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how much money?
I'd pay off my student loans.Can anyone spare $85,000?
GOOD GOD ALL MIGHTY!!!
What school did you go to and for what degree?
I have about half that much and most of that was for photo/video equipment.
how much money?
I'd pay off my student loans.
holy a** and i thought i had a lot. i am 15k in student loan debt and thankfully thats my only debt
just graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering
A Leica MP for me with the Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 lens (I aspire to be like Cartier-Bresson someday.)
I had $166,000 -- sadly, selling my body on the weekends didn't work out
Yeah, I would have around that, but I've got "top honors scholarship" that pays half. :| They only give athletes full rides. Isn't that a crock? At an art school!
A Camera Store
Think big!! I'd buy a camera store with a really good rental department. Then I'd just borrow what I wanted. If the rental section didn't have what I wanted - heck, its my store - I'd tell them to stock it. Then I'd borrow it.
Think big!! I'd buy a camera store with a really good rental department. Then I'd just borrow what I wanted. If the rental section didn't have what I wanted - heck, its my store - I'd tell them to stock it. Then I'd borrow it.
Yes, that really is a thing of beauty!
Many moons ago, one of my first film cameras was a second-hand IIIg with an f2.8 (I think!) Summicron lens. In spite of its age it was still superb in every way.
Happy memories!
How about $200k? (med school is so expensive nowadays)how much money?
I'd pay off my student loans.
1d mIII, 500mm L f4, 1.4x convertor, 24mm f1.4, wouldn't mind the 400mm DO and 70-300mm DO (just to see what they were like)
probably would get a series of L zooms, but not sure which ones, have just bought the 17-40mm and have use of the 24-105mm and 70-200mm f2.8 IS
probably would get a series of L zooms, but not sure which ones, have just bought the 17-40mm and have use of the 24-105mm and 70-200mm f2.8 IS
Large format isn't expensive. Anything over 35mm will give outstanding results (since the next step is already in the 6x... realm. You can buy a 4"x5" camera for cheap, and use a d-slr as a lightmeter.
I hope this is for your PhD in astrophysics and trilithium dethering.
I am over here pissed that I have $45,000 that I haven't even begun to pay off yet, I should be praising the Lord!
The only things that irritate me about my current D70/lenses are:
Water resistance.
Size.
Lens speed.
Chimpability of the 1.8" screen.
Sometimes noise, but really I like the grainyness.
What does drag is the speed of post processing in aperture on my stock mini. As such a faster computer, a water-resistant body and a couple of lenses, and something small would be the order of the day. Compacts are pants for me because of the MASSIVE DOF as a result of the small sensor, more so than the noise.
I guess a D300, some fast primes and a 70-200 f/2.8 would be nice. Maybe a small E-410 olympus and 25mm pancake would be small enough. I'd also add a decent flash, probably the SB-600 to the nikon kit, a solid, light tripod, filters and a big printer!
Oh, yeah, and a studio...
Water resistance.
Size.
Lens speed.
Chimpability of the 1.8" screen.
Sometimes noise, but really I like the grainyness.
What does drag is the speed of post processing in aperture on my stock mini. As such a faster computer, a water-resistant body and a couple of lenses, and something small would be the order of the day. Compacts are pants for me because of the MASSIVE DOF as a result of the small sensor, more so than the noise.
I guess a D300, some fast primes and a 70-200 f/2.8 would be nice. Maybe a small E-410 olympus and 25mm pancake would be small enough. I'd also add a decent flash, probably the SB-600 to the nikon kit, a solid, light tripod, filters and a big printer!
Oh, yeah, and a studio...
Lots of interesting items in this thread ... my needs are somewhat more modest.
I'd like a new 40D.
An EF 50mm f/1.2
An EF 16-35mm f/2.8L super wide angle
An MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro
An EF 70-200mm f/2.8
An EF 24-70mm f/2.8
A new tripod
A macro ringlight flash
and a few bits and pieces ...
nothing much
I'd like a new 40D.
An EF 50mm f/1.2
An EF 16-35mm f/2.8L super wide angle
An MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro
An EF 70-200mm f/2.8
An EF 24-70mm f/2.8
A new tripod
A macro ringlight flash
and a few bits and pieces ...
nothing much
If somebody gave me any of the white Canon lenses, a really big smile would come on my face.
The funny thing is, if I told my wife I got one of these gems for half price, the sticker would still get me a life sentence............
The funny thing is, if I told my wife I got one of these gems for half price, the sticker would still get me a life sentence............
Oh, I know. My girl is in med school.
(Or should I say )But at least that career will help pay off the loans.
I mean, I think I'm pretty good, but I've got a lot more to learn, and the pay is not nearly as good starting out-- no matter where you start.
Take a look at a whole bunch of white lenses. Please note that this is a sort of joke, since the lenses are all Canon, except for one or two (the black ones may be Nikon):
http://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=work_gallery&no=435970
I had to post it, because it's quite funny.
Probably a D3 and use my D200 as a back up. I'd also add some lenses and expand my strobist setup + add a real studio at home.
If there is no limit to the budget I'd just let Nikon engineer a one-off D300 with the FF sensor from the D3 in it.
If there is no limit to the budget I'd just let Nikon engineer a one-off D300 with the FF sensor from the D3 in it.
