My Photo Equipment

While camera equipment itself doesn’t take pictures – photographers do that – I occasionally receive questions as to what equipment and tools I use. Here is a short listing of my currently used gear.

Camera bodies:
Nikon D7000
Nikon D200
Nikon D70

Lenses:
Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED AF-S
Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G IF-ED AF-S
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 G AF-S DX
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8D G-AFS ED-IF VR
Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X AF Pro DX (with Nikon mount)

I have Hama/Hoya UV protectors or Nikon NC filters on my lenses, and I occasionally use Hoya circular polarizers. I also sometimes experiment with Cokin graduated filters.

In most cases, I’ll use the Nikkor 18-200 on the D7000 or the D200, as this package enables me to quickly react to many different situations within a vast focal range. For circumstantial shots, or in environments where a bulky SLR might be too intrusive, I also like to use compact digital cameras of different makes (Nikon, FujiFilm, Casio).

I use LowePro shoulder bags and backpacks to carry my equipment around.

I also own a Cullmann Alpha tripod, but I rarely put it to use except when shooting under particularly demanding lighting conditions.

For the limited post-processing I do, I use Corel Paint Shop Pro. It is a fantastic software package at a decent price, coming with far more features that one can attempt to understand in time before a new version is being released