Use this thread for discussions about lenses, cameras etc. Also, as a first post please post what equipment you are using (camera, grip, lenses, cards whatever).

I am curious to see how many of you guys are out there, from what I can tell, the consumer DSLR camera market has exploded and almost everyone is buying one, already has one, or wants one.

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Brand of Choice:
Body:
Lense(s):
Filters:
Flash(s)
Grip:
Cards:
Type of shooting

Of course I'm here.

Brand of Choice: Canon.
Body: Canon EOS-20D
Lense(s): Canon 18-55, Canon 75-300
Filters: Too many to remember.
Flash(s): None, yet.
Grip: None, I don't like them.
Cards: Two SanDisk CF Ultra II 1.0 gb, Lexar CF 512 mb, Lexar CF Professional 80x 512 mb
Type of shooting: Everything.

what is a 'grip' in this sense - - - is it literally the thing you grab onto to hold the camera - i only ask cuz i din't think you could get different types of grips for a camera

Crap, Forgot to post my shit..

Brand of Choice: Canon
Body: Canon EOS 20D
Lense(s):
Canon 15mm Fisheye
Canon 17-35mm F2.8L
Canon 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM
Canon 50mm F1.8 USM II
Canon 100-300mm F3.5-5.6 USM II
Filters:
Tiffen UV Filters on all lenses
TIFFEN Circ. Polarizer for each lense
Canon Lense Hoods for each lense
Flash(s) None. (Want 580EX)
Grip: BG-E2 (I have big hands, so it works well for me)
Cards: 3 x 1GB Lexar 80x CF, 60GB databank
Type of shooting Everything and then some.

Originally Posted by drivers_wanted1

what is a 'grip' in this sense - - - is it literally the thing you grab onto to hold the camera - i only ask cuz i din't think you could get different types of grips for a camera

Gives additional buttons for portrait photos, as well as room for 2 batteries instead of one. Works well with heavy lenses, and guys with bigger hands.

Curious what is suggested in terms of a charger that can handle quick charging multiple BP-511 batteries at the same time? I need one. I have about 6x batteries and one friggen charger..

Can't help u with the charger question TOm, but u need to pick up some UV filters and keep them on all your lenses. Especially for that 28-135 lens. Just make sure that the UV filter is threaded for another filter to go over it.

Did u buy any lens hoods during your recent spending spree???

I highly recommend them (as does Kyle) for any type of shooting outdoors where there's uncontrollable light in various directions and indoors when there are spot lights and such like at car shows.

Originally Posted by Kace

Can't help u with the charger question TOm, but u need to pick up some UV filters and keep them on all your lenses. Especially for that 28-135 lens. Just make sure that the UV filter is threaded for another filter to go over it.

Did u buy any lens hoods during your recent spending spree???

I highly recommend them (as does Kyle) for any type of shooting outdoors where there's uncontrollable light in various directions and indoors when there are spot lights and such like at car shows.

I have Tiffen UV filters on all of my lenses. on the 28-135 I have a lense hood as well, the Canon recommended one. ($50 by itself )

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Brand of Choice: Canon
Body: 300D
Lense(s): Stock
Filters: None
Flash(s): None
Grip: None
Cards: Sandisk 512 CF
Type of shooting: Portraits Of Products For work. Car related stuff. Mostly still shots and portraits. I want to get a better lens to do rolling shots though, but Im broke.

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My wish list:
Lenses that I want.

EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
EF-S 10-22 f3.5-4.5 USM
EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
8GB 80x CF card (i fill my cards way to quickly.)

Brand of Choice: Canon of course...

Body: 300D Silver Rebel, Soon to trade up to 20D

Lense(s): 75-300mm USM (III) IS lens, 17-85mm USM (III) IS lens, 18-55 kit lens. Hoods on all lenses.

Filters: Too many too list

Flash(s): 580 EX (Just got it) and stock Rebel flash.

Grip: None, makes the camera too bulky.

Cards: All SanDisk: 2*512 cards, 1*1 GB card and 1*256 card.

Type of shooting: I do it all, mostly shoot in Manual, Apeture priority and Time priority to achieve desired effects. Like shooting anything really.

