My Gear

So whats in my gear bag? I have good amount of cool toys to use when I’m on location shooting. Although I don’t really bring everything out with me. Most of the time I bring my regular gear and keep it very light. But there are those occasions when you’ll need some extra tools to pull off the right affect. Here’s what I have laying around my Photoshop office.

Cameras

  • Nikon D3
  • Nikon D200 (I use this with the D3 together at the same time usually)
  • -UPDATE: I sold my D200, hello D700
  • Nikon D90 (Funnest toy to play with)

Lens

  • Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 (the work horse)
  • Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8
  • Nikkor 50mm f1.4G
  • Nikkor 35-70mm f2.8
  • Nikkor 17-35 f2.8 (I don’t know why they discontinued this lens)

Flashes

  • Nikon sb600 (Update: Sold for a QFlash)
  • Nikon sb800 (Update: Sold for another sb900)
  • Nikon sb900 (Best Nikon flash ever. Ergonomics is perfect. I may sell the other models to buy more of these)

Light Modifiers

  • A better bounce card and extra index cards
  • Lowell ID Video Light (I use this very often)
  • Q-Beam Flashlight Spotlight (Less than $40 and it works)
  • Silver and Gold 32″ Reflectors (I barely use them)
  • 2 Lightsphere (I never use these, but it’s a great cup to hold my coins)
  • HONL Snoot
  • Westcott Apollo Softbox
  • Westcott Micro Apollo Softbox
  • 2 Omni-Bounce – cut open at the top (I usually use this with a warming gel)
  • 8 Par38 and Spot36 Cans (Only used in the house for fun)

Other Gear

  • SD-8A Battery Pack
  • Lots of Enloops and Costco AA Batteries
  • SLIK Tripod (The only tripod I own and barely use. Heavy duty and tall to use outdoors)
  • 2 Westscott and Midland Lighting stands
  • 2 Bogen Manfrontto Monopods with ball bearing heads
  • Bescor Battery Packs
  • Really Right Stuff Wedding Bracket
  • Crumpler Bag and Rapid R strap
  • Elinchrom Skyports EL Universal Transmitter Kit (I prefer CLS for TTL, but this kit works great for manual use)

Next on My Toy List (possibly in order)

  • Quantom Qflash TRIO (I love TTL if you notice and I always wanted a Qflash)
  • Quantum Qflash T5D-R
  • SU-800 with 2 R200
  • Nkon SB900
  • IMac (Drool)
  • Nikkor 16mm f2.8D Fisheye
  • Nikkor 14mm f2.8D (Or maybe 14-24 FX)
  • Canon G10

The Computer

  • Gateway with an Intel Quad-Core 2.8Ghz
  • 3GB of RAM
  • Nvdia 512MB 256bit Dual Video card
  • 32′ Vizio LCD 1080p, yes it’s a TV
  • Eye-One Display 2 Color Calibrator
  • Big mouse pads, made for gamers
  • Winvodws Vista (Not as bad as you think)
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom 2.2, and lots of Actions
  • DQ Studio Quikeys