Your kit…

[Fajitas]

July 4, 2006 at 9:28 pm

Well, what’re you using at the moment?

[dunnie]

July 4, 2006 at 9:56 pm

well i am only new to the game but in april i started with my digitak slr
i have th following;
canon eos 350D
canon efs 18-55
canon ef 28-105 usm
tamron 70-300
tamron di 90mm macro lens(just got it)
standard tri-pod
and a monopod.
i find that the 28-105 is a great lens for every day use it gives the extra zoom
over the standard lens . still learning though so open to any advice :lol:

[Fajitas]

July 4, 2006 at 10:06 pm

Good stuff!

I use a Canon 1000Fn and a 300D. And a Holga too.

Lens’s;
Sigma 10-20 (Favourite lens)
Canon 18-55
Sigma 24-70
Canon 35-105
Sigma 70-300

Have the Sigma 30mm 1.4 on it’s way to me, and the 105 macro on the menu before I go back to college.

[Mark]

July 5, 2006 at 6:32 am

Nikon D200
Nikon SB-800
Nikon D70 – for sale ;)
Nikon FE
Nikon 50mm 1.8
Nikkor 60mm 2.8
Nikon 18-70mm
Sigma 70-300 APO II

Pentacon 6TL
Carl Zeiss Jena MC
Ilford Super Sporti

Benbo Trekker Mk1

Cokin P-Type ND and Grad Filters plus the polariser

Couple of Lowepro bags to throw it all into :)

[nolonger]

July 5, 2006 at 8:56 am

The brand spankin new (less than a week old!) DSLR:
Nikon D50
Nikkor 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DX
Possibly soon: Nikkor 50mm F1.8 D and a telephoto macro as well.

Canon Ixus 55 for quick snaps when I don’t feel like lugging the D50 around

[ciaran]

July 5, 2006 at 9:41 am

Now all I need is your home addresses and working hours :shock: (only kidding!)

I got my D70 back in April 2004 (first SLR let alone dSLR).
Nikkor 18-70mm Kit Lens
Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 ED
Nikkor 50mm f1.8
Nikon SB600 speedlight

I wanted a faster all round lens instead of the kit lens

Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 EX-DG

And while I was at it, bought the faster

Nikkor 50mm f1.4

Late last year I bought the D2X as well as
Nikon SB800 speedlight
Nikkor 80-400mm VR

Expensive hobby!

[Fajitas]

July 5, 2006 at 4:17 pm

Actually forgot to add polarisars, tripod, monopod, beanbag with screw release.

And cable release…light meter…few other gadgets! ;)

Very expensive hobby…but ain’t it worth it!

[ciaran]

July 5, 2006 at 4:22 pm

Ahhh accessories.. the list is endless :D

CF Card(s), Camera bag(s), EPSON P2000 card reader/picture viewer, hand held reflector, grey card etc etc etc etc…

And thats before you get into your PC/Printer/Software :shock:

I’m shocked sometimes at the money you can sink into it. Thank God I love it!

[Mark]

July 5, 2006 at 4:45 pm

Ciaran,

Jeez, seems like you got the whole kit and kaboddle :D

Planning on getting maybe the 70-200 VR or 80-400 VR next year.

[ciaran]

July 5, 2006 at 4:52 pm

I really REALLY wanted the 70-200 f2.8 VR but trying to find one proved too difficult and the money I had put aside for it was burning a hole in my pocket, so I went for the 80-400mm. Whilst I love the lens, if I had a choice I’d still opt for the 70-200mm.

As for going the whole hog, luckily I have my own business which helps me fund my “habit”. I’ve also been lucky to take on some small amounts of commission as well as having images in stock libraries. But it still costs :shock:

To date I guess my biggest dud buy was definitely the 70-300mm – very poor lens in my opinion.

[Mark]

July 5, 2006 at 5:15 pm

I was same, wanted the 70-200 VR, ordered it from warehouseexpress.com but they had problems getting hold of it so I got the D200 instead, had to spend the money i had aside for it.

I bought the Sigma 70-300 APO II, meant to be a good deal better than the Nikon one for sure.
I’d like to compare quality of the Sigma against a comparable Nikon lens.

I’m not 100% happy with the Sigma to be honest.

[ciaran]

July 5, 2006 at 5:21 pm

Mark wrote:

I’m not 100% happy with the Sigma to be honest.

They sound quite similar so :)

[RestlessNative]

July 6, 2006 at 10:02 am

Nikon FE
28mm f3.5 Nikkor
50mm f1.8 Nikkor
55mm f3.5 Micro Nikkor
105mm f2.5 Nikkor

Manfrotto 190 Pro

Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III

Keeping it real :wink:

[Noah]

July 6, 2006 at 1:49 pm

I use a Canon 5D with the Canon 17-30mm L, 28-135mm, 100mm macro, and 70-300mm, and Photoshop CS2. No new printer yet since I moved here, but one of these days…

[LoGill]

July 6, 2006 at 4:45 pm

Well really I just started last November with a loaned D70 and then I got my D200 and Kit lens 18-70 mm in April

I’ve a small stash of accessories – filters, bag and vertical grib/ battery pack..and I steal/ borrow other lenses from time to time (but plan to start a collection of my own just as soon as i get familiar enough with what i like/need etc..) :?

One thing i’m seriously considering for the near future is a zig viewer for street and candid shots … but thats my set up so far.

Lo