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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 50D-VIR
(IR+Visible Modified) I have a few different lenses that I shoot with on a regular basis. My new favorite lens is the 17-40 f/4L Canon. This lens has proven to be a beautifully sharp lens across the spectrum, and it performs equally well when shooting infrared. My current lens inventory includes:
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Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM
Buy it From B&H I have lots of other stuff, such as a big heavy Manfrotto Tracker tripod, a Feisol CT3402 Carbon Fiber Tripod, 2 monopods, a Canon 550EX, Canon 580EX II, (3) Vivitar 283 Flash units. All the basic stuff you need for day to day shooting. Lens Align Pro
Buy it From B&H SpyderPro This is my modern day darkroom. I am so blown away with just how much you can do with this program (and I am sure I have only scratched the surface). When I think back to the hours I used to spend laboring in the dark to attempt to achieve some of the things that Photoshop does so easily... I can't help but smile. Isn't technology a wonderful thing??? Breeze Browser Pro
This is the program I use for noise reduction. I think it works really well without disturbing the other aspects of the image. If you would like more information on Nik! DFine, click here.
If you need to enlarge an image beyond the size that comes out of your camera, there is simply no better tool on the market than this one. The image becomes mathematically encoded as an algorithm and the pixels of the original raster image are replaced with a new file structure that stores the entire image and none of the pixels. When you open the image again, you can re-scale it to the desired size and the algorithm will generate new pixels while maintaining sharpness regardless of image size. The results are simply amazing! I have a 13" x 40" enlargement hanging on my wall that came out of a 6MP camera that is simply stunning because of this program. If you would like more information click here.
In my opinion, the best sharpening program out there. I have been using it for years, and I simply love it. Many have come along since... but I am still loyal to Nik!. Click here for more information.
If you love Velvia film, you will love this plug-in. It makes your digital shots look like they were shot on Velvia. I like the warmth, and enhanced saturation. Complete control over the process, and the ability to lay the entire result in as a new layer makes it even more powerful. This plug-in is also very reasonable in cost. You owe it to yourself to check this one out! If you need more convincing... check out these two shots. The first is un-retouched. The second has the Velvia Vision filter applied. The results are pretty amazing! For more information, or to purchase the plug-in, click here.
If you like B&W, you owe it to yourself to check out this plug-in. The control added to Photoshop with this plug-in makes B&W a real pleasure. Before I got this plug-in I struggled with getting my B&W to look the way I wanted. Now that I have this, I love the way my B&W work looks. Once again, Fred comes to the rescue with an affordable plug-in that really performs! For more information, click here.
HDR is an acronym for "High Dynamic Range". If you are not familiar with the uses for HDR, there are many places on the internet that explain it in detail. I use the HDR software mostly to increase the drama of a particular scene. Most of my HDR shots are single shot RAW file HDR's. This is known as 'fake' HDR. If you would like more information on this software, click here. The Canon EOS-1D Mark II was the successor to the Canon EOS-1D which was announced and introduced at the end of 2001. This new generation of digital SLR almost doubles resolution with its new eight megapixel CMOS sensor, doubles the size of the continuous shooting buffer. Despite the advertised 8.5 fps the EOS-1D Mark II actually shoots at a maximum of 8.3 fps (the same as the EOS-1D). For complete specs on the 1D Mark II, click here. Canon 10D-IR
Canon D30
Was my printer for prints for quite a while. It finally died, and for now I am doing all my processing off-site using Millers. With the cost of ink & paper, it's almost just as economical to do it this way. The only issue is waiting a day or two for your prints to arrive.
Canon EOS 3
Mamiya 645 Pro TL
Canon EOS620
Minolta X700
Pentax ME Super
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