Equipment
Digital Camera Bodies:
Lenses:
Audio:
Lighting:
Support:
Computers and Software:
Film Cameras*:
*Note - Film photos are available for event and portraiture at an extra charge to cover cost of film and processing. There will be a delay in turnaround for the film photos due to processing time, and a minimum of 3 week notice is required to allow for time to order specialty film
- Canon 1DC - A 1DX with 4K cinema video and C-Log. Brilliant high ISO performance coupled with the legendary build quality and AF performance from the 1D series. It has de-throned the 5DIII as the main "A Camera".
- Canon 1DS Mark II - My main "C Camera" - Full frame sensor, weather sealed, 45 point auto-focus system, dual card slots. Its a beautiful camera.
- Canon 1D Mark IIn - My "D Camera (as in D for dead)" - A wicked fast camera. It may be an older model, but it still holds its ground. Weather-sealed and rugged, this camera will keep shooting in just about any environment. - Update; as of April 23, 2016 it is dead.
- Canon 5D Mark III - My main "B Camera" - It's bloody brilliant. ISO range is incredible, amazing AF system, brilliant silent shutter, excellent handling, beautiful and detailed files. Oh, and with the Magic Lantern Raw hack, it becomes a cinema raw beast shooting full 1080p at 60fps continuous cinema dng. - Check out my first impressions review here!
- Canon 5D Mark 1 - My "D Camera (as in D for dead)". A beautiful camera for just about any type of photography. What was once normally my main camera, it sadly kicked the bucket sometime in 2019. It powers on, but doesn't much else. I suspect a main board failure. However, it is still a brilliant camera. - Check out my full review here!
- Canon 60D - The Backup. When something fails, send in the backup. A pretty good camera for a midrange APS-C size sensor, with a pretty neat trick up its sleeve - Full 1080P HD video recording.
- Leica M-P (Typ 240) - A fancy new full frame digital rangefinder. More to come!
- Epson R-D1s - One of the first digital rangefinders. Perfect for street photography and when I want the feeling of shooting film but the flexibly of digital. - Check out my full review here!
Lenses:
- Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM - A stellar wide angle lens for low-light photography. It's wicked sharp, and that f/1.4 aperture is fantastic. It makes hand-held shots of the stars possible, and it's great for receptions.
- Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM - A beautiful wide standard lens that works in just about any situation. Great for photojournalism, events, as well as street photography. Check out my full review here!
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.0L USM - No. It's not a typo. It actually is an f/1.0 lens with auto-focus. Challenging to work with at times, but definitely worth it for that absolutely incredible bokeh and depth of field. Nothing says subject isolation like f/1.0.
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM - My most used prime. I grew up shooting film with a 50mm, and I still shoot with a 50mm on full-frame digital. It's sharp, light weight, plus the f/1.4 aperture for beautiful bokeh and subject isolation.
- Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM - A semi-recent purchase, my go to lens for headshots, portraits, weddings, and other events. The f/1.2 aperature allows for lots of light gathering as well as beautiful subject isolation and bokeh. While the AF is not the fastest, the images that this lens is capable of producing are stunning. They certainly have a special look to them. Check out my full review of the 85L here!
- Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM - My light-weight go to lens for head shots. Practically distortion free, sharp, light weight, with fantastic image quality. It's one of Canon's best primes for its price. It also can provide some wonderful subject isolation.
- Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L USM - A.K.A. the Eye of Sauron. Check out my first impressions review here!
- Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM - New lens, more info to come soon!
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - One of the 2 go to lenses when covering an event. Great image quality, weather-sealed, and rugged - This lens is built to withstand just about anything. This is my secondary lens for events as it allows for some very wide shots, and then with a quick flick of the zoom ring, short telephoto. This lens is also my main lens for working in the studio, or on location with strobes.
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM - My other go to event lens. Just like the 24-70mm, Great image quality, weather-sealed, and rugged, with the added benefit of Image Stabilization. This is my main lens for concerts, operas, and ballets.
- Nikon 50mm f/1.2 Nikkor AI - An older manual focus prime which yields some very beautiful results. It's older design gives a glow to the image, something modern lenses rarely have. The f/1.2 aperture yields silky smooth bokeh and beautiful background separation even at farther distances. While not the most convenient to work with do to the lack of AF, it is a joy to shoot with when I use it.
- Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS APO HSM - Check out my first impressions review on my blog!
- Tamron SP 300mm f/2.8 LD-IF Model 60B - While I don't use this lens any more, it's such a unique lens, I'll never part with it. An early 300mm f/2.8 from the 80s with excellent performance and a brilliant interchangeable mount system. There isn't another one like it. - Check out my full review here!
- Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 - Another interesting lens. It really allows one to see the world in a new perspective. At 14mm, it views about 114°. An excellent lens for extremely wide shots, and wonderful for dramatic effects. - Check out my full review here!
- Sigma 1.4x EX DG APO Teleconverter - New lens, more info to come soon!
- Sigma 2x EX DG APO Teleconverter - New lens, more info to come soon!
- Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical - A super small and super wide angle rectilinear lens for rangefinder cameras. It offers excellent sharpness and no distortion, which is incredible for 15mm.
- W-Nikkor-C 28mm f/3.5 - Super small, and super sharp. A sweet lens for street photography.
- Jupiter-12 35mm f/2.8 LTM - A Russian copy of a 1930's pre-war Zeiss lens, with an interesting character. - Check out my full review here!
- Canon 50mm f/1.2 LTM - An early ultra-fast prime from the 1950's with very unique rendering.
- Canon 135mm f/3.5 LTM - A beautiful chrome lens with a simple Tessar design from the early 1950s. Complete with matching leather case and viewfinder. It doesn't get much use as telephoto lenses are not practical on rangefinders, but its great when I need a telephoto lens.
Audio:
- Zoom H6 - A wonderful portable 6 track recorder. Great for running on the go with multiple microphones, or mounting on top of a camera with the shotgun mic. The H6 is really interesting since it allows for use of matched interchangeable microphones, allowing the user to fine tune the unit to fit the job.
- Zoom H4 - The older model to the H6. While only 4 tracks, it still packs a punch, and is great as a backup to the H6 or a desktop audio interface.
- Warm Audio 47Jr (2x) - A beautiful pair of large diaphragm condenser microphones with a 3-way pickup pattern. Super low noise and brilliant clarity.
- CAD Audio E70 (2X) - A nice pair of matched small diaphragm condenser microphones. Super flexible with both cardioid and omnidirectional pickups.
- Realistic PZM microphone (2x) - A hidden gem in the older line of RadioShack copies of higher end microphones. This is an almost exact copy of the Crown PZM microphone, and does just as good of a job. Great for recording pianos, percussion, and a great low-profile stage microphone. When matched with a pair of small condenser microphones, the PZMs work excellent as room/ambient microphones.
- Mackie VLZ-1202 - A great compact 12 channel mixer with lots of flexibility. Perfect when you need more than 6 channels.
- Mackie VLZ-2404 - A monster analog board, mainly used in the studio.
- AKG D-1200E - A mid 1970's dynamic microphone similar to the Shure SM57, but with better performance. Features 3 way low cut switch for nice flexibility.
- Sony ECM 22P - A mid 1970's small small diaphragm condenser with a fairly flat frequencey response range. Signal to noise ratio isn't as good as newer condenser microphones, but it works well on louder sound sources. Runs on phantom power, or a discontinued mercury cell 9 volt battery, and also has a low cut switch.
Lighting:
- Speedlite 600EX-RT (6x) - The best speedlights I have ever used. Well built, and a lightning fast recharge speed, these lights also have built in 2.4Ghz radio controls, allowing for off camera flash without the hassle of separate radio triggers.
Support:
- Induro Alloy AM Series 8M Monopod AM 25 - A sturdy but compact monopod capable of supporting up to 22lbs, that collapses to 16 inches.
- Gitzo Series 5 Tripod with a Gitzo R3 370 head - Very sturdy, but at very heavy. This tripod looks like its been through a through a lot, but it is built to last. A couple scratches here and there but it still works great.
- Gitzo Series 5 Tripod with a Gitzo R4 head - Same tripod, even bigger head. Brilliant for large format and video work.
- Steady-cam - ready to fly with the Canon 5D and a combination of lenses. It features a 3 axis gimbal for smooth video footage.
- Benro S6 Video Head - A nice portable video head perfect for shooting on the go.
- 47" slider - For those super smooth slider pulls.
Computers and Software:
- Late 2015 27-inch iMac Retina 5K, Intel i7-6700K, AMD Radeon R9 M395X - The main machine. It's a powerful workhorse with a beautiful display.
- Early 2011 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel i7-2820QM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M - For editing and backing up on the go!
- Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended
- Adobe Premiere Pro CS6
- Adobe After Effects CS6
- Adobe Lightroom 4.3
- DXO FilmPack 3
- VSCO Film Packs 1-5
Film Cameras*:
- Rolleiflex Standard - This old Twin-Lens Reflex camera from 1933 features a beautiful Carl Zeiss lens, and provides that vintage look that older lenses have. The camera takes 12 6x6 images on a single roll of 120 medium format film.
- Hasselblad 1000F - The iconic 6x6 studio camera. Fully mechanical, and beautifully designed. Paired with the Carl Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Tessar for vintage results. Also this camera is a lot of fun to shoot a polaroid back with.
- Mamiya M645 1000s - A "small" camera in the medium format world, this camera still dwarfs most cameras as it shoots 6x4.5. Paired with the 80mm f/1.9, this has been a fun camera for portraits.
- Norita 66 - A fairly large medium format camera, its a 6x6 camera in the traditional SLR design and styling. It handles like a super-sized Nikon F. Features removable finders, and has a beautiful 80mm f/2 normal lens.
- Graflex Crown Graphic - The iconic press camera of the late 1930's, 40's, and 50's. This large format camera takes 4x5 sheet film, and provides an incredible amount of detail in the negatives, not to mention, the classic large format look.
*Note - Film photos are available for event and portraiture at an extra charge to cover cost of film and processing. There will be a delay in turnaround for the film photos due to processing time, and a minimum of 3 week notice is required to allow for time to order specialty film