Technical Stuff
Here is a list of my photographic equipment, some of which has been bought from on-line auction sites and auction houses, some second hand from friends and some, to the detriment of my kids' inheritence, brand new. And no doubt it will be added to!
CAMERAS & LENSES
MEDIUM FORMAT
Fuji GX617 Professional Panoramic Camera
Fujinon 90mm f/5.6 Lens and Viewfinder
Fujinon 180mm f/6.7 Lens and Viewfinder
Because size matters!
Hasselblad 500 c/m
80mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Planar lens and hood
2 x A12 film backs
Prism finder
Sweden's finest.
Rolleiflex 75mm f/3.5 Carl Zeiss Planar Twin Lens Reflex Camera with Coupled Meter
They don't make them like that any more! More's the pity. And I don't have it any more, sold to help finance other purchases!
Microcord Twin Lens Reflex Camera with 77.5mm f/3.5 Ross Xpress Lens.
A poor mans Rolleicord made by Micro Precision Products of Kingston-on-Thames.
(photo courtesy of Ian Hutson)
Ensign Selfix 8/20 Folding Camera with 105mm f/3.8 Ross Xpress Lens.
Quality 1950's roll-film camera made by Ensign of Walthamstow.
35MM
Leica IIIf, 1 x 1956 and 1 x 1955, both red dial. Because one is never enough!
(But I would also like a Reid & Sigrist...). One has been sold to help finance the purchase of...a Reid & Sigrist!!! See below.
Leitz Summicron 5cm f/2 (don't blame me - they used cm not mm)
Leitz Elmar 9cm f/4
Leitz Hektor 13.5cm f/4.5
Jupiter 13.5cm f/4 (Russian copy, but not bad for £25!)
Leica VIOOH Universal Viewfinder (aim at people and they tend to put their hands up)
Voigtlander VC Meter II. A wee exposure meter.
Reid & Sigrist III with 2" f/2 Taylor Hobson Anastigmat lens
Reid & Sigrist III body. Wait ages for one and two come along at once! This one will probably have to go at some time.
Only about 2,500 were made, records are non-existent, but the R&S history is fascinating and you can read about it here.
Nikon S2 Rangefinder with Nikkor 5cm f/1.4 lens. Very nice, but upstaged by the Leica M3 (I wish...)
Hasselblad Xpan II 35mm Panoramic Camera
Hasselblad 30mm f/5.6 Aspherical Lens and Viewfinder
Hasselblad 45mm f/4 Lens
Hasselblad 90mm f/4 Lens
Perfection! I have since sold this lovely camera and its lenses (one panoramic is enough!), and am sorry to see it go, but it was bought by a friend who is now enjoying using it.
DIGITAL CAMERAS
Canon EOS 5Ds Digital Full Frame Camera with BG-E11 Battery Grip. I tend not to use the battery grip much these days, the single battery will stand a days shooting and it's lighter to carry!
Canon EOS 5D Mk.III Digital Full Frame Camera converted to 720Nm Infra Red. Good fun.
Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR Camera with BG-E2N Battery Grip (for sale cheap to anyone who wants it)
LENSES
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II USM Zoom Lens. Quality tele.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens. Heavy but lovely. Lovely but gone. (to help fund other stuff)
Canon EF 24mm f/3.5 TS-E L II Tilt-Shift Lens
Many thanks to Marco Cavina for permission to use his image
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens. Sold to fund other stuff. Ever changing...
Digital is magic (but film is magic-er!)
...and now for something completely different
Holga 120 Medium Format Pinhole Camera
Look Ma, no Lens!!
ACCESSORIES
Gitzo G1227 Carbon Fibre Tripod
Arca-Swiss D4 Geared Head (bought from Robert White)
"The pleasure of quality lasts long after the pain of price is forgotten"
MeFoto A1350 Travel Tripod with Q1 Ball Head. Very handy for...er travelling with!
