What photographic related equipment/gear have you purchased that you wish you hadn't? Also, how much did it cost you and why do you think it was a bad purchase?

Here's a list of what I have regretted buying in my 2 years into this hobby:
New style Giottos rocket blower. Cost: $8 - A piece of crap. Top part keeps falling off if you squeeze too hard. Should have gotten the old style instead.
Nikon 24-120mm VR Cost: $530. - Images are muddy. Never used it much. Sold for $350 a year later
Nikon 105mm f/2 DC Cost: $650. - Soft wide open and has less contrast than the 105mm VR. Sold for $675
77mm Tiffen enhancing filter. Cost: $35 - Found out that the effect can be easily replicated in Photoshop or in-camera. Sold for $85! (Retail was like $120)
Small crumpler shoulder bag. $65 - Too small for my needs. (Always a problem with buying bags on the internet). Sold for $75
Lowepro Minitrekker backpack. Cost $85. I just realized that I'm not much of a backpack person since I haven't used this bag in almost a year.
77mm Tiffen Soft filter #2. Cost: $35 - I didn't know better when I got this. I thought it would be something cool but who wants blurry images?
Nikon MC-36 remote. Cost: $100 - Too bulky like a TV remote. Sold for the same price and got the smaller and cheaper MC-30 instead
Nikon DR-4 right angle viewfinder attachment. Cost: $85. I thought it would be great not to press your nose against the back of the camera when shooting low but so far, I haven't used it.
Nikon F100 Cost: $325. Bought it bec. it was in "like new" condition and was cheap. I thought of using my full-frame lenses on a film body in order to have the full coverage but I still I havn't used it since I bought it 6 months ago.
Nikon SB800 Cost: $275 - Bought it since it was a great deal but don't really need a 4th one.
Nikon 12-24mm f/4 DX. Cost $750 Bought this to compare against my Sigma 10-20 but didn't really need it. Will sell to get the 18-200VR instead.
Manrotto 684b Neotec monopod with RRS clamp and swivel head. Cost $150. I though this would be a good replacement for my current monopod combo since you can easily adjust the length by just pressing the lever on the side. I actually still prefer my old set up since it's lighter and more rugged..
Nikon AH-4 leather hand-strap. Cost: $45. Bought this as a spare in case I get the D80(which I've now realized I'm not going to yet bec of the Fuji S5). Item came in not so good condition(even my other 1 year old strap was better). In hindsight, I should have asked the seller more questions and pictures rather than purchasing it immediately.
Manfrotto clamps. Cost: $75 bought it because it was highly recommended by "strobist" for placing the flash in various locations but so far, I have not used it.
Set of Kenko extension tubes Cost: $100 - Saw some awesome macro shots using the 200mm f/2 VR and thought it would be cool to replicate that. Summer has come and gone though but I still haven't had a chance to use it. Maybe I'm not much of a macro person but I'm not giving up on this one yet.
Gray Card: cost $12 - One of those that I keep reading about saying that is useful for correcting white balance issues but I found that I can just eyeball the adjustments in Nikon Capture.Care to share yours?

Edit: Updated to include #17

too much eqpt lust huh?

Here's mine. Haven't bought too many stuff yet.

1. First camera bag: smallish lowepro shoulder bag (can't recall the model). Became useless when I bought more lenses.

2. Second bag: Tamron adventure 7. Didn't like the fact that it wasn't conducive to spur of the moment shooting.

3. For the UW camera: switched to threaded wet lenses from bayonet mount lenses. PITA to switch underwater and the WA lens results weren't up to par with the bayonet lenses.

4. For the UW camera: canon housing with the oval lens port. WTF was canon thinking? Had to buy an ike housing which needed new wet lenses (see gripe #3).

BTW, zandy, that's a loooooooot of stuff.

The Canon 10D, checked the reviews and it mentioned that it was a great camera, What I failed to check was that Canon was coming out with a newer model the 20D in a few months time. Ended up a buying the 20D as well and eventually a Mark II 1D, gave the 10D to my brother who suddenly developed photography as a hobby
:D

The Canon 10D, checked the reviews and it mentioned that it was a great camera, What I failed to check was that Canon was coming out with a newer model the 20D in a few months time. Ended up a buying the 20D as well and eventually a Mark II 1D, gave the 10D to my brother who suddenly developed photography as a hobby
:D

:) :) Bait ni "koya":) :

1. Nikon SU-4. Never got to used it then the SB800 came along.

2. External battery pack for my ex-D1x. The right solution to the wrong engineering design is to buy a new camera. Sold the battery pack for a profit and the D1x for 99T (got it for 240T *sheesh*).

BTW, zandy, that's a loooooooot of stuff.
I guess yeah. :)
And to think that those were the only ones that didn't sit well with me :Grin:

Though I know other people that go through equipment that you would think buying and selling was their hobby.:Shock:

regards.

[quote=Giovanni de la Cruz]Here's mine. Haven't bought too many stuff yet.



2. Second bag: Tamron adventure 7. Didn't like the fact that it wasn't conducive to spur of the moment shooting.


If I am not mistaken,you must have meant "Tamrac"adventure 7?

[quote=Giovanni de la Cruz]Here's mine. Haven't bought too many stuff yet.



2. Second bag: Tamron adventure 7. Didn't like the fact that it wasn't conducive to spur of the moment shooting.


If I am not mistaken,you must have meant "Tamrac"adventure 7?

:D . My brain must have been somewhere else (maybe b&h :Grin: ). Yep, it's a tamrac.

Hey Zandy, care to do some Philantrophic work and donate some of those equipment to the needy... mmmmmmmmm... I'm interested in the 12-24 and the SB800. :D hehehehehehehe

Hey Zandy, care to do some Philantrophic work and donate some of those equipment to the needy... mmmmmmmmm... I'm interested in the 12-24 and the SB800. :D hehehehehehehe

LOL :D

Puwede na sa akin yung F100 Zandy! :)

@Earl, Orlando,

LOL! I still need to sell some of those to pay for all the studio equipment I got recently :(


regards.

well i must say my RSS stuff have been very stagnant hehehe! so i guess i wish i could have deferred in getting those and opted to buy lights from aperture. haaaaaay...

Hmmmm.... 12-24??? tempting!!!

@Earl, Orlando,

LOL! I still need to sell some of those to pay for all the studio equipment I got recently :(


regards.

Was just trying my luck Bro.! :) Anyway, I really am interested... You might have some flexible payment options I can play with... PLEASE. :D hehehehehehe

I have a few purchases I've regretted but luckily were able to sell them so I guess I'm ok. A few that I can remember:

1.) Crumpler Tall-e bag, found it too bulky and since compartment was divided, very limited the size of lenses that will fit. Have to agree, problem with buying online and not seeing an actual unit.

