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Bodies
Canon 5D mkII, 7D, and 50D
Lenses (all Canon)
EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM
EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM
EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM
EF 500mm f/4 L IS USM
EF 1.4x II TC Extenders
Kenko Auto Extension Tube set
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Supports
Gitzo 1548 CF
with gimbel head
Gitzo 1348 CF with Acratech Ultimate Ballhead
Manfrotto 685B
Neotec monopod with 357
Pro QR adapter/357PL plate on a 234
tilt head
Bean bags
- small, medium and large
Walkstool
- (support for my behind)
Flash
Canon 420 EX
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Various adapter rings, polarizing filters and
77mm ND graduated filters
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I
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And
then there is all the other stuff:
Beyond
the camera equipment listed above, there are additional
accessories I use for different shooting situations. Though
I sometimes purchase these accessories, often I find that
the available commercial items don't really suit my needs,
may not fit the budget so well, or don't necessarily offer
the best solution. Sometimes what I need doesn't even exist.
In these cases I get busy
designing and making what I need to fit my particular
specifications.
Many
other wildlife photographers have done the same, and from
that tradition have come many of the commercial items
professional photographers now use. I can't say my homemade
creations are always the most elegant things of beauty,
but they get the job done, and usually cost less than
commercial items that don't quite do what I need. Even
if my creation ends up costing more than buying some inferior
commercial item, it's still worth the effort. In the end
it's the results that matter.
I
realize "do-it-yourself" isn't practical for
everyone, but if you're game to try making your own gadgets,
the projects and ideas listed here are
things I've created and put to good use. If you find them
useful, whether as-is, or as the spark for your own creativity,
then the time spent creating these pages was worth the
effort. I will occasionally add more items and share in
these pages my own thoughts, reviews, suggestions and
tips on equipment and technique that I think might be
helpful to others.
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