Its my birthday!! (Friday)

[kmccanta]

Its my birthday tomorrow, and my lovely wife picked out the best present... a gift certificate to B+H !!!

So here's what I have:
K100D, Zenitar16mmFE, Vivitar28/2, M28/3.5, M35/2.8, FA50/1.4, M100/4 1:2Macro, M135/3.5, M200/4, DA18-55

extension tubes, lowepro Photorunner shoulder bag, Bogen monopod, bogen 484RC ballhead? (the small one), a crappy tripod.

I enjoy taking snaps of the family, landscape when vacationing, toyed around with bug Macros this summer...

So, pretend you are the salesman, and I just walked in with a $250 hole in my pocket. What do you think I should get??

-k

[axl]

first of all happy B-day. Many more to come...
second, with your gear, really hard to say... Maybe a good tripod to replace the crappy one? Or something rectalinear, really wide (wider than 28 you have)...
Anyway, happy spending...

[stevebrot]

Happy birthday!

I vote for a tripod or (for a few bucks more) a Pentax FA 35/2. (I know the 35 is close to your 28, but I know that I find the 35mm focal length to sort of be a natural on APS-C.)

Steve

(Gotta get me one of those wives...)

[navcom]

Happy b-day!

Definately get the tripod....Manfroto with a good, comfortable head.

[Damn Brit]

Happy Birthday tomorrow.
Another vote for the tripod.

[Russell-Evans]

Metz 48 AF-1 TTL Shoe Mount Flash for Pentax & Samsung SLR Cameras - US $250

Pentax AF-360 FGZ P-TTL Shoe Mount Flash - US $220

Vivitar 285HV Auto Flash - US $ 90

Pentax 40mm f/2.8 Limited Autofocus Lens for Digital - US $270

Tamron Zoom Telephoto AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Macro AF Lens - US $130

Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Lens for Pentax AF - US $160

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro Autofocus Lens for Pentax AF - US $249

Bogen / Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod Legs (Black) with 484RC2 Mini Ballhead - US $203

Bogen / Manfrotto 055XB Tripod Legs (Black) with 484RC2 Mini Ballhead - US $216

Happy Birthday.

Thank you
Russell

[Damn Brit]

Originally Posted by Russell-Evans

Metz 48 AF-1 TTL Shoe Mount Flash for Pentax & Samsung SLR Cameras - US $250

Pentax AF-360 FGZ P-TTL Shoe Mount Flash - US $220

Vivitar 285HV Auto Flash - US $ 90

Pentax 40mm f/2.8 Limited Autofocus Lens for Digital - US $270

Tamron Zoom Telephoto AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Macro AF Lens - US $130

Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Lens for Pentax AF - US $160

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro Autofocus Lens for Pentax AF - US $249

Bogen / Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod Legs (Black) with 484RC2 Mini Ballhead - US $203

Bogen / Manfrotto 055XB Tripod Legs (Black) with 484RC2 Mini Ballhead - US $216

Happy Birthday.

Thank you
Russell

Wow Russell, good work on the list, would you like to be my personal shopper when it's my birthday next month? I'm thinking of a better tripod myself, budget up to $350

[k100d]

Russell, seems like you've given a lot of thought to your own shopping list

[hwblanks]

Unless you're really in love with your teleprimes, I would suggest that you sell either the M135 or M200 and take the proceeds from that sale, along with your gift card and buy yourself the following:
Pentax | SMCP-DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED Autofocus Lens | 21720

If you don't need to go all the way out to 300mm, then get the following:
Pentax | SMCP-DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Autofocus Lens | 21567
and
Bogen / Manfrotto | 190XB Tripod Legs (Black) | 190XB | B&H
This tripod, along with the head you have is rated to support 8.8 lbs.
I know that this goes over $250, but if you sell a lens or 2, you should be able to cover it.

HTH,
Heather

[Arpe]

Well it's Friday here - so Happy Birthday!

[pasipasi]

Three and half hours into Friday here, happy bd!

[Arpe]

Originally Posted by pasipasi

Three and half hours into Friday here, happy bd!

Go to bed then!

[lazyeyejim]

First, Happy Birthday.

Honestly, if I was the salesman, I would suggest that you share your generous fortune with others. I'll take a tripod. I'll PM you the address in which you can send it.

Randy.

[Venturi]

A good tripod/head combo such as the 055XB setup mentioned above - especially if you're diggin on the macro stuff. Solid legs make all the difference in the world.

[cardinal43]

It would appear that having a lovely wife willing to give you a gift card for your birthday is all a man could ever want. I don't have a wife like that, so therefore, you should sent the gift card to me.