First Purchase of 09 - What will it be?

[jdouglas003]

Photography related, that is.

Or what have you already bought.

After my first paid job I will be getting the Cyber Syncs from PCB.

[MJPhotos24]

This month will be getting a Canon 400 2.8, then probably a 5D Mark II - or III- before baseball season.

[bandic00t]

i rounded out 08 with a 5Dmk1 and canon 50 1.4. so i'll probably be snatching up a 24-105 pretty soon.

[Stems]

I will probably look into a Tripod and Monopod next...since I don't have either! :mad:

[AustinRoepke]

I just got a canon 67mm filter for my 70-200 f/4... so I've already made mine lol

[DStanic]

Good question...

I'm thinking of getting a 85 1.8 (or possibly 50mm 1.4), but I would really like another body as well (40D). I don't have any low light lenses, but I know last year there were a few times I wish I had a second body so I wouldn't have to swap lenses constantly.

[gjl711]

Got coin set aside for a 5D MkII. Just waiting for Canon to sort out the couple issues with the camera.

[Karlo]

Sigma 30 1.4

[SuzyView]

If I play my cards right, the 5D II in June. I'm saving.

[Jaymz]

This weekend I am planning on ordering a wireless remote. This one (http://www.procameragear.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/46_48/products_id/422)

[Thursday]

I just order two really needed items. A speedlite 430ex II and a Dakine Sequence photo backpack.

[hofajoab]

72mm Cokin adaptor ring - big spender :lol:

[jgrussell]

(a) A new bulb for the light set that just came in with a broken bulb.

(2) Some books so maybe I can begin to improve my shots.

[neil_r]

14 Nights in Mauritius starting 16th Jan :-)

[dave kadolph]

Wireless triggers--now which ones?

[leftofedge]

Ordering a 300 2.8, 1.4x, and 2x tomorrow. Gonna be my only purchase this year unless something breaks. Or if I come into money and I can get the 500 as well.

[FOX2PRO]

Well, I bought a 70-200 f4.

I want:
50 1.8
430EX
A bag of some kind

[Dennis_Hammer]

Pick my first purchase up on the 5th. A 2009 Dodge Challenger it goes great with my camera gear. :D

[505th_man]

probably a 50 f1.8, a tripod, a decent flash and books...

new to the whole photography world and new to the forums

[jacuff]

Well I've got some items that I purchased in '08 but are on backorder and won't charge the credit card until they ship in '09. So my first purchase will probably be the EG-D and EG-S screens for the 5D Mark II. The first planned purchase in '09 is going to be a 300mm f/2.8L IS.

[leftofedge]

300 2.8 and a 1.4x II is on order. Should be here Monday. I'll get the 2x next week sometime. OOh excitement! Now just to sell my 100-400L

[MattMoore]

I bought {more} gels.

[dissembled]

My first purchase was a 5d for $750 +(35) shipping on Ebay. Why the low price? AF confirmation lights do not come on.

[momalley]

Mine will probably be 70-200mm f/2.8L IS

[Oteck]

I'm hopping they release the 35L II and 50L II this year so i can buy them. i may get a 5d classic too so i can get me some FF loving. Then next year a 5D3 :)

[Picture North Carolina]

My first purchase of 2009?

I just purchased a factory refurbished xTi for $299. I own other cameras, but I wanted to get something I can take with me wherever I go - to be prepared for those shots that were previously lost because I had nothing with me.

If stolen, a $300 loss will be an "ouch," but I figure it's a lot better than taking and losing something like the 5D.

The xTi is a good camera, is capable of taking excellent pictures so if an opportunity presents something, at least I'll be ready

[TopGear1Ds]

It'll be a 1D mkII for me! Hopefully as soon as I sell my other bodies.

Second purchase: Some flavor of 300mm f/2.8 once tax rebates come later in the year.

That'll be it until winter when I might get some AB 800's for basketball

[RaymondXTi]

I need flash(es). Probably going to end up with at least one Vivitar 285HV, maybe an old Canon speedlight. And I'll end up using the eBay Cactus V2s transmitter and receivers. We'll see.

[Steve In Kentucky]

400f/5.6 L

[Grimes]

Pick my first purchase up on the 5th. A 2009 Dodge Challenger it goes great with my camera gear. :D


...nice choice - I love the looks of that car (and I'm a Chevy guy!)...

I just won an auction for a lightly used 5D MkI on Ebay yesterday. I cannot wait to try it out!

[neil_r]

...nice choice - I love the looks of that car (and I'm a Chevy guy!)...

I just won an auction for a lightly used 5D MkI on Ebay yesterday. I cannot wait to try it out!

You don't actually win auctions on e-bay, you simply pay more money than anyone else was prepared to pay :-)

But the 5D is a great camera

[xghostx]

The lens are both in my sig now!!!

