Professional engineer retired on health grounds. Also an amateur photographer but more of a gear junkie than a photo taker because I can't get out all that much.
Canon gear: 5D4, 1D4, 1D2, G9, 1V, EF 600 f/4 L IS, 400 f/4 DO, 300 f/2.8 L IS (love it), 100-400L IS ii, 28-300 L IS (so versatile that it became the most used Canon lens for a while despite not being the best), 85 f/1.2 L II, 85 f/1.8, 70-200 f/4 IS L, 50 f/1.8 mk I, 50mm f/2.5 compact macro (very versatile on a full frame body), 100mm f/2.8L IS macro, 17-40 f/4L, TS-E 90 f/2.8(excellent), TS-E 24 L (I and II), TS-E 45, 40 f/2.8 STM, 1.4x II, 2x II, 420EX, MT-24EX, 580EX II.
Tamron gear: 28-75 f/2.8 (not so good), 180 f/3.5 macro.
Nikon gear: D3s (truly excellent), D800E (excellent at low-mid ISO), D810 (better to use than the D800E), AF 50mm f/1.8D, AF-S 24-70 f/2.8G, AF-S 14-24 f/2.8G, AF-S 105 f/2.8G VR Micro, AF-S 200-400 f/4G VR, AF-S 100-400 f/4-5.6G VR, R1-C1, SB-900, SB-700.
Zeiss gear: 2/100 ZF.2 Makro, 2/135 ZF.2 (wonderful manual focus lenses)
Sigma gear: 35 f/1.4 Art, 24-105 f/4 OS.
Ricoh gear: GR 5 camera
Sold: Canon 300D, 20D, 3,1Ds2, 100-400, Nikon 24-120f/4G VR
Main photo software: Lightroom
I was drawn to Nikon by great features and yet more problems with my Canon cameras but I also bought a 1D4 to let me keep using my Canon lens collection.
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- Alan (Perth, WA, Australia)
D810, D800E, D3s, 5D4, 1D4, 1D2, GR-5, more lenses than I can carry.
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