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

[Analog6]

Isn't shopping restorative!?

[Bax]

I got myself some Cactus V4's with two spare receivers (I must be pre-empting my strike on two more strobes )

And a guy is sending me a Canon 70-200 f4 to 'trial' - He wants 650 second hand for it, will more then likely buy it - is that a good price?

Apart from that I got myself a Dual Stage Boost controller and a new headunit for my car.

[David]

Recently got the 10-20mm Canon (brought it from Odille) and just delivered, my new Benro 357A tripod with the KB-3 Ball head. Needed this size and weight tripod cause Im TALL and now I have heaps of advantages over the old tripod.

Next is the Canon 24-105mm L USM which I will go hunting for next week after we get back from our sabbatical (grateful we dediced not to go to the Sunshine Coast till tomorrow after that dust storm struck today).

[41jas]

Recently got the 10-20mm Canon (brought it from Odille) and just delivered, my new Benro 357A tripod with the KB-3 Ball head. Needed this size and weight tripod cause Im TALL and now I have heaps of advantages over the old tripod.

Next is the Canon 24-105mm L USM which I will go hunting for next week after we get back from our sabbatical (grateful we dediced not to go to the Sunshine Coast till tomorrow after that dust storm struck today).

Good to hear you finally got a widey David. You can't got wrong with the 24-105mmL either. I have one and very happy with it.

[Gregg Bell]

2 new gear





Nikon D200(thanks Markw)
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

[phild]

Arrived yesterday.

[jdreamer]

Just bought PS3 Slim and BenQ E2200HD 21.5" LCD Monitor!!

[swifty]

Contax 645 baby!! Gee this thing's a beast!!

[Dave Clifford]

Just a couple of new arrivals for me

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[David]

Well thats enough money spent for me for awhile, but it was fantastic (therapeutic actually) to get some better gear. In the last couple of weeks I have acquired a Benro 357 Tripod (the one they make for tall people), CS4 and a Canon lens: the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM.

But wait theres more: today I got a very well known Brisbane Camera Store to match a grey import price for this little beauty below, my first L series lens (Canon EF 24-105mm L 4.0 IS USM); I picked it up today with the full Australian Warranty, lens hood and all the other bits in the box: isnt it beautiful



Next up will be the 7D body, but thats not going to happen until next year: Ive spent all my pennies for this year.

[David]

Actually should add Im considering selling the Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 and going after the Canon 24-70mm equivalent to have a complete Canon stable but thats another issue- cause the Canon 70-200mm L in the old non 2.8 version might be my next temptation.

Footnote: Oops, I just won a Canon 70-200mm L USM 4.0 on Ebay so make that 2 L lenses and some explainin to do with the Mrs when she sees a white lens on my camera. They say L lenses become addictive but this is rediculous - stop !!

[littleblightie]

Well I have done more than my fair share of spending lately...

In total, I have acquired:
A Plaubel 5x4 Camera with 90mm 135mm and 210mm lenses, 5 double darkslides, 2 polaroid backs, and bag bellows.
4 X Elinchrom Style 400FX strobes
4 X Pocketwizard Plus II's
A Nikon SB-25
A Wacom Intuos4 Large Tablet
A Voigtlander M Mount 35mm F1.7 with Viewfinder

[N*A*M]

some cool gear purchases going on here! i love it
that R40 dwarves those monitors haha

gregg should be posting up shortly about the 80-200/2.8 which should be excellent mounted to his new d200

and in a few weeks i should be posting up the unboxing of my 70-200 VR I, since DWI have confirmed payment has cleared and that they have stock

[bigdazzler]

just ordered a Tamron 28-75 2.8 ... just about completes my lens purchases for a while

[Gregg Bell]

gregg should be posting up shortly about the 80-200/2.8 which should be excellent mounted to his new d200

[N*A*M]

that's a tuff set up gregg
i love it
now go shoot some pics

[Gregg Bell]

that's a tuff set up gregg
i love it
now go shoot some pics

I tired it on the D60 and it's just abit OTT LOL. For some reason When I first had the D60 i thought "wow this is fairly heavy" but after having the D200 and now this combo everything is beginning to feel light

[Riverlander]

I just received my Sigma TS-41 ....... all $225 worth...... sorry no pic


What is it? Why no pic? Well it is a tripod collar for my secondhand (brilliant) Sigma 120-300 f/2.8. The old models come with a tripod collar that you cannot get your fingers under to carry the camera & lens combination around.

No pic? well ........... a couple of weeks ago I had the Sigma lens on my Canon 40D, and a 580 flash as well. Ahem !!! To put it bluntly -- I dropped the lot!! The lens and flash came out OK - the 40D body broke - the sheer weight of the lens (2.5kg) ripped the lens mount out .....

So -- got a new tripod collar won't drop it twice - I hope

The 40D is in for repairs - $1,000 -- insured
Paid for a Canon 7D - not seen it yet
thus -- sorry but no pics at this time. Not that it is all that exciting anyway

[bigdazzler]

Just got my 28075 2.8 .. thats my wedding lens kit complete now, 50 1.4, 28-75 2.8, 17-50 2.8, 70-200 2.8. Now to get a second body ... man i so want to buy that FF A850, but just booked and paid for Thailand and bought Bella a special present .. so bank account is on death row

[David]

Just got my 28075 2.8 .. .. so bank account is on death row

Know that feeling Darren: good for you getting all the bits you wanted.. and yeah a niice new body would come in handy here too (lusting for the Canon 7D here for my amateur efforts)...

Hope your progress towards doing weddings is making some big steps, your portrait work is very good as is your willingness to cop positive and not so positive feedback... Ive adopted the same attitude nowadays.