Weapon of Choice (your camera)

[Grumbledook]

Come on then, whats everyone shooting with?

I treated myself to some new gear last September and really need to pull my finger out to use it more!

I have:

Canon 40D
EF 70-200 IS f4 (this lens is fantastic)
EF 100mm f2.8 macro
EF-S 17-55 IS f2.8
2x vivitar 285hv (flashes)
cable release and wireless triggers for the flashes
circular polarizer
carbon fibre tripod and ball head
2x lightstands and umbrellas


I also have an old (older than me) Olympus OM1n SLR with 50mm f1.8 zuiko that I use when I want to take black and white film shots (not very often now I don't have access to a darkroom)

Looking to add some ND and ND Grad filters as my next purchase, though will have to wait till I get back to the UK

[JonS]

Nikon (film & digital)
Fujifilm (digital)
Mamiya/Phase One (film & digital)

[purplerose]

Cams:
Nikon D40X (digital)
Nikon N2000 (analog)
3 Pinhole Cameras

Lenses:
ProSpec Zoom 75-300mm 4.5-5.6
An old Sigma lens. (20+ years)
AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 3.5-5.6
AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 4.5-5.6 w/ lens hood
Tamron SP AF 90mm 2.8 MACRO w/ lens hood

Other Tech:
1 foot tripod
6-foot tripod
Circular polarizer

[klips]

40D
17-85 IS USM
50mm 1.8
430EX, 285HV (Grumble - did you get yours due to strobist?)
Crap wireless triggers + assorted PC Cables
8' Light stand, Manfrotto tripod, el cheapo tripod (for second flash)

Disused Pentax gear:
Partially broken *istDL
crappy, soft, gritty, suffering from clouding sigma 18-50
Absolutely stunning Pentax SMC 50mm 1.4 (the only reason I miss this camera)
Mediocre, but reasonable value-for-money Sigma 70-300.

[KendraJ.K.]

nikon d70s
18-70mm nikkor lens (kit lens)
uv filter, nd4 filter, circular pola. filter, macro/close up filters
nikon n50
35-80mm lens

tripod
about 20 rolls of various film (tmax currently in camera)

i think that's everything

[Mr. Mu]

pentax super program (aka Super A)

I really love that box, but if I can ever save enough money and can bring myself round to spending it that way I would love to get a Pentax LX which does everything you ever wanted and more...

[Morbid]

Canon EOS 350D, old and worn but still working great. The original viewfinder eyepiece got broken. The small viewfinder is the biggest problem with this camera.

Tamron 17-50 2.8, sharp, fast, affordable, good lens.

Canon 50/1.8 II, sharp, crap build but really cheap.

2 (soon 3) Vivitar 285HV flashes (yea, strobist;)

Tripods, lightstands, wireless trigger, umbrella, batteries, filters etc.

[Grumbledook]

285HV (Grumble - did you get yours due to strobist?)


what makes you say that ;]

must say playing about with lighting is good fun, people should deffo hit strobist up

sure we can get some threads going relating to this but back on topic for now!

[MLlanes]

fujifilm s5200(hoping to upgrade soon)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007GIXSI.01.PT07._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

and a Minolta XG-a with a 50mm and a telephoto(cant remember which, dont use it much)
http://www.rokkorfiles.com/photos/XG-A.jpg

[Barret_wallace]

Canon 350D
EF-s 18-55
430EX Flash lamp
Circular polarizer
Tripod
Cordless remote
Cord remote

Bought this camera in august 2005

[zemotion]

For me... I jump from things to things nowadays, depending on where I shoot I just use what's in the studio.

Personally I use EOS 5D and 350D. Sometimes I use 1Ds Mk II, and lately a lot of H2D/Phase One.

