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02-04-2006, 01:18 AM
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I spend too much of my life on TPF!
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Hmmmm, what to do.
The Alberta government decided it would be a good idea to give every Alberta citizen 400$. Distributing the surplus I believe. But anyways, now I have 400$ extra just sitting here waiting to be spent. I could save it, but what fun would that be? So I Have norrowed it down to a few things that I want to buy.
I could afford 2 of the following 3  55-200mm lens  cool new backpack camera bag Nifty cool battery gropOr just this  Cool 19" LCD monitorWhat do you guys think? Last edited by bantor; 02-04-2006 at 01:23 AM. |
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02-04-2006, 01:19 AM
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Battery Grip! as well as the pack have my votes. Even though I don't know my Nikon lenses, so probalby not the best person to listen to.
And I will be throwing my $400 into future education, so enjoy it 
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02-04-2006, 01:24 AM
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I spend too much of my life on TPF!
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The lens is nothing to great it is 55-200mm but considering it is only 200$ I am not sure if it is the best lens ever.
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02-04-2006, 04:15 AM
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Grip + rucksack!
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02-04-2006, 07:49 AM
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I spend too much of my life on TPF!
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I am beginning to lean more that way myself, not to mention if I do get those two I will have a little left over to.
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02-04-2006, 08:09 AM
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since my monitor is going out I would say the monitor... but that's up to your current situation.
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02-04-2006, 09:28 AM
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I spend too much of my life on TPF!
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Indeed, it is getting a little bit dire. The monitor I have now is about 8 years old. It's a 17" CRT. The colors are so bad on it that even with full adobe gamma correction, and full monitor settings, the colors and brightness are still not as high as they could be.
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02-04-2006, 09:48 AM
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Well...well...I wanna move to Alberta! *grumbles* I wish my state would give me money *grumble*
If you monitor is going, go for the monitor!
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02-04-2006, 10:03 AM
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I spend too much of my life on TPF!
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LOL. Ya, I like to complain about the cold, and about the...cold, but every so often something cool happens like oh say the government gives you money for no good reason.
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02-04-2006, 10:22 AM
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I vote for the monitor. We replaced ours a few months back and the difference is amazing!
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02-04-2006, 11:12 AM
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Since I'm having a still almost brandnew 19" monitor, and a nifty cool camera backpack, and a 28-200mm lens - which is no longer quite that good, but do you look into the mouth of a gift horse? - I might go for the battery pack! There are no external flashes and lightboxes in your list... why?
Ah, dang! all those things are for yourself, anyway ... grrr! Was for a moment thinking I was having a choice here ................! 
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02-04-2006, 12:14 PM
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Thanks for the advice all!
LaFoto: You see, I already have a flash, no lightbox though. |
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02-04-2006, 02:29 PM
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Ha Ha, I have made a my choice! And it is
 A METRO 19" LCS monitor. Now the reason for this if you are at all wondering is that the other things are all small seperate things that I can purchase in intervals, making it seem like i am not spending as much money. |
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02-04-2006, 04:20 PM
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I'm not sure what you should get, whatever things u need the most i guess.
I'm also getting my $400 check soon (I'm in NS right now so my mom has to mail it to me), then I get to decide how to spend it Gotta love our oil rich, money wasting province!
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02-04-2006, 06:19 PM
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So my whole theory on the $400 is that they are just giving me some of my money back.
Aside from that I'm buying a new shock for my bike and can get my second rolling.
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