Photography Savings Goals

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What are your savings goals?

Mine is to have a D3(or similar)+reasonable lens by this time, Wednesday 1st September, in 2011.

So the saving begins! I opened a new bank account the other day primarily for saving, so I hope that it's put to good use :naughty:.
 
My goal is getting out of debt, saving is a luxury.
 
Couple of L series zooms would do me nicely thanks. Then I'll get to grips with all the potential of my 40D before even contemplating a full frame body.
 
I can finally afford a second D700 body after a busy August so my next target to save for will be a Nikon 14-24 I think, or possibly a 17-35. Hope I can afford it before the move to NZ!

As always I'm lusting after a Nikon 85mm 1.4 but have recently bought the Samyang manual focus version to tide me over. I'm blown away by the image quality of the thing!
 
Nikon 24-70, have hovered over the buy button for a while now but really need to get it from the camera slush fund in case the missus finds out.
 
Nikon 24-70 for me as well, followed by a 70-200 (both to upgrade from the Sigmas I'm using at the moment).
 
I had savings of £540 for some new equipment, took me half a year .... But then after promising my son huge winnings if he passed his maths GCSE, he went on to pass all ten of them (hoorah) Then because it turns out he’s got a bit of a talent for editing … I’ve spent it all on Sony Vegas pro software

..I thought Id come out on top until I saw the price…

Gutted, yet happy at the same time. .:bonk: :D
 
money for my einstein vaga and some bits by then end of September

to have moved to at least 5 atlas triggers within 6 months - a year

to have 2+ more 580exIIs with a year

to have some L primes and another 5d2 within 2 years
 
Sell my D3 to Scott so I can put the money towards a D3s....
 
Being paid to take photos out of a helicopter within the next 5 years. Random personal goal.
 
Arkady said:
It's over-rated - trust me.
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I'm sure, aye...mostly means I'll probably be taking a photo of something cool though :)



Studio office and location van within 10 years.
 
itsdavedotnet said:
I'm sure, aye...mostly means I'll probably be taking a photo of something cool though :)



Studio office and location van within 10 years.
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Go to the US and book one of those helicopter mini-gun shoots instead: that is fun...
 
Arkady said:
Go to the US and book one of those helicopter mini-gun shoots instead: that is fun...
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I went to an underground military shooting ground in Cambodia. It was all quite "fun" blasting off M16's and so on; until they brought out a cow and told us to try and hit it with a rocket launcher. That's when we decided to leave; though turned out to be slightly difficult, and very expensive, getting away from some armed ex-military dudes in the middle of the jungle.

Ah. Good times.
 
How ever much talent costs as that would make much more of an impact on my photos than any of the kit listed on this page!

Slightly more achievable I need £47 to replace my useless hoya polariser with a Murami one.
 
I could tell you but it will be different tomorrow, the day after that and the day after that. I don't think this is the type of hobby I should have goals in ... I need limits!




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AFS 70-200f2.8 vr 2 and after that a D4 to add to the fold......
 
Savings really hard to do with what I have coming in so I tend to rely on the fact that I have been a natural hoarder all my life, ie I dig out stuff I still have but no longer want and either swap or sell it to fund purchases.

On my list of wants is:

Canon 50D
Canon 50 F1.4
Tamron 28-75 F2.8
Canon 70-300 IS
Canon 400 F5.6
Canon grip +2 batt's
 
I 'think' I have everything I need right now, Although I would like to move to a 1.4 50mm from my 1.8 50mm.
 
Another 1D3, and upgrade to the 400 2.8 and I shall be a happy man. One is near.. not sure which to choose though.. the other will be another 6-12 months away :)
 
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