Announcing my new arrival(s):

[YEKCIM]

Well, they have not actually arrived yet, but should all come dribbling in next week sometime:

Nikon D50 body
18-135mm Nikkor zoom
70-300VR Nikkor zoom
50mm f/1.8 Nikkor prime
10-20mm Sigma HSM ultrwide zoom
Nikon SB-800 Speedlight flash
Partridge in a Pear Tree

I'm going to have to deliver a BUNCH of pizzas to pay Mr. Visa, when he comes calling in a few weeks.

~YEKCIM

 

[Furgus]

NIIIIIICCCCCCEEEEEE.


Going to be ordering some new lenses myself here very very shortly.

Better to ask for forgivness then permission....righ?

 

[YEKCIM]

NIIIIIICCCCCCEEEEEE.


Going to be ordering some new lenses myself here very very shortly.

Better to ask for forgivness then permission....righ?

Or be prepared to sleep on the sofa for a while! Whatcha' adding to *your* collection?

~Y

 

[Furgus]

Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM

Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO HSM

and

Sigma 1.4X APO Tele Converter EX DG

 

[jann1033]

congrats on the septuplets..or did you not really order the pear tree

 

[YEKCIM]

congrats on the septuplets..or did you not really order the pear tree

No, I didn't, but it *does* seem like a good idea, since I had the good fortune to get everything else in one swell foop!

Guess the S5200 will go to my 8 YO daughter, at least until she drops it on the (WDW) concrete!

~YEKCIM

 

[spoon2003]

After seeing what you did with the S5200, looking forward to seeing your work with the D50

 

[YEKCIM]

After seeing what you did with the S5200, looking forward to seeing your work with the D50

Thank you; you are very kind. I sure do hope that the D50 images are significantly better than those from the S5200, given the vast gulf of difference in price!

~YEKCIM

 

[handicap18]

WOW Ed. NICE!!! Went with the 18-135mm over the Sigma. Kewl. Nice pickup on the SB-800 too. Not to sure about the partridge in a pear tree. Though with the 70-300 you should be able to capture some nice shots of it.

Congrats! Looking forward to seeing some new pics. And welcome to the Nikon world!!

 

[YEKCIM]

WOW Ed. NICE!!! Went with the 18-135mm over the Sigma. Kewl. Nice pickup on the SB-800 too. Not to sure about the partridge in a pear tree. Though with the 70-300 you should be able to capture some nice shots of it.

Congrats! Looking forward to seeing some new pics. And welcome to the Nikon world!!

Yeah, one of the things I love about the Fuji is the "do it all" zoom range, and it's definitely a move in the other direction, going to a dSLR. I finally decided to go with the 18-135 which will do me OK for a walkaround, and will give significant overlap on the long end, as well as some overlap on the short end. In addition, I found it for a pretty decent price ($300) from Complete Photo USA, thru Amazon.com, whereas everyone else is in the $400 range. Complete Photo apparently "de-kits" them from D80 kits and sells the lens and body separately; the body is probably matched up with a different lens and some other accessories. At any rate, they assured me that the lens is brand new, comes with all caps, hood, warranty card, etc, but is in a plain brown inner carton, as it is when purchased in tandem with the D80 kit.

Looking forward to getting this stuff in and putting it to work! Already setting up WDW shots in my mind, for July!

~Ed

 

[Master Mason]

Or be prepared to sleep on the sofa for a while! Whatcha' adding to *your* collection?

~Y

hey it's like camping without the bugs

 

[YEKCIM]

congrats on the septuplets..or did you not really order the pear tree

Nah; it was a freebie for anyone ordering way more camera gear than they either needed or could afford. I had no difficulty whatsoever in qualifying!

~Ed

 

[fitzperry]

Going to be ordering some new lenses myself here very very shortly.

Better to ask for forgivness then permission....righ?

After our recent trips, Christmas, and a ridiculously expensive washer and dryer , I can't even afford the pizzas YECKIM is delivering to pay the Visa bill!

Congrats on the new babies!

 

[Gdad]

10-20mm Sigma HSM ultrwide zoom

Drool

 

[Groucho]

Thank you; you are very kind. I sure do hope that the D50 images are significantly better than those from the S5200, given the vast gulf of difference in price!

Well, investing in that much hardware is definitely going well into the realm of diminishing returns - once you get past your primary lens or two, each addition lens adds not very much for a the cost, but we pay it any way... such is the price.

Hope you're ready for the process of carrying around a lot more stuff. I've actually noticed surprisingly few real "camera bags", but a pretty fair number of DSLRs (I think the Canons easily outweigh the Nikons - no accounting for taste ), only maybe a couple "big" ones with battery grips and all, and I haven't noticed anyone else carrying about a tripod, much less a monopod.

 

[YEKCIM]

Hope you're ready for the process of carrying around a lot more stuff.

I "graduated" from Maxxum SLR's to the Fuji a little less than a year ago, and have a bagful of now-worthless Maxxum gear, including two 7000i bodies and about 8 lenses, so I am (or was...) used to carrying around a lot of stuff. Add the Canon (only b/c Nikon doesn't make 'em?) camcorder, and I'm the proverbial pack mule. I have a photojournalist's vest that I usually use, with lotsa pockets for extra lenses, and so on, and always wear it at WDW. However, I'm guessing I'll probably carry only the 18-135 and 70-300VR in the park; maybe just the 18-135. I've read that it actually has a bit longer reach than the stated 135, so it alone might be enough. Of course, there's also locker rental...

~YEKCIM

 

[tinksdad]

Way To Go!!!

Nice additions to the collection!! Have fun, and keep the dust off your sensor.......