watt100 wrote in post #10647911
gift certificate from adorama or B&H
gift certificate from adorama or B&H
^^ This, and then steer him towards the refurbished 55-250 IS lens for $199.
shaftmaster Goldmember  1,429 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2008 Location: above 5000 feet More info | Aug 02, 2010 12:44 | #16 watt100 wrote in post #10647911 gift certificate from adorama or B&H ^^ This, and then steer him towards the refurbished 55-250 IS lens for $199.
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Aug 02, 2010 12:47 | #17 Good circular polarizing filter. That'd be Hoya S-HMC or HD, B+W MRC or Heliopan SH-PMC. The kit lens takes 58 mm filters; the 50 f/1.8 takes 52 mm ones. Jon
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pitabread Senior Member  834 posts Joined Nov 2005 Location: Great White North More info | Maybe a 58mm circular polarizer filter for the kit lens (and possible a step down ring for the 50mm f/1.8 ). If he does any sort of outdoor shooting at all, a CP will go a long way in producing nicer colours. Bodies: EOS 7D, Rebel XT/350D
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Aug 02, 2010 12:57 | #19 kendon wrote in post #10647907 i probably wouldn't be completely happy with something i didn't choose myself... I can relate
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JoeRavenstein Goldmember 2,338 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: E Tx More info | Class 10 SDHC memory cards class 6 will work but class 10 are currently the quickest downloading available. the buffer in the camera is the bottleneck in moving from the sensor to the card. Canon 60D,18-55mm,55-250mm,50mm compact macro, AF ext tubes. Sigma 8-16mm uwa, 18-250mm, 85mm F1.4, 150-500mm
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banpreso Goldmember 2,176 posts Likes: 4 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Socal More info | memory cards?
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kokakaste2 Goldmember  3,546 posts Joined Jan 2008 Location: Luxembourg More info | I would vote for gift card as well. If not then memory cards, some filters and other small accessories that make life easier. Oskar (Oscar) - stuff I use- Flickr
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A cool bag such as a Crumpler 4MDH or nice Canon bag. If they are just starting out, perhaps a copy of Photoshop Elements, books, circular polarizer, remote trigger release, etc. R6 | R7 | 15-85is | Rokinon 14 2.8 | RF 16 2.8 | 16-35 F4is L | RF 24-105 F4is L | RF 70-200 F4is L | 100-400 II L | Σ150-600 C | 1.4X III | 2X III | 430ex |
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Syntaxxor Member  243 posts Joined Dec 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas More info | Aug 02, 2010 13:50 | #24 ct1co2 wrote in post #10648275 Skip the gift card. It's just a way of saying you wanted to get them something cool, but could not put enough thought into it to actually figure out what that is. Exactly this. ||Canon 50D||Canon Rebel XS|| EF-S 18-55MM IS||EF-S 55-250mm IS||EF 50mm 1.8 MK2||EF 28-135MM IS USM||430EX II||
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cdreemz17 Senior Member  394 posts Joined Mar 2009 Location: Johnstown, PA More info | yn468 Only one thing matters...and it's not photography. http://www.onlocationphotos.net
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Veemac Goldmember 2,098 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2009 Location: Arizona, USA More info | My vote would be for a decent camera bag and a copy of Understanding Exposure (assuming he's a new photographer). If there's any change left over, add in a Rocket Blower.
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jdang307 Senior Member 780 posts Joined Aug 2009 More info | Either the book, or a cheap but good YN Flash (check the lighting forum). That flash will open a whole new world of shooting for him
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Aug 02, 2010 16:19 | #28 Yep. +1
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Venno Member  151 posts Joined Mar 2009 More info | Aug 02, 2010 16:32 | #29 Photography book and some memory cards
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