POTN July 2006 Spend-a-thon

[::John::]

It has been an expensive month for me. First the 100-400mm + 2x converter (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1703846&postcount=25) that I reported back at the beginning of the month and now:

16-35mm f/2.8 at USD$1513 (AUD$1975)

Sometimes I scare myself :)

[Carzee]

Good stuff. Good wife!

Ummm, duck shots soon :)
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Will we make $225,000?

[::John::]

Nah - I have been practising with a Sea Eagle and Pelican in Centennial Park - I'll leave the ducks until later...

[sboerup]

Canon 85L mk1 - $1350
Canon 85 1.8 - $325
Canon 50 1.4 - $265
Think Tank Modular Set - $170
Sigma 20 1.8 - $300
Copperhill Images Cleaning Set $50
E-1 Handstrap - $20
AB800 w/umbrella - $325
Innavotronix Battery - $294
Sekonic L-358 - $220
Sigma 24-70 EX - $320
Canon 17-40L $585

TOTAL= $4224

[Carzee]

Thank you Tucson! Now thats a nice way to spend a Saturday! That 85 on the 5D will be a blast.

[SuzyView]

We made it, didn't we?

[jj1987]

Bought the 17-55IS earlier this month $1250
Bought the Amvona CF Tripod at $235 shipped.
Bought a Hoya polarizer $120

[Tom W]

Wow, I missed this thread.

1125 for a used 30D, if used counts. If not, ignore. :)

[Belmondo]

I just bought my wife a $2400 Louis Vuitton purse. It really isn't photo gear, but it is insurance that I'll be able to buy something for myself one of these days. Or maybe my wife sees this as her getting even for money I've already spent. Life is so complicated.

[Skrim17]

Yes but if you continue to buy her equally expensive (and exquisite) gifts life will become much LESS complicated.

If she puts a camera in it I say it counts!

[Ronald S. Jr.]

$2400 on a bag...:rolleyes: whatever makes her happy. At least my 5D for a few hundred more does something useful. :p

[Tom W]

I just bought my wife a $2400 Louis Vuitton purse. It really isn't photo gear, but it is insurance that I'll be able to buy something for myself one of these days. Or maybe my wife sees this as her getting even for money I've already spent. Life is so complicated.

I can't imagine paying $2400 for a bag - not even a Tenba or a Domke. ;)

[Belmondo]

I can't imagine paying $2400 for a bag - not even a Tenba or a Domke. ;)

It's not even made of ballistic nylon! What a ripoff.

[Belmondo]

$2400 on a bag...:rolleyes: whatever makes her happy. At least my 5D for a few hundred more does something useful. :p

Ummm, Ronald......

My wife really isn't into full frame. Now, if Prada made photographer's vests, she might just take notice.

[PhotosByEric]

Kenko 1.4 extender $150
Battery grip $150

Total $300

[braduardo]

How about the $30 in gas I burned up today going out to take pictures?

[frog doc]

I got a Canon 10-22 EF-S for a Yosemite camping trip ($650ish);
a cheap tripod (still learning about these), a 1 gig CF card, Kelby's Photoshop CS2 book and a sensor cleaning bulb for another $200.

[YosemiteJunkie]

Ok.. Got one last buy in today.
From B & H:
Hoya 77mm filter kit (UV, CP, :& Warming & Filter Wallet) $109.95
72mm - 77mm Step up ring $6.95
67mm - 77mm Step up ring $6.95
2 Day shipping (Going to Yosemite next weekend) $15.00
for a total of $138.85

From NewEgg:
FLASH 1G|RITEK CF CFR1G-80X-G R - Retail (Qty=2, Price=$47.98)
TAX: $3.48
Shipping and Handling Charge**: $6.29
for a total of $57.75

Total of both purchases $196.60

[Carzee]

There it is ========== $225,000!!


Spend-a-thon update: $225,181

Woo hoo. Shout yourselves a cold beer! And more days to go!

[Jim G]

I bought a Lowepro Stealth Reporter D400AW for about $120 US.

[mrclark321]

Ballhead and tripod$300
24-105- $1000
2 Gig CF card $100
Total $1400

[AdamJL]

There it is ========== $225,000!!


Spend-a-thon update: $225,181

Woo hoo. Shout yourselves a cold beer! And more days to go!

You didn't count the 2400 for Belmondo's bag did you? I don't think that should be applicable

[Carzee]

No, no spousal arousal products or "gas" costs from the other post. "Gas"? Its a liquid people!