Originally Posted by Kace

Can't help u with the charger question TOm, but u need to pick up some UV filters and keep them on all your lenses. Especially for that 28-135 lens. Just make sure that the UV filter is threaded for another filter to go over it.

Did u buy any lens hoods during your recent spending spree???

I highly recommend them (as does Kyle) for any type of shooting outdoors where there's uncontrollable light in various directions and indoors when there are spot lights and such like at car shows.

Lens hoods are huge for what you pay for them, as Mike says. I have one on each of my lenses and leave them on in all conditions. Just helps filter out any unwanted sources of light.

Tom, do yourself a favour and get yourself a circular polarizer for each lens size if you can afford to. Possibly a Haze lens also, but the polarizer is the big one.

The polarizer is amazing for outdoor shots and is very versitile when it comes to picture editing. Worse case scenario with a polarizing filter is that your pictures come out too blue. Hop on PS, use the color variations option, bring down the blue a couple notches and you're on easy street from there.

Originally Posted by khunt0012

Lens hoods are huge for what you pay for them, as Mike says. I have one on each of my lenses and leave them on in all conditions. Just helps filter out any unwanted sources of light.

Tom, do yourself a favour and get yourself a circular polarizer for each lens size if you can afford to. Possibly a Haze lens also, but the polarizer is the big one.

The polarizer is amazing for outdoor shots and is very versitile when it comes to picture editing. Worse case scenario with a polarizing filter is that your pictures come out too blue. Hop on PS, use the color variations option, bring down the blue a couple notches and you're on easy street from there.

I have had a difficult time finding a polarizing filter for my main use lens (28-135) as its a 72mm, i found a haze uv, and thats what i mainly use on it.

I am looking at purchasing a 17-40L as my main lense instead of purchasing any of the others i mentioned on my wish list, besides the fisheye. I definately want that.

L glass is pimp, but it can get pretty expensive.

My next purchase will be the 20D, then possibly a flexible piece of L-glass, but that's too far ahead in the future, and I still have to worry about my car situation...*sigh*

Originally Posted by khunt0012

L glass is pimp, but it can get pretty expensive.

My next purchase will be the 20D, then possibly a flexible piece of L-glass, but that's too far ahead in the future, and I still have to worry about my car situation...*sigh*

Yea, the cheapest i found the 17-40L is $800 cad, I am not sure if I can justify spending that at the moment. so many bills, sigh.

I just got a 15mm Fisheye. Quite the interesting lense. If used correctly the fisheye can be a very subtle Wide angle lense. I am impressed.

Originally Posted by Guess

I just got a 15mm Fisheye. Quite the interesting lense. If used correctly the fisheye can be a very subtle Wide angle lense. I am impressed.

What kind did u get Tom??

Brand of Choice:Sony
Body:Cyber-Shot DSC-R1
Lense(s):aide-angle, fisheye...etc.
Filters:uv filter...varies by use
Flash(s)stock
Grip:none
Cards:50gb disk
Type of shootingeverything...

best camera i have ever had...takes sweet pics.

Originally Posted by _eurobahn_

Brand of Choice:Sony
Body:Cyber-Shot DSC-R1
Lense(s):aide-angle, fisheye...etc.
Filters:uv filter...varies by use
Flash(s)stock
Grip:none
Cards:50gb disk
Type of shootingeverything...

best camera i have ever had...takes sweet pics.

Uhmm. thats not a SLR Camera, it has a fixed lense, being just a high end consumer camera..

Also, 50GB disk? when the camera only accepts CF or Memory stick, thats impossible, unless this is another one of the future things you plan on buying.. kind of like your 2.0T swap...

Also, update the list of shit I have.. this camera stuff is addicting.

time for me to join the club

Brand of Choice: Canon
Body: Digital Rebel XT
Lense(s): 18-55, 55-200
Filters: none yet
Flash(s): none
Grip: no thanks
Cards: 1x 1GB
Type of shooting: cars, nature, people

I got out of DSLR's.. just too many people were doing it, and I really never had the time to compose shots.

So, I got into HDTV video, and picked up a HD Sony miniDV camcorder.