So what did YOU get for x-mas (photography related)?

[Dylan8i]

Well we opened all our presents yesterday(dec 23) cause my mom had a minor surgery today (Dec 24), and not knowing how shed feel tomorrow (dec 25) we decided to do it early.

So what did you all get x-mas wise?



i got a 77mm circ polarizer
4gb 133xspeed lexar memory card
and a book i saw recommended on here, "The photographer's Eye- Composition and design for better digital photos" by Michael freeman


things on my list i did not get:

Photoshop elements
kenoko af extension tubes
nikon 200-400 f4

[ken1953]

Hi Dylan, Hope your mom is doing well today. Sounds like some great new gear for you. Although it got opened early, we got a Kodak 1012 IS p/s camera. When we get the Pentax's fixed it will be a back up camera, but for now it is our primary.
The main reason for getting it is our next gift this year, all of the smiling faces of most of our grandkids as they opened their gifts. The camera got a good work out...hehe
Merry Christmas

[Don Schaeffer]

I bought myself the lens. We don't celebrate Christmas but it was a timely purchase.

[Grandpaw]

Dylan, I hope your mom's surgery went well and she is in good spirits. I received a Nikon SB800 flash and the Nikon creative lighting DVD. And the big gift was the pictures of the grandkids opening presents, Jeff

[zrfraser]

Well I've had my new camera for quite some time, but it was a Christmas gift. I got a mini tripod, lens cleaner, a walkaround SLR case, and a hand strap.

[Dylan8i]

yeah she is doing fine and in good spirits. she even made it to our family x-mas eve party.

[Axle]

16 GB SanDisk Extreme III CF Card ^_^

[mjs1973]

My lovely wife got me the book Portraits by Steve McCurry. It's actually not the book that she thought she was getting. What she meant to order was National Geographic: The Photographs. They both have the same photo on the cover so it was an easy mistake. I will still enjoy looking at all of the wonderful images in this book.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

[jetrim]

I knew it was coming, but it's great to finally get my hands on it!

[gracie_r]

A 70-200mm f/4L lens It wasn't the next on my list to get, but it will do.

I also got Joe McNally's book, "The Moment it Clicks" and Freeman Patterson's book, "Photographing the World Around You".

[starriderrick]

My Girl got me a D90 with the 50mm 1.4D, Now she's asking to borrow the Buell... I knew there was a catch. LOL

Rick

[OldClicker]

A Spyder 2 monitor calibrator. Changed things less than I thought it would. - TF

[Asylum Steve]

Nobody I know can afford to get me photo-related gifts, heh heh. I got new sneakers and some DVDs...

[Dylan8i]

Nobody I know can afford to get me photo-related gifts, heh heh. I got new sneakers and some DVDs...

you should have sent them toward the cheap holiday photo gift guide!


yeah my mom actally told me this year that my hobbies are to expensive ( after she bought the cir pol filter, which was a cheap one from ritz camera (but supposedly made by tiffen) :-D i usually put something super expensive on my list to make the rest look "cheap"

[Alison]

Ooh some nice gifts here.

I feel the same as you now Steve! But I did think of a little point and shoot I have been after.

Hubby and I got a Canon 110 SX IS to share.
He has done a little filming on it and I took some pictures with it today! I just used portrait mode on it
Got one of my beautiful daughters to stand by my backdoor to shoot her in natural light.
It was nice, just to point and shoot, for a change.
Great little camera. Much better than the sony cybershot DSC-P10. Can't say I noticed much, if any, shutter lag.



You know it's Christmas when it's Brussel Sprout time hey? lol
(I think she looks like Kylie here



I love Beck'y sense of humour. She said to me, "Call this one, would you like ME to carve the Turkey?" lol

[gracie_r]

Great pictures Alison. I can't beleive those are from a P/S! Just shows it really is the photographer and not the camera. :thumbsup:

[Alison]

Indeed! I think knowing your light helps enormously! I mean, full on flash looks awful.
Having some editing skills also helps. Which basically consisted of Duplicate layer, soft light and then wacking up my central levels.

Guess what else I got today? Error 99 on my 40D!!! GREAT!!! NOT!!!
I personally believe the jealousy chip has kicked in since my 40D caught sight of the 110 SX IS lol

[Dylan8i]

Great pictures Alison. I can't beleive those are from a P/S! Just shows it really is the photographer and not the camera. :thumbsup:

it doesn't hurt to have a beautiful subject to photography either.

[jetrim]

it doesn't hurt to have a beautiful subject to photography either.

Yep, I'm sure the Brussel Sprout consortium would love to have your daughter selling their sprouts. They wouldn't be able to keep the stores stocked

Beautiful photos Alison, I like the carving one a lot too!

[twinkldystar327]

My husband surprised me with a new point and shoot - Canon 770IS. My other p/s had been failing for a while now.

[dl4449]

My Wife got me the Nikon 24 70 2.8:yesnod: :yesnod:
Troy

[Dylan8i]

Sounds like everyone has gotten some useful equipment so far! including some complete surprises.


keep em comming.

[adina]

I don't want photo stuff, as it's work, instead of play. I had my eye on some fuzzy boots, but dh doesn't like to buy footware as I'm rather particular.

I did get a really cool trench coat, with a leopard print lining, a new little purse, my oldest wrote me a poem, my youngest ordered me something online which is yet to come, and I have off the 24th thru the 5th of January.

Oh wait! My kids got some really funky mismatched jammies, so those will be fun for photos!

[brhitch]

My wife and I don't exchange gifts we just buy one big item we both want, but as far as from everyone else, I ended up with Steve McCurry's book Portraits. (LOVE IT!!!) He's one of my favorite photographers and one of the reasons I picked up a camera and the book is awesome. Also got a couple photoflex umbrella swivels, a westcott collapsible umbrella (was needing a backup, my other one was getting quite the workout), some grids for my alien bees, and a digital picture frame.

[mjs1973]

I ended up with Steve McCurry's book Portraits. (LOVE IT!!!)

I looked through this book last night. Some really great images in there. The one that really stuck me is the one of a young boy with a couple bandelier of ammunition on him. I was a little surprised to not see the portrait of the woman on the cover of the book that Steve took many years after he made the original iconic image of her.