A lot of photographers have been inquiring about the equipment I use... here is a short list for the curious:

Cameras for Commercial work: 2 Canon 1Ds MarkIIs (w/ EF L Series zooms and Primes), Canon 1n RS, Mamiya RZ67 ProII (lenses & system), Mamiya RZ67 Pro IID & Sinar P2 (used with rented digital backs).

Studio Equipment: I use several Alien Bees Monolights (3 640watts & 4 320watts), an Alien Bees Ringflash with accessories, Alien Bees Rectangular and Octagonal Soft Boxes in different sizes, umbrellas and parabolic umbrellas up to 86", an assortment of grids, barndoors and snoots. 4 150watts monolights with softboxes and accessories and an assortment of 25 -60watts clip on slaves with customized softboxes and accessories. 2 vagabond II portable power packs. 4 pocket wizard II transmitters and a pocket wizard multimax. An assortment of lightstands and booms. Several Manfrotto tripods, a Manfrotto Monopod and a Manfrotto light table. Lowel Tota/Omni kits for video lighting.

Equipment for Fine Art work: Canon 7D (with Sigma Pro Lenses & Lens Babies), Canon 400D, Leica D-Lux 3, Apple IPhone 4 (with assorted photo apps.), Mamiya Universal and Super 23 Press systems, Polaroid 600SE system, Mamiya C system, 2 Canon F-1n (FD Lenses & system), Canon FT (FL Lenses), 5 x 7 Graphic View II with antique lenses, Bell & Howell Dial 35 (Canon 35mm half-frame), Argus C3 and C44 system, Graflex 22 model 400, Mamiya six, Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2, plus assorted antique, toy and pinhole cameras from my collection. Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II and Hahnemuhle Fine Art Papers.

Video/Movie Cameras: Canon 7D & 550D, Apple IPhone 4 with Owle Bobo (with assorted video Apps.), Bolex H8, Canon Super 8 1014XL-S, Bolex EBM 16mm, Bolex H16 Reflex, Canon XL1s DV system, Canon XL H1 HD system.

Sound Equipment: Tascam HD-P2, Tascam DR-100, Tascam DA-P1, Behringer Eurorack UB1202 portable mixer, Mackie PPM 1012 12-channel mixer, Azden assorted microphones, Rode Microphone Blimp.

Anything not mentioned, including digital backs are rented on a per project basis.

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