Kase Wolverine Series Filters and holder of various types including ND Grads, Reverse Grad, Polariser, 6-stop and 10-stop NDs
Pentax Digital Spot Meter
Lowepro, Manfrotto, Tamrac, Gitzo and Domke camera bags
CAMERAS & LENSES
MEDIUM FORMAT
Fuji GX617 Professional Panoramic Camera
Fujinon 90mm f/5.6 Lens and Viewfinder
Fujinon 180mm f/6.7 Lens and Viewfinder
Because size matters!
Hasselblad 500 c/m
80mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Planar lens and hood
2 x A12 film backs
Prism finder
Sweden's finest.
Rolleiflex 75mm f/3.5 Carl Zeiss Planar Twin Lens Reflex Camera with Coupled Meter
They don't make them like that any more! More's the pity. And I don't have it any more, sold to help finance other purchases!
Microcord Twin Lens Reflex Camera with 77.5mm f/3.5 Ross Xpress Lens.
A poor mans Rolleicord made by Micro Precision Products of Kingston-on-Thames.
(photo courtesy of Ian Hutson)
Ensign Selfix 8/20 Folding Camera with 105mm f/3.8 Ross Xpress Lens.
Quality 1950's roll-film camera made by Ensign of Walthamstow.
35MM
Leica IIIf, 1 x 1956 and 1 x 1955, both red dial. Because one is never enough!
(But I would also like a Reid & Sigrist...). One has been sold to help finance the purchase of...a Reid & Sigrist!!! See below.
Leitz Summicron 5cm f/2 (don't blame me - they used cm not mm)
Leitz Elmar 9cm f/4
Leitz Hektor 13.5cm f/4.5
Jupiter 13.5cm f/4 (Russian copy, but not bad for £25!)
Leica VIOOH Universal Viewfinder (aim at people and they tend to put their hands up)
Voigtlander VC Meter II. A wee exposure meter.
Reid & Sigrist III with 2" f/2 Taylor Hobson Anastigmat lens
Reid & Sigrist III body. Wait ages for one and two come along at once! This one will probably have to go at some time.
Only about 2,500 were made, records are non-existent, but the R&S history is fascinating and you can read about it here.
Nikon S2 Rangefinder with Nikkor 5cm f/1.4 lens. Very nice, but upstaged by the Leica M3 (I wish...)
Hasselblad Xpan II 35mm Panoramic Camera
Hasselblad 30mm f/5.6 Aspherical Lens and Viewfinder
Hasselblad 45mm f/4 Lens
Hasselblad 90mm f/4 Lens
Perfection! I have since sold this lovely camera and its lenses (one panoramic is enough!), and am sorry to see it go, but it was bought by a friend who is now enjoying using it.
DIGITAL CAMERAS
Canon EOS 5Ds Digital Full Frame Camera with BG-E11 Battery Grip. I tend not to use the battery grip much these days, the single battery will stand a days shooting and it's lighter to carry!
Canon EOS 5D Mk.III Digital Full Frame Camera converted to 720Nm Infra Red. Good fun.
Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR Camera with BG-E2N Battery Grip (for sale cheap to anyone who wants it)
LENSES
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II USM Zoom Lens. Quality tele.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens. Heavy but lovely. Lovely but gone. (to help fund other stuff)
Canon EF 24mm f/3.5 TS-E L II Tilt-Shift Lens
Many thanks to Marco Cavina for permission to use his image
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens. Sold to fund other stuff. Ever changing...
Digital is magic (but film is magic-er!)
...and now for something completely different
Holga 120 Medium Format Pinhole Camera
Look Ma, no Lens!!
ACCESSORIES
Gitzo G1227 Carbon Fibre Tripod
Arca-Swiss D4 Geared Head (bought from Robert White)
"The pleasure of quality lasts long after the pain of price is forgotten"
MeFoto A1350 Travel Tripod with Q1 Ball Head. Very handy for...er travelling with!
Kase Wolverine Series Filters and holder of various types including ND Grads, Reverse Grad, Polariser, 6-stop and 10-stop NDs
Pentax Digital Spot Meter
Lowepro, Manfrotto, Tamrac, Gitzo and Domke camera bags