Post your camera equipment/setup!

This isn't everything, but it's most of what I use. Shot with a Pentax ME Super and 50mm/1.7 lens, Tmax 100, D23, Epson V500 scan of 5x7 print on Fomaspeed Variant paper. No digital cameras...I don't really do virtual photography.


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Daravon said:
I don't really do virtual photography.
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You must not do much paid work! :laughing:

I have a ton of medium and large format film equipment that I enjoy using personally, but for any paid work forget about it. Film is dead for commercial work.:mecry:
 
haha nice lenses really. I only sold the 24-70 simply because I don't use it often. I don't like the fact that the lens increases and decreases it's size greatly when I change the focal length. I am a PRIME man, I love my primes. My favorite zoom lense is actually the cheapo 17-40 f/4L. On full frame that lense is a bunch of fun. And at f/5.6 it is as sharp as a needle.
 
Sold all my Nikon and Canon gear (except for a Nikon CP800 that the wife uses, and a couple of 300TL strobes for light-box work).

K10D and grip
Pentax DA 18-55mm AL
Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7
Pentax Super Takumar 200mm f/4
Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/2.8 Ver. 3 (Komine)
Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 (Komine)
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 (non-APO)
Spiratone Sharpshooter 400mm f/6.3
Cambron 500mm f/8
Helios-44M 58mm f/2
Olympus Varimagni Finder
Sigma EF-530 DG ST strobe
Two Canon 300TL strobes for off-camera
Bogen 3046 w/ 3055 head
Bogen 3018 monopod
Norwood Director Model C
Weston Master III
Tamrac 614 Super Pro 14 bag

First camera: Kodak 126. First real cameras: Aires Penta 35 and Voigtlander Vitessa.

Some other cameras I have known: Canon T90, A-1, and AE-1, Olympus 35-S, Yashica GSN, Kodak Retina II, Argus A2B and C3, Vivitar 742XL

Longest lens: Star-Liner 8-inch 2400mm classical cassegrain :twothumbs
 
brianch said:
haha nice lenses really. I only sold the 24-70 simply because I don't use it often. I don't like the fact that the lens increases and decreases it's size greatly when I change the focal length. I am a PRIME man, I love my primes. My favorite zoom lense is actually the cheapo 17-40 f/4L. On full frame that lense is a bunch of fun. And at f/5.6 it is as sharp as a needle.
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I also have a 50 1.4 and the EF-S 17-85, and an XTi Body - I also like primes, but with the crop body, I figure the 24-70 as a (albet heavy) 'walk around' lens

Film body wise:
T-90
FTb (not FTb👎 - old enough to have a bell & Howell importer sticker)
50mm f1.2 SSC
28mm prime (can't remember the F)
35mm prime
Vivitar series 1 70-210

I also have a pair of Konica Bodies (a TC and a FT1) and some lenses for them which are going to be sold - they were Dad's camera - Once upon a time, Mom worked for Berkey Marketing, who were at that time the importers for Konica and Omega cameras
 
Canon 5D w/ BG-E4
Canon 1D Mk I
Canon 350D w/ BG-E3
Canon SD750

Canon 17-40L
Canon 100mm f2.8 macro
Canon 24-105 F4 IS L
Canon 17-85 IS USM
Canon 18-55
Canon 50 F1.8 II
Canon50 F1.4
Canon 70-200 F4 L
Canon 300 F4 IS L
Canon 580 EX II

Pocket Wizard PlusII

POTN neckstrap
RS-60-E3
RC-1
SanDisk Extreme III

Crumpler: Whickey and Cox
Pelican 1450 (link)
Velbon CX540
SLIK mini
DIY car mount
 
Just upgraded to a Nikon Coolpix 8800. I hope I can finish my project before it bricks on me ! Gotta get me some pro gear some day:ohgeez:
 
LightWalker said:
Here are some Tips for Using a Point & Shoot Camera to take proffesional looking photos.
http://photo.net/learn/point-and-shoot-tips
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Interesting! Here's a few pro tips from me...
1) NEVER EVER buy more gear than you can justify
2) Coolpix 5000-8800 in the hands of a pro will run circles around any amatuer with pro gear
3) It's all in the vision
4)... and the knowledge of light.
Project is going very well. I never thought upgrading from my Coolpix 5000 would make much difference but it has. But the SUI and focusing really suck! I spent all day in bed today recovering from the clumsy focus system that's a chicken dance from hell!
Don't ask for a sneak peak cause I can't show anything yet. Or maybe I can sneak some set shots in...
 
