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12/29/2008 01:44:56 PM · #1
what gear would you buy for a 5D Mark II...for weddings/portraits? (LENSES,LIGHTING, TRIPODS..ETC)

Message edited by author 2008-12-29 13:51:26.
12/29/2008 01:45:29 PM · #2
200mm 1.8L
12/29/2008 02:03:45 PM · #3
YOU STAY ON THE FRONT PAGE...BAD THREAD!!!!

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12/29/2008 02:14:59 PM · #4
Canon 50mm f/1.2 (or 1.4), Canon 85mm f/1.2, Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 70-200 IS f/2.8L, Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye, two Canon 580EX II Speedlights with extra battery packs and a ton of rechargeable AAs, two light stands and umbrellas to hold the strobes, any lightweight tripod that will hold about 11 pounds. Good luck!
12/29/2008 02:24:40 PM · #5
Wait money is no object?

I'd pay someone to invent a 8mm-500mm IS 1.2L that is hand holdable :)
12/29/2008 07:48:19 PM · #6
Originally posted by Patrick_R:

Wait money is no object?

I'd pay someone to invent a 8mm-500mm IS 1.2L that is hand holdable :)


wouldn't that be nice?
12/29/2008 07:53:26 PM · #7
70-200 L 2.8 would be my choice and then
A norman battery pack for portable flash
12/30/2008 12:37:25 AM · #8
Money isn't an object, I mean, i've spent 5 years accumulating stuff, so money is less an object than an obstacle.

If I fell into 50 grand tomorrow...

New, better tripod (mine's fine, but money's no object, right?)
1D3
5D2
1Ds3
Collect them all! Not sure the 1Ds3 would serve much purpose.
Full set of fast L primes. Just because I could.
The long Ls too - never know when you need a 500 F4 IS and it makes a nice conversation piece standing in the corner.
New top of the light lights and modifiers...not sure who top of the line is though. Photogenic maybe?
Probably some quantum portable strobes and all the eTTL bits to go with them.
A second large bag to carry all my new stuff, and a sherpa cause I can't carry it all by myself.
Some sort of backup system that would never fill up, fail or need my attention in any way.
A bigger studio with lots of props, BGs, etc, but this won't fit withing the 50 grand, so I'll need half a million at least.

12/30/2008 05:03:40 AM · #9
If you're going with 1D bodies, why would you drop in a 5D as well? Seems a bit of a curious choice...
12/30/2008 05:10:56 AM · #10
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:

The long Ls too - never know when you need a 500 F4 IS and it makes a nice conversation piece standing in the corner.


like this?


Message edited by author 2008-12-30 05:11:32.
12/30/2008 10:09:16 AM · #11
Originally posted by ganders:

If you're going with 1D bodies, why would you drop in a 5D as well? Seems a bit of a curious choice...


video perhaps?
Cause money is no object?
12/30/2008 10:11:32 AM · #12
Originally posted by crayon:

Originally posted by Prof_Fate:

The long Ls too - never know when you need a 500 F4 IS and it makes a nice conversation piece standing in the corner.


like this?


Yeah. My friend has one, had the older one too (pictured here)

12/30/2008 10:54:00 AM · #13
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:

Originally posted by ganders:

If you're going with 1D bodies, why would you drop in a 5D as well? Seems a bit of a curious choice...


video perhaps?
Cause money is no object?

If you want HD video and money is no object, there are better options than an HD-capable SLR body...
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