Have I done the right thing?
Discussion
Right, firstly a quick précis of my photographing history:
I studied photography at school (GCSE, I think - that'll date me) and my parents were kind enough to buy me a Pentax ME Super (that'll date me too) to help with my endeavours. The ME Super was a brilliant little camera and did everything I needed it to. I saved up my pennies and added various accessories (winder, flash gun, 80-200mm zoom etc), but I always hankered after Pentax's flagship (at the time) model the LX. Sadly, the bank of Mum and Dad wouldn't quite stretch to an LX, so it had to remain a dream.
Then, in my late teens, I discovered women and alcohol and my interest in photography waned somewhat.
...Until about ten or so years ago, when I discovered this new thing called "Ebay" and set about amassing the camera collection I'd always dreamed of. I ended up with this:
The LX complete with motor drive, AF400T hammerhead flash and various lenses (pictured here with a Nikon F3 I briefly dallied with).
I took thousands of photos with the LX (just ask my sick-of-having-her-photo-taken ex girlfriend) but, sadly, once again my interest began to wane and the LX sat gathering dust.
So, it was back to Ebay and I managed to sell all the LX kit for about what I paid for it.
I then spent a few years in the photography wilderness and - being a dyed in the wool film man - snobbishly looked down my nose at the emergence of this newfangled "digital" nonsense.
That was until the aforementioned ex girlfriend gave me a hand-me-down little Kodak jobby after she upgraded:
The Kodak was a basic little thing, but it was enough to re-ignite the photography bug (if you can re-ignite a bug). The ease of use compared to film was what got me - no sending off the films to Truprint (and paying through the nose), no waiting for the prints to return and no limit to the number of photos you could take.
So, I was back "into" photography and it didn't take long before I wanted something a bit better than the little Kodak.
The Panasonic Lumix LX3. Nominally, almost a homage to my beloved LX. Great little camera that was easy to use, but had enough features to stretch my creativity.
Inevitably, I wanted to upgrade and one day saw one of these in the window of my local camera shop:
A few more magapixels than the LX3 and a few more features. The idea was that the G10 would replace the LX3, but the LX3 was such a handy little pocket-sized camera that I continued to use it alongside the G10.
Fast forward to last weekend, spent camping out at Santa Pod for the "VW Action" show with mates from around the country. Two good friends of mine from Kent were showing off their new Nikon DSLR (I forget which model) and, knowing I was "into" photography, they let me have a play.
Well, that was it. Having a "proper" camera in my hands again made me want one so much. When I got home, I did some research, read some threads on this very forum and decided on what I was going to get.
So, in an impulse purchase/belated birthday present to myself (I turned 45 last Thursday) I ordered this little lot:
D7000, 18-200mm f3.5, MB-D11 battery grip (I like a chunky camera) and the SB-910 Speedlight.
A fair few bob's worth, but something I hope will let my creativity grow and challenge me at the same time.
Sorry for the long and rambling post, but I have done the right thing - haven't I?
I studied photography at school (GCSE, I think - that'll date me) and my parents were kind enough to buy me a Pentax ME Super (that'll date me too) to help with my endeavours. The ME Super was a brilliant little camera and did everything I needed it to. I saved up my pennies and added various accessories (winder, flash gun, 80-200mm zoom etc), but I always hankered after Pentax's flagship (at the time) model the LX. Sadly, the bank of Mum and Dad wouldn't quite stretch to an LX, so it had to remain a dream.
Then, in my late teens, I discovered women and alcohol and my interest in photography waned somewhat.
...Until about ten or so years ago, when I discovered this new thing called "Ebay" and set about amassing the camera collection I'd always dreamed of. I ended up with this:
The LX complete with motor drive, AF400T hammerhead flash and various lenses (pictured here with a Nikon F3 I briefly dallied with).
I took thousands of photos with the LX (just ask my sick-of-having-her-photo-taken ex girlfriend) but, sadly, once again my interest began to wane and the LX sat gathering dust.
