Equipment Manifest (as at September 2009)
Cameras
- Canon 1-D MK3 10 mega pixel D-SLR camera (1.3 crop sensor)
- Canon 1-D-S MK3 22 mega pixel D-SLR camera (full frame sensor)
- Canon
5-D 12.8 mega pixel D-SLR camera (full frame sensor - dedicated underwater use)
- Canon VIXIA HFS-10 HD 32GB Flash Camcorder (wildlife behaviour)
Lenses
- Sigma 15mm f2.8 DG.5 fisheye lens (my only non Canon lens)
- Canon 17-40mm f4 L-Series USM zoom lens
- Canon 35mm f1.4 L-Series USM lens
- Sigma 50mm f2.8 1:1 DG macro lens
(a very sharp macro lens that has reasonable price tag)
- Canon MPE-65mm
specialist macro lensCanon 90mm f2.8 ilt lens
- Canon 90mm f2.8 EF tilt lens
- Canon 100mm f2.8 1:1 USM
macro lens
- Canon 200mm f2.8 L-Series USM telephoto lens
- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS
L-Series USM zoom lens
- Canon 24-105 f4 IS L-Series zoom lens
- Canon 180mm f3.5 L-Series macro lens
- Canon 300mm f4 IS L-Series USM telephoto lens
- Canon 300mm f2.8 IS L-Series
USM telephoto lens
- Canon 500mm F4 IS L-Series USM telephoto lens
- Canon 1.4 tele-converter
(2) One for 300mm and the other for 500mm
- Canon 2 X tele-converter -
used only with 300/2.8 lens
- Kenko extension tube set (12, 20 & 36
mm) for macro photography (Japanese not Chinese manufacture)
Support & Carry
- Gitzo G-2258 explorer carbon fibre tripod (best pod I have ever
owned and well worth the high price tag)
- Gitzo G-1325 carbon fibre
tripod with removable internal pole
- Gitzo GT-3541LS carbon fibre tripod
- Gitzo G-1321 floating head for
G-1325 tripod
- NatureScapes "Skimmer"
- Really Right Stuff B-40 ball head
- Really Right Stuff B-55 ball head
- Really Right Stuff quick release
plate
- Really Right Stuff replacement lens plates (feet) for Canon
MPE-65mm, 300/4 IS & 300/2.8 IS lens
- Really Right Stuff L bracket
(all cameras)
- Really Right Stuff pano head adapter for ballhead
- Wimberley Sidekick
- Wimberley Head Model 2
- 4th Generation C-51 replacement lens foot
for 500mm F4 telephoto lens
- Really Right Stuff B-91B flash bracket
and portrait monorail
- Really Right Stuff B-150 focussing rail/plate
- Kinesis & Think
Tank "combat" carry equipment (harness, belt, lens cases & camera
carry case) Think Tank & LowePro soft lens carry cases. A wide
assortment of styles & brands
to suit all field situations
- Tamrac 610 shoulder carry bag with lens gate
system
- GEPE CF card carriers. Water, shock & dust proof in easy
to see/find neon colours
- Pelican hard cases. Pelican cases are used
when maximum protection is required
- Think Tank International Roller
carry-on airline bag
- Think Tank Airport Roller carry-on airline bag
Lighting & Filters
- Canon 580 EX/2 speedlight
- Canon MT-24 EX macro twin lite
- Better Beamer flash extender
- Pocket Wizard Plus 2 Flash Receivers (2)
- B&W KSM circular polarising filter
(German made and not the Chinese copy)
- B&W UV filter (for lens protection
in harmful environments Ie: volcanic dust, wind blown sand, etc)
- Lee
filter mount & adapter rings (58, 72 & 17mm)
- Hi Tec 100 series
(100mm) graduated neutral density filters .3, .6 & .9 soft & hard
edge
- Sekonic L558 light meter
- 12 inch soft pocket white reflector
- 12 inch soft pocket translucent
diffuser
- Wimberley plamp
Other
- Canon remote shutter release module (standard type)
- Canon Timer Remote
Controller TC-80N3
- Canon C-Finder (Ideal for macro work as it allows vertcal
viewing)
- Copperhill sensor brush & other cleaning aids
- Really Right Stuff bubble
level for hot shoe (used to keep camera straight when shooting landscapes)
Computers & Software
- MAC PRO computer with 2 terabytes mirrored memory running Snow Leopard O/S
- MAC PRO laptop
- Two 100 GIG (Hitachi drive) portable hard drives (PD-70-X) for card ingestation if required
- Two 500 GIG portable hard drives (for backup storage when travelling)
- Adobe
PhotoShop CS-4
- Apple Final Cut Express Video Editing Software
- Breesebrowser Pro
- Downloader Pro
- Photo Mechanic
- EIZO CG241W monitor
- Gretag Eye-One monitor colour
profiler
- Noise Ninja noise removal software
- PKS Pixel Genius Sharpener software
- Arcsoft Panoramic Maker
Underwater Camera Equipment
- Subal CD-5 aluminium housing (for 5-D) with Subal GS-180
viewfinder
- Subal FP-90 flat port & 30mm extension ring (for 50mm & 100mm
lens & extension
tubes)
- Subal FE 2 Dome port, +2 diopter & 50 mm extension ring
(for 17-40mm zoom lens)
- Backscatter Macro Mate 2:1 close up lens adapter
- Inon Z-220-S strobe
(twin strobes)
- FishEye Fix It focus light
- Ultra-lite brackets and knobs (a wide
selection)
Analogue Equipment
- Nikon F4 cameras & assorted A-Series lens
- Large cardboard
box to store the camera bodies & lenses