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Lens? Which one?
What other toys?
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It depends, right?
Unless you mean an unlimited amount.. Then I would indulge my dream of trying out large-format photography.
Unless you mean an unlimited amount.. Then I would indulge my dream of trying out large-format photography.
I got a nice LF setup for $500, then a few more things and I was off and running.
As far as digital, I'd wait till Photokina 08 or the release of the new Canon Mark II or Nikons D3x.
I'd get a 1Ds Mark III with the Canon 500mm /4L, Canon 400mm /2.8L, Carbon Fiber tripod with Wimberley head, and both Canon teleconverters.
I'd buy a Hasselblad medium format digital camera and a 24mm lens, plus a tripod; and then I'd buy one each of every lens Nikon makes - since I probably don't want to lug that Hassie around all the bloody time...
Large format is not expensive. You can get into it cheaper than buying a digital SLR setup. An entire setup is less then just a Nikon D80 body.
What would I get? One of these: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/536188-REG/Sea_Sea_SS_06136_MDX_D3_Housing_f_Nikon.html
and then a D3 and a 105mm Macro lens to go inside and then a couple of the ys120 strobe packages on the above URL.
The nice thing about this housing is that it exactly fits the camera with no air space inside so it does not need ballast to make it sink. My video housing is a tube filled with air with a tiny camera inside so it required a bunch of lead and weighs in at 15 pounds, not easy to swim through surf at the beach lugging that thing. But with an unlimited budget I could hire a helicopter or a bunch of sherpas
Long glass!
Canon 200mm f/2 IS
Canon 300mm f/2.8 IS
Canon 400mm f/2.8 IS
Canon 800mm f/5.6 IS
Sigmonster 300-800mm f/5.6
and some extra compact flash cards!
Canon 200mm f/2 IS
Canon 300mm f/2.8 IS
Canon 400mm f/2.8 IS
Canon 800mm f/5.6 IS
Sigmonster 300-800mm f/5.6
and some extra compact flash cards!
Canon 200mm f/2 IS
Canon 300mm f/2.8 IS
Canon 400mm f/2.8 IS
Canon 800mm f/5.6 IS
Sigmonster 300-800mm f/5.6
and some extra compact flash cards!
You forgot the Canon 5200mm!
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id buy the canon 1200mm
http://laughingsquid.com/99000-canon-1200mm-f56l-ef-usm-super-telephoto-lens/
someone finally bought the one on B&H for 100000!!!
http://laughingsquid.com/99000-canon-1200mm-f56l-ef-usm-super-telephoto-lens/
someone finally bought the one on B&H for 100000!!!
I am going to be a little more realistic...
D300 with battery grip (D3 battery to give 9 frames per second)
Battery Grip for my D80
Two SB-800 Flash Guns
Nikon 18-200mm VR lens
Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens
Nikon 80-400mm VR lens
Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro VR lens
That's not too much to ask really is it?
D300 with battery grip (D3 battery to give 9 frames per second)
Battery Grip for my D80
Two SB-800 Flash Guns
Nikon 18-200mm VR lens
Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens
Nikon 80-400mm VR lens
Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro VR lens
That's not too much to ask really is it?
This is the gear i would get myself if "i had the $ ...":
-sigma 10-20
-nikon 85/1.4
-wacom intuos A5 wide
this would complete my setup, currently consisting of:
-18-55
-30/1.4
-50/1.8
-135/2.8
in reality i'm going to get the 10-20, 85/1.8 and a wacom bamboo, over the course of the next 9 months.
have a nice day
-sigma 10-20
-nikon 85/1.4
-wacom intuos A5 wide
this would complete my setup, currently consisting of:
-18-55
-30/1.4
-50/1.8
-135/2.8
in reality i'm going to get the 10-20, 85/1.8 and a wacom bamboo, over the course of the next 9 months.
have a nice day
If I had the money ... D3, FX lenses ranging from ultra wide prime (I love the perspective) to fast zooms (f/2.8) covering shorter zoom ranges. I'd also like a good fast macro lens, not sure on the focal range. Or a zooming macro, why not. SB-800 flash guns would be nice, a high-end lighting setup. I'd have to include software, not just Photoshop but also DXO Optics, Genuine Fractals, etc.
My first DSLR once I save the money will probably realistically be the D300 though.
My first DSLR once I save the money will probably realistically be the D300 though.
If I had the money I would take a few weeks off of work and concentrate on learning to better use what I have (Nikon D70). Though a nice macro and a strobe would probably be my next purchase.
I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on an M8 + Summilux 35mm f/1.4 + Voigtlander 21mm f/4 kit. A lot of situations where I'm not willing to lug the DSLR kit or medium format kit around, looks like the rangefinder is my answer to that one....
... if I had an unlimited cash flow I'd tack on a Hasselblad SWC to the order, and a few lenses for my DSLR.
... if I had an unlimited cash flow I'd tack on a Hasselblad SWC to the order, and a few lenses for my DSLR.
I always thought you that glass Clix.
For me, I'd grab about four D3 bodies, two D300 bodies the 14-24, 24-70, Lexar 4GB cards (x12) 8 SB-800s a studio and GOBBS of lighting gear from Elinchrome.
On the media side it'd be a Red Epic when it comes out with all viable accessories and lenses and tripods. An Xserve with 20TB of Xserve RAID storage 6 Mac Pros 12 23" ACDs and just a bunch of stuff to get my studio started...
Oh yeah! And to hire the guys I went to college with as graphic designers and videographers.
Yeah, I'd go realistic as well:
- Two Nikon SB-800 flashes, some reflectors, etc.
- Nikon 14-24 mm, 24-70 mm.
- Nikon 70-200 mm f/2.8.
- Nikon 85 mm f/1.4
- New MacBook Pro + 30" ACD.
That's "it". It's still a LOT of stuff to ask for, but I'm not asking for 400 mm, 500 mm, 600 mm primes or anything. The Nikon 24-70 mm would replace my Sigma (which is great), and the Nikon 14-24 mm would replace my Tokina 12-24 mm.
However, I don't really "need" them to be replaced, so all I actually want is the 70-200 mm f/2.8, 85 mm f/1.4, and a pair of flashes. That's actually not too unrealistic, so maybe one day....
It only allows 8 frames per second and it's called the EN-EL4 or EN-EL4a which debuted with the D2h about three or four years ago.
Just clarifying.
Ah, media side..
Definitely a Panasonic Genesis, as well as a team of professional body-builders to carry it around for me.
Then maybe I'd go for 6 Nikon D 3's - 3 striped for parity and another 3 for redundancy..
Definitely a Panasonic Genesis, as well as a team of professional body-builders to carry it around for me
.Then maybe I'd go for 6 Nikon D 3's - 3 striped for parity and another 3 for redundancy..
All the Pentax DA* and FA* lenses. A few K20D's (one for my use, one for my wife, and a few as backups). I'd get a complete set of 645 equipment, and some nice film scanning gear. Lastly I'd get a fully blown Mac Pro.
Oh and some nice tripods and hardshell water/fireproof cases for it all.
SLC
Oh and some nice tripods and hardshell water/fireproof cases for it all.
SLC