[jestergx4]

Just added last week:
Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di LD- $354.92
Canon Speedlite 430Ex - $249.00
Joe Demb Flip-It! Jr Flash Modifier - $24.95

[kampphoto]

Now all we have to do is contact Canon and say "give all us POTNers a discount or we are taking our spending power else where" if all of us combined spend well over $200,000 USD/month it'd be a big hit from their bottom line to not be nice to us ;)

[Skrim17]

Actually why don't we contact B&H since it is so highly spoken of on here, maybe they'd give us a POTN discount for online shopping?

[Androoo]

dual strobe photogenic light kit and slik 330dx tripod

total: $1985.62

July 27, 2006

[jevidon]

580ex ($359), 50mm 1.4 ($314), Sigma 10-20 ($519), Gitzo 1454L with spikes ($159)

[Claire]

Batteries for my 300d $106

[tweatherred]

Just ordered a 24-105L and Spyder 2 from B&H: $1409.00! It was the spendathon that convinced me to go ahead (that and the fact I saw my paycheck has already been direct-deposited).

[Mark_Cohran]

So, here's what I've purchased in the last two weeks:

7/17 - Manfrotto 3444 Carbon Fiber Tripod - $300, Bogen 3018 Caster Light Stand - $100
7/26 - Halliburton 407-110 Aluminum Case - $230, Photoflex 8' Lightstand w/boom - $75, Photoflex Lightdome 293 with inserts - $150

This gear was new, but was heavily discounted due to the shop going out of business. I've been buying from them for years, so I was given first dibs at a lot of the equipment. The Manfrotto tripod retailed for $695 and the Hallibuton Case was listed at $495. The Photoflex Softbox retails for $299. All in all, I was quite happy.

Grand total - $855

Mark

[Carzee]

CHA-CHING!!

Spend-a-thon update: $233,037

[ofdphoto]

Manfrotto 488RC2 ball head -- US$144 (the joys of buying locally)

[drparker]

2 lexar 2gig 133x CF cards $158
Imatch software $60

Do rentals count? didn't thing so, would have been another $107

Drew

[basroil]

just over 24hours until last station in hawaii closes... will we reach 250k?
come on, i'm sure someone forgot a 400 f2.8 purchase somewhere...


btw, this happens to be my 666'th post, happy satanic post to me :p

[Carzee]

Just found 3 used PocketWiz Plus units in Miami. incl shipping and paypal tax USD410

[Carzee]

just over 24hours until last station in hawaii closes... will we reach 250k? Nuh, due to a seniors moment, I began the thread 7 days into July. :) SO the Spend-a-thon finalises in another week, midnight the sixth august.

[jojacos]

Here's what I've purchased this month:

Canon 5D + 24-105L lens kit = £2149.99 = $4005.50
Canon EF 70-200 f/4L = £400 = $745.17
Canon EFs 60mm f/2.8 = £272.99 = $508.61

Grand total - $5,259.28

Azmil

[philbyuk]

Manfrotto 190proB and Manfrotto 484rc2 ball head (holiday present from the wife)
= $270.45 (uk prices ...hate em)

[acidhouse]

Calumet ballhead Medium $20

[AdamJL]

lol, Jessops hot-shoe spirit level - $18
Epson R800 printer - $360

must....stop.......

[philbyuk]

unknown monopod...$25.00..bargain(i think.lol)

[Carzee]

Spend-a-thon update: $239,869

[chancellor]

Canon 50mm f/1.4, hood and miscelaneous --> $415 at B&H.

[Carzee]

Found a recent photo (27june) on sportshooter that sort of explains quite nicely exactly why we can't include professional purchases in our Spendathons: ...staff photographers say goodbye to Nikon and hello Canon... OTT!

http://www.sportsshooter.com/pix/specialGallery/0606/129062706202121.jpg

[Ronald S. Jr.]

My dear god...SIX 1-series bodies, and a matching set of flashes and lenses for every one of them. Not to mention the two 300's and the 500.

[braduardo]

My dear god...SIX 1-series bodies, and a matching set of flashes and lenses for every one of them. Not to mention the two 300's and the 500.

OOOOOOOHHHHHHH.... Wish I had the drooling smiley, cause that's what I was doing when I saw that shot...

