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My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

Started Feb 19, 2022 | Discussions

John Gellings • Veteran Member • Posts: 9,743

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

In reply to Andreasfe • Mar 15, 2022

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Spend it on travel.

He already has travel $… reas the thread guys.

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mhasman • Regular Member • Posts: 330

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

In reply to nonicks • Mar 16, 2022

Me, I'm waiting for next X100*

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Nate Kong • Regular Member • Posts: 307

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

In reply to nonicks • Mar 16, 2022

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Look like you've gotten photography gears covered. Have you thought about other gadgets that might expand your photography? A drone could be a no-brainer. Or a set of professional grade filters for landscape photography. Or a powerful PC and a calibrated 4K display for post processing. Or spend some money to do a 40x60 fine art print of one of your work and hang it on a wall.

I think you will get satisfactory from those things more than just getting another camera.

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Blood N Guts Murphy • Regular Member • Posts: 363

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

In reply to nonicks • Mar 16, 2022

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I think a quality drone for photos rather than videos would be best. It will inject a whole new life and aspect into your output. Since seeing amazing drone photography I have been standing above people for aerial shots. It's a big new niche. Would be so much better with a drone. I recall my buddy buying the M43 Pana‐Leica 15mm f1.7 for his small drone, so you can use quality glass with not to big devices.

If it's too much of a kerfuffle, just grab a Leica. $3K for a CL with 18mm pancake is a great deal at BandH. Usually a Leica lens alone would be more money than that. Some full frame Leica users have switched to the XE sized APSC CL. Although not that many as they have now discontinued APSC. But there are nice lenses available, starting with the tiny 290g 18-50mm f2.8 Sigma. The EVF looks miles better than any left EVF Fuji. That zoom lens is special. I would also grab the 56mm f1.4.

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Andreasfe • Regular Member • Posts: 229

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

In reply to John Gellings • Mar 16, 2022

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John Gellings wrote:

Andreasfe wrote:

Spend it on travel.

He already has travel $… reas the thread guys.

I don't care. With that great camera gear he already have, I would have added that money to my travel budget instead of buying new gear.

Let others have their opinion, guy. I bet he choose what he really want anyway.

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Atsel • Regular Member • Posts: 265

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

In reply to nonicks • Mar 16, 2022

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You should buy superzoom for versatility and go travel

Personally, first part of this plan for myself I already did

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Nielk Mike • Senior Member • Posts: 1,480

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

In reply to nonicks • Mar 16, 2022

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I have just learned my toy budget for the fist half of 2022. I can spend up to 3500 on photography gear (or any other toys). If you were me, What will you buy?

I currently use two X-pro3 Dura Black bodies, XF 14/2.8, 18/2, 23/1.4, 35 1.4 and Viltrox 56/1.4

Focal length wise, this set up covers 99% of my current need. I am happy with them in term of color, sharpness, quality with some reservation on the Viltrox. I always carry a 1 camera 1 lens ( xpro3 + 18 or 23 or 35) with me when I go out everyday although my favorite focal length is 35mm (FF equivalent) followed by 28mm then 50mm( FF equivalent).

I started adopting Fuji with XE1in 2012, and my second fuji camera was X100s. I also had XH1 and XT20, XT2, 90/2 and some great fuji zooms but sold them all as I prefer Xpro-3 with primes now. So I found that I am not interested in going back to the zooms and DSLR style bodies anytime soon. And I have zero interest in the rumored XH2

So If I decide to spend the entire budget on camera and lenses, What will you advise to buy?

I figured a few options I am entertainng:

1. Sell the 18/2. 23/1.4 and 35/1.4 and Upgrade to the newer, better, bigger f/1.4 trio + get a X100V for everyday carry

2. Get a full Frame camera and a lens ( Sony A7IV and 35G). I may need to add a little money for this option.

3. Get a used Leica M240 and a nice voigtlander 35mm M mount lens such as 35/1.7 Ultron or the Voigtlander AOP 35mm

4. Buy a summicron 35mm and add a little money to get the X-M adaptor

5. Add some money myself and buy used summicron 35 and 50 ( used market price is about 4700 for the two lenses. ) + an X-M adaptor

6. Add some money and get a Leica Q

I am open to ideas, feel free to make any suggestion... and have fun spending my budget here.

To replace the 18/23/35 with new 1.4 lenses seems like the most rational spending. However, getting a Leica Q2 Monochrome would be the most exciting! (I am still debating that with myself and my wife )

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Dreamscape Photo • Contributing Member • Posts: 538

Re: My 2022 toy budget is in. How should I spend it?

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Id just get an X-T4 and some lenses (a couple primes and a long zoom)

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