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hudsonp
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 14:52
my company is giving me a gift in the $200 range (5 years with the company) that my boss is letting me pick out - if you have $200 what would you get? Below is my gear list:

40d
28-135
50mm 1.8
430 ex
Canon 200EG bag
3 Batteries
plenty of CF cards
Bogen legs and head


i obviously dont need any CF's or Batteries - i'm thinking perhaps a grip?

Palladium
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 14:56
check e-bay for cameta cameras - they had some Sigma 20-60mm 2.8 for aroung $200

4x4rock
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 15:00
Yeah, I'd say get a grip too.

Or add another $100 and get a Tamron 28-75 or Sigma 24-70 f2.8

ben_r_
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 15:17
I grip, perhaps a remote switch for tripod use, maybe a circular polarizer.

goldboughtrue
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 20:44
Are there any filters you need?

DDCSD
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 20:51
That's pretty cool. I'd vote for grip without having any knowledge of what you usually shoot.

If you shoot landscapes/cityscapes or architecture, I'd vote for filters of some sort.

Bryman
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 22:11
how about a gift card to b&h?

hudsonp
16th of July 2008 (Wed), 09:48
so it looks like i'll be buying glass - my 28-135 is having problems with AF - it will not AF sometimes and i have to switch to MF and then back to AF for it to work. i've posted in the lens forum to get suggestions for a replacement

thanks for all of your input!

mackidbrendan
16th of July 2008 (Wed), 09:57
Grip and a sto-fen omni bounce.

or a gift card to B&H :P