[jpvaz]

Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (3rd Edition) (Paperback) - $31.49 + import tax + delivery to Portugal = $52.60 US

This is the problem of living in the middle of nowhere, i had to pay $21.11 just for the delivery and import tax!!! I hate this place....

[Carzee]

C'mon, who's lashed out and brought something today?? fess up. Its one of the 8 steps you know.

[misspix]

Okay...am driving 3 hours to a real camera shop. Will post results when I return :D

[Skrim17]

I bought Photoshop CS2 for dummies and the digital rebel field guide for a total of $40.12

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Small purchase for me...new set of inks for my i9900, and a few packages if Ilford. $150 and change.

Oh, and I got my QVC package today..lol. Little HP photosmart 4x6 printer. I think it was $180.

[MDJAK]

I had to read to find out why this was still going, but I'm glad it is.

I for one say include the Louis purse. If it helps Belmondo, it helps Canon.

I was in B&H yesterday. Bought my daughter a waterproof contraption for her SD550: $179, I think

Bought her another battery charger 'cause she lost the first one:

$39.95. That's a total of $220.

I would have gotten the Kenko extension tubes, but I'm getting so damn old, I forgot I wanted them.


Then we went to The World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, sat 8th row for the Dixie Chicks. It was an amazing show.

And of all people, that slug Rosie O'Donnell was there. They let her in with her Noink d200 and she had some smallish zoom. She was standing near us taking a few pictures. I'm sure they came out lousy.

mark

[MDJAK]

Ronald, do my eyes deceive me? There is no 24-70 in your signature. Did you part with it for the one-millionth time? Or did you just not get it for the nine-hundred-ninety-nine thousandth time?

mark:)

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Didn't buy another. I want to give the 24-105 a shot now that I don't need 2.8 anymore. hey..can't hurt, right? I can always sell it and get another 24-70. Number six, on the way! :lol:

[Carzee]

CHA-CHING!!


Spend-a-thon update: $240,927

[jpvaz]

Tripod quick release plate - pack of 3 (lost the original one, got this one today in the local photo shop....) - 39.91€ = $51.03 US

[Ronald S. Jr.]

LOL...omg...I mentioned it three posts ago, and didn't even "log" it. 24-105L IS! Brand new, $1100. ;-)

[LuckyRobJ]

My first L glass and a couple B+W filters... $783. Worth every penny!

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

... and again :)

Gitzo 1588 monopod (US$294.95)
Canon EF 12II tube (US$79.95)
Canon EF 25II tube (US$129.95)
B+W 72mm MRC UV filter (US$62.95)
Freight (US$54)

Total: US$621.80

[AdamJL]

Every little bit counts... especially when I've added up this months' total spending...

Epson photo paper

$28.80 :lol:

[johnathan]

Returned 24-105L - $1249
ordered 30D $1246
ordered 17-40L $630
ordered canon ul $35
ordered ST bats $32
total new order aditional $694.00

[Carzee]

CHA-CHING!!


Spend-a-thon update: $244,206

[muggah]

Canon 20D
Canon EF 50mm 1.8
SanDisk Ultra II
Lowepro holster bag
Total: US$1,280

[Carzee]

Congrats muggah and welcome to POTN. I began with that sort of kit 16 mths back.

C'mon people, buy some more!

[jimtfoto]

My big outlay was on the Sigmonster (actually bought in June, but bill wasn't paid until July, so I guess that counts).
So:
Sigmonster - $7,200
Gary Fong Lightsphere (for wife) - $72.91
Better Beamer (and replacement fresnel lens, again for wife) - $66.74

Total: $7,339.65 (that's Canadian dollars)

cheers,
jim

[Ronald S. Jr.]

That's $6498.31 USD.

[Skrim17]

wow

[Johnny Thunder]

Arrgh.

Add another $1200 for me

580EX
550EX
ST-E2
Huey Monitor Calibrator
Lumiquest Softbox
Light tent (possibly the best $80 I've spent!)

-Johnny

[braduardo]

$40... Paper...

[jimtfoto]

Ooops ... just got home and checked July expenses. Forgot to add a Gitzo 1325 tripod ($800), a Canon 28-105 (plus hood, filters, etc. $850) and another desktop PC ($2,000)
.... so with the $7,339.65 already noted, that brings my total for the month to ..... yipes .... $10,989.65 .....(Canadian)

cheers,
jim

[Ronald S. Jr.]

That's $9,757.30 USD.

