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MacBook Pro 15″ 320GB
New: Bought from Best Buy
Thoughts: Hands down the best computer I have ever bought. I wanted something I knew that would work great with photo editing but was leery to switching to Mac…thank god I made the leap and haven’t regretted it a bit.
Configuration:
- 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 2x2GB
- 320GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
- Backlit Keyboard (English) / User’s Guide
- Accessory kit
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Canon EOS 5D
USED: Bought from a professional. Had limited shutter exposures and was thoroughly cleaned and looked over before purchase.
Thoughts: Completely happy with this camera! Great step-up from my old Rebel and is a great camera for low light shots. The newer 5DII are out now but think I will wait a while before purchasing anything new as the market is flipping every 2 years on them.
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Sigma 12-24mm Wide Angel
New: Purchased from B&H
Thoughts: With a full frame camera it will allow you 122 degree coverage. Sharp lens and great deal for the money. Great for landscapes and architectural shots. I use it all the time for shooting in tight spaces like; temples, street shots and close ups. When I can’t fit it in the view-finder I go to it!
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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Used: Bought from a professional. Thoroughly cleaned and looked over before purchase.
Thoughts: My “all-around” lens that I use. IS is great and sharpness is overall excellent! Stays on the camera 75% of the time and use it for street photography, people shots and anything else in between.
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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Used: Bought from a professional. Thoroughly cleaned and looked over before purchase.
Thoughts: Light weight for a 300mm lens. Priced great and when I need to get those animal shots from afar, this is what I use. There are better lens for zooming but as a traveler I’m tight on space and this fits into my bag perfetcly with my other lenses.
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Canon Speedlite 580EX II
New: Bought from B&H
Thoughts: Haven’t gotten my real use out of this flash yet. Need to buy some wireless transmitters and one more light to go with it. It will do wonders to my portfolio and add lots of new a great detail to my work. Lighting is the key to all photos!
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Gitzo GT2530 Tripod
New: Bought from B&H
Thoughts: Great quality tripod! Light, easy to use and feels good. When it comes to a good tripod its like your lenses…you don’t want to go cheap. This tripod will last me a lifetime if taken care of.
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Acratech GV2 Ballhead
Note: Clap show in picture not owned or used by me
New: Bought direct from Acratech
Thoughts: Great head, strong built and very versatile. I couldn’t be more happy with this product!
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Really Right Stuff: B2 LR II: LR Clamp with Dual Mount
Note: Also L-bracket was purchased here with clamp
New: Bought direct from Really Right Stuff
Thoughts: Made from a solid piece of aluminum with life time warranty. Love its fast loading and quick release features.
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Canon Remote Switch RS-80N3
New: Bought direct from B&H
Thoughts: Works great and is a must in all camera bags, esp if your shooting from a trip-pod.
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PROMASTER SystemPro ReflectaDisc 5-in-1 Kit 22″
New: Bought from some store in USA
Thoughts: Haven’t used it that much but plan on using it more when I get my wireless transmitters for my flash. Needed when you want softer flight or directed light.
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LumiQuest Softbox III
New: Bought from some store in USA
Thoughts: Haven’t used it that much but plan on using it more when I get my wireless transmitters for my flash. Needed when you want softer flight or directed light.
LowePro SlingShot 200AW
New: Bought in a store in Springfield, MO, USA
Thoughts: I don’t like flagging myself as having a big camera but to be honest about it there is no stopping you once you have it out. I like this bag for two reasons: 1) I can fit just about all my core camera gear needs into it and 2) When I want to shoot I just flip the bag around and bang I’m in business without ever having to take the bag off. Sometimes I use the bag to brace myself (like a shelf) to help steady. I found myself a while back not taking my camera out as much because it was to much of a hassle to get it out of a backpack, set it up blah blah. I was missing shots because of my laziness (I know how bad) but this bag has helped me eliminate this. Plus it fits inside my carry-on bag and still have room for other things.
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Merlin PhotoBank Hard Drive and Card Reader 250gig
New: Bought at Duty Free Zone at airport in Dubai
Thoughts: Been looking for one these for a long while, as they are hard to find anymore. I normally carry my laptop with me but on some trips I don’t want to pack it because it’s pointless without access to power and internet. So I got one of these to offload pictures without needing a computer on hand. It’s that or I buy 20 compact-flash chips to carry around. At $100 a pop thats not really in the bag for me budget wise.
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Seagate – FreeAgent Go 500GB External USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive
New: Bought at Best Buy in Springfield, MO, USA
Thoughts: I have a couple of these. I use one for back-ups and the other for crap files: music, videos, documents exc exc. These are so cheap anymore and is a great way to add extra memory to your set up that doesn’t require much or external power.
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Wish List: Please Santa help me be a good boy so I can have one of these…PLEASE PLEASE!
EF 35mm f/1.4L USM
Pocket Wizard MultiMAX Transceiver, Remote Control Radio Slave
