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Garry Black Photography |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE WORKSHOP |
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CAMERA EQUIPMENT
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The following lists the most commonly used equipment by students on past workshops. If you have any questions about the equipment that you have or if you need a suggestion about purchasing new equipment, please contact me.
35mm SLR camera with manual over-ride of automatic exposure 28 - 85mm Zoom lens (or 35 - 70mm zoom) 80 - 200mm Zoom lens ( or 70 - 210mm zoom, 100 - 300mm zoom) Extension tubes or close-up lens SPARE BATTERIES Camera bag, pack or vest CABLE RELEASE - really a must!!! FILTERS: - Red Enhancing filter - Polarizing filter - Split (Graduated) neutral density filter - Cokin P-173 Yellow/Blue Polarizing filter - Adapter rings - STEP UP or STEP DOWN LENS HOODS or SHADES - I use my hands or a map or anything else to block the sunlight, I don't own any lens hoods or shades. TRIPOD QUICK RELEASE PLATE Spare camera body Wide angle lens (20mm or 24mm) Long telephoto lens (300mm or 400mm) 1.4 or 2X teleconverter (I wouldn't recommend the 2X converter for serious shooting - they really "soften" the picture quality.) Macro lens - for most fieldwork I use extension tubes with a zoom lens, I find it gives greater flexibility than a macro lens. PORTABLE FLASH UNIT - I rarely use one though. RIGHT ANGLE VIEWFINDER attachment for camera - these are not available for all cameras SWISS ARMY KNIFE GRAY CARD or LIGHT METER LENS CLEANING TISSUE SMALL FLASHLIGHT - to see the camera settings and find equipment in the early morning you can also use this for "light painting" of small areas. SMALL SCREWDRIVER SET/TOOL KIT - make sure that you have a wrench to tighten up your tripod legs FILTER WRENCHES or rubber bands - to loosen filters that are stuck together FILM RETRIEVER - in case you want to change film types mid roll COMPASS or GPS - this will be useful if you find a location that you would like to go back to and shoot at sunrise or sunset - for determining where the sun will rise or set. CLEAR PLASTIC BAGS/RUBBER BANDS - to cover your camera in case of a light rain or worse. POWERFUL FOCUSING FLASHLIGHT - for light painting - I use a Mag-Light 4"C" model, although any flashlight will work. SMALL PORTABLE HAND-HELD FAN - to keep the condensation off your lens when there is a lot of moisture in the air either very early in the morning or at twilight - or it can be used when photographing star trails. I use a "Vectacor" fan that I bought in the automotive section at Wal-Mart for under $10.00, it uses 1 "D" battery. |
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