I am done buying camera equipment this year.

RaymondLin

Final jigsaw for this year's set up arrives.

Bridgehouse

Guffaw.

"Done" buying....

not_the_dj

Will it help take photos that are in focus? ;-)

hywelg

Would love to hear your impressions. 

boogieman

hywelg said:

Would love to hear your impressions. 

Me too. I hear he does a mean Michael Caine and Larry Grayson. 

stickyfiddle

With respect, I don't believe you! 

RaymondLin

Ok, I bought a rear lens cap, does that count?

I dislike the Sigma one.

ThePrettyDamned

Ooo nice. 

FelineGuitars

RaymondLin said:

Final jigsaw for this year's set up arrives.

Shot wide open & close to subject= shallow depth of field?

RaymondLin

FelineGuitars said:

RaymondLin said:

Final jigsaw for this year's set up arrives.

Shot wide open & close to subject= shallow depth of field?

But on a wide angle, it's normally much harder to get the depth of field look from a wide angle due to the field of field and this is the world's only 20mm 1.4.

A whole extra stop of light too for me which is what i mainly got it for, i want that ambient light on the dance floor.

Flink_Poyd

I think we might have the same dining room table. Just sayin 

capo4th

Nice grain.....

boogieman

stickyfiddle said:

With respect, I don't believe you! 

Yeah me neither. Camera stuff is even more addictive than guitar gear. 

RaymondLin

boogieman said:

stickyfiddle said:

With respect, I don't believe you! 

Yeah me neither. Camera stuff is even more addictive than guitar gear. 

I'm just thinking where do I go from here.

5D4 x 2
20/1.4
24/1.4
35/1.4
45/2.8 TSE
50/1.4
85/1.2
100/2.8 macro IS
135/2.0
16-35/2.8
24-70/2.8

600 EX-RT x 4

also have a 2 bodies Fuji set up for travel with 23/35/56 mm lenses.

Manfrotto 055 pro tripod
Manfrotto monopod
some carbon fibre compact travel tripod
Lee filters with a graduate gradient and big stopper

Profoto octobox (I might get one more I guess?)

the only thing i would be interested in is the 14/1.8 but it has no release date or the 70/200 2.8 Mk2 just to complete it up to 200mm but I would never use it. Or the MP-E might be fun...or a Patzval lens?

ThePrettyDamned

RaymondLin said:

boogieman said:

stickyfiddle said:

With respect, I don't believe you! 

Yeah me neither. Camera stuff is even more addictive than guitar gear. 

I'm just thinking where do I go from here.

5D4 x 2
20/1.4
24/1.4
35/1.4
45/2.8 TSE
50/1.4
85/1.2
100/2.8 macro IS
135/2.0
16-35/2.8
24-70/2.8

600 EX-RT x 4

also have a 2 bodies Fuji set up for travel with 23/35/56 mm lenses.

Manfrotto 055 pro tripod
Manfrotto monopod
some carbon fibre compact travel tripod
Lee filters with a graduate gradient and big stopper

Profoto octobox (I might get one more I guess?)

the only thing i would be interested in is the 14/1.8 but it has no release date or the 70/200 2.8 Mk2 but I would never use it.

200mm 1.8  

boogieman

Strewth @RaymondLin that's a hell of a lot of kit you've got there. I was going to say you're missing some long primes or zooms but sounds like you don't use them 

ThePrettyDamned

To be fair you've got the kit to cover most eventualities, but you are missing one thing. 

A big arse reflector/diffuser and someone to hold it!

RaymondLin

boogieman said:

Strewth @RaymondLin that's a hell of a lot of kit you've got there. I was going to say you're missing some long primes or zooms but sounds like you don't use them 

I bought a sigma 70-200/2.8 for a specific theatre job that I had for a few years but that is now over so sold the lens this year.  The 135/2.0 is long enough for my needs and small enough to put in my coat pocket too.

Under that focal length I have pretty much all I need, and they are all now the current models, the 24/35 are mkii, the 50/1.4 is the sigma Art. The zooms are old but they are kept as spare in case I break a prime and need that focal length in a pinch.

RaymondLin

ThePrettyDamned said:

RaymondLin said:

boogieman said:

stickyfiddle said:

With respect, I don't believe you! 

Yeah me neither. Camera stuff is even more addictive than guitar gear. 

I'm just thinking where do I go from here.

5D4 x 2
20/1.4
24/1.4
35/1.4
45/2.8 TSE
50/1.4
85/1.2
100/2.8 macro IS
135/2.0
16-35/2.8
24-70/2.8

600 EX-RT x 4

also have a 2 bodies Fuji set up for travel with 23/35/56 mm lenses.

Manfrotto 055 pro tripod
Manfrotto monopod
some carbon fibre compact travel tripod
Lee filters with a graduate gradient and big stopper

Profoto octobox (I might get one more I guess?)

the only thing i would be interested in is the 14/1.8 but it has no release date or the 70/200 2.8 Mk2 but I would never use it.

200mm 1.8  

I looked into that, it's easier finding a 59 Les Paul.

RaymondLin

ThePrettyDamned said:

To be fair you've got the kit to cover most eventualities, but you are missing one thing. 

A big arse reflector/diffuser and someone to hold it!

I've got one of those too and it folds up. Lol

RobDavies

Blimey.  I thought I was being extravagant buying a used Nikkor 50mm f1.4 for £150.....

Actually it's for my son who's doing a photography course at college.   His main subject is live music and has really struggled with the light levels and kit lens that came with his Nikon D5100, so I thought I'd give him half a chance with the Nikkor.