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

[Lianne]

In the last 2 years I began a changeover from Pentax to Nikon (D600). Last month I bought the Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 VRII. I am in love - I need bigger muscles but I love the lens.

[MissionMan]

In the last 2 years I began a changeover from Pentax to Nikon (D600). Last month I bought the Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 VRII. I am in love - I need bigger muscles but I love the lens.

Agree. I live for the day where they start incorporating lighter weight materials into lenses and maintain the quality and construction. I'm surprised carbon fibre composites haven't found their way in.

[jollie]

I'm just starting to get into using prime lenses, so have just picked up the Canon 85mm 1.8 & 50mm 1.4 should be fun testing these out

[Birdman]

Picked up the new Canon 7D MK11 late this afternoon I have not had time to have a play with it yet.
Though I did take the charger out of the box and charged up that Battery, a freebie to the customers of the first 20 cameras sold where I bought it.

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Nice one Mary Anne, I bet you love it, I was initially waiting for the 7D MKII to come out a while back but it took to long to come out for me so I went another direction.

[macmich]

b&h new catalouge in the mail today so something will be coming up

[ameerat42]

b&h new catalouge in the mail today so something will be coming up

"Whoo! Can't wait or your next post of something out of it!"

[Mary Anne]

Nice one Mary Anne, I bet you love it, I was initially waiting for the 7D MKII to come out a while back but it took to long to come out for me so I went another direction.

Thank You indeed I do love my 7D MK11 I love it so much I am saving up for another one so I wont have to change my two most used lenses.
Using the 300mm for the Birds every day, and the 100mm macro, should save me lots of times cleaning the sensors as I wont get as many dust bunnies on them I hope
I have also waited a long time and almost bought the 70D when it came out, as I did not want another FF camera. So Yes to me well worth the wait.

[hakka]

Got a D810 with some extra bits.

[ameerat42]

This could easily become the:
"Whoo! I just got bankrupted!" thread.

Off topic: Whoo! I just put my car in for $800 repairs today

[MattNQ]

This could easily become the:
"Whoo! I just got bankrupted!" thread.

Off topic: Whoo! I just put my car in for $800 repairs today

We should create a new thread - "what I sadly had to spend my photography money on. "
Couple of times in the last few years I had accumulated enough $ to purchase a new body.....only to have to spend it on the car.....

[geoffsta]

Finally got a camranger, wi-fi tethering....
Running it off the laptop, tablet and the mobile phone.
First test was on myself, and to be able to pinpoint the focus is fantastic. Can't wait to test it out in the field.
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[Maezyra]

Well it happened, my computer of 4 years decided that it couldn't do it anymore and the time came for a replacement. Now, I know it's a laptop and laptops are not great for photo editing, but it came down to logistics and what I could fit onto my minimal workspace - I got a new Alienware 17" Laptop! It doesn't crash when I try to do memory-intensive work in Photoshop anymore!! Yay!!!

[Mary Anne]

Hi Erin, Sad but what a Happy ending

[J.davis]

Hi Erin, keep your old monitor and plug the laptop into it for post processing.

[Maezyra]

Thank you!! Unfortunately my old computer was a laptop too and it'd cycle from warm to cool and back again with colour temperature, so I never knew where I stood with it

[Glen1]

I've been busy ebaying, and have just taken delivery of a lightly used Pentax K30, Tamron 18-200 and Lowepro AW140 bag, all for $400. This is because no. 2 son said he "wants a camera like Dad's" for his upcoming 12th birthday. No problem son, just mention 'camera' and I'm in.

Regards
Glen1

[RJD]

A new laptop which I've been setting up today. I've gone with a two disk set up - all the programs are running off a solid state disk and then there's a normal hard drive to store my files. Pretty impressed with the speed so far!

[coolie21]

Sort of photographic, just ordered a 5K retina iMac The screen just blew me away.

[Mark L]

The old and the new and ........ .
Guess which one is the Sigma 120-400 etc.

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[ameerat42]

Sigma 120-400???
I thought you called HER "Nosey"!!??!!