Desire so much that when you make a list of it you realize you can't carry it all. Then you think about what you can carry and really need and the workable kit comes to mind. Buy that and be done with it!
So, what do you think? Will it work? The problem I'm having is that the "ideal" kit and the workable kit are so close but don't quite match. Of course the economically affordable kit and the workable kit are much more similar.
Ideal Kit
2x D300
10.5 fish
24 PC
50 f/1.4 (to be replaced with the 55 f/1.2 AFS VR )
105VR (maybe the Sigma 150)
12-24
17-55
70-200
200-400
1.7 TC
2 x SB800
Workable & In My Budget Kit:
D300
10.5 fish
50 f/1.4 (to be replaced with the 55 f/1.2 AFS VR )
105VR (maybe the Sigma 150)
12-24
17-55
70-200
300 f/4 AFS
1.7 TC
2 x SB800
So basically I drop a D300, the 24PC and swap the 200-400 for the 300 f/4
williamkazak wrote:
What do you shoot and how do you plan to carry this stuff has to be asked.
William, great question. Two actually! I am an amature and a generalist. Thus I could not live without the 17-55 and 70-200 and the 1.7 TC. I find that I run against the following "needs": faster (50 f/1.4), closer (105VR) and am currently evaluating my needs for wider (12-24) for landscapes and longer (300 f/4 or 200-400) for wildlife, etc. I don't do much of the latter but think I would do a lot more if I had the lens to do it. Long glass is the biggest dilemma for me due to cost, weight and size. As for the specialty glass, I want a fisheye for the creative aspect and the 24PC would be nice for many applications I have run into ... but is something I could live without, thus the reason it is dropped on the affordable kit.
Chris Langer wrote:
Wow.
If I had to do it with one sweep and had 10 grand...
Chris, this is my plan over a number of years as my skill and interests keep growing.
BenV wrote:
how could you leave off the 24-70? Thats just not possible.
Easy. I like the DX format and have no plans to ever switch to the FX format. The 24-70 is a usless range for me on DX format. The difference between 17 and 24mm is HUGE but the difference between 55 and 70mm is minor. Unless you are posting wall-sized images that will be seen from 3 feet away, I doupt you will ever be able to tell the difference between the two lenses.
stompyq wrote
Your "cure" only leads to BAS - Bag acquisition syndrome which is worse.
Damb-it! I have been thinking a lot about which bag would work best for all this, and it changes depending on exactly which kit I go with .... GRRRRRRR!
Avi B
He solved NAS by replacing it with BAS. But he doesn't have NAS anymore Hey, André, are you in management by any chance?
Managment! Hey now, let's not get nasty!! I'm an engineer ... managers don't try to think clearly like my original thread.
williamkazak wrote:
What do you shoot and how do you plan to carry this stuff has to be asked.
Carrying it IS a problem. I'm up to I think 10 Nikkors now and I never go anywhere with more than, maybe, 4 of them. I just pick the ones I think will be more useful.
BTW, speaking of carrying, my new 70-200 VR arrived Saturday and yesterday I took it for a walk around the neighborhood. I bought this lens for evening concert and event photography. Man, that lens is HEAVY. I had to keep switching arms to give them a rest.
The only thing I need to get I don't already own off that list is the D3, 35mm f2.0, 105mm f2.8 macro, 300mm f2.8vr and 2 more SB-800's. Gee that will only set me back another 12k....yeah in my dreams....I'm ok for now.......
Andre,
Having used the Sigma 150, don't get it. I found it low contrast and to have muted color, I will agree that it looks like a bargain, but it most certainly is not. Also, as someone coming from using the Tamron 90, I can say that the 150mm length is a significant difference and a learning curve.
Sorry for debunking your theory, but all you need is just a bigger bag! Maybe a suitcase with wheels? I think Pelican makes something big enough to carry all that stuff you listed!
Wow. That I would say is a dream kit except the fact that it needs a 300 or 400 2.8. D3,D300,14-24,24-70,70-200,200/2,some smaller lenses I can't quite identify,and a whole bunch of flashes(and a teleconverter?)
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Hey, André, are you in management by any chance? 
