For the amateur photographers out there... Have you ever added up how much you've spent?

[aphex]

Just on equipment alone?

I just did and was fairly shocked at my grand total.... Its an expensive hobby

 

[HN]

Kodak something or other + memory cards + rechargable AAs + bag
then Olympus C700 + memory cards + bag
then Canon S400 + memory cards + extra proprietary battery + bag + mini tripod
then gave that one to mom and bought canon sd400 + memory cards + extra proprietary battery + bag

now considering one of the longer zooms.

and made no mention of video equipment


*edit*
forgot about the canon photo printer i bought and never ended up using. guess that would fall under amateur photo stuff.

 

[mugs]

I added up my wife's stuff... fortunately a lot of it was gifts from her dad. :Q

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I have:

Rebel XT: $700
Rebel XT Grip: $100
Canon 50mm f/1.8: $50
Sigma 10-20mm: $400
Tamron 180mm: $500
Sigma 50-500mm: $650
Feisol 3302 Carbon Fiber Tripod: $200
Bogen-Manfrotto 486RC2 Ballhead: $50 <- worthless
Sigma EF-500 Super Flash: $100
Sigma 30mm f/1.4: $330
LowePro Off Trail II Pack: $50
4x2GB Sandisk Extreme IIIs: $320
4xBatteries: $30

Total: $3480

 

[aphex]

You dont like your RC2 ballhead? I love mine!!!

 

[DCFife]

I don't have time to look up the numbers, but maybe I can sort of guess:

Cameras:
Nikon D70 (w/18-70): $1299
Canon EOS 10D: $1299
Canon S60: $230
Canon A610: $230
Canon G2: $350
Canon EOS 5: $499
Nikon FM2 (w/50 1.4): $400

Lenses:
Canon
28-135 IS: $499
100-400L IS: $1599
Sigma
15-30: ???
70-200 EX HSM: $679
Nikon
50 1.8: $79
35: $320
28: $235
80-200 2.8: $699
28-200: $300

Flashes:
550EX: $359
420EX: $259
SB800: $359
Alien Bees 400: $259
Alien Bees 800 (2): $700

Tripods:
Gitzo G1226 Mk2: $200+???
Bogen 3221W: $119
Gitzo G1564L Mk2 Monopod: $120+???

Heads:
Bogen 488RC2: ???
Bogen 3030: ???

Various light stands, umbrellas, light boxes, reflectors....probably about $750 worth.

That's almost $12k without the items I can't recall. I'm probably missing some things too...I think I have more lenses than that.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Man, going back to my Canon S10 and all of its accessories...I don't know where to begin. But I bet it has to be close to $10K.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: aphex
You dont like your RC2 ballhead? I love mine!!!

The RC2 ballhead is great for lenses 200mm and lower. It's infuriating to use with the Sigma 50-500mm because of all the dip, and with macro where very precise locking and framing is required, the ballhead performs very badly.

 

[foghorn67]

Canon XT-Bought $615. Sold $550.
Canon 30D New-$1159 OTD
Sigma EX HSM 70-200 2.8-$500.
Sigma EX HSM 10-20 4.5-5.6.-$425, for sale.
Canon 50 1.8- $89.
Canon 85 1.8 USM-$325
Sigma EX 1.4x teleconvertor-$50
Tamron 28-75 2.8 alphabet soup-$300, for sale.
Canon 17-55 2.8 IS-$1189.
Canon 550EX flash-$275.
(2) Nikon SB-24 Flashes. $55 each.
Bogen 3021 tripod-I forget, average price
Bogen 488RC2 ballhead.-$120
Canon BG-E2 grip-$150
Lowepro Computrekker AW-$130
Plus misc...flash cards, extra batteries, light stands, umbrellas, sync cords, clamps

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: aphex
You dont like your RC2 ballhead? I love mine!!!

The RC2 ballhead is great for lenses 200mm and lower. It's infuriating to use with the Sigma 50-500mm because of all the dip, and with macro where very precise locking and framing is required, the ballhead performs very badly.

Try the 488RC2. Above that, you are looking at RRS and Acratech stuff.

 

[episodic]

fuji f10 225$ (sold for 175$) - did not like it.

So 50$ there

Canon a510 199$ (sold for 120$) used it about 6 months

So about 80$ there

Canon a530 (150$) - still have it. . .

so about 280$. . .

O yea 12$ tripod from walmart and batteries and sd card - right about 300$ now. . .

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: foghorn67

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: aphex
You dont like your RC2 ballhead? I love mine!!!

The RC2 ballhead is great for lenses 200mm and lower. It's infuriating to use with the Sigma 50-500mm because of all the dip, and with macro where very precise locking and framing is required, the ballhead performs very badly.

