moo.... Moo..... Welcome to the grass eaters club. I decided to open to all LYN Forumers.

The question is, what r u saving up for? What's the next piece of equipment you are getting or planning to get?

I'm eating grass due to my recent purchase of an 135 f2

What about u?

Saving up for Nikkor 16-85mm f3.5-5.6

Forced to eat grass cause got some other family expenses I cannot escape from... so lens gotta start a tabung for it.

saving for d80 rep and a 18-135

doesn't seem like a gd purchase since u alry have a 18-55mm??

This post has been edited by myjunk: May 14 2008, 10:05 PM

want 2 pay my ptptn loan.. hehehe

don't the d80 come with that lens as the kit lens?

maybe the new one dont come with it mar

Wah myjunk u at least eating grass... im eating sand loh.

Maybe CZ24-70 SSM. But still deciding lots rumour running around... along the way just saving up money and clearing cc 1st.

opssy.. photography only.. sorryy.. heheh

why everyone saving for lens?
saving for sony FF DSLR

Good luck on thE FF. Will be v v v v v v v expensive.

Ah mike: wah u got expensive taste ah?? Wah lau!! Yes, pay off ur cc bill. That one is killer.

Eating Grass to pay for new tripod, a Gitzo GT3540 and a really right stuff ball head. Many chickens must be slaugtered after my exams to make up for this

I dunno why i feel like FF is really nice for wide...but potong stim when need tele.. so just collect lens 1st loh. Along the way see how sony improve their A700...

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Added on May 14, 2008, 10:20 pmHow much is this tripod?

This post has been edited by Ahmike: May 14 2008, 10:20 PM

People complaiting about me dunno how to compose... actually because I have limited lenses... So... I wish I have a 35L to overcome some of my equiptment limitation. Then maybe 24-70L or 24-105L and hopefully the new 5D replace or 1D mark III.

That's all I want....

But no money.... Maybe I have to do parttime liao....

Adoi im using a200 only leh.. you 40D +135L already sapu .

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Added on May 14, 2008, 10:23 pmLooking at your gaming rig...sell it loh..maybe can get few more stuff

This post has been edited by Ahmike: May 14 2008, 10:23 PM

For now, I'm saving up for Sigma 70-300mm APO Macro or Canon 55-250mm IS, want 2nd hand one lagiiiii, while others going for FF.... haih... being poor, what to do?

guess it will be around canon 1ds markIII price

yup, see hows the improvement model for a700.

That the journey my fren.... your will love your lens and take care of it more.

i'm currently saving up for the Canon 70-200mm f2.8L non IS version...

eating gardenia and milo only...

That is for gaming ma...

If complait too short, there is 100-400 IS L. Its quality at 400mm wide open really not bad. I will write a review on it when I have time.

And potrait with 300 f2.8 on FF will give really impressive result!

2.3 for the tripod and a good 1.2 for the head.

I hope i get more shifts.

You are so $$$$

i just wan nikkor 200-400mm f4. @@

What sort of Part Time?

Who say I use 40D? You missing 1 zero lah.

Maybe can get a 1.4x converter. Then can become 189mm or 302mm in 35mm equivalent and still f2.8. keke

Wah.. so lucky. Can eat milo. We all no drink. Only Eat Grass.
BTW, if get grey set, can be much cheaper.
Why not get 135mm F2? Cheaper and maybe perform better as well. Downside is no flexibility to zoom.

Saving for a 450D and a 1750 f2.8 tammy at the moment. haha. long way to go!

Yah. man.. SOme-more still studying..


Wah.. this thread not about wanting lah.. Its about what you saving up for lah.

This is not "dream" thread.

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Added on May 14, 2008, 10:37 pmWah.. that's like 5K already right??

K K K K K --- (there, got 5 K already kaka..)

This post has been edited by myjunk: May 14 2008, 10:37 PM

Maybe it is about time I should make money from camera shooting...

