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8K Budget to spend on ?
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If you had an 8K budget to spend on camera equip what would you buy?
Regards Neil
1DmkIIn,
14 mm
50 1.4
180 macro sigma
70-200 2.8 IS
telephoto
manfrotto 190 proxand leaving the rest for a trip somewhere to shoot, shoot, shoot.
edit: buy a ticket for NY. go in B&H and buy everything, then go for a coast-to-coast.
8,000.00 EUR
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10,942.39 USDCanon Eos 1ds Mark II, #
# $6,999.95Canon 85mm 1.2
$1,759.95Canon 17-40L
$654.95Canon 50mm 1.2
$1,359.00(a bit over but worth every penny).
Sorry ?8000 is nowhere near enough. I want a Canon 600 f4, and a beast of a tripod to hold it. A 1D mk III and thats only the start of the shopping list.
well if the budget was stretched a little
Sigma 500-800
Canon 1DMkIII
Wimberly gimble head
manfrotto magfiber 055ok, ok, I knows its like 8K stg but not that much different he he
1DSMK 2 from the US(or Mark 3 whenever it arrives…!)
24mm Tilt and shift…! (because I know ye want to…!)
Ehhhhhh… ship…. thats it all gone…! Oooops…!
Richie
Canon EOS-1DS Mark II
Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Image Stabilizer USM Autofocus
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF USM Autofocus
Canon Zoom Super Wide Angle EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Autofocus
Canon Fisheye EF 15mm f/2.8 Autofocus
Canon 580EX II Speedlite TTL Shoe Mount
Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.8 II AutofocusPlus polarising filters etc………. should happen soon hopefully
I might be able to clear one of my credit cards and buy a 128kb CF card :(
Rob.
ben4130 wrote:
Canon EOS-1DS Mark II
Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Image Stabilizer USM Autofocus
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF USM Autofocus
Canon Zoom Super Wide Angle EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Autofocus
Canon Fisheye EF 15mm f/2.8 Autofocus
Canon 580EX II Speedlite TTL Shoe Mount
Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.8 II AutofocusPlus polarising filters etc………. should happen soon hopefully
Hate to burst your bubble Ben but the Canon Zoom Super Wide Angle EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Autofocus won’t work on your Canon EOS-1DS Mark II, hope the 16-35 wouldn’t put you over budget :)
I’d spend it on some unpaid leave. Time is the thing my photography suffers from lack of. But you did say camera equipment so I’d say a Hasselblad Flextight film scanner.
Fintan wrote:
I’d spend it on some unpaid leave. Time is the thing my photography suffers from lack of. But you did say camera equipment so I’d say a Hasselblad Flextight film scanner.
Have to agree with Fintan, the gear is not important making the time to create the images is what i would spend the money on. A month in Ansel Adams territory and a month on Japan.
Fintan wrote:
I’d spend it on some unpaid leave. Time is the thing my photography suffers from lack of.
Would agree with Fintan and Eddie and the proof being that i am currently on three months unpaid leave from work and its costing around 8 grand. Been to the US, Corsica, Poland and Slovakia so far (taken about 4000 shots), happy days would recommend taking unpaid leave to anyone, do it while your young don’t wait until retirement to take quality time out for yourself you only have one life:-) Of course if you have a family taking time out might not be an option but if you don’t have one get out and see the globe
Martin
Thanks for all the comments.
Very interesting to see what people would buy.
Yes I did say photo equip, but if I could I would have to agree with Fintan, Eddie and Martin on a few months unpaid leave and just shoot shoot and shoot all day long.
I have made my mind up as to what I will buy.Regards Neil
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