Not a case of GAS - suggestions please: As a retirement gift I have received a gift cert from a large photographic supplier. £500 !!!! I have a Nikon Df and a D750 on the way

mikeysaling Loc: essex uk

As a retirement gift I have received a gift cert from a large photographic supplier. £500 !!!!

I have a Nikon Df and a D750 on the way - lenses 50mm 1.8 , 24-70 2.8, 16-35 4, 105 2.8, 70-300 tamron 4 vc, 85 1.4 Samyang manual. 910 flash .

My colleagues know i'm a camera nut and although I tried to drop hints about 'I'm not sure I need anything photowise ' - here it is a big voucher! what would you go for ?

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

mikeysaling wrote:

As a retirement gift I have received a gift cert from a large photographic supplier. £500 !!!!

I have a Nikon Df and a D750 on the way - lenses 50mm 1.8 , 24-70 2.8, 16-35 4, 105 2.8, 70-300 tamron 4 vc, 85 1.4 Samyang manual. 910 flash .

My colleagues know i'm a camera nut and although I tried to drop hints about 'I'm not sure I need anything photowise ' - here it is a big voucher! what would you go for ?

Maybe put it towards a new flash, tripod head or such? That really is a question only you can answer, You're the one that knows what tickles your fancy!

kwbybee Loc: Oklahoma City

airplane ticket!!

Erik_H Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana

I'd have to say a good tripod if you don't already have one.

JPL

Maybe cancel the D750 and take the D810 instead?

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

mikeysaling wrote:

As a retirement gift I have received a gift cert from a large photographic supplier. £500 !!!!

I have a Nikon Df and a D750 on the way - lenses 50mm 1.8 , 24-70 2.8, 16-35 4, 105 2.8, 70-300 tamron 4 vc, 85 1.4 Samyang manual. 910 flash .

My colleagues know i'm a camera nut and although I tried to drop hints about 'I'm not sure I need anything photowise ' - here it is a big voucher! what would you go for ?

WOW!!!!
I don't know what to say other than "Happy retirement." 8-)
You seem really well set-up with equipment. Maybe a vest or bag, a teleconverter, a fish eye or tilt shift lens.

Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago

First off HAPPY RETIREMENT ! Next how about a really big zoom?

mikeysaling Loc: essex uk

Some good options here - many thanks . I like the big zoom and the decent tripod option . Also go for the 810 except main reason I changed from 600 to 750 is the flexible lcd (something I really miss from an earlier Nikon (d5200?) . Plane ticket - now there's a thought !!!! I wonder if..................

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

mikeysaling wrote:

As a retirement gift I have received a gift cert from a large photographic supplier. £500 !!!!

I have a Nikon Df and a D750 on the way - lenses 50mm 1.8 , 24-70 2.8, 16-35 4, 105 2.8, 70-300 tamron 4 vc, 85 1.4 Samyang manual. 910 flash .

My colleagues know i'm a camera nut and although I tried to drop hints about 'I'm not sure I need anything photowise ' - here it is a big voucher! what would you go for ?

Tripod.
Lee filter kit.
L bracket.
BH40 ballhead
Photographic printer and cartridges and paper.
Photography backpack.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

mikeysaling wrote:

As a retirement gift I have received a gift cert from a large photographic supplier. £500 !!!!

I have a Nikon Df and a D750 on the way - lenses 50mm 1.8 , 24-70 2.8, 16-35 4, 105 2.8, 70-300 tamron 4 vc, 85 1.4 Samyang manual. 910 flash .

My colleagues know i'm a camera nut and although I tried to drop hints about 'I'm not sure I need anything photowise ' - here it is a big voucher! what would you go for ?

I would go for cashing it in and taking the FAST train to Paris and shoot for a week and eat pizza every day :lol:
SS

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

SharpShooter wrote:

taking the FAST train to Paris and eat pizza every day

TILT... Paris? Pizza?

We have to question your mental stability. You'll be selling up and becoming a Nikonista next....

dandi Loc: near Seattle, WA

Congratulations on your retirement. Maybe try mirrorless, lets say Fuji X-T1, it looks VERY tempting.

MarkD Loc: NYC

Enjoy your retirement! How about a good compact camera for the times when you don't want to shlep the big DSLR?

mcveed Loc: Kelowna, British Columbia (between trips)

Consider what you shoot and how you shoot. Now look at your arsenal of equipment. What's missing? Not missing any needed equipment? Take a course or go on a photo tour.

amehta Loc: Boston

This is a good problem to have. :-)

If you give a sense of the kinds of photography you enjoy, it may help give better suggestions. For example, for macro perhaps a rail system if you already have a good tripod? For birds in flight, perhaps a gimbal head?