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1080ski
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Every day I see more and more people asking about photography, cameras, and camera equipment. It's pretty awesome to see. I know that photographers on here range from beginners shooting for fun to people shooting and selling their work. I'm just curious as to what equipment you guys are shooting, and if you'd like, a little background about your photography-self.

I shot film in high school for 3 semesters (1 every year from sophomore to senior year) and got into digital my first year of college (I am a sophomore right now). Last summer i worked at a newspaper as a photographer and am doing the same with my school newspaper right now. I am thinking about doing it for a living for a few years after school, but I am unsure about that.

My equipment is:
D200
Nikon 50mm f1.8
Tokina 11-16 F2.8
Nikon 18-200 f3.5/5.6
Sigma 70-200 f2.8 (buying tomorrow or tuesday)
SB-600

So, what are you guys using? I know some people have some really nice gear on here.
Oct 11 2009 5:17PM
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Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
There was a very long thread like this already. Therefore, I will not be posting my gear in this one.
Oct 11 2009 5:35PM
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no_steeze
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i shot film for a few years at school and took 2 digital courses, was given my first dslr about 2 years ago, have upgraded a few times since, really got into taking pictures a few months ago, this summer i interned at magnum photos, and most of what i know comes from fredmiranda, the photo/video forum on tgr, and just reading around online. i am a self-taught dslr owner

i shoot with:

Canon 40D
24-105 f/4 L
70-200 f/4 L non-IS
Sigma 10-20
Canon 50mm f/1.8 II
Kenko macro extension tubes

looking into buying a flash now but atm I don't own one. also looking for a new tripod to replace my 18 dollar unstable one

Oct 11 2009 5:38PM
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mnjib
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Canon 5d
70-200L f/4
85 f/1.8
50 f/1.8
17-40L f/4
580ex
540ez
Alienbee 800
Power pack
2 10 foot light stands
1 8 foot light stand
3 pocketwizard PlusII

and a ton of film stuff.
Oct 11 2009 5:45PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
I made a new one for 2 reasons.

1. I couldn't find an old one in a search.
2. Even if I did, people get new equipment all the time. People's level of experience also constantly changes. I know if i posted in the old one 1/2 a year ago (I don't know when it was made) my answer would have changed by now.

Oct 11 2009 5:49PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7714 - Karma: 526
nikon d40
18-55mm
28mm
50mm
70-300mm
Oct 11 2009 6:31PM
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dergblerp
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I posted this (in a thread exactly like this) about 2 weeks ago, but to me the joke never gets old.

On the average day up at the mountain i usually bring:

Canon 1D mkIII
Canon 1V (film)
Canon 5D mkII
Hasselblad 503CW (with CF-39MS Digital Back)

Lenses (for canon)
16-35mm f2.8
17-40mm f/4
24-105mm f/4
24-70mm f2.8
17-55mm f/2.8
14mm f/2.8
24mm f1.4
35mm f1.4
50mm f1.2
85mm f1.2
100mm f/2
180mm f3.5L Macro
70-200mm f2.8 IS
100-400mm f4.5-5.6
600mm f/4
800mm f5.6

Lenses (For Hasselblad)
40mm f/4
50mm f/4
60mm f/3.5
80mm f2.8
100mm f/3.5
150mm f/4

Accessories
Tilt Shift 45mm f/2.8
Speedlite 580EX II with Lightsphere II Inverted dome Flash Diffusion
Macro Twin Lite MT24EX
Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2
Arri 12KW/18KW HMI Fresnel Light Kit with Barn Doors & Gels
DeSisti Rembrant 20" Fresnel 6/12KW HMI kit.
Hazylight 40x40" Softbox
Sachtler System 75 Tripod with Manfrotto Video 75 studio fluid head

Viper Filmstream Camera
Sony F23 Cinealta Camera
Matthews 20'x30' Greenscreen (With PVC frame that I built myself to save money)

Oct 11 2009 6:44PM
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Snowcase
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Well the one I was talking about started maybe a month ago.
Oct 11 2009 6:47PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
^whoops i must have missed it. my bad. mods can delete if necessary. and by the way, you probably spent more time posting here than it would have taken to post your stuff haha.
Oct 11 2009 7:13PM
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Jordan
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I am sorry but that's a load of crap.


Oct 11 2009 7:16PM
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Coalescent
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I recently got into photography probably about within the past 4 months.  I sold my HV20 and picked up a dslr and started messing around with it and have had a lot of fun.

Camera:  Nikon D5000.  Wanted a cam that shot good pictures and a litle video.  Happy with the camera but probably going to upgrade within time.

Lenses:  18-55mm kit lens i think its a 3.5-5.6
                55-200mm 4-5.6 I think
               55mm 1.8 lens (Best lens I have used yet, will definately be buying more prime lenses)

Flash:  Just purchased a Vivitar 285HV for a good price so going to be working with that soon.

Oct 11 2009 10:23PM
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Alkyy
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you usually bring all that to the mtn on an average day huh?  Got a few sherpas on salary?
Oct 11 2009 10:38PM
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Aenigma
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I pack light and only bring my 4x5 with me when I'm skiing.
Oct 11 2009 10:46PM
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eheath
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lol my camera is 1280x720p, yours doesn't even have p.

