Scott Denny

Christina Eliz..., 6 months ago

You are stacked. Thats awesome !! I only have a powershot A75 with a broken zoom. And my newer camera The Fujifilm Finepix S8000fd wich I love and hate sometimes. I really need to stop and read the damn manual. The just make it so hard to understand anything and over time I usually figure it all out. In the mean time I will just keep truckin away. Have a great day !! Christina

Mia1, 6 months ago

Wow, you are stacked. I am afraid to say, but I have a
Sony a100
sony 75 -300mm
Sony 18 – 50mm
Hope I am writing this out right. LOL Because everyone has Canons and Nikons etc. I am really thinking of getting a new camera. Even though the Sony has done me well. So, before I get anymore equipment I am looking into another camera BUT i have no idea what to get or what to do. I am reading and reading and Scott this was great that you posted this. Thank you. Take Care. :o)

Scott Denny in reply to Christina Elizabeth McElhaney’s comment, 6 months ago

Well…you are getting some “fine pics” with that Finepix….LOL!!! I could not pass that one up.

You are right….keep truckin..you have great work.

Paola Massa, 6 months ago

Hi Scott
I have a different:
- Olympus 8080 with wide zoom, Olympus 5060, is a digital but not reflex, for my underwater bussines both is good the underwater housing is cheap and good for put everyday in to the water..
- Underwater Nikonos for me!!!!
- Nikon D40x with lenses Nikonos (17-35, 55-200,) one Sigma 70-300
I just lost…someone stole my D200

Chasity Edmonson, 6 months ago

I just got the Olympus EVOLT E-410 SLR 10mg a few weeks ago and I am loving it.

Scott Denny in reply to Mia1’s comment, 6 months ago

Dont be afraid that you have a Sony. If the images are good and you are pleased that is all that matters. If you still decide to change. Maybe something or someone here can help you. You know you can ask me anytime.

Scott Denny in reply to Paola Massa’s comment, 6 months ago

Stole your D200??? That is an extreme bummer!!!!

Scott Denny in reply to Chasity Edmonson’s comment, 6 months ago

I have read some good things about the EVOLT. The key is that you like it and enjoy it. Sounds like you are so lets start seein more post of your photography fun. :-)

Paola Massa, 6 months ago

yes Scott was few months a go when I moved for new home
I lost the Nikon D200 with all lenses and one lens for a portrait very expensive (Hassembal) I was in schok..for that now I have a Nikon D40x because I need work and not to much money or buy everything again

Jacqueline Bar..., 6 months ago

I’ve got a Canon 400D and a Pentax K100D.
I love both – they both give me different results.

Scott Denny in reply to Paola Massa’s comment, 6 months ago

That is just horrible. Gives me an ache in my stomach.

Press on Paola, press on!!

Scott Denny in reply to Jacqueline Barreto’s comment, 6 months ago

Sometimes I wish I had another body…camera that is…well…now that I think about it…LOL…anyway.

Sometimes I wish I would have kept my Canon AE1 film camera. But at the same time, selling it helped me purchase some of my current equipment.

I do know that if I go to Africa again, I will probably pick up a decent point and shoot. When driving on the roads, if you can all them that, it was too hard to have my DSLR ready. A little point and shoot would be nice.

Paola Massa, 6 months ago

the prob Scott that I m live in pour Coutry and someone want make for me revenge
was bad for me
anyway thank s for understand me
I want just ask you about Canon, I don t like I m like more Nikon or well Leica ( my father give me sometime!)
I forget my first love was Yashica! 35mm beautiful

Paola Massa, 6 months ago

sorry one think more I m like the rest….Sigma and bla bla

Jacqueline Bar..., 6 months ago

Yeah, point-and-shoots are always very handy :o)

Scott Denny in reply to Paola Massa’s comment, 6 months ago

My dad had a Yashica when I was a kid….what a name from the past. Wow!!

