$ 100,000+ US Dollars

[surapon]

Dear Friends.
After our friend Mr. Terry Rogers set up the post $ 10,000 at Gear talk/ Canon, and so many of our friends answer the great questions. and we learn/ get the ideas of each our unique friends.
Now, Is my turn------If we have Unlimited budget/ Well, $ 100,000 + US Dollars, and want to get the Photographic equipment , and The Support Equipment which will increase/ Improve( Hopefully---Ha, Ha, Ha ) our Love Hobby= Photography---What will you want to get/ Buy ?.
One thing/ the first ting in my mind= Canon EF 1200 MM F/ 5.6 L = 36 Pounds ( $ 100,000 to 120,000 US Dollars) and special build Range rover / or Land Rover SUV. ( Open Back ) and special Permanent MONOPOD mounted , With security cage, for my Safari trip'
Have FUN, and tell us your ultimate dream.
Your friend, Surapon

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Mother-of-All-L-Lenses.jsp

 

[Jim Saunders]

If I had that kind of money? Maybe give it to Canon as seed money for a 70-200 f/2... Otherwise spend it going places to use the cameras I have now!

Jim

 

[sagittariansrock]

I'd definitely start a company for photographic accessories if I had 100K. I have a lot of ideas, and I might eventually do that anyway. Let's see...

 

[surapon]

If I had that kind of money? Maybe give it to Canon as seed money for a 70-200 f/2... Otherwise spend it going places to use the cameras I have now!

Jim

Dear Jim.
Are you sure that you need only F = 2.0----Well, My dream, Ultimate dream = EF 70-200 F/ 1.4 ( Or 1.2) for shoot indoor stadium for Sports.----Ha, Ha, Ha, Just Dreaming.
Surapon

 

[Jim Saunders]

If I had that kind of money? Maybe give it to Canon as seed money for a 70-200 f/2... Otherwise spend it going places to use the cameras I have now!

Jim

Dear Jim.
Are you sure that you need only F = 2.0----Well, My dream, Ultimate dream = EF 70-200 F/ 1.4 ( Or 1.2) for shoot indoor stadium for Sports.----Ha, Ha, Ha, Just Dreaming.
Surapon

Going by the size of a 200 f/2 I figure a zoom is possible, probably the size of a 300 f/2.8 and lets see... $12000 or so. But it'd be awesome for indoor sports, mandatory monopod or not!

Jim

 

[surapon]

I'd definitely start a company for photographic accessories if I had 100K. I have a lot of ideas, and I might eventually do that anyway. Let's see...

Dear Friend sagittariansrock.
Wow, That is a great IDEA to set up your own company for Photographic Accessories( What kind of Equipment that you want to reinvent ?) , That will make you a millionaire very soon, Same as Gary Fong, Flash Modifier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Fong

Thanks.
Surapon

 

[sagittariansrock]

I'd definitely start a company for photographic accessories if I had 100K. I have a lot of ideas, and I might eventually do that anyway. Let's see...

Dear Friend sagittariansrock.
Wow, That is a great IDEA to set up your own company for Photographic Accessories( What kind of Equipment that you want to reinvent ?) , That will make you a millionaire very soon, Same as Gary Fong, Flash Modifier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Fong

Thanks.
Surapon

LOL! Millionaire, indeed. Ideas... they are still in their infancy. Let them grow up a bit more

 

[traingineer]

Well you do need a vehicle to go around and take some images.
So I would throw all the cash into a Unimog. 8)

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I bought my used 600 f/4L from a guy who had the 800mm mounted in a popup custom camper van, he could just open the door in the top of the camper and pop up the lens ready to go to work.

Presumably, he had a electronics suite, generator, etc as well. Undoubtedly a lot more than $100K.

 

[surapon]

Well you do need a vehicle to go around and take some images.
So I would throw all the cash into a used Unimog. 8)

Wow, Dear friend traingineer.
That might be the best Idea, But I might need $ 1 million US Dollars in this budget----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Thanks.
Surapon

 

[surapon]

I bought my used 600 f/4L from a guy who had the 800mm mounted in a popup custom camper van, he could just open the door in the top of the camper and pop up the lens ready to go to work.

Presumably, he had a electronics suite, generator, etc as well. Undoubtedly a lot more than $100K.