[justinmob]

Canon 10-22mm + hood- $740

[Carzee]

CHA-CHING!!

I don't think we can beat last December (Christmas hols).. which was $272,000 ---but we'll give it a nudge!
24hrs left; and its a Saturday people! Yeehaa.


Spend-a-thon now: $257,223

[Carzee]

Ooops .... $10,989.65 .....(Canadian)
cheers, jim

wtg Jim - you're on the short list to be the Spendathon poster boy :)

[Carzee]

Are we all done - are we all maxed out?

Just a few hours to go now?

[braduardo]

Eyepeice extender and cleaning stuff $30

Doing what I can here...

[Carzee]

Yeah, just got a small item on feebay for alt/aux AA batts inside a SB-24. $16

[BassBiggieD]

new rocket blower (lost mine) $6 :)

[Ronald S. Jr.]

more ink- $40-ish.

4x6 paper..a ton- $57

2 more 2gig Ultra II's- $145

[Rumjungle]

Is this still purchases from July? Or recent ones?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Up until today, I believe.

[basroil]

Up until today, I believe.

in that case add $100 for4x6 paper and inks (2x 100 pack paper +6 ink cartriges)

[Lunajen]

430 EX Speedlite....198.00 US $

Not including photofinishing......

And about 50.00 in prints..

[taygull]

earlier this month....

70-200f/2.8 IS USM
2.0 Cvtr
2 - 4GB Cards
Big Flip it

$2300

[Carzee]

[ Rings the Last Drinks Bell ]

I believe its about 5pm in California... so the Spendathon finishes this evening.

Last orders!!

[Billginthekeys]

i got some ink the other day- $60

[Carzee]

Only a coupla hours left now.

[Carzee]

I just got a extra battery carriages (C size batts for a flash), synch cord and jacks to solder up myself: $26


CHA-CHING!!

Yeehaa!!!!! All maxed out, the calculator nearly flat out of power, the total comes in:


July 2006 Spend-a-thon Total:

$260,251

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[Rumjungle]

That's just sick...:cool:

[Billginthekeys]

wow. great job spending all our money guys

[Carzee]

On a average daily basis, thats $8675 every day including sundays and mondays for 30 days...

Roll on Santa! What will we do this Christmas?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

$300,000 easily.

[muggah]

Now that's a lot of money! :eek:

[Carzee]

$300,000 easily.

Dibs on $330-340,000 band. :)

[BassBiggieD]

ughhh thats such a orageous amount of money

i call $375,000

[Carzee]

ughhh thats such a orageous amount of money

i call $375,000


Outrageous? Well, its a big forum. I doubt even the digi-back MF or Hassy forum would equal the monthly total.. and their stuff is pricey. :)

[Rumjungle]

This is proof that, with the right inspiration, we POTN members can be driven into unrivaled spending frenzies. In fact, we're already looking to top 300k for Christmas! I may just have to delay some bigger purchases until the next sales drive.;)

[Tommy]

I may just have to delay some bigger purchases until the next sales drive.;)

Or perhaps you can make your bigger purchases now, and use the next sales drive as a reason to make even BIGGER purchases. ;) :lol:

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Outrageous? Well, its a big forum. I doubt even the digi-back MF or Hassy forum would equal the monthly total.. and their stuff is pricey. :)

I'll say it is..like the H2d-39 for sale used over on FM for $24k. Sheesh! I can't imagine 39mp. I'd be in frickin' heaven.

[Jamie Holladay]

Gosh thats a lot of cash.

[braduardo]

Gosh thats a lot of cash.

Makes you feel really poor, doesn't it Jamie?

[Jamie Holladay]

Makes you feel really poor, doesn't it Jamie?

UH HUH!

[savone]

Maybe someone from POTN admins should send this thread to B&H and other companies to tell them to buy some advertising space?

[BassBiggieD]

Maybe someone from POTN admins should send this thread to B&H and other companies to tell them to buy some advertising space?
or give us a discount:lol:

[Carzee]

Maybe someone from POTN admins should send this thread to B&H and other companies to tell them to buy some advertising space?


"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."
"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."
"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."
"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."

:)

[muggah]

I wonder what % of B&H's July sales $260,000 is? ;)

[Carzee]

Maybe a morning's turnover.
I think the B&H sales reports would be interesting.
If you could sort the sales info or 'query' it, to report all DSLR & 35mm lens sales...then quiz it for brand percentages... just how much of a lead has Canon got over Noink and others? Hmmm.