20
Oct 11 2009 10:52PM
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eheath
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20 < 921,6000
Oct 11 2009 10:53PM
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Blandct
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Ah just sold all my nikon shit and got ahhh
7D and kit lens 18-125 3.5/5.6
Oct 12 2009 12:32AM
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.jr
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hahah no doubt..


but say yeah taco, what about that 40d you mention in your profile?
Oct 12 2009 12:41AM
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no_steeze
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just read the first line
Oct 12 2009 6:35PM
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SteezyOhio
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i took a 2 semesters of film and im working on my year of digital now as a senior in hs.

gear (minimal, havent taken time to invest in more stuff at all, cause i can borrow anything from my teacher, and i mean anything!)

Canon Rebel X (film) with some crappy lens

Canon 40D - 28-135 3.5/5.6 lens

and thats all lol, im working on getting either a 50mm macro or a zoom, but as of now i just finished paying off this due to varies reasons.
Oct 12 2009 6:44PM
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.jr
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so basically you bought a pentax dslr?
Oct 12 2009 9:36PM
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mak
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Body:

Canon XSI

Lenses:

EF 50mm f1.4

EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6

EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6

Oct 12 2009 10:00PM
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niels043
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yeah fucking right
Oct 13 2009 10:38PM
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niels043
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digital rebel xt
17-85 IS USM
75-300 f4-5.6 II


Oct 13 2009 10:41PM
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BlackcountryBill
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Nikon D80, gripped
10-20 f4-5.6
18-238 f3.5-5.6
50 f1.8
70-300 f4-5.6

2x SB-600s
1980's SB-20
Cactus v4 trigger + 3 recievers

2x shoot though/reflector umbrellas/stands
Batteries
Manfrotto tripod + crap old tripod
Wireless shutter release
Filters galore!!!

A LOT of SD cards, about 20gb's worth...

Are we doing processing rigs too?

3.2ghz C2D
12gb ram
Ati 4870 1gb
4x 1tb WD drives in RAID 10 for photo storage
1x 22" IPS panel
1x 19" Cheapo monitor
Oct 14 2009 1:41PM
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1080ski
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^pretty legit setup. I was going to go for the D80 but decided on the D200 after a lot of flip-flopping between the 2.

And correction to my original post- I have decided to wait on the Sigma 70-200 and save up for a Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR (partial xmas gift i hope haha)
Oct 14 2009 2:22PM
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.jr
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this thread would be 20x better with pictures.. buuttt that requires a little more effort.

Digital
Nikon D70s w/grip
Tamron 17-50 f/2.8
Nikon 70-210 f/4-5.6
Nikon 50mm f/1.8

Film
Nikon 6006 x 2
Nikon 8008
Minolta SRT 200 w/ 45mm f/2 & two other zooms that I never use
Holga 135BC
Holga 120S (On loan from my teach until she gives me a Mamiya)

Nikon 35-70 f/3.3
Sigma 35-70 f/3.5
Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6

As well as 3 flashes (Nikon/Vivitar) with remote triggers
& a bunch of other small shit not worth mentioning


Oct 14 2009 4:32PM
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BlackcountryBill
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When I'm at home I have the use of a D200, I usually take it shooting whenever I can, pretty useful for sports etc......

 Really want to upgrade to a better camera, the AF really lets the D80 down along with the FPS......

D700 here I come!
Oct 14 2009 4:53PM
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LBJJ
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Nikon d700
Rolleiflex Synchro compur Carl Zeiss f3.5 fixed


lenses:

nikon 50mm 1.8
sigma 17-35mm 2.8-4
sigma 50-150mm 2.8
nikon 80-200mm 2.8
nikon 24-70mm 2.8
nikon 18-55mm
tamron 70mm macro 2.8


Oct 14 2009 5:21PM
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powday
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Thats weak. When I go to the mountain I bring:

Canon Powershot SD750 Point and Shoot in the inside pocket of my jacket.

AND I CAN TAKE VIDEO TOO, BEAT THAT SUCKER!
Oct 14 2009 8:41PM
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basedjase
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you are so stupid. read the heading he put in his post...
Oct 14 2009 8:48PM
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Coalescent
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Wow what wil the think of next!  First a HD Video camera, then a DSLR with HD Video capabilities and now a POINT AND SHOOT WITH VIDEO!  HOTTTT DEAAYYYMMMNNNN SON! SHIT MUST BE the 2015 model!!!!
Oct 14 2009 9:00PM
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powday
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dude I had to go straight to Japan to get mine...cus they wont be in America until AT LEAST 2015....

the quality shits on 1080p HD camera too...


Oct 14 2009 10:15PM
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michelle
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Usually I'm just shooting with this

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Oct 14 2009 11:40PM
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1080ski
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Yea the D200 does sports pretty well. The AF system helps a lot. Its complicated, but once you figure it out its awesome. It has a lot of noise though which makes it not too great in low light. D700 is a beast though. Expensive, but a solid camera.
Oct 15 2009 12:31AM
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powday
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Oh, and if I want to mix things up I'll bring out the beast...

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Oct 15 2009 2:05AM
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BlackcountryBill
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Dont, have you seend the FPS rate of those??

Holy fuck!
Oct 15 2009 5:25AM
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