemed pretty fast. I recall I spent most of the (two) rides slamming side to side into the guide rail wailing with laughter while my mother kept a smiling face (a happy son should be encouraged, even if he is causing irreparable damage to your spine). The second trip 4 years later I was disappointed. By myself, the cars felt like it was half the speed and jarring my own spine wasn't nearly as fun. I decided I wanted to spend most of my time with the computer displays at Epcot. Jason... from Wisconsin, living in the UK The Autopia brings back some mixed memories… my first of two trips to Disney World in Florida I went on the similar ride with my mother. I just barely met the age/height requirements and it seemed pretty fast. I recall I spent most of the (two) rides slamming side to side into the guide rail wailing with laughter while my mother kept a smiling face (a happy son should be encouraged, even if he is causing irreparable damage to your spine). The second trip 4 years later I was disappointed. By myself, the cars felt like it was half the speed and jarring my own spine wasn’t nearly as fun. I decided I wanted to spend most of my time with the computer displays at Epcot.

Jason… from Wisconsin, living in the UK

]]> By: Earnest Barr http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37199 Earnest Barr Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:43:34 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-08/1350#comment-37199 I see you used the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens. I don't own very many lenses but I do own this one and it's my favorite. I was wondering what your opinion of the Tokyo Disney Land is like. I'm apprehensive about bring my daughter to the Tokyo Disney Land. I have this feeling like it's not the real deal and I'm waiting to bring her to Disney Land in California. I suppose it's every kid's dream to go to Disney Land (at least it was for me), so I want it to be and exceptional experience for her. I guess what I'm really getting at is how different is it from the Disney Land in California? If you've been there that is. It's been my experience at the Disney Land in California, the best time to ride the rides you want to over and over is during the parade. While everyone is watching the parade the lines thin out dramatically and if you race around, you can catch quite a few rides during this time. I've always been an action type guy rather than an "Ooo Ahh That's pretty!" type person so I always tried to hit up as many rides as possible during that time. I like this post. It makes me want to bring my daughter to Disney Land more and more. <span class='jfriedl'>It's exceedingly like the one in California (which I was at last 10 years ago), except most signs have Japanese under the English. Otherwise, it feels pretty much identical. —Jeffrey</span> I see you used the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens. I don’t own very many lenses but I do own this one and it’s my favorite.

I was wondering what your opinion of the Tokyo Disney Land is like. I’m apprehensive about bring my daughter to the Tokyo Disney Land. I have this feeling like it’s not the real deal and I’m waiting to bring her to Disney Land in California. I suppose it’s every kid’s dream to go to Disney Land (at least it was for me), so I want it to be and exceptional experience for her. I guess what I’m really getting at is how different is it from the Disney Land in California? If you’ve been there that is.

It’s been my experience at the Disney Land in California, the best time to ride the rides you want to over and over is during the parade. While everyone is watching the parade the lines thin out dramatically and if you race around, you can catch quite a few rides during this time. I’ve always been an action type guy rather than an “Ooo Ahh That’s pretty!” type person so I always tried to hit up as many rides as possible during that time.

I like this post. It makes me want to bring my daughter to Disney Land more and more.

It’s exceedingly like the one in California (which I was at last 10 years ago), except most signs have Japanese under the English. Otherwise, it feels pretty much identical. —Jeffrey

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