[Leukeh]

Canon 400D
Canon EF 75 - 300mm
Canon EFS 18 - 55mm
Extension Tubes

Looking to buy Sigma 105mm F/2.8 EX DG AF

[Gentile]

Canon Powershot S5 IS
Opteka .45x Wide Angle Lens,
Opteka 2.2x High Definition² Professional Telephoto Lens,
Opteka Filter Kit (UV, Circular Polarizer, FL-D)
Opteka Tabletop Tripod
53" Tripod

[scientuslatens]

Analog:
Polaroid 340 (ye old Land Camera)
Chinon CX-II (from '70s)
Chinon 55mm/1.7
Chinon 135mm/2.8
Zeiss 300mm/2.8 tele
Digital:
Olympus Camedia C-740UZ 3.2MP (lol, i know...)
46.blah to 55mm stepup ring
10x Macro Converter
Circular Polarizer

I guess this means I should put some of my stuff up.

Also I'll admit to being torn between some flavor of rebel and an olympus e-510 (I cant decide whether having a cam with better features (e-510 with onbody IS etc.) outweighs having a decent amount of reasonably priced glass on ze market (canon).)

[cleonor]

Hm... I use:

-Nikon D70s (Canons are really good but I have more experience with Nikon)
-Nikon FE2 (analog with my favourite in-camera meter of all time)
-Old school Polaroid camera that I don't know the name of...

-AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm
-Nikkor 35-70mm (broke recently though)
-Nikkor 50m
-AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm

-Nikon Speedlight SB-800
-assortment of filters (regular ones + a bunch of ones I found in the basement that I haven't used yet)
-2 tungsten lights, though of the cheapest variety and no umbrellas
-cable releases, hand-held meter, tripods, monopods, crushed velvet I haven't used yet, film, and anything else I can't think of immediately.

[eLR]

I have a pretty old Nikon N4004. It's terrible at shooting in the dark :D
Cept I don't use it because I don't have any access to a dark room. Also have a Sony Cybershot DSC-f717, which is actually a handmedown. I feel quite out of place not being a professional with at least 3 cameras D:

Although, I do have access to a Canon 5D sometimes, and I forget what lenses he has...

[daedicurus]

Nikon D80

Nikkor 50mm f1.8 (almost exclusively)
Nikkor 18-135mm (almost never)

both lenses have UV filters and polarizing filters (necessary in Australia).
i also have a x0.25 filter style wide angle / fisheye for the 50mm which is a pretty rough effect unless you can really open up your aperture.
and then i have a handfull of macro filters and extension tubes.

[HuBBaTheMan]

oooo equipment :)

Analogue:
Mamiya 645AFD

Digital:
Mamiya 645AFD with digital back (when a clients pays for the rent ;)
Canon EOS 40D (main)
Canon EOS 20D (backup)
(and a EOS D60 which i haven't had the heart to throw out ;)

Lenses i mainly use a 50mm 1.8 II and a 70-200 f4 L on the Canons and a 80 with macro and a 130mm on the Mamiya.


Flashes:
Profoto Pro 2 2400ws
Profoto 7b 1200 ws (battery)
and a crapload of modifiers =)

[eazym]

-Canon EOS 40D with 17-40mm L USM f/4
*Sppedlite 430EX
-FED-3L/D
*55mm Industar 61L f/2.8
-Yashica Lynx 14
*45mm Yashinon f/1.4
-Nikon FE-2
*35mm f/2.8
*55mm f/2.8 micro-nikkor

[mohwu]

Canon 350D
Canon EF 17-40mm L
Canon EF 28-105 USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 (in pieces...)

[VenomVindicta]

...Well, I can tell im a noob now. XD

Pretty much some of the only words ive understood in this thread is Nikon and Canon. Digital and analogue.

and polaroid.

Vivitar vivicam 3188 =]

For christmas, off my lovely sister & Her boyfriend. =]

Bah, technical stuff X_X

[MSS1209]

In order of the most used

Hasselblad 500cm (my baby)
80mm 2.8 Zeiss Lens
2 A12 backs
1 A22 back (never used)

Holga
Attachment to use cable release


Bogen Tripod with ball-head

Nikon f100
Nikkor 50mm 1.8
Sb-600

I usualy shoot Illford Hp5 and Velvia 50 for Color shots

[klips]

Holy crap, some of the kits in here are Very nice. Good to see a fair amount of MF gear as well, although I'm waiting for someone to crack out the Camera Obscura :D

[purplerose]

although I'm waiting for someone to crack out the Camera Obscura :D

Apparently, you didn't read my post... ;)

[Leukeh]

Do you actually use them rose? That's what we started using at the beginning of my photography class at school 2 years ago... we made them as well! Lots of fun. I love darkroom work, but I hate the amount of time everything takes... lol

[klips]

Apparently, you didn't read my post... ;)

I apologise, I meant Large Format.