Yes, Sir, Dear My Teacher Mr. Mt Spokane
I need to ask my wife/ my dear boss for total $ 1 million US Dollars for this budget----Ha, Ha, Ha
Have a great weekend, Sir.
Surapon

 

[traingineer]

Well you do need a vehicle to go around and take some images.
So I would throw all the cash into a used Unimog. 8)

Wow, Dear friend traingineer.
That might be the best Idea, But I might need $ 1 million US Dollars in this budget----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Thanks.
Surapon

Only the best vehicle can carry a lens like that!

 

[CarlTN]

Most of the money would be spent on travel expenses. Buying an expensive toy is not going to improve your photography much, it seems to me. But if I had $100k, I would give it to Ben Affleck, and send him to whichever casino he is not banned from...let him play some blackjack (tell him the money will go to help save whales or the UAW or something)...and let him roll it into 1 BILLION DOLLARS. Then I would hire a few of the world's best photogs and film crews, have them shoot photos of me directing a few movies (Affleck will hate these movies!), and call it a life! ;D

 

[TheJock]

I recon I’d be booking a ticket to New York to go on a spending spree at B&H.
1. 2 x 1DX
2. 8-15 f4
3. 16-35 f2.8 II
4. 24-70 f2.8 Is II
5. 70-200 f2.8 IS II
6. 200-400 + 1.4x TC
7. 600mm f4 IS II
8. 800mm f5.6 IS
9. 2x 600 EX-RT
10. Carbon tripods, heads, diffusers, remotes, filters, holdalls, batteries and memory cards to the value of around another $10,000

Which gives us a rough price of around $71,000, the rest would go on travel, a 1 week safari to Kenya and a month’s trip round Europe, failing all this I would just buy a Caterham RS500 Superlight and spend the rest on speeding fines 8)

 

[Menace]

I recon I’d be booking a ticket to New York to go on a spending spree at B&H.
1. 2 x 1DX
2. 8-15 f4
3. 16-35 f2.8 II
4. 24-70 f2.8 Is II
5. 70-200 f2.8 IS II
6. 200-400 + 1.4x TC
7. 600mm f4 IS II
8. 800mm f5.6 IS
9. 2x 600 EX-RT
10. Carbon tripods, heads, diffusers, remotes, filters, holdalls, batteries and memory cards to the value of around another $10,000

Which gives us a rough price of around $71,000, the rest would go on travel, a 1 week safari to Kenya and a month’s trip round Europe, failing all this I would just buy a Caterham RS500 Superlight and spend the rest on speeding fines 8)

+1

I'd add the EF400 2.8 II to the above

 

[dickgrafixstop]

I'd buy silver and hope black and white film becomes stylish again.

 

[Don Haines]

I would not go FF, I would go crop..... Then I would have $160,000 dollars.....

 

[surapon]

Ha, Ha, Ha.
Thankssss to all of our Friends and Teachers, One thing that I know, We can spend all the money in our pocket to make sure that The Photographic Company are making the money and pay the stock holders in every years.
BTW, I do not think any problem about the Cameras + Lenses companies, Because We " Most of CR . Member " have GAS. illness from time to times.
Have a great / Beautiful Week End, Sir, Madam.
Surapon.

 

[Vivid Color]

Dear surapon,
Great question! I would likely buy one or two more lenses, a few more accessories, and some studio equipment, but I'd use the vast majority of the money for travel so I could take images from new and different places.
--Vivid

 

[NancyP]

Lenses: 24-70 f/2.8 L II, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art.
I would buy a new high fps, high buffer camera, the 1DX or maybe the mythical 7D2, and a wad of cards, extra batteries. Then I would get the Big White of my dreams - I would have to rent first to decide which one I can handle, 500 or 600 f/4 II - and the 1.4x and 2x TC IIIs. Then a full gimbal, then evaluate my existing heavy duty tripod (Feisol) for use with Big White.
Then I would get a tiny trailer, either Cricket or Scamp, both weigh ~1200# empty. http://www.crickettrailer.com/index-v2.php I think that my existing car, a 2014 Subaru Forester, could handle it. If not, move up to a 6 cylinder AWD. Then - hit the road and see America (and Canada) first! Gas, food, camp necessities, etc.