Photographers: let's hear about your set ups!

[Bernie Gunther]

Close. I think perfect setup is leica m body 35mm and then a slr with either the nikorr 85mm f1.4 or the canon f1.2 <snip>

I do something a bit like this (only cheaper) using a Bessa with a 35/2 Biogon and an old Nikon F3 with an AIS 105/2.5. If I'm taking the F3 out without the Bessa, then I mainly use an AIS 28/2.

Digital kit is now a D700 with AF 35/2, AFS 24-70, AF 85/1.4, AFS 105/2.8 VR micro, AF 135/2 DC and AF 180/2.8. Support: Gitzo Explorer/Acratech head. SB900 flash.

The wife has taken over the D200 and LX3.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

I've crossed the bridge from IXUS to EOS 1000D

Bring on the lens!

 

[ViolentPanda]

I've crossed the bridge from IXUS to EOS 1000D

Bring on the lens!

Is that an onion in your gadget bag, or are you pleased to see me?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

 

[Die Hammern]

Personally I think it is a total wast of ink, print and cartridge effectively I complete wast of film.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Personally I think it is a total wast of ink, print and cartridge effectively I complete wast of film.

What "is a total wast"?

 

[Stanley Edwards]

What "is a total wast"?

Think we have a new schizo in the house. Or, possibly an old one.

 

[editor]

My current line up:

Everyday camera: Lumix LX5
Everyday/knockabout: Lumix LX3
Out on the piss: Ricoh GR
Proper work: Nikon D300
Travelling light: Lumix GF-1

Which means I have to sell my Ricoh GX100 because owning 6 cameras is plain daft - in fact, I'll probably have to flog my LX3 too.

 

[sim667]

My line up is as follows.......

Main camera: D200 (cant afford to upgrade, although I'd love something that'd work with my leica lenses)
Roll film cameras: OM10, OM1N, 2 X Leica r6 + 4 lens (got a bargain on that little lot), Ive also got a Kymera floating about somewhere.
On the piss: Nikon coolpix, Holga 120GCFN, iPhone
Available on loan from work: Hasselblad Xpan, Sinar 5X4, Mamiya RB67, Bowens travel lighting pack

Software: Photoshop CS3, nikon NX, Capture control pro, Aperture.

 

[kage]

Just picked up a new Nikkor 50 1.4G and i'm itching to get home to play with it.

 

[The Groke]

Took advantage of a recent price-drop following the D7000 release to pick up a Nikon d90 to replace my old D50.

I then went on a bit of a post-splurge....

So:

Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-200mm AFS VR2 as my "walking around lens" (cost me as much as the camera but is a great bit of kit)

Nikkor 50mm f1.8 prime My "favourite" lens in terms of the speed, picture quality and the fact that it actually makes me move

...and next month I will be buying the excellent 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina for landscape and crazy-super wide stuff when I am in New Zealand in Feb

Nikkon SB600 speedlight. Still getting to grips with the nuances of flash photography, but have had excellent results using it as fill for a recent round of work portrait/staff shots I did!

I also got a nice Benro Tripod (which I don't use nearly enough considering the difference it can make to a picture) and a light Benro Monopod which shares the same head.

On the back-end I use my Macbook Pro with Aperture 3 for post-processing and organising my pics. I use the Noise Ninja, PTLens (barrel, CA and Vignetting correction) and Hydra HDR plugins.

Shame none of this has improved my eye for a good picture, but I have been enjoying myself immensely getting to grips with it all and am really looking forward to getting some decent shots up soon.

 

[editor]

...and next month I will be buying the excellent 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina for landscape and crazy-super wide stuff when I am in New Zealand in Feb

Damn! That's a mighty fine looking lens. But the price! Ouch!

 

[The Groke]

Damn! That's a mighty fine looking lens. But the price! Ouch!

Indeed.



I am expecting a little extra cash to come my way next month however, so I can hopefully justify it to myself (and Mrs Groke!) and if you shop around and buy from the US in dollars....

It is also a chunk cheaper than any of the Nikkor equivalents - though I am actually now considering the 12-24 F4 instead as although you give up some speed, it has a more usable "everyday" range methinks...

 

[stowpirate]

owning 6 cameras is plain daft

100 cameras and approximately 2000 out of date 35mm film - must be insanity

 

[kage]

Damn! That's a mighty fine looking lens. But the price! Ouch!

It's quality, i've got one and use it for Club photography, definitiely a special effect lens due to how wide it is. It's also built like a tank.

 

[ToothlessFerret]

ABOUT YOUR GEAR

Primary camera: Pentax K110D. It cost me £50 used.

Lens/Tripod/Flashgun etc: Got several, but my primary (use it I guess 90%) lens is an old Manual 'SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7" Cost me £50 used. I love it!

What you like and don't like about the camera: It's not a Canon/Nikon. It was incredibly cheap, allowing me to own my first DSLR. Pentax are very backward compatible with lenses, so I can use pre-digital MF lens from Ebay. Being so cheap, I feel justified taking it anywhere - even over my shoulder MTB. Nothing I don't like about it really. Ok, no shake reduction, and only 6 MP.

