Equipment!

[g8crasher]

Seems like many are into photography in 1 way or another! Doesn't matter if you use a compact or a DSLR. This section is for photography buffs to share equipment related news or specific setups (if any)!

[Guest desmondtoo]

Ok, I start the ball rolling... I'm into SLR and DSLR.

My SLR setup:

Body - Nikon FG, FM2 and F90

Lens - Sigma 28mm F2.8, Nikkor 35-70mm & 100-300mm

My DSLR setup:

Body - Canon 5dMkII with battery grip BG-E6

Lens - Canon 16-35mmL F2.8, 50mmL F1.2, 85mmL F1.2, 100mmL Micro F2.8, 70-200mmL MkII F2.8 & extender EF II x2

Flash - 580EXII x02

Tripod - Vanguard

Camera Bag - Lowepro

Hope they rest can share their setup and experiences...:bounce:

Calling Unker!!!

[Guest karilaksa]

desmondtoo wrote:

Ok, I start the ball rolling... I'm into SLR and DSLR.

My SLR setup:

Body - Nikon FG, FM2 and F90

Lens - Sigma 28mm F2.8, Nikkor 35-70mm & 100-300mm

My DSLR setup:

Body - Canon 5dMkII with battery grip BG-E6

Lens - Canon 16-35mmL F2.8, 50mmL F1.2, 85mmL F1.2, 100mmL Micro F2.8, 70-200mmL MkII F2.8 & extender EF II x2

Flash - 580EXII x02

Tripod - Vanguard

Camera Bag - Lowepro

Hope they rest can share their setup and experiences...:bounce:

Calling Unker!!!

whoa bro...expensive lenses....top of the line....

[Guest desmondtoo]

karilaksa wrote:

whoa bro...expensive lenses....top of the line....

Hahaha...collection over the years.:becky:

You into photography as well...

[Guest karilaksa]

desmondtoo wrote:

Hahaha...collection over the years.:becky:

You into photography as well...

only got 5dMk2 with kit lens,580exII, most of times hibernating inside dry cabinet...

mostly into underwater with pns canon s95/ikelite combo/inon macro lenses/inon d2000 strobe

[Guest desmondtoo]

karilaksa wrote:

only got 5dMk2 with kit lens,580exII, most of times hibernating inside dry cabinet...

mostly into underwater with pns canon s95/ikelite combo/inon macro lenses/inon d2000 strobe

Take it out of the cabinet...ok will Jio you for photo shoot...:Becky:

[Guest karilaksa]

desmondtoo wrote:

Take it out of the cabinet...ok will Jio you for photo shoot...:Becky:

good...can fiddle with ur expensive lenses....lol

[Guest desmondtoo]

karilaksa wrote:

good...can fiddle with ur expensive lenses....lol

Hahaha...Welcome to use them!!!:becky:

How's your E-Cabrio buying? Confirmed liao...:bounce:

[g8crasher]

desmondtoo wrote:

Ok, I start the ball rolling... I'm into SLR and DSLR.

My SLR setup:

Body - Nikon FG, FM2 and F90

Lens - Sigma 28mm F2.8, Nikkor 35-70mm & 100-300mm

My DSLR setup:

Body - Canon 5dMkII with battery grip BG-E6

Lens - Canon 16-35mmL F2.8, 50mmL F1.2, 85mmL F1.2, 100mmL Micro F2.8, 70-200mmL MkII F2.8 & extender EF II x2

Flash - 580EXII x02

Tripod - Vanguard

Camera Bag - Lowepro

Hope they rest can share their setup and experiences...:bounce:

Calling Unker!!!

Nice nice nice..

I've sold alot of equipment off but have just started rebuilding the collection. Would love to have some of your lenses!

Existing Compact PNS

Leica D-Lux4

Lumix LX-3

DSLR

Body - EOS 300D my "chor eng" camera.

Body - EOS 5D hibernating in dry cabinet. Recent service at Canon.