2.) Tiffen ND Grad 77mm, not really effective since you're stuck with just turning it, can't move it up and down to follow the horizon. An impulse buy.

I can imagine it being harder for you since eBay is always an option and there are usually great deals there. :Grin:

i have had little regrets with my gear and the ones i did regret getting i was able to sell anyway so no problem:)

1. crumpler $7mill home: was dissapointed with the enormous size. have to admit it fit all my gear but was to big and not stylish enough. was able to sell

2. tamrac stealth reporter: nice sized bag but found it to boring looking so i got a refund and traded it for a tamrac velocity 7 which i also sold.

3. mcd1 cord for d70s: regrett buying it becasue i sold my d70s before i giot my hands on it. was able to sell though

4. nikon 35-70: got it used and reasonable but it was the old ais version and i hate manually focusing

5. nikon 14mm f2.8: got this lens before i got my d200. had it for a week but was so dissapointed with the pics and was scared to use it becasue of the huge bulbous dome without any filters. sold locally for a profit in another board.

6. nikon 16mm fisheye: was so cool but decided i had to sell it becasue dint really need it and needed money to fund my camera upgrade.

7. nikon tcIIe teleconverter: got this from a 70-200 owner for my 80-200 afd only to find out that it wasnt compatible on afd lenses. my fault for not doing the necessary research. sold at a local forum as well

thats about it the rest of my items i do not regret

Nikon F100 Cost: $325. Bought it bec. it was in "like new" condition and was cheap. I thought of using my full-frame lenses on a film body in order to have the full coverage but I still I havn't used it since I bought it 6 months ago.

Care to share yours?

Do you still have this camera? Are you willing to sell it? PM me if you're selling it.

Thanks! :)

are you planning to sell those gears? I'm also interested sa SB800 :D hehehehe

Here are some of my purchases which I regret in buying:
1. Cokin 81B Filter (62mm) - I regret buying this piece of crap simply because it was a Cokin. I found out that it was not also doing some color correction but making the images blurry (even when clean) and there was some flaring when attached. I gave this to my gf and I bought a B+W 81B filter instead.

2. B+W 81B Filter (62mm) - I found out that I don't really need a 81B filter when I learned to this Photoshop. I can do these in PP. :(

3. Velbon Sherpa 600R - Just one drop and one of tthe legs was disattached and one of the screws were missing. I replaced with a non-Velbon screw and sold it.

4. Cheap Chinese/Taiwan-made 52mm screw-on Hood - I didn't know why I bought this. I just thought it would look cool on my 52mm primes. Found out that I don't need it also. Still it me.

5. A cheap version of the EL-EN3 charger (for Nikon Batteries) - I went to Barcelona as a sidetrip to my business trip. I found out when I was in Europe, I forgot my charger (and my battery and back-up battery is running low on power). I have to make an emergency purchase. I bought a charger for 10euros (700 pesos). It was overheating during charging. Still with me.

Here's my regret list:

1) Sigma 24-70 2.8 EX DG - slow to focus, filter size is huge (82mm), too bulky, and very soft at 2.8 to 4.

2) Canon kit lens (18-55mm) - after a couple of months it went back to the box, bubble wrapped. Next time I saw it was when I sold the entire kit about year after.

3) Whibal Cards - I want an Expodisc instead but it's so expensive (the Expodisc)

4) Tamrac belt - modules are loosely moving around when covering events. Went with the lowepro after some time.

5) Lowepro lens case 5 - thought it would be a good case for my 70-200 2.8 but it turns out this thing was designed for 300mm 2.8 or 400 f/4 lenses. It's been sitting in my closet for more than two years already.

6) Kodak gray cards - haven't used these cards due to the Whibal cards.

7) Sanyo 2500 mah rechargeable batteries - I got the defective ones but never tried to have them replaced. Drains after a day.

8) Generic PCMCIA CF card reader - my brother's dog can run faster than this thing reading CF cards. Excruciatingly slow.

haven't had anything to regret with my point and shoot camera, everything just clicks.. its really hilarious to see DSLR users regretting all sorts of things they bought..

hehehe..


now thats a lesson to learn..

haven't had anything to regret with my point and shoot camera, everything just clicks.. its really hilarious to see DSLR users regretting all sorts of things they bought..

hehehe..


now thats a lesson to learn..

well i dont regret any of the pics i have taken with my dlsr. id rather spend and grow rather than not spend and remain stagnant. now put your money where your mouth is wiseguy and post your pics........instead of wasting bandwidth

haven't had anything to regret with my point and shoot camera, everything just clicks.. its really hilarious to see DSLR users regretting all sorts of things they bought..

hehehe..


now thats a lesson to learn..

to each is his own brother.................!

i regret *NOT* having bought a DSLR as soon as i could and spending all those money on P & S and pro-sumer cameras... only to graduate to a DSLR in the end! :Grin:

3) Whibal Cards - I want an Expodisc instead but it's so expensive (the Expodisc)


Hey Nono,

But are the WhiBal cards usable? I mean are they okay as a replacement for the Expodisc for the meantime? I am planning to purchase that since I don't have the budget for the Expodisc yet.

Thanks,

Marco

@Melvin & Tracy

Yes, I still have those. Where are you guys located?

to each is his own brother.................!

i regret *NOT* having bought a DSLR as soon as i could and spending all those money on P & S and pro-sumer cameras... only to graduate to a DSLR in the end! :Grin:

Hahaha! :D It really is to each his own...

Hi Folks! I saw this off a thread in dpreview, and I thought it would be great to have here, since it will help people give a bit more thought on where they spend their hard-earned money for photo stuff. What was the most useless photographic accessory that you bought and why?

For me, its the falcon eyes flash bracket. Once I understood how my Canon flashes really worked, I realized I didn't need it. It just made me think about the added weight than the event I was shooting. :)

My number one is the eye piece extender. My face still hits the camera with or without the extender.

I'll think of some more.

My number one is the eye piece extender. My face still hits the camera with or without the extender.

I'll think of some more.

give it na lang to me :Grin:

falcon eyes flash bracket, some of my friends call it the "istorbo-flip" :)

I have that hoodman thingy but I don't really use it.
It's such a bother to open and close it in the field. If not for that I'd use it all the time.

I have that hoodman thingy but I don't really use it.
It's such a bother to open and close it in the field. If not for that I'd use it all the time.

What is your camera brand and model? I use the hoodman for my D50 but I actually took out the hood thingy and just made use of the screen protector... :)

@John
Pwede pala yon! I have the 350D. Maybe I should take a look and dismantle the hood thingy but I'm no McGyver.

falcon eyes flash bracket, some of my friends call it the "istorbo-flip" :)


Hahaha! Oo nga, istorbo talaga. Nung una kong wedding na gamit yon, ceremony pa lang pagod na ako. :D

cheap sunpak non-multicoated UV filter. in the past, everytime i shoot night scenes, i had to unscrew it because it generates the ugliest, ghastliest flares ever. realized i could protect my lens with the cap only.

