photography and fine art people- camera gift suggestions!!

stiletto · 29-03-2007 12:38pm #1

right- I want to buy my sister a present for her 21st and she is studying photography and fine art at uni- shes in her second year- and Has a Cannon srl 350d - I want to buy her like an accessory of some sort- like a lens or a flash- she has no extras like and Im figuring she probably would benifit from some also I know they can be quite expensive and she aint got much of a cash flow- but I dont want to just buy her anything for the sake of it- Im wondering what sort of accessory would be actually benifical to someone taking her course any ideas??? her birthdays like on sunday so I need to get my ass in gear

magicbastarder · 29-03-2007 12:49pm

what budget?

irishcrazyhorse · 29-03-2007 12:53pm

Id nearly say a voucher for one of the shops,buying equipment is a very personal thing...

Roen · 29-03-2007 12:56pm

What does she shoot? And more importantly what's your budget?

stiletto · 29-03-2007 1:02pm

magicbastarder wrote:

what budget?

I can spend like up around 200 euros maybe a bit more like

I know its personal but I really dont like giving vouchers - Cause I
always think its a really cold gift especially for a 21st

stiletto · 29-03-2007 1:04pm

Id be lying if I said I knew the sort of stuff she shoots- I live in england so dont get to see her work often- but as far as I know she does like all sort while shes still in uni- she only really got into photography last year- so imagine shes still experimenting

Fajitas! · 29-03-2007 1:06pm

50mm 1.8 lens & a battery grip, if you put it up to 250ish and buy online?

stiletto · 29-03-2007 1:12pm

Fajitas! wrote:

50mm 1.8 lens & a battery grip, if you put it up to 250ish and buy online?

ah right- cool- yea was looking at them- but being pretty clueless abotu this stuff I hadnt a clue if they be good or not- but you rekon that would be a good present like?

sineadw · 29-03-2007 1:17pm

I was gonna say the 50mm too. You could buy it and ask what the exchange policy is? Most places have a 14/28 day return policy, especially if you say its a gift. That way it'd be a lens shaped gift voucher

I don't like giving the paper ones either. Just make sure on the policy.

irishcrazyhorse · 29-03-2007 1:18pm

Fajitas! wrote:

50mm 1.8 lens & a battery grip, if you put it up to 250ish and buy online?

Christ Al,you really do have some hard on for that lense

Fajitas! · 29-03-2007 1:19pm

Well, they're both handy like.

What is she specialising in in Fine Art do you know?

The main advantages to a battery grip are longer battery time if you have 2 batteries in it, better handling, and portrait button functions.

The 50mm lens is great for low light work, and is a pretty handy lens to have...

Fajitas! · 29-03-2007 1:20pm

irishcrazyhorse wrote:

Christ Al,you really do have some hard on for that lense

Nah, I've a hard on for my more expensive, faster version

magicbastarder · 29-03-2007 1:23pm

does she have a decent camera bag?

stiletto · 29-03-2007 1:24pm

Fajitas! wrote:

Well, they're both handy like.

What is she specialising in in Fine Art do you know?

The main advantages to a battery grip are longer battery time if you have 2 batteries in it, better handling, and portrait button functions.

The 50mm lens is great for low light work, and is a pretty handy lens to have...

I think shes specialising in photography- its pretty much aall she seems to do - shes in UU in Belfast I really dont know much about the course.

I should probably take more of an interest in her work but Im a bit obsessed by my own (architecture)

Ill probably go for them then- like I suppose the worst she can do is exchange them- the sentiment is still there-
thanks for the help people

stiletto · 29-03-2007 1:26pm

magicbastarder wrote:

does she have a decent camera bag?

yea mum got her a camera bag at christmass and myself and my sister bought her a tripod too like- cause she wanted one of those

magicbastarder · 29-03-2007 1:37pm

you could also buy her a secondhand film SLR; problem with that is you'd really need to know if she wants one.

irishcrazyhorse · 29-03-2007 1:43pm

Fajitas! wrote:

Nah, I've a hard on for my more expensive, faster version

your such a whore,you really are....

Xios · 29-03-2007 9:45pm

Don't buy a camera, buy a book, Shantaram

http://www.amazon.com/Shantaram-Novel-Gregory-David-Roberts/dp/0312330529

Fionn · 30-03-2007 12:06am

there's so soo much stuff you could get!!

i've been looking at remote timer switches for my camera.
the one for the 350D is nicely priced so maybe a CF card to go with it would make a nice pressie
I see expansis have some great deals in CF cards at the moment!
other than that perhaps a set of macro tubes would be within your budget

photography and fine art people- camera gift suggestions!!

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