Try the 488RC2. Above that, you are looking at RRS and Acratech stuff.

ooo, ya know i just realized thats the one i have, 488RC2 because it has the ability to pan.

 

[pontifex]

about $1000. i'm lucky enough to be able to borrow some lenses and equipment from my dad, otherwise, it would probably be a few hundred more.

 

[jiwq]

Rebel XT: $500
Grip: $80
Split Image Focusing Screen: $80

70-200 f/4L: $450
50 f/1.4: $260
50 f/1.8: $70
Tamron 28-75: $280
Tokina 12-24: $400

580EX: $280
ST-E2: $100
Memory Cards: $200 total
Bogen Tripod: $90
Filters: $50 total
Backpacks: $80 total
AB400: $180
AB800: $240

 

[radioouman]

Fuji Finepix 4900z refurb in June 2002 ($360)
2 64 meg Smartmedia cards ($60)
2 NP-80 lithium batteries from an electronics show ($44)
Fast charger for the batteries ($20)
Misc. tripods, flash, and camera bag (~$100)

Not bad since that was spread over 4+ years.

Then today I got my Fuji Finepix s9100 delivered.

 

[Mday]

5k over the past 2 years that i have been employed.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: aphex
Just on equipment alone?

I just did and was fairly shocked at my grand total.... Its an expensive hobby

I don't really care to do this. I KNOW my wife doesn't want to know.

Ignorance is bliss!

 

[xSkyDrAx]

:Q @ the 12k in stuff. This is just amatuer stuff too, no?

 

[Eos]

I love e-penis contests. I'm down for it.

Canon EOS ElanIIe - $400
50mm f/1.8 - $80
28-105 zoom - $240
100-300 zoom - $280
70-200 zoom - $1200
24mm - $240
85mm - $280
EOS3 - $800
PB-E2 booster - $300
380EX flash x 2- $400
550EX flash - $300
ST-E2 wireless flash transmitter - $200
Quantum battery and cords - $350
Lumedyne flash system - $900
flash umbrellas - $100
lightstand - $70
tripod legs - $70
head and extra plate - $100
flash bracket - $70
Bronica ETRSi kit - $1700
120 film back x 2 - $400
polaroid back - $100
speed grip - $90
40mm lens - $900
light meter - $475
Pelican hard suitcase - $160

Like $10k new. I've sold almost all of it in the last 2 months so I could buy this. Any of you are welcome to buy the rest so I can furnish it. :laugh:

 

[Eos]

Damn. I forgot $300 in filters and my $100 Lowepro Trekker Pro.

 

[imported_Mike]

Sony DSC-S85 $450
(10) Sony 128MB Sticks @ $45 a peice - $450 (this was an excellent deal back in the day)
Sony DSC-F717 $500 SOLD
Sony DSC-F828 package $800 SOLD
Sony DSC-P100 package $200
Canon EOS 20D $800 SOLD
Canon EOS XT $600
4GB of CF cards ~$100 total
Canon 28-135mm $300
Canon 24-105mm $1200
Epson P2000 $380

I want to get the new 70-200 from Canon and also the 10-22.

 

[cavemanmoron]

digital has made it cheaper.

don't have to send the film out to be developed now,
just download, and choose the best Photos.

 

[tfinch2]

About 3000, give or take a few hundred

 

[BuckNaked]

Nikon Bodies:
F4
N90s w/MB10

Nikon AF Lenses:
24mm F2.8
35-70 F2.8
105 F2.8 Macro
180mm F2.8
300mm F4.0
500mm F4.0 non AF
SB24 Flash

Tripod:
Gitzo 320 w/Arca Swiss Ball Head

Really Right Stuff quick release plates for F4, N90, 300mm and 500mm lenses
bunch of filters including Galen Rowells/Singh Ray Split ND filters, Nikon Circ. Polarizers in 62mm and 72mm sizes, Nikon Shutter release, Nikon PN-11 extension tube, and other crap...

Time to figure out how much money I have sunk into something sitting here collecting dust... priceless

:laugh:

I am actually hoping to get back into it, once I get some time/money to spend on it... I am finally ready to get a nice digital body and start shooting again.

 

[virtuamike]

D200 w/ grip and x4 batteries
D70 and x3 batteries
17-55/2.8
85/1.4
180/2.8
50/1.4
35/1.4 AIS
105/1.8 AIS
55/3.5 AIS
Visatec Litepac w/ x2 LP1 heads and x3 batteries
SB-600 x2
Acratech UBH
Gitzo 2220
RRS L bracket and plates
Epson 2400
studio equipment (autopoles, expan drives, light stands, paper, plexi, clamps, and so on)
bags (lots)
memory (lots)

Over $10k easy

But on the bright side, it pays for itself