Paola Massa, 6 months ago

was fantastic camera my dad gave me for my first
I still have because I follow in love for take a photos

Tim Denny, 6 months ago

This is where it all began for me, it was the only thing I had to pack :-)

Tim Denny, 6 months ago

This my first 35mm the Yashika Electro 35. It has all the fancy lights, Yahoo !
Actually I sold this to a friend many years ago and this lest year she was visiting us. I was talking about the camera and sahe said she still had it, but does not use it. She gace it back to me and I have it sitting on my computer desk for rememberance sake. The one in the photo is not my camera, but picture I took off line. Don’t pack it any more and when I did that too was all I had to pack. :-)

Tim Denny, 6 months ago

Forgot to mention that my first camera (above) was a Brownie Star Mite back in about 1957 or so.

Flamejob, 6 months ago

Nikon D70
Nikkor 28-80mm
Nikon 50mm
Tamron 70-200mm
Crappy old tripod
Crumpler 7-Million Dollar Home

William F. Blair, 6 months ago

I use a Canon PowerShot 620A..been doing me well, but I”d really like to get a ‘better’ camera…I need something with shake reduction built in…I suffer from tremours alot…so far I’ve looked into the Sony alpha and the Pentax…my brother works in the camera dept at the local Future Shop, but some “real world” input would be nice…

WayoftheWarrior, 6 months ago

Fuji S3, Nikon D80,200,300. Nikon 80-200mm F2.8 , Nikon 80-400mm Vr, Nikon 18-200mm Vr, Nikon 85mm 1.8, Nikon 50mm 2.8, Nikon 28mm 1.8, Sigma 170-500mm Vr, Nikon 18-55mm, Tamron 18-200mm, Nikon 70-300mm, Nikon 35-70mm F2.8,Nikon SB 800, Manfrotto Tripod and monopod, a whole bag full of filters of assorted sizes and makes. I also still carry my N80 aroound from time to time!

Tim Denny, 6 months ago

Well I started with the Brownie Star Mite and my first 35mm was the Yashika Electro 35. Today I am packing the following:
Canon Eos 30-D
Canon 420 EX Speedlite Flash
Canon 70-200 1:4L lens
Tamron 28-75 XR DI zoom lens
Sigma 10-20 Ultra Wide zoom lens
Sigma 1.4 Converter
Dynatron 858 Pro Tripod
Manfrotto G80P Tripod Bag
Manfrotto 681B Mono Pod
Gary Fong Lightsphere Defusser
WhiBal / White Balance Reference Card
Lowepro 76 AW Top Loader Zoom Bag
Lowepro 300 AW Sling Bag

A far cry from packing my one and only Brownie Star mite Camera back in 1957

EvaMcDermott, 6 months ago

Well I recently re-invented my kit by selling some of my old camera stuff , my EF-S lenses, and other stuff around the house (skis, kid stuff etc.) So here it is…..

Canon 40D
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L USM
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5 – 4.5 USM (I love this lens)
Canon 2X Extender L
Canon 180mm f3.5 L Macro USM
Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod with 804RC-2 3-Way Pan Tilt Head
Singh Ray 3 stop hard reverse gradient
Singh Ray 3 stop hard gradiant
Singh Ray Warming Polarizer and Color Enhancer filter 77mm
Singh Ray Warming Polarizer 77mm
Hoya Pro Digital Polarizer

Christopher E..., 6 months ago

oh boy, lets see, and i wouldnt have ever thought id carry all this much when i was shooting with my kodak easyshare!
canon reb xt
(borrowing) canon 20d
canon 18-55mm lens
canon 75-300mm lens
tamron 28-75 lens
canon 28-135 IS lens
teleconverter 2x’s
nikon diopter lens
speedlight flash (borrowed)
3 different polarizer lens (which i forget to play with)
soft light tent to go over flash on camera
small compact tripod
all of this along with extra memory cards, lens cloths, and survivor gear in my backpack
and of course..my handy dandy trusty wally world tripod..dont leave home w/o it

Mundy Hackett, 6 months ago

I don’t have it anymore, but my favorite image of the camoflaged treefrog was taken with a simple Nikon Coolpix point and shoot 3200. That little point and shoot had quality pixels, you could blow up one of those to 11×14 and never miss a beat.

Marcus Grant IPA, 6 months ago

Wow there’s allot of packing going on. So what about me.

Olympus SP560 Ultra zoom for everything, land based and underwater.
Olympus underwater housing, which has a wide angle port as standard.

I would love a decent Canon, but in my job and salart, keep dreaming lololol.