[sgogula]

made nice diffuser yesterday, which only costed me less than $5.

[Sledhed]

I have to replace one my MKIIN batteries before I go to Arizona next month to shoot spring training. I dropped it (not the camera, just the battery) and cracked the plastic housing.

[hunter145]

A set of Skyports, just trying to figure out all the connectors i'll be needing. Think I've just about worked it out now.

[Redlineracer12]

I ordered the 055xprob legs on 01/02 from B&H... I think next up I'll be picking up a 580ex2. But I'm itching for some more new lenses too. :lol: curse this hobby.

I'm thinking 50 1.4 hsm, 24-70 2.8 hsm (pending it gets good marks), and 100-400L by the end of 09. Will be selling 50 1.8, 28-135, and 400 5.6 respectively to keep the lens count from getting out of control :cool:

[turbo212003]

This summer:

24-70mm F/2.8L
Second 40D with Grip.

[rabbs]

With a bit of luck the 70-200 f4 shortly and maybe the 40d later in the year.

[leftofedge]

My 300 2.8 IS and 1.4x II got here today!!!!

I can't wait til this weekend to go try out out. DUCK PIX INCOMING!!!

[swimjax]

50D
Lexar Card Reader, 1 8GB UDMA 300x CF card, 1 4GB UDMA 300x CF card

I'll be trading in my XT.

[slitherjef]

A spare battery, BP511a
A book, "The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos"
A 4gig extreme III CF card for more space
And an adapter so I can hook my camera onto my little meade ETX90 telescope for lunar shots and maybe some planetary photos as well.

[brecklundin]

I bought a bucket of Albertson's Zesty Wings and a ham as my first purchases of the year...ok, actually TWO buckets of wings...hey, the better half is 1200mi away visiting her dad so I am allowed to revert to my bachelor "living like a bear with furniture" mode even if I love to cook...

Or were we talking about camera gear?

[Tumeg]

Ordered it a few days ago: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

[4mykids]

I ordered the 430EX II on Friday. I can't wait to get it. I will be getting a grip in the next week or 2. :lol:

[Familiaphoto]

At 17-40 L.

[dickbanks]

A bigger hard drive!!

[HerbalMalc]

I must get a tutorial for Photoshop - at last. This year I WILL do it. :)

[w00tgasm]

Manfrotto 681B + Manfrotto 486RC2...

I used to think monopods were useless... Then we put a ballhead on it, and I fell in love haha.

[The Moose]

Two weeks into January, I bought a 70-200mm f/2.8L USM. The same day, I bought a battery grip for my 400D. The lens came from the courier the next morning and we went and picked up the battery grip later that day. Couldn't be happier.

Not sure what my next purchase will be. I don't think I'll upgrade my body since I bought the battery grip, so my next will probably be a short zoom lens. Hopefully another L.

[DStanic]

Good question...

I'm thinking of getting a 85 1.8 (or possibly 50mm 1.4), but I would really like another body as well (40D). I don't have any low light lenses, but I know last year there were a few times I wish I had a second body so I wouldn't have to swap lenses constantly.


Well I ended up getting a 85mm a couple weeks ago. Found it locally for a decent price. It put my savings account in the hole! I think now I gotta save up and hopefully be able to afford a used 40D by summer time. In the mean time I'm looking to sell my 550EX (with mini softbox) to my friend once I buy a 580EX from a local seller (the upgrade will only cost me about $50) :)

[primoz]

If everything will be fine, 1dmk4 or 1dmk3n or wathever it will be called. :) If not, then I have no idea what to do. This will be probably followed by 500/4 sometime till next winter, and then I have enough spending for a little while :)

[primoz]

I have to replace one my MKIIN batteries. I dropped it and cracked the plastic housing.
Gaffers tape make miracles ;) My batteries are more or less all cracked too, but a bit of tape and they hold just fine... for few years already ;)

[cgatto]

A 24-105L. My first L lens. I can't freakin wait!

[k_wakasugi]

Just picked up an 85mm f/1.8 and a 9x12 Intuos3. Both should arrive on wednesday, I can't wait!

[Headshotzx]

First photography 'related' purchase was a WD 640gig 3.5" external HDD mostly dedicated to photography storage and or backup.

I'm trying hard to save 70% of my monthly allowance of S$250 (US$160) for the next 11 months to be able to afford a 1DmkII / IIN and a dedicated photography editing / showcase laptop, with topup from my dad. So no camera related purchase till the 1DmkII for me (for the whole year!).

[wyntrsnyte]

Either CP filters or the 70-200 in my siggie. Depends on how long I can restrain myself. :)

[Headshotzx]

Either CP filters or the 70-200 in my siggie. Depends on how long I can restrain myself. :)

Resistance is futile. Act now! :D