My Equipment

Unless you're into photography big time and have a huge budget too, it seems that photographers fall into two main camps. Those who use Nikon cameras and lenses, and those who use Canon. It's usually a personal choice as there is little to choose between the two in terms of quality or capability. As DSLR technology continues to be developed, both companies are continually bringing out new models incorporating the latest features. It's for the poor photographer to try and make an informed choice and decide at what level to pitch in to this market and, just as importantly, when to upgrade in order to minimize investment losses.

 

Since the early days of digital camera's I have used Canon equipment. My first camera was the Canon Powershot G1, very impressive at the time, but in just a few short years has become completely obsolete in terms of doing any serious work. The biggest memory card available for the camera then was a 1GB IBM Microdrive Compact Flash card. A real moving hard drive in a compact flash II housing that cost £200!! These days 1GB would be considered too small to bother with.

 

Today I use Canon EOS 50D cameras that have the APS-C sized sensor and a combination of high quality EF L glass lenses and top end lenses from the EF-S range.  The EOS 50D is a joy to use, comfortable to hold and intuitive for all except the most advanced function settings. An unbiased and very in-depth review of this camera can be found here.

 

Other equipment makes that I have gravitated towards in support of my hobby are: Manfrotto for monopod and tripod, Interfit for studio lighting, Hoya for filters and Canon printer/inks/paper for printing my work. Image workflow is carried using the latest versions of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

 

If you are interested in buying your own equipment then why not take a look on Amazon. I've included a default search for the Canon EOS 50D but you can enter your own search details: