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<blockquote data-quote="Kias" data-source="post: 95361" data-attributes="member: 9496"><p>Ok, I need someone to smack me up side the head and tell me what to do. I just realized during my way too long commute home that I'm running out of time.</p><p></p><p>All the children will be home for Christmas this year. I don't know if this will happen again for a while since it seems they're all gearing up to move to the four corners of the world. This is actually sweet sorrow. A lot of you have probably been there already though...</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I want to get some nice pictures of them and us while I have their full attention. (Poor suckers!)</p><p></p><p>I'm going to order from B&H and originally I was looking at the body with the deluxe accessory kit which includes a vello battery grip, a couple of pearstone batteries, bag, 32gb sandisk extreme card, some cleaning fluid and a cloth. I did some manual math, and all this kit would save me is 89 bucks.</p><p> </p><p>On the other hand, I just have this aching feeling in the back of my mind that I should probably stick with the OEM batteries. They're only 25 extra bucks and they do have a tad bit more power in them. If I do get the Vello grip, I'll probably be happy with it as I've never had the OEM grip in my hands to be able to compare. It's that whole battery thing I'm having second thoughts about.</p><p></p><p>I know B&H ships fast, and UPS/Fedex (I don't know who they ship through) are both 2 days to my house from NYC. Now taking into consideration the ungodly amount of time it takes to get funds from one bank to another (Which is what I do) here are my options.</p><p></p><p>1. Forget the accessory kit and order the Body (which does come with a bag, and 16gb sd card) and the 17-70mm f/2.8-4 previously mentioned right now, and have it my hands by this weekend.</p><p></p><p>2. Wait two more days and order the lens, and the body with the accessory kit, and <em>maybe</em> have it by this weekend, but probably next Monday for sure.</p><p></p><p>3. Wait until next Wednesday and order everything originally planned, and hope UPS doesn't lose it in the holiday rush, and it may or may not be here for Christmas. Which would suck if it wasn't.</p><p></p><p>What do y'all think about the OEM vs. third party battery thing?</p><p></p><p>I'm almost tempted to go with option one, and then next Wednesday order the rest of the stuff I was originally planning to get, tripod, other lens, etc... and let that show up whenever it shows up. This would give me the most time to learn with the new camera!</p><p></p><p>Those poor kids are in for a ride when I start saying, "Hold on, I have to look this up. Wait. Ok, smile... No wait! Ok, now smile! Now lets do it again, but first I have to figure out how to change something..." I can hear the groans already. It's going to be fun to torture the kids! I don't get to do that too often anymore, at least not as a group torture.</p><p></p><p>I guess option 4 would be to let the father in law take pictures with his Canon EOS 6D that NEVER leaves the auto mode. It has to be the worlds most expensive point and shoot. Which is why I laugh sooooo hard when I see those new Sony commercials that are running right now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kias, post: 95361, member: 9496"] Ok, I need someone to smack me up side the head and tell me what to do. I just realized during my way too long commute home that I'm running out of time. All the children will be home for Christmas this year. I don't know if this will happen again for a while since it seems they're all gearing up to move to the four corners of the world. This is actually sweet sorrow. A lot of you have probably been there already though... Anyway, I want to get some nice pictures of them and us while I have their full attention. (Poor suckers!) I'm going to order from B&H and originally I was looking at the body with the deluxe accessory kit which includes a vello battery grip, a couple of pearstone batteries, bag, 32gb sandisk extreme card, some cleaning fluid and a cloth. I did some manual math, and all this kit would save me is 89 bucks. On the other hand, I just have this aching feeling in the back of my mind that I should probably stick with the OEM batteries. They're only 25 extra bucks and they do have a tad bit more power in them. If I do get the Vello grip, I'll probably be happy with it as I've never had the OEM grip in my hands to be able to compare. It's that whole battery thing I'm having second thoughts about. I know B&H ships fast, and UPS/Fedex (I don't know who they ship through) are both 2 days to my house from NYC. Now taking into consideration the ungodly amount of time it takes to get funds from one bank to another (Which is what I do) here are my options. 1. Forget the accessory kit and order the Body (which does come with a bag, and 16gb sd card) and the 17-70mm f/2.8-4 previously mentioned right now, and have it my hands by this weekend. 2. Wait two more days and order the lens, and the body with the accessory kit, and [I]maybe[/I] have it by this weekend, but probably next Monday for sure. 3. Wait until next Wednesday and order everything originally planned, and hope UPS doesn't lose it in the holiday rush, and it may or may not be here for Christmas. Which would suck if it wasn't. What do y'all think about the OEM vs. third party battery thing? I'm almost tempted to go with option one, and then next Wednesday order the rest of the stuff I was originally planning to get, tripod, other lens, etc... and let that show up whenever it shows up. This would give me the most time to learn with the new camera! Those poor kids are in for a ride when I start saying, "Hold on, I have to look this up. Wait. Ok, smile... No wait! Ok, now smile! Now lets do it again, but first I have to figure out how to change something..." I can hear the groans already. It's going to be fun to torture the kids! I don't get to do that too often anymore, at least not as a group torture. I guess option 4 would be to let the father in law take pictures with his Canon EOS 6D that NEVER leaves the auto mode. It has to be the worlds most expensive point and shoot. Which is why I laugh sooooo hard when I see those new Sony commercials that are running right now. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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