300 quid budget, what would you do?

[lexie]

I was thinking today about christmas and that, and about how the other half is giving me cash towards upgrading to a better camera which i'm saving for (canon 5d). But seeing as my birthday and christmas bonus are the week before xmas i thought i'll give myself a budget for camera stuff instead of spending the xmas period with no new toys.
£300 was the figure i came up with, reasoning that i'm changing brands so i don't want to spend a lot now on something that will ultimately end up being given to my other half.
My shopping list will be:
Sony 50mm 1.8, used/preloved
Redsnapper tripod and head(on sale at the minute i think)
Metz/jessops/sunpak flash.

What would you spend £300 on? It doesn't have to be equipment, just photography related like a weekend to a location you'd like to shot.

 

[Starastin]

I would go snowboarding ! , and take a camera with me obviously

 

[Mickwreay]

Get a last minute flight & visit http://www.lasvegase.com/Jaguars.html

Mick

 

[Stephen Ramsay]

Ive just spent £200 on a Nikon D60 body and £65 on a Sigma 70-300mm Lens....£25 quid spare for a Pint.....or many.

 

[Daryl]

Put it on a horse with good odds!!! so you buy a good all round body....

 

[lexie]

Put it on a horse with good odds!!! so you buy a good all round body....

or hide from the missus when it rolls home last

 

[Molly47]

Stephen where did you get a Nikon D60 body for £200?

 

[Stephen Ramsay]

Stephen where did you get a Nikon D60 body for £200?

For sale thread on here, guy called Stuart was selling it - Came with 2 manuals, remote, 2 batteries and computer cable

 

[tikkathreebarrel]

Might...
put to an upgrade from 5D to 5DII,
put it to an IR converted body,
or...???
Nah - that's where the itches are at the moment.

 

[Stephen Ramsay]

D60 body going for £185!! That's a steel!

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=273093

 

[cambsno]

Do you NEED a tripod. I have one and rarely use it. Aside from a camera, I would say the Canon equiv of a Nikon 50mm 1.8 and a sb600 flash.

 

[mastertrinity]

At the minute with £300 I would buy a;
sony 35mm f1.8
couple of filters (cpl, nd)
lowepro pro runner or slingshot
remote shutter release

that would keep me quite happy

 

[rockkeeper]

use it to buy a point an shoot camera with hot shoe, then go fishing

 

[Elli]

Buy the lens, go on, you know you want to.... then the rest can be beer money!

 

[Arkady]

Buy two more 16Gb memory cards or another SB900...

 

[lexie]

Do you NEED a tripod. I have one and rarely use it. Aside from a camera, I would say the Canon equiv of a Nikon 50mm 1.8 and a sb600 flash.

i do a lot of night photography and i'm currently using my brothers tripod, so yeah it's needed. it'll do when i change to canon later next year so i've no worries about getting one.

 

[lexie]

At the minute with £300 I would buy a;
sony 35mm f1.8 couple of filters (cpl, nd)
lowepro pro runner or slingshot
remote shutter release

that would keep me quite happy

hmm, 35mm or 50mm?

 

[Craikeybaby]

If you need a tripod, go for that, especially if you do a lot of night photography.

 

[stu_the_flat]

For sale thread on here, guy called Stuart was selling it - Came with 2 manuals, remote, 2 batteries and computer cable

You forgot the most important thing, the katzeye!

Missing it, hope your enjoying it.

Stuart

 

[ShoeQueen]

hmm, 35mm or 50mm?

That's the question I'm currently trying to resolve...

I've currently got quite a long shopping list in my head - none of which I can afford at the moment.

So with £300 - probably a 50mm 1.8 and SB600.

 

[lexie]

That's the question I'm currently trying to resolve...

I've currently got quite a long shopping list in my head - none of which I can afford at the moment.

So with £300 - probably a 50mm 1.8 and SB600.

the lens i've been using most at the minute is a 35mm 2.8 m42 fitment manual focus lens, so the 30mm 1.8 is tempting me a lot.

 

[desantnik]

98 pints of beer and some aspirin.