Hi everyone, my name is Joe and I am new here. On Wednesday I made a trip up to B&H in NYC and dropped $4500 on some new equipment and - needless to say - I am itching for it to get here. (I had to get it shipped to avoid the absurdly high NY sales tax) I cut my teeth on an old Olympus E-10 and I figured it was time for an upgrade.
I was originally going to wait for the 5D replacement to come out but it is taking longer than I think most of us expected (and hoped for) so I opted for the 40D in the hopes of upgrading next year without a major financial setback. Here are the major things I purchased:
40D with 28-135mm kit lens and vertical grip
Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5
Canon 70-200 f/2.8L (non IS) 
Bogen 190XDB tripod with ball leveler and 486RC2 head
Bogen 303 Panoramic head (QTVR)
I also picked up 4 4GB flash cards, extra battery, camera armor, UV filters, etc.
I know there are mixed feelings about the camera armor, but this camera's first duty will be at 14000 feet out in Colorado, and I'm not risking a naked body (mine or the camera's).
Everything should come tomorrow (Christmas in July!!!). Just wanted to introduce myself.
Joe
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