If you had €100...

TelePaul

...to spend on photo stuff in Dublin, what would you buy? It's either this or a playstation game.

helios

€100? A cleaning cloth...

Calina

Cartridges and paper.

TelePaul

helios wrote: »

€100? A cleaning cloth...

Post reported.

Stephen

Why?

ThOnda

€100.00? I would develop and print some of my films.

TelePaul

Stephen wrote: »

Why?

It was just a joke, I didn't actually report him.

Calina

TelePaul wrote: »

It was just a joke, I didn't actually report him.

whoooooooooooshhhhhhhh

sound of irony going straight over my head too...

I'd be considering lens pens as well.

TelePaul

Calina wrote: »

whoooooooooooshhhhhhhh

sound of irony going straight over my head too...

I'd be considering lens pens as well.

Is a lens pen something to clean your sensor? I kinda need a new tripod.

Paulw

I'd get a number of my shots printed up, larger than I currently have.

Other than that, 100 won't buy you much these days. Maybe a few filters?

TelePaul

Lameness. It's looking like a playstation game guys. Or a manfrotto. Or a light meter that I don't really need, I can push the boat out and live off pasta for the next month. Problem is I have no shots that are worth printing even once.

rymus

I'd second the lens pen if you don't already have one. How much memory do you have for the camera? Could always be worth investing in some more from memoryc. See other thread.

TelePaul

rymus wrote: »

I'd second the lens pen if you don't already have one. How much memory do you have for the camera? Could always be worth investing in some more from memoryc. See other thread.

I've got like 2 gigs. Which I'd never ever need in one outing.

Calina

TelePaul wrote: »

I've got like 2 gigs. Which I'd never ever need in one outing.

some of us fill seven gigs on an outing...more memory=good as cards can fail.

Do you have a 50mm 1.8?

broad_sword

maybe a couple of extra memory cards or a spare battery for those occasions when you're getting lots of good shooting!

TelePaul

Calina wrote: »

some of us fill seven gigs on an outing...

Yeah, that'd be my idea of hell.

Calina wrote: »

Do you have a 50mm 1.8?

Yup! Have that base covered. Sure I'll jsut list my stuff:

350D, 18-55 kit lens, 70-300 IS, 50mm 1.8, Polariser, remote release.

Maybe a battery. Or I could splash out on a battery grip....anyone know how much they go for?

challengemaster

TelePaul wrote: »

I've got like 2 gigs. Which I'd never ever need in one outing.

lol, i bring 3x4gb Sandisk Extreme III with me always, 1 in camera and 2 on my keyring..

whyulittle

Got myself a new boxed BG-E1 for my old 300D today on adverts for just 35 quid. I'd spend it on memory or *shock horror* keep it and put it towards something later.

Thirdfox

Camera centre had a Slik 300DX tripod for 95 euro... seemed stable enough for a small dSLR. Only extends to 1.4/1.5 metres though (with centre column raised).

Now...I've got 50 euro voucher (can use in spectra, camera centre or pixels) what should I buy?

Oh and for 109.99 you can get a Lowepro slingshot AW 200 (I was considering getting that too).

Got my 50 euro from doing a brain scan (should have a jpeg of my brain for C&C soon! )

pete4130

Calina wrote: »

some of us fill seven gigs on an outing...more memory=good as cards can fail.

Do you have a 50mm 1.8?

Best suggestion yet, good call Calina...good call!

TelePaul

challengemaster wrote: »

lol, i bring 3x4gb Sandisk Extreme III with me always, 1 in camera and 2 on my keyring..

Know how I know you're gay? Because you've got a keyring

TelePaul

Thirdfox wrote: »

Oh and for 109.99 you can get a Lowepro slingshot AW 200 (I was considering getting that too).

Got my 50 euro from doing a brain scan (should have a jpeg of my brain for C&C soon! )

Conns are listing a manfrotto for €130. it's certainly a contender. I have a pretty fantatsic Lowepro bag, sorry, should've said.

challengemaster

TelePaul wrote: »

Know how I know you're gay? Because you've got a keyring

Smell of rage!