[CorruptedPhotographer]

Sigma 150mm for Canon U$D 515

[BassBiggieD]

Sigma 150mm for Canon U$D 515
i think the spend-a-thon is over sorry:(

ughhh thats such a orageous amount of money

i call $375,000

i change my estimate to $350,000 :cool:

[CorruptedPhotographer]

oops..I saw the link in the guy's signature and posted.

ohh well....too bad im an accountant and therefore have to attach the 515$ to the period in which the transaction fully occurred. ;)

[superdiver]

And I didnt even contribute to that total ONCE in July...

so its not all me...whew!

[BassBiggieD]

i plan on contributing a 70-200mm f4 a 50mm 1.4, a tamron 28-75mm f2.8 and a battery grip for my rebel come xmas time :D

[SoaringUSAEagle]

"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."
"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."
"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."
"HeadOn. Apply directly to the forehead."

:)

Oh my goodness your post just made me bust out laughing... Hahahaha.

I HATE THIS COMMERCIAL WITH A PASSION.

And btw... they only say it three times here... Dont know if there is a different version but goodness.

And now they have one with Activ On...

These people need to get a life.

[verT]

I spent 800US on a 70-200mm Sigma in July....

[CyberDyneSystems]

I didn't have one cent to add this time around... whew!

[braduardo]

Oh my goodness your post just made me bust out laughing... Hahahaha.

I HATE THIS COMMERCIAL WITH A PASSION.

And btw... they only say it three times here... Dont know if there is a different version but goodness.

And now they have one with Activ On...

These people need to get a life.

That commercial sucks ass... BUT, it does stick in your head, so I guess it does what it's supposed to do...

[Ronald S. Jr.]

I didn't have one cent to add this time around... whew!

The way you spend, that's probably for the best. ;-) :lol:

[lakiluno]

:)

[SoaringUSAEagle]

Spending a lot is a good thing! lol

[braduardo]

I'd rather be dumping thousands into my camera stuff like I am now, than giving it to the liquor industry like I used to. ;)

[zakabog]

Hmm I missed the spend-a-thon posting, but I did just buy around $8,000 worth of gear during the spend-a-thon

[jpvaz]

Are we gonna have a August spend-a-thon ?!?

Would be interesting to have this every month and then (on January 07) present a chart with the spending amount for every month of the year...

After that, we could send this data to Canon and ask for a sponsorship in return... We can only hope....

[braduardo]

No kidding... I just dropped another $450 last weekend on camera toys... Does it ever end? *Rhetorical question... I know it never ends...*

[Tommy]

...Does it ever end?

Haha!!! nope!! It's a vicious, vicious cycle!

[JBillings]

Okay, I thought I'd start there here.... Where's the Aug Spendathon page?

[Carzee]

Well JB, nominations are open for the Official Bean Counter for August or September or whenever.
I can easily hand off the spendathon spare months; I can handle just doing the Christmas and the July Spendathons as I do now.

So you could do it..

If the new 1 Series Mk3 appears at the end of August, September would probably be a huge month. In the last 8 weeks I noted a big upswing in the market -of 'spare' 1 Series bodies (various models).... getting the maoney together for the new model I would say.

[jpvaz]

Carzee, took the liberty upon myself to start off the August Spend-a-thon.

Basicly i just copyed you're text from post #1 in this thread and changed the month. Hope you don't mind me doing that.

The August Spend-a-thon is here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1866869#post1866869

[lakiluno]

a once a month spendathon is too frequent...

or maybe its just me..

[braduardo]

a once a month spendathon is too frequent...

or maybe its just me..

It might be too often, but my spend-a-thon never seems to end...

[ssim]

I finally have all of the bills in from July (gulp). The total tab is $13,510.98 in good ole Canadian dollars.

This encompasses the following

1DsMKII and spare battery
A Pocket Wizard transmitter and 3 receivers
A selection of new filters
Quantum T5D flash and accessories
Some new focusing screens for the 5D
Paramount cords for the PW's.
3 new muslin backgrounds and a new stand
Included in this is also some lens cleaning accessories.

August is going to be a much quieter month.

[Carzee]

CHA-CHING!!

I thought about the late July valid spending posts,
#415 for $800
#422 for $8000
#431 for $12159

AND ADDED THEM ONTO THE TOTAL!!

July 2006 Spend-a-thon

... Revised Total:

$281,210

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