Wow, some ridiculous setups here. I feel way underprepared

xTi here as well. Stock lens, as well as an IS 50mm that I love to death. Hopefully more glass soon!

 

1D mkII owner here with lot of lenses

Here is my photography website: http://www.BenoitLefebvrePhoto.com/

and if you want to see my gallery that include automobile photos: http://www.mox.ca/

 

J'ai aimé vos photographies. Ils sont très bons. Vivez-vous au Canada?

 

Yes, I'm from Montreal

Here are some picture of my "new" used MCS that I've taken a couple of hours ago.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=137988

 

those are really good! I like them a lot! You are a good photographer.

Just wondering, but do you mainly speak french or english? i just responded in french because your photography website was in french, and i was not sure.

anyways, great photos! i hope to see more!

 

Thank you

I'm mainly french but because it's an english forum I prefer to reply in english.. I think it may also be easier to understand me in english than in french in case I have to write a long text ;-)

 

well, im not sure about everyone else, but i would understand any post in french. but for the sake of everyone else in this forum, its probably best to stick to english. besides, my french is a bit textbook formal. lol...

 

50mm IS lens ?!

 

1)Bessler Dichro 67S with lots of other stuff.
2)Maybe, PM sent.

 

I currently have:
Canon QL17 rangefinder
Canon FTb-n blk
2 Canon AE-1p

Standard Lenses:
Canon FD 55mm F1.2
Canon 50mm F1.4 - recently the aperture stopped working
Canon 50mm F1.8

Other Lenses
Vivitar 28mm F2.5
Canon FD 35-70 F3.5-4.5
Vivitar 85-205 + Macro
Kenlock 2X Teleconverter

Flashes:
Vivitar 285 + some filters and diffusers
Achiever 150MD

Digital:
Kodak C340 point n shoot
(sorry, haven't really given into the dark side yet, but am considering).
Access to Kodak iQSmart scanners.

I used to have a darkroom with mostly Agfa equipment, but that was sold more than a decade ago.

And I agree with Lorne_K2 - equipment is no substitute for talent. But my Canons have been very robust over the decades. They all still work (except for the 50mm F1.4 lens) and have taken some pounding over the years (decades....The FTb was bought in 1979).

 

Adam,

It's not the amount of equipment - it's how you use it! Some of the best photography I've seen is from students with low budgets.

John

 

I'm usually a bit of an equipment snob, but on a whim had picked up a Tamron 28-300 XRi zoom lens at the used counter of my local camera shop. It was a $150 gamble which I could just Ebay off if I didn't like it. I think it's worth every penny and more.

Here's a low res posting; click on the "original" label below the pic
for a full res view:


http://www.pbase.com/silverblue997/image/96521797

 

I have an original Canon Digital Rebel 6.0 mp.
I use the stock lenses as well as a tamron 75-300mm lense.

I used it last weekend to snap a few pics at the dragon.

 

I'm a new guy, but not to photography... here's my setup.

Canon 5d w/ Battery Grip
Canon Digital Rebel 300d w/ Battery Grip
1 x Canon 580ex w/ omnibounce diffuser
2 x Canon 430ex w/ omnibounce diffuser
3 umbrella's
Canon St-e2

Canon 20-700mm f2.8L IS
Canon 16-35mm f2.8L
Canon 50mm f1.8
Hoya CP filter
Hoya Warm filter
Hoya UV filter

Manfrotto 055PROB legs
Manfrotto 486RC2 Head


Here's a picture of my 5d



300d

 

Here is a brief rundown of my daily grind setup:
Camera and Lenses
Canon 1DMKIII
Canon 50mm f1.4
Canon 85mm f1.8
Canon70-200mm IS USM f2.8
Nikon 18-35 f3.5(adapted for canon mount)

Support
Giottos 9370
Manfrotto 486RC2 (soon to be Markins M10)

Lights

2 AB800's
Nikon SB600
2 AB 13ft Air Cushioned Light Stands
2 Medium Soft Boxes
Beauty Dish

Thats just my everyday grind setup that I keep in the car I have tons more at home that I only bring out when I need it.

 

I'm a semiprofessional photographer, so I may not be eligible to win any prizes by Kit size... =)

Bodies:
Canon EOS A2E (35mm) with vertical grip
Canon EOS 10D with vertical grip
Canon EOS 5D with vertical grip
Canon Rebel (35mm)

Lenses:
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8
Canon EF 16-35mm L f/2.8
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 (i think...)
Canon 1.4x Teleconverter

Flashes, Strobes, Etc:
Canon Speedlite 550EX (x2)
Canon Speedlite 540 (x2)
(the Infra-red trigger thing that remote flashes them)
AlienBees 3200 (x4)
Alienbees 3' x 6' softboxes (x4)

