Gear

From time to time folks are interested in the gear I use regularly. I am not of the school that says equipment doesn’t matter. I feel that my craft is of the maturity that it can make full benefit of quality camera gear.

I use Canon equipment. I only use it for one reason: when I started acquiring a DSLR system the Digital Rebel was affordable and Nikon had poor image quality. That led me down the road to a serious investment to L glass. Nikon now has their act together. I might have decided differently if I was looking at the DSLR market today; maybe not. At any rate, my Canon system serves me very well. Most of my acquantences now shoot Nikon with pleasing results as well.

DSLR Cameras

• Canon 5D MkII
• Canon 40D (great for extra reach due to crop factor)

Lenses

• Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
• Canon 17-40mm f/4 L wide angle zoom
• Canon 28-70mm f/2.8 L normal zoom
• Canon 50mm f/1.4 (great for hand held available light)
• Canon 85mm f/1.8 (portraits)
• Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro
• Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS tele zoom
• Canon 180mm f/3.5 L macro
• Canon 300mm f/4 L IS tele
• Canon 1.4 teleconverter
• Canon 500D closeup diopter

Filters

• B+W Polarizer for all thread sizes
• Singh-Ray Grad Filters (2s, 2h, 3s, 3h)

Tripod Gear

• Gitzo 1325 with leveling post and RRS BH-55 ball head
• Gitzo 1228 with short post and RRS BH-40 ball head
• Gitzo Monopod with Bogen pivot head and RRS clamp
• RRS L-plates for all camera bodies
• RRS lens plates for all foot mount lenses

Other

• Canon G10 Point & Shoot