Initial investment for me was around AUD 1k, 40D + 17-70mm lens

Currently have spent over 10k on photography gear in a span of less than 1yr...wtf hahaha

Next purchase...probs gonna be 17-55mm 2.8 IS for the 40D...another 1.2k down the drain...

Photography is such a $$$ sink

same with me..

i have purchased acouple of nikon bodies
some of my nikkor glasses are 2-4k of grand each...
and im almost there collecting all the nikkor mf lenses..
i had to go to japan to get all the brand new ones or mint ext


and recently purchased sony a900 with all the cz lenses for landscape and some portrait

soon thinking of upgrading my canon gear with the 50mm f1.0 and the 85mm f1.2
and a new body is would help too

once i get my licence back i wont be spending much time on photography though

^ ALL the Ziess lens? Crazy bastard, haha.

I have a:
Sony A700 ($1000 CAD)
Sony 16-105mm ($600)
Sigma 50mm f1.4 ($900)
Battery Grip ($400)
UV Filter ($40)
Polarizing Filter ($80)

Getting wide-angel lens soon, and two more filters C:

^ yea i sold 4 of my cars.. i got a lot of spare cash atm...

Rich guy here.

How do you find the A900? Worth the upgrade?
I'm going to mug you for your Zeiss telephoto lens and 85mm.

^ idk i havent used an a700 much..

the only reason i got the a900 is for my freelance jobs which i need the 24mp and the full frame..

using ziess lenses with the a700 isnt so love ..

it may be a great upgrade for you..

Why wouldn't the zeiss lens with the a700 be love?
o__o confused.

Sony released new sensors, so I hope they upgrade their full frame as well. Waiting waiting..

Hello from ocau

Nikon D60 kit: AUD$800
Yum Cha branded tripod: AUD$20
A few SD cards: AUD$50-ish.

Currently I'm saving to invest some money isn't a SB-600 flash which should set me back another AUD$480.

And ☆원이☆....you're just crazy man

you guys are all crazyyy! Hahahahah,
I've only spent $400 dollars rofl.

Nikon D40
+ 8gb sd card. lol, that's itt.
but than again, I'm still a beginner,
ya'll probably been doing this for a long time hahaha

I think my dad wasted around $900 or $1000 for our 10.1mpx canon rebel.
That we take about 5 pictures with per year.

WHAT A WASTE. We should have gotten the super mega sexy red sony cybershot I wanted =____=
WOULD HAVE AT LEAST BEEN PUT IN USE!! *screaming in my head*
-mumble complain complain whine-

EDIT// -bangs head on table-

^WHOAAA REALLY?! Danngg . that sucks.
I would put that into use somehow. hahahha.

plumerias should go wild with the camera and have some fun with it!

That's why sometimes used camera isn't bad. You lower the initial cost so you can do more later. Of course if you get a super deal, my brother's friend got a XSi on clearance for like $330 then by all means get it. I think my total is...
$400 > XT + 50 f1.8
$130 > 18-55is
$230 > 28-135is
~$100 > 2gb + 4gb + 4gb + 4gb + 8gb = 22gb compact flash
*__*

Mine was:

Nikon D80 second owner - $550 CAD last summer
Nikkor 50mm F1.4 second owner - $260 CAD during winter
Tokina 12-24mm F4 second owner - $420 USD

I had a Nikkor 18-200mm VR, D40 and its kits lens but I sold them back out for the same price I got them for so it evens out.

canon 450d/rebel xsi lens kit
a filter, and a screen protecter o_O
$700 US dollars? i don't really know what to do with it
i'm not very much into photography anymore
but the lense prices are really scaring me

canon 5d mkii 3200$
canon 50D 1700 $
Canon lenses, 2300$
Canon flash 480$
camera bag 70$
polarizing filter, 150$

kinda ouch :\

Camera ~ $1.4k
extra lens - $200
speedlights - ~$600
Tripods/light stands/umbrellas - ~$200
Studio setup - ~$200

and I'm a poor uni student too I'm trying to stop though (but I am planning to get a 50mm 1.4 T__T)

i'm pretty sure i've spent at least $6k on camera gear

Beginner here! I've spent about $1,100 for my D60 and two lenses.

Same here
Might buy a better zoom lens in the future

spent around $180 for the canon 450d with kit lens.
my mom paid the other $600. xD
then around $100 for a 50mm f/1.8. so yeah, i haven't spent that much yet.

i'm currently saving up for a 430ex II, and after that i'm buying a telephoto and wide-angle.
and that's all i'm ever gonna spend for gear. xD

How much have I spent? It's nowhere near 6k or whatever, but to me it's definitely an arm, a leg, and then some.

Oly E510 w/ 14-42mm lens - $300
Oly 40-150 - $90
Oly 25mm ZD - $250
Oly 35mm ZD - $225
Oly 50mm ZD - $450
OM 50mm 1.8 - $50
OM 50mm 1.4 - $75
Nikon 35mm 1.8G - $225

Total: $1665

What's left of my gear?
Oly e510; 40-150; 25mm

(The OM 50mm 1.8 is on my OM2, but that doesn't count as a DSLR.)

After funneling most of my cash down the toilet, I honestly believe that the best investments in photography are the books to learn basic composition and painting. (Also the time invested to actually learn it.)

Are you a professional photographer? If not, what do you do for a living and how do I get in?