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

[cwphoto]

Had these two turn up this afternoon. Just need to wait until next week to get a camera to put them in.

Excuse the mobile phone photo.

Not bad for a mobile phone picture.

[BLWNHR]

Not bad for a mobile phone picture.

Yeah, Sony Ericsson K850. Not bad, 5MP camera in built. I visit building sites a lot, saves me taking a P&S camera with me.

[kiwi]

Manfrotto 681B Monopod from D-D.

Big, Strong, and black......Deb, you listening ? Lol.

[Lani]

Manfrotto 681B Monopod from D-D.

Big, Strong, and black......Deb, you listening ? Lol.

Just wondering what sort of head you are using on it , Darren?
I am looking at getting one but not sure of the minimum I need to hold the bigger lenses.

[SpaceJunk]

I am looking at getting one but not sure of the minimum I need to hold the bigger lenses.

Lani, the heads are usually rated by load, so you'll need to know the weight of your camera with the heaviest lens you own (or plan on acquiring) and make sure the head you decide on is rated for that load

[kiwi]

Just wondering what sort of head you are using on it , Darren?
I am looking at getting one but not sure of the minimum I need to hold the bigger lenses.

None actually. I screw the monopod directly onto the tripod mount on the lens and use the lens collar adjustments to move quickly from vertical to horizontal. Probably means that the thread will wear out quicker on the lens foot, but, small price to pay for conevenience and stability to me.

I do have a Manfrotto monopod head and quick release plate (cant recall which one) that I started using some time ago, but found it added unnecessary wieight and movement.

[cwphoto]

None actually. I screw the monopod directly onto the tripod mount on the lens and use the lens collar adjustments to move quickly from vertical to horizontal. Probably means that the thread will wear out quicker on the lens foot, but, small price to pay for conevenience and stability to me.

I do have a Manfrotto monopod head and quick release plate (cant recall which one) that I started using some time ago, but found it added unnecessary wieight and movement.

Try this: http://reallyrightstuff.com/QR/03.html with this for your 300/2.8 VR: http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/Item...2D14%2D002&Tp=

[kiwi]

hmm, ok, thanks, will look into those

[Deb A]

Manfrotto 681B Monopod from D-D.

Big, Strong, and black......Deb, you listening ? Lol.

Aaah, you are funny Darren. Made me laugh. And his names manfrotto right. I like it, i like it.

[Ben]

Woohoo!

D300, spare battery and a few CF cards.

Wow what a BIG upgrade from the D50!!! Why did I wait so long to upgrade?

[I @ M]

Wow what a BIG upgrade from the D50!!!

Now, breathe deeply and think happy thoughts Ben, but first ------ read the manual.

Congrats mate, it is a fair leap of faith from the 50 to 300 but you won't regret it.

[MarkChap]

Just recived my Ebay special Radio Trigger for the 40D.
16 Channel, 100mt range

Heres hoping

[ash233]

Woohoo!

D300, spare battery and a few CF cards.

Wow what a BIG upgrade from the D50!!! Why did I wait so long to upgrade?

Now there's a man that is easily inspired to get new gear good work! look forward to seeing it tomorrow mate.

[Darey]

Wow Ben,
You'll be that shakey with excitement I think you'd better wait a week before posting any shots you take with it.

[Kym]

Woohoo!
D300, spare battery and a few CF cards.
Wow what a BIG upgrade from the D50!!! Why did I wait so long to upgrade?

Good stuff. SeeSee got one a few weeks back - seems very popular for Nikonians. Really nice unit.

[Julie]

Woohoo!

D300, spare battery and a few CF cards.

Wow what a BIG upgrade from the D50!!! Why did I wait so long to upgrade?

Congratulations Ben!

Girl-friend has just put her order in for one, I'm looking forward to stepping into Nikonian territory if only for a few minutes when I get to play with it.

[Julie]

Very nice! I've been looking at getting one of these (not sure which model yet) so would be interested to hear what you think of it, once you've had a chance to play.

The screen is very nice & the resolution is quite good and I like the fact it has a good non-reflective surface. Folk with thicker fingers may find some of the buttons harder to get at but fine with my little narrow ones. It handles the RAW files from my 5D pretty good but haven’t tried to download any from the Mk III yet. It’s very easy to use especially for one so non techy as myself , I’m mighty chuffed with it.
It’s very light at approx 300grams with the battery pack.
Downloaded 2gb of data from the 8GB Extreme IV
Transfer time - 3 minutes

[I @ M]

Nothing spectacular here for us this month, car tyres cost about the same as a good lens.

But ---- a few goodies.

A grey balance preset "card" , it twist folds into the small bag at front of the pic.
Sourced from Melbourne for $30.00 delivered.

A secondhand SB-26 speedlight, for use as an off camera light in conjunction with the SB-800, it will either work with a synch cord or as wireless slave.
Sourced from QLD for $60.00 delivered.

A radio flash trigger transmitter and receiver for either studio lights or off camera flash work.
Sourced from Hong Kong via ebay for $35.00 delivered.

A secondhand Lowepro slingshot 300 AW for SWMBO
Sourced from Melbourne after an idle search of ebay for $90.00 delivered.

[Jules]

The screen is very nice & the resolution is quite good and I like the fact it has a good non-reflective surface. Folk with thicker fingers may find some of the buttons harder to get at but fine with my little narrow ones. It handles the RAW files from my 5D pretty good but haven’t tried to download any from the Mk III yet. It’s very easy to use especially for one so non techy as myself , I’m mighty chuffed with it.
It’s very light at approx 300grams with the battery pack.
Downloaded 2gb of data from the 8GB Extreme IV
Transfer time - 3 minutes

Thanks for the product review Jules, it sounds like you've got a nice little unit there.

Cheers.

[hoffy]

Yay...I can add to this thread today (it wasn't around the last time I bought gear...which was only 2 or 3 months ago!)

Now, this one is more of an "ours" purchase (the wife wanted them as well), but I picked up
2x 300W(GN55) monoblocks
2x light stands
2x umbrellas
1x Softbox

Yes, they are generic "Chinese" lights (Photogen. I have had quite a few encouraging comments about them), but they should keep us out of trouble for a while