Or part time for what I am doing in works....

Or... selling sex service? Am I good looking enought?

saving for D300 + 35f2 + SB800
tat's more than 7K....
K K K K K K K...hope tat's enuf

saving rm100 every month. targeting FF DSLR

if you look like your avatar then can consider lah.. keke

17.5 an hour tax deducted . And that's not Maraysian monies.

Photography gigs are paid here at 1k AUD per session without binding and printing, just picture taking, but of course sitting in church and being the only muslim is bound to be uncomfortable.

So you will wait for 7 Years to get the DSLR body.

Then how many years to get the lens?

wow.. that's very lucrative man..

nowadays, we all here do "shoot" for free ones.

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Added on May 14, 2008, 10:43 pmwei.. Smiley face not the same as your avatar lah..

This post has been edited by myjunk: May 14 2008, 10:43 PM

7 years only rm8400
have wait after the fully installment on my car then only can buy

i thought VOIP very handsome one

I think I really like my new avatar... I like her...

I am not meh?

then dont buy anymore gadget. save money to marry her

wont buy anymore equipment for this year. since i spent nearly 9k in 2 months.

K K K K (1/2k) ONLY MAH...

Guys, reduce the spamming. Don't go off topic. Discuss what you wanna buy, and why. We don't need to know how you going to survive with 1 maggi or eat grass

Ya... And it is why I just got another warning!!! Hahaha.... LOL... So childish..

haha... still studying mar...

milo came from my lovely mummy mar...
gardenia buy sendiri...

yalor, grey set is cheaper...
2nd hand set even cheaper...

135mm f2 perform better than the 70-200mm f2.8L?
that's why lar, not really like it because no flexibility to zoom...

This post has been edited by LizStephenie: May 14 2008, 11:02 PM

Saving up for the next possible poison which could be a Zeiss lens.

I said maybe. Prime lens usually do anyway. F2bokeh sure fight the 2.8

Saving for one of the Nikkor Trinity

me.. beside the 580EX II...
i think it would be 70-200mm f2.8L..
but now donno either wanna take the f4 or f2.8L...

Battery Grip, Dua Kati 8GB, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, 70-200/2.8, 30/1.4. Total should be about 8K "only".

Aiming for a f2.8 100mm macro lens then up next is the 70-200 f2.8 lens =P hehe..
But saving moderately compared to the last time.. still a poor student though..

Currently working hard and saving up money to get a battery grip for my sweetie 400D.

I prefer megi, grass is farrrrrrrrrrrrr to healthy...

For me, I have humble dreams (and thus the neverending megi buffet):

28mm f2.8 Minolta, 100mm f2 Minolta (or the 135mm f2.8 Minolta), 28-75mm Minolta or Tamron (or 28-70mm Sigma), Cosina 100mm f3.5 Macro, 10-35mm Tamron (when it comes out), Beercan, 17-70 f2.8-f4.5 Sigma, and (if I'm crazy enough to SELL MY CAR + EAT MORE MEGI) 135mm Minolta STF.

That should be enough alredi to keep me happy for a loooooooooooooooong, looooooooooooong time...

What, no G or CZ lenses? Said alredi I wanted to roam the world with "affordable" lenses...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: May 15 2008, 12:54 AM

WARNING : grass eating is not healthy. LYN shall not be responsible for any health condition that may arise from such practices.

that said - not saving up for anything. not eating grass either. come to think of it, a macro lens and a fish-eye lens would be next. and perhaps a better tele lens like some 70-200.

all are not priority. so no grass eating. not willing to sacrifice health for gears.

I'm currently saving for a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8, BG-E3 with an extra battery and 580EX ll. All in I think about 3.5- 4K? I would be able to afford it in about 8 months time if it's not for the loan commitment I took up for my Kancil.

On the long run I would like to have a 70-200mm f2.8 IS USM.

