New Lens or Laptop?

King_Boru

King_Boru

King_Boru

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Hi guys,

Got £850 to spend but dont know what to do with it. I wouldnt mind a decent telephoto lens with a 2.8 aperture but then again I want a decent macbook with a glossy screen. Now, I want to pay it outright no finance so its one or the other. The lens needs to be atleast 200mm either prime or 24 - 200 with VR. But then again I wouldnt mind a decent laptop to actually organize my work and view them with a lovely screen. Help me decide!

I got the Sigma 70-300 already but it doesnt exactly say quality! Also got the 18-55 mm nikkor lens which has ED glass which produces some lovey shots. So I am happy with that.

mmmm,... lets see what yous thinks...

King.
 
I am currently using an iBook G3 900. Now, I have a buyer for it but I have already sold the PC for £500 which covers (just) the cost of the VR lens I want. However, I am a bit annoyed at slow processing power and overall speed this laptop produces. It is the highest spec version you can get with 640MB's Ram 900Mhz G3 and what not. The main problems I am having decision wise is;

Whats more important?

a) A fantastic portable laptop with a well reviewed anti refective glossy display, fast processing when manipulationg images, the option to use aperture (which i am still debating as i use the nikon raw editor and picture project).

b) A Fantastic lens with which I could capture fantastic images. And that sums it up.

Now, the problem I have is choosing what to do. Put up with the 1024x768 laptop slow processing and grunt and bear it with processing. Or put up with the entry level lenses while capturing good quality images bit knowing I could of had much better.

To me its a difficult choice. I enjoy fast processing however I enjoy my photography and kit.

Trying to weigh up the pro's and cons thats all...

King...
 
I just ordered the lens. Should be here (hopefully) end august!

I can make do with the laptop. It isnt all that bad, just need patience!

:D

Cheers for listening everyone.
 
Matt said:
The screen on my MacBook is really good thanks :) It's a personal thing though as to whether you can get on with the glossy finish. I've never had problems with reflections, and yes it's bad in bright sunlight, but so are all screens!

I use Aperture on my MB and i do really like it (especially with a second screen connected), though it's not what i'd call fast on my 1.83ghz/1gb RAM machine.

The lens choice was the right one though ;) Get something that will last you years!
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Are running aperture on a standard macbook? the non pro one?
 
i dind think it was compatible wit hthe standard macbook and the intel gma 950 chipset. give it a few months more months and it will be on my shopping list :). Now though, I sit waiting eagerly for my lens :).
 
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