Brenton W. Cooper
Active Member
It will of course take some time to share my lists as I have stated for personal gear I've sold nothing. In my will I want ask for them to be buried with me so I'll just have to wait for that. Instead of just listing what I have like a broken record I'll tell ya what I use it for. The one big reason why I haven't sold any of my cameras and strobe gear and some small product studio gear is that a camera always needs to have a working back-up just in case something goes wrong. Wedding photography taught me that!
I have both a Canon system and a Nikon system. Originally I started with Nikon but then the expense began eating me out of house and home. So to keep the peace, I changed to Canon. But I still like Nikon don't get me wrong. I purchased most of the Canon equipment when I sold my wedding photography business in Las Vegas in 2005. However I still receive royalties from post-card sales. There that's my Canons. Soon I'll edit and add my Nikon gear. I still like the old F2AS w/MD3 just because it's big and sounds like a Nikon!
BTW: I was born in Boulder City, Nevada my grandpa(RIP) was a high-scaler on the Boulder Dam Project back in the 1930s. My father who lived in Boulder City, worked in Henderson at Titanium Metals then we moved to Las Vegas when I was four. I cut my teeth in photography there working for The Little White Wedding Chapel when I was 15. I learned to take a three exposure wedding books on Valentine's day for three years. I hate wedding photography now!
- Canon Coolpix S1(first digital camera). My wife likes it and uses it for family fun.
- Canon Powershot S3(2nd digital camera). Back-up for for my wife's S1.
- Canon EOS XTi 400D (1st dslr). My back-up camera body.
- Canon EOS 50D (currently my main camera)
- Canon EOS3 - current film based for black & white. I will do computer conversions but I prefer not to.
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 3.5~5.6- seldom used for anything. Family grip 'n' grins!
- Canon Macro Lens EF 100mm 2.8 USM-Studio work and close-up field work.
- Canon Zoom Lens EF 100-400mm 4.5~5.6 L IS- Telephoto work, some wildlife, mostly compressions of landscapes.
- Canon Lens TS-E 45mm 2.8 - Architecture/Landscapes/Studio - Main Lens!
- Canon Extender 1.4 - Seldom used, but if needed there's the reach.
- Canon Extension Tubes: EF 25II & EF 12II - close-up work
- Sigma Zoom 17-35mm 2.8 - Seldom used.
- Tamron SP 10-24mm 3.5~4.5 Di II(Canon mount) - Wide angle and used second most.
- Canon Lens 600mm 4 - wildlife, birds. (Seldom used) but I ain't sellin it!
- Sigma Ring Flash EM-140DG Studio work.
- Canon Speedlite 550 EX (2 each) one master/one fill - back-up for
- Canon Speedlite 580 EX II (2 each) one master/one fill
- Canon 270 EX (2 each) - seldom used but back-up for back-up
I have both a Canon system and a Nikon system. Originally I started with Nikon but then the expense began eating me out of house and home. So to keep the peace, I changed to Canon. But I still like Nikon don't get me wrong. I purchased most of the Canon equipment when I sold my wedding photography business in Las Vegas in 2005. However I still receive royalties from post-card sales. There that's my Canons. Soon I'll edit and add my Nikon gear. I still like the old F2AS w/MD3 just because it's big and sounds like a Nikon!
BTW: I was born in Boulder City, Nevada my grandpa(RIP) was a high-scaler on the Boulder Dam Project back in the 1930s. My father who lived in Boulder City, worked in Henderson at Titanium Metals then we moved to Las Vegas when I was four. I cut my teeth in photography there working for The Little White Wedding Chapel when I was 15. I learned to take a three exposure wedding books on Valentine's day for three years. I hate wedding photography now!
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