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[Juan Zas]

CAMERAS:
Canon 50D & Canon 5D & Canon IXUS 800 IS

PRIME LENSES:
Carl Zeiss 18 T f/4 Distagon
Carl Zeiss 35 f/2.4 Flektogon
Canon EF 50 f/1.4 USM
Jupiter 9 85 f/2
Leica 100 mm f/2,8 SuperElmarit
Carl Zeiss 135 f/3.5 Zebra
Sigma 150 f/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM
Canon EF 300 f/4 L IS USM
Caanon EF 400 f/5,6 L USM

ZOOM LENSES:
Tokina 10-17 f/3,5-4.5 ATX 107 FishEye
Tokina 12-24 f/4 ATX 124
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 L USM
Canon EF 70-200 f/2,8 L USM

Other lenses accessories:
x1,4 TC Kenko 300 DG Pro
x2 TC Kenko 300 DG Pro
x2 TC Canon II Extender
Kenko Extension Tubes
Filters & Adapters

Flash:
Metz AF-58 1C
Bogen / Manfrotto 3278B Macro Flash Bracket

Accessories:
Tripod legs Dynatran AT CF94
Ball head Bogen / Manfrotto 322RC2 Grip Action Ballhead (RC2 Quick Release)
Bag LowePro Stealth Reporter AW200
Bag LowePro Omni Pro Attache

plus small things & others.

[Phil V]

Canon 7d, Canon 40d, Canon 20d w grip, Canon 300d
Sigma10-20, Canon 17-55 2.8IS, Canon 17-40L, Sigma 18-125, Sigma24-70 2.8, 50mm 1.8 mkII, 85mm 1.8, Tamron 90mm macro, 70-200 2.8L
420ex and 550ex
PW Flex TT5's
Manfrotto supports
Too many bags

[BradT0517]

Bodies
Canon Digital Rebel XTi w/ grip

Lenses
Canon EF-s18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Canon EF 50 f/1.8 II
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM
Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 USM L

Flash
Canon 430EX Speedlite

Bags
Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW
Lowepro Orion Trekker II

Memory
Toshiba 1GB CF
4x SanDisk Ultra II 2GB CF One is MIA
SanDisk Extreme III 4GB CF

Random Accessories
1 Canon OEM NB-2LH Battery
2 Sterlingtek NB-2LH Batteries
2 Energizer 15 Minute Battery Charger 1 is shot
16 Energizer 2500 Mah AA Batteries
4 Energizer 2200 Mah AA Batteries
4 Energizer 900 Mah AAA Batteries
Medium Giottos Rocket Blower

Support:
Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod
Manfrotto 681B Monopod
Manfrotto 488RC2 Ball head

Computer System
Main
HP - Model Number DV6775US
Processor - Intel Centrino Duo T5450
Hard Drive - 250GB 5400RPM
RAM - 3GB
15.4 Inch Screen
Video Card - NVidia 8400M GS
OS - Windows Vista Home Premium
Utilities - Microsoft Office 2007 Student Teacher Edition

Secondary
Case - Generic ASUS (I think)
Motherboard - Not Sure
Processor - Intel Celeron 2.4 GHz
South Bridge - Not Sure
Hard Drives - Western Digital 80GB
RAM - 512MB
Video Card - ATI 256MB AGP
Monitor - Westinghouse 22inch Widescreen
Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Utilities - Microsoft Office 2003 Student Teacher Edition

Software
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe Indesign CS3
Adobe Bridge CS3
Adobe Lightroom 1.3 Trial Version
Canon Digital Photo Professional 3.2.0.4

Wishlist
Canon EOS 40D
Canon EF-s 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Canon EF 85 f/1.8 or 1.2L
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS
Pocket Wizards Plus II
Alien Bees AB800
Lightstands

[nburwell]

Body:
20D w/ BG-E2 grip
10D (soon to be added)

Lenses:
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Canon 17-40mm f/4L
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 (Selling)
Canon 50mm f/1.8 II

Flash:
None

Memory:
SanDisk 2gb Ultra II
SanDisk 256mb Ultra II
Lexar 1gb Professional 80x (2)

System:
Apple PowerBook G4
1gb RAM
60GB HD

Bags:
Tamrac Expedition 3 backpack

Wishlist:
5D w/BG-E4 grip
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L
Apple MacBook Pro (15")
Canon 430ex Flash

[zarkann]

Cameras
Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)
Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Canon EOS Rebel T2

Lenses
Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Canon 50 f/1.4 USM
Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro

Lighting
Canon Speedlight 540EZ
Canon MR-14EX Macro Flash


Memory/Storage
SanDisk Extreme II 512
SanDisk 512


Misc
Canon NB-2LH x 3
Canon BG-E3 Battery pack

[arg245]

Cameras:

40D
SD 950IS
G3

Lenses:

Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG Aspherical HSM
Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - a better lens than people give it credit for!
Canon 50mm f/1.8 - A little gem!
Canon 200mm f/2.8 L USM
Canon 300mm f/4 L IS USM

Lighting:

580EX I Flash

Memory:

Many, many 4gb

Accessories:

Bogen/Manfrotto 3021BPRO Tripod Legs (Black)
Bogen/Manfrotto 685B NeoTec Monopod Deluxe
Bogen/Manfrotto 322RC2 Ball Grip
NoName BP511a's, which work great!

Wishlist:

Photography Skills
Canon 400mm f/5.6 L IS USM

Absolutely Do Not Want:

Noisy Noinks

[Tirzah]

Canon 30D w/BG-E2 grip
Drebel 350D/XT w/BG-E3 grip
Canon: EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon: EF 70-200/4L IS USM
Canon: EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L IS USM
Canon: 50mm f/1.8
Canon: 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 EF-S USM
Canon: Speedlite 580 EX
Sigma: 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6
Sigma EF-500 DG Super
Sigma EF-530 DG Super
Kenko 1.4x Pro 300

[SilentL]

Body

Canon 1D Mark III

Lenses
EF 17-40 f/4 L
EF 70-200 f/2.8 L
EF 500 f/4 L IS

Non L:
EF 50 f/1.4

B+W MRC UV Haze filters on all lenses (except EF 500 f4 L IS)

Flash
580EX w/ STO-FEN Omni Bounce & Lightsphere II

Others
Extender EF 1.4x ll

Tripods/Monopods
Gitzo GM3551
Manfrotto 055PROB
Manfrotto 488RC2 Ballhead
Manfrotto 128RC
Wimberly Head Version ll

Bags
Lowepro Lens Trekker AW 600
Lowepro Mini Trekker AW backpack
Canon Slingbag

[Fureinku]

Cameras
1DmkII
40D
Nikon S8100 super CoolPix

Glass
Sigma 28 F/1.8
Canon 50 F/1.4
Canon 28-105 F/3.5-4.5
Sigma 17-70 F/2.8-4.5
Canon 70-200 F/4L
Tamron MC4 1.4x

Lighting
Canon 430EX
Yongnuo 468
Strobist Gear - 200/400 monolights
YN - RF602
Vagabond II

Post Processing
MacBook Pro 2.0 w/LR3, DPP and Cs5

[Fureinku]

Camera Body

Glass

Lighting

Is it a good thing I took care of my Wish List?

[dajomel]

Cameras
EOS 30D New
EOS 300V (Backup for the moment)

Lenses
24-105 f/4L IS USM
50 1.8 II (had to buy it!!!)
75-300 III - Don't ask ok?

Lighting
Speedlite 580EX + Sto-Fen OmniBounce
The BEST light there is .......... DAYLIGHT

Support
Manfrotto Tripod 055ProB
Manfrotto Ball Head 488RC2
Jessops TP323 Tripod with fixed head (OK chuck-about backup)

Memory
2x Sandisk CF Extreme III 1Gb (Bargain prices)
1x Sandisk CF Ultra 2 512Mb
1x Sandisk CF 512Mb (Freebie from Canon)

Other Accessories
Remote Switch RS 60 E3 (For EOS 300V)
Cokin Filter Holder and Adapter with Filters:
Circular Polariser, ND4, Grad ND4, Grad ND8 & 81A Warm up
2x Hoya Skylights
Giotto Rocket Air

Bags
Crumpler Brian's Hottub - TOP BACKPACK
Lowepro Toploader 2 (Walkabout bag)

Selling
EOS 5
28-80 f3.5-5.6 III USM
Remote Switch RS 60 T3 (For EOS 5)
Antler Bag

[othomas]

Cameras
Canon
EOS 350D & BG-E3 grip
Powershot G9

Lenses
Canon
EF 24-105 F/4L IS USM
EF-s 18-55 f/3.5 - 5.6 kit lens
EF 28-55 f/3.5 - 5.6 II USM
EF 75-300 f/4 - 5.6 USM

