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matty
25-06-2005, 13:24
whats the worst bit of kit you have bought and why?

i had a little tripod with telescopic legs, was fine until i got the Canon, now its next to useless....
IanC_UK
25-06-2005, 13:27
whats the worst bit of kit you have bought and why?

i had a little tripod with telescopic legs, was fine until i got the Canon, now its next to useless....

Yep mines a tripod too, Daiwa thing(20yrs old), far too small for the 20D, and thats without the battery grip, 100-400 etc etc

This list is easier than the favourite one to fill in ! ;) LOL
CT
25-06-2005, 13:45
I think everyone's bought the silly spindley tripod for starters.

My worst buy ever would be Rubik's Cube though..... before I did the right thing by it and took a hammer to it!
IanC_UK
25-06-2005, 13:46
I think everyone's bought the silly spindley tripod for starters.

My worst buy ever would be Rubik's Cube though..... before I did the right thing by it and took a hammer to it!

Fortunately i never owned one of them ! But i do like your style re completing it ! ;)
dod
25-06-2005, 16:10
A yellow filter, I thought it would be great for B&W but the damn thing was too dark to let the AF work. Closely followed by my first ever camera which got me into this whole hobby in the first place ;)
SDK^
25-06-2005, 17:58
A little controversial this maybe but the worst piece of equipment I had was my old Canon 28-135 IS lens, below 40mm focal length it was just too soft.
milou
25-06-2005, 18:21
Worst piece of kit? For me, has to be the nut that operates the camera - always doin' the wrong thing [smilie=n:
silkstone
25-06-2005, 18:59
Yep, I'll add a vote for the mini tripod thingy :) , but even worse is a Hama monopod whose lower section has the rigidty of a drinking straw. Actually that doesn't matter because it telescopes in as soon as you put more than an ounce of weight on it. :)
Digital SPG
25-06-2005, 19:46
3 or 4 different nokia handsfree kits to try and get a cheap cable release. Not only did non of them work, It cost me more than it would have to go and buy a Cannon one which is what I had to do in the end anyway. :oops:
matty
25-06-2005, 19:50
lol @ steve....

not funny m8, but its made all my pains subside for a short while
Digital SPG
25-06-2005, 19:55
Seem to remember it being your idea :P
matty
26-06-2005, 09:08
Seem to remember it being your idea :P

workd fine fo rme first time!! :lol: