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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 2, 2010 10:29:53 GMT
Thanks Ixi for the sumptuous lunch (that grilled pompano was to die for) and the great conversation.... it's always a pleasure to be in your company! Farewell, my dear Sigmonster.... my heart is not heavy because I know you're in good, passionate hands.  The new Ms. Sigmonster Tamer tries out the beast:  Ixi poses with her bazooka:  Link to how the Sigmonster changed tamers: birdphotoph.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=buysell&action=display&thread=5248 |
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Post by William Lim on Mar 2, 2010 10:37:14 GMT
Congratulations, Ixi on acquiring the legendary Sigmonster of Romy. Happy birding.  |
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Post by mantarey on Mar 2, 2010 10:38:35 GMT
Wow that is one serious lady shooter. Way to go Ixi. Big congrats to the new Sigmonster Tamer. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 2, 2010 10:53:47 GMT
Congratulations Ixi. You are the first woman that I know that has this long lens and its going to be interesting to watch you use it. We men used to think that we can do better than women but the world has changed. Show us the way to do it Ixi. Mabuhay.
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Post by ka rene bajit on Mar 2, 2010 10:54:51 GMT
wow! see that?  it's like andres bonifacio passing on his razor sharp gulok to another rebolusyonaryo. what an honor..^_^ now, let's wait for the kill...^_^ |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 2, 2010 10:55:45 GMT
Congratulations Ixi. You are the first woman that I know that has this long lens and its going to be interesting to watch you use it. We men used to think that we can do better than women but the world has changed. Show us the way to do it Ixi. Mabuhay.
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 2, 2010 11:40:48 GMT
Ooohhh la la! Si IXI "The beauty" Mapua pala!!! Oh my goodness - that really is a huge, huge surprise! Looks like there's no stopping Ixi now!! Go girl, go!!!! :-)
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Post by tina mallari on Mar 2, 2010 12:00:31 GMT
Oh my goodness !!! This I've got to see in the field. I can't believe it !!!! Congratulations Ixi |
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Mar 2, 2010 12:25:36 GMT
Wow, the new Sigmonster tamer is no other than Ms. Ixi! Big congratulations for bagging this legendary & world-renowned lens! |
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Post by iximapua2002 on Mar 2, 2010 13:40:56 GMT
Gosh William, Rey, Ely, Ka Rene, Bobby, Tina and Ralf!!!! I still can't believe it!!!  Thank you for the kind congratulatory words but you better hold onto them first... I have to prove myself worthy of such a beautiful beast.  I truly have to thank Romy for entrusting his baby to me and for having faith in me. Thank you also for sharing some valuable tips with me in how to "tame" it. I will have PLENTY of questions for you soon!!!  I keep on looking at it to see if it indeed is still there! I'm still in a daze.... LET"S GO SHOOTING!!!!! |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Mar 2, 2010 15:28:39 GMT
Wooooooooooow! Congrats Ma'am Ixi. This is another history in the making. |
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Mar 2, 2010 15:35:28 GMT
O!....M!!.....G!!!!! I would never have guessed, Ixi was the next tamer. Hoohah! Spartans, make way. Hehehe. Congrats Ixi on this new "spice"!
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 2, 2010 17:20:30 GMT
Wooohhaaaaaaa!! Never that it crossed my mind that Ixi would be the next beast master!! Congrats Ixi, for acquiring this legendary lens!!! |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 2, 2010 23:11:42 GMT
I told you folks you wouldn't have guessed that the new Tamer (or is it Tameress?) is Ixi. To be honest, I had some expectation before our testing that Ixi will change her mind once she saw, handled and shot the heavy beast. But when we had our long talk and testing, I saw the fire and passion in her eyes.... that made me confident that the Sigmonster has found its next Master. |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Mar 2, 2010 23:35:19 GMT
I think in trying to ID the next Sigmonster tamer the group did not take into account something very important. Passion. I think in our forum Ixi must be one of the most travelled members. Her name is all over the trip reports from Luzon to Mindanao and places in between. We have been lucky enough to have been with her on a few of her trips. Off the top of my head I can recall that Sylvia and I have been with her in Kitanglad, Balanga, Banaue, Palay-Palay, Candaba and of course in her beautiful home that has a great variety of birds passing thru everyday. She is probably also one of the top birders in our forum with a lot of birds in her list. If we made passion the main criteria for our short list of possible Sigmonster buyers then Ixi would have been at the top of the list. It certainly makes sense that a passionate birder like Ixi would want to get a good record of some of the beautiful things she gets to see. |
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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Mar 3, 2010 2:28:18 GMT
I am very happy hear that it is Ixi who has ended up with the historically significant item of everyone's "mastah" and "idol." Someone who is very much into animals, environment and beautiful trinkets plus a very good set-up is predictably going to result into very good photographs. Go go go Ixi!
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 3, 2010 2:29:25 GMT
Congrats Ixi! WOW!! Waaaay to go!!
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Mar 3, 2010 2:47:54 GMT
Yeeeeehah! The 300mm F4L is too short, the superb spotting scope keeps the capture in the eye and heart only, the new SigMAMA can share her Makiling and adventure thrills with us. This will be exciting. We're salivating. No more "wala, panget, panget..." ahi-hi... Ka Romy, I know how happy you are because passing on the SigMOMO to SigMama is not losing but gaining. I am so happy for both of you. Ixi, our superwoman, please post your first SigMama lifer. Make history!
lots of cheerps and labidabs, lyds, oh my, I am really so happy for you.
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Post by tina mallari on Mar 3, 2010 3:39:35 GMT
Ixi, I just love that home of yours. Look at all those greens in the background. Can't wait to visit you again.
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Mar 3, 2010 4:05:33 GMT
Btw. I propose that there be a SigMAMA thread. We're all Ix-cited. And MamaIx, keep your 300mm. You now have for Wild Birds, you need that for the other half, Nature Photography, like butterflies! Otherwise you are only half a WBNPPI member. He, he.
And... look at Neon, he's traveling companion is the 300mm. He has kept it. :Dlyd
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it's like andres bonifacio passing on his razor sharp gulok to another rebolusyonaryo. what an honor..^_^ now, let's wait for the kill...^_^ 
