Photography Gear Thread

[sujoyp]

Guys I found that we dont have any thread dedicated to the gears we own...I would like you guys to take a nice snap of ur gears and post here...

Also add what currently you are dreaming of acquiring/or saving to get (no pics of this please)

And please post pictures of size around 640x480




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My gears



Left -->Right ....Manual Extension Tube,nikon 50mm 1.8 AF, Nikon D3100 + Nikon 18-55 AFS VR lens , Nikon 55-200 AFS VR , Lens Hood, Reverse Ring


Yongnou YN465


Nikkor 55mm 2.8 Micro AIS Lens


Vanguard ESPOD 203AP


Lowepro Pro Runner 200AW by sujoyp, on Flickr

LowePro Pro Runner 200AW Bag
I have a Tamrac Velocity 6x bag too

Right now I am saving for a Nikon 300mm f4 AFS and D7000

[nac]

Very nice thread...

I don't have a secondary camera to take a snap of the camera I am using.

I can dream of sujoy gifting me his hear when he upgrades to D7000

Right now I am saving for a Nikon 300mm f4 AFS and D7000

So we can expect a thread from you soon in Buy and Sell section in the near future

[sujoyp]

Nac take a shot with ur mobile camera...comon people all u have mobile cams with you to take a shot

LOL I wish I had the money to gift something like that...but definitely I am going to sell off my D3100 when I can arrange for remaining amount for D7000 .....

[nac]

No, I don't have a cam in my mobile. It's a basic set... I'll figure out something and post a photo of my cam.

BTB, You have 50mm prime, then why do you need 55mm?

[sujoyp]

Its nikon 50mm 1.8 which is said to be the favorite lens for portrait...and I bought it for macro using reverse ring and extension tubes
only last month 1 used it for portraiture

I bought nikon 55mm 2.8 micro lens coz using reverse ring and ET was too hectic...and I got this macro lens for very cheap

[marvelousprashant]

I will post pics of walls. I use them as tripod

[sujoyp]

LOL post ur cam's pic too (without HDR effect )

[nac]

LOL post ur cam's pic too (without HDR effect )

[marvelousprashant]

IMG_1359 by marvelprash, on Flickr


IMG_1363 by marvelprash, on Flickr



IMG_1364 by marvelprash, on Flickr

[sujoyp]

nice cam prashant...which one is it...canon ixus range

[marvelousprashant]

Oh I forgot to mention. It is Powershot SX240

Oh I forgot to mention. It is Powershot SX240

[sujoyp]

its powershot sx240...its very sleek ....when I saw sx220 it was bit more fatter than this

[trublu]

I will post pics of walls. I use them as tripod

lol

LOL post ur cam's pic too (without HDR effect )

Ultimate

Right now I have a Canon EOS 1000D + 18-55 Non-IS + Canon 50mm f1.8.

[sujoyp]

trublu pics pics pics post pics of ur gear....

guys also post if you are planning to buy something new related to photography

[nac]

Here is mine...



Shot this one with the help of mirror and edited...

I have no plan of upgrading to better camera in the near future. But I dream to have a nice and good pro camera.

Thought of buying a cheapo tripod, but after watching Kai's "funny" video I don't think I will buy one...

[sujoyp]

@nac r u a college guy or on job coz if u r in job then someday u r going to upgrade it...else if u r still a student then u have to wait untill u get good job

Cheap tripod may not be useful in all situations but defiantly u need them for long exposures ...soo get the cheapest tripod u find according to ur specs.

Even my tripod can carry just 3 kg and already my plans r big for next year (just the 300mm f4 will weight 1.2kg and D7000 will cost another 700gm )...but right now its adequate

[trublu]

My next purchase is going to be THIS

God knows when I will save up for it. Money isn't the issue..laziness is

Quick question : Is it a good choice?

[nac]

^ Nope

It doesn't have IS. You can buy either Canon 55-250 for 12.5k or Tamron 70-300 VC for 27k. Pick the one which fits your budget.

Sujoy,
Yeah, I may need it but it's highly impossible in the near future. Even then, I think I would go for a used one. I don't have a heart to spend too much money on cameras. May be I will buy a new one when I am making tons and tons of money...

[sujoyp]

hmmm nac u have mind but no heart for camera gear

@trublu nac is right the best zoom lens in that range is canon 55-250 IS

[trublu]

Hmm.. thanks for this advice..even I was a little bit skeptical about getting this because of the non-IS thing, given the weight of a zoom lens. Neither of current lenses have IS. I have had to practise a lot to teach myself how to hold the camera still .

The reason why I initially chose the Sigma lens is because like nac, I have the heart but not the mind to spend much on camera gear

[sujoyp]

@trublu lenses r different creature....either u get the best possible at first or compromise later

[trublu]

BTW guys, where do you buy your camera/gear - online or store? And which online store is good for this purpose? I live in Chennai, and the language barrier leaves me without any option of bargaining.

@sujoy : Agreed. That's why I got myself the nifty-fifty. I just love the way it shoots portraits !

@nac : where can I get the 55-250 for 12.5k. Checked in Flipkart, it's 16480

[rock_dj]

@trublu : May i ask how much did you had to shed for your nifty-fifty? Couple of days ago, i had gone to a camera store and found the lense prices had increased. Agree is you also heard the same?

[nac]

@nac : where can I get the 55-250 for 12.5k. Checked in Flipkart, it's 16480

Price quote was from ebay... (sorry for the late reply, I think I missed this post)

[sujoyp]

Prices of canon lenses have increased...the MRP of canon 50mm is increased by nearly 2k...donno the street price

[mastervk]

i also bought 50mm from ebay in feb 2012 for about Rs6700 (- 10% discount) and Rs 5000 worth gift voucher from zoom in (100 print in various format,free calendar ,free shipping etc)...

i think ebay is one of the best place to buy (online/offline) if you buy from reliable seller..the prices are one of the best,you can apply 5%/10% coupon and paisa pay is safest way to buy(after COD)...

[mastervk]

My gear :



Canon 18-55 kit lens, Canon 550D with 50mm 1.8, Tokina 100mm macro , Canon 55-250 mm with Hoya UV filter



Hoya filter ,step up and step down ring and extra battery




Lowerpro bag

[sujoyp]

nice mastervk....u have very nice gears

[mastervk]

@sujoy ..i have extension ring and some other stuff too but left them at home...

i will buy either 17-50 or 70-300 mm lens next but before that i want to improve my composition and photography skill...

[sujoyp]

u have a 250mm dont buy a 70-300...either target 100-400 or sigma 150-500
Yes a 17-50 will be nice addition