The question always pops out, be it among my fellow gearheads (despite my allegations to the contrary, I am definitely one) or with the occasional passerby marveling at the size of my appendage. So here it is, in all its glory, my long list of precious gear:
Cameras: Nikon D200 and D700
Lenses: Nikon 14-24 2.8
Nikon 28-70 2.8
Nikon 50-1.8
Nikon 105 2.8 macro
Nikon 70-300 4-5.6 VR
Nikon SB-800 Flash
Tripod: Gitzo 1228
Ballhead: Kirk BH-3
Accessories: Nikon circular polarizer; Nikon remote release; Lee gradient neutral density filters; spare batteries; memory cards (Kingston and Sandisk).
So, what’s in your bag?
As much as I really do love my gear, I don’t want you to forget that Gear is good, Vision is better (yeah, I stole it from David duChemin…hate reinventing the wheel).
That’s it for gear…finito, done, fini, vertig…obviously I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have on my gear (or any other gear really). Notice though that I haven’t discussed bags…you know that it is a topic in and of itself, can’t be just buried in here. I’ll get to them sometime soon.
I would also like to take this opportunity to throw a couple of things out here in the open in case anyone would be interested:
- I would love to start a photo critique section on my blog. If you have photographs that you would like to have critiqued on the blog, please send them my way.
- In the same vein, I can do something similar with post-processing: send me your original file (raw or other), I’ll take a stab at it and post a step by step tutorial on how I got to the end product.
- If you have questions you would like to see answered relating to photography, be them technical, philosophical or whatever, please be my guest.
- I feel like I should have a fourth point here, but can’t think of one really…kind of late really, I should be hugging my bed at this time.
So on this note, I shall withdraw into my hole. I’ll try and reemerge on time for my next post.
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Gah, I keep adding to my bag (and adding bags) despite me knowing FULL WELL, that I’m not getting any better by buying stuff – it’s taking photos again and again that will result in better images. Maybe that’s it, when I’m idle, don’t have time to shoot, my brain turns from vision to gear. Though I’ve been good lately, working on shaping my light and accessorizing THAT more than my lenses – I’m pretty comfortable where I am.
Here’s what’s in my bag(s) these days: http://www.clanoflaherty.com/blog3/?page_id=145
I agree with you that the focus should be on your vision, not your gear. The gear is just a set of tools that help you to express your vision. As my vision has evolved over time, so has the set of tools needed to express it.
I might just take you up on the offer for image critique. I’m always looking for constructive input on my work.
@JVL: I just can’t believe how may photo bags I have lying around…still waiting for that miracle product. Lowepro if you are listening, you should give me a call or email
@Scott: By all means don’t hesitate to send me a jpg or two to critique. I will post the critique on this blog within the week.
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