The Official Gear List / Sig thread

Camera Bodies:
5D Mark II

Lenses:
24-70mm f/2.8L
Zeiss 50mm f/1.7

Filters:
B+W CPL and UV filters

Lighting:
580EX II

Bags:
Tenba Large Messenger
Kata R-103
LowePro Rover Plus AW

Tripod/Monopod:
Bogen 3011BN
Bogen 486RC2 Ballhead

Post Processing:
Adobe Lightroom 3

Lenses I've Had:
17-40mm f/4L
24-105mm f/4L IS
70-200mm f/4L IS
35mm f/1.4L
50mm f/1.4
50mm f/1.8 II
100mm f/2
100mm f/2.8 Macro

Bags I've Had:
LowePro Mini Trekker AW
LowePro Nature Trekker II AW
LowePro Slingshot 100AW
LowePro Slingshot 200AW
National Geographic Earth Explorer M backpack
National Geographic Earth Explorer M shoulder bag
Tamrac Adventure 9

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Currently In Use

Camera

Fuji S5 Pro
Leica M8
Panasonic FT-1
Olympus XA4 Macro

Lenses

Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f/2 (with M42-EOS adapter)
Vivitar Series 1 135mm f/2.3 (with Nikon-EOS adapter)
Leica Telyt 400mm f/5 (with Visoflex M39-Nikon adapter)
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 G (with Nikon G-EOS adapter, and for S5 Pro)
Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 G VRII (for S5 Pro)
Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G VRII (for S5 Pro)
Leica Summicron M 28mm f/2 ASPH

Flash & Flash Accessories

Nikon SB-600
Vivitar 285HV
Plastic bag diffuser

Tripod

Manfrotto 055PRO + 488RC2 ball head
Sharpshot Portable Tripod

Memory Cards, Filters & Other Accessories

Sandisk Extreme III 8GB CF X 2
Sandisk Ultra II 1GB CF
Sandisk 'standard' (blue label) 4GB CF
Kingston Elite Pro 50X 1GB CF
Lexar (red label) 512MB CF X 2
Sandisk Extreme 8GB SD
Tian Ya Filter System- ND graduate, circular polarizer
Hoya 49mm, 55mm, 58mm UV/ Skylight filters
Contax 55mm Skylight filter
Phottix 72mm UV filter
Vivitar 48mm Orange filter
Leica E60 UV filter
B+W 39mm UV IR Cut
Leica E46 UV IR Cut X 2
Set of extension tubes
Leica SOOGZ Adapter
39-46mm Step Up Ring
58-67mm Step Up Ring
67-77mm Step Up Ring
Cable release
Visoflex M39-EOS Adapter
Standard compass
Kinetronics Lens Cleaning Cloth
Hurricane Rocket Blower
Beanbag (made by Mum)

Bag

Lowepro Mini Trekker AW
Lowepro Slingshot AW200
Artisan & Artist Half Case

Software

Canon Digital Professional
Adobe Photoshop CS

Retired

Cameras

Canon EOS-1Ds Classic (beyond repair, parts not available)
Mamiya MSX 500
Canon AF35ML

Tripod

Mora Tripod + 3-way pan head

Bag

Tenba Travelite S2
Inca

Other Accessories

Sekonic Auto Leader L-38 (from a thrift shop)

Used In The Past (to a degree that I can constructively comment about)

Cameras

Canon EOS-1Ds
Canon EOS-1D
Canon EOS 350D
Canon PowerShot A40
Canon A-1
Canon New F-1
Canon EOS 5
Olympus XA
Olympus XA2
Yashica Electro 35 GSN

Lenses

Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH
Leica Vario Elmar-R 35-70mm f/4
Leica Summicron-R 90mm f/2
Kiron 28-210mm f/4-5.6
Leica Summicron-R 35mm f/2
Leica Elmar-R 180mm f/4
Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5SL APO Lanthar Macro
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Canon FD 50mm f/1.4
Tokina RMC 17mm f/3.5 (FD Mount)
Vivitar 35-85mm f/2.8 (FD Mount)
Sigma 1.4X EX APO Teleconverter

Flash & Flash Accessories

Canon 550EX
Omnibounce

(FS) = For Sale

Current Gear:

Body/Lenses:

None!

For safari I much prefer to hire, either the Nikon 500mm 4.0 G ED AF-S VR II, 200-400mm 4.0 G ED AF-S VR II, or a 300mm 2.8 G IF-ED AF-S VR II - all can be used very nicely with a 1.4x TCon (essential for the 300mm to give the necessary reach!)

Essentials:

Walkstool Comfort 65
RRS D700/300s L plate
Slik Pro 600 Monopod
WhiBal
2x Up Strap QR-1/2" Kevlar QR Ends & SLR-Quick Release
Up Strap QR Loop
SanDisk Extreme IV 16GB
B+W MRC and Hoya Pro 1 Super HMC UV filters
Hoya Pro 1 Super HMC CP filter
YongNuo Wireless Remote
Pod Red Beanbag
Peli 1510 with inserts
Crumpler Sophisticator
Gap canvas walkaround

Editing:

FastStone Image Viewer
Photoshop CS4 & Mikes Framer CS2
Bibble Professional 5
Self built AMD 64 x2 Dual Core 3800+, 4GB Ram, 4 HD's, Windows XP x64 with 2x Dell Ultra-Sharp 2007 WFP 20.1" S-IPS monitors, Saitek Eclipse ...

EX Gear:

Bodies:

Sigma: SA5
Canon: 300D/Grip/Handstrap, 2x 350D/Grip/Handstrap, 2x 30D/Haoda Split Screen/Handstrap, 2x 5D/Handstrap, 40D/Handstrap, 1D Mk II N
Nikon: D300, D90, D700, D200, D300s

Point and Shoot:

Panasonic TZ3
Canon G9, aka the poor mans Leica!

Lenses:

Voigtlander: Ultron 40mm f/2.0 SL-II, Nokton 58mm 1.4 SL II
Nikkor: 3x 70-300mm G IF-ED AF-S VR f/4.5-5.6, 28mm 2.8 AI-S, 105mm 2.8 G IF-ED AF-S Micro VR, 180mm 2.8, 35mm 2.0 D, 18-35mm 3.5-4.5 IF ED, 2x 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 G AF-S ED VR DX
Carl Zeiss: Makro-Planar 50mm T* f/2.0 ZF, 50mm T* f/1.4 ZF, Flektogon MC 35mm 2.4, Tessar 50mm 2.8, 135mm 3.5, Distagon 25mm T* f/2.8 ZF
Jupiter: 9 MC 85mm 2.0
Sigma: 50mm 1.4 EX DG HSM, 10-20mm 4.0-5.6 HSM EX DC, 30mm 1.4 EX HSM, 50mm 2.8 DG EX Macro, 24-70mm 2.8 EX DG Macro, 105mm EX DG Macro, 300mm 5.6 APO HSM, 80-400mm EX OS, 50-500mm 4.5-6.3 EX HSM, 15-30mm 3.5-4.5 EX DG, 70-200mm 2.8 EX HSM, 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 APO Macro, 100-300mm 4.0 EX HSM IF, 2x 17-70mm 2.8-4.5 DC Macro, 2x 150-500mm HMS DG OS
Canon: 35mm 2.0, 70-200mm 4.0 USM IS L, 2x 24mm 2.8, 24-70mm 2.8 L, 17-55mm 2.8 IS, 2x 85mm 1.8, 2x 50mm 1.4, 2x 50mm 1.8 II, 3x 17-40mm 4.0 L, 2x 24-105mm 4.0 IS L, 28-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS, 300mm 4.0 IS L, 2x 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 IS L, 70-200mm 4.0 L, 70-300mm 4.0-5.6 IS, 2x 400mm 5.6 L
Tamron: 3x 28-75mm 2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical IF
Tokina: AT-X 840 80-400mm AFII 4.5-5.6, 17mm 3.5, 2x 20-35mm 2.8 AT-X Pro, 12-24mm 4.0 AT-X124 Pro DX.

Essentials:

Gitzo G-1157 Mountainer Sport 6x
Markins Q-Ball Q3 emille
Wimberley Sidekick with clone Arca Swiss QR/Plates
Spyder3 Pro
Apple MacBook Pro 2.23ghz with Snow Leopard
2x EyeOne II
2x Canon 430EX
Sekonic L-358
D300/D700 battery grip
ErgoRest Multi-Tripod
Kirk D300 body plate
Manfrotto 190 MF3 Magfiber Tripod
Manfrotto 488 ballhead with 577 QR
RRS 1D Series L plate
Manfrotto 234RC & Neotec 684B Monopod
Lee Pro Filter System with 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 Hitech ND Grad'sCanon RC-1 Remote (for 350D)
Adidt M1 (C3) Remote (for 30D & 5D)
Feisol CT-3401 tripod & CM-1401 monopod
Manfrotto 488RC2 x2
Manfrotto 468RC2
DynaTran AT CF994 CF/Mag. Tripod with H95 ballhead
Sigma EF-500 DG Super
Nikon SB-600 flash with remote cord
Crumpler December Quarter, Cucumbarumba & Stunner
Lowepro Computrekker AW
Tamron 2.0x
Kenko Pro 300 1.4x and 2.0x
Sigma 1.4 EX DG x2 and 2.0x
Canon 1.4x MkII x2 and 2.0x MkII
Nikon 2.0x MkII
Lowepro Primus AW
Billingham 335 and 555
Domke F1-X
Kirk BH-1

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Digital Cameras:

Canon 5D III
Canon S100
Sony NEX-5R
Sony RX100

Lenses:

16-35mm f/2.8L II
24mm TS-E f/3.5L II
50mm f/1.2L
100mm f/2.8L IS Macro
E-mount Samyang 8mm Fisheye
E-mount Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6
E-mount Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS



Lighting:

580EX II X 2

Tripod:

Gitzo GT1541T/Markins Q3T


Storage:

Thinktank Photo Airport Ultralight
Domke F5-XB


Computers:

27" iMac
15" rMBP


Accessories:

POTN Neckstrap!

Wish-list, please PM me if you have any of these items for sale:

Any M Mount rangefinder equipment.

Mamiya 7 II with 43mm, 65mm, 80mm & 150mm.
Contax G2 Black with 28mm, 45mm & 90mm

Most all "High-End" film P&S and fixed lens rangefinders faster than f/2.8

Bodies:
Canon 5D
Canon 5D
Canon G9

Glass:
Canon 50mm f1.4 USM
Canon 16-35 f/2.8L USM
Canon 24-105 f/4L IS USM
Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Sigma 20mm f/1.8/EX/DG/Aspherical (My Northern Lights special!)
Canon 2.0 Teleconverter

Accessories:
Gitzo GT3530LS Carbon Fiber w/Markins Q-Ball M20 Ballhead
Bogen/Manfrotto 190MF4 w/ 322RC2 Grip Action Ball Head
Lexar Platinum 2 GB Compact Flash X 4
Sandisk Extreme III 2GB Compant Flash X 6
Hoya Protective Filters
Hoya Circular Polarizer/UV Filters
Hoya Circular U/V Filters
B+W Circular/Polarizer/Haz​e
Sing-Ray Graduated Neutral Density 2 Stop-Soft
Sing-Ray Graduated Neutral Density 2 Stop-Hard
Cokin "P" Series Filter Holder
Giottos Rocket Cleaning Kit
Canon 580EX II Flash

Storage:
Tamrac Expedition 7 Backpack
Tamrac 5765 Photo Hip Pack
Lowepro AW Beltpack
Lowepro Nova 1
Pelican 1550 Hardcase

Processing:
Sony VAIO Laptop
*Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
*2 GB DDR-SDRAM
*Windows XP
*160 GB Hard Drive
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Twin 500gb External Hardrives
Epson R1800 Printer

In the Future:
5 or 600mm f4!!

Camera

Canon 400D


Lens'

Canon EFS (18-55mm)
Canon 50mm Fixed lens
Canon 70-300mm IS Tele
Chinon (50mm) - used reversed for macro

Filters

Hoya Skylight[1b] 58mm
Circular polarising 58mm
ND8 58mm

CF Cards

Sandisk extreme III (2GB)
Lexar Premium (2GB)

Bag

Canon softcase
camlock gear bag

Accessories
Home made wired shutter release (£7 - BARGIN)
Hoya Sky Hood

Tripods
manfrotto
giottos


Software
Photoshop CS5

A tiny collection of things that will one day qualify as gear:

BODIES
5D Mark II
30D + Canon grip

LENSES
Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L
Canon EF-S 17-85mm kit lens
Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5L
Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM

Accessories/misc
Canon 1.4 TC
Manfrotto 3021BPRO legs / 488RC2 Head
LowePro Slingshot 300 bag
Canon RS-80N3 Remote Switch
"Shoot" intervalometer (cheap but it works!)

Wish List
Sigma Fisheye 8mm f/3.5
Nifty Fifty
[COLOR=#333333]EF 500mm f/4.0L IS (emphasis on the word "Wish" )
580 Ex Speedlight

Testing

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(I think I fixed it)

Sorry about that!

Camera Bodies:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 50D
Canon SD990 IS P&S
GoPro Hero 2 HD video

Current Lenses:
Canon 17-40 L f/4
Canon 24-70 L f/2.8

Accessories:
Canon Speedlite 550ex
Canon ST-E2
BG-E6 battery grip
BG-E3 battery grip
Maha Powerex Charger and batteries
Canon RS-60E3 remote switch
Canon RS-80N3 remote switch
Pantone Huey Pro

Tripod/Monopod:
Flashpoint carbon fiber legs
Flashpoint F-3 ball head
Gorillapod

Media:
80 GB of Sandisk Extreme III

Cases/Backpacks:
Osprey Talon 44 with F-Stop camera pod
Osprey Aether 85 with F-Stop camera pod

Current Wishlist:
Canon 16-35 L f/2.8
Canon TS-24 L
Singh-Ray Vari-ND

Computer:
MacBook Pro

Post Processing/Graphic Design Software:
Adobe Photoshop CS6
Adobe Lightroom 2.0
ACDSee 2.5 Pro

Gear List

EOS 30D
EOS 20D

EOS 350D Gripped (sold)

EOS 300

Canon 17-40mm L
Canon 50mm f1.8 MKII
Canon 28-80mm USM Mk1 (The best version by far....)
Sigma 70-200 f2.8 APO

55-300mm Polaris
Sigma 75-300mm APO
400mm Soligor f6.3 Cheapo (but fun!)
50mm f1.8 Pentacon

Other:

Manfrotto 055 ProB Legs.
Minolta X-300s
80-200mm
28-70mm f3.5
55mm f1.7 Rokkor
2x TC
Sunpak 4000AF Flash

Currently Have:
Camera
-Canon 60D

Lenses
-10-22
-24-105L
-100 2.8 Macro
-50 1.8

Other
-420ex Flash
-77mm Hoya Pro-1 CPL Filter
-16gb Ultra SD
-SanDisk Extreme USB Card Reader (For my desktop and Laptop!)
-Canon Selphy 710 4x6 Printer
-Rocket Blower
-Induro MA25 Monopod & Manfrotto 3229 Head w/QR
-Domke Gripper Strap w/QR

Bags
-Otterbox 6000 Hard Case
-Crumpler 6 Million Dollar Home
-Think Tank UD50
-Think Tank Holster 20

Computers/Software
-Custom Built Desktop
Triple 23" Dell U2311H IPS
C2D E6600 @ 3GHZ
4gb Memory
ATI 5770
2x 500GB and 1x 1TB Samsung F3
Windows 7 Pro x64

-Thinkpad X200 12.1"
P8600 @ 2.4GHZ
4gb Memory
60gb SSD
Windows 7 Pro x64

-Photoshop CS5 x64
-Fireworks CS5
-Lightroom 3 x64

Future Wants:
Manfrotto or Gitzo Tripod Setup
5D MkII

Previously Owned:
-Canon 30D
-Canon 300D
-18-55 Kit
-70-300 III USM
-100-400L
-Crumpler 3MDH
-Naneu Pro Tango
-Manfrotto 681B Monopod + 3232 Head

Cameras

Canon EOS 6D
Canon EOS 1Ds
Canon P95
Canon HV20 HD Camcorder
Fuji HS30 Point & Shoot


Canon Glass
Canon EF 24-70 f/4 L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200 f/4 L IS USM
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 Panckae
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8


Light Meters

Sekonic L-358 W/Pocket Wizard Module


Strobe/Flash & Studio Equipment

Canon Speedlite 580EX II
Canon CP-E3 Flash Battery Pack
Canon OC-E3 Off Shoe Camera Cord
Custom Bracket CBJR Flash Bracket
Alien Bees ABR800 Ringflash
Alien Bees AB800 Strobe (x4)
Alien Bees 22" Beauty Dish With Diffuser
Alien Bees 7" Silver Field Reflector (x4)
Alien Bees "Spill-Kill" Reflector (x2)
Alien Bees Rotating Speedring (x4)
LiteMod Frame (x2)
LiteMod Snoot
LiteMod Barndoors
Photoflex LS-2214 Light Stand (x3)
Bogen/Manfrotto 3333 Light Stand (x2)
Alien Bees 10' Universal Light Stand (x2)
Bogen/Manfrotto 2983 Background Crossbar Holder
Bogen/Manfrotto 3085 Boom Arm With Counter-Weight
Photoflex Lite Disc Holder (x2)
Photoflex Round White/Silver Lite Disc
Photoflex Round White/Gold Lite Disc
Photoflex Large Q39 Litedome Softbox (x2)
Photoflex Medium Q39 Litedome Softbox
Lasolite HiLite 6' x 7' Light Wall
Pocket Wizard Plus Slave Trigger (x2)
eBay Wireless Slave Trigger
Vagabon 300W Power Pack (x2)
Misc Clamps, Weights, Muslins, Seamless Paper, Cables, Etc.


Bags/Cases

National Geographic Medium Shoulder Bag
Lowepro D100 Stealth Reporter AW Shoulder Bag
Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW Backpack
Bogen/Manfrotto Tripod Bag
Alien Bees Single Light Carrying Bag (x4)
Pelican 1660 Studio Equipment Case W/Padded Dividers & Lid Organizer
Pelican 1650 Studio Equipment Case W/Padded Dividers
Pelican 1600 Studio Equipment Case
Pelican PCTB48 Studio Light Stand Bag (x2)
Stormcase iM2500 W/Padded Dividers & Lid Organizer (x2)


Tripods/Monopods

Bogen/Manfrotto 3021B Pro Tripod
Bogen/Manfrotto 3449 CF Monopod
Bogen/Manfrotto 488RC2 Ball Head
Amvona ATH-A02 Ball Head
Gorillapod SLR-Zoom


To All The Gear I've Loved (Or Hated) Before...

Cameras
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EOS 1D
Fuji F30 Point & Shoot


Canon Glass
Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 L USM
Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

Bodies:
Canon 5D MKII +Grip
Canon 50D +Grip
Canon 350D

Glass:
EF-S 17-85 IS
EF 24-70 2.8L
EF 100-400 L IS
EF 70-200 2.8L IS

Accessories:
Slingshot 200
Slingshot 300
580EX
Bogen Monopod
Bogen tripod
A bunch of CF cards
Bowen CPL filter

Cameras:
EOS 40D + Grip
EOS 30 35mm Film
Panasonic TZ8 PnS

Lenses:
17-40 F4L
50 1.8 Mk II
70-200 F4L
300mm IS F4L

Accessories: Canon 430EX, Canon 1.4x Extender II, Kenko Pro 1.4x Extender, Lowepro MiniTrekker, Kenko Pro macro tubes.

Gear List

Bodies:
Canon 1D mark 2
Canon 30D with grip and 2 batteries
Canon D60 with grip and 2 batteries

Lens:
Canon 85mm 1.2
Canon 15mm fisheye
Canon 70-200 2.8L IS
Canon 24-70 2.8L
Canon 16-35 2.8L

Flash:
Canon Speedlite 550EX
Canon Speedlite 580EX
Canon Speedlight transmitter st-e2

Studio setup:
A Bowens 3000 quadX with all extras..
A few Bowens 500DX with all extras.
Bowens pulsar remote triggers.
Typical studio equipment (too much to list)

Tripods:
Gitzo with an arca swiis Z monoball.
Manfrotto 475 tripod with a 229 head.
Manfrotto Carbon one monopod.

Other:
Lowepro and pelican cases.
Sekonic L758D meter
Minolta iv meter
Lee grad filter sets
Sunbounce reflectors.
Plenty of filters and nic nacs.

Computer:
Custom built main pc with Intel quad core cpu, 4gb ram, raptors in raid 0, 8800gtx all overclocked and water cooled.

My most important asset is the exclusive access I have to a great performing arts school with hundreds of amazing dancers here in oZ.

Im sure I have left stuff out but who really cares? right, None of our equipment is really that important,, its our images that count.