Good Setup?

[ShaoXiang]

WOAH!!...my thread turned into a Film vs Digi...

anyway thanks for the tips guys!

to answer some questions:

I always prefer film due to more colour saturation.
Yes i know DSLR can/may produce the same results but again my budget is around $3k
And on getting F5 or others, if i fork out that amount, ppl would start to tell me why dont get a DSLR instead and such....arrgh...

and on my lense choices, i do mostly sports shoot and once a while street

 

[mpenza]

the lenses are great, definitely a very good setup, not a budget one ;p

not too sure if you have factored in the running costs, but do some calculations of the amount of film that you'll use and estimate the amount of development you'll do. you may "burn" quite of film on sports.

 

[ShaoXiang]

the lenses are great, definitely a very good setup, not a budget one ;p

not too sure if you have factored in the running costs, but do some calculations of the amount of film that you'll use and estimate the amount of development you'll do. you may "burn" quite of film on sports.

yes i've thought of it...so i've been learning on how to be selective of my shots

 

[sebastiansong]

HI ShaoXiang

in fact I am wondering why Nikon when you already have a G5... you might as well go Canon since the flash would be compatible for both your digital and film needs.

except for the flash and get it to learn flash photography... test it on the g5 for quick review purpose. ... I seriously advice u to get second hand for all your lens (except 50mm/1.8 its cheap enuff first hand) ... it stretches your buying power to the max.

18-35 and 80-200 are two ranges you might not wan to touch as yet until you have decided to go wide or zoom. another advantage of holding off purchase of this lens allow you to choose either a 85/1.8 (portrait) or 105/2.8 or 60mm/2.8 (macro) lens if you decide to specialise in this area

start off with a 24-85 or 28-105. I like the latter as it allows quite decent macro shots to be taken. you have used the G5 so this is a comfortable for you to work with.

another essential item for my books is a good tripod and ballhead. If you are in doubt of what to get. Go to Cathay Photo and describe your needs/budget to Chris or Steven. They are experienced and wont recommend you crap. the possibilities of tripod, ballhead, flash and one lens is already infinite and you still have some spare cash left for a decent bag, tripod straps and lots of film.

 

[igpenguin]

Lots of suggestions here. Here's one that I just thought about:

Spend some money on a sports photography workshop. By travelshooter or Jed.

What's your favourite sport? Know it inside out? Who are the sports photography enthusiasts and experts that you can interact and exchange ideas with?

These and other questions could probably shorten your learning curve more than a $3K or $30K equipment budget.

Of course, your question on recommended equipment is valid. Get it solved quickly so you concentrate on the shooting earlier!

That said, I like the idea of going with good-condition second-hand items.

 

[binbeto]

A wise choice of lens and camera. :devil:

Since you main interest is sport at the moment.

I would propose a little deviation from the setup you wanted.

Nikon F80 (+MB16 if u intend to hand held a lot)
Nikon 80-200/2.8 (no change)
Tokina SP 1.4x(preferred) or 2x for that additional reach
Monopod for more stable handling
Flash SB80 or SB800
Camera bag (S&F300)
Dry cabinet

You can forget abt the wide and mid focal length for the moment.