Say someone throws $3000 in your lap...

...what digital camera would you buy and why? What accessories would you buy for it? What lens(es) would you purchase?

All thoughts and opinions are welcome - speak your mind!

10D with a few L lenses.

Digital Rebel, 70-200 non-IS and the 17-40 L.

ALWAYS spend more on glass than the body, anything else, with few exceptions, is foolish.

I'd get a used nikon 995 AND A PENTAX 100MM SCOPE WITH THE 38-72X EYE PIECE AND A FIXED 42X HAHAHAHAHA.... DIGISCOPING DUDE!

http://www.birdsofmanitoba.com/

http://www.birdsofmanitoba.com/Baldeagle.htm..... all this from a $400 digital on a $1400 scope ;)

Nice bird photos, how do you get the camera onto the scope?

brackets, step-ups, couplers.... some commercial and most homemade. i've seen pipe fittings used even, but most are based on a coupler to fit both the lens and eyepiece.

google the word "digiscoping" or go to Ann Cook's site and search there

http://www.scopetronix.com/digiscopingindex.htm

Being I'm sure your thinking of spending it on camera gear, the first question would be what are your interests? Ultimately, that's what really matters.

For me, a used 1d to back up my 10d would be just fine. Plus, I do a lot of indoor sports, the 10d's focus isn't the best in these conditions. 4Mp and a 29x19mm sensor it has plenty of resolution to make 11x17's. That's fine for me.

Then I have been thinking of selling my elan 7 and purchasing a voightlander bessa R2 with a 35/1.7 ultron. I still like film for various subjects. But rarely us film anymore. I can survive with the 35mm, the 1.7 means I can get away with 400iso even in low light, and the biggest reason is it can fit in my camera bag :) Now I don't have to lug two bodies with me.

As far as lenses, I pretty much have the ranges I need covered. I even have one L lens (and three sigma ex lenses)! If I had to chose a lens, it would probably be a 300/2.8L. In reality I would probably opt for the 120-300/2.8ex lens. Again, for indoor sports.

No, I haven't thought about this!

Mike