Flash - 430EX II

Lenses for 300D - Tamron 17-35mm, 18-55mm EF-S

Bag - Lowepro Nova AW200

Tripod - Manfrotto 190XB + 488RC2

[Guest desmondtoo]

g8crasher wrote:

Nice nice nice..

I've sold alot of equipment off but have just started rebuilding the collection. Would love to have some of your lenses!

Existing Compact PNS

Leica D-Lux4

Lumix LX-3

DSLR

Body - EOS 300D my "chor eng" camera.

Body - EOS 5D hibernating in dry cabinet. Recent service at Canon.

Flash - 430EX II

Lenses for 300D - Tamron 17-35mm, 18-55mm EF-S

Bag - Lowepro Nova AW200

Tripod - Manfrotto 190XB + 488RC2

Nice gears - like to check out your 5D and Leica too!

Hmm... in fact we shld do a little shooting on the 30th GTG...

Bro Karilaksa, bring your gears and meet up at Star Black...:bounce:

[Guest kepiting1sg]

Existing PNS

Canon IXUS 300, Canon S3IS, Canon IXUS 850IS

SLR

Body: Nikon F4S

Body: Nikon 801S with MF-21 Multi Control Data Back

Flash: Nikon SB24

DSLR

Body: Nikon D700 with MB-D10 Battery Grip

Flash: SB-900

Lens: Nikon

AF Nikkor 50mm f1.4D (Japan)

AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR

AF Nikkor Zoom 80-200 f2.8

AF-S VR Zoom 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF

Tripod: SLIK Pro 624CF with Manfrotto 494RC2

Dry Cabinets

AM-Pro - AD040 - Analog

AIPO- AP102EX - Digital Control

Digi-Cabi - DHC-080II - Digital Control

Bags

Lowepro Flipside 300

Crumpler 5M$H

Crumpler 7M$H

[Guest desmondtoo]

Lightning, you can check Unker's AF-S VR 70-300mm...should be the one you're enquiring...

Guys, bring your gears on the 30th ya...:bounce:

[Guest lightning]

desmondtoo wrote:

Lightning, you can check Unker's AF-S VR 70-300mm...should be the one you're enquiring...

Guys, bring your gears on the 30th ya...:bounce:

Ya tks... Me noob, enquiring on behalf of my son...:becky:

[Guest desmondtoo]

lightning wrote:

Ya tks... Me noob, enquiring on behalf of my son...:becky:

It's a very good range...Hm...only if its F2.8...:mmph:

Unker, time to upgrade your 80-200mm to the 70-200mmVR2...:becky:

[Guest kepiting1sg]

AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII- Big $$$ cost more the D700 body

Too f$#king heavy!

That's why got the 70-300mm.

Light, sharp, big bang for your $$$ unless U taking pictures for nite F1 races....hehehe!

[Guest desmondtoo]

kepiting1sg wrote:

AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII- Big $$$ cost more the D700 body

Too f$#king heavy!

That's why got the 70-300mm.

Light, sharp, big bang for your $$$ unless U taking pictures for nite F1 races....hehehe!

The 70-200mmVR2 is one of the sharpest copy produced till date... You be amaze by the quality of the shoots...

70-300mm is a very good range lens, pity it's limited by the f4-5-5.6.

Totally agrees with you on the weight & $$$ aspects!:becky:

[Guest kepiting1sg]

Bro Des, Top quality  but boh lui & with my "interest" it will be a waste sitting in the cabinet most of the time.

[Guest lightning]

kepiting1sg wrote:

Bro Des, Top quality  but boh lui & with my "interest" it will be a waste sitting in the cabinet most of the time.

:becky: i am on Nikon also ... just got myself a D7000, so can help you to put your Nikkor lens in good use...:photo:

[Guest kepiting1sg]

lightning wrote:

:becky: i am on Nikon also ... just got myself a D7000, so can help you to put your Nikkor lens in good use...:photo:

Bro Norman,

D7000 is a good choice of DSLR :hand:

That AF-S 80-200mm VRII f/2.8 lens Bro Des talked about can be considered the current best for a tele-zoom lens.