You can easily take out the "hood" in the hoodman model I have. Goodluck!

cheap sunpak non-multicoated UV filter. in the past, everytime i shoot night scenes, i had to unscrew it because it generates the ugliest, ghastliest flares ever. realized i could protect my lens with the cap only.

I'm using similar filters. May leftover sample shots ka Jay?

Hahaha! Oo nga, istorbo talaga. Nung una kong wedding na gamit yon, ceremony pa lang pagod na ako. :D

makes it hard to change lenses during weddings when i have the "istorbo-flip" on. :) plus the added weight and the Nikon SC-17 cord sometimes gets tangled with with my strap. :Grin:

I'm using similar filters. May leftover sample shots ka Jay?

yeah...will look for some. but that would be a waste of hosting space hehe. my flickr is non-pro. basta. i always removed it when im shooting at light sources. in the end i never screwed it back.

the lens i borrowed had this hoya UV filter. looks multicoated. never produced the same flares as that sunpak one.

makes it hard to change lenses during weddings when i have the "istorbo-flip" on. :) plus the added weight and the Nikon SC-17 cord sometimes gets tangled with with my strap. :Grin:

Yup, it also made it impractical to use the cam with the grip on. I could hardly use the vertical shutter release because the flipping angle made it awkward to use. The base became bulkier too. I even tried disassembling the frame to see if I could adjust the flipping angle to no avail. Naging pabigat lang yung grip.

My number one is the eye piece extender. My face still hits the camera with or without the extender.

I'll think of some more.

I love the extender! My nose used to get squashed against the LCD and I'd get oil marks all over. :Mad: It's also easier to compose now with the extender so my view was pushed back.

The only drawback is that i've lost the flatness of the backside of the cam, so it's a challenge squeezing it into my compact walk-about bag. :)

A cheap UV filter.

My number one is the eye piece extender. My face still hits the camera with or without the extender.

I'll think of some more.
same with me, but the real prob is that it keeps falling off from my camera whenever i squeeze it in my bag :RedEye:

Cheap UV filters also for me. I still have one left, a 67mm which I'm about to toss in trashbin.

the hand grip is another one. when shooting weddings, it's a hassle.

my Ni-cad rechargeable batteries , it's useless.....

Grad filters that weren't neutral in color.

What was I thinking?!?!?!?!?

Is this the same as the Buyer's Remorse (http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=1966&highlight=buyer%27s+remorse) thread?

makes it hard to change lenses during weddings when i have the "istorbo-flip" on. :) plus the added weight and the Nikon SC-17 cord sometimes gets tangled with with my strap. :Grin:

pare, you selling your sc-17? im looking for one know where i can het one?

the hand grip is another one. when shooting weddings, it's a hassle.

just got one. and i'd like to shoot on weddings :(

gary fong llightsphere so mahal and so useless most of the time.. it makes your gear bulky din.. :(

OT: i am selling it by the way.. :D

Cokin P 121 Filter which creates an ugly brown cast.

gary fong llightsphere so mahal and so useless most of the time.. it makes your gear bulky din.. :(

Strange, I really love using the lightsphere for outdoor shooting at night :)

a weak and cheap tripod. :Angry:

none so far...before i buy anything i make sure its for something that will be very useful.

A set of Kodak gray cards. Bought a set of whibal cards a few days after and it rendered my Kodak gray cards useless.

Strange, I really love using the lightsphere for outdoor shooting at night :)

really? good for you.. :)

pare, you selling your sc-17? im looking for one know where i can get one?

@ carlo sorry but the sc-17 is of use to me. hehe! ;) try wells photo. forgot the address, it's just in makati. will pm you their address.

Cokin 81B filter - useless filter when I learned that I can just adjust the WB on my camera and get the same effect filterless. Also, for some reason it produces a weird flare... Really weird, and honestly I don't get it. 81B's should not do that...

Unfortunately, its an EF lens, a Canon EF 35-70mm 3.5-4.5 A.

If I had to to pick one from my list, it would be Manfotto Neotec monopod. That darn thing collapses on it's own all of a sudden. Not fun!

pare, you selling your sc-17? im looking for one know where i can het one?
Hi Carlo, my friend is selling his SC-17 for 1,800.00. He shifted to Canon, so no more use for it I guess.

If I had to to pick one from my list, it would be Manfotto Neotec monopod. That darn thing collapses on it's own all of a sudden. Not fun!
Sorry to hear that Zandy, but its hilarious too that it does that. Question, How old was the monopod? I have a Manfrotto 458B Neotec Pro Photo Tripod how long would it take for it to be legible for "Uselessness"?

Garry Fong's Lightsphere Photojournalist 2.

Never used it!


Mike

Not useless but due to other options, unused na! A bunch of sc17 and sc19 cords. Sekonic lightmeter.

Sorry to hear that Zandy, but its hilarious too that it does that. Question, How old was the monopod? I have a Manfrotto 458B Neotec Pro Photo Tripod how long would it take for it to be legible for "Uselessness"?

I am not sure Migs. I just got it earlier this year. You're right though, I can't help but smile when it does that :) Bad trip :Angry:
The defect might not affect tripod as much though since you don't normally move it from spot to spot that often like what you do with a monopod. Also, the weight is evenly distributed between the 3 legs.

regards,

A Nikkor 500 mm f8 mirror lens. any body want it willing to partways with it for 2k...got it at 6 from quiapo.

Stupid Fast charger goes on auto stop and stops charging after two hours, claiming you don't have to charge the batteries longer than that.

Sure. The batteries are charged, but run out just as fast!:Angry: Stupid charger.:Mad:

A camera bi-pod!

Another one pa...flash cubes!

Is any anyone there knows abouk the Kirk or Really Right Stuff Flash Bracket I wanna buy but I cant access?

Regards
FherD

Cross hatch filter during my film days hehe... after 2-3 shots, it gets old...

Ditto on the mirror lens.
Bought a Tamron 500mm Mirror lens. What a waste of money. so prone to camera shake & as it is zero DOF getting some depth into an image is near on impossible!
Seemed a good idea at the time though.

guys, would you mind sharing your stupidest cam gear purchase or regret buying it that made you say "if only i could turn back time".:D

let me start...


when i purchased 400D (nothing to do with performance). i knew that it has not so good ergonomics but im eager to buy my 1st dslr at that time.

but cant wait any longer to save more for 40D. so i ended up loosing some cash value upgrading to 40D.

i could have waited for another 3 weeks.:(

Lowepro 100AW for me. With my present gear I don't know what will fit inside. :(

58mm CPL

Reason is at that time I really dont know how to use a CPL and my lens has a rotating front element and to make it worst I got it from infomaxx at a high price

My Yashica EE that I knew was defective before the purchase, sad thing was, among all my eBay purchases, that was the only one that I had to pay double shipping for arghh... It's not a lot of money, but it's still $$$ Grrr.

