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[randy.wick]

Bodies
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon G9
Canon S5-IS

Glass - Prime
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Canon EF 135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus

Glass - Zoom
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

Accessories
Canon 1.4x TC
Canon RS-80N3
Canon E1 Handstrap (sitting lonely on my shelf)
Manfrotto 055XPROB/488RC2

Flashes & Accessories
Olympus FL-40
Vivitar 285
2x Vivitar 285HV
Canon 580EX II
3x PocketWizard Plus II
2x Wescott Light Stand
MPEX/Wescott Silver Reflective Umbrella
Wescott White Shoot-Through/Reflective Umbrella
Sto-Fen Omnibounce Adapter
Opteka Mini Softbox
Stroboframe Bracket

Memory Cards
1x Sandisk Extreme III 16GB CF Card

Bag
Canon Backpack 200EG

Computer and Accessories
Apple Black MacBook
Wacom Intuos3 4x6
Some Cool Software

Stuff I Used to Have
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Canon 40D
Canon RS-60E3
Canon BG-E2N
Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 75-300 f/4.5-5.6 III
Canon 100-300 f/5.6L
Quantaray 50mm f/2.8 Macro
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6
Peleng 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye

Stuff I Wish I Had
Canon BG-E6
Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L
Canon 35L, 50L, 85L, 135L

Stuff I Really Wish I Had
Skill
Time

* = For Sale

my positive feedback

[Henrik K Kristensen]

Kamera
Canon 5D

Glass
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM II
Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM

Light
Canon 430 EX II
Nikon SB-28
Nikon SB-28

[Josh_30]

Body
5D Mark III
60D

1D Mark III (SOLD)
40D (SOLD)
BG-E2 (SOLD)

PowerShot G11

Zoom Lenses
Tokina AT-X 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 DX Fisheye
Canon EF 17-35mm f2.8 L
Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8 L
Canon EF 24-105mm f4 L IS
Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS

Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS (SOLD)
Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS (SOLD)

Prime Lenses
Canon EF 50mm f1.4
Canon EF 85mm f1.8
Tamron SP AF 90mm Macro

50mm f1.8 Mk II (SOLD)
50mm f1.8 Mk I (SOLD)

Lighting
Canon 580 EX II
Canon 430 EX II
Canon 430 EX
Nikon SB-26 x 2 (SOLD)
Roscolux/Cinegel Gels
Sto-Fen Omnibounce Diffuser
Yongnuo CTR-301P Wireless Triggers

Interfit EX150 Monolights
Wireless Trigger
Beauty Dish, (2) 24"X24" Interfit softboxes, Snoot, Grid, Gels...
Many books on lighting techniques that I need to read
Sekonic L-358 (SOLD)

Memory
A bunch of CF and SD cards... from Lexar, Transcend, and Sandisk
Fireproof/Waterproof Filing Cabinet for backups

Accessories
Tamron SP AF 1.4x TeleConverter
Remote Shutter Release Cables
Manfrotto 055XProB Tripod
Manfrotto 488RC2 Head
Gitzo 1541t Carbon Fiber Tripod
Markins Q3T Ballhead w/ RRS plates
Tamrac Aero 80 Computer Backpack
Tamrac Expedition 7 Backpack
Lowepro Flipside 400AW
Crumpler 7 Million Dollar Home
BlackRapid RS-7
Cokin P Filter System with ND & ND Grad filters
Wacom Intuous4 Wireless

Software
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended
Photoshop Lightroom 3

Computer(s)
Dell XPS Studio, Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz Quad, 12GB Tri-Channel DDR3, 1x750GB HDD, 1x500GB HDD (mirrored with 1x500GB eSATA HDD), BD-RW Drive, LG DVD-R DL, ATI 512MB Dual DVI Graphics Card, Dell 22" LCD, Win7 x64

15" HiRes Anti-Glare Apple MacBook Pro (Late 2011 High-Spec) Core i7, 16GB RAM, 120GB SSD, OptiBay 750GB HDD, Relocated Superdrive to external USB enclosure, BootCamp'd Win7 Professional & Parallels Desktop

[AZGerry]

Cameras:
Canon 40D
Canon G3
Canon Elan IIe
Powershot SD 850 is

Glass:
Tamron 17-50 F 2.8
Canon 28-105mm F3.5-4.5 USM II Macro
Sigma 70-300 F 4-5.6 APO Macro

Software
Photoshop 7
Qimage Pro
Bibble Pro 4.10
BreezeBrowser
Other Gear:
Phottix C8 Remote
Manfrotto 680B
Manfrotto 234RC Head
lowepro FastPack 200

[d1blet]

Body:
Canon 450D/XSi*
Canon Elan 7

Glass - Zoom:
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM*
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS*
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III*

Glass - Primes:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Sigma 30mm f/1.4*

Memory:
Sandisk Extreme III 8GB SDHC [x2]

Lighting:
...

Odds-n-Ends:
Opteka BG-E5 Battery Grip
Lowepro Slingshot 300AW
Lowepro Slingshot 100AW*
Smugmug strap
QuantaRay Titan II tripod
Hoya Pro1 UV/CPL filters


Software:
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Adobe Lightroom 2.4

Future Needs:
Canon 580 EXII
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS

[recrisp]

Body:
Canon 1DmkIV
Canon 5DmkII
Canon 550D/T2i-Gripped (3rd Party Meike brand)

Zoom/Prime Lenses:
Canon Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L USM IS
Canon Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM ISGONE
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/1.-5.6 IS (Nifty 250) GONE
Sigma AF 400mm Tele. GONE
Canon "Nifty Fifty" EF 1:1.8 II GONE
Canon 450D/XSi-Gripped (Canon) GONE

Wide Angle Lenses:
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8
Canon 28-105mm Zoom f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Canon 18-55mm Zoom f/3.5-5.6 II

Tripod:
Induro Alloy 8M AT413 Tripod
Flashpoint Gimbal Head (I LOVE this thing with my Manfrotto monopod)
Manfrotto Monopod (with legs)
Rapid Black Sport Camera Strap (I love this strap!)

Macro:
Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro USM

Nikon Binoculars (10x50, REALLY nice inexpensive pair, ($140.) no more crap Bushnell's for me!)

Other:
Native Ultimate 12 kayak (For getting closer to the birds)

Flash:
Canon 430exII Flash (2)
Canon 420exII Flash
Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite flash GONE

Attachments:
Canon 1.4x TC III (I LOVE THIS THING!)
Kenko 2.0 (Works very good with my 1DMKIV)
Kenko 1.4 Teleplus Pro 300 (Works very good with my 1DMKIV)
B&H UVs

Camera Bag:
Tenba Medium Sling Shootout
Mountainsmith Paragon
Lowepro Bag (Small)

Memory Cards:
Sandisk Extreme III Class (6) 4GB (2)
Sandisk Extreme III Class (6) 8GB (1)
Sandisk Extreme III Class (10) 8GB (2) Sandisk Extreme Compact Flash 16GB (2)
Software:
Canon DPP/Adobe Lightroom 4
Photoshop CS6

Future Toys?
I now have all of my "future toys, I'm happy... for now.

[Rukes]

Camera
Canon 1Ds MkIII

Accessories/Lighting
2x Speedlite 580EX II w/ Lightsphere
Canon Wireless Transmitter
Canon 1.4 II Extender

Lenses
Canon 14mm L II f/2.8
Canon 15mm Fisheye f/2.8
Canon 24-70mm L f/2.8
Canon 35mm L f/1.4
Canon 70-200mm L IS II f/2.8
Canon 85mm L II f/1.2
Canon 90mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift
Canon 100mm L f/2.8 Macro

[renderwerks]

My Astro Gear

Imaging Camera(s):
Canon 40D - Unmodified

Guide Camera:
Orion StarShoot AG

Guiding Device:
Stellarvue F50W3 50mm Finder Scope

Guiding Software:
PHD

Mounts:
Celestron CG-5 ASGT w/2" legs - Hypertuned, ceramic bearings, 20lbs steel shot in legs
Losmandy GM8 non-GOTO

Telescopes:
Celestron Onyx 80EDF (500mm, f/6.25, APO, ED flourite glass)-Sold
Stellarvue SVR80ED Carbon Fiber; 560mm - f/7 Doublet
Astronomy Technologies AT6RC (1370mm f/9.0; Ritchey-Chretien optics)


Image Acquisition/Automation:
Dell D820 Laptop; APT-Astro Photography Tool; Nebulosity 2; Canon EOS Utility

Post Processing:
Nebulosity 2
Deep Sky Stacker
Registax
Photoshop CS3
Noels Astro Tools

Other Hardware:
Custom ADM side by side - Losmandy D x (2) V style saddles
Canon AC Adapter
Black & Decker 19AH Battery Pack(now 22AH!)
Homemade 19AH Battery Pack
High Capacity Batteries (2) in Dell D820

[Ziffle]

Bodies:
1DsII
7D w/ grip
50D w/ grip


Lens:
Canon 24mm f1.4 L II
Siggy 50mm f1.4
Canon 85mm f1.8
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L
Canon 100mm f2.8 L IS Macro
Canon 135mm f2 L
Tammy 17-50 f2.8

Lighting
2x 580 EX II
430 EX II
CyberSync poppers

Stuff:
Manfrotto Tripod 190 w/ 486 ball head
Manfrotto monopod w/3265 quick grip
B+W/Hoya Filters

Bags:
Pelican D' Executive Rolling Case183
Lowepro Sling 200

Desktop
Dell XPS 430 running Win 7
-Quad Core Q8300 w/ 8 gig RAM
-750 Gig internal HD/ 1 TB Western digital Black Caviar
Dell 2209WA Monitor corrected with Spyder Express

Software
LightRoom 3.4 w/ Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
Elements 7

[Methodical]

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Camera Bodies:
1D Mark IV
1D Mark III
5D Mark II
50D w/grip... gone but not forgotten

Lenses:

Primes:
Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 200mm f2.8L USM
Canon EF 135 f/2L USM
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

Zooms:
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 II ISL USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM...gone but not forgotten

Extenders:
Canon 2.0x extender
Canon 1.4x extender
Kenko Extension Tubes
Nikon Action EX 8x40 binoculars

Lighting:
Einstein 640
580EX II Flash (2)
Better Beamer Flash Extender
PW: TT1, TT5 & AC3
Yongnuous RF 602 wireless flash/shutter triggers

Support System:
Feisol CF Tripod (3342)
Feisol CF Monopod (1401)
Manfrotto 055xprob tripod
Manfrotto 488rc2 ballhead
Manfrotto 680B Monopod w/ 234rc2 head
Jobu BWG Pro gimbal
Jobu Jr. gimbal

Bags:
Thinktank Airport International
LowePro 400 Flipside AW
LowePro 300 Flipside AW

Filters:
Sing-ray vari-n-duo polarizing ND filter
Circular Polarizer

[edgar-Junior]

Canon 1D Mark II

500mm f/4 L IS

300mm 2.8 L IS

70-200mm 2.8 L IS

24-70mm2.8 L

1.4x EF II

2X EF II

(2) 580 EX II

Better Beamer

Bogen Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 Carbon

Wimberley Head II

Wimberley Flash Bracket

468MGRC2 Magnesium Hydrostatic Head

[Mark II]

Bodies:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 20D
Canon AE-1 Program

Sony HDR-UX20 Video Camera


Glass:

Canon 24-105mm F/4 IS USM Lens
Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L IS Lens
Canon EFS 10-22mm 3.5-4.5 Zoom lens
Canon Fisheye lens - FD 15mm f/2.8
Canon FD 50mm f1.4 Lens

Light:

Just an old ratty Canon 119A Speed light


Misc:

Canon TC-80N3 (Timer)
Photo Support Systems Water housing for Canon 20D
Ikelite Water Housing for Sony HDR-UX20
P.O.D. Swim Fins

[milien]

Cameras
Canon 5D Mark III

Glass - Zoom
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM II
Canon EF 70-2000mm f/2.8L USM II

Glass - Prime
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM II

Glass - Macro
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM

Bags
Kata DR-467

Accessories
Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite
Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2
Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2
BlackRapid R7 R-Strap
SanDisk 16GB Extreme Pro
SanDisk 16GB Extreme III
B+W 77mm UV Haze Filter
B+W 67mm UV Haze Filter
Canon 77mm Circular Polarizer

Computer
 Mac Pro 8-Core 2.26GHz Xeon | 12GB DDR3 RAM | 120 PCIe SSD, 256GB SSD & 6TB HDD | ATI Radeon HD 4870 | Dual Apple 27" Thunderbolt Display
 MacBook Pro Retina 15" 2.6GHz Intel i7 Quad Core | 16GB DDR3 RAM | 512GB SSD HDD
3TB NAS

