What camera? $7000.

[iflynething]

Forget the body, I want good Glass


Ok, maybe I would get the D3 and Nikons 70-200 2.8 and JUST for kicks a 12-24......oh and the Sigma 50-500. That puts me at.........well maybe a little over 8 grand

~Michael~

~Michael~

 

[RKW3]

Exactly.

You asked us the question and I answered. You had very few rules so I don't see why Sony doesn't count. Canon does many electronics too but not as much into everything else like Sony.

People develop in different ways as do companies. Some get faster and higher than others. I agree that if Sony plays carefully, there'll be a, "Big Three".

And to those of you bashing the A100, there were many mistakes in that camera but it was one of the best selling dSLR's in 2006. And I know many people who were happy with their A100's. And if they weren't, that's why there's an A200 now. Companies (and people) make mistakes.

 

[goodoneian]

d300 body with the 18-200 vr lens, then the rest for travel expenses to europe to take pictures with it

 

[evo5gsr]

*opens up MS Excel*

Here's what I came up with:

Canon 5D
70-200mm 2.8L IS USM
24mm 1.4L USM
50mm 1.2L USM
180mm 3.5L Macro USM

Woot.

 

[LuisAugusto]

For the $7,000 - $8,000 i'd buy the AF Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8, OS Minolta 80-200mm G f2.8 and the Sony A900 when it comes out. Remembering that Sony dSLR cameras are significantly influenced by former Minolta engineers is comforting.

That was exactly what I was thinking. But why the Minolta 80-200 G instead of the sony one? And I would probably buy a nice Macro.

 

[JustAnEngineer]

My list looks similar to evo5gsr's:

EOS 5D
EF 24-105 f/4L IS
EF 85 f/1.2L
EF 100 f/2.8 macro
EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS
EF 1.4x II extender
Speedlite 580EX II
Memory, tripod, case

 

[EricBrian]

D3 + 14mm + 80-400mm vr + 16gb card

ditto

 

[photogincollege]

D300, nikon 17-55 2.8, 70-200 2.8 VR (maybe used), gitzo tripod and head, sb-800, 3 sb-600's, 50mm 1.4, 105mm 2.8 micro (because i hear its awesome), 2x teleconverter. Think that about eats up 8000.

 

[mrodgers]

$7000 to spend on a camera? If I had $7000, I would spend $5k on a new car for me which would be an extremely huge upgrade, $1k to catch up with the house payment, and $900 on the recent heating oil bill that was a mere month and a half worth of heating at the end of the winter season!


I guess that would leave me with $100, which I would spend on a teleconverter lens for my $200 camera

 

[usayit]

Yawn... common this is suppose to be a fun hypothetical..

$7000 on camera stuff... lets pretend you were completely debt free and already had nice car.

 

[mrodgers]

Yawn... common this is suppose to be a fun hypothetical..

$7000 on camera stuff... lets pretend you were completely debt free and already had nice car.

Ok...... How about a Nikon D40 with the 2 kit lenses, and spend only $4000 for a car, hehehe.

I have neither a decent camera, nor a decent car.

Actually, this would pertain to photography for me. I'd spend some on a decent dSLR, but then spend the rest on a motorcycle since I very much enjoyed taking rides on my old bike and stopping everywhere to take snapshots with my old full auto digicam. You just can't stop anywhere and everywhere on the side of the road with a car. Nor do I ever go out specifically just for a ride in the car with the price of gasoline. I was known to leave on the bike and return 10 hours and 450 miles later with only a "short ride" planned.

 

[Early]

Well, I usually buy cameras on a whim, and right now I'd buy a used M6 TTL and some lenses and use that for awhile. I had a M3 once and sold it for cheap, regretting it ever since.

 

[DSLR noob]

A pair of Canon 30Ds still in box (like what? $1800?)
Canon 70-200 2.8 L ($1200 ish)
Canon 10-22 3.4-4.5 USM ($380)
Canon 24-70 2.8 L ($1100)
Canon 400 5.6 L ($1100)
3 Sandisk Extreme 4 4GB cards ($150)
A canon X1.4 TC ($275)

The last $1000 would be for a good tripod and head

 

[Senor Hound]

I'd buy a D300, an 18-200 VR lens, a 50mm f/1.4, a 105 mm f/2.8 Macro with VR, a Speedlite SB-800 and then I'd spend the rest on photography classes and lessons. Cause if I had the equipment I listed, the limiting factor would be me. Plus, I always can learn more than I already know, and knowledge, unlike equipment doesn't become obsolete.

 

[RubyMagic]

The 30D pair actually looks tempting to me (Itd only be 1600 for the pair, btw).
HOWEVER.


Nikon D300 1800
Sigma 4.5 2.8 Fisheye 899
Tokina 16-50 2.8 699
Sigma 30 1.4 400
Tokina 50-135 2.8 649
Profoto ComPact-R 600 Value pack 2000

TOTAL 5447


With the leftover 2500 bucks, Id buy an engagement ring.

:hugs: