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Current Photograpy Gear - 2008
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The following gear makes up my current photographic toolkit. I used to own a more professional set of gear (see my old gear page, but I have sold all of that gear and replaced it with a much more simple, portable, and inexpensive toolkit. There are images in my gallery that were shot on my new Nikon D60 or an Canon EOS D60, and even a handful
that were shot on a Minolta Maxxum 9 with Fujichrome Velvia ISO 50 film, but the vast majority were shot with my old Canon EOS 1Ds and EOS 10D.
Last Updated: 05/14/2008
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Nikon D60 Digital SLR Body - This body is less sophisticated than my old Canon 1Ds, but I should be able to capture images of similar quality for the most part. The sensor is not full-frame like the 1Ds sensor, but the D60 does have a 10.2 megapixel sensor, which is not far off from the 1Ds. The D60 claims to automatically clear the low-pass sensor filter, so this might reduce my need to manually clean the sensor and the constant need to clone stamp out sensor dust on all of my images. I think this camera body is going to work out just great for me.
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Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-f/6.3 XR DI-II Zoom Lens - This is my main lens. With the D60 1.5x sensor/focal-length conversion, this lens has an effective focal length range of 27-375mm.
There is some quality loss in exchange for the flexibility and focal length range, but to me this is completely
acceptable when travel situations dictate the use of small lens.
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Slik U6600 Photo Tripod with 3-Way Pan Head - This tripod is small and cheap, and I will probably replace it with something a little stronger down the road, but for now, it's good enough and it's nice and compact and light for backpacking.
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Epson 2200 Photo Inkjet Printer - This is the printer that I use to produce all
of my color prints. It uses 7 different inks: Photo Black, Light Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, and Yellow.
It's an excellent printer that produces high-quality prints up to 13"x19" (A3) in size. I typically use Epson's Premium Luster or Premium Semigloss paper,
but I also use Lyson's Photo Velvet Plus fine art paper.
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