Coolpix 5000-8800 in the hands of a pro will run circles around any amatuer with pro gear
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I take it that's the 'gear doesn't matter' approach, right?

This is totally contrary to my experience working as a freelance photog for the metro newspaper back in the early 90's. All the pros had the best glass and best SLRs - period. They'd refuse an assignment if their camera was in the shop, or all the 300mm 2.8's were signed out before using their 180mm or 200mm 2.8 back-up. For studio or stills they'd pull out MF or 4x5 even if resolution in paper DPI was a complete over-kill.

I'm more comfortable with the philosophy that a lot of high-end or Pro gear is wasted on amatuers, such as Canon 1D and Nikon D3 owners asking for what JPEG mode works best for instance. They are better off using the Coolpix because they camera doesn't have a higher I.Q. than they do. However, most legitimate Pros I've worked with will scream, ***** and make life miserable for everybody if they have to use amatuer gear for an hour.:shrug:
 
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blasterman said:
I take it that's the 'gear doesn't matter' approach, right?

This is totally contrary to my experience working as a freelance photog for the metro newspaper back in the early 90's. All the pros had the best glass and best SLRs - period. They'd refuse an assignment if their camera was in the shop, or all the 300mm 2.8's were signed out before using their 180mm or 200mm 2.8 back-up. For studio or stills they'd pull out MF or 4x5 even if resolution in paper DPI was a complete over-kill.

I'm more comfortable with the philosophy that a lot of high-end or Pro gear is wasted on amatuers, such as Canon 1D and Nikon D3 owners asking for what JPEG mode works best for instance. They are better off using the Coolpix because they camera doesn't have a higher I.Q. than they do. However, most legitimate Pros I've worked with will scream, ***** and make life miserable for everybody if they have to use amatuer gear for an hour.:shrug:
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Pro gear certainly makes it easier to get good pics but some P&S cameras are capable of making good photos if used the right way.
 
Your response is intuitive but as a (supposedly) retired pro I can tell you there are some huge myths out there. The biggest is that you can't get the results required by the project unless you have the latest greatest (thus most expensive) gear. check out my dormant project... gearninja.com.
http://gearninja.com/ADS/TheShtr.html
OK the 5MP cp5k tops out at 8X10 at 300DPI and suffers from some chromatic abberation and very slight softness at the edges, but this stupid little camera absolutely crushes all but my killer 4X5 macro set up which was weird as it used a 35mm back and enlarger lenses. For average to infinity work, the coolpix's suck, but I Shoot 100% studio these days, where my latest CP8800 beats out even the CP5K (due to 8MP).
You guys are probably shaking your heads but you'd be shocked if I showed you my latest work . It's confidential till it goes to print in 2011.
Again, this is all STUDIO work, where the little lenses have too much DOF and thus, yeild killer sharpness at Macro.
For mid-range, destination, architecture etc. A much better Digicam is in order. But I don't shoot for money any more, just for myself and no longer own 4X5 or 8X10 Sinar, Hassy or 35mm film.
If I need pro gear for a gig. I rent or borrow from my full-time shooter friends :twothumbs



blasterman said:
I take it that's the 'gear doesn't matter' approach, right?

This is totally contrary to my experience working as a freelance photog for the metro newspaper back in the early 90's. All the pros had the best glass and best SLRs - period. They'd refuse an assignment if their camera was in the shop, or all the 300mm 2.8's were signed out before using their 180mm or 200mm 2.8 back-up. For studio or stills they'd pull out MF or 4x5 even if resolution in paper DPI was a complete over-kill.

I'm more comfortable with the philosophy that a lot of high-end or Pro gear is wasted on amatuers, such as Canon 1D and Nikon D3 owners asking for what JPEG mode works best for instance. They are better off using the Coolpix because they camera doesn't have a higher I.Q. than they do. However, most legitimate Pros I've worked with will scream, ***** and make life miserable for everybody if they have to use amatuer gear for an hour.:shrug:
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Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm 3.5-5.6
SMC Pentax M f2.8-f4 40-80mm
Pentax 28-80mm f3.5-f5.6, kit lense for some film slr
Takumar f2.5 135mm
Vivitar 35mm Auto
Pentax M 50mm f1.7
Tamron 300mm f5.6
Tamron 17-50mm f2.8
Old Russian Zenit lens

Dealextreme extension rings
Metz 48 flash

Lenses in bold are from film era, my dads lenses. That tamron 300mm is still used for telephotos. It has pretty nasty ca and the image quality isn't the best so I am searching new a lens to replace it.
 
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