Post your gear thread!
 

So we obviously have some really talented photographers here on SSP. The eye for photography and control of your camera is of course the most important factor in producing some of these masterpieces but your gear also plays a role.

So what does everybody shoot with? What's your usual walking around kit and what do you store it in?

:yes:

ok, I'll start.

Canon 50D
Canon 17-85mm IS 4-5.6
Canon 50mm 1.8
Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6
Sigma 10-20mm 4-5.6
Lensbaby 2.0

Canon Speedlight 430EX

Manfrotto 190XDB tripod with 804RC2 Head

Want: a wider angle prime, maybe 24mm, 28mm... undecided.

Don't have any photos online from this camera though. :shrug:

Nikon D90
Tokina 12-24mm F/4
Nikon 50mm F/1.4
Velbon ULTRA LUX i F Tripod

I also use a Canon Powershot SD1100-IS when I'm really lazy.

I usually just carry my camera wrapped in some padding in my totally pretentious Timbuk2 Classic Messenger (small) bag. I had to have one when I found you could build your own. Waterproof lining and just the standard pockets inside. Love that thing. I've got a Tarmac System 3 camera bag for storing longer term, but the camera is pretty much used everyday.

I'd like a Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S ED VR II, but probably not happening anytime soon.

Nikon D90
Nikon D50 (backup)

Nikon AF-S 16-85mm f/3-5-5.6G ED VR DX (walkaround lens)
Nikon AF-S 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF DX VR (seldom used)
Nikon AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II DX (ghetto lens, for extreme weather and dangerous places)

Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8 G DX (indoors)
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S (with reversing ring for macro)
Nikon 105mm f/2.5 Ai (my goto lens for telephoto and portraits)


Want: nothing really, maybe a decent tripod

Although the 16-85 is a great all purpose lens, I will never buy another lens slower than f/2.8

Nikon D90
Nikon D60
18-55 VR
55-200 VR
35mm 1.8G
50mm1.8
SB600

Olympus C-7070
WCON-07C wide angle converter
Metz 48 AF-1 flash
Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod + 486RC2 head
Slik Sprint GM tripod + head

I was thinking of getting an interchangeable lens camera, but I changed my mind. I need to improve my skillz before I can justify spending hundreds of dollars on equipment. I'll likely just get an IR filter in spring 2011 (do filters count as "gear"?). Maybe a new camera in 2012 or 2013.

Canon EOS 7D / EF-S 15-85 IS USM
Olympus E500 / ZD 18-180
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5C

I don't like carrying around the bulk of a tripod, so I shoot handheld at night as much as possible - something both the Sony and (especially) the Canon are well capable of as long as the light isn't too low.

Camera poor:

Canon 40D
Canon 17-40mm
Canon 85mm

So I picked up a 28mm 1.8 and I love it. :D

I have a Nikon D60 and a Sony Cybershot. Hate the Sony but LOVE the Nikon

Canon 5D II
Canon 17 f/4 L tilt-shift
Canon 135 L
Canon 35 f/1.4 L
Canon 50 f/1.4

Nikon D200
Nikon D70 rarely use it anymore

Nikon 18-70mm f3.5
Tamron 200-500mm f5.6
Nikon 10.5mm
Nikon 70-200 f2.8
Tokina 12-24mm f4, what I use the most
Nikon 50mm f1.8
Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro lens
Nikon SB-800 flash-broken right now.

Nikon D70 < 18-70 , 70-300, 60 2.8

Pentax 6X7 45mm 90mm 126mm

1950 Rolleicord

Found a better place to ask something about gear.

D90 seems popular here....

D90 body
D40 body
F80 body

Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR II
Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR II
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

SB-600

Nikon D3000

Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6
Tamron SP 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5

It's not much, I know, but it gets the job done.

thats a questionable fact. :haha:

I'm in the market for a new camera after my XTi drowned in the San Diego Bay. :haha:

Not sure what I'll get at this point. Most likely I'll wait until I get my tax return in February.

you could get the xs or the xsi for about the same as what the xt is going for. i would go xsi if i had the money.

Dude.. that seriously sucks. Glad you can laugh about it, I'd be pissed. :hell:

got a couple new friends in the mail today....

sigma 70-210 fixed F2.8 with APO glass
http://www.dyxum.com/images/Lenses/293/293_1.jpg

and a minolta 50mm f1.7
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/...02f048dd8e.jpg

i got both used off ebay and the seem to work very nicely. very clean and very snappy focus. manual focus on both is nice too. Thank you EBay!!!!

^ nice stuff!

Body:
Nikon D90

Lenses:
Nikon 18-200mm VR
Nikon 50mm f/1.8

Strobes:
Nikon SB-600
vivitar 285HV
Yongnuo YN-460II
MeiKe MK930

CowboyStudio NPT-04 wireless triggers

LowePro Slingshot 202AW bag

Various tripods, light stands, and small and medium convertible umbrellas

that sigma is amazing. the apo glass makes all the difference.

^^Congrats on the new gear, let's see some sample shots now

i will later today.