Accessories
Manfrotto 055 ProB tripod & 488RC2 head
Manfrotto 681B monopod
Lee filters
Hoya Pro-1D filters

Software

Lightroom v1.3
Photoshop CS3

[canonloader]

Cameras:
Canon Rebel T1i
Canon SX130 IS

Glass:
Nikon Fluophot Microscope [on the truck]
Amscope T-490B Microscope [for sale $325]
Sigma 105 f/2.8 Macro
Kenko 1.5x DG AF Teleplus Teleconverter [Does not report to the camera]
Kenko Tube Set

Gear:
Canon 550ex Speedlite
Canon 2' Off Camera show cord and an aftermarket 16' cord.
Canon Compact Battery Pack CP-E3
Lee Filter Foundation and some GND "4x5" resin filters by High Tech
Cowboy Studio Light tent and light stands.
Remote Cord & RC Remote
Better Beamer
Manfrotto 055 Tripod
Amvona AT-818 Tripod
Bogen / Manfrotto 322RC2 Grip Action Ballhead
Canon Monopod
Pelican Case 1520
Ape Case Bag
Delta Bracket
PowerEx 2700MaH AA NiMh batteries for flash, and battery pack for flash.
Extra batteries, CF cards and other junk too numerous to mention.
Nikon AH-4 SLR Leather Accessory Hand Grip

Software:
Magix Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus for editing video.
Macromedia Flash 8 Suite
DreamWeaver 8
Fireworks 8
CS3 Extended
NeatImage Plugin
Photomatix 3.1 [An excellent program for doing HDR, but, even more importantly, it does one fine job of Exposure Blending from two images, and adds no HDR Cartoon effects.
I use ACR and Adobe Bridge w/CS3 [if you haven't already, try out Adobe Bridge, it will speed up your workflow]

[c75mitch]

Camera Body
Canon 350D + Grip
Canon 40D + Grip
Canon 1D MII (Now Dead RIP)
Canon 7D + Grip

Glass
Canon EF-S 10-22mm 3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 USM
Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS 4-5.6 USM
Canon EF 50mm 1.4 USM
Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8 L USM
Canon EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF 600mm 4 L IS USM
Canon EF 1.4x II Extender
Canon EF 2x II Extender
Canon MP-E 65mm 2.8

Lighting
Canon 580ex Flash
Canon MT-24

Other bits
Gitzo GT3531
Wimberley head V2

[Michael]

CAMERA BODIES
Canon EOS 5D Mark II

LENSES
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM w/ Lens Hood
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L USM
Canon EF 17-40mm f4L USM

FILTERS
B+W 58mm MRC
Hoya 77mm DMC Pro1 CPL
Hi-tech 0.6GND Filter
Cokin P series filter holder

LIGHTING- STROBIST GEAR
Canon Speedlite 430EX
Nikon SB-26
2X Pocketwizard Plus II
Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce
2X Flash Zebra Female Hotsoe Adapter for Pocket Wizards
Screwlock PC to PW Cable from FlashZebra
2X PW Caddies from MPEX and FlashZebra
3X Compact Light Stands
Alien Bees 13ft Light Stand
Old beat up light stand, works quite well though.
Manfrotto 682B Monopod- Light on a pole
Superclamp
4X Umbrella Adapters
Westcott double folding white umbrella with removable back
Westcott double folding shoot through white umbrella
Silver Umbrella
Home made Snoots, Gobo's.
AB Shoot through Umbrella
AB Silver Umbrella
Optical slave from FlashZebra!


COMPUTER/SOFTWARE
Apple iMac 24" Glossy.
Apple 13" MacBook Polycarbonate Unibody.
Photoshop CS4
Lightroom 2.0
Photomatix Pro
Auto Pano Pro


OTHER ACCESSORIES
Manfrotto 3229 Swivel/Tilt Head
Bogen 055MF4 Pro Magfibre Tripod
Bogen 488RC2 Ball Head
Pelican 1614 Hard Case
Tamrac Expedition 7 (5577)
Crumpler 7 million dollar home
Boda Dry Lens Bag
6 BP-511's
23GB of Ultra II
6GB of Extreme III
Copper Hill Sensor Swipe , Eclipse Fluid, and Pecpads
POTN Strapx2
Canon RS-80N3
Pantone Huey- Replaced By;
Spyder3 Pro
Sandisk Extreme card reader
MAHA Charger
12x Eneloops
8x Imedions
Camdapter Manfrotto Plus Plate (Fits 5D like a glove)
Camdapter strap

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