The truth is you can get great quality digital images from just about any consumer and/or pro level DSLR.
Having said that, I always get asked “What kind of camera do you use?”. So I will take a moment to outline my equipment and overall digital workflow for you here.
This is by no means the “right way”, it’s just my way. One of the things I love about photography is that there is always more than one right answer!.
Camera bodies - I use both Canon & Pentax DSLR bodies. My Canon bodies consist of the following:
- EOS 1D mark II
- EOS 5D
- EOS 40D
- K20D
- K10D
Lenses - For me it’s all about the glass. I have a bad case of LBA (lens buying addiction), here is a list of my current Canon Mount lenses:
- Sigma 15 F2.8 EX
- Canon 16-35 F2.8 L
- Canon 24-70 F2.8 L
- Canon 70-200 IS F2.8 L
- Canon 50 F1.4
- Canon 85 F1.8
- Canon 135 F2 L
- Sigma 150 F2.8 EX Macro
- Sigma 120-300 F2.8 EX
For my Pentax bodies I have the following glass:
- Pentax DA* 16-50 F2.8
- Pentax DA* 50-135 F2.8
- Pentax DA* 300 F4
- Pentax DA 21 F3.2 Limited
- Pentax FA 31 F1.8 Limited
- Pentax DA 35 F2.8 Macro Limited
- Pentax DA 40 F2.8 Limited
- Pentax FA 50 F1.4
- Pentax DA 70 F2.4 Limited
- Pentax D FA 100 F2.8 Macro
- Sigma 10-20 F4-5.6 EX
Computer Hardware & Software - When you are talking digital imaging you have to talk computers & software. What you do after the capture can make a big difference in your final image. So here is my list of hardware:
- Apple MacPro Desktop - This is my digital workhorse. Dual 3Ghz Dual Core Xeon processors, 4GB RAM, 2 TB storage space, dual CD/DVD burners
- Apple 17” MacBook Pro - For when I travel or shoot on location. 2.8 Ghz Dual Core processor, 2GB RAM 100GB storage, great 17” screen.
- Canon Pixma 9500 pro printer
Now for software:
- Adobe Lightroom 1 (beta testing version 2) - This is my main application great image organization, key wording and basic editing.
- Adobe Photoshop CS3 - more advanced editing
- Apple Aperture 2 - Apples answer to Lightroom... I use it but not much.
- Photomatix - For HDR work

