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What's in the bag?
As a photographer I am always curious what other photographers use for equipment, so here I am going to tell you what I have in my gear bag's. Keep in mind I do not always take everything at one time, There has actually only been twice that I actually completely packed up shop in my photo-backpack & over-the-shoulder gadget bag & headed out to a location. This may also help you deconstruct some of my shots if your trying to learn how things are done. I know as a student that reverse engineering other photographers work (especially with lighting) really helps me get ahold of basic things like strategy, purpose & the most commonly used lighting/posing setups. If you have a question about anything, just ask.
Also, no I'm not rich but my girlfriend left me so I save ALOT of money there & I am currently living back home with my parents (while I go to school) & photography is going to be my life one way or another so about 95% of every dollar I get goes into my gear fund, being lucky enough to not have to pay rent or pay for dinner & drinks every single night really helps me save.

Cameras & Body's:
1) 2 Canon EOS 30D Bodys (1 w/ battery grip, 1 without)
2) Canon EOS Rebel XT Body <---I still love this f**kin camera
3) Canon EOS Elan 7N 35mm Camera
4) Canon EOS Rebel Ti 2nd 35mm Body (for backup)

Lenses:
1) Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
2) Canon EF 75-300mm f/4 III
3) Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
4) Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5 II (Rebel XT Kit Lens)
5) Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens
6) Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (My Standard Walkaround Lens)
7) Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
8) Canon EF 2x II Extender

Tripods & Heads:
1) Manfrotto 3001BPRO w/ Manfrotto
2) 484RC2 Ball Head w/ Quick Release Plate
3) Manfrotto 728B DigiCompact w/ Static 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head
4) Sony VCT-D480DRM Remote Control Tripod (Tiny but ok for remote camera)
5) Sunpak PlatinumPlus Monopod Gaff taped straight for high level remote

Lighting & Flash Equipment:
1) 3 Canon 580EX Speedlites
2) Canon 430EX Speedlite
3) Promaster 7500DX Digital Speedlite
4) Promaster Off-Camera Sync Cord (modified to be 25ft)
5) 4 Pocket Wizard Plus II Remotes
6) Homemade 3 strobe sync cord for hardwiring
7) 2 Manfrotto 3373 6' 5-Section light stands
8) 2 Impact SLS-LS10A 10' 3-Section light stands
9) Impact 3218 9' 3-Section light stand/boom arm
10) Impact 42" 5-in-1 Reflector
11) Manfrotto Superclamp
12) 2 Photoflex XS 12"x16" Softbox's
13) 2 Interfit 43" Silver/Black Umbrella's
14) 4 StoFen OmniBounce for each Speedlite (except 7500DX)
15) Numerous hamemade cardboard Snoots & GoBo's of all lengths

Memory & Film:
1) 1 - Lexar 80x 1GB Compact Flash Cards
2) 2 - Sandisk Ultra II 1GB Compact Flash Cards
3) 1 - Sandisk Ultra II 2GB Compact Flash Card
4) 1 - Sandisk Extreme III 2GB Compact Flash Card
5) 1 - Sandisk Extreme III 1GB Compact Flash Card
6) 1 - Sandisk Standard 1GB Compact Flash Card
7) Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 Black & White Negative Film
8) Kodak Professional Portra 160NC & 400NC Color Negative Film
9) Kodak Professional Portra 160VC & 400VC Color Negative Film

Filters:
1) Tiffen 67mm Circular Polarizer
2) Tiffen 67mm 812 Warming
3) Tiffen 67mm UV Protector
4) Hoya 58mm 80A
5) Hoya 58mm Neutral Density x 4
6) Canon 58mm UV Haze
7) Quantaray 58mm Circular Polarizer
8) Quantaray 58mm UV Haze
9) Quantaray 58mm Cross 6x (6-Point Starburst)
10) Quantaray 58mm Diffusion (Soft Focus Effect)
11) Promaster 58mm UV
12) Spiratone 58mm Orange (For B&W Photography)
13) Spiratone 58mm Yellow (For B&W Photography)
14) Hoya 77mm Circular Polarizer (S-HMC) - Thin
15) Canon 77mm Haze UV-1 (L-39 Sharp Cut)

Hardware & Software:
1) Sony Vaio VGC-RA828G Desktop - Windows Media Center 2005 w/ Pentium 4 CPU, 3.60GHz, 2GB RAM, 400GB Internal HardDrive, 300GB External Seadisk Harddrive, 250GB External Lacie Harddrive
2) Gateway 15" MX6455 Platinum Edition - Windows Media Center 2005, AMD 64 Turion ML-37 1.99GHz, 1GB RAM, 100GB Hard Drive
3) Apple 13" MacBook w/ Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger, 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo CPU, 512MB RAM, 60GB Hard Drive, Intel GMA 950 Graphics (for school & the like)
4) Sony 17" LCD Monitor 1280x1024
5) Monaco OPTIX XR & Monaco EZColor Calibration System (Monitor, Printer, Scanner, Camera)
6) Epson Stylus Photo R2400 Wide-Format Desktop Printer
7) Epson Stylus Photo RX600 All-In-One Scanner, Printer, Copier (waiting for garbage day)
8) Complete Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2)
9) 2nd copy of Adobe Photoshop CS2 (for laptop)
10) COREL Painter IX
11) ACDSee 8 Pro
12) Numerous Plug-Ins for Photoshop (I'll list them all if you REALLY want)

Accessories & Miscellanious
1) Sekonic L-558 DualMaster Incident/Flash/1 Degree Spot Light Meter <---Cant live without it
2) BG-E3 Double Battery Grip for Rebel XT (Holds 2 stock batteries or 6 AA's)
3) BG-E2 Double Battery Grip for 30D
4) Canon Lens Hoods to match all Lens's
5) CompuTrekker Plus AW (for air travel/big jobs)
6) Lowepro NOVA 1 Shoulder/Hip Pack
7) Lowepro EX 120 Hip Pack
8) Quantaray Pro Full Size Photo Backpack
9) Canon XL Gadget Bag Shoulder Bag
10) Tamrac Folding 8 Filter Wallet
11) Quantaray Large Rubber Blower (not those tiny ones with the "horse hair" at the tip)
12) Zeiss Optical Lens Cleaner (the only thing i use to clean my lenses, which I do after every use)
13) Monster Ultra 2100 Powercell Rechargeable NiMH AA Batteries 2100mAh x 2 sets w/ 30min Charger (Probably the best batteries for flashguns & cameras)
14) Energizer 2500mAh Rechargeable NiMH AA Batteries x 8 sets w/ 15 Minute Charger (Much cheaper & almost as good as Monster Batteries)
15) 30 Power-2000 2700mAh Rechargeable NiMH AA Batteries w/ Charger
16) 2 Battery chargers for 30D Batteries & 2 Battery chargers for XT Batteries
17) 3 Canon CP-E3 External Battery Packs

But most importantly, as corny as it sounds, don't forget to bring an open mind!

The majority of this equipment will be reviewed at my website: [link]

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