The one that I have is an ancient one that doesn't focus as quickly as the current one though still very sharp. (This old lens already weigh 1.2kg) :becky:

This current AF-S tele zoom is meant for a full frame FX DSLR and current price is around $3K.

[Guest lightning]

kepiting1sg wrote:

Bro Norman,

D7000 is a good choice of DSLR :hand:

That AF-S 80-200mm VRII f/2.8 lens Bro Des talked about can be considered the current best for a tele-zoom lens.

The one that I have is an ancient one that doesn't focus as quickly as the current one though still very sharp. (This old lens already weigh 1.2kg) :becky:

This current AF-S tele zoom is meant for a full frame FX DSLR and current price is around $3K.

hehe...not ready to invest 3K for this tok kong lens yet...maybe later...meanwhile, I think $700+ for AF-S VR Zoom 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF should be good enough :becky:

[Guest kepiting1sg]

lightning wrote:

hehe...not ready to invest 3K for this tok kong lens yet...maybe later...meanwhile, I think $700+ for AF-S VR Zoom 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF should be good enough :becky:

New one is around S$730

An used one < 1 year around S$600 @ Clubsnap

Review

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70-300-vr.htm

Specs & Details

http://www.nikon.com.sg/productitem.php?pid=903-8c5b1906f6

(price are only indicative listed price and not actual retail price)

IMHO for your D7000 if U do not have this as your kit lens, pay "a little more" & get the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

This would be a better buy - 1 lens for everything.

This lens imho is more suited for your DX D7000 than the AF-S 70-300 which IIRC is more for a FX DSLR.

Review

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18-200mm-ii.htm

Specs & Details

http://www.nikon.com.sg/productitem.php?pid=1324-08eb88990c

(price are only indicative listed price and not actual retail price)

[g8crasher]

kepiting1sg wrote:

New one is around S$730

IMHO for your D7000 if U do not have this as your kit lens, pay "a little more" & get the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

This would be a better buy - 1 lens for everything.

This lens imho is more suited for your DX D7000 than the AF-S 70-300 which IIRC is more for a FX DSLR.

Range wise I think dependent on what you want to shoot. I would personally go for the 18-200mm over the 70-300mm. More versatile.

[Guest kepiting1sg]

g8crasher wrote:

Range wise I think dependent on what you want to shoot. I would personally go for the 18-200mm over the 70-300mm. More versatile.

That's what I recommended Bro Lightning to go for the 18-200mm instead.

Beside 1 lens for all occasions, this lens VRII was released only in 2009.

[Guest knighthunter]

This my underwater setup:

Misc1032 by Thedi David, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D - Sea & Sea MDX-7D

Canon EF 100 mm IS L

Canon EFS 60 mm

Tokina 10-17 FE

Sea & Sea Port S & 52

Sea & Sea Compact Dome

Sea & Sea SX 25 mm Adapter

Sea & Sea NX Port Base

Sea & Sea DX-1G

Sea & Sea YS-110A x 2

Sea & Sea YS-17

Light & Motion Sola 600

Sh*t load of ULCS arms and clamps

For land setup:

Olympus EP1

M4/3 14-42 MSCII

M4/3 17 mm pancake

FL36R flash gun

[Guest karilaksa]

knighthunter wrote:

This my underwater setup:

Misc1032 by Thedi David, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D - Sea & Sea MDX-7D

Canon EF 100 mm IS L

Canon EFS 60 mm

Tokina 10-17 FE

Sea & Sea Port S & 52

Sea & Sea Compact Dome

Sea & Sea SX 25 mm Adapter

Sea & Sea NX Port Base

Sea & Sea DX-1G

Sea & Sea YS-110A x 2

Sea & Sea YS-17

Light & Motion Sola 600

Sh*t load of ULCS arms and clamps

For land setup:

Olympus EP1

M4/3 14-42 MSCII

M4/3 17 mm pancake

FL36R flash gun

whoaa..another super collection...reason i bought 5dMk2 is i will be highly discouraged from housing them....Join me in one of my trips soon....self organised and much cheaper than shops....