Stands/Tripods:
Alienbees 10' Light Stands (x4)
Alienbees 2' Light Stands (x2)
Some generic 6' light stand (x2)
Bogen Manfrotto 3221 Tripod
Bogen Manfrotto tri-axis head (3147 i think...)
Bogen Manfrotto quick-grip head
Bogen Manfrotto location backdrop stands
Bogen Manfrotto monopod
Bogen Manfrotto backdrop mounting system

Other:
AlienBees remote battery kit (x4)
Alienbees radio-frequency strobe trigger system (xmitter, receiver x4)
Canon battery pack for flashes
Tamrac bag (large, 4 bodies + lenses)
Tamrac bag (small, 2 bodies + lenses)
Numerous filters (UV/Haze)
Numerous filters (polarizing)
Infra-red filter (fun stuff!)
Hundreds of rechargeable AA batts
Many rechargeable batts for all cameras
ADobe Photoshop CS2
Wacom Tablet (8" x 10" i think...)
SpyderCal monitor calibration tool
Canon scanner
HP film scanner
Enough darkroom paraphernalia to make 11x14" b&w prints


My modeling port can be seen at www.onemodelplace.com/djaphoto (not workplace friendly)
My main photo page can be seen at www.djaphotography.com

 

Wow, there are some nice kits listed here (aware of the truism that it's all about the image, not the camera!) However, if it weren't a little about the equipment few of us would be Mini owners as there are many ways to get from A to B and few of them require a Mini. A car is not a car, and a camera is not a camera, in that deeply philosophical sense. The final product does depend on the tool (as a woodworker I can swear on it), but it also depends on the skill and craft of the tool-wielder. There have been many beautiful images shown here on NAM and many were made with non-Canon cameras, yes.
For me, I've always been a "Canon guy" and I just enjoy using them, I'm familiar with the UI, and love the glass.
I went on a rampage over the last 6 months and built a markIII/L kit. It's amazing to use, and I'm always working on the skill, craft and vision thing.

 

Hey cool, a MINI Canon group!

Ok, former Pentax slr guy, but been a steady Canon customer since the D30 (the old one, not the 30D). Anyhoo, current stuff:

40D
EF 70-200 2.8
Nifty Fifty (anyone NOT have one, lol?)
older 18-55 kit lens (sharp lens actually, but looking for an L replacement, haven't decided yet)
Canon 2X TC
older manual pentax flash

Btw, anyone here into astronomy? My other "lens" is a telescope, lol. Love taking pics of the sky, although semi-retired from the hobby right now.

Daniel

 

Just got a Canon Rebel Xsi with its 18-55mm IS lens. New to this kind of camera, a definite step up from my Panasonic Point and Shoot.

 

You won't regret it. I have the xti, and I love it! I never feel totally comfortable unless it's within my arms' reach

Ken

 

Real Men and Women shoot Canons.

Anyway, here's what I've got although nothing fancy:

-Canon EOS Rebel (300D)
-Canon Zoom Lens EFS 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
-Promaster Telephoto Lens AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 w/ Macro feature and Promaster Lens Hood
-Canon Macro Lens EFS 60mm f/2.8
-Promaster 52mm UV Filter
-Promaster 58mm UV Filter
-Promaster 62mm UV Filter
-Promaster 58mm Polarizer Filter
-Promaster 62mm Polarizer Filter
-3 batteries although one doesn't hold a charge for very long
-4 1/2 gigs of CF cards (two 2GB and one 512MB)
-Lowepro Camera bag

And a couple other things. I'm still somewhat new to digital photography, although in the past year I've greatly become better at it. And not just in taking pictures either, but editing, deleting and cropping photos as well. I've also read a couple books on photography such as "The Digital Photography Book" by Scott Kelby vol. 1 and vol. 2. Both great for people who are starters and even for the more advanced.

Photography is officially one of my hobbies.

 

FYI, if anyone's interested in the Canon battery grip accessory--GET IT! It adds needed weight to the camera, and holds AA batteries or two of the rechargeables that normally fit the camera. I use the latter option, and have gone for a week of daily shooting on vacation with the same two batteries on one charge!

Ken

 

For those of you with crop (1.6x) Canon cameras, the new EF 55-250 is getting rave reviews, and a friend has one on his 40D--and really liking the results. It's well priced too. Makes a great companion to the 18-55 IS.

cheers,

 

Say, not to divert this thread (can we talk about stuff, or is it just intros?), but how do you like the 18-55 IS? I'm looking for a wide zoom, and currently considering the 17-40L. The 18-55 IS does have some advantages in low light though, wonder how it compares to the EFS lens. Another one I was thinking about was the 17-85 IS.

Daniel

 

The 17-40L is a full-frame lens, whereas the EFS lenses are specifically designed for 1.6x crop cameras (they barely work on the 1.3x pro cameras, and some don't.) Hence I don't see them as comparable: there may be a few EFS lenses that get good/great reviews, but generally they are not in the same league as the L lenses, especially by price! If you plan on upgrading to a FF body at some time, then the 17-40 is a worthy investment, as is the 16-35L--it has the highest IQ of all the wide zooms I use.