I'm saving up for Sigma 70-200mm f2.8, nikon D300 body & alpha 700 body... longterm investment huhu

me saving for usm.....prime......LLLLLLLLLLL lens.....hunger for L lens...

Saving for a 70-200mm lens as well as a D3. Then two more flashes and a combi of umbrella and stands.

70-200mm f2.8 IS USM is my dream lense....but im not dreaming, i will get it!

err, eating grass for Sony Bravia V Series 32" LCD TV.

if it about lens, aiming for Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm VR

Lets see what's in my list:
1. BG-E2N
2. 8GB or 16GB CF card
3. 85mm f/1.8
4. 70-200mm f/2.8L
5. Focusing screen (because I scratched mine )

I oni want 1 thing. A Canon EOS 1D mkIV

empire23...
i wonder...
ur taste and mine is similar...
i m saving for a GT3530 + RRS BH-55 + RRS D3 L-bracket...
wise ppl do think alike!

and u r a muslim?
i din know that!

i m also saving up to get the entire ZF line up! except the 50 1.4...
no more nikkors for me...

or maybe a hasselblad 503 CW + winder....
depends on which poisons stronger!

The kit lens is not up to par with the 16-85. Totally different class. Moreover, read that the sharpness of the 16-85 is

ALso the 85mm gives me some additional reach from what I have now without sacrificing the picture quality as what a 18-200mm would bring.

I ate grass long time ago . Next coming purchase:
1. 100mm f2.8 macro + 24-70mm f2.8L, or
2. 40D + BG-E2N, or
3. 5D or 5D replacement

This post has been edited by castrodesauza: May 15 2008, 09:20 AM

Hurr, i wan newer tripod setup as i start my foray into "stealth" strobing which involves hidden flashes to light up street shots remotely. Necessary evil, and my old 804RC head is getting extremely hard to setup due to the weight and the 3 way design.

Yesh, I am Muslim and it seems that Aussies think my name is awesome due to it's length. Mohd Syafiq Aizat bin Mohd Yusof Manan. My new Ostolia name is Syafiq A Yusof. Although they still get it wrong, calling me Syefiq, Fyefiq, Syarfeek and other wrongly understood names. It isn't too bad though, even my father can't spell my name anyways .

Haha, the only ZF i have is the 50mm 1.4, nearly all my close shots are done with 50mm. The lense is as sharp as knife and the details are seriously awesome. Also have the Summicron and L in my 50mm arsenal, probably will just get more 50mm lenses.

Me no go MF, i prefer SLRs for my general work and for my focus area i lean towards rangefinders. No hassies, leafs or fujis for me, unless someone finds a way to cram them into the size of a 5D or something

This post has been edited by empire23: May 15 2008, 03:35 PM

Be warn that Canon 100mm f2.8 macro is not an L lense. For first few years everything will go fine... until all your collection are L lenses, then you feel something missing from the macro lense. Nothing wrong with the image quality thought.... Just it is not L....

in that case he'll have to go for the 180mm macro already

I already eat grass few months ago after buying the 580exII and 50mm f/1.4, so no more new photogears for the rest of the year
Will save up for a tele, either prime tele or 70200 f/2.8, dream dream

To most people surprise... I found the 180L to be hunting in low light! Camera used is 30D. Maybe due to f3.5 which is optimised for macro... maybe...

This is also one of the few Canon lenses that I have little experinces... Anyone mind to let me one to play?

Wah. This becoming a dream gear thread lah. How can?

Valho. Get the 135mm f2 the bokeh ultra cun. Put a TC and u get close to 200mm alry and f2.8!

For me, if can, will start saving up for addtional flash and upgrade the body.

Grass is too expensive for me

I want a 70-200 f2.8, a D300 and a 10-20 or 11-16 lens. Just 10K plus altogether.

Eat air, not grass.

Update: Oops, forgot I want a 85mm f1.4 too.

