My camera equipment

[Rudi Venter]

Normally I am a firm believer that the equipment is not that important in creating the image, some of my best images were created with my first DSLR, a Canon EOS 300D with a cheap kit lens!

Having said that better equipment does help with a better "keep rate" and it also helps when conditions are not perfect.

Below is a list of my equipment, constantly changing so always out of date! Quite a few of the older models are in perfectly working order but retired from active "production". Quite a few older bodies and lenses have been donated to deserving youngsters over the years, the list below is what is still on the shelve.

Bodies:

Canon EOS 7D
Canon EOS 40D
Canon EOS 10D
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 5D
Canon EOS 5D mk2
Canon EOS 1D mk2
Canon EOS 1D mk4
Canon EOS 1DS mk2 x 2
Canon EOS 1DS mk3
Fuji S3Pro
Fuji S5Pro
Nikon D3X
Nikon D2X
Nikon D200
Nikon D700
Nikon D300s

Lenses (not a complete list, always seem to forget a few!)

Canon EF-S 18-200 IS
Canon EF-S 18-55 x 2 (Kit lenses)
Canon EF 80-200
Canon EF 28-90
Canon EF 17-40L
Canon EF 24-105L IS f4
Canon EF 70-200L IS f2.8 II
Canon EF 100-400L IS x 2
Canon EF 500L IS f4
Canon EF 600L IS f4
Canon EF 85L f1.2
Sigma 150-500 OS (Canon)
Sigma 105 EX Macro (Canon)
Sigma 150 EX Macro x 2 (Nikon + Canon)
Sigma 12-24 EX (Canon)
Sigma 18-125 DC (Canon)
Sigma 24-135 x 2 (Nikon + Canon)
Sigma 50-500 EX (Canon)
Sigma 120-300 EX f2.8 (Canon)
Sigma 70-300 DL (Canon)
Sigma 70-200 EX f2.8 (Nikon)
Sigma 80-400 EX OS (Nikon)
Nikon 24-120 VR
Nikon 18-200 VR
Nikon 200-400 VR

Also a few tripods, 6 flashes, lots of memory cards, remotes and filters.

Ok, now back to producing photos

Rudi

 

[Hamish Gill]

Ha, you already have shared ... missed it ....
and what a set of kit ....
I used to have a fuji s5pro ... sold it ... now i am thinking of buying one again ... slow ... but what a camera!

 

[Rudi Venter]

A lot of the kit, including the long lenses and the 1D/D2-3X cameras are a legacy of the time I shot motor sport professionally, these days I seem to look for wider lenses and primes!

I agree, the S5 is a stunning camera, I first fell in love with the S2, produced some great images with it and have been loyal to Fuji since then!

 

[Hamish Gill]

i do wonder if one day they will make a full frame slr.... .....
im not sure there would be need for upgrade after that .... .... as long as they made it a little faster than its predecessors!

ill give you £10 for your nikon 200-400 ... since you say you dont use it much these days .. haha

 

[Rudi Venter]

A full frame Fuji would be amazing! As long as they base it on something like a D3X body

That 200-400 is amazing, one of the sharpest zooms out, I am hoping Canon's 200-400 will be in the same class, their 70-200 f2.8 is. It is nice to shoot Canon and Nikon, when my shooting buddies have the old C vs N argument I just keep quiet.....

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Foot in both camps, and a fair bit of Sigma kit as well - how do you find the Sigma stacks up against OEM lenses?

 

[Rudi Venter]

Sigma makes some great lenses, also a few not so great ones.....

I particularly love the 120-300 f2.8, it is as good as any Canon L! The 105/150 macro's are also great! So it the 12-24, it works well on a FF body.

 

[Thomas brookes]

WoW !!! rudi quite impressive!!! I don't even have shelves big enough to keep that lot!!!!