My Equipment

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In case you ever wondered what I use to take photos. I use Nikon. Nikon lens, Nikon camera body, Nikon speed-lights. I prefer the Nikon brand because it is durable and dependable. One of my lens has been dropped off of a short cliff and still performs flawlessly. I left my $300 speedlight on top of my car and it works without a hitch after being tossed to the pavement. I also like the down-to-business, no-gimmick, just-works operation of Nikon products. Another selling point is Nikon lenses made 20 years ago still work with my digital SLR camera.

For those Canon advocates out there, I acknowledge without reservation that Canon makes some very nice camera equipment.

In addition to the Nikon stuff, I have Tiffen filters, Sandisk SD memory cards (in a pinch I’ve used micro SD cards with an adapter), Lowerpro camera bag and a Manfroto tripod.

On any given day I’ll have the following in my camera bag:

Nikon D80 (going to upgrading soon)
Nikon SB-600 Speedlight

Lenses:

Nikon 18-70mm Lens – For general use, landscapes and group shots
Nikon 50mm Lens – I use this lens for low light situations, it is considered a “fast lens“
Nikon 70-300mm Lens – Typically used for wildlife and portraits

Other Equipment:

Batteries (for flash and camera)
Pen
Paper (notepad and post-its)
Lens filters
Extra memory cards
Business cards
Tripod
Lens cleaner and cloth
Flash light (good to have in dark places and can make interesting illumination for photographs)
Camera Remote (for self portraits and long exposures to minimize shake)
Bounce cards (for getting the lighting just right)