Equipment List

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(2025) Nikon Digital SLR D810:

Nikon Glass:
• AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm 1:2.8 E ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 50mm 1:1.8 G
• AF MICRO NIKKOR 105mm 1:2.8 D
• AF-S NIKKOR 70–200mm 1:2.8 E FL ED VR

Misc:
• SB910 flash

(2010) Nikon Digital SLR D300 D200:

Nikon Glass:
• AF-S Nikkor: 18-70mm, f/3.5 ED
• AF-S Nikkor: 18-135mm, f/3.5 ED
• AF MICRO Nikkor: 105mm, f/2.8 AF
• AF-S VR Nikkor: 70–200mm, f/2.8 G

Misc:
• SB800 flash

Mamiya RZ PRO II System (6x7):

Mamiya-Sekor Glass:
• Wide: 50mm, F/4.5
• Wide: 65mm, F/4
• Normal: 110mm, F/2.8
• Tele: 150mm, F/3.5
• Tele: 210mm, F/4.5 APO

Backs:
• 220 (2ea)
• 120
• Polaroid

Misc:
• Bellows Lens Hood
• AE Prism Finder
• Winder II

Production Studio Workhorse
Medium Format (2–1/4 by 2–5/8 inches)
Up to 10ea exposures per 120 roll film

Mamiya 645 PRO TL System:

Mamiya-Sekor Glass:
• Wide: 35mm, F/3.5
• Wide: 45mm, F/2.8
• Wide: 55mm, F/2.8 (Leaf Shutter)
• Normal: 80mm, F/1.9
• Normal: 80mm, F/2.8 (Leaf Shutter)
• Normal: 80mm, F/4 (Macro)
• Tele: 150mm, F/3.8 (Leaf Shutter)
• Tele: 150mm, F/3.5
• Tele: 210mm, F/4

Backs:
• 220 (2ea)
• 120 (2ea)
• Polaroid

Misc:
• Bellows Lens Hood
• AE Prism Finder
• Winder

Event workhorse
Medium Format (2–1/4 by 1–5/8 inches)
Up to 15ea exposures per 120 roll film
Off–the–film flash metering

Sinar F2 System Large Format (4x5 inches):

Glass:
• Wide: SINARON W 90mm, F/4.5
• Normal: SYMMAR–S 210mm, F/5.6

Backs:
• Polaroid 545

Misc:
• Bellows Lens Hood
• SINAR Booster 1 (Film–plane metering)

Studio Lighting:

• Norman P20/20 (900 series, 2000ws)
• Useful assortment of accessories: light boxes, umbrellas, reflectors, C-stands, backdrops

Digital Workstations:

(2025)
• iMac 2019 5K, i5, 3.7GHz 128GB RAM, 4TB PCIE M.2 SSD
• iMac 2019 4K, i7, 3.2GHz 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIE M.2 SSD
• iMac 2017 5K, i7, 4.2GHz 64GB RAM, 1TB Apple Flash SSD

• Mostly do my Photoshop in Mojave 10.14.6 running Adobe CS6.
• I play around on the small iMac running Sequoia 15.7.1 for the current macOS and apps.
• Stilling using a Mac mini 2011 (with 2010 driver hacks) running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to publish my websites using Adobe GoLive 8.0.1 CS2.

(2010) • Mac Pros, 10-20GB RAM, 4- and 8-core, OSX 10.4-10.6, massive hard drive space, Adobe Creative Suite

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