Jacqueline Baker, 6 months ago

I have a Cannon EOS 400D with the basic 15 – 55mm lens
a macro lens i screw on the front, a shutter release cable
and a cheap tripod
.............i believe the correct term is photographically challenged LOL :0D

Scott Denny in reply to Mundy Hackett’s comment, 6 months ago

In todays age one should not feel bad if they have or can only afford a point and shoot. You can take great photos with todays digtial point and shoots. In fact I am thinking of getting a nice one someday.

Scott Denny in reply to Tim Denny’s comment, 6 months ago

Hey…how is it you have almost all the same equipment at me? LOL…like father, like son. LOL!!!

Scott Denny in reply to Flamejob’s comment, 6 months ago

My brother Jack shoots with a Nikon. He recently traded his D50 for the D80. Sounds like he enjoys it just fine.

Scott Denny in reply to William F. Blair’s comment, 6 months ago

Well you should get a chance to talk to many people from here. Although Canon is dominating this thread….YES!!...LOL….seriously now…

This is fun. It is great to see not only what people are packin but stop by their portfolio and see how that system is working for them.

Scott Denny in reply to WayoftheWarrior’s comment, 6 months ago

My brother Jack shoots with Nikon. He is looking at either the Sigma or Tamron 18-200mm. I know he would appreciate some input as to how that lens works for you. Just tell him I sent ya his way.

How do you like the Sigma 170-500mm? I am tossed between it and Tamrons big 500mm zoom. I have read a number of reviews and the Tamron seems to get better reviews. Sometimes that stuff does not matter.

Scott Denny in reply to EvaMcDermott’s comment, 6 months ago

That is a very nice assortment of lenses. I have the f4 version of the 70-200mm and I love it. Have you seen how many Canon users here so far??? :-)

Scott Denny in reply to Christopher Ewing’s comment, 6 months ago

How do you like that Tamron 28-75mm? I love mine. Very crisp, fast focus and built solid. I have not used it nearly as much as my 70-200mm lately. Been doing a lot of wildlife lately. With nice weather around the corner landscape are on my agenda and excited to use the Tamron.

Scott Denny in reply to Marcus Grant IPA’s comment, 6 months ago

Looks to me what your packin is working for you. You have some really nice photos in your portfolio.

Bottom line – pack what you need :-)

Scott Denny in reply to Jacqueline Baker’s comment, 6 months ago

Maybe you may view yourself as equipment challenged but photography challenged….nah! You have some really nice photos in your portfolio. More gear comes in time. Well…it cost cash too….I HATE THAT PART!!! :-)

Marcus Grant IPA, 6 months ago

Thanks for the comments Scott and as always i’ll keep them coming and will improve….

Christopher E..., 6 months ago

i love it scott, its awesome for inside shooting, handles hand held very well i think, it has for me anyway, id recommend to anyone who is interested in it, occassionally ill use in nature also because sometimes you need the whole scene, or if im in a “close quarters” its perfect! this shot was shot with it peaceful falls
used on tripod balancing on rocks! lol

Jacqueline Baker, 6 months ago

Awwwwww Scott you’re so lovely…..thanks…...sniff!

Alan Rodmell, 6 months ago

Your definitely packing more than I am at the minute. I only really use a Pentax K100D with 18-55mm lens and a Tamron 70-300AF tele. Although on my shopping list for this year is a Canon EOS 5D.

Better start saving the beer money :D

Alan Rodmell, 6 months ago

I also use Nikon E7600 compact Digital. It goes everywhere with me for those moments that you can’t always catch with a DSLR

Scott Denny in reply to Alan Rodmell’s comment, 6 months ago

That and talk to a surgeon about taking off a arm or leg.

LOL!

Alan Rodmell, 6 months ago

Surgeon? Nah – thats my wife’s department lol

Stephen Mitchell, 6 months ago

Hello Scott, You’ve certainly got a a great assortment of Canon equipment, I’m quite envious.

So I’ve updated my Photography page on my journal to answer this question with up-to-date information.

Michael Jordan, 6 months ago

Cams: Sony A100
Minolta 7000i
Lenses: Minolta-500mm F8 reflex
50mm F1.7
70-210 F4 macro
35-105mm F3.5-4.5 macro
35-70mm F4 macro
100-300mm xi F4.5-5.6 macro
Sony 18-70mm f3.5-5.6
Jessops ext tubes
kood/cokin filters
aftermarket grip
minolta angle viewfinder.

