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Canon EOS 10DAs I've continued to get increasingly interested in photography again (after a long hiatus since my photography classes in high school and college), I have been gradually upgrading the camera gear that I use. I think one reason photography became fun again was that digital photography has made many capabilities accessible to me that I would otherwise need to dedicate a room to in our home for a darkroom.

Specifically, in 2001, I started with a Sony DSC-S50 digital camera with 2.1 megapixel resolution. I usually used the full 3X optical zoom capability of the camera plus a 2X add-on optical zoom lens which gave me a total of 6X optical zoom. In 2002, virtually all of my pictures were taken with a Fuji FinePix 4900 digital camera with 4 megapixel resolution. I augmented the standard 6X optical zoom with a 2X add-on camera lens which gave me a total of about 11X optical zoom capability.

In the middle of 2003, I upgraded equipment again as I began to really get back into more serious photography. Fortunately, digital SLRs started to tumble in prices and, for fairly good equipment started to get comparable to their 35mm equivalents. For our pictures, I am now using a Canon EOS 10D Digital SLR with 6.3 megapixel resolution. This gives me enough resolution and quality for the kind of photography that I'm currently working on.

The gear that I currently use includes the following assortment of lenses, filters, tripods, etc. I've included links to two different websites where these can be purchased; if you click through, you can see more information.

Cameras and Lenses

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    Canon EOS-10D 6.3MP Digital SLR Camera    Adorama    Amazon.com  
  Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L Lens   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Canon EF 28-105 F/3.5-4.5 ll USM Lens   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM with Image Stabilizer   Adorama   Amazon.com  
Lens Filters  
  B+W Circular Polarizer (77mm)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  B+W Circular Polarizer Slim Mount (77mm) (for wide angle lenses)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  B+W #010 UV Haze (77mm)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  B+W #101 2x Neutral Density (77mm)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  B+W #102 4x Neutral Density (77mm)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  B+W #103 8x Neutral Density (77mm)   Adorama      
  B+W #106 64x Neutral Density (77mm)   Adorama      
  B+W #501 Light Grey Graduated ND (77mm)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  B+W #502 Dark Grey Graduated ND (77mm)   Adorama      
  B+W #NL3 Close Up +3 Glass Filter (77mm)   Adorama      
Other Equipment  
  Bogen 3021N Tripod   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Bogen 3016 Three-Section Monopod   Adorama   Amazon.com  
Software  
  Adobe Photoshop CS   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Extensis Portfolio v7.0       Amazon.com  
  Extensis PhotoFrame 2.5       Amazon.com  
  LizardTech Genuine Fractals 3.5       Amazon.com  
  Pantone Colorvision Spyder2 Pro   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  nik Sharpener Pro! (Inkjet version)   Adorama      
  nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 (Complete version)   Adorama      
  Various plug-ins and actions from Fred Miranda Digital Darkroom          
Printers and Paper  
  HP Photosmart 245 Compact Photo Printer (for snapshots)       Amazon.com  
  HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy (4x6)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Canon i9900 Photo Printer (for high quality prints)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Ilford Galerie Classic Pearl Inkjet Photo Paper (8.5x11, 25 sheets)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Ilford Galerie Classic Gloss Inkjet Photo Paper (8.5x11, 25 sheets)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Ilford Galerie Classic Pearl Inkjet Photo Paper (11x17, 25 sheets)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Ilford Galerie Classic Gloss Inkjet Photo Paper (11x17, 25 sheets)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Ilford Galerie Classic Pearl Inkjet Photo Paper (13x19, 25 sheets)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Ilford Galerie Classic Gloss Inkjet Photo Paper (13x19, 25 sheets)   Adorama   Amazon.com  

What's next? In a perfect world, I could afford everything on the list below. I just bought the new Canon i9900 Photo Printer to upgrade my print quality; the eight different ink tanks and 2 picoliter droplets ought to improve the color saturation and the smoothness of the image. And, I have my eyes on Canon's 24-70mm f2.8 lens. Here's what's on my wish list:

Cameras and Lenses

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  Canon EOS 20D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera    Adorama    Amazon.com  
    Canon EOS 1D Mark II 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM SLR Lens   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Canon 24mm-70mm f/2.8L Zoom Lens   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Image Stabilizer AutoFocus Telephoto Lens   Adorama   Amazon.com  
Lens Filters  
  B+W #092 Infrared Filter (89B) (77mm)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  B+W #093 Infrared Filter (87C) (77mm)   Adorama   Amazon.com  
Other Equipment  
  Canon Speedlite 580EX Flash   Adorama   Amazon.com  
Software  
  Monaco Ezcolor Software & MonacoOptix XR Hardware Bundle   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Gretag Macbeth Eye-One Display 2, Monitor Color Profiling Solution       Amazon.com  
  Lexar Photo Mechanic       Amazon.com
Printers and Paper  
  Hahnemuhle William Turner Matte, 190 g/m 100% Rag, Natural White Watercolour Inkjet Paper, 8.5x11, 10 Sheets   Adorama   Amazon.com  
  Hahnemuhle Matte Photo Rag 188 g/m 100% Rag, Smooth, Bright White Inkjet Paper, 8.5x11, 10 Sheets   Adorama   Amazon.com  

For other recommendations on digital cameras, we've published several of the year-end Editor's Choice lists from various photography and computer magazines. These are great resources to find that camera or other piece of gear that you just have to find.

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