If you were given $12k to spend on photography aka the GAS thread

[seakayaker1]

M9M and the rest spent on a vacation.

 

[Mudman]

2 used M9's and the rest on travel.

 

[Vince Lupo]

M9M, D800e.

 

[axiom]

I'll go with that, but throw in a big box o' film as well. And money to cover processing when I get back.

+1 on that

 

[nikon_sam]

I would have a permanent Darkroom built...anything left over would go towards supplies...mostly film...
Our house sits on a half acre plot so we have the space to build one...maybe a storage building out back with a darkroom in one corner...

 

[thegman]

Whole lot on travel, except maybe $1000 of it on a 4x5 camera and some film.

 

[rizraz]

...... I'll get a super elmar 21mm and maybe a nice super-angulon 21mm.

For the balance, tempted for a MP ala carte...... but most probably travel around South East Asia.

......... I can always dream.

 

[Taipei-metro]

I'll buy:
Canon 650D, VoigtlanderEF 20mm (from Steven)
Nikon D7000, Sigma 17-70
Olympus EPL-2, 17mm
Panasonic G3, 14mm
Pentax K-r, 21mm 3.2
Sony A57, SonyZeiss 16-80
Travel from Hiroshima to Yubari 夕張 and end at Abashiri 網走 Hokkaido,
by train or bus...
I'll bring, 650D w 20, 18-50 2.8-4.5, 55-200, 70-300 and
G3 14mm 2.5
Any money left? I'll buy a Okhotsk Sea crab in Abashiri, take a picture and eat it...

 

[1750Shooter]

I'd split it with some friends to travel and take all the photos we never seem to have time to take because we're working.

 

[Koni Kowa]

Films and a long trip with a friend. Not sure about the destination, for all that really matters is traveling itself.

 

[Rogier]

One Camera and lens. Film and Travel!!!

What good is all that gear if you have nothing to shoot...

 

[daveleo]

I'd spend $12k on travel and use the gear I already have...

hey . . . that's what I was gonna say ! !

 

[DNG]

12k, not a lot in many respects..
Complete my E-M5 kit...

BUY: 45mm f/1.8 and 45mm f/2.8 Macro, And 25mm f/1.4 Lux.
BUY: 12mm f/2, and 75mm f/1.8
BUY: Olympus 100-300mm
BUY: 2nd E-M5 body with Grip

Travel the USA with the balance.

 

[DtheG]

Fuji Xpro1 with all the primes, including those due in 2013. A new billingham bag (the current one has lasted 25+ years but is not the right size), a high-res, high-fidelity screen, some processing softwre... The gear should be easily within budget, unfortunately the time to use it is not.

 

[Uncle Bill]

Crap. $21K Hmmm. Maybe an overhauled by DAG Leica M4-P, some Zeiss Lenses 28 f2.8 , 35 f2, 50 f2 and maybe a 90 f2.8 Elmarit, a nice Domke Bag. That's the new gear, I would then go with that along with my Rolleicord, a nice Sekonic meter, a large pile of 35mm and 120 format film both black and white and C-41 and take a three month lease on an apartment in lower Manhattan and just wander the streets of New York City.

 

[back alley]

workshops on street shooting...lots of them, in foreign cities...
new computer, more power arr, arr!

 

[rbsinto]

A shooting trip to the Hershey Pennsylvania of China. Some minor league city not crawling with tourists where I could go with a Chinese-speaking photobud and just crawl the streets talking to people and taking pictures.

 

[RichW]

A decent 50mm lens for my Leica, lots of film, a freezer to store it all in, a proper darkroom setup

Richard

 

[Frontman]

$11k for plane tickets and hotel rooms, $1k on film. I have enough gear

 

[hausen]

Either M9 Monochrom & 75 Summilux or a new Noctilux. Think the MM & lux would win though if I could find one.