Aaron’s Equipment, Software & Tools List
- Updated January 30, 2012 to reflect gear upgrades in recent months and days
This is an ongoing index of equipment, software and tools that I use routinely. Links are provided wherever possible to either manufacturers or vendors. It’s my goal to keep this list as up to date as possible. I will likely start linking off this list to blog posts in the future if I write about noteworthy techniques or experiences involving listed items.
Photographic Equipment
Cameras
Bodies
Lenses
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
- Canon 50mm f/1.8 II
- Sigma 8mm f/4 EX Circular Fisheye
- Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set
Secondary Video
Audio
Speedlite
Filters & White Balance
- 82mm ExpoDisc – Digital White Balance – Neutral
- Hoya HMC, Tiffen or Marumi UV on all lenses for protection
- 52mm Hoya HMC Circular Polarizer
- 67mm Quantaray Circular Polarizer (67->58mm stepdown ring)
- 82mm SunPak DHG Multicoat Circular Polarizer
(72mm stepdown ring)Media
Support
- Manfrotto 3021BPro Tripod
- Manfrotto 679B 3 Section Monopod
- Bogen-Manfrotto 3047 3D Camera Head
- Bogen / Manfrotto 3229 Swivel/Tilt Head w/QR
- (2) Adorama Pro 10′ Air Cushioned Lightstand
- JTL 300 Back Light Stand
- SunPak 6400UT Tripod
- Kirk FB-8 Macro Flashbracket
- Bogen / Manfrotto 3398 Convertible Boom Stand 420
- Joby Gorillapod Focus
- On-Stage Stands Universal 2nd Tier
(holds laptop on generic X-stand at head height in studio)- 15 lb heavy nylon saddlebag style sandbag for boom counterweight
Studio Lighting & Tools
Metering
Monolights
Light Controls & Modifiers
- Flashpoint 24″x36″ Softbox
- (2) Adorama 45″ Umbrella, White w/Removable Black Cover
- DynaPhos DPU B/G-2 Pro Umbrella – Gold Lined
- 43″ Silver/Gold Collapsible Disc Reflector
- JTL Art Work Set: Barn Doors, Honey Comb & Filters for backlight
- DynaPhos X-Large Collapsible LightCube
- Flashpoint II Four Leaf Barn Door Set
- Flashpoint II 40° Honeycomb Grid
Accessories
Grip & Power
- (1) Canon BG-E6 Battery Grip (5D Mark II)
- (1) Canon BG-E2 Battery Grip (30D)
- Op-Tech Wrist Strap
- (2) Op-Tech Pro Loop Strap
Readers
Cleaning & Maintenance
- Sensor Swab
- Eclipse Optical Cleaner
- Pec*Pads
- Giotto Rocket Air
- Formula MC (filter cleaning)
- Photo-Clear Microfiber Cloths
Transport
- Think Tank Photo Airport Airstream Rolling Bag
- Tamrac Velocity 9x Sling Pack
- Tamrac Expedition 7 Backpack
- LowePro MicroTrekker 100 Backpack
- On-Stage LB6500 Lighting Truss Carry Bag
- Toshiba aluminum rolling foam-lined LCD projector hardcase (22.5″H x 17.75″W x 10″D) (modified to carry my monolights)
Protection
Control & Panoramic / QTVR
- Opteka RC-4 Wireless Infrared for EOS
- RS-80N3 Remote Switch for EOS Series
- Nodal Ninja III Panoramic Head
- Hot Shoe 2-Axis Bubble Level
Portable Storage & Viewing
Computer Equipment
Systems
Laptop
Desktop
- 27″ Apple iMac
- 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- 16 GB RAM
- 256 GB SSD HD
- 1 TB HD
- Dual Thunderbolt / Dual FireWire 800
- AMD Radeon HD 6970M GPU with 2GB GDDR5
- 30″ Apple Cinema Display as Secondary Display
Tablet
Music Composition
MIDI
- Miscellaneous x86-based Linux servers (home office and attic)
Input Devices
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Apple Magic Trackpad
- Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Optical Mouse
- Apple Aluminum Corded Keyboard
- Wacom Ituos3 4×5 Pressure Sensitive Tablet
Removable / Portable Storage
- Drobo Firewire 800 – Currently 2.7TB (WD 1TB Green Drives)
- Syba ExpressCard/34 eSATA Interface
- eSATA/USB Dual Dock – 2.5″ / 3.5″ (used with numerous bare SATA drives I keep on hand)
- MacAlly PHR250CC 2.5″ FireWire 400/USB2.0 Enclosure
- Seagate 60 GB HD
- MacAlly PHRS250CC 2.5″ FireWire 400/USB2.0 Enclosure (SATA)
- Seagate 160 GB HD
- Apple Video iPod 30 GB
- Apple iPod 40 GB Dock/Clickwheel
Color Calibration
Printing
- Canon Pixma MP560 WiFi Scanner/Printer
- HP LaserJet 4100TN Networked Laser Printer
- Dahle Personal Rolling Cutter / Trimmer
Networking
- Connectivity via 54mbit modified Buffalo WHR-HP-G54′s w/DD-WRT
- 130 foot tower to office (Sweet Briar College DS-3) - Misc hubs & switches throughout house
- 100mbit fiber from tower to attic
- (2) Apple Airport Extreme Basestation – GBit Ethernet
- Apple Airport Express
Software
Operating Systems
- Apple Mac OS X - Lion
- (10.7.x)
Photo Editing & Management
3D
Panorama Stitching
Video Editing
- Apple Final Cut Pro Studio (FCP, Motion, LiveType, DVD Studio)
- Apple Final Cut Pro X
- dvGarage Conduit (Nodal Compositing)
- Apple QuickTime 7 Pro
Programming & Development