The "Whoo! I just got new gear!" thread

**smallfooties** · 03-04-2010, 8:18pm

Sigma 105mm ordered today and will arrive on Friday! yayyyy!!! finally... a macro lens!!!

**birdie** · 04-04-2010, 1:47am

I've bought another Canon BP511A 2nd hand from one of the other forums i use, so now I'll have two genuine canon batteries and two non-genuine batteries, so that should be plenty for almost any situation i'll find myself in...

I've also bought 3x Swivel Flash Mount/Umbrella Holder from ebay from the US, these ones are aluminium alloy, so hopefully they'll be better than the plastic ones i got from ############## which allow the umbrella to point down when there's even the slightest breeze even with the angle adjustment as tight as i can get it, the plastic friction mount is probably not the best. The rest of the gear i got from ############## i've been happy with (convertible umbrellas, and light stands).

I also bought some new "strobist" rosco gels from ############## along with a couple of gel holders for my SB-28's.

And I bought a 24"x24" (60cm x 60cm) softbox of ebay ...

I also won a Nikon SB-28 with a broken foot on ebay tonight, so now I'll have three of them... :-D

So yeah expanding/upgrading my lighting gear :-)

Now I need to get another Cactus V4 receiver for my 3rd SB-28, plus another light stand... might try to get one with a boom arm if i can find one reasonably priced (any suggestions about that one?)

**smallfooties** · 05-04-2010, 9:18pm

woohooo i bought a macbook today!!! I think i'm just going crazy with buying things...-sigh-

**41jas** · 05-04-2010, 9:25pm

Just to let some know I did end up getting a Canon 70-200mm IS L lens....yay! and it's heavy.

**mikec** · 06-04-2010, 6:45pm

Just ordered my 5d II, so excited!

Been waiting a long time for this baby!

**abitfishy** · 06-04-2010, 11:34pm

I just upgraded from a used D80 to a new D90 for $240 difference. Thought it would be a bit cheaper but didn't postage cost.

Why? Because I wanted to, and I now have a camera with some warranty. Bought through Citiwide. Left Hong Kong Thursday, arrived this morning, Tuesday, after the Easter weekend. Can't complain at all.

**peterking** · 06-04-2010, 11:38pm

Manfrotto 055XPROB with 808RC4 head.
I'm glad I enjoy this. Couldn't justify the expense otherwise.

**nick351** · 08-04-2010, 11:26am

D700 arrived nice and early this morning!

Sadly posted off my D90 this morning also!

**amexav** · 10-04-2010, 12:40am

I finally took the plunge and got the D90 Body today.

So I guess I will be waiting ever so patiently for the 50mm f1.8D from Camera's Direct to arrive sometime next week.

Also got a couple of Sandisk Extreme 4GB memory cards from Cheap Chips this week.

It's all going to be living in a lovely Five Million Dollar Home too

Happy Birthday to me

**Bronnie** · 11-04-2010, 2:17pm

Spyder3 Pro - picked it up yesterday - wow, what a difference.

B

**kwokask** · 12-04-2010, 12:15am

35L
Pairs nicely with my 135L - just need to find a decently priced 85L.
Might need to offload my non-L primes - I just don't use them enough.

**mikec** · 12-04-2010, 4:38pm

Hooray! My 5D arrived, although the adapter plug they supplied for the charger seems to be faulty. Good thing the office DSLR had the same plug for the charger so I can at least charge the battery. (Who would of thought a Nikon could save the day?!)

Anyone know where I can buy those power cords that plug into the chargers? Would a Dicksmith or similar carry them?

Now to just wait for the CF card to arrive, kind of muck up the timing on that one, whoops!

**selaw** · 12-04-2010, 4:39pm

Originally Posted by Kym

And download the free 2.6 upgrade

Thanks for that

Done

**nick351** · 12-04-2010, 4:53pm

Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8!!

Cant wait till it arrives this week!

**mikec** · 13-04-2010, 10:38am

Originally Posted by mikec

Hooray! My 5D arrived, although the adapter plug they supplied for the charger seems to be faulty. Good thing the office DSLR had the same plug for the charger so I can at least charge the battery. (Who would of thought a Nikon could save the day?!)

Anyone know where I can buy those power cords that plug into the chargers? Would a Dicksmith or similar carry them?

Now to just wait for the CF card to arrive, kind of muck up the timing on that one, whoops!

To answer myself you can buy these cords from Dicksmith, much better than having to use an OS adapter just to plug your camera charger in, I don't know why the importers don't do this instead of the crappy little adapter plug they provide for grey imports.

**jprobertson** · 13-04-2010, 6:38pm

I've just gone and got me a 5DmkII, couldn't resist having some fun doing a product shot.

**kingwheatie** · 16-04-2010, 8:19pm

Just taken delivery of a nice big gold box.......................with a D3s hiding inside

and no the first shot is not going to be at 102,400 ISO to see what its like

**Philr** · 21-04-2010, 8:09pm

Woohoo, just opened the box to my new Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM II... Can't wait to have a play with it

**kevinj** · 24-04-2010, 12:26pm

I know I said a few more weeks,But,
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It`s Mine,

**Micah** · 28-04-2010, 8:37pm

WOOHOO!!!

Just got my new CANON EOS 350D + 75-300mm LENS!!!!

I am am so exited and i can not wait until morning so i can use it!!

It is alot better than i thought

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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