Surface Photographic Equipment
Manifest as at June 2011
No, I do not use everything at once. However, use most things depending on the job at hand. Although there is a LOT of gear here, much of it is specialist for specific shooting applications. The reason for 2-3 bodies is that when photographing wildlife on the run, it eliminates the need to change lenses. People make photographs NOT gear - the gear just helps!
Cameras
- Canon 1-D MKIV 16 mega pixel D-SLR camera (1.3 crop sensor)
- Canon 1-D X 18 mega pixel D-SLR camera (full frame sensor)
- Canon 5-D MK2 21.1 mega pixel D-SLR camera (full frame sensor) - dedicated underwater camara
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Canon VIXIA HF S-10 HD 32GB Flash Camcorder (wildlife behaviour)
Lenses
- Sigma 15mm f2.8 DG.5 fisheye lens (superior to Canon equivalent)
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 L-Series USM TYPE 2 zoom lens
- Canon 35mm f1.4 L-Series USM lens
- Sigma 50mm f2.8 1:1 DG macro lens (a very sharp macro lens that has reasonable price tag)
- Canon MPE-65mm specialist macro lens
- Canon 90mm f2.8 EF shift-tilt lens
- Canon 100mm f2.8 Type 2 L 1:1 USM macro lens
- Canon 200mm f2.8 L-Series USM telephoto lens
- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS L-Series USM Type 2 zoom lens
- Sigma 24-105 f4 IS zoom lens (Canon mount and superior to Canon equivalent)
- Canon 180mm f3.5 L-Series macro lens
- Canon 300mm f2.8 IS L-Series USM telephoto lens
- Canon 500mm F4 IS L-Series USM telephoto lens
- Canon 1.4 tele-converter Type 3 (2) One for 300mm and the other for 500mm
- Canon 2 X tele-converter Type 2 (rarely used)
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Kenko extension tube set (12, 20 & 36 mm) for macro photography (Japanese not Chinese manufacture)
Support & Carry
- Gitzo G-2258 explorer carbon fiber tripod (best pod I have ever owned & well worth the dollars)
- Gitzo G-1325 carbon fiber tripod with removable internal pole
- Gitzo GT-3541LS carbon fiber tripod
- Gitzo G-1321 floating head for G-1325 tripod
- Photoflex lightstands (2)
- NatureScapes "Skimmer"
- Really Right Stuff B-40 ball head
- Really Right Stuff B-55 ball head
- Really Right Stuff quick release plates
- Really Right Stuff replacement lens plates (feet) for Canon MPE-65mm, 300/4 IS & 300/2.8 IS lens
- Really Right Stuff L bracket (all cameras)
- Really Right Stuff pano head adapter for ballhead
- Aqcratech V2 Ballhead (lighter than RRS ballheads & used when gear must be light ie: in light aircraft
- Wimberley flash brackets (high functionality, robustness & outstanding design)
- Wimberley WH-200 Head Model 2
- 4th Generation C-51 replacement lens foot for 500mm F4 telephoto lens
- Really Right Stuff B-150 focusing rail/plate
- Kinesis & Think Tank "combat" carry equipment (harness, belt, lens cases & camera carry case) Think Tank & LowePro soft lens carry cases. A wide assortment of styles & brands to suit all field & assignment situations
- Tamrac 610 shoulder carry bag with lens gate system
- GEPE CF card carriers. Water, shock & dust proof in easy to see/find neon colours
- Pelican hard cases. Pelican cases are used when maximum protection is required
- Think Tank International Roller carry-on airline bag (essential for airline travel)
- Think Tank Airport Roller carry-on airline bag (not that essential as it is too large for most aircraft, but it works well when operating from a four wheel drive vehcle)
Lighting & Filters
- Canon 580 EX/2 speedlight (3)
- Canon MT-24 EX macro twin lite
- Better Beamer flash extender
- Pocket Wizard TT1 and TT5 Flash Tranceivers & Receivers (4)
- Quantum Products Turbo 3 Battery Pack
- B&W KSM circular polarising filter (German made and not the Chinese copy)
- B&W UV filter (for lens protection in harmful environments ie: volcanic dust, wind blown sand, etc
- Singh-Ray Vari-D ND adjustable filter
- Singh-Ray 77mm thin type neutral circular polarization filter
- Lee filter mount & adapter rings (58, 72 & 17mm)
- Hi Tec 100 series (100mm) graduated neutral density filters .3, .6 & .9 soft & hard edge
- Sekonic L558 light meter
- 12 inch soft pocket white reflector
- 12 inch soft pocket translucent diffuser
- Wimberley plamp
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HOHLPHOTO Flash Gells & accessories
Other
- Canon remote shutter release module (standard type)
- Canon Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3
- Canon C-Finder (Ideal for macro work as it allows vertical viewing)
- Copperhill sensor brush & other cleaning aids
- Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly Cleaner Brush
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Really Right Stuff bubble level for hot shoe (used to keep camera straight when shooting landscapes)
Computers & Software
- MAC PRO computer running Snow Leopard O/S with 3 x 2 terrbyte internal drives
- Firm Tec redundacy and backup system with 5 x 2 terrabyte backup drives
- MAC PRO laptop
- Two 500 GIG (Lacie Rugged) portable hard drives (for backup storage when traveling)
- Hoodman Firewire 400/800 R AW CF card Reader (fastest transfer from CF card to MAC)
- Adobe PhotoShop CS-4
- Apple Final Cut Express Video Editing Software
- Breesebrowser Pro
- Photo Mechanic
- EIZO CG301W monitor
- Gretag Eye-One monitor colour profiler
- Noise Ninja noise removal software
- NIK software
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PKS-2 Pixel Genius Sharpener software
Analogue Equipment
- Nikon F4 cameras & assorted A-Series lens(from a land & time long since forgotten)
- Large cardboard box to store the camera bodies & lenses (kept under the bed)