Wandering teacher with a camera!

 

I studied History and Archaeology at university as a mature age student, and got a job teaching English in Korea. I've been doing that since January 2002.

 

I bought a 35mm point-and-shoot in my first year in Korea and used that for 2 1/2 years before buying a Samsung consumer digital to see if I could take some real good photos. I did, so I bought a Canon EOS 300v (also called Rebel Ti or Kiss Lite, depending on which country you buy it in) to take even more photos!! Haha. Then of course I had to buy another lens, and then another, and Oh! I'll buy those filters while I'm here, and that......

 

Pretty much self-taught, with only a few bits of advice from a friend (thanks Dave!)

 

People are my favourite subject, but I also have this thing for bicycles, and I seem to do ok with urban stuff as well.

 

EQUIPMENT

 

Cameras:

Canon EOS 5D Mk II

Canon EOS 40D

Leica D-LUX 5

 

Lenses:

Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 II

Canon EF 50mm 1:1.4

Canon EF 28mm 1:2.8

Canon EF 70-200mm 1:2.8 L USM

Tamron SP AF Aspherical Di LD (IF) 17-35mm 1:2.8-4

Canon EF 24-105mm 1:4 L IS USM

Canon EF 85mm 1:1.8

Canon EF 400mm 1:5.6 L USM

 

Flash Units:

Canon Speedlite 420EX (x1)

Canon Speedlite 430 EX II (x3)

Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2

Cactus V5 DUO wireless flash transceiver (x4)

 

Tripods:

Velbon GEO N630 + Induro BHDO ballhead

? WF WT 3500 (meant for video cameras but light and easy to carry around, also cheap.)

 

Equipment Updates:

Sold my trusty old Canon EOS 350D, it gave me 6 years of sterling service, but it had to go to help off-set other purchases.

I lost a screw for my cheap tripod while travelling in Western China and had to buy a cheap replacement, fortunately it was fairly easy to find on in Dunhuang, Gansu Province.

Sold my Canon EF 70-200 1:4L USM and bought a Canon EF 70-200 1:2.8 USM (non-IS)

Sold my Sigma 70-300 to a beginner friend (cheap, not going to rip them off) and she is going great guns with it!

 

Any comments, positive or negative, are more than welcome!

 

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