58mm CPL

Reason is at that time I really dont know how to use a CPL and my lens has a rotating front element and to make it worst I got it from infomaxx at a high price

Heehee, I had to dig into my dry cabinet and see if this was the same one I got without thinking. And yes, I got it for my kit lens with ultra-rotating front element :D

It's still usable though, although one has to focus lock first, then adjust the CPL. :D

Heehee, I had to dig into my dry cabinet and see if this was the same one I got without thinking. And yes, I got it for my kit lens with ultra-rotating front element :D

It's still usable though, although one has to focus lock first, then adjust the CPL. :D

this.. kinda.. sounds.. strangely... familiar... :Grin:

hehe.. did the same, i didn't really learn how to use a cpl until i've gotten a new lens sans the rotating front. and yes, i got it from infomaxx all the same.

Sigma 135-400 f/4.5-5.6 - never used it and traded it in for pennies. :(

haha i've had my fair share of wrong purchases.. actually my first DSLR "kit" purchase was a mistake. I've been naive that time and now I know more.

Let me tell you about my "Kit"

- D80 with 18-135 (nothing wrong with it)
- Toshiba class 4 SDHC 2GB (should've pushed for the sandisk extreme IV)
- 0.5x Wide Angle/macro adapter for the kit lens 67mm dia (yes it gives you 0.5x magnification but it is heavy, it vignettes, gives very noticeable CA, lowers the IQ, not worth the price the salesman gave me)
- the "steinheiser" bag (which I never used cuz it's fugly, but then the shoulder strap was wonderful and the dividers were nice so I repurposed them)
- as well as the "steinheiser" tripod (which can't even hold the camera to a fixed position)

after everything though.. karma does exist and got my 50mm 1.8 at a steal.. :D

- the "steinheiser" bag (which I never used cuz it's fugly, but then the shoulder strap was wonderful and the dividers were nice so I repurposed them)
- as well as the "steinheiser" tripod (which can't even hold the camera to a fixed position)



I think that's "Steinzeiser" and seems to be a common brand to include in freebies for Singapore camera purchases. I've got a toploading SLR pouch with an EOS 33 I'm using now.

Sorry for the OT, back to your regular programming. :D

most of my stupidest purchases would be bags. when i bought my DSLR, I bought a bag costing 2,500 just to find out that it won't fit my stuff. Then, a week later, I had to buy a new bag worth 2K and realized that it was too big for my gear. Then bought a shoulder bag worth 3.7K even if I knew even before that I don't really like shoulder bags. Then, bought a really big bag worth around 6K that can fit a laptop and my gear (minus the 70-200) but rarely use it. Then, bought a belt pack and I never felt happier my entire life :)

at the moment the only purchase i rarely use is my sigma 70mm macro.. too many people suggesting 'you should challenge yourself' and 'try to go out of your comfort zone'.. well, 70mm is the 'twilight zone'.. hehe.. bad joke..

I bought a petal lens hood for my kit lens and never even tried it before purchasing it (stoopid).. I later found out that it suffers from vignetting on certain focal lengths! arrggh!

I bought a petal lens hood for my kit lens and never even tried it before purchasing it (stoopid).. I later found out that it suffers from vignetting on certain focal lengths! arrggh!


Hehehe...i just remember I also bought a generic petal lens hood for my kit lens and found out that the front element rotates. Made me laugh when i first used it...sold it the very next day at a discount

I think that's "Steinzeiser" and seems to be a common brand to include in freebies for Singapore camera purchases. I've got a toploading SLR pouch with an EOS 33 I'm using now.

Sorry for the OT, back to your regular programming. :D

Haha patrick tama.. it stings more now since i paid for it... :(

wow, already so many confessions.:Grin:

heres another one...

Sigma 18-200 OS. i already knew that super zooms are abit poor on IQ but still want a super zoom lens so i bought it.

i was right, unsharp images are obvious even on 2" lcd's. sold it after a week.:(


still abit lucky coz i only lose very small amout. its just like renting the lens for 1week for the price of 1day.:)

My first lens outside the kit. Bought the 28-135 at canon dzone at regular price... nuff said!:Angry:


Oh then it goes on sale after a month ..... kill me now!

I bought cheap UV filters for each of my lens only to find out that it is not advisable since it degrades image quality. I also bought a relatively cheap tripod. Should have bought Manfrottos instead.

I have also been thinking if I should have gotten the 40D too but instead got the Rebel. I say this only because I could afford the 40D.

Oh well.

not really "stupid" but i bought my Canon 10-22 and velbon sherpa 600R a week before Richard Larrios' workshop last year, then literally a day before the workshop i started vomiting and had fever, i was stricken with dengue... :(

then a month or two after, Canon lenses went on sale :D

this.. kinda.. sounds.. strangely... familiar... :Grin:

hehe.. did the same, i didn't really learn how to use a cpl until i've gotten a new lens sans the rotating front. and yes, i got it from infomaxx all the same.


So you think that's bad? Try this, I also got one for my kit lens (rotating front element..huh) and instead of a CPL, i got myself a linear PL. :Shock: I thought I got a great deal ...Didn't know that were 2 kinds...arrrgh. But i tried using it anyway. I read this causes focusing problems for DSLRs but i think i had a focus lock on everytime.

I think it works..coz the blues got bluer....he he:D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2207/2096869251_5ef297dc0f_o.jpg

not really "stupid" but i bought my Canon 10-22 and velbon sherpa 600R a week before Richard Larrios' workshop last year, then literally a day before the workshop i started vomiting and had fever, i was stricken with dengue... :(

then a month or two after, Canon lenses went on sale :D


:) some luck eh.... But nice to know you got over Dengue..

wide angle and telepoto converter for my g9.... it was almost great after i purchased it.
2 months later i purchased a nikon d80+70-200 mm lens....


so much for those lenses... ( and g9+accessories equal the amount of my dslr)
should have bought the dslr straight away. huhuhuhu

1. neutral density (never used it)
2. close-up filters (100mm works better without it)
3. sigma 18-50 kit (should have bought the 50mm II instead)
4. gary fong's blender... i mean gary fong's lightsphere :Grin:

me...
nikon 35-105mm and 35-135mm f3.5-4.5 macros. I had lens lust and i wanted more and longer so i sold one after the other and now i have their biggest brother of the series of push-pulls with macro, the 75-300mm f4.5-5.6 macro. its sharp and a bang of the buck but it hunts and i rarely use it. now want a nikon 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 macro...

'when will it end?'