Calina hit the nail on the head really, memory or nifty fifty. if neither tickle yer fancy - tripod

TelePaul

challengemaster wrote: »

Smell of rage!

Calina hit the nail on the head really, memory or nifty fifty. if neither tickle yer fancy - tripod

I have the nifty fifty. It's just so awesome. I loves it. As for memory...to be honest, I'm kinda into walking around and getting ideas about a shot. I'll have a stroll around the place and go exploring before the camera even comes out of the bag. Then I'll compose a scene I like and take about ten different shots of it. Then I'll go home and drink tea.

Thirdfox

Hmm how is the 728B better than the 718B? Seems like the 718 is lighter and goes higher and cheaper...

TelePaul

Thirdfox wrote: »

Hmm how is the 728B better than the 718B? Seems like the 718 is lighter and goes higher and cheaper...

Huh? Dude, it's posts like that which are gonna force me to buy a playstation game! I'm so bad at photography. What's the 728B?

Edit: OH! Tripods!

The 728 looks a bit sturdier from the photo, no?

Thirdfox

You were talking about the Manfrotto tripod in Conns... the 139 euro one is the 728b and the 99.99 euro one is the 718b but looking at the specs... the 718b seems better.

The Slik in Camera Centre has individually angle-adjustable legs though. And a really stable centre column (my 5 euro tripod's centre column tends to wobble a bit but then again the Slik/Manfrotto isn't really 20x better than my current aluminium tripod - hence the gear lust without an actual reason to buy).

Get a good macro filter?

TelePaul

Thirdfox wrote: »

You were talking about the Manfrotto tripod in Conns... the 139 euro one is the 728b and the 99.99 euro one is the 718b but looking at the specs... the 718b seems better.

Yeah, sorry mate! I'm with ya. I think it has a bigger load capacity.

Thirdfox

1 extra kg...worth the 40 euro, less height (both up and down) and extra weight? Not for me (but I don't have a D3/1D MkIII - in any case I wouldn't be using this tripod if I had one!)

GristlyEnd

Get a large print done on canvas or paper and hang it up.

TelePaul

DarrenG wrote: »

Get a large print done on canvas or paper and hang it up.

My photos suck for the most part, Maybe a few books on photography though?

Thirdfox

Sudden brain wave - if you don't have anything better to do with it you could always give it to me! I'll give it a good home

TelePaul

Thirdfox wrote: »

Sudden brain wave - if you don't have anything better to do with it you could always give it to me! I'll give it a good home

Make your case. It better be good.

GristlyEnd

If books, head into Chapters on Parnell Street or Borders in Blanchardstown. Prepare to spend a long time going through them. I was in borders on Saturday and picked up an excellent book by Stephen Shore called Uncommon Places. Well worth a look.

TelePaul

DarrenG wrote: »

If books, head into Chapters on Parnell Street or Borders in Blanchardstown. Prepare to spend a long time going through them. I was in borders on Saturday and picked up an excellent book by Stephen Shore called Uncommon Places. Well worth a look.

Cool...what's the gist of it if you don't mind me asking?

Thirdfox

telepaul wrote:

Make your case. It better be good.

You like your lowepro bag right? Shouldn't we all have the benefit of having a lowepro bag? For only a measly E100 you can gain the immeasurable happiness of helping another photographer explore the wonderful world of the lowepro bag...

...forget it, just change the E100 into euro-cent and throw the whole lot down Grafton street - then take photos of the mayhem that follows. (If you do decide to do this I am in no way legally responsible if you get nabbed by the Gardai, do tell us when you're planning to do this so we can all have a boards meet up )

shepthedog

Thirdfox wrote: »

Got my 50 euro from doing a brain scan (should have a jpeg of my brain for C&C soon! )

I could be reading this wrong but you got paid 50 euro for getting a brain scan done????

RCNPhotos

I got the 728b there a little while back, very nice. And you can adjust the angle of each leg individually. Good and sturdy.

Also is that my bag you were complementing Paul? It served me well.

