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What wishes do you have for your birthday present this year?

Postby birddog114 on Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:36 pm

Your wishes have to be real, affordable and achievable (Not dreaming) of one item which is related to your photography hobby.

Mine is a Nikon 300VR :wink:
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Postby dooda on Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:39 pm

To see and play with a real Epson P2000. Spoken to an Epson Rep at Best Buy, and he was like, "never heard of it, sounds really cool though"
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Postby JordanP on Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:40 pm

a lockable dehumidifier cabinet for all my gear.
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Postby Link on Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:45 pm

Maybe a sigma 12-24...

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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:55 pm

Personally I would like to be still around come my birthday - but if driven to make a choice it would be to take an award winning photo :)
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Postby Nnnnsic on Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:27 pm

If I don't have it already, a Tamron 90mm Macro... either that or clothes.
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Postby phillipb on Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:37 pm

A VR, any VR, if nothing else to be part of the club. :)
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Postby BBJ on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:06 pm

LoL phillip, oneday mate yeh i'm one of them too, VR member that is anyhow now lets me see, got a T-shirt on my 41st birthday, 70-200 VR would be ok but i wont be greedy a sigma 70-200 will do with a 17tc or a SB800 flash. Well i wont hold my breathe as i dont normally get a lot anyhow,just glad to be alive to enjoy these toys of ours. LOL
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Postby shutterbug on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:12 pm

nikon 17-55mm
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Postby brembo on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:15 pm

My bday is in a few weeks, and with all these bill I've just paid, no big presents to myself this year :cry:
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Postby Paul on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:18 pm

You guys must have very generous friends/family/wives!
I would love to have a 12-24 wide angle lens, however I can't see my g/f buying this for me, unless it's my next 10 years worth of birthdays!
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Postby Glen on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:43 pm

Good question Birddog, I think a AFS 300 F4 would go great with my 1.7TC, or maybe the new Gitzo 1155T (not out yet) or an appropriate head for it. Maybe PMA will produce an interesting 18-70 2.8 DX? Or if anyone I know wins Lotto maybe a D2X.

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Postby NeoN on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:55 pm

:D 70-200VR with a TC-17EII attached to it. :P

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Postby gstark on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:02 pm

A convertible car. I miss driving around topless.

A Nikkor 12-24.

A retirement home in Le Cinque Terre. Monterosso Al Mare would be perfect.

I'm not greedy. :)
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Postby xorl on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:04 pm

A 70-200VR would be nice, but I guess that's a bit unreasonable. I hope to have it before my birthday comes around anyway.. :twisted:

A decent backpack for my gear is more reasonable. Maybe a Mini Trekker AW or Rover AW II. A chunky voucher for some Nikon gear wouldn't go astray either :wink:
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Postby Glen on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:14 pm

Gary, can't you just take your shirt off now and drive around topless in one of your Alfas?
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Postby huynhie on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:18 pm

At the rate I'm going, there will be nothing for my birthday this year. I just got back from lunch holding a new set of golf clubs :?

Now I have to take it home and pretend nothing happened at lunch today.
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Postby huynhie on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:20 pm

Now that I think about it... I did mention to my wife how great it would be if I had an F3HP with a 50 f1.2, I guess that will put a smile on my face 8)
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Postby gstark on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:27 pm

Not quite the same, Glen. :)
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Postby Killakoala on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:35 pm

An 85mm 1.4f for me please ;)

Although the 17-55DX looks nice too. Must look into one of them. I saw the promo photo of the D2x and it had a 17-55DX on it, so it must be good. :)
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Postby mic on Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:16 pm

For every day, I would wish for another day to relax, learn & master my passion. :arrow: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY. :D

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Postby Werewolf on Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:09 pm

Sheesh................I'm 42 in March and I'm tossing up between an 85mm 1.8 or a sea kayak :lol:

We shall see........... :!:
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Postby xerubus on Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:12 pm

hmmm.. next bday wish... hmmm...

perhaps that my kids will do as they are told!!

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Postby LOZ on Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:59 pm

Canon D300 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Matty B on Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:43 pm

Hey you can't use the "C" word here matey!! But seriously, (???) It's my Birthday this Saturday and I wish I knew more about photography. I have already purchased myself a new lens (12-24 DX thankyou Birdy) which is on it's way to me right now BUT a macro lens for floral photography would be rather good. Pity I know nothing about them!

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Postby robw25 on Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:15 pm

mmmmmmm next birthday . . . . . 50 in august. . . . .maybe i should start leaving a wish list laying around...... with a nikkor 85 f1.4 on it ... or maybe i should be happy with the bottle of black label she gets me

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Postby ru32day on Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:28 am

...so many lenses, so few birthdays left!

I would love an 80-400 VR, but more realistically something like a Bigma or something else in the Sigma long end of the range.
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