:)

A Cokin Filter Holder, impulsiveness. :(

to me, it still is the 350D. It was an impulsive buy. If i have to use the same amount now (pesos), I could buy a better camera, 2-3 more lenses. That's what i get for being an early adopter.
tripods are another thing. I regretted the CDRK suctioned gorilla-pod-like leg and the knock-off gorillapods (hey its cheap at P150). It really cant hold the DSLR so I re-used them insted for our webcams and my DV-Cam (for in-car driving use - for a possible "ROAD-cast vidcast))

My D100: 118K pesos...3 years after, worth less than 20K!

spent money on two tripods 1.2k each only to find out that they weren't stable enough. Bought a sherpa 600r and still have the two tripods with me

The worst for me was a Telephoto filter... fringing and chroma abrassion... proves to be unusable!!!

to me, it still is the 350D. It was an impulsive buy. If i have to use the same amount now (pesos), I could buy a better camera, 2-3 more lenses. That's what i get for being an early adopter.


i do not regret buying the 350d. i regret buying it TOO EARLY. bought the entire kit with additional flash and mem cards at the price of 42k abroad. two weeks later it dropped to 33k.

talk about timing.

The worst for me was a Telephoto filter... fringing and chroma abrassion... proves to be unusable!!!
ahhhh same here, sold it the next day!:Evil:

For me its one of those Gorillapod (not sure if that was the name of the original) tripods that they sell in Cebu pacific flights to boracay. Cost me 500 pesos for the "pirated" version (because it had a cebu pacific logo on it) It was nice to look at becuase of the design, but really unusable for my P&S. When I got back to manila i saw a similar one for 150php. Told myself never to fly airplane merchandise again :)

1) Nikon SB-400 with SC-17 TTL cord - 3 months after buying this set, I sold it at (great) loss and upgraded to SB-600 with generic RF trigger set.

2) Half neutral density filter - the division in the middle isn't even gradient, it's hard edge and who puts horizon in the middle?

3) Generic Gary Fong's lightsphere - I mean, what the hell was I thinking?

telephoto converter - bought at ebay image quality was so poor.

I bought a tripod from CDR King. It was so unstable I was scared to put my DSLR because it seemed that the whole thing would break.

i used to stick to and buy cheap tripods (forgot the brands already), but when my cam almost fell because it was unstable, i finally bought a manfrotto.

Lowepro Rover II AW

too bulky for my 400D at that time. never used for outing even once. have to trade with Nova 3 AW + cash.
:)

I asked my brother to buy me the Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 APO DG Macro "WITH HMS" for my D40x, when the package came here in Saudi, it has no built in motor :Mad:. When i called him to tell about the mistake, he told practice with manual focus. What else I can do?

wow, already so many confessions.:Grin:

heres another one...

Sigma 18-200 OS. i already knew that super zooms are abit poor on IQ but still want a super zoom lens so i bought it.

i was right, unsharp images are obvious even on 2" lcd's. sold it after a week.:(


still abit lucky coz i only lose very small amout. its just like renting the lens for 1week for the price of 1day.:)

Hmm ... I got my copy few months ago, it was sharp .... never regretted buying it. I'm still using it up to now. You probably got a copy with focus issues as there's always been an issue with sigma's focusing.

Every photography gear purchase may be your "stupidest" if one does not use it. :):) ...... not knowing "how to" is another issue i may refuse to comment on, as I am equally guilt of!!! :( :)

Hmm ... I got my copy few months ago, it was sharp .... never regretted buying it. I'm still using it up to now. You probably got a copy with focus issues as there's always been an issue with sigma's focusing.
its not AF issue, its unsharp at wide open issue.:(

but once stopped 2/3 or more, DEADLY!:D

but i really regret buying that lens, cant live with small apertures. sorry...

Wow great thread.

1. I was new on photography so I bought first dslr d40x, then went to try lenses, bought a sigma 70-300 apo dg and did not AF on my cam....sold the lens, and then I saw bokeh shots here and bought a nikon 50mm 1.8, I know it doesnt AF and bought it anyway...gave me a terrible headache from manual focusing. I love the lens so i sold my d40x, and got myself a d80.

2. Camera bags: since I have a brand new dslr (d40x) before i want to protect it and bought myself a bag that can fit only a body and kit lens... sold it after 2 months, then bought one, a Lowepro imitation NIKON sling bag, I dont like it because its so thin and flimsy, so now I have a kata dr-467.

3. Extension tubes for macro: since I dont know anything about macro i bought a set of KET, after a month i realized why not buy a full manual ET instead because its cheaper, sold the KET and bought the other one, after a couple of months I bought another KET because its easier to operate and now im selling the manual ET.

4.Lenses: sold my kitlens 18-55 to try a telephoto, so i got myself an 18-135. after six months i sold my 50mm and and 18-135 to buy myself a sigma 18-50 2.8 Macro, since i dont have anything to use my KET I bought a used 18-55 again!...gulo no? hehe now I love my 18-55 with KET, very sharp than my 18-135. Now im selling my Sigma 18-50 Macro (because i thought its a true macro lens grrr!)

5. Flash shoe cover for P250.00, I should have let it stay naked.

There you have it!

B+W UV-Haze 1x MRC Filter... not genuine?

i bought another unit of this filter yesterday from another store coz the store where i use to buy is under renovation.

the problem is, i already knew that theres something wrong with the unit im planning to buy but i still made the purchase.

when i got home, found out that they are different even if it has the same part number and description.

so just this morning, i tried refunding it with the store i bought it and had an argument that their filter is not genuine. i managed to prove my self and had the refund. but thing is, i still made a stupid purchase.:Mad:

heres the comparison. left is the genuine with label written in front of the filter & the box with #70252 .
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n94/engr_mariano/IMG_6158-2.jpg

my Sigma 30mm f/1.4

the time im testing the lens, i feel that the images are not that sharp even not pixel-peeping but i still made the deal. when i got home and do some proper testing, its confirmed that its back focusing. so i sold it after a week.:(

camera bags. i bought a few before i decided to shift to FF, different brands and new lens line up. now, my gears cannot fit in most of my bags.

d40. i should have went straight to the d80. (which i bought 3 months after the d40)

I don't really regret the stuff I purchased, more like, the timing of it. Hahahah

I got my d80 a couple of months ago. I asked my mom to buy for me in the US, since it was a bit cheaper at that time there compared to here. I opted to buy there since my mom's friend was actually going back here in the Philippines so I can get the camera in a jiffy.

After a few weeks, I got the camera. I was really happy about it since I got quite cheap. A couple of weeks after that, recession in the US dropped the economy and lo and behold, blackl friday sales everywhere.

Should've waited a couple more weeks. Hahaha

Oh well, at least I'm happy with what I got, for now!

A pop-up flash diffuser when I subsequently bought a Nikon SB-600 flash...

A macro extension ring/tubes when I subsequently bought a macro capable lens...

