Veruca 2009 - Yule List
Dec. 2nd, 2009 11:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lightcastleNot that anybody I know has money to buy me things (even if they pooled money together) but I am still doing the Veruca Salt exercise for Yule. :-)
As always, food, drink, company and maybe decent books are always appreciated.
Lightroom and/or Photoshop Having the trial version of Lightroom 2.5 has convinced me I want the program in a full paid version. I probably don't need much more than Photoshop 7 (and I can probably use my mom's copy, although the all French menus are annoying) for anything I would do. Obviously, CS3 or 4 would be delightful, as I understand it integrates well with Lightroom.
Camera Lens: I'd like to add to my options for my DSLR, since I like shooting with it. Suggestions other than the ones here are welcome from people more knowledgeable than me. I got the 35mm f/1.8, although I may want a 50mm for portraits where I am closer to head shots. Sadly, the 50mm I can find seem not to autofocus with a D40. (Well, this one will but it is twice as expensive.)
Given I have the fast 35mm, I'm probably ok.
I'd like the 18-200mm VR as a do-everything lens, but it's quite expensive. The 55-200 VR would probably do fine for me in cases I need a zoom lens (like Derby shooting although given the crappy lighting in the arena, it might be too slow).
Clothing. I can always use new and better clothing, as I haven't had money to buy new clothes in forever.
Digital Camcorder: What the hell, I've always wanted one of these. I haven't done nearly enough research to know what kind I would want. I suspect I'd prefer one that records to a memory card or some such rather than a tape, but I think those are a lot more expensive. I don't really care about HD.
e-book reader: I have enough friends in love with the Kindle to be toying with the idea of getting something like it. Mind you, I'd probably lean towards something like the EZReader, as I am not a fand of proprietary formats, and it's a bit cheaper. Kindle is only now becoming useful in Canada, and I am sure my tech friends here have done vastly more research on what is good.
Netbook: I still haven't found my perfect version of one of these, although Maery's Aspire is very cute. I've been talked out of solid-state as a serious advantage.
Kitchen Aid: Even if I don't have my own place to use it, something so obviously good for making food is bound to appeal. I'm sure I'd use a stand mxer quite a bit.
As always, food, drink, company and maybe decent books are always appreciated.
Lightroom and/or Photoshop Having the trial version of Lightroom 2.5 has convinced me I want the program in a full paid version. I probably don't need much more than Photoshop 7 (and I can probably use my mom's copy, although the all French menus are annoying) for anything I would do. Obviously, CS3 or 4 would be delightful, as I understand it integrates well with Lightroom.
Camera Lens: I'd like to add to my options for my DSLR, since I like shooting with it. Suggestions other than the ones here are welcome from people more knowledgeable than me. I got the 35mm f/1.8, although I may want a 50mm for portraits where I am closer to head shots. Sadly, the 50mm I can find seem not to autofocus with a D40. (Well, this one will but it is twice as expensive.)
Given I have the fast 35mm, I'm probably ok.
I'd like the 18-200mm VR as a do-everything lens, but it's quite expensive. The 55-200 VR would probably do fine for me in cases I need a zoom lens (like Derby shooting although given the crappy lighting in the arena, it might be too slow).
Clothing. I can always use new and better clothing, as I haven't had money to buy new clothes in forever.
Digital Camcorder: What the hell, I've always wanted one of these. I haven't done nearly enough research to know what kind I would want. I suspect I'd prefer one that records to a memory card or some such rather than a tape, but I think those are a lot more expensive. I don't really care about HD.
e-book reader: I have enough friends in love with the Kindle to be toying with the idea of getting something like it. Mind you, I'd probably lean towards something like the EZReader, as I am not a fand of proprietary formats, and it's a bit cheaper. Kindle is only now becoming useful in Canada, and I am sure my tech friends here have done vastly more research on what is good.
Netbook: I still haven't found my perfect version of one of these, although Maery's Aspire is very cute. I've been talked out of solid-state as a serious advantage.
Kitchen Aid: Even if I don't have my own place to use it, something so obviously good for making food is bound to appeal. I'm sure I'd use a stand mxer quite a bit.