Looking to upgrade soon to the Sony a700 and invest in some primes and or G rated glass.

Its an expensive hobby…lol

Michael Jordan, 6 months ago

Forgot about the benbow tripod, Manfrotto MG460 head and MG322RC2 head!!

Michael Jordan, 6 months ago

Comment for Mia…

Mia, Sony make the sensors for most of the nikon range and their new a700 gets some great reviews…although it might be an idea to buy better lenses before upgrading the camera as that can make all the difference in the world to image quality…you can still find some quality minolta glass on ebay for the right price yet…:)

Only thing I find bad about the a100 is the noise at high iso’s is quite bad…that and it isn’t badged Minolta…lol

Andrea Ward, 6 months ago

I have a Nikon D40x
Nikkor 18-55mm lens &
Nikkor 55-200mm lens

Its not much yet but I am just starting :)

shotzbyjay, 6 months ago

I’m running a few days behind here, but trying to catch up.
My gear:
Canon EOS 400D
Canon 18-55mm lens
Canon 100-300mm usm lens
Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens
polarizer and ND filters
shutter release
Slik Pro500dx tripod
Tamrac expedition 5 backpack

Also have but no longer use, available reeeeeaaaaaallllly cheap!

Nikon N6006 35mm film camera w/ Promaster 70-210mm manual focus lens.

Scott Denny in reply to Stephen Mitchell’s comment, 6 months ago

Stephen…there is no reason to be envious, you have a great assortment yourself. Nice web page.

Scott Denny in reply to Michael Jordan’s comment, 6 months ago

Looks like you have a nice assortment of gear. Yes, this is an expensive hobby. I am hoping to make a little money to offset some of the expenses by shooting High School portraits and family portraits.

I purchased the studio equipment to start doing portraits and making a little on the side. Just have to get the studio in working condition.

Scott Denny in reply to Andrea Ward’s comment, 6 months ago

Andrea,

Looks like to me you have some decent focal lengths covered. Sometimes you dont need much. In time you will increase your level of gear. Doing this is not cheap but it sure is fun…eh?

Scott Denny in reply to shotzbyjay’s comment, 6 months ago

You have a nice set up. How much do you actually use your 50mm? I noticed that several people have a 50mm. I have thought of getting one for the speed of it, but I really dont shoot 50mm that much.

Michael Jordan, 6 months ago

Scott the 50mm with the crop factor makes a nice sharp portrait lens of about 75mm allowing you to get close without standing on top of them and as they are normally fast you don’t need to use flash as often either…I also use mine with extension tubes for macro.

Scott Denny in reply to Michael Jordan’s comment, 6 months ago

Thats a good thing to consider. I planned on using my Tamron 28-75mm for portraits, but a 50mm would be a little faster. I may have to pick one up.

I dont have extension tubes yet. Macro photography has not got me excited yet. I love looking at it, just no desire to do it yer.

Thanks for the feedback. I will probably look into a 50mm. It is a great idea for outdoor portraits.

Michael Jordan, 6 months ago

As its a prime lens it would normally be a lot sharper than a zoom too Scott. Mines like a razor from about F4 on and only slightly less sharp wide open…:)

shotzbyjay, 6 months ago

Scott, I don’t use the 50mm a lot, it’s what I use when the light’s too low to use the others. I’ve gotten my money’s worth out of it, for $70 it’s well worth having for the low light ability. I don’t normally do portraits, but it should be a fine lens for that. Like Michael said, it would be the same as an 80mm with my 1.6 crop factor, or 75mm on a 1.5. And it is very sharp.

Bigcity, 6 months ago

I still have a Yashica film camera – did it’s job well.

I have an Olympus E-510
2 kits lenses
need to pick up a 35mm prime for macros soon
Backup point and shoot – Sony DSC-S75

Scott Denny, 6 months ago

Well you have the stuff to get the job done. We can always think of different gear to buy…trust me. :-)

My dad has a coupl of good journals you might like. J1 J2

Thanks for stoppin on by and sharing whatch yer packin!