BEN'S GEAR LIST
A Comprehensive List of Tools
that Ben uses on a Daily Basis
Cameras
- Sony A7Rii with three batteries
- Canon 5D Mark III
- Canon 5D Mark II (eventually to be converted for infrared shooting)
- Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver
Lenses
- Canon 8-15mm F4L Fisheye
- Canon 14mm f2.8L II
- Canon 17mm d4L TS-E
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8L II
- Canon 24-70mm f2.8L II
- Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II
- Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS
- Canon Extender 1.4x II
- Lensbaby Creative Effects Kit
- Lensbaby Pro Effects Kit
- Note: The Canon lenses are used on the Sony A7Rii via an adapter
Flash
- Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite
- Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter
- PocketWizard II Plus Transceivers
- Eneloop Rechargable Batteries
- Various HonlPhoto speedlite accessories
- Various Rogue speedlite accessories (expoimaging.com)
- Various gear from Westcott (softboxes, reflectors, backgrounds, light stands, etc.)
Tripods
- Really Right Stuff TA-3-FS Versa Foot Spike
- Really Right Stuff TA-2-LC Versa 2
- Leveling Base with clamp
- Really Right Stuff TVC-24L Versa Tripod
- Really Right Stuff B5D3-LA L-plate
- Really Right Stuff BA7-L L-plate
- Really Right Stuff BH-40 Ballhead
- Really Right Stuff PG-02 LLR Pano-Gimbal Head
- Really Right Stuff MPR-CL II Multi-Purpose Rail
- Manfrotto 684B Monopod (discontinued, but similar to 334B or 685B)
- Really Right Stuff MH-01 LR monopod head (Manfrotto 234 head is a much cheaper alternative)
Flashlights (For Lightpainting)
- Thor X Colossus 18 Million Candlepower Spotlight (I have the older Cyclops version)
- Brinkman Max Million II 2 Million Candlepower Rechargeable Spotlight
- LedLenser M7R 220/30 lumenRechargeable Flashlight (myfavorite flashlight by far)
- Inova Bolt 2L 120 Lumen Flashlight
- Duracell Daylite 80 lumen flashlight
- Streamlight Stylus Reach Pen Light
- Streamlight Nano MiniatureKeychain
- Coast LED Lenser 77364 4 ColorSignal Light
- Electroluminescent Wire (EL Wire for short) various lengths and colors
- Photon Microlight keychain lights
- MaxForce Backscratcher (really… tape a flashlight to it for extra reach)
I lust after the following flashlights, but have not been able to talk myself into buying them:
- Led Lenser X21R 1600 lumen rechargeable
- JetBeam RRT3 XML 1950 lumen seven output levels (rechargeable with accessory)
- JetBeam RRTO XML 550 lumen continuously variable (wish it was rechargeable)
Camera Bags
- ThinkTank Photo Airport International Roller Bag
- ThinkTank Photo Airport International Low Divider Set
- ThinkTank Photo Strobe Gel Wallet
- ThinkTank Photo Cable Management 50 (for speedlites)
- ThinkTank Photo Cable Management 20 (for flashlights)
- ThinkTank Photo Pro Speed Belt
- ThinkTank Photo Pixel Racing Harness
- ThinkTank Photo Artificial Intelligence
- ThinkTank Photo Whip It Out (discontinued)
- ThinkTank Photo Lens Changer 50 V2.0 (quantity 5)
- Sony LCS-SB1 Sling Camera Bag
Accessories
- Pearstone ShutterBoss Cable Release
- Phottix WXD-188 Wireless Receiver
- Phottix WXD-188 WirelessTransmitter
- Tamrac S.A.S. Compact Filter Case
- Heliopan 77mm circular polorizer
- B+W 77mm 1.8 ND Six Stop Neutral Density Filter
- B+W 77mm 0.9 ND Three Stop Neutral Density Filter
- Hoodman RAW 16GB CompactFlash Cards
- 3x 64GB SD cards
- Hoodman Loupe
- Camera cleaning supplies and tools from micro-tools.com
- WhiBal white balance card
- X-Rite Color Checker Passport
- Eye-Fi Wifi SD Card
- Painters Pole from Home Depot
- Kacey Enterprises Pole Adapter (for attaching a speedlite to painters pole)
- Kacey Enterprises DSLR Camera
- Paint Pole Adapter (for attaching camera to painters pole)
- Cinefoil by Rosco
- Various accessories from Op-Tech USA such as camera straps, neoprene pouches for CF cards, etc.
Software
- Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
- Adobe Lightroom 6
- HDRSoft Photomatix
- Nik Software HDR Efex Pro 2 and Silver Efex Pro
- OnOne Perfect Resize
- Dark Sky iOS app for finding good locations to shoot the milky way and startrails
- LightTrac iOS app to figure out what angle the moon will be at
- Sun Seeker iOS app to see exact where the sun will be at any time of day
- Abandoned iOS app to find abandoned locations to light paint
- Roadside (from roadside america) iOS app to find unusual locations to photograph
- Easy Release iOS app for model and location releases
- Everplaces iOS app to keep track of locations I’d like to shoot in the future
- MoonPhase iOS app for a simple moon phase calendar
- Field Tools iOS app to calculate depth of field
- Holographium or Holo-Paint iOS app for text in light paintings
Hardware
- Apple MacBook Pro 15” 2.8 GHz Core i7 (16 GB RAM, 750GB Internal SSD Drive)
- Apple 27” Cinema Display
- Lexar Firewire Compact Flash card readers
- Wacom Intuos 5 touch Small
- 13” Wacom Cintiq Companion Hybrid Tablet
- Drobo Pro
MISC.
- I rent lenses from LensProToGo.com
- The “Photographing the Southwest” book series from PhotoTripUSA is a must have for shooting landscapes in the U.S.A.