What equipment do you use?

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:27 am

Think these are what you mean Danny? There's a history of them here, both the 200mm and later the 120mm:-

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/co ... edical.htm

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/co ... dical1.htm

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/co ... edical.htm

DaveW

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:14 am

Yep thats the ones Dave. Beautiful lenses IMHO. Charles Chien and I were looking at the Oly bellows macro lenses and the Canon 28 and 35mm bellow lenses, more superb glass. Again, expensive though. I have a feeling Charles did end up with an Oly 20 - 35mm, this one here........

http://www.alanwood.net/photography/oly ... 20-35.html

If not he will correct me somewhere along the way

All the best Dave, excellent lenses and designs for their day.

Danny.

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:52 am

Wouldn't it have been nice if camera manufacturers had all standardised on one bayonet fitting and lens to film distance so we could use any lens on any camera, particularly the specialist lenses only one camera firm makes.

DaveW

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:33 am

It was before my time, but the old M-mount was a move towards this, as I understand it. Most of the manufacuturer's see locking us into their products as more to their advantage than giving us flexibility, though.

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:49 pm

Danny,

I don't buy everything new, my bellows, remote release and my complete set of Nikon extension tubes were bought one by one to make up the full set from different sellers secondhand on EBAY.

I am sure the same applies to other makes of equipment. I have even seen Canon MP-E 1x-5x lenses secondhand on EBAY.

Most amateurs do not abuse their equipment so many good secondhand bargains can be had for quality equipment.

DaveW

twebster · Post by **twebster** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:45 am

Since I have turned to photography solely for generating income I have pared my equipment list to the absolute minimum amount of equipment I need to make the images I make. There is not a single piece of equipment in my equipment list that sits idle for any length of time. Some equipment is for seasonal use. For example, when the dragonflies start emerging I will be using the 300 f 4L much more than I am currently using it. The 500mm lens I use almost daily. I cannot afford to tie up large amounts of money in unused equipment when I have bills to pay.

Epidic · Post by **Epidic** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:40 am

DaveW wrote:Wouldn't it have been nice if camera manufacturers had all standardised on one bayonet fitting and lens to film distance so we could use any lens on any camera, particularly the specialist lenses only one camera firm makes.

DaveW

You just need to move to large-format cameras. All lenses come in standard sizes for lens boards and the lens to film distance is not an isssue.