Get a grip.

challengemaster

LOL@ coins great idea

Thirdfox

shepthedog wrote: »

I could be reading this wrong but you got paid 50 euro for getting a brain scan done????

Yep and now my brain hurts (fMRI scan) for a PhD project - we students whore ourselves out for money vouchers (I've hoping to get another two projects worth 25 and 30 euro respectively). Being a law student I have read their consent forms and it states that I probably won't mutate into a monster/gain superpowers (although I'm still secretly hoping...)

Was shown porn inside the scanner and was told to feel disinterested...trying being a male college student and getting told to be disinterested in naked women Well hopefully I've contributed to further understanding the human mind (student + porn = interested).

challengemaster

Thirdfox wrote: »

Yep and now my brain hurts (fMRI scan) for a PhD project - we students whore ourselves out for money vouchers (I've hoping to get another two projects worth 25 and 30 euro respectively). Being a law student I have read their consent forms and it states that I probably won't mutate into a monster/gain superpowers (although I'm still secretly hoping...)

Was shown porn inside the scanner and was told to feel disinterested...trying being a male college student and getting told to be disinterested in naked women Well hopefully I've contributed to further understanding the human mind (student + porn = interested).

I approve and would like to appeal of this product and or service.

A decent bag maybe? if you dont already have one that can hold laptop+gear.. it'd be handy?

Thirdfox

Something like this?:
http://www.spectra.ie/store_ListProdMast.aspx?prodmastid=296
the compuday pack - sure would help in my photojournalist role...not sure if it'd hold all my gear though and it still costs 99 euro.

Mind you 4 hours in a giant fMRI scanner isn't great fun (sure you got to look at porn but you also had to look at some pretty gruesome images - decapitations/grievous bodily wounds etc. and feel "happy" etc.) Not for the claustrophobic either:
http://neurophilosophy.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/img_0968.jpg

RoryW

Thirdfox, getting paid to watch porn. Interesting use of taxpayers money there !

Thirdfox

RoryW wrote: »

Thirdfox, getting paid to watch porn. Interesting use of taxpayers money there !

All in the name of human advancement...

Sorry Paul for dragging this completely off-topic. But does this story convince you I should get the 100 euro then?

TelePaul

Thirdfox wrote: »

Sorry Paul for dragging this completely off-topic. But

Thread reported.

Thirdfox wrote: »

But does this story convince you I should get the 100 euro then?

Because you got paid to look at porn? Hows that work?

Thirdfox

It was an interesting story...surely that's worth the 100 euro? Don't forget I was also traumatised by the photos of dismembered limbs etc. There were some really ghastly pictures included

Dades

How about a day trip to the Cliffs of Moher to use the kit you already have!

€109!! Am gonna do this myself in the next few months.

sheesh

Thirdfox wrote: »

Yep and now my brain hurts (fMRI scan) for a PhD project - we students whore ourselves out for money vouchers (I've hoping to get another two projects worth 25 and 30 euro respectively). Being a law student I have read their consent forms and it states that I probably won't mutate into a monster/gain superpowers (although I'm still secretly hoping...)

Was shown porn inside the scanner and was told to feel disinterested...trying being a male college student and getting told to be disinterested in naked women Well hopefully I've contributed to further understanding the human mind (student + porn = interested).

Best. Job. Ever.:D

bigeoino

Agree with posts above...
if they're not what you want...
what about a good quality paper guillotine, some mounting paper and some spray mount...?

Ricky91t

Ok well i m just going to list what im planning on getting when i get that kind of money
1.Kenko extension tubes?
2.Set of two Cheap batteries off ebay
3.Saving to buy a lense better for sports(Dunno what your mainly shoot)
4.Ram for my pc(handy for photoshop etc)
5.More cf cards

I think a battery grip is a good option i really like mine...A tripod is also goo but at the moment im using a £20 i got from maplin's does what i want it to do so im happy!I dont see the need of spending alot of money on a tripod because i just wont use it..however if you do id say go for a manfrotto theyt seem to be good

Cabaal

Could get a Slingshot 300AW for 120e...cracking bag
Other then that memory or a tripod I suppose, I need a tripod give it to me.....