my kit [ s ]

[Roy Morales]

I want
28-300 is
100-400 is
24-70 , 24-105 , What ever gets 2.8 and IS 1st
Have - 1st it's a hobby
7D gripped , XTI gripped , Elan , Nikon 35 mm film [ wife's ] HP - p&s

Bag #1 - main -7D gripped
Canon - efs 10-22 , 17-55 , 70-200 mk II , 2 X III , Sigma 180 Macro

Bag #2 - primes - XTI gripped - kind of back up
28 @ 2.8 , 35 2 , 50 @1.8 , 50 1.4 - the 180 sometimes

bag #3 - either the 7D or XTI
ef 18-55 IS , 28-135 IS , 35-350 - sometimes this is the loaner bag

Bag #4 Elan - most of time this is the loaner
EF 28-90

Bag #5 is for flashes , brackets
580 II , 380 , Sunpack , ring lite [ opteka ] , leds

At a minimum 2 filters each for lenses - UV , CPL and for 58 / 77 mm nd 3 and 6 ,
rubber hoods to fit CPL's 2 sets of batteries and chargers [ 12 volt for car ] 120 volt
cleaning and 1st aid kit in each bag

USB 10 to 1 card readers , firewire readers , cables etc are in computer bag .

Mostly on shelf
Quantaray lens 70-300 macro , Sigma 135 - 400 , Life Size converter intervalometers , remotes
spares or duplicates
kenko auto tubes , EF 25 , spare heads rotating flash brackets
various adapters 58 to 77 mm etc ,

Some may think I am bragging , others I don't know what I am doing
and others - I would sell off a lot of this stuff . There is / was a reason I have what I do .
I don't sell , once I buy - it is mine .

 

[Pete Askew]

I can sympathise Roy. I wouldn't know where to start!

 

[Roy Morales]

I just divided them up and put into bags . My bigger memory cards go in with the 7 D . A 4 gb and a couple of 2 gb are in with the XTI . Both have smaller cards for taking JPEGs to one hour photo . I have to format in the XTI , some places still can not read the 7 D cards .

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Nice collection Roy - I am of a similar disposition, and annoy my wife with the fact that I rarely if ever sell anything on when I upgrade!

I also have a camera bag/case collecting fetish, which is useful for putting everything in!

A good chunk of the Canon range in your kit bags there - agree on getting f2.8 lenses where you can - lovely stuff

 

[Roy Morales]

I prefer to use F 5.6 or F 8 . The 2.8 is handy for low light focusing , but more useful for me to add the 2 X III .
There are a few times I wish the 10-22 had 2.8 and or IS . Given a choice I would take IS .
One of the big things for me is that the 10-22 , 17-55 and the 70-200 all are 77 mm . I know a lot of people think I am foolish about that , but filters , hoods , lens caps and tripod rings are interchangeable , not to mention it just fits my hand better . There is also the space in camera bag . The 180 wants to slide around in the 17-55 slot .
It has taken me years to get save these / this set of lenses .
What I want now is the 1.4 X III - the cheapest
To replace the 35-250 with the 28-300 — most expensive , add the 100-400 - but I think the 70-200 with the 2 X III is better / heavier and bigger but better .
I was hoping the new 24-70 would be 77mm and have IS neither happened - so forget the little gap between 55 -70 mm . I tried the 24-105 - just did not like it .
I also have canon lens bags for all the lenses , probably 6 or 7 camera straps [ there are no really good straps - some just a little better ] a couple of vests and a harness .
I can not find quick release connectors for neck straps to harness that I like .