This post has been edited by ebernie: May 15 2008, 01:17 PM

All of that already more than 10k wor...

hmm that's something i am considering, 135mm f/2 or go for the convinient of 70200 f/2.8, thought the former choice is cheaper by a whole lot hhaaha
oh yeah i forgot about additional flash and maybe st-e2 haha

wahh have to eat air for long time lo

eat grass 10 years for nikkor 200-400 f4 VR.....

200400VR pair with D40, hehe, ok ar?

haizzzz........become africa ppl liao....kurus @@

This post has been edited by FESEM: May 15 2008, 01:31 PM

im saving up for nikkor 55-200mm and nikkor 50mm f1.8
all because of fesm poisoning me during the outing...
not only grass...i may as well eat batu n pasir...

Lol.

I'm saving for a battery grip, either 70-200mm F2.8L or 24-70mm F2.8L. and a car after I get my license.

This post has been edited by arshad: May 15 2008, 02:04 PM

looking for the 55-200? VR?
i have one planning to sell it off...
hahahaha...
funding BETTER lenses!
such as 2/100 makro-planar maybe....
interested?

I think I need to sell my car to get all the equipment I am drooling over

hahahahaha..
mavik dun do that...
a camera cant get u to a photoshoot!
unless u can invent something called a car-mera!
then ill be interested too!

Don't worry lah...each year got bonus.

So each year buy 1 dream lens.

Then the rest of the money use for wife/gf/kids...etc.

You all syok lar. got bonus. i dont have.

bonus is for funding a new body...
and save for kahwin...
xandman-->how much u want to sell ur 55-200mm

i dunno la...
u offer la...
if ok i sell off la...
i oredi have 70-200...

I feel that i will not eating grass anymore.

wahhh...
got bonus d?

starving for efs10-22 and 70-200 f2.8L

No la xandman. I not working how to get bonus . Waiting for sponsorship. xD

I used to have the 10-22. The performance is ok... But because it is not L, it does not have L built nor L color. Thus the color rendering quality is just like other 3rd party or other competitor offering... I mean normal color la... Maybe a CPL can enchance the color lo...

It is why if you have the cash, go FF and get 17-40L. At least still enjoy L color that can show off...

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: May 15 2008, 02:59 PM

I thought normally those with FF would go for the 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens? I have seen quite a number of them being used because of the F/2.8 and also the wide area covered

Reason are simple... 17-40 is only RM2500... and easily get used one at RM2k or even less

While 16-35 II got no used unit... Price I think RM5000+ You think cheap ar?

The additional RM3k can buy another great lense like 135L already.

For wide angle, personally I do not need f2.8. Even constant f5.6 also enought makan for me... for my standard la..

So to me, the only different for the prices is only 1mm.... which I think can close one eye la... Unless you are as rich as empire23 la... than get the 16-35!

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: May 15 2008, 03:08 PM

17mm is not the wide angle that will suffice my need, simply not wide enough..and one thing having 17-40L would be redundant to my 24-70L. i guess sometimes we need to scarifies a bit of quality to have better setup

Heh! Bonus no use 1 lar. Dont forget 1/3 of it already gone back to government as tax. If pakai all bonus when tax time comes mati lor how to pay tax? That time really need to eat grass n make moo mooooo sounds.

This post has been edited by ianho: May 15 2008, 03:23 PM

Well at least I know the reason why they got that lens, the only main reason. F/2.8

Btw, Nikon no 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM lens

1/3 ar? means your tax has reached maximum bracket. Wah, VOIP very rich. No wonder can afford 85mm f/1.2.

Nikon has even better 14-24... BUt there are 2 concern on the Nikon only....

(1) Cannot use condom (I mean protective filter la) to protect the lense... What if it got scrathes?

(2) How to use CPL?

You're absolutely true. Haven't play with macro yet. Once I have played with it and start to have the L fever, maybe can eat grass again for 180L macro.... the older 100mm macro lense can give to auntie....

TheVoIP is a poor man... All money gone to L this and L that already...