Post your Photography Kit!

[Calneon]

A lot of us have now got into the photography scene, so we definitely need this thread to post all the lenses/kit etc that we have!

As some of you have gathered, I've just bought myself some camera kit . Here it is:

• Canon EOS 550D Body
• Canon EF-S 15-85mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM
• Canon 430EX MKII Speedlite
• Stofen Omni-Bounce EW (diffuser)
• Marumi 72mm Lens Protect Filter
• Marumi 72mm CIR Polarizer
• Sandisk Extreme 16GB SDHC Card (30mbs)
• Hama Rexton 170 BLK Shoulder Bag
• Hahnel Canon HL-E8 Battery (for the 550D)

The speedlite is fantastic for indoors, and really helps to soften skin tones and lighten up the area rather than just the subject. I tend to face it 45 degrees up so it bounces off the ceiling. I haven't experimented much with the polarizer yet, so I'll get on that soon.

I've been playing around with lightroom and it's a brilliant tool. I've processed one picture so far (photoshop was used too):

You bought all of that and you've never had a DSLR before? I bet VoX will be jealous. Nice pic, looking at the tree makes me look dizzy.

[VoX]

I bet VoX will be jealous.

Just of the body and the flash (Ok, and maybe the 15mm at the wide end )


Scuse the appalling phone camera;

• Canon EOS 1000D Body
• Photix BG-E5 Battery grip (Pretty much a direct clone of the Canon BG-E5, but £40 odd less)
• Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS + Lens hood.
• Canon EF 50mm II f/1.8
• Canon 28-80mm USM f/3.5-5.6 + 58mm UV Filter
• Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 (Sold it however)
• Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 + 58mm UV Filter (Old kit lens, no longer used)
• Generic manual macro extension tubes
• Hoya 52mm Polarizer
• Hoya 58mm Polarizer

Really need to get a 72mm UV filter for my 18-200mm, there's only so much the hood can do to protect. Next up to buy is an external flash, current one is appalling and on-board doesn't reach over the new lens lol, looking at either YN-468 or the 430 EX II, currently swaying to the YN due to cost.


Like the colours in that shot Alex, you shooting RAW or jpeg btw?


Also, photo meet anyone?