My Cameras

There's been some big changes around here recently. Those who have read this before will know that I won a Samsung GX10 DSLR in a competition in February this year (see previous 'Whats New' entries). This is a 10MP camera and is weather sealed. Does the job very well.

My main set-up used to be an Olympus E500 with a number of lenses. I have now sold all this and have invested the cash in a whole range of new lenses (ok, most were second hand but new to me). The list is as follows;

Pentax M 50mm f1.4

Pentax M 100mm f2.8

Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro

Samsung 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 fisheye

Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX

Pentax DA* 16-50mm f2.8

Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6

Sigma 600mm f8 mirror lens

Lensbaby 2.0

The Pentax DA* 16-50mm is a pro grade weather sealed lens and I was lucky to find this second hand for a much reduced price. It means that I now have the option of a fully weather sealed set-up. This and all the other lenses mean that I've pretty much got every situation covered, although taking it all out at the same time probably isn't practical.

I've also got a little Fujifilm f31fd compact camera which I bought to carry around with me just to take snaps. However initial results suggest that this camera is really very good especially for the price.

Lastly, I still own a compact Kodak DX6490 which was my first 'proper' camera. I got it in August 2005 and it is currently on loan to my niece.

Other stuff; I use a Manfrotto tripod, Lowe Pro and Crumpler camera bags and Photoshop Elements 4 (with a bunch of plug-ins), Samsung's version of Silkypix RAW converter and occasionally Photomatix for the processing. Motley collection of memory cards, xD for the Fujifilm, SD for the Samsung and Kodak. I've also got a Cokin 'P' filter system with a polariser and medium ND grad filters and I wish I'd got them ages ago.