It has been five years since Brad asked about our photography equipment. I assume some of us have made changes since then.
[All cameras and lenses are Canon unless otherwise noted]
My current arsenal
5DIII + 500L telephoto + 1.4x teleconverter (tripod moounted) for nature photography.
1Dx + 100-400L II telephoto zoom (handheld) for nature photography and trains.
7DII + 4.0/16-35L wide angle zoom (hand held) for trains, landscapes, sunsets, etc.
In reserve
7D and Rebel XSi
24-105L wide angle zoom, 4.0/70-200 medium zoom, and 100-400L telephoto zoom
2x II teleconverter
Recent additions
I purchased a used 1Dx for $1700. I shoot trains and birds in poor light quite often up here in the Puget Sound region and the 1Dx handles high ISO settings much better than my 7DII and 5DIII. I could not afford a new 1Dx at the original M$RP, but I could not pass up this used one, a former Seattle Times camera which had been traded into Kenmore Camera.
I was increasingly unhappy with the photos from my 2.8/17-35L wide angle zoom, an older lens I had purchased used at Kenmore Camera several years ago. Niles at Kenmore put my name on a wish list for a newer wide angle lens should one be traded into Kenmore. A few days later I got a call from Niles about a used 4.0/16-35L. He set it aside for me and I traded in the old 17-35L for it. I am very happy with the lens, which I use in conjunction with the 7DII.
Lots of photographers are dumping their heavy, bulky dSLR sytems for the new lighter, compact mirrorless systems. I would like to hear from you who have done so.
[All cameras and lenses are Canon unless otherwise noted]
My current arsenal
5DIII + 500L telephoto + 1.4x teleconverter (tripod moounted) for nature photography.
1Dx + 100-400L II telephoto zoom (handheld) for nature photography and trains.
7DII + 4.0/16-35L wide angle zoom (hand held) for trains, landscapes, sunsets, etc.
In reserve
7D and Rebel XSi
24-105L wide angle zoom, 4.0/70-200 medium zoom, and 100-400L telephoto zoom
2x II teleconverter
Recent additions
I purchased a used 1Dx for $1700. I shoot trains and birds in poor light quite often up here in the Puget Sound region and the 1Dx handles high ISO settings much better than my 7DII and 5DIII. I could not afford a new 1Dx at the original M$RP, but I could not pass up this used one, a former Seattle Times camera which had been traded into Kenmore Camera.
I was increasingly unhappy with the photos from my 2.8/17-35L wide angle zoom, an older lens I had purchased used at Kenmore Camera several years ago. Niles at Kenmore put my name on a wish list for a newer wide angle lens should one be traded into Kenmore. A few days later I got a call from Niles about a used 4.0/16-35L. He set it aside for me and I traded in the old 17-35L for it. I am very happy with the lens, which I use in conjunction with the 7DII.
Lots of photographers are dumping their heavy, bulky dSLR sytems for the new lighter, compact mirrorless systems. I would like to hear from you who have done so.
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