Camera Equipment

 

 

Camera Bodies
My basic photography equipment consists 
of 32 camera bodies, a 10D and 20D.
Fixed length lenses
24mm f2.8, 28mm f2.8, 50mm f1.8,
100mm f2.8 macro, 300mm f2.8, 500mm f4 IS and 600mm f4.
Zoom Lenses
20-35mm f3.5-4.5, 28-70mm f2.8, 
70-210mm f2.8, 70-300mm f4-5.6
Miscellaneous
Canon 1.4 & 2X teleconverters
Canon 12 & 25mm extension tubes
Lowepro Photo Trekker backpack
Tripods
Gitzo 410 with Arca Swiss ball head
Bogen 3221W with Arca Swiss ball head
Kirk window mount
When photographing birds, my basic field equipment consists of the 20D with 500mm f4 IS, 10D with the 100-400IS zoom lens. I often combine a 1.4X teleconverter with the 500 and 600mm lenses for additional reach. I find the metering and autofocus speed is outstanding with the 20D and long lens combinations. 

My favorite lens for close focusing is the 100mm f2.8 macro with an extension tube and 1.4X teleconverter which can easily give full frame shots of small insects with very good image quality. 

greg@nature-photographer.com