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Canon EOS 30D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (Kit lens)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

B&W UV filter (67mm)
B&W Circular polarizer (67mm)

+ extra battery, basic tripod, RS-80N3 (remote switch), 2GB 140x CF card. Looking forward to a Canon EF 70-200mm f/( ? )L (IS?) USM in the future, when my budget will allow for it...
 
Previous:
Pentax K100D, DA 18-55, Tamron LD 28-200 (non Di), Vivitar 285HV

Current:
Canon ELAN 7, 70-200 f/4 L, 50mm f/1.8 mkII

Pending:
Canon original 2001 release 4MP 1D. Not many megapixels, but they're big pixels and the camera has 45 AF points and an 8fps frame rate.
 
What I have just sold
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon D2h
Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR
Nikon 28-70mm v/2.8
Nikon 12-24mm f/4

What is still for sale
Nikon F5

What that leave me with
Nikon D200 w/MB-200
Two Nikon D70
Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8
Two Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5 - 4.5
 
Well, I sold off the 24-70, and the 17-40. They were great lenses that were solid workhorses.

I just couldn't get the "magic" with them. Other people do, constantly - and it's frustrating (maybe a little less so with the 17-40). So I sent those up the river, and ordered the 35 f/1.4L. A few of my friends have it, and they say it's the sharpest lens they've ever had. One of those friends even has the 135 f/2L, and he says his 35 is consistently sharper. If it's even close to the 135, I'll be stoked.

I got a chance to shoot with it, and I was blown away that even at only 35mm, there is still some really, really nice background diffusion happening. Shooting at 1.4 was not even a concern. The few images I got to shoot with it were all tack sharp.

It was supposed to be here yesterday, but Adorama screwed up and shipped it three day - so it should arrive tomorrow.

I'll only have three lenses in my main bag now - which for me is a big change, and kind of scary.

I affectionately dubbed the three - the 35 1.4, the 85 1.2, and 70-200 2.8 IS - The Towers of Power™. Yes, I'm a nerd, and no, I don't care if everyone knows it.
 
Well, I've made some new additions (new stuff in italics):

Camera:
Canon XTi

Lenses:
50mm f/1.8
Tokina 19-35 f/3.5-4.5
Tamron 80-210 f/4.5-5.6
Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 (bought off ebay for $200 with filters...lucky buy. It's in perfect shape.)

Filters:
Tiffen 52mm UV
B+W 77mm UV
B+W ultraslim skylight filter 82mm
Sigma circular polarizer 82mm

Flash:
Canon 430EX speedlight

Other:
Bogen Manfrotto 3021BPRO tripod with 804RC2 head
Bogen Manfrotto 3218 Monopod
Tamrac Adventure 2 Backpack
Kingston 1GB CF card
Sandisk Ultra II 1GB CF card


Now that I have that 24-70, I'm questioning selling the Tokina 19-35, but I can't think of anything I can afford (I really shouldn't be spending any more money) that would be more useful. The Tokina 17mm or 12-24mm (what I'd really want) are obviuosly more than the sale value of the 19-35.

The speedlight is amazing. I've never been into flash photography before, but with a friend's wedding coming up in a few months, I thought needed to start getting prepared. For the wedding, I think I'll buy a 2GB card (or two) so I can shoot at least some of the wedding in RAW. I'll also need extra batteries. I think that might be all I can justify.
 
wmmk said:
Previous:
Pentax K100D, DA 18-55, Tamron LD 28-200 (non Di), Vivitar 285HV

Current:
Canon ELAN 7, 70-200 f/4 L, 50mm f/1.8 mkII

Pending:
Canon original 2001 release 4MP 1D. Not many megapixels, but they're big pixels and the camera has 45 AF points and an 8fps frame rate.
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Aaaaaaaaaaand, purchased. I love this thing. Check flickr.com/photos/wmmk for samples.

Westside guy said:
Uh-oh... Pentax's market share takes yet another hit. :D
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Haha. Oh so true.
 
miloblithe said:
Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 (bought off ebay for $200 with filters...lucky buy. It's in perfect shape.)


Now that I have that 24-70, I'm questioning selling the Tokina 19-35, but I can't think of anything I can afford (I really shouldn't be spending any more money) that would be more useful. The Tokina 17mm or 12-24mm (what I'd really want) are obviuosly more than the sale value of the 19-35.
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Wow, for $200, that's a great deal. :) I've got the same lens. The Sigma is the lens I use most often. :) I also have the Tokina 12-24 mm you want. It's not as useful, but nothing else is going to give you what that lens gives you, especially not for the price.
 
Abstract said:
Wow, for $200, that's a great deal. :) I've got the same lens. The Sigma is the lens I use most often. :) I also have the Tokina 12-24 mm you want. It's not as useful, but nothing else is going to give you what that lens gives you, especially not for the price.
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Yeah. Now I need to never buy a lens off eBay again, because lightning certainly won't strike twice... although I keep hoping!
 
Clix Pix said:
Are you getting ready to go over to "the Dark Side?" :)
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No, or at least not for a year. I'm only take a limited amount of stuff over to Korea with me for a year and have not been shooting a lot, so I decided to sell the stuff instead of leaving it in the dark for the year I'm gone. Everything I put up for sale found a happy home with members of the Cafe.
 
Digital

20D w/ battery grip
Tamron 18-200mm
Canon 50mm f/1.8
Konica Minolta Z4 or something (hate it)

35mm

Canon Rebel Ti w/ kit lens
Canon TL-QL manual w/50mm f/1.8 FD mount

Medium Format

Hasselblad 500CM
Waistlevel finder
old ass metered prism
50mm f/4 chrome
150mm f/4 chrome
3 A12 film backs

Misc

Dynatran CF tripod w/ Bogen 3030 head
filters
Sekonic L-358 handheld meter
Canon 8400F scanner for the film
Spyder2 Express
stuff to dev B&W film in my bathroom
Nikon SB-28 w/ ebay triggers
Probably more crap that I can't remember
 
F15Todd said:
No, or at least not for a year. I'm only take a limited amount of stuff over to Korea with me for a year and have not been shooting a lot, so I decided to sell the stuff instead of leaving it in the dark for the year I'm gone. Everything I put up for sale found a happy home with members of the Cafe.
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Ah, right -- that makes sense!! Whew, scared me for a minute there! I was afraid Nikon was losing another loyal shooter! :)

By the way, welcome to MacRumors! :)
 
Abstract said:
The only lenses I want:

Either the Nikon 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR, or the Sigma 120-300 mm f/4 (one of the sharpest lenses around). Also, I'd like some sort of 35 mm or 28 mm f/1.8 or f/2 type lens. The 35 mm is definitely do-able and within the budget. :)
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All my dreams came true when I got the 70-200 f/2.8 VR (don't forget IF and AF-S). I know people say it's not the equipment, but the photographer, and I'm here to tell you that they're only partially right. You can't take pictures of night games with anything less than 2.8! It does have quite the weight though...

see tag for my setup
(add a SB-800, a cheap tripod, an expensive tripod, and a manfrotto monopod+ball mount)
 
wel maybe not that poor

ok ok so maybe i'm not that poor, although i constantly have tumbleweeds in my wallet from lenses etc.

and anyways having gear to just kick around is what the world is today, i mean does anyone really need a street legal racecar aka ferrari corvette, etc?
 
Westside guy said:
Uh-oh... Pentax's market share takes yet another hit. :D
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I do believe that Pentax's market share is actually growing, but whatever.

My kit:

Body: Pentax K100D
I had an *ist DS too but it got stolen from my apartment

Lenses: (all Pentax SMC unless noted otherwise)

50mm f/1.4
135mm f/4.0 (film lens, so ~200mm equivalent)
200mm f/4.0 (300mm equivalent)
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
35mm f/? (can't find it right now)
Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye

I also have a Vivitar flash, 850AF
 
I just got my dSLR this Sunday, now I have more than one item to list.:p

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
10Mp
f/2.8 -3.5 35-420mm 35mm equivalent zoom Lieca lens
Olympus TCON-17 1.7x teleconverter lens
three batteries, 12Gb+ SD memory, 4Gb SDHC card

and,

Panasonic DMC-L1K
7.5Mp
f/2.8 -3.5 14-50mm Leica lens
hopefully the lens collection will grow!!
 
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