Equipment

I am sometimes asked what kind of camera system I use. In the past I used Nikon for many years, but after a lot of research I switched to Canon for my digital photography needs.

Canon

	Canon 5D Mark II camera bodies with BG-E6 battery grips. I carry two 5D Mark II bodies, one with the EF 16-35mm F/2.8L USM lens attached and the other with the either the EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM or the EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM lens on it.
	Canon Rebel XTI camera body with BG-E3 battery grip. (Used for backup and when I want to travel light.)
	All my lenses are Canon Auto Focus
	EF 15mm F/2.8 Fisheye.
	EF 50mm F/1.4 USM Normal.
	EF 85mm F/1.2L II Medium Telephoto.
	EF 100mm F/2.8 USM Macro.

	EF 16-35mm F/2.8L II USM Zoom.
	EF 24-85 F/3.5-4.5 USM Zoom.
	EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM Zoom.
	EF 70-200mm F/4 IS USM Zoom.
	EF 100-400 F/4.5-5.6L IS USM Zoom.
	580EX Speedlite Flash.
	430EX Speedlite Flash.
	EOS Dedicated TTL off camera flash cord.
	RS-80N3 Remote switch.

	Four Sandisk 16GB Extreme IV Compact Flash cards.
	Two Sandisk 8GB Extreme IV Compact Flash cards.

Other Equipment

MSI Wind laptop with 500GB hard dive, 2GB memory, CD/DVD burner, Windows XP Professional and Adobe Lightroom 2.

Western Digital Passport 80GB portable USB hard drive.

Manfrotto 3444 Carbon Fiber tripod with Giotto MH-1000 Ball Head.

	Velbon Carmagne 640 Carbon Fiber tripod with Giotto MH-1002 Ball Head. (Nice for traveling light.)
	Gitzo G1566 Monopod.

	Lowepro Roller 1 and Domke camera bag.
	Several Photoflex reflectors.
	B+W circular polarizing filters.
	Lens cleaning cloth, flashlight, gaffers tape, extra batteries.

Film

Glad to say that I do not have to deal with film anymore. One of the reasons I went digital is that Kodak E100VS slide film went to $18.00 per roll with processing. The other is the wonderful quality Canon digital cameras deliver. Digital is great!!

Miscellaneous Information

	I also try to take as much of my camera gear as I possibly can as carryon. With all new carryon restrictions, it's getting very difficult for photographers. If necessary, I will put some of my things in checked luggage such as tripod, reflectors, filters and extra battery packs.
	I wear a Domke photo vest when traveling; it's a great way to store things such as small flash, cleaning cloth and of course airline tickets and passport.
	I use a Lowepro Roller 1 Series to carry my camera gear when traveling by plane and after I arrive at my destination, I use the Domke F3X camera bag to carry my gear while shooting.