So, it was back to Ebay and I managed to sell all the LX kit for about what I paid for it.
I then spent a few years in the photography wilderness and - being a dyed in the wool film man - snobbishly looked down my nose at the emergence of this newfangled "digital" nonsense.
That was until the aforementioned ex girlfriend gave me a hand-me-down little Kodak jobby after she upgraded:
The Kodak was a basic little thing, but it was enough to re-ignite the photography bug (if you can re-ignite a bug). The ease of use compared to film was what got me - no sending off the films to Truprint (and paying through the nose), no waiting for the prints to return and no limit to the number of photos you could take.
So, I was back "into" photography and it didn't take long before I wanted something a bit better than the little Kodak.
The Panasonic Lumix LX3. Nominally, almost a homage to my beloved LX. Great little camera that was easy to use, but had enough features to stretch my creativity.
Inevitably, I wanted to upgrade and one day saw one of these in the window of my local camera shop:
A few more magapixels than the LX3 and a few more features. The idea was that the G10 would replace the LX3, but the LX3 was such a handy little pocket-sized camera that I continued to use it alongside the G10.
Fast forward to last weekend, spent camping out at Santa Pod for the "VW Action" show with mates from around the country. Two good friends of mine from Kent were showing off their new Nikon DSLR (I forget which model) and, knowing I was "into" photography, they let me have a play.
Well, that was it. Having a "proper" camera in my hands again made me want one so much. When I got home, I did some research, read some threads on this very forum and decided on what I was going to get.
So, in an impulse purchase/belated birthday present to myself (I turned 45 last Thursday) I ordered this little lot:
D7000, 18-200mm f3.5, MB-D11 battery grip (I like a chunky camera) and the SB-910 Speedlight.
A fair few bob's worth, but something I hope will let my creativity grow and challenge me at the same time.
Sorry for the long and rambling post, but I have done the right thing - haven't I?
Congrats! Nice kit 
(Nice Caterham too!)
Don't forget to post some pics! - http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...
(Nice Caterham too!)
Don't forget to post some pics!
- http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...rhinochopig said:
The speaker wood doesn't match the cabinet the turntable is sat on.
That "cabinet" is a subwoofer.Cock Womble 7 said:
rhinochopig said:
The speaker wood doesn't match the cabinet the turntable is sat on.
That "cabinet" is a subwoofer.
The turntable sits on the subwoofer. Won't somebody think of the children.Cock Womble 7 said:
That "cabinet" is a subwoofer.
Subtle hyperlink tells us how much they cost. Smooth.Nice camera, please post up some pictures you've taken with it.
sounds a familiar story.
My path:-
Zenit B
Zenit E
Praktika TTL
Oympus OM10
Nikon F55
then a big gap....
Fuji finepix 5500 (birthday pressie)
Canon 450d
Fuji finepix S9500
Fuji finepix HS30EXR (love the 3" flip up/down screen)
but now.....i dunno, i fancy a Nikon or Canon DSLR but cant decide which
im captivated by the moon though.....it could be a classifiable illness
My path:-
Zenit B
Zenit E
Praktika TTL
Oympus OM10
Nikon F55
then a big gap....
Fuji finepix 5500 (birthday pressie)
Canon 450d
Fuji finepix S9500
Fuji finepix HS30EXR (love the 3" flip up/down screen)
but now.....i dunno, i fancy a Nikon or Canon DSLR but cant decide which
im captivated by the moon though.....it could be a classifiable illness
Edited by Upatdawn on Friday 7th September 18:23
Look on the Jessops website if that's who you want to order from and decide what you want making a note of the internet price. Order from your local branch (they don't advertise the fact but they will match the store price to the internet price) If you aren't sure you want something Jessops will order it in for you to go and look at and then buy if you are happy with it. Some of their staff aren't the most knowledgeable but the company seems to have reasonable customer care policies I've found.
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