Photography Gear what do you use.

**White_07_G6_GT** · 05-22-2008, 02:37 PM

I`ve noticed that the photography bug afflicts the same type of people who find detailing cars rewarding.

So what do you shoot?

Body: Canon 40D

Lens: 17-85 USM IS (Walk around)

70-200mm f/2.8 USM IS ( On it`s way from B&H )

Tripod: Bogen / Manfrotto with a Midi Ball head.

Filters: B+W CP, ND, UV

Memory: x2 Lexar Pro UDMA 4GB 300X

Bag: Tamrac Adventure 9

I`ve only had my 40D for about a month now, it was my 30th Birthday present to myself.

**jswift2000** · 05-22-2008, 03:43 PM

Nikon D200

Lens: 50mm 1.8, 70-200mm and 18-70mm

Flash: SB800

Strobes: Alien Bees

I need to buy a few new lenses - would love the Nikkor 70-200 VR but $1700 for a lens is a bit much. B&H is a great store - if you ever have the chane to go, GO. Its unreal how the operation works.

**White_07_G6_GT** · 05-22-2008, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by jswift2000

B&H is a great store - if you ever have the chane to go, GO. Its unreal how the operation works.

I was there at the start of the month, I was able to get a layover at Newark so I took the train in and was blown away by how big the place was. After talking with the pro`s I made the decision to go with the L glass rather than the F 4.0 version. Plus with the rebates at the moment it wasn`t so hard to find that extra money.

**jswift2000** · 05-22-2008, 07:06 PM

That canon lens you picked is a real nice piece of glass. What do you like to shoot? I do some porttraits but I prefer landscapes and stills. I found photography, like car detailing, to be very, very theraputic. If you need a place to store your pics, check out SmugMug Photo Sharing. Your photos look better here. - great site and very cheap, something like $50/yr for unlimted storage.

**Kyny** · 05-22-2008, 07:59 PM

Nikon D40, 18/200.mm

Canon EOS 5D 24/105mm.

Polarizer Filters.

Great Cameras!!:spot:spot

Elkin

**White_07_G6_GT** · 05-23-2008, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by Kyny

Nikon D40, 18/200.mm

Canon EOS 5D 24/105mm.

Polarizer Filters.

Great Cameras!!:spot:spot

Elkin

Mmmm 5D full frame sooo nice!

**White_07_G6_GT** · 05-23-2008, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by jswift2000

That canon lens you picked is a real nice piece of glass. What do you like to shoot? I do some porttraits but I prefer landscapes and stills. I found photography, like car detailing, to be very, very theraputic. If you need a place to store your pics, check out SmugMug Photo Sharing. Your photos look better here. - great site and very cheap, something like $50/yr for unlimted storage.

I`m more into landscape and architecture I find shooting people fun but too subjective. It`s something that started as a need for work and turned into a hobby. I really need to spend more time working with my 40D the learning curve is a bit higher than expected and the controls are not natural to me yet. I think it`s going to take a few more months before they become 2nd nature. As for that lens I ordered it specifically for my trip to the Montreal F1 race in two week! n Thanks for the link right now I still keep my own webspace Simon & Kristin Matthews Photography I`m just putting the sight back together after a server error destroyed it last month.

**TigerMike** · 05-23-2008, 06:43 AM

For me: Canon XTi + Tamron 18-250 = pretty fun package

**kwikrs** · 06-06-2008, 12:58 PM

Canon XTI

Canon 17-40 4L

Canon 70-200 4L

Canon 50 1.8

I really want a better walk around lens, like the 24-105, but these work pretty good for me right now.

**JaCkaL829** · 06-06-2008, 01:58 PM

Lots of Canon guys in here

Canon Digital Rebel XT

Canon 17-85mm USM f/4.5-5.6

Canon 70-200mm f/4L

**Bunky** · 06-06-2008, 04:07 PM

I was a Canon man (owned original F-1 for a long time) but my wife picked up the habit and went to Nikon D70s and nice lenses. We still have a Canon S3 IS that is great for macros. It seems silly for me to go with Canon DSLR now.

**holland_patrick** · 06-09-2008, 07:27 AM

Rebel xt

50mm 1.8

17-40L

sigma 30mm 1.4

100-400L

1d Mark IIn

All 70-200 are L glass ... 4f,4f IS,2.8,2.8 IS

**mshetley** · 06-09-2008, 12:18 PM

Canon EOS20D with a few different lenses. Great camera

**BlueZero** · 06-09-2008, 12:45 PM

Canon 10D (Have been wanting to upgrade. Waiting to see how the new job search goes. 5D or XTi)

Canon Rebel 2000 (I still like shooting slides once and a while)

Canon 17-40L f/4

Canon 50mm f1.8

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro

**Classiks** · 06-09-2008, 01:08 PM

I`m poor and all I have is

Pentax K100D

Standard 18-55mm

Tripod

Lexmark 1 gig card x 2

Not financially willing to spend on high end camera equipment and good

detailing products at the moment (and also mixing equipment) and modifying cars.

I have too many hobbies it seems