What is your lousy purchase?

[binbeto]

We all have buy and sell some photography equipment.

What is the equipment you wish you didn't buy in the first place?

So far, I haven't think of any yet.

What about the rest of you?

Edit: I thought of one. It has to be the 28-80G lens that came with the camera.

 

[mpenza]

Vitacon teleconverters. Wasted >$200 on pieces of junk.

 

[liuhao]

Canon G1. spent $1300+ in 2000. shutter lag is 0.8 second. goddamnit.

oops i shoudnt have said this. next month need to sell it. :dent:

 

[jon33]

ef 75-300 III lens...waste of time and film using this lens to me. maybe cos i haven't learnt how to max use of this lens. (appreciate it lots if anyone can teach me how to max use of this lens)

can't take pics(that i like), can't sell secondhand...arrggh!

 

[SniperD]

Originally posted by jon33
ef 75-300 III lens...waste of time and film using this lens to me. maybe cos i haven't learnt how to max use of this lens. (appreciate it lots if anyone can teach me how to max use of this lens)

can't take pics(that i like), can't sell secondhand...arrggh!

what's the problem exactly? I had the 75-300 (before selling as a package) .

For me.... it's the filters :what:

 

[jon33]

it just doesn't ... work. film is cheap but no point wasting it right? when i first got it was so excited...but rather disappointed when first roll of pics came back.

well, maybe its just me...sticking to primes now..while saving up for future purchases, once i feel i need it

 

[SniperD]

pics come out soft I guess and the AF @ f4.5 is super slow right? hahahah....

I know... it must be those shots that you can comfortable wait and snap withut having to AF so much... and in good lighting conditions somemore.. ;p

 

[jon33]

i think can only take pics of far off statues or something..or really patient, obliging stationary birds.

one redeeming factor: its a good potrait lens @ 75mm. the pics i took here (the headshots) were using t400cn and the lens at 75. quite ok, liked the way they turned out

 

[StreetShooter]

I remember I had a Sigma 75-300 for my Minolta. Took great soft-focus portraits, especially with a diffuser filter.

My EF 75-300 is good in bright sunlight. Very bright sunlight.

 

[Viewfinder]

Originally posted by StreetShooter
I remember I had a Sigma 75-300 for my Minolta. Took great soft-focus portraits, especially with a diffuser filter.

so is that good or bad?

 

[SniperD]

70-300mm = natual soft focus, with great bokeh :bsmilie:

 

[jon33]

right..v bright sunlight...and good fast film like t400cn. guess the pics turned out well cos the light on the island was good that day, for the parade.

 

[SniperD]

BUY! BUY! BUY! the EF70-300mm mkIII :bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[mylau]

Originally posted by binbeto
We all have buy and sell some photography equipment.

What is the equipment you wish you didn't buy in the first place?

So far, I haven't think of any yet.

What about the rest of you?

Edit: I thought of one. It has to be the 28-80G lens that came with the camera.

All my photography equipment.

 

[SniperD]

Originally posted by mylau
All my photography equipment.

mylau :kok: SniperD :devil:

 

[mylau]

Originally posted by SniperD
mylau :kok: SniperD :devil:

ouch...ouch...ouch...ouch

 

[jon33]

since its so lousy...why not pass it to the rest of us to share your burden??

 

[markccm]

My Am-Pro Dry Cabinet....
Sigh..... :cry:

 

[baiyun]

my olympus C700...waste my $1000+ !@$@$#

 

[binbeto]

Just realise there is a similar thread at off stone...

Didn't meant to copy.