Comments on: What’s in the Bag

By: Jim Bryant

Jim Bryant — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:23:51 +0000

Way too much equipment. Just ask my wife or Scott Bourne. I’ve got 30 of collecting and using Canon gear, ranging from one EOS1 HV body, F-1′s (four), F1N’s (two), T-90′s (two), 15mm, 17mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm 50 macro, 85mm, 135mm, 200mm and 300mm. Most of theses lenses are FD f2.8′s. four vivitar 283 flashes. And that’s my SLR film cameras. For digital I use three Canon EOS 1d’s, 1.4 extender, canon 2X, 14mm, 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 80-200mm and the biggie, a 400mmf2.8. All the lenses are 2.8′s. nine canon NP-E3 batteries, three battery chargers, Four Canon 550 Ex flashes, one 580 flash and the Speed light transmitter ST-E2, two Gitzo monopods, one Gitzo tripod, two Pelican cases, and about six Domke bags of various sizes. lowepro fanny pack, lowepro backpack, Northface fanny pack, and the big daddy Domke backpack. 15-Lexar 2gig cards, 10 Lexar gig cards, 2 lexar card readers. I use Speedatrons 812 systen with four heads. Yup…….way too much gear.
Computers-a G-5 home tower unit w/ 20 inch screen, Macibook, and two Macbook pros running CS3, and Aperture 2.0, plus Microsoft office software for Mac, two 750 gig hardrives, Canon i9900 printer, Canon S9000 printer, Epson 3000 photostyus printer, two 250 portable HD’s, , Canonscan FS 4000 neg/slide scanner, Epson flatbed scanner, Sony DVD burner/totast8 software, Iomega CD burner w/discribe OSX software. Laptops are equipped with Verizon broadband to transmit photos via USB720. Other software: Dreamweaver MX, flash, fireworks, photo Mechanics, Photobyte, Image rescue Wizard and Adobe Lightroom. Told ya way too much stuff. I probably forgot some odds and ends, but this is all I can think of at the moment. Cheers!!

By: AdamR

AdamR — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:23:56 +0000

I don’t have one, but I suggest Alex upgrade to the new kit lens with IS. It is supposed to be much better and it is only a couple of hundred bucks.

By: belola

belola — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:36:34 +0000

Thats some gear you got Scott!

Im a little suprised over that Alex still use the kitlens, i thought that he would at least have a better lens then the kitlens.

Congrats to Fred for his D3!

By: Russell Heimlich

Russell Heimlich — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:24:29 +0000

I went on a lens shopping bonanza last October. Nothing as serious as Scott here but I did make a little overview of each one on my blog http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/bitten-by-the-lens-bug/

I must say I really love my Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. Sharp as a tack.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:10:33 +0000

James back when I did the kind of photography I owned several fast primes. I just don’t see the need for them now – given what I shoot.

As for the 50 1.2 – I’ve never seen a bad review of it and if I did I’d be thrilled – because then I’d be in a position to know that the reviewer was full of bunk and I could discount all future reviews by that person.

It’s an amazing lens and if I could only have one lens – that would be it. Crazy expensive but worth it to me.

By: James Taylor

James Taylor — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:51:22 +0000

Scott,

Lovely collection of lenses! I notice you don’t seem to have many wide angle, fast primes. I realize these aren’t as necessary for bird photography, but you never know when you will want to “people shots” in low light. I can recommend the canon 35L and 24L without reservation. I own both and they are absolutely wonderful lenses. As a side note, I see you have the 50L, I’m thinking of adding that lens to my bag. I see a lot of mixed reviews of this lens, how do you like it? I had the 1.8 version (Mk I with metal mount), but I was never really satisfied with the photos. I sold it soon after acquiring it.

James Taylor

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:13:56 +0000

Adam I ordered the 1DS MK III – but due to the autofocus problems Canon had with the 1DMK III – and the fact that they use the same engine – I decided to hold off until they get that fixed.