I think that a photographer should use whatever brand of camera that they like and can afford. Me? I am a thrifty shopper and many of my cameras were purchased used or as “refurbs” at less than retail price. But over the years other photographers have asked me: What gear do you use? This is my answer to to them. As part of my system, I keep most of my gear in specific backpacks so that I can grab one, two or three of the bags and go.
Inside a Joe Farace Classic Reporter Backpack, you’ll find:
Canon EOS 5D and EOS 50D camera bodies
Canon EF 16 – 35mm f/2.8L II USM, EF 135mm f/2.8 SF (Soft Focus) Telephoto Lens
Pro-Optic Multi-Coated 2x Tele-Converter
Gossen Luna-Star F2 light meter
Canon Speedlite 550EX
Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite Flash
Canon RS-80N3 Remote Switch for EOS Cameras
Inside a Joe Farace Reporter II Backpack, you’ll find:
Canon EOS 1D Mark II N camera body, plus charger for camera. Tip: I keep chargers for each camera in each backpack.
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, EF 75-300 4/5.6 IS Len
Pro-Optic 500mm f/6.3 Mirror Lens, 8mm f/3.5 Manual Focus, Fish Eye Lens, Multi-Coated 1.4X Tele-Converter
Canon Speedlite 420EX
Inside an old LowePro Backpack, you’ll find (mostly) my Digital Infrared gear:
Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xti and EOS Digital Rebel Xt both were converted to Infrared capture by LifePixel.
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, EF-S 22-55mm, EF-S 18-55mm
Tamron SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II, AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD lens
When I want to travel light, I also have a Think Tank Retrospective 5 shoulder bag for my Olympus E-P3 micro four-thirds camera—an E-P3—along with,lenses, and accessories.
