What single piece of equipment do you have

Blake.Oney · Nov 9, 2010

My nifty fifty. $110 and I've made hundreds with it in portraits that customers have loved because the sharpness and super shallow DOF that it can produce.

fokker · Nov 9, 2010

Camera backpack (Kata DR465) - cost me $75NZD (about 50USD) and it's allowed me to take my camera places that I otherwise couldn't or wouldn't have. It's all very well having awesome gear but if you're not going to take it places with you then what's the point?

LokiZ · Nov 9, 2010

First place goes to my windows XP pro dell dimension 8400 it's now over 9 years old, has never needed an OS wipe and the only item I have replaced is one hard drive after the original started clicking after 8 years. It was an upgrade at that point though as I went from a 520 gig to a 1.5 terabyte drive.

Second place goes to my 13 year old 19" monitor.

Those two items have been with me long before digital photography via the use of scanners and moved right along with me when digital came into focus for me. They have done me proud.

Edit: Oh the cost of the PC (refurbished from Dell) was around $900 and the 19" monitor was around $750 way back then.

Edit: Fokker While I have not had my backpack but 3 years. I have to agree with you on you statements. In my case mine was free so It really paid off. My original camera bag sits collecting dust now. Very good answer!

chito beach · Nov 9, 2010

The Sigma Bigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 not exactly a prime but a great lens I picked up as a in store counter copy for 600.00.

I use it more than any other lens. has good clarity and excellent Bokah (IMHO) and produces good sharp images

Ron Evers · Nov 9, 2010

Maybe my pawn shop Manfroto/ball head tripod for $50.

chito beach · Nov 9, 2010

Ron Evers said:
Maybe my pawn shop Manfroto/ball head tripod for $50.

Good find!

LokiZ · Nov 9, 2010

Wow I need to start cruising the pawn shops, color me green with envy Ron! Definitely a good find!

MohaimenK · Nov 9, 2010

My monopod. It's light and replace my baseball bat from the back seat

sleist · Nov 9, 2010

My D90 - It's the only piece of equipment that I used on every photo I've taken.
Many of my lenses cost more than this body and are used less.

usayit · Nov 9, 2010

Samsung gx-1l DSLR purchased from a pawn shop for $150 back when it was still a current model. It brought my collection of Pentax kmount and takumar scremounts into the digital age..... I've made dozens and dozens of photos with it and enjoyed every minute doing so. Its still my goto budget rig for when I do shoot some macro paired with a tamron 90mm F2.5 adapt all.