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| Experience based suggestions for equipping your bag & digital darkroom. |
| Recommended and/or useful photography books & magazines. |
| Contents of my current weekend travel kits. |
| The high & low tech items which comprise my digital darkroom. |
| My modest (but aspiring) home studio. |
| Gear of yesterday still in my closet or, better yet, in use by someone else. |
| Occasional sale of gear on eBay. |
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| Over the past several years have amassed quite an arsenal of
gear to pursue the art, science, and (à la digital) the
technology of photography.
Although one can be quite successful with a limited amount of gear (e.g., a good camera
and lens is really all that's necessary), professionals and
amateurs alike often eventually acquire a sizable collection.
Given the ongoing transition from film to digital, the ease with
which one can acquire new gear with merely the click of a mouse,
and the rapid introduction of new & better products, it's
certainly easy to add more.
Below is a complete list of my current array of gear.
Above you'll find
links to other pages with additional information and commentary. |
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| Cameras, Lenses, Flash, & Filters |
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| Cameras |
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| Flash |
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| Filters |
- Nikon Circular Polarizer II Slim (67 & 77mm)
- Nikon Circular Polarizer (52 & 62mm)
- Nikon Nikon UV Haze L37C (52, 62, & 77mm)
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| Lenses |
- Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED IF AF S VR
- Nikon 105mm f/2.8D Macro AF
- Nikon TC-17E II AF S AF I Teleconverter
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- 77Ø
- 52Ø
- 1.7x |
- Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED IF AF S DX
- Nikon 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED AF
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- 67Ø
- 62Ø |
- Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8D AF
- Nikon 24mm f/2.8D AF
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF
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- 62Ø
- 52Ø
- 52Ø |
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| Support (Tripods, Monopods, Heads, & Accessories) |
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| Tripod & Head |
- Gitzo G1258 Mountaineer Reporter 6X Rapid
- Arca-Swiss B1 QR Ball Head
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| Monopod & Head |
- Gitzo G1568 Mountaineer Mk2 Reporter
- Kirk Enterprises QR Clamp 2½"
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| QR Mounting Brackets, Plates, & Clamps |
- Kirk Enterprises BL-D70S
- Kirk Enterprises LP-45
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- D70s
- 70-200mm |
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| Bubble Level |
- Manfrotto 2-Axis Hot Shoe Double Bubble Level
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In-Home Studio |
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| Monolights |
- Hensel Integra Pro 500 Watt Sec #8815E (2)
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| Softboxes, Umbrellas, & Reflectors |
- Chimera Super Pro Plus Softbox, Silver 24x32"
- Hensel Ultra Softbox III 45x65cm #4601
- Hensel Econo White Umbrella 82cm #3180 (2)
- Impact Beaded Silver Umbrella 43" #S3543
- Stroboframe Pops 32" White/Gold Reflector
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| Monolight Accessories |
- Hensel Umbrella Flood Reflector #87 (2)
- Hensel 7" Reflector #504
- Hensel Softbag IV w/ Handle & Wheels #4200
- Sync Cord
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| Light & Reflector Stands |
- Hensel Aluminum Stand III 240cm #200 (2)
- Photoflex Heavy Duty Stand 11' #LS-2218
- Photoflex Collapsible Reflector Holder
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| Flash Light Meter |
- Sekonic L-358 Flash Master
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| Shooting Table |
- Smith-Victor TST24 Table with Plexiglass 24"
- Smith-Victor ST24 Floor Stand
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| Background Paper & Materials |
- Savage Widetone 107" x 12yd #1 Super White
- Savage Widetone 107" x 12yd #12 Studio Gray
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Digital Darkroom |
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| Desktop Computer & Monitor |
- Dell XPS 410 Computer
- Intel Core 2 Quad Core Processor Q6600 (8MB L2, 2.4GHz, 1066FSB)
- 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz
- 500GB Serial ATA II 3GB/s Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
- 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS Video Card
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Dell 20" UltraSharp 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor
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| Monitor Calibration |
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| Photo Printer |
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| Memory Card Reader |
- Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 Card Reader
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| Image Processing/Editing Software |
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Adobe Lightroom 1.2
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| Light Box & Loupe |
- Porta-Trace 11x18 Oak Frame w/ 2-5000k Bulbs
- Loupe
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Bags & Cases |
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Camera Bags |
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Backpacks |
- LowePro Mini Trekker AW
- LowePro SlingShot 100 AW
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| Tripod Case |
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| Filter & Memory Card Case |
- Kirk Stacking Caps (52, 62, & 77mm)
- Hakuba Media Storage Wallet DMS-60
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Camera Accessories |
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| Camera Remote Controls |
- Nikon Wireless Remote ML-L3
- Nikon Remote Cord MC-DC1
- Nikon Remote Cord MC-30
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- D70s
- D70s
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| Camera Straps |
- Domke Gripper Camera Strap 1"
- Domke Gripper Camera Strap 1.5", Swivel QR
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| Memory Cards & Batteries |
- Sandisk Extreme III CompactFlash 2G
- Sandisk Ultra II CompactFlash 1G
- Sandisk CompactFlash 1G
- Nikon EN-EL3a Lithium-Ion Battery (2)
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- D70s |
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Other Accessories |
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| Camera/Lens/Media Cleaning |
- Kinetronics StaticWisk Brush
- Giottos Rocket Air Blower
- Nikon Moist Cloth Lens Cleaners
- Microfiber Cleaning Cloths
- Residual Oil Remover (ROR)
- Nikon Lens Pen
- Toothbrush
- StaticMaster Brush
- Kinetronics SpecGrabber Pro
- Kodak Camel Hair Brush
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| Gloves |
- LowePro Photographer's Gloves
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