Secondary cameras (and what you use them for): Nothing. Just a crap mobile phone. Use it when running.

Ideal/dream camera set up: I'm happy with my £100 setup.

Previous cameras owned: Pre-digital compact 35mm cameras. Then a couple of Canon Powershots (got pissed off by the lens error issue). Then a couple of Fujifilm Finepix bridge (S5600 was one) cameras - bloody good cheap cameras!

Photo software used: I use Ubuntu Linux o/s. UFRaw to play with the raws (yes I shoot in raw), then Gimp to edit and touch up. Nautilus to upload to Flickr. Cost (other than Flickr subs) - NOTHING!

Photo organisation/management software used (e.g Portfolio/ ACDSee): I don't use any.

Computer gear/scanner: My own pooter is an HP Compaq Netbook thatr I've lived and breathed the past 13 monthes. But I took off the MS Windows bloatware and installed Ubuntu 10.10 for Netbooks.

ABOUT YOU

What kind of photos do you take: I like to take photos of people. I like to take photos of those little things dotted around the environment that we just walk past and don't notice. As I mainly use a MF 50mm on a DSLR, I take a lot of 'portrait distance' stuff. I use to photo my dogs alot, and my hikes, bike rides etc. I shoot a lot of rural stuff, but I've also shot London demos, protests. A few years ago I realised that photos of dogs or humans are more interesting, so started shooting people more. I photo my experience of the World. Just not the sad bits.

Favourite photo sites: Flickr. Joined in May 2005. I have (at the moment) over 3,610 photos there.

Homepage/example of your fave pic (if applicable) My Flickr

 

[fractionMan]

Yay, I finally bought myself a new lens. Not a CCTV lens but hey I felt the need to tell someone. It's the tammy 17-50 f2.8 for my pentax k-x.

 

[weltweit]

I used to edit with Ulead PhotoImpact v3.1 which I got free with a mag CD about 10 years ago.

But now with my new computer I got Adobe PhotoShop Elements 9 and I have to say, it is just miles better.

 

[weltweit]

And, as a result of my new puters 1tb drive, I just might have a play with RAW files. Not sure exactly what else I will need, certainly a number of 1gb Compact Flash cards as I currently use 5 x 256mb Smart Media cards which are too small and to slow for RAW.

 

[fractionMan]

I'm saving up for one of these:

http://www.tecca.com/pictures/most-bizarre-cameras/9/

 

[editor]

My Nikon gear is going up for sale soon, as I've switched to my OM-D.

 

[Firky]

My Nikon gear is going up for sale soon, as I've switched to my OM-D.

Any glass or are you going to get an adapter ring?

I'll be interested in seeing what you have for sale, (I picked up a commission from an energy provider to do some photos for their HQ office and they said they'd meet reasonable costs and expenses).

 

[editor]

I'll have a rummage in a couple of days. I'll be flogging my D300, Nikkor 18-200mm lens, Sigma 30mm f1.4 and SB600 flashgun, I reckon.

 

[Firky]

Is the Nikkor lens VR?

Anything less than 50mm (and ideally prime) I'd be interested in.

I could not part with my D300 or D80

 

[editor]

Yep. It's this bad boy:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200.htm

This is the Sigma:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007U0H06/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9556673229&ref=asc_df_B0007U0H06

 

[weltweit]

Some at my club are upgrading to D800, D600 and D4 - I am a bit envious tbh ..

 

[kage]

Just picked up a Nikkor 80-200 2.8 AF, the old push pull one that came out just before the AF-D. 400$ US!

Old but the build quality and optics are amazing, it's all metal and looks like a bazooka

 

[editor]

My most used cameras are now:

Olympus OM-D
12-50mm (24-100mm equiv)
20mm f1.7 (40mm)
17mm f2.3 (34mm)
OM manual lens 100m f1.4

Lumix LX-5

For gigs:
Ricoh GRD
Olympus E410 14-42mm lens

My Nikon D300 hasn't been touched since I bought the OM-D.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

My most used camera at the moment is a Ricoh XR-X. No, I'd never heard of it before I got one off eBay, but it's a terrific street camera - the Rikenon P 2/50 lens is extremely compact and also extremely sharp, and it can use any K-mount lens as well. It runs off 4xAA forever, it has proper metering, it has program modes with a bias (towards shutter speed, or towards small aperture, or in the middle), it does loads of stuff with timed exposures that I don't care about, and it's really nice to hold.

It looks like shit but I don't care.

I got into film quite recently and I'd definitely advise anyone looking to do the same to look at the less-trendy brands like Ricoh or Minolta, rather than go straight for the famous ones, which are certainly good but get overbidded on eBay.

 

[editor]

My most used camera at the moment is a Ricoh XR-X.

I had to look it up as I'd never heard of it too. It's an, err, interesting shape alright!

I like Ricoh.

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ricoh_XR-X