[purplerose]

Do you actually use them rose?

Yeah :)

[darkchild]

I'm out of place here with all the professional equipment being thrown out onto the posts. I'm just starting out so all I got so far:

Canon Digital Elp (don't remember which one, not in use and probably shouldn't even be mentioned)

Canon Powershot A630 (got replaced with recently. I still keep it with me if I don't want to take the new camera out)

Canon Powershot S5 IS (my new camera which I enjoy immensely)

2 x tripods for now. Looking into different lens but ultimately probably a DSLR next. I'm slowly working my way up :)

[Cypher]

Im glad people are still shooting with film alot! : D
Next year at college ill get the chance to learn more about film photography!

And I agree with KLIPS, MF delivers much more freedom and old MF lenses are useally sharper then modern ones.

My gear:

Digital

Nikon D50
28-55MM kitzoom
52MM 2.0 MF
50mm 1.8 AF

Film

Nikkormat FT2 ( I just adore the vintage neckstrap )
same lenses

[BobbyD]

current cameras I use:

EOS 3, EOS 20D.

Various Canon zoom lenses.

[Orillion]

Halloh 500 8 x 10 + glassheets

for not-so-serious work and landscapes I use a Nikon D200

[Frutsel]

EOS 350D
18-55mm
Tripod

[JonS]

Halloh 500 8 x 10 + glassheets

for not-so-serious work and landscapes I use a Nikon D200

There's your camera obscura :D

[Frutsel]

Canon EOS 350D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 LD macro 1:2 (new!)
Tripod

[Crash]

EosD 400

canon 18-50 kit lense (god i hate this one)
Tamron 55-200 (i hate this one as much)
Tamron 90 DiII 1:1 macro ( luuuurve this one )

Canon 430ex (flash, myumm)

Manfrotto 055proxb with 488rc2 ballhead (Best camera equipment ive ever owned.)

[klips]

There's your camera obscura :D

Noted :D

[Ment]

My weapon of mass capturing is my beloved Fuji S5600fd aka S6000fd (US).
I'm quite satisfied with this superzoom camera, an affortable alternative, less weight and size. I got really small hands and I don't like carrying heavy stuff all around town.

[BgDM]

I am the new guy here and just shoot for my own personal fun!

I recently, (a few months ago now), got the following:

Canon Rebel XSi
18-55 IS f3.5 Kit lens
55-250 IS f3.5 Kit lens

One thing I have noticed of late, as I progress, is that I really need to spend some money on some better glass. Not that the kit lenses are bad, but I have noticed that they are not the best choice.

So I am looking at, in the near future, moving to something of much better quality and wider apertures. Any suggestions?

BgDM

[Nike]

That depends on what you want to do...

As a general rule, lenses with fixed focal lengh have better quality than most zoom lenses. There are very good zoom lenses, but these usually are also very expensive, and often very heavy.

Something I'd recommend in any case is a classic 50 mm lens. It's great for portraits and landscape. I can only talk for myself, but once I've tried a lens with fixed focal lengh for the first time, I hardly used my 28-70 mm zoom lense, which is also a kit lens and not very fast (3,5-4,5) anymore. The difference regarding quality and aperture possibilities is enormous.
With Canon, you have 3 opportunities to go for a 50 mm lens - the rather expensive f 1,2, the f 1,4 or the f 1,8.

Myself I'm using Nikon and have a 50 mm Nikkor 1,8 and I love it. For me, 1,8 was enough for my needs, the quality is very good, and it is cheap (as is the Canon 1,8).

[BgDM]

Yeah, I have heard that from a few others about the 50mm and the 1.8 is indeed relatively a good price.