A 52mm petal lens hood when I subsequently sold the 18-55 kit lens and bought a 18-70 (with 67mm)

:D:D:D:Scared::Scared::Scared::Grin::Grin::Grin:

LENS BABY... used it only twice. I wanna sell that useless piece of lens. :)

sunpak 77mm UV filter.. found out that it was adding blur when used with my sigma 50mm.. replaced it a week after with a hoya filter.

As I recall, I havent made a mistake regarding purchasing of photography equipments. Sigurista ako e, I read some good reviews or ask for honest advise first from fellow photogs before purchasing.

Hehe I love the Lensbaby. Takes A LOT of getting used to, but in the end it works out for me. If you're selling, I've heard some friends wanting to buy. I just have to remember which friends though.

LENS BABY... used it only twice. I wanna sell that useless piece of lens. :)

Good evening boys and girls! So far no stupid purchase yet.
BUT! Im planning to buy .45 wide angle lens w macro and telephoto converter lens.

Do you think this is worth buying?

Do you guys use this? and if yes, feedback please.

thanks. Hopefully I dont post here after I buy it. heheheh

A screw-in-filter-type 2.5x teleconverter!

Paper weight!

Another is a 950nm IR filter. I bought it without checking first how it would perform on my 7D. True enough, it turned out that it required very long exposures. Too long for me.

The filter would be perfect for older cameras though, like the Canon 350D, 30D and 5D.

This is a nice thread...i saved almost 15k just by reading comments. :Grin:

Crumpler Whitney and Cox - damn huge and with my small frame makes me look like a ninja turtle :D

me...
nikon 35-105mm and 35-135mm f3.5-4.5 macros. I had lens lust and i wanted more and longer so i sold one after the other and now i have their biggest brother of the series of push-pulls with macro, the 75-300mm f4.5-5.6 macro. its sharp and a bang of the buck but it hunts and i rarely use it. now want a nikon 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 macro...

'when will it end?'

:)

i have the 28-105 and im happy with its versatility... now thinking about saying goodbye to the 75-300 as its rarely used.

Good evening boys and girls! So far no stupid purchase yet.
BUT! Im planning to buy .45 wide angle lens w macro and telephoto converter lens.

Do you think this is worth buying?

Do you guys use this? and if yes, feedback please.

thanks. Hopefully I dont post here after I buy it. heheheh

A screw-in-filter-type 2.5x teleconverter!

Chief the screw type you are refering to, is it the same with the telephoto converter that I am planning to buy?

2x teleconverter. This is the type where you attach it infront of the lens. Im planning to use it with my 50-200 hoping to get longer reach.

haha..nice thread.. :)

my stupidest cam gear purchases:

1) screw-in petal lens hood for my kit lens - bought it because i think it looks good on my lens but i can't take the vignetting specially as 18-20mm..after a few weeks sold my kit lens then the hood..

2) pop-up flash diffuser - didn't have the time to use it since i bought a speedlight a few days after..

3) cheap tripod (worth 700) - so excited to buy a tripod but didn't have a budget so i opted to by a cheap one at Hidalgo.. after a few weeks, the screw that prevents the head from moving left to right went loose.. so now i have an instant "specialized" panning tripod..hahah

4) my D3000 - an impulse buy, had a D40 before then when i knew that there was a mark down on its price at Hidalgo i immediately sold my D40 and bought one without reading its reviews.. though not so stupid purchase but felt sad that after buying it, i read Ken Rockwell's review and he said the it's Nikon's worst DSLR ever.. felt devastated knowing that D40 is better than D3000 at high ISOs and flash sync speed.. but now i really love my D3000and upgrade is not yet on my mind.. :)

things i wish i didnt purchase

screw in converter fisheyes .. since all my lenses are 67+ mm now i cant find time to carry my kitty with the converter..hassle..

uber small nd filters for 52+ mm and heavy strap

( my cams to heavy with my lenses and bat grip ; i had to go with just handstraps and keeping it inside a quick deploy bag)

4) my D3000 - an impulse buy, had a D40 before then when i knew that there was a mark down on its price at Hidalgo i immediately sold my D40 and bought one without reading its reviews.. though not so stupid purchase but felt sad that after buying it, i read Ken Rockwell's review and he said the it's Nikon's worst DSLR ever.. felt devastated knowing that D40 is better than D3000 at high ISOs and flash sync speed..

True.
+1 on this. :KO:

felt devastated knowing that D40 is better than D3000 at high ISOs and flash sync speed..
+2! ...but how come some people can't seem to accept this fact? tends to argue pa. tsk!

Good evening boys and girls! So far no stupid purchase yet.
BUT! Im planning to buy .45 wide angle lens w macro and telephoto converter lens.

Do you think this is worth buying?

Do you guys use this? and if yes, feedback please.

thanks. Hopefully I dont post here after I buy it. heheheh

I am using this on my kitlens... i love it, you'll get an instant UWA and a macro at the same time for the price of around 2K...
18mm will be 8.1mm and at 55mm=24.75mm.
cons: it's a bit heavy... that's why i'm only using it on my kitlens...


Chief the screw type you are refering to, is it the same with the telephoto converter that I am planning to buy?

2x teleconverter. This is the type where you attach it infront of the lens. Im planning to use it with my 50-200 hoping to get longer reach.

I also have this 2x tele-converter, don't buy it. this is the most stupidest cam gear i purchase... I also planned to use it on my 55-200mm, the effect? a very soft, dreamy effect photo, the quality is very poor.:)

Lowepro EX 140, eager to get a cam bag not knowing all the things i got now won't fit this bag, i should have bought a Fastpack by the time i bought a DSLR :)

Mine is the CD-R king tripod.:)

+2! ...but how come some people can't seem to accept this fact? tends to argue pa. tsk!

because some people dont actually need that mad tight hardcore blazingly fast flash sync speed.

Not necessarily a stupid cam gear purchase, but not knowing Columbia Cubao back then when my gray unit D80 got busted - and having to pay twice for everything (service, parts) to CDSC (head office) for repairs/servicing...

For that 100% mark-up, I could have bought a Nikkor 50mm 1.8 prime...

those stupid Energizer 2500mAh rechargeable batteries (the green ones) my fiancee bought from canada. she even made 'pakiusap' to her friend to send it to me through her package so that i can use it in my friend's wedding.

it turned out it didn't even lasted for at least 50 shots :Oops:
all full charged and 50 shots?? are you sh*tting me?
kept it in my cabinet ever since..

guys, please read trading on dpp (http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?p=1037836#post1037836)

my CDR king cheapo tripod. it was also an impulse buy since i was going to travel and don't have a tripod yet. got it for 1.2K. the receptacle was so darn small. placing my cam even with just the kit lens, the ball head was wobbly. stashed it away for good. my bro's 700php plasticky tripod was even better

I am using this on my kitlens... i love it, you'll get an instant UWA and a macro at the same time for the price of around 2K...
18mm will be 8.1mm and at 55mm=24.75mm.
cons: it's a bit heavy... that's why i'm only using it on my kitlens...

