You could just get lost on Amazon, couldn’t you? Every single category seems to have a never ending list of subcategories, each with their own products as you drill down. I have never “shopped” on Amazon.com. I’ve purchased a few things on the site, usually by someone linking to a product, but I’ve never just browsed around.
Tonight I spent some time making up my first ever Amazon Wish List. Why? Because I wanted to browse around Amazon.com, not buy anything, but not waste my time either. Now I have a good list of all the things that I was able to find in a short period of time that I will, one day, probably end up buying.
At first glance the list may seem a bit over the top. It is. It consists of a 42″ LCD HDTV, a few lenses for my DSLR that are in the $1,000+ range, and a few other miscellaneous things that one might consider “extravagent”. Again, it is. But I have good taste (*snickers*) and this list is really more for me than anyone else.
Should someone want to pick up one of the more inexpensive items on the list as a thank you for something they’ve found on my site, some of my projects that I’ve done over the years, or because they’d rather do that than owe me a beer “forever”, now they know where to look.
Source: My Amazon.com Wish List.
(Side note: I added this to my sidebar on the home page and about page along with a link to buy Threadless tees. If you buy a tshirt from Threadless using that link I get a credit towards buying a shirt for myself.)
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If you’re looking to have a macro lens, a cheaper alternative to getting a special lens is to use extension tubes. They work pretty well (I use them with my 50mm lens), and they don’t degrade the quality of your photos at all, because there’s no extra glass.
Kyle: Superb tip. Added!