Wish List…

I’ve been horrible at blogging…period! Not just here but on my personal and business blogs as well! It’s not so much that I don’t like to write, or even that I don’t have anything to say at vthe moment. I’ve just been plain lazy about it! Today that ends (or so I tell myself yet again). Each day I’ll pick one topic…any topic…to blog about that relates to one of my three sites. That way each blog gets updated at least once every three days.

So today I figured I’d start with something simple…an equipment wish list! Below is a list of equipment that I’d get today if I won a sweepstakes at my favorite local camera shop…

Cameras & Lenses:

• Nikon D3X AND a Nikon D3S as a second body
• AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
• AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
• AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
• AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
• AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G
• AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED

The first three lenses could handle about 99% of whatever I need to shoot by themselves, but nothing beats a good prime lens for specific tasks! Not a single lens up there competes with the “nifty 50″ for sharpness!

Lights & Stuff:

Most would opt for Profoto gear, and I can’t blame them, but I’ve come to love Calumet’s Travelite line made by Bowens. I’d go with six of their Travelite 750R Radio Enabled Monolights (with the PocketWizard radio option) and a gang of modifiers for each including:

• Gridded Softboxes (Large|Medium|Small)
• Snoots, Barndoors, and Grids
• Gels / Gel Holders
• Short stands (for background lights)
• Scrims
• And finally a couple of beauty dishes

I’d also throw in an Alien Bee Ring Flash for good measure as well as a couple of PocketWizard Plus IIs as spares. Hard waterproof cases to carry it all in would be great as well!

I’m sure I missed a few things but that’s the gist of it. I’m really interested in hearing what gear other photographers would get if money were no object. Would you scrap the dSLRs and go medium format or would you enhance what you already have? Let me know what your wish list would be in the comments below!