Thread: So what you got!!!

Originally Posted by dullbird

mmmm ok you lost me.......(i know thats not saying much but yeh have)

the poll is asking people what cameras they have? not what they think is best!

so i'm not sure how its flawed unless your saying that people who have voted for what camera they have are lying

or am i missing something?

The Poll topic is: Vote for what you got!! SLR/DSLR

So in theory only owners of SLR/DSLR will reply, but from other respondents, that is clearly not the case - many have voted that on evidence of their replies do not own an SLR or DSLR, they own compacts or all-in-ones...
The compact/all-in-one market is not the area in which Nikon stands even a tiny chance as they basically don't play this game, hence you have a skewed poll result that reflects all the cameras people own, not just SLRs and DSLRs which was the original intent (or did I miss something?)

Originally Posted by EchiDna

The Poll topic is: Vote for what you got!! SLR/DSLR

So in theory only owners of SLR/DSLR will reply, but from other respondents, that is clearly not the case - many have voted that on evidence of their replies do not own an SLR or DSLR, they own compacts or all-in-ones...
The compact/all-in-one market is not the area in which Nikon stands even a tiny chance as they basically don't play this game, hence you have a skewed poll result that reflects all the cameras people own, not just SLRs and DSLRs which was the original intent (or did I miss something?)

well being as though it was just a fun poll and no one really cares whether you got a dslr or a compact i dont see what we are getting all up tight about......as i'm not using this poll as a statisical survey

to prove that nikon are out of the compact market........

the poll is merely to get people involved in the section.

as i said before its not about whos got the best its about who has got what....if they only have a canon compact then thats great. its not in the original title, but i'm not going to get upset about it, the idea is people participate tell us what they got and talk about what they got and we all talk about the thing thatt we all enjoy

Love my nikon D70... got it new b4 it got release in oz so, it's about 5 years old now, but it goes everywhere with me. I am more likely to leave the house with the D70 rather than my wallet ! ( it's been known to happen! )

As for expensive bits of glass... I've got 3.
28-200 Nikkor ED
70 - 300 Nikkor ED
10-20 Sigma DC HSM

And you know what... the 10-20 stays on the camera most of the time! But then again, I am photographing buildings most of the time....

Another Nikon user here

D200/D300 with battery grips (feel too small without)

17-35mm f2.8
70-200mm VR f2.8 +1.7TC
80-400mm VR
10-20mm Sigma
50 f1.4
150mm Sigma macro

Couple of SB-800s
Sigma EM-140DG ring flash
B+W Circ Polarizer
Singh-Ray 6x4 ND Grads
Think Tank pouches & bags

Originally Posted by dullbird

isn't the flash work really important with the macro photography as well??

I got a Sigma EM-140DG ringflash last year when a group of us visited Jenolan Caves. About 10 of us hired a guide for the day (worked out cheaper).

Sigma - Flashes



Here's a macro from Jenolan. Took about 30 minutes to get this.







I've also used 2x SB-800 on little feet to do macro work. It's ok so long as what's being photographed doesn't move.

To complement my 94 Disco 300Tdi I have a Leica R6 and Leica 21, 28, 50, 90, 180, 2x lenses. Metz 60CT2 & 32CT4 flashes. Fuji F810 digital. I'm looking to move to digital but am waiting to see what is announced at Photokina before doing so.

Ok, so it's not in the same league as the serious modern equipment most of you guys seem to have, and it only just barely qualifies as a DSLR, but my old Olympus E-20 does fine for a photo wannabe like me.

My kit:
Olympus E-20
TCON-14 & WCON-08 converters.
FL-40 Flash
Li-Po Battery grip.

I'm trying to find an Olympus Tcon-300 for a reasonable price. Does anyone know where I might find one?

- SmokyBear.

Pentax K20D

17-70mm Sigma 2.8
70-300mm Sigma APO
28-80mm KA SMC
50mm 1.7

Logic was :-

Weather Sealed Body
14.6 MegaPix
Uses the two old lenses above and while the 28-80mm is short on range it is a nice sharp and fairly light lens.

We also have a Canon E2-IS and a little Ricoh RZ1 which are used as the point and shoot cameras with some very good results.