jedirunner
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Well, just got through a helpful discussion in the lens forum and decided that an immediate lens purchase is not what I'm going to do right now (though the 50mm prime is on the short list).
With that in mind, I have freed up some money which was ear-marked for a lens... I should probably spend it before wife decides that since I didn't get a lens, I don't need anything right now. hehehee... So, I'll list my current gear and some ideas of what I could get next. Maybe you guys could offer suggestions on where my setup is lacking?
Or should I just not let the money burn a hole in my proverbial pocket?
Thanks for any advice and suggestions.
Kevin
With that in mind, I have freed up some money which was ear-marked for a lens... I should probably spend it before wife decides that since I didn't get a lens, I don't need anything right now. hehehee... So, I'll list my current gear and some ideas of what I could get next. Maybe you guys could offer suggestions on where my setup is lacking?
- Canon 7D body
- EF-S 18-135mm lens
- EF 70-300mm lens
- SpeedLite 580EX II
- Cheap set of 3 zeikos filters for the 70-300 (UV, CPL, FLD)
- Cheap UV filter for 18-135
- RS 80-N3 Remote shutter release
- 2 x 16GB 600x Transcend UDMA CF cards
- Multi-slot card reader
- Ravelli Tripod (this model: APGL with ball head)
- Canon DSLR backpack (200EG or something like that?)
- Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure
- Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book #1, #2, #3
- Adobe LightRoom 3
- CS 5.5 is coming soon (I have a friend at Adobe, so I'm getting friends-and-family discount... woohoo!)
- I admit that I don't like the backpack much. It carries most of what I want to haul around, but it's not convenient when actually out shooting. I tend to leave it in the truck and borrow my daughter's LowePro sling pack to put my extra lens in as it makes switching much easier. I just don't like having to take off the backpack to switch lenses and such.
- The tripod is an expensive low-end tripod, I suppose. It does the job for now, but I can already see that it lacks in certain areas (panning, for example, keeping horizontally level, and such things as that, and the ball every now and then seems to slip)
- I don't have a macro lens though I'd really really like one in the future gear setup, but not necessarily right now.
- I've considered getting an s100 for when I can't have the 7D with me. s100 really is very portable
Or should I just not let the money burn a hole in my proverbial pocket?
Thanks for any advice and suggestions.
Kevin
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