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Your still photography setups

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Would love to hear what you guys are using for your still photos...

I currently rock a 7D with 24-70 2.8 most of the time.

BUT also have an F100 that I love.

I have also been thinking about getting a 5D with Leica Summilux 1.4 50 as the new carry everywhere camera.

What kind of setups are you guys rocking?

PS. If this is repost I sorry.
 
Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 prime, Nikkor 70-300 DX AF, Nikkor 18-55 DX AFS, Sigma 10-20 AF, Sigma 50-500 DG HSM, Lensbaby Composer, Marumi DFR 14N Ring flash, Nikon F-Lomo plastic lens mount, 2x extender, macro tube, a variety of plastic Lomo camera, a variety of old FF 35mm range finder cameras both American and Russian, Sensor loupe, swabs, lens cleaning solution, MBD 80 battery extension/grip, IR remote. Strobes, D3s, backgrounds come with studio rental but I'd like to buy some soon. Oh and I need a new reflector. I may have forgotten some tidbits but that's the gist of it.
 
Leaf Aptus II 10 56MP DB (moving to Leaf Aptuss II 12 80MP DB)on Phase One/Mamiya 645 DF Body, with Phase One 28mm f/4.5 D, Schneider 50mm f/2.8 LS, Schneider 80mm f/2.8 LS, Schneider 110mm f/2.8 LS, Phase One 150mm f/2.8 D.

Canon 1D IV, EF 17-40mm f/4L, EF 85mm f/1.2L II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L II, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II (on pre-order).

Sekonic 758DR and Sekonic 758 Cine.

Pocke Wizards and Profoto Air System wireless controls.

Profoto Flash system, ranging form Portable units, MonoBlocks, 7A Pro Pack units, Pro Ring II and a variety of Heads, Umbrellas, Sofboxes, both form Profoto to a wide range of Chimera, including some super Boxes like the F2X series of 5x10' and 10x30' powered by LED's, various panels, nets and reflectors form California Bounce, and so on, continuos lighting by use of LED's only.

Wind Machines, Smog Machines, and other FX gear, also used for Cinema use.

Gitzo Carbon Fiber Giant Mountaineer support system.
 
Canon 5Dmk2 and 1ds3 with 16-25L 2.8, 70-200L 2.8, 24-70L 2.8, and the fast canon L primes. Gitzo carbon sticks. Timelapse controller and various TL gear and support.

For landscape stills, primarily shooting fuji velvia 4x5 on an Ebony RSW45 with Rodenstock lenses.
 
Two 5D MkIIs, one 40D, and one 7D.

EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II, EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L, EF 50mm F1.4, EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, 2x 580EX E-TTL II Flash.

Sekonic 758DR and Sekonic 758 Cine.

Rolleiflex 2.8C, Seagull 4B-1, Rollei 35 (this is my carry-everywhere camera).
 
Cameras - 2 Nikon FTNs, 1 Nikon D 7000 (on order), 1 Nikon D70. I am also waiting to get the D700x (24 MP) when it comes out since I recently sold 4 other Nikon bodies.

Lenses - 18-70mm DX lens, 1 ea. AIS Nikon Primes 16 Fisheye, 24 f2, 35 f1.4, 50 f1.4, 55 Macro, 85 f1.4, 105 f1.8, and 3 AFS f2.8 Pro Zooms 17-35, 28-70, 80-200.

Meters - Minolta Flashmeter III and IVf, Minolta Color Meter, Minolta Spotmeter.

A variety of filters, polas, diopters, NDs, CC, soft, B&W sky darkeners like yellow, green, orange and red, as well as some real silk stocking material in nude and tan, optical flats and vaseline.

Lighting - 8", 2' and 3' custom LED softboxes, 2' and 3' Tungsten Softboxes (Chimera style), 3' and 5' White Umbrellas, 4'x5' softbox, Speedotron Strobe system, 1k and 2k nooklights, 3 1K MR Fresnels, 1 Zimmer Fibreoptic set, numerous reflectors in white, silver, gold, dull and shiny as well as flags, etc.

Support - Tiltall Tripod, Bogen/Manfrotto tripod, C-stands, numerous other stands, clamps, arms, mafers, studs, and a great miscellany of grip equipment.

Expendables - Gaffer tape, 1" and 2", double stick, spray mount, basic make-up kit, basic special effects kit inc. tungsten wire, tacky wax, dulling spray and Crystal Clear, naptha, alcohol, acetone, spray bottles, etc.

I am sure if I went out and looked there's much more, but this should give you a good idea.

I now shoot only 35mm digital and film (Velvia or TX) for still, and Panavision and soon coming RED ONE MX for motion. Many like the medium format, and I have used Hassy's etc., but never really liked them. I did enjoy for a long time shooting 8x10 Ektachrome and Tri-X with Rodenstock and Schneier gladss on my Deardorffs, even some old Ektars had a nice look, too, but when I got into film I sold all that gear.
 
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since I make underwater housings for all of the current cameras I tend to go through the digitals pretty quick. Have bought and sold all of the Canon vDSLRs and the only digital right now is the hacked Panasonic GH1 I bought from a reduser this weekend.

I've also recently accumulated a lot of cool still cameras while getting some Aquatica underwater housings for domes and shades that I used on the REDONE housings. I found that I could buy whole packages cheaper than the parts so I've accumulated some nice N8008s and an F4S in excellent condition that I might start to shoot with.

Got a few contax 35mm as well when I bought some packages for the Contax Zeiss lenses that I used on the redone with the birger canon ef mount

I was looking at some medium format lenses with the Epic 645 in mind and traded one of our video housings to a guy at one of our dive trade shows for a Pentax 645N and some lenses, so also playing with some medium format stuff - have accumulated a complete set of manual lenses and have the parts to make a pentax 645 to PL mount adapter.

It's kind of fun because these are really cool cameras that were too expensive to justify buying when they were in their prime (I've always been primarily a video guy professionally). These days the film cameras are super cheap. And for the cost of upgrading digital every couple years you can shoot a lot of film.

:-)

It's definitely time for a photography garage sale.
 
Canon 1DS and 5D with Leica 19mm, 90mm Summ and Canon 28-70L, 70-200L zooms. Lighting is a set of Profoto Acute, a set of Speedo Blackline strobes and a Speedo monolight, and a few Photoflex Starlights.
 
Primary camera is a Canon F-1
I've got a Mamiya 645 Pro but you have to have a reason to carry that thing around.

Also a 5D Mk2 which I use on trips when volume trumps style.
 
Nikon D200; two lenses, one lost lens cap replaced by the lid from a Pattack's Curry jar. Small jar.

HP Designjet Z3100 printer. Moab Entrada Natural, 300 Gm paper. Paper! I hope Roberto isn't reading this thread.

Solo Exhibitions slated for next year: Vancouver, Whistler, Edmonton, and Toronto to be fixed. New York, anticipated. ( :
 
I'm shooting on a 7D with two old Nikon primes (50/1.4, 35/2), a Nikon 80-200 F2.8 zoom, and a (ew) Sigma 10-20.

Not exactly an old hand at it, but just this week, I've got some stuff coming out on the biggest digital billboard in Latin America, and I've been asked to exhibit some of my natural light stuff at a cultural event next month.

I have access to a Leica M7 plus glass, and a Mamiya 645...as this gets more and more serious, I might start playing with film again.
 
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