I also have this 2x tele-converter, don't buy it. this is the most stupidest cam gear i purchase... I also planned to use it on my 55-200mm, the effect? a very soft, dreamy effect photo, the quality is very poor.:)


Thanks for the feedback. I guess Il just get it na lang. Someone is selling it to me 1.7k packaged na. wide angle and 2x tele. I need the macro anyway. if it is really bad i can just sell it. (sana)

those stupid Energizer 2500mAh rechargeable batteries (the green ones) my fiancee bought from canada. she even made 'pakiusap' to her friend to send it to me through her package so that i can use it in my friend's wedding.

it turned out it didn't even lasted for at least 50 shots :Oops:
all full charged and 50 shots?? are you sh*tting me?
kept it in my cabinet ever since..

yup the green one i have this one as well bought it at Best Buy in California, thinking my P&S cam was busted, it was the battery thats causing it :Oops:

I bought a Casio EX-z75due to the great advice of Ken Rockwell... Oh well, screw KR!

bought a 62mm nd8, thinking i would not sell my 85mm.. hayyzz.. nd8 for a portrait lens, i got to use it once in a mid day panning shoot, it works though.. the panning i mean..hahaha

bought my 1st dslr a nikon d80 with 18-55 and 55-200vr combo then as i passed by a camera shop i saw the 18-135 lens and i thought, WOW! thats one huge lens and i look at my 18-55.. hmmm.. i bought the 18-135, only to find out after a week that its still a kit lens for the d300.. bought it for 12k.

none yet..

but i think the 35 1.8, i have let go 2 of these just because i want mid tele. but in the end, i always caught up buying it again since i long for tis usefulness and versatility. not realizing the money i've lost before selling it for a low-low price.

Pop Up Flash diffuser for my Nikon D3s :)




























just kidding......

Actually i had bought plenty of DSLR paraphernalia that later i found quite stupid....

Like those Level cube?? as if i'm fond of shooting landscapes ... White balance cap.. but still shoots raw if really uncertain.. an expensive Benro tripod but still not enough guts to let the thing hold my cam.


. . .

UV Filters... I don't use them anymore... or maybe I'll use them as ashtrays. :D

I got excited years ago over filters. I only got to use them once or twice. I also barely use my tripod. I think I've only used it less than five times in a decade! I don't like carrying anything when I shoot.

2X tele extender,

white balance lens cap.

...not practical to use in the field...

Right now I'm not using my Reflector Holder and my Hoya 62mm CPL.

UV Filters... I don't use them anymore... or maybe I'll use them as ashtrays. :D

why not? does it affect image quality?

why not? does it affect image quality?

ANYTHING that obstructs the glass affects the image quality... I really don't see the benefit of UV filters either , lens hoods will give better protection.

does it affect image quality?
Yes it does (It makes my lousy photos lousier! :D ) ...but some say it does not.
http://digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=35564

And I like the effect of glare on photos, it makes a ghostly creepy effect. :D

Some use the UV filter to protect their lens... if you're caught between stone-trowing riots. :D

The Filter Flare Factor:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml
Do you use a "protective filter" on your lens? I encourage you to take that filter off your lens and leave it off.

Hmmm..


1. UV Filters
2. My 4th, 5th, 6th .... camera bag. (I think you only need 2-3)
3. The Nikon 70-200 VR for use on a DX body ( large, unwieldy, and expensive considering that it's a pretty boring focal length on APS-C, in my opinion) :p

a weak and cheap tripod. :Angry:

Same here. PoS can't even hold my camera in portrait properly

UV filters indeed, specially Phottix and Sunpak, they are the worst!

UV filters have a tendency to degrade the quality of your lens coatings to that of the UV filter. If you were to use one for any reason, the only justification would be for protection, because they do nothing to improve, and actually hurt the final image quality.

They are the number one selling trap, when buying a first time SLR. It's always funny to hear the sales pitch from slimy salesmen in NYC.

Use your hood for added protection.

For me, my most useless thing I had ever purchased was... cheaply made card readers, they fail soon after purchase.

My reflector disk... so I don't take portraits that much now... before... but still not that much...

Cheapo card readers and LensPen, it's nothing but an overhyped 1/2" of microfiber cloth.

Cheapo card readers and LensPen, it's nothing but an overhyped 1/2" of microfiber cloth.

Kitchen microfibre cloth is just as good and practically the same quality, for a fraction of the cost :)

My number one is the eye piece extender. My face still hits the camera with or without the extender.

I'll think of some more.

Same here. And to add, it even reduces your view size. :Grin:

Here are more.... an el cheapo card reader (i use Sandisk now), UV filters (non-sense), Sto-fens (i prefer bounce cards).

UV filters, i threw mine in the trash XD

my Photo GPS... total waste of money... hehehe

Generic filters that don't do anything but protect your lens from dust...

nikon to canon lens adapter... it doesnt work no aperture reading when i use my nikon lens on a canon camera...

Kitchen microfibre cloth is just as good and practically the same quality, for a fraction of the cost :)

i have recommended the microfibre cloth to some of my photogbuddies instead of a lens pen after trying it and it really works well... and i think that is one on my list, save the brush i think...

Camera Armor, used it only 2-3x because it hinders me to operate my cam while I'm peeping on the viewfinder...
I never liked it! a waste of money

Generic 58mm ND2 Filter:
1. I just cant see any effect on my images.
2. Causes Vignetting in full frame.
3. Just an add on's with my other filters(ND8 + CPL) when I practice Long Exposures yet you still need to zoom a bit to avoid Vignetting

Just Sharing ....

nikon to canon lens adapter... it doesnt work no aperture reading when i use my nikon lens on a canon camera...

That's a given though, there's no way another brands' lens chip can be read on a different body.

a 10 meter long seamless blue background

it's not the paper kind but some sort of non-woven fiber
it creases like h@ll so easily. and since I don't have my own car
it gets folded up and I wind up with these huge lines going through it
what I wound up doing would be crumpling up the whole thing
before a shoot which got me a nice textured effect

It's got to be my macro reverse ring.

First of all the ring is too tight, setting it up is a pain. Second of which is that I don't do much macro photography. I can't even select a good aperture for my shots (you literally "flip over" your lens using rings) so I'm stuck at f/22 [probably] for my D40.

At some point I considered selling it for a dirt-cheap low price/giving it away but I just kept it in my bag so that I can have other options. :Dum:

It's got be the hand straps which, after trying them on my D90 and D700, none made me feel comfortable. Whenever I have to shoot with both dSLRs, the hand straps become ultimately useless.

My Kit-lens! once i got hold with my cheap 50mm 1.8 prime and my Carl Zeiss lens, I curse that dam thing... should have gone for the body only + a decent all purpose 18-200

That's a given though, there's no way another brands' lens chip can be read on a different body.

sir david, so why do they sell the adapter anyway?

so far, lol, a generic petal lens hood for a kit lens, which rotates along with the focus ring. d'oh

sir david, so why do they sell the adapter anyway?

Just to be able to physically MOUNT the lens to a different body... Lens mount adapters have been around since the 70s.

nisi 52mm UV filter.. causes "ghosts" to appear when pointed to light sources (natural and artifical) -_-

should have saved more and went for the hoya one.

white balance lens cap.. I tried saving a preset but it's just giving me a bluish tone on my photos

found out that pointing my camera on a piece of bond paper while on live view mode then adjust the white balance will give me a little more accurate result

Just to be able to physically MOUNT the lens to a different body... Lens mount adapters have been around since the 70s.

tnx sir david...if thats the case it maybe is the most useless.. if though if its a given.. for it does not do anything..

Pixel Pocket Rocket. Memory card wallet. It came free with the bags I bought. I got only 1 memory card.

well i dont regret any of the pics i have taken with my dlsr. id rather spend and grow rather than not spend and remain stagnant. now put your money where your mouth is wiseguy and post your pics........instead of wasting bandwidth

lol.. this is so true.. before i use to just play with a friends p&s.. the picture was ok.. occasionally.. at first i wanted to buy a better consumer camera, but, fortunately got my dad to buy me my nikon D5000.. which i think is a beast.. hehe i may not be pro, but i know, i've learned so many things using my DSLR as compared to my experience when i was using a p&s which kinda always felt limited.. :))

Wow, resurrecting a 4-year-old thread hehe.

nice dig..

similar thread i've started > http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=17025 :)

2006 thread, so this is an older (more orig) thread... hehe.

Nikon D40 - I was once Blinded by Ken Rockwell's fanboyism, his Megapixels dont matter and Cameras dont matter philosophy got me into buying this camera body, a great cam for its price but the 6MP resolution and the 3pt. AF was the limiting factor and ended up selling it after only a few months with a semi-pristine 4,000 shutter clicks . I had the budget to buy a Canon 450D way back then...regrets regrets lol

18-200 VR - No comment :D

50mm 1.8 AF-D Nikkor - Too tight for crop body use and it doesn't perform well at wider apertures, so I asked myself, "what's the point of owning this lens if I can't use it wide open?"... I traded it for a camera bag :)

bought a CPL for my kit lens... i think for about 1k.....

when i upgraded to a new lens... the CPL stayed in the box with my kit lens...

A few years back I got myself a monopod, thinking it would be a sort-of-lighter-tripod. Used it once and sold it. Tsk.

ahhh I'm aslo guilty in this... bought too many camera bags... also bought a 50mm lens hood... not using it really mostly use the lens without the hood...

lenshoff lens converter - i bought it in Singapore while i was buying my canon prime lens & uv filter. na-sway kasi ako nung chinese business man. i really did regret buying this one. i tried to look for reviews about it over the 'net but wala ako gaanong nakita. i also posted this as "for sale" in another website pero wala pa rin bumibili hanggang sa ngayon. hay...

Cheap filters, cheap tripod.

Capitalism can be cruel but you do get what you pay for

lowepro inverse bag
popup flash diffuser
lens hood for kit lens

... i've got too many accessories and i think some of them are out of impulse. so for this year, i will try to listen to my friend when she tries to kick the sense in me.

i'm currently using a d3000. don't get me wrong - i do love the IQ of nikon, but what i regret is buying a dual lens package instead of looking into a d90 (which would not limit me in terms of lens choices since d3000 only auto-focuses on AF-S lens). right now, i'm still waiting if i would be given an old canon 30d... if so, this would help me determine what system i would really want to invest in (since eventually, i'd want photography to be my sideline). i should start being not impulsive this time. wish me luck :)

a cheap CPL filter... it casts bluish hues especially when the lighting is low... my stolen and more expensive CPL before that did not have a bluish cast.

pop-up diffuser. it just keeps on falling off.

On the day I got my 550d, bought a Kenko UV filter for the kit lens. After a few hours decided that the kit lens is not enough for me and I sold it together with the filter the same day. What a waste of money.

what mount please and how much are you willing to let it go (just so it wont remind you of the mistake anymore, he he he ! your junk might be a piece of gold for some - youre wrong decision, an opportunity for others (verything balances out in the endDitto on the mirror lens.
Bought a Tamron 500mm Mirror lens. What a waste of money. so prone to camera shake & as it is zero DOF getting some depth into an image is near on impossible!
Seemed a good idea at the time though.

have you tried another chasrger ? but if you do not have any use for it, can you sell/trade it with a hobbyist who is in need of an additional set of rechargeable batteries (budget constraints) 09494270085 c/o melothose stupid Energizer 2500mAh rechargeable batteries (the green ones) my fiancee bought from canada. she even made 'pakiusap' to her friend to send it to me through her package so that i can use it in my friend's wedding.

it turned out it didn't even lasted for at least 50 shots :Oops:
all full charged and 50 shots?? are you sh*tting me?
kept it in my cabinet ever since..

i bought a very large softbox (1.2m x 0.8m) and i never seem to be able to use it... :D

Here's a list of what I have regretted buying in my 2 years into this hobby:

- Nikon 105mm f/2 DC Cost: $650. - Soft wide open and has less contrast than the 105mm VR. Sold for $675

That wasn't really a bad purchase decision, was it? ;)

One of my worst purchases has gotta be the D700... because I am now FORCED to buy FX lenses.. haha :Grin: 16-35 and 70-200 VRII and $3,000 poorer.... but happier :Grin::D

a lot of camera bags =(

close up filter
cheap tripods

cheap filters...and slide films...can't get it developed..

Gents you may want to read this before buying something. The author's business is to rent out all brands of camera gear. His experience in the business can tell you whether the item you are eyeing is a POS or not.

http://www.lensrentals.com/news/2011.01.23/stuff-i-wouldn-t-buy-again

Pop Up Flash diffuser for my Nikon D3s :)



























just kidding......

Actually i had bought plenty of DSLR paraphernalia that later i found quite stupid....

Like those Level cube?? as if i'm fond of shooting landscapes ... White balance cap.. but still shoots raw if really uncertain.. an expensive Benro tripod but still not enough guts to let the thing hold my cam.


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LOL Chief Roy uses pop up flash???? I don't think so...hohoho


So far I guess wayback, the stupidest I ever brought was my 70-300... manual focus...coz I didn't have a motorized body then... Now I got a second hand D80 so that my 70-300 could still be used...

If only its not the drift season I would have sold THE D80 +70-300+18-55 kitlens...