Editing Software
Aperture 3
Adobe Photoshop CS6
onOne Photo Suite 7
Nik Software
LightZone
Hydra

Wish List
Canon EF 8-14mm f/4L USM Fisheye

[Eldorf_Dragonsbane]

Bodies
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D w/ YongNou BG-E5 Battery Grip copy and Canon E-1 Handstrap
Canon Rebel X (35mm)

Lenses
Canon EF 35-80mm 4-5.6 III
Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II
Canon EF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 IS
Quantaray/Tamron 70-300mm DI f/4-5.6 Digital Series AF Zoom Lens for Canon EF

Lighting
Quantaray QDC-900WA Digital Zoom Flash for Canon Digital
LumoPro LP120 w/ DIY Speedstrap (x2)
Cactus V2s Wireless Trigger Set + Extra Receiver (Backup/training trigger)
Paul C. Buff, Inc. CyberSync, 1-CST and 1-CSRB (with plans to get additional CSRBs)
Interfit 7.5ft Air Cushioned Light Stand w/ LumoPro LP632 Umbrella Swivel Mounts(x2)
MPEX/Westcott 43" Umbrella- White w/ Black Cover (x2)
Generic 90cm Umbrella- Silver w/ generic Swivel Mount (x2)
30" long wheeled duffel bag to transport the Lighting Gear
Sekonic L-358 Flash Meter
42" 5-in-1 Reflector
DIY Boom Arm/Relector Holder

Accessories/Memory
Apple iPod Touch with various photo related apps loaded on it
Apple iPod Classic (160GB) loaded with music and an iHome style Clock docking station for music while shooting
P.O.T.N. Safari Photographers Vest
6 LP-E5 batteries (2 Canon, 4 generic)
3 LP-E5 Battery Chargers (one Canon and two Third Party)
Small Black Canvas Alice pack w/ black M3 Medic Bag attatched to bottom of Alice Pack (holds Flashmeter spare batteries, filters, etc...)
Cheap Targus Tripod
Cheap Monopod from WalMart (Christmas Gift from a family member)
Canon RC-1 Remote
Sandisk Ultra II 4GB SDHC
Ritz Pix (Sandisk) 4GB SDHC
Impact 1GB SD (might have lost somewhere)
PNY 4GB SDHC
PNY 8GB SDHC
A couple of other SDHC memory cards of varying capacity from 4GB-16GB
Quantaray Remote Shutter Cable Release
Maha MH-C801D 8-cell charger
A bunch of Rayovac NiMH Rechargable AA batteries
6v 1.3Ah SLA battery for Flash Units
6v 5Ah SLA Battery (x2) for Flash Units
SLA Battery Charger
3x White Foam Mannequin Heads for test shots (all three painted, 1 male and 1 female Caucasians and one female of African decent, need to get one more male head to paint as someone of African decent)

Useful Books
"Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson
"The Digital Photography Book" (Vol 1, Vol 2 & Vol 3) by Scott Kelby
"The Photographer's Handbook" by John Hedgecoe
National Geographic's "the Ultimate Field Guide to Landscape Photography" by Robert Caputo
"Licensing Photography" by Richards Weisgrau and Victor S. Perlman
"Photographic Lighting Simplified" by Susan McCartney
"Business and Legal Forms for Photographers, 3rd ed." by Tad Crawford
New York Institute of Photography's Complete Course in Professional Photography texts
A few other Photography books that I dont have in front of me at this time, the library is always growing as I get more

Items looking to obtain in near future
Better Photography Skills
More free time to take photos
Additional Lenses
Some Additional Lighting Gear

More Gear always being acquired

[gh0st]

Canon 5D Mark II w/ BG-E6 Battery Grip
Canon Rebel XTi w/ BG-E3 Battery Grip
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
Canon Vixia HF10 w/ Raynox 52mm wide-angle

Canon 24-70mm f4L
Canon 70-200mm f2.8L
Canon 70-200mm f4L
Canon 50mm f1.8
Canon 85mm f1.8
Canon 17-55mm f3.5-5.6
Canon 17-85mm IS f4-5.6

Canon 430EXII

Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod with 804RC2 3-way head