in the kitbag
Have you ever enjoyed a good meal and then asked the cook what pots and pans were used to cook it? Probably not... yet the first questions we often ask of a photographer are: 'what camera do you use?' and 'which lens did you take that shot with..?'
Knowing the technical details can of course be instructive and help us to learn new techniques. But sometimes I wonder if it just gets in the way of simply enjoying the shot as a great image.
However, since I generally ask these questons too (!) ...this is the kit I use:
Knowing the technical details can of course be instructive and help us to learn new techniques. But sometimes I wonder if it just gets in the way of simply enjoying the shot as a great image.
However, since I generally ask these questons too (!) ...this is the kit I use:
cameras
Nikon D300
Nikon D200 (underwater)
Ricoh GX200
iPhone
lenses
Nikkor 18-200 VR DX f3.5 - 5.6
Nikkor 12-24 DX f4
Nikkor 60 micro f2.8
Nikkor 105 VR micro f2.8
Nikkor 35 DX f1.8
Tokina 10-17 DX f3.5 - 4.5
Kenko teleplus pro 1.4x teleconverter
Nikon 6T close up adapter
other essentials
Manfrotto tripod and head
Lee filters
(ND grads; NDs incl. the 'big stopper'; polarising)
Joby gorillapods
for underwater:
Subal ND20 housing
Subal ports
(8 and 4 inch dome ports, flat ports)
Inon D240 strobes (x2)
Inon arms and clamps
(With thanks to Mauricio Handler for the opening analogy.)
Nikon D300
Nikon D200 (underwater)
Ricoh GX200
iPhone
lenses
Nikkor 18-200 VR DX f3.5 - 5.6
Nikkor 12-24 DX f4
Nikkor 60 micro f2.8
Nikkor 105 VR micro f2.8
Nikkor 35 DX f1.8
Tokina 10-17 DX f3.5 - 4.5
Kenko teleplus pro 1.4x teleconverter
Nikon 6T close up adapter
other essentials
Manfrotto tripod and head
Lee filters
(ND grads; NDs incl. the 'big stopper'; polarising)
Joby gorillapods
for underwater:
Subal ND20 housing
Subal ports
(8 and 4 inch dome ports, flat ports)
Inon D240 strobes (x2)
Inon arms and clamps
(With thanks to Mauricio Handler for the opening analogy.)