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We have decided to re-organize and optimize our gear for the upcoming busy summer.   Being a busy wedding photographer in Calgary we need to be prepared for all kind of lighting conditions and weather.  One weekend you can be documenting  a luxurious wedding under sunny skies and the next weekend an awesome Indian wedding under cloudy sky with some snow and hail mixed in.  We shoot almost all of time with off-camera lighting – OCF adapting to any situation while creating our distinct Dramatic, Captivating and Exciting photos.  Over the years we have acquired a variety of gear from Led lighting panels, to professional high end lenses.

I found that we use some gear more than others – so today I decided that it was time to optimize everything and re-think which lenses we use most and which we don’t.  We will sell our 24mm Canon Tilt-Shift Lens as it does not really suite our style – but sure its lots of fun and it creates amazing effects.  On the other hand we will purchase the 15mm fish eye, along with a new Canon 24-70 II 2.8.  Flashes are our best friends so also in that department our Canon 5980EXII will get more friends coming while I sell all other brands – just to keep the gear consistent and uniform.  I know all the controls by hand – in the dark or upside down – but if you throw in another brand like the Nikon SB900 it can become a bit confusing.

Note to anyone shooting weddings -  weddings are a most sensitive matter – they are unique and can’t be recreated.  Moments captured are precious – always be prepared to have backup gear, cameras and lenses, memory cards, batteries and flashes.  Yes, we have been to weddings where others are shooting, and they run out of batteries, or cards, or need to borrow a flash.  Hire an experienced Pro!  (just our two cents!)

Here is an iPhone picture I snapped of our setup (as the other cameras are the subjects).   I will post some more images later on of our stuff we use and recommend – so Brides be assured we got some gear and backups to document your day!

Maros.

Sample of a Calgary Wedding Photographer Gear

our Shootsacks & Lowepro bags include:

Canon 5D Mark III

Canon 5D Mark III (coming soon)

Canon 5D Mark II

Canon 5D Mark II

Canon 50mm f1.2 L  (for sale $1500)

Canon 24mm f 3.5 T/S Mark II L (for sale $2100)

Canon 24-70mm f2.8 Mark II L (coming soon)

Canon 85mm f1.2 II L (coming Soon)

Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS Mark II L

Canon 100mm f3.5 Macro Mark I

Canon 16-35 mm f2.5 Mark II L

Canon 35mm f1.4 Mark II  L our most used and loved lens

Canon 135mm f2.0 – L best lens ever!

3x Canon Flash 580 EX II

1x Canon Flash 580 EXI

2 Nikon Flash SB-900  (for sale $400 each)

9x Canon LP-6 Batteries

Canon G7 mini camera

Canon G12 mini camera

150GB of CF Memory Cards

5x Light stands

2xmini Light stands

1x Tripod

Alien Bee 1600 Strobe

Alien Bee B800 Strobe

4x CyberSync triggers

6x CyberSync receivers

1x Lage Octabox

1x Large Stripbox

1x Pul Buff – Vagabond Mini – with extra battery

200 Energizer AA batteries – they really last 8x (but cost 18$ per pack of 4)
and few other goodies including a 1947 Leica II with a rare Sonar 2.0 lens  and few other creative oldies

Spyder 3 monitor color calibration tool