Your dream kit

William Petruzzo · Oct 1, 2008

Lets say you had unlimited money and resources, what would be your dream equipment kit/set-up?

I think mine would be a nice big, 50' x 50' empty studio with high ceilings, packed with lots and lots of strobes all on rails. I'd want some full-frame DSLR (I'm not too picky about which one, maybe that sweet new 5D mk2), 70-200 IS and a 24-70L and I think I'd be set. Oh, and lots of excited, willing models and subjects.

djacobox372 · Oct 1, 2008

My kit would definitely include a hasselblad 50mp digital SLR:

Garbz · Oct 1, 2008

Leica M8. The big is all well and good, but if I had loads of money I'd finally buy something small!

William Petruzzo · Oct 2, 2008

djacobox372 said:
My kit would definitely include a hasselblad 50mp digital SLR:

A couple years ago a guy came into the restaurant I used to work at one day to take some fresh photographs of our new interior and he was using an earlier model of that camera. I just sat down a few yards away fantasizing about how I might be able to get my hands on that camera.

Samriel · Oct 2, 2008

Lets dream then (although I prefer to say "plan" rather than "dream" :mrgreen

:

1. dSLR setup

Bodies: 2x Nikon D700s with Battery Grips

Lenses: Nikon 14-24mm F2.8, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8, Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VR, Nikon 35mm F1.4 (not out yet, but one can hope...), Nikon 85mm F1.4, Nikon 105mm F2.8 Micro VR, Nikon AF-S 600mm F4G ED VR

Other stuff: Nikon SB-900x2, Nikon 1.4 and 2.0 Teleconverters, a few nice bags and a nice Gitzo tripod and monopod with a good head, some filters etc.

2. Digital Rangefinder - Leica M8 and some nice lenses.

3. Film setup - A 8x10 large format view camera (probably Chamonix) + accessories. A darkroom for contact printing. If I go crazy one day a bigger rail camera also sounds interesting.

4. Studio - 4-6 six strobes should do. A LOT of storage space for props is much more important.

I only need to win the lottery now... :er:

Overread · Oct 2, 2008

hmm seems I have smaller dreams than some

but then I have not been in this game long enough I think

Bodies:
Canon 5DM2 - because it does have video! (yes I am choosing a DSLR partly based on its video feature!)
Canon 1Dsomething (really I have not looked much since they are far of the scope currently

Lenses
Sigma 10-20mm
Canon 50mm f1.4
Sigma 70mm macro
Canon 300mm f2.8
Canon 500mm
Canon 800mm (just for fun

)

Other stuffs:
Wembly tripod head
Way too much camo gear and hides and stuff
remote control tripod head
remote laser trip shutter release
remote CCTV system (for tracking watching a spot for subjects)

Probably loads of stuff I can add to this list - but there are the bare bones of it

JerryPH · Oct 2, 2008

I don't dream much perse, but I do plan a lot. My "dream" setup is coming together in a few months:

- Either a D3 or D700 (still undecided)
- 10-20mm (have it)
- 18-50mm (have it)
- 14-24
- 24-70
- 70-200 (have it)
- 105mm F/2.8 macro (have it, it's ok that its Sigma and not Nikkor)
- 85mm F/1.4 (have it)
- 30mm F/1.4 (have it)
- Flashes? All that I am missing in battery powered ones are perhaps 1 more SB-800 (already have 1 X SB-800 and 2 X SB-600, a metz C45-1 and a couple 110v studio strobes)

I'm not all that far away if I think about it.

I suppose that if one was to dream big, just toss in a nice $25,000 certificate for some Prophoto equipment... lol

monkeykoder · Oct 2, 2008

It'd be a lot easier to list what I WOULDN'T want on my list can I please just have one of each? Studio space would be really nice (more for darkroom work than anything else.).

dEARlEADER · Oct 2, 2008

I think I want one of these

http://www.retrothing.com/2007/05/a_real_polaroid.html

http://www.kenrockwell.com/polaroid/slr690.htm

sweet ride....

usayit · Oct 2, 2008

If Leica delivers and the S2 is up to par with expectations, I'd take an S2: Larger than 35mm, 37mp, autofocus, Leica glass. The competitor to the digital Hassy in a package similar the size of a Canon 1-series DSLR.

With that said... I'd have to be freakin rich (and out of my mind). Even if I could "afford" it, I could not even justify such a purchase. It would be a waste in my hands... I'd probably end up renting it out as a side business. I am VERY happy with what I already have available in my bag. If I had unlimited resources and itching to burn some cash, I'd buy back all the Canon L primes that I recently sold.. not because of sellers remorse... not because I need them.. I'd do it just because I could.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08092301_leica_s2.asp

McQueen278 · Oct 2, 2008

Landscape
Arka-Swiss Misura

Travel
Leica MP
Voigtlander 40mm f/1.4 Single Coat
Voigtlander 21mm f/4
New Olympus Micro 4/3 thingy if it actually happens

Modern SLR System
2x Canon EOS 5D mkII
1x Canon EOS 1V HS
17-40mm f/4L (have it)
24-70mm f/2.8L
14mm f/2.8L
24mm f/1.4L
35mm f/1.4L
TS-E 45mm f/2.8
50mm f/1.4 (have it)
85mm f/1.2L
70-200mm f/2.8L IS (have it)
400mm f/2.8L IS

Medium Format
Mamiya 7II w/ 43mm f/4
Hassleblad 500cm w/80mm f/2.8

Flash Equipment
10x Vivtar 285HV (I'll think of a use for this many.)
11x Pocket Wizard Plus II

Well that was a fun waste of 15 minutes coming up with that list!

Mystwalker · Oct 2, 2008

1DsMkIII (MkIV?)
16-35L
24-70L
70-200 f/2.8L IS
100-400L (500?)
400 f/2.8L
600 f/4L
800 f/5.6L

anubis404 · Oct 2, 2008

Dream setup:

Bodies:
Nikon D3
Nikon D700 (backup)
Nikon F5

Lenses:
Nikkor 600mm Prime AF-S F/4G
Nikkor 14-24mm
Nikkor 50mm F/1.2
Tamron 17-50
Nikkor 105mm Macro

Other stuff:
SB800 flash, some really cool bags, and a private jet to take me anywhere haha.