50mmf1.7
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/...89e3ddaa_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/...11a1f298_b.jpg

sigma 70-210f2.8
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/...4f3a5741_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/...d88b0d31_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/...57ea1813_b.jpg

unedited
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/...ca2287db_b.jpg

unedited
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/...9bb1398c_b.jpg

these last were from today, 2/21/2011, and were both hand held. i still need to put the sigma on the tripod.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/...a0e38900_b.jpg


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/...f8096813_b.jpg

Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm F/1.8
Nikkor 50mm F/1.8
Nikkor 85mm F/1.8
Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 VR Macro
Nikkor 18-200mm VR
Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8
Tamron 90mm F/2.8
Nikon SB-700 Speedlight
Manfrotto 488RC0 + Carbon Fiber Tripod

:previous:

how do you like that 90mm 2.8? i was looking at one of those before i got the sigma zoom.

I'll play. ;)

Bodies:
60D
10D
Rebel XS (sold)
Rebel T2i (sold)


Lenses:
Canon EF 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF 50 f/1.8 II
Canon EF 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM (w/Canon EW-83E Hood)
Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM (w/Canon ET-74 Hood)
Canon EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS (sold)
Canon EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 III (sold)

Accessories:
Canon Speedlite 430EX II
Canon Remote Switch (RS60 E3)
Canon Battery Grip BGE9
Sunpak 6000PG
Canon 200EG Backpack
15" MacBook
Adobe Lightroom 3
Op/Tech Strap (sold)
Meike Battery Grip BG-E8 (sold)


More to come!


Now I just need to make a photo thread in here..... :redface:

I don't know about that, I've read some pretty poor reviews about that lens ,slow inaccurate focusing are among it's many flaws, it's certainly nowhere as good as the latest model Sigma released last year (selling for about $1500 in MTL) and not in the same league as the mighty nikon 70-200 (selling for about $2,500)

what you have read is correct. there are some issues with the lens which is why i got it for about $400. there have been some af issues. i am probably going to send it to get it serviced by sigma. but it doesnt really focus slow. a better way to describe the issue is that it get hung up while focusing if there is a big difference it the depth that you want to focus on.

i would have loved to buy one of the newer versions because a lot of the bugs have been worked out over the year but i just couldnt afford it.

now if i was a professional i would not have bought this lens due to these issues.

A lot of the reviews nitpick stuff that doesn't show up in most photos you'll ever take. My brother, who still shoots film, has this old Kiron 80-200mm f4 manual focus. It looks like a piece of crap but I was amazed at the quality of some shots he took of Brian Setzer in concert last year.

unfortunately It always comes down to money doesn't it ? I laugh when I hear people say "to get great shots - it's not the equipment but the person using it that's important"...yeah right I'll pick any smuck at random give him a nikon d3 with a 70-200mm and tell him or her to photograph an event (maybe a protest march) and I'll guarantee they'll come back with at least a dozen top notch photographs..soo much for talent

Who cares what you sold?

It's good, nice and light and sharp. But I have upgraded to the Nikkor 105mm VR f/2.8 a couple weeks ago. The AF is faster and focusing is silent.

Whoa whoa whoa man, why the hostility? Calm down. I just copied and pasted this from another forum. Why not display what you used to have? To put it your way, "who cares" if I say what I used to have? Some people may be interested in that. I know I am interested in what other equipment people used to have. :tup:

Meh, I guess it came off as arrogant. Almost like adding "filler" to your list.

But, as you stated you just copy & pasted from another forum.

Hostility, sorry man. Not enough coffee this AM.

:)

No worries.

gear makes a huge difference but you have to have the idea first. sure you could stick a moron with a lot of gear and they might come back with some good shots. but stick a real artist behind the lens and it can be magical.

(dup.........)

Oooh, I can post here now, because i just recently overhauled my gear. So I'm like cool now, right?

D7000
Nikon 18-200mm VR
Nikon 35mm f/1.8 VR

When I'm feeling filmy, I can bust out the old school:
Pentax Spotomatic
Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4
Super-Takumar 28 f/3.5
Sun 85-210mm

Nikon D300
Nikon D700
Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-4.6
Nikkor 35mm f1.8
Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8
Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8
Nikkor 105mm f2.8 Micro
Nikkor 1.7x teleconverter
Nikon SB-900 Flash
Giottos Mountaineer Tripod
RRS BH40 LR2
RRS L-bracket for both cameras
RRS Leveling Plate
RRS B2-mAS Clamps x 2
RRS Lens Foot for the 70-200 lens
Hahnel Cable Release
Hahnel Wireless Release
Cotton Carrier Light

^^ Awesome, I have a Pentax Spotmatic from 1968 and a collection of Takumar lenses. It works, but is filthy as hell so I never use it :(

Gee I think your underequipped there...the 24-70mm and 70-200mm:slob:

Me too. I would like to get a 400 or 500mm lens, but the cost keeps me from doing that.

Why bother with the 18-200mm which shouldn't even be allowed in the same camera bag as the twin killers

thats the lazy lens:haha:

Pope, you/ve always been cool; you didn't need gear to achieve it. However, you made some cool choices.

People express varied opinions about the 18-200mm VR lens. Speaking from experience - I used one on a D200 for a couple of years - I considered mine very useful. It gave me clear, sharp photos in a lot of different lighting situations and working conditions, and in addition to offering convenience, its performance far exceeded what I thought I could expect from such a wide-range zoom.

Mr. John, if your question is directed at me, it is because I bought my D300 and the 18-200 at the same time. Those were my first Nikon purchases. Since then, I bought the D700, and the other lenses as time and money allowed me to. Ths 35 1.8 was bought before the D700, for what it is worth.


Regards, Colin