Gear

To learn about dSLR Cameras and Lenses and other Accessories and Equipment, please go to the Home page and explore those categories.

My Gear
The photos seen in the various posts of this blog were shot with:

Canon dSLR Bodies

Canon EOS 7D
Canon 50D and Canon 60D (the current mid-level model)
Canon 5D and Canon 5D Mk II
Canon Rebel XT and Canon Rebel T3i (the current entry level model)
plus images taken with the Nikon D7000 and Nikon D5100

No, I don’t own all these cameras!  Some were rented from Calumet in Cambridge, Mass., and some provided courtesy of Newtonville Camera in Newton, Mass.  Note that local dealers like Newtonville Camera often have the latest hot, new cameras in stock weeks before the box stores, plus passionate photographers and dedicated sales staff to assist you, and the great customer service you would expect from a family operated Main Street store (even though they are located on Walnut Street).

If you plan to purchase a a camera, lens, or any other equipment soon, please have a look at the PURCHASING section further down on this page.

See this post to compare the latest line-up of Canon dSLR Cameras and this post for the Nikon dSLR cameras.

My Lenses

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM – my everyday walk-around lens until I got the 24-70mm, great for portraits, details, close-ups, making use of depth of field and spatial compression.
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM – wide angle for environmental shots, events, spatial expansion.
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM – perhaps the best all-purpose walk-around lens for everyday and travel use. (A similar but lighter weight and less expensive option to this is the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, which has the advantage of Image Stabilization.)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM – great for portraits, working in closely with a subject or in low light without a flash, and for beautifully creamy backgrounds at f/1.4 and 1.8.
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM – (I borrowed this one from Newtonville) incredible for super close macro shots and dramatically shallow depth of field, also good for portraits.

You can learn much more about lenses in the Lenses category of posts.

Flash

Canon 580EX II flash with Omni-Bounce Diffuser

Additional equipment, accessories, and books
See my posts Gear, Accessories, and Books and Equipment for Travel Photography to read about the other gear and accessories you may want or need for everyday and travel photography.

PURCHASING

If you plan to purchase cameras, photo equipment, books, or anything else from Amazon.com I encourage you to do so through any of the Amazon referral links I’ve set up. Using these links will help support my blog and my work.  Just click on the equipment name or book title within the various posts and you will be taken to that Amazon page. Or click here to go directly to Amazon or click on the Amazon.com logo below, and start shopping. Thanks, I appreciate your support!

If you are in the UK, please click here for the UK Amazon referral link.

And if you are in Canada, please click here to use my Canada Amazon.ca referral link.

For those interested in purchasing through B&H Photo, Adorama, Best Buy, or directly from Canon, I have set up affiliate links with them as well. Just click on the logos below to start shopping:

These are all retailers that I have purchased equipment from (excluding Amazon UK), and I recommend them based on my good experiences, their extensive selection, competitive prices, great customer service and responsiveness, and fair return policies.

My eBook user’s guides and tutorials for Canon EOS and Nikon dSLR cameras:

Canon 7D Experience
Canon T3i Experience
Your World 60D
Your World 60D Menus and Custom Functions (excerpted from the full version of Your World 60D)
T2i Experience
Nikon D7000 Experience
Nikon D5100 Experience
Ten Steps to Better dSLR Photography

All are available in the bookstore section of my website. Each text-only eBook is available in PDF format (readable on the iPad too!) and Kindle and Nook versions.

My colorful photo book Faces of Celebration: Photographs of Peru is available from Blurb.

 

 

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