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

[CherylK]

Whoo hoo... teleconverter 1.4E II ordered and in transit, should be here next week.

[Mary Anne]

You will love that one Cheryl.

[hakka]

Gitzo GT3532S, Arca Swiss conversion plate for Manfrotto 405 geared head, RRS clamp and L bracket.

[waylib]

Just traded in my Sigma 120-400 and got the Canon 100-400. Looking forward to testing it this weekend.

[Wayne]

And here it is;

[dbax]

second battery and grip for the 40D, no more worrying about battery running flat

[Jcas]

Purchased a used mint condition Leica X2, so lovely to use ..

[xxdrakexx]

i just got a new laptop today and omg i can now do pp in a snap lol

[EdanTrevethickPhotography]

Just received my new Dell UltraSharp U2711 27” Monitor. So many pixels!!! wow!
on sale for just under $700
30inch is on sale too for only $1000, which is an amazing price i just don't have the graphics card to cope with the pixels of the 30" (also 30 is a little big for my needs)

[richo]

In was hoping to share the news of my new canon 24-70 f4 but it still is not in the shops. Maybe next week.

[Wayne]

Just received my new Dell UltraSharp U2711 27” Monitor. So many pixels!!! wow!
on sale for just under $700
30inch is on sale too for only $1000, which is an amazing price i just don't have the graphics card to cope with the pixels of the 30" (also 30 is a little big for my needs)

The U3011 is cheap at that price. I got 2 of them soon after they were released, and even with a discount, paid $1500 each for them. Fantastic monitors, they calibrate very well.

[mugget]

Very nice Jcas. There's something great about using a Leica isn't there?

[I @ M]

It's Christmas ----

Just received a new Hejnar Photo replacement lens foot.



errr, and the lens that is on the foot.

errr, and the lens used to take the photo.

I love Santa.

[El Pedro]

Went and picked myself up an early Christmas pressie today, Sigma 35mm 1.4. Perfect to capture tomorrows festivities.

[peterb666]

I have had my Olympus OM-D E-M5 and the 12-50mm kit lens for about 3 weeks now and I am constantly amazed by this piece of kit. It seemed expensive at the time but the image quality is excellent, heaps better than the Olympus Pen E-P5, and the 12-50mm kit lens is very useful being weather proof, macro (approximately half life-size) and going to a respectable 24mm full-frame equivalent.

Here is a photo from the kit lens in macro mode, hand-held and at a distance of approximately 0.3m


Cuttagee Beach jpg by peterb666, on Flickr

Substantially larger than real life even at this modest image size.

[Wayne]

And Santa has been to Apple...
Got the new 15" Macbook Pro with Retina, max specs so excellent for editing I have had a great week with the D4 and now MBP.

[MissionMan]

And Santa has been to Apple...
Got the new 15" Macbook Pro with Retina, max specs so excellent for editing I have had a great week with the D4 and now MBP.

Also had a visit from the Apple Santa although mine was for a Macbook Air max specced. Was considering the Retina but decided I preferred the portability with my external displays at work and home.

[I @ M]

And ---- thanks to Cheap Chips some faster Lexar CF and SD cards at a realistic price with super fast service.


www.cheapchips.com.au

[Duane Pipe]

I scored a pair of New balance runners My last pair have done 5 years and still have a heartbeat They have had a hard life getting soaked in mud and the usual ware and tare, they have never been washed or looked after and I recon that I will get another year out of them if I don't walk backwards. The tread is starting to come lose at the heel lol

Although not really related to photography It is my new Gear from Santa They are a great all-rounder at $119.00

[WhoDo]

Nice set of retreads would have done, Dave! Never knew a photographer yet that didn't need a good pair of shoes to get where the shots are!