I mostly take pics of the family and stuff, so that may work. Though I do like to take shots of the kids at sports, so I need a decent zoom too. Canon also has an 18-200 IS now too. Which would basically cover off just about everything that I would need, though is only has F3.5-5.6.

Thanks Nike.

BgDM

[SIMPLEatLife]

Nikon D80 Kit lens
Remote release (best $20 bucks ever)
Bridge CS3
Photoshop CS3

[Jabo]

Nice to see what everybody is shooting with! I see a lot of analog folks.
I never made that step "back", and probably never will, but I see where
the love comes from.

Here's mine:

Nikon D300
50 mm 1.8 D Nikkor
18-70 mm 3.5-4.5 G ED DX Nikkor
105 mm 2.8 Micro-Nikkor (Manual Focus)
Lensbaby 2.0
GIOTTO'S MT 9180 Aluminum Tripod + MH 1001 ballhead
Adobe Lightroom 2
Adobe Photoshop CS3

First of all, let me second Nike. Everyone should have a 50 mm.
The 1.8 D I own is only 120 bucks, but it's the lens I use most often,
and the one that's always on my Nikon when I leave the house.
It's quick, bright, accurate and lightweight.

The 18-70 is great as well. It's one of the best "cheap" lenses
Nikon made, and probably the best kit lens out there. Unfortunately,
I think it caught some dust over the years, I had some faint, big blobs
in my landscapes lately.

I don't use the Micro much, but it's an exellent lens. Strictly metal design.
Unfortunately, the manual focus is rather stiff.

I shoot at night or in dim light situations, so most of the time I use
a tripod. Most people underestimate the use of a good tripod.

As for the D300, it's the best camera I can imagine and I hope it will
survive a lot of years. I had the D70 before it, but the step up to the
D300 is a blast. It's heavier and slightly bigger, which I like (I have
rather big hands, long fingers). The body is rock solid, the technical
aspects are top-notch. The AF is fast, it has a ton of features that you
can explore, but no gimmicks. A "camera-camera", so to speak.

I love my Nikon :)

As for processing, I've settled with Lightroom. It has the treatment
I want when I process my images. Also, I like staying with one suite,
and as I use CS3 regularly, Lightroom is the one.

[Crash]

Got a real job and more money.

Eos 40d
Eos 400D
Canon efs 17-55 2.8 IS
Canon 70-200 4L
Canon ef 50 1.8 (MYUMM!!)
Manfrotto prox-b 055 with 488rc2 ballhead
canon 430ex flash

[ukanfoff]

Disposable Film Cam.

[trad]

MINOLTA Dynax 7000
Minolta 35-70mm f/4+macro
sigma 18mm f/4
sigma 400mm f/5.6
achiever 300 -flash

Nikon D100
24-85mm f/2.8-4+macro
Nikon SB28 -flash

Velbon tripod CX-640

[Steve_B]

Not my first weapon of choice but the best we could afford

Sony cybershot h10

£30 tripod

[William Squires]

A simple Nikon P80. I don't have a tripod or any lenses though, unfortunately. But then again, I guess you've got to start somewhere, right? ;)

[thrumylense]

Nikon D200
Nikkor 50mm f1.4 AF
Nikkor 70-200mm 2.8
Tamron 17-50mm f2.8

Nikon Speedlitre SB600
Alien Bees 1600 studio lights

Giottos tripod/Manfrotto joystick head

Darkroom: PS CS3/Lightroom 2.2

[ukanfoff]

nice.

[silverrspells]

Canon Powershot s5is
1,65m tripod

[kellyplz]

Nikon D90
Nikon Nikkor f/2.8 G VR Micro 105mm lens.
Nikon Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR zoom lens.
Kenko Conversion lens 1.4x.
Velbon Sherpa 200R tripod
Monopod.
Studio lighting.
Digital photobox.
Backdrops.

[coffeepyros]

» Nikon F80
» Nikkor AF 28-105mm (incl. marco mode)
» cheap tripod (which i usually forget to bring along)
» different films (b/w, dia positive, etc.)
» Epson Perfection 4490 Photo

i tend to develop my films via cheap drugstore development (~2,50 EUR per film)
and then scan the negative/positive slides with my scanner.