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First I have to say that photography runs in the family. When I was growing up in Montreal my father had a dark room in the basement of our house where I was introduced to B&W film processing and printing. My father was also an avid 35mm slide format shooter.

 

Back in the mid '80 I bought my very first 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera; a Nikon FG fitted with a Nikon Series E 50mm/f1.8 classic lens, and a very inexpensive and slow 100-300mm f/5.6 zoom lens, which I used for several years.

 

My sister studied photography in college and she is the one with all the fancy equipment such as an Hasselblad 2 1/4 format camera.

 

Fast forward to 2003 when I bought my first digital camera; a Canon PowerShot S400. In the following years I kept upgrading to newer PowerShot models.

 

Then came a trip to Maui and the Big Island around Memorial Day of 2006. During this trip I was trying to capture images of stunning landscapes and action pictures such as surfers. Unfortunately my pictures did not communicate and reflect what I was "seeing".

 

Following this trip I decided to equip myself with a D-SLR camera and lenses so I could capture and share my visions of the world the way I envision the final result in my mind's eye.

 

Current equipment:

 

Nikon D300s

Nikon D80

Nikon 50mm f/1.4

Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II

Tamron 200-500mm F/5-6.3

Nikon SB-800

Nikon SB-900

Nikon MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery Pack

Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Release Cord (1 Meter)

Nikon ML-L3 Remote Control

 

Velbon EL Carmagne 640 Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs

Bogen-Manfrotto 488RC2 Mini Ball Head

Bogen Manfrotto 3275/410 Junior Geared Head

Circular Polarizer for every lenses

 

I also have a Canon PowerShot SD700 IS with a Waterproof Case WP-DC5

 

Wish list:

 

It would be too long....