The Ultimate Equipment Poll - 2013


The Ultimate Equipment Poll  

66 members have voted

  1. 1. What camera types do you use most often?

    • DSLR - Cropped sensor
      35
    • DSLR - Full frame sensor
      7
    • Film
      0
    • Point & Shoot
      12
    • Mobile Phone / Tablet / Device
      12
    • Other
      0
  2. 2. Who is the manufacturer for your camera(s)?

    • Canon
      28
    • Nikon
      15
    • Sony
      3
    • Olympus
      1
    • Panasonic
      1
    • Pentax
      0
    • Fuji
      0
    • Sigma
      0
    • Apple
      2
    • Samsung
      3
    • Nokia
      3
    • Other
      3
  3. 3. Where do you usually buy your equipment or accessories?

    • Mostly brick & mortar stores
      14
    • Mostly online
      27
    • Both
      10


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Pic from last year... some not shown. Will take new pics when I have time.

Bodies:

- Canon EOS 60D

- Canon Digital Rebel T2i

Lenses:

- Canon EF 24-105 f/4L

- Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L

- Canon EF-S 18-55

Flash:

- Canon SpeedLite 430EX II

Others:

- Patriot LX Series SDXC 64GB

- Patriot EP Pro SDHC 32GB

Compact:

- Canon PowerShot SD 790IS

- Canon PowerShot 300HS

Not a real camera:

- Apple iPhone 5

Bodies

Sony Alpha A65

Sony Alpha A200 (Will probably IR convert)

Lenses

Tokina 11-16/2.8

Sony/Carl Zeiss T* 16-80/3.5-4.5

Sony 35/1.8

Minolta 50/1.4

Minolta 70-210/3.5-4.5

Sony 18-55/4.5-5.6 SAM

Flashes & Other

Sony HVL-F42AM Flash

Generic Flash

Bunch of lighting gear (stands, umbrellas, etc).

Point & Shoot

Sony TX-20

  • 3 weeks later...

So now we're back to this thread, I've a few updates to share.

Bodies:

Canon EOS 500D

Lenses:

EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II

EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

EF 50 mm f/1.8 II

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di

Misc:

BG-E5 Battery Grip

Compact/Other:

Canon Powershot S95

Lomography La Sardina Mobius

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 2 months later...

I just got myself a shiny new Sony NEX-5R with the 16-50 powerzoom, in addition to my Alpha A200 that is starting to annoy me. Glasses + viewfinder doesn't work for me and the noise performance isn't great.

Really can't wait to try it out!

All those posting that they have gear and this thread and NOT posting in the digital gallery, will be banned by my invisible-nonexisting-gmod powers.

I just got myself a shiny new Sony NEX-5R with the 16-50 powerzoom, in addition to my Alpha A200 that is starting to annoy me. Glasses + viewfinder doesn't work for me and the noise performance isn't great.

Really can't wait to try it out!

See above quote :angry:

See above quote :angry:

Yes yes I will be posting shots but dear god let me charge it first :p I'm heading for Turkey for two weeks with a sort of school thingy so I'll have quite a few chances to get some nice stuff.

  • 3 weeks later...

Bodies:

Olympus E-5

Olympus E-600

Olympus Zuiko Lenses:

8mm f/3.5

12-60mm f/2.8-4 SWD

50mm f/2

50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD

40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 (Kit/for ebay)

14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 (Kit/for ebay)

Flash:

FL-50R

Battery Grips:

HLD-4

HLD-5

Misc:

Some extra batteries

Zuiko cleaning kit

Bag to put the wife it all in

Insurance!

Time to start posting to the digital gallery :) .

Bodies:

Olympus E-5

Olympus E-600

Olympus Zuiko Lenses:

8mm f/3.5

12-60mm f/2.8-4 SWD

50mm f/2

50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD

40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 (Kit/for ebay)

14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 (Kit/for ebay)

Flash:

FL-50R

Battery Grips:

HLD-4

HLD-5

Misc:

Some extra batteries

Zuiko cleaning kit

Bag to put the wife it all in

Insurance!

Time to start posting to the digital gallery :) .

Wow, nice to see someone with Olympus gear!

If you don't mind me asking, what type of insurance do you have for your gear?

Wow, nice to see someone with Olympus gear!

If you don't mind me asking, what type of insurance do you have for your gear?

Just listed on the household contents insurance, and for travelling, protect my bubble premium/platinum as it covers us and whatever equipment we decide to take.

I have not really acquired much since this photo was taken, just a flash (SB-700)

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Gear ... As At Dec 21/2010 by Paulo Franco, on Flickr

If you click the image it will direct you to flickr where all the items in the image are tagged so you can see what they are! (also listed in my sig)

Been busy with school/work/life, have not had much time to take photos. But I plan on getting back into it this summer. Took some photos today of our new cat (which can be found in the neowin digital gallery)

  • 2 weeks later...

I'm currently shooting with:

 

Bodies:

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV

Canon EOS 650D (Digital Rebel T4i)

 

Lenses:

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM + hood

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM + hood

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM + hood

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM + hood

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II

 

Lighting:

2x Canon Speedlite 430 EX II

1x PocketWizard MiniTT1 + AC3 Zone Controller

3x PocketWizard FlexTT5's

Sekonic 758DR Lightmeter with PocketWizard ETTL radio module

 

Storage:

2x SanDisk Extreme 60MB/s Compact Flash

1x SanDisk Ultra 40MB/s Compact Flash

3x SanDisk Extreme 95MB/s SD Cards

1x SanDisk / Eye-Fi 4GB SD Card

ColorSpace UDMA with 500GB HDD

 

Bags:

Kata HB-205 GDC Hiking Backpack

Kata DL-B-201 Bumblebee Backpack

LowePro SlingShot Passport

 

More information on my equipment is available here: http://tfindley.co.uk/tristan/photographer/equipment/

 

Thinking about getting a Olympus OM-D E-M5 as I recently got to use a colleagues, and it is an amazing piece of kit!

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...

Bodies: Sony A200, A500, A65

Lens:

Sony 18-70mm f3.5-5.6, 18-55mm SAM f3.5-5.6, 16-105mm f3.5-5/.6

Minolta: 500mm f8 AF Reflex

Tamron: 28-200mm XR IF, 90mm f2.8 Macro, 200-400mm LD f5.6, 70-300 USD f3.5-5.6, 70-200mm SP f2.8

Flash: HVL-F42AM

Bags: LowePro TLZ2, Toploader Pro 75 AW, original Photo Trekker, Flipside 400AW

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