Essential equipment for a photo hobbyist?

[agoroy]

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Trying to value my hard earned money not to act as a cheapo (palusot pa no) :mrgreen:

Didto sa dpreview site, someone share his/her trick on how to acquire a cheapest D50 outfit. So hing adto ko sa Sears dala naku ang pricelist sa Staples nga nag presyo ug 404 ang D50 w/ 18-55mm kit lens. Akong gi check ilang display ug nakakita ko ug D50 with a tag price sale 650 from 699. So akong gi approach ang saleperson & asked for price match, ingon sya wait a minute akong pangutan-on ang manager then after a few minutes he get back with me with a deal. The price was 378 (D50 w/ 18-55mm kit lense) + 32 (sales tax) = 410. So i grab this great deal & return my 3 days old D50 w/ 28-80mm kit lense to Ritz w/o restocking fee. Now i can purchase a 50mm f/1.8 (amazon price = 110) & Sandisk 1GB Ultra II SD Card (amazon price = 30) just like a free items :mrgreen:

nindut bai ... hehehe .. basin sunod ani karsones imong e-uli ha

[markyap]

Great thread! i love this!!! money is not an issue? amatuer, expert or pro... doesn't matter... its about equipment! hahaha!

My nightly "essentials"...


Canon bodies:
2 x Canon EOS 30D w/ Grip (for EF-S lenses), 3 x EOS 5D w/ grip, 2 x EOS 1D Mark II N, 3 x EOS 1Ds Mark II

Flash:
4 x Canon 580ex Flash

Lenses:
EF-S 10-22mm f3.4-4.5
EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS
EF 16-35mm f2.8L
EF 17-40mm f4L
EF 24-70mm f2.8L
EF 24-105mm f2.8L IS
EF 15mm f2.8 Fisheye
EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS
EF 70-200mm f4L IS
EF 50mm f1.4
EF 50mm f1.2L
EF 85mm f1.2L
EF 100mm f2.8 Macro
EF 180mm f3.5 Macro
EF 300mm f2.8L IS (w/ monopod)
EF 600mm f4L IS (w/ monopod)

Filters atbp...

Other:
5 sets of Pocket Wizards (remotely triggers flashes, strobes and cameras)
10 pieces of Sandisk 4GB Extreme III CF Cards
.... Strobes, Softboxes, umbrellas, tripods, monopods, mobile battery packs etc...

Digital Darkroom PC

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz 8MB L2 Quad-Core Processor (overclocking is welcome)
Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard (overclocking i say)
Geil 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2-800 Memory
Any Geforce 8800GTX 512MB PCI-E Video Card (para ni kung mag duwa ka DotA, kung boring na process ug pictures hahaha)
4 x Western Digital 150GB Raptor X 10Krpm HDDs (RAID 0)
2 x Seagate 500GB 7200RPM HDDs (RAID 0)
LG 18x Dual Layer DVDRW Drive w/ Lightscribe
Antec TruePower Trio 650W PowerSupply
Casing - mangita pako nindot.. hahaha!
Dell 3007WF 30" Wide Screen LCD Monitor

2 x WD My Book Pro Edition 1TB External Storage

mao pana ako mahunahunaan as of now.. any questions? fire! hahaha!

even none existent lens pwedi mapalit basta naa lay kwarta noh hehehe...
EF 24-105mm f2.8L IS

[tolstoi]

EFS 10-200 f1.8L IS ----> perti kanindut nalang gyud unta ani pang walkaround lens =)

[Ian]

How about 10-200mm f1.4 with Fisheye option at 10mm and macro option at 105mm.. hahaha..

[pnoize]

EFS 10-200 f1.8L IS ----> perti kanindut nalang gyud unta ani pang walkaround lens =)

priced at 25k....woohoo

[CrasHBURN]

priced at 25k....woohoo

hahaha.. grabeha... now everybody's going canon if thats the case... hahaha!

Super wide to telephoto at 1.8 opening.. only $500 hahaha! i wonder how big and heavy would it be... hehe...

[marlix77]

kalami ta ana lensa.

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bai ask ta ko inyo input about this lens

Sigma Zoom Super Wide Angle 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 EX DG Aspherical HSM Autofocus Lens

ok rani cya? Im interested of getting this lens this year.

[CrasHBURN]

10-200mm f1.8 IS... a 70-200 2.8 IS is big and weighs 3.2lbs, no hood, no collar. a 200mm 1.8 (no IS), is more than 3.2lbs, thicker and costs more than $3,200.. hehehe...

marlix77: if you are a Canon user, try to check EF 17-40 4L...

[marlix77]

marlix77: if you are a Canon user, try to check EF 17-40 4L...

yes bai canon ako cam same nmo.
ako na check imo suggest. ok raba f4 ra cya? nahan ta ko bigger apperture...

ok raba kaha ang sigma. basin mag sige ug error 99. ka fa et.

[pnoize]

sigma's are notorious to have thin coatings that easily wear off in 2 - 3 years. but as my friend says "maybe if people would stop touching their glass, it would last longer".