What gear did you get for Xmas?

missingtime

Was over in the philipines for work so i picked up a Canon 400d and a batterypack - so i'm deeelighted.

Must post some photos of the Philipines up. Its quite nice over there you know.

RoryW

Fajitas! wrote: »

Lucky man... What I wouldn't give for an expresso right now!

Gaggia Classic Cappucino Machine (Second Hand, used less than 10 times) for sale if interested !

Chunky Monkey

missingtime wrote: »

Must post some photos of the Philipines up. Its quite nice over there you know.

Lovely people too. Post up the pics, I wanna see them

maireadmarie

I got.....4 double packs of Polaroid 600 film from Argos i.e. 80 shots
and a Leningrad 4 Light Meter from Ebay.
That's it! And I'm happy :)

5uspect

Meself and herself got a Sigma 10-20 and a 580ex MkII. I also got her some photography books. After looking through the one on macros she's decided she wants the Canon 100mm macro...

Fenster, the Orange Box is seriously cool, you'll love it!

Fajitas!

maireadmarie wrote: »

I got.....4 double packs of Polaroid 600 film from Argos i.e. 80 shots
and a Leningrad 4 Light Meter from Ebay.
That's it! And I'm happy :)

600 isn't transferable, is it?

maireadmarie

No, Fajitas, that's pack film. I use the 600 in my SX70 - I'll have to get some FP100C from Mathers of Lancashire shortly. Wish it was cheaper in Ireland!

Ricky91t

Well i know it isnt for xmas but im buying a sigma ef 500 dg super and a nifty 50 cant wait want to see what the nifty 50 is like

Calina

I just bought myself a paper guillotine. It's really cool.

deegs

i bought a nifty fifty 2 weeks ago but it has not come yet I also got a load of mounts from ebay and im having grat fun mounting my a4 shots

Roen

I think I may have shot myself in the foot....watch this space

bradnailer

bradnailer wrote: »

I got a Sigma 105mm macro for my 40th birthday on the 24th, have a request in with Albert for a 10-20mm and a set of extension tubes, birthday and Xmas money:)

10-20mm and extensions to arrive Jan 3:D

(the boards could do with new smiles)

m_stan

bradnailer wrote: »

10-20mm and extensions to arrive Jan 3:D

(the boards could do with new smiles)

Santy (santa is for southsiders :rolleyes: ) also brought me a Sigma 10-20 and I've already been having fun with it. Great lens.

bradnailer

m_stan like that second image, thanks for the heads up on Santa:D

Quackles

Santy brought me a 420 ex flash and a load of argos vouchers which I'm considering exchanging for one of those 28-135 IS boyos.. I already have a 30mm f1.4 job, the only places I see myself using it is concerts and lowlight, and would I really use it? I'm debating away with myself here, but in the meantime, I've reserved one which should be in the longford argos in the new year

RoryW

m_stan wrote: »

Santy (santa is for southsiders :rolleyes: )

I suppose SANTO (as the well known Dub Anto would call him) is for northsiders then ?

gpmaguir

Got me a "slik pro 700 dx" tripod and the argos special "canon 28-135 IS lens" for my 400d. Also got a couple of books which i haven't put down.

Happy new year to all:) .......Ger

m_stan

RoryW wrote: »

I suppose SANTO (as the well known Dub Anto would call him) is for northsiders then ?

definitely

decsramble

As a stocking filler my girlfriend got me a Minolta Hi-Matic 7s, she says I need to learn to take photos instead of depending on microchips :-) She's right and I've spent most of my time playing with that than any other pressie :-)

melekalikimaka

the missus got me a lomo fisheye... now i need to get film

my mother of all lappys is somewhere between here and the eindhoven according to ups....balls

PopeBuckfastXVI

Speedlight SB-600 for my d80 w00ty w00t!

soccerc

Thanks to post on Bargain Alerts I picked up a mini Mac for €250 in PCWorld

Chunky Monkey

Did I mention that I also got an Olympus Om-20 film camera that used to be my dad's With a 75-200 mm lens, a small tripod and several filters- some coloured ones and a starburst one. Just have to get it fixed, the spool is broken. Pity the lens doesn't fit on my D40. I know it's too early to be asking but does anyone know what the story is with lens for that camera. The lens my dad gave me is supposed to be a universal fitting one but my Nikon lens has these little bumps at the side so do only Nikon lens fit on it?

PopeBuckfastXVI

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

Did I mention that I also got an Olympus Om-20 film camera that used to be my dad's With a 75-200 mm lens, a small tripod and several filters- some coloured ones and a starburst one. Just have to get it fixed, the spool is broken. Pity the lens doesn't fit on my D40. I know it's too early to be asking but does anyone know what the story is with lens for that camera. The lens my dad gave me is supposed to be a universal fitting one but my Nikon lens has these little bumps at the side so do only Nikon lens fit on it?

The little bumps are on it because it's a cpu lens... it can talk back to the camera through them and give it info, they'd be on most new lenses, so it's not a nikon thing... older lenses should work fine, but they can't talk to the camera and the camera can't talk to them.

Chunky Monkey

That's a nice way of putting it

RoryW

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

That's a nice way of putting it

so now you know how the lens and the camera body "talk" to each other.

The trick is how you "talk" to the camera body/lens at the same time

Otherwise you speak English while they speak Double Dutch !