I am Francis!!

 

 
   

Reviews/Tests and DIY

You better have good technique rather than good equipment to take good photo!

CURRENT EQUIPMENT
NIKON

F100 SLR camera w/MB15 battery vertical grip
MC30 remote shutter switch
D50 DSLR camera

AIS 50mm f1.8 lens
AFD 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 lens
AFS 18-70mm f3.5-4.5 G ED DX lens
DG-2 eye-piece 2X magnifier
SB800 speed light
SB
26 speed Light
SC17 flash extention cord

Metz 32z2 flash w/Nikon adaptor shoe

52mm lens invert mount adaptor

CANON
EOS 1V SLR camera w/PBE2 motor booster battery vertical grip
EOS 5D DSLR camera
w/BG-E4 battery verticle grip
RS80N3 remote shutter switch for EOS1V & 5D
EF 17-40mm f4 L USM lens

EF 24-105mm f4 L USM IS lens
EF 70-200mm f2.8 L USM lens
550 EX flash light
Nikon lens to Canon body mount adaptor

MINOLTA
SRT Super SLR camera
X370s SLR camera
MC 50mm f2
lens (my 1st lens)
MC 100mm f2.5 lens
MD 35-70mm f3.5-4.8 lens

YASHICA/CONTAX
Yashica electro 35 GS RF camera w/45mm f1.7 lens
COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERA
FujiFilm F30 DC
TRIPOD/MONOPOD
Gitzo 1228 MKII carbon fibre tripod
Gitzo 1568 MKII carbon fibre monopod
Manfrotto 190 proB tripod
Manfrotto 141RC 3 way head

Manfrotto 486RC ball head
Velbon PH273 magnesium ball head
Velbon QHD-71Q magnesium ball head
Velbon QHD-51Q magnesium ball head
Cullman hotshoe leveler

FLASH BRACKET
Nikon SKE-900 flash bracket
Kenko Professional flash bracket

SCANNER
Nikon Coolscan LS2000 film scanner
Agfa 1236s flatbed scanner

DEHUMIDIFYING BOX/CABINET
PROCAN electronic automatic dehumidifying cabinet (98 litre)
CAMERA BAG
Lowepro Mini Trekker Classic Backpack
Lowepro Stealth Reporter 400AW
Tamrac Pro 8


EQUIPMENT OWNED or USED BEFORE
MINOLTA
Minolta SRT 101b body (my 1st camera, bought at 1978)

NIKON

Nikon FE body (my 1st Nikon camera bought at 1980)

Nikon F70D body (bought at 1996)
Nikon F90x body w/MF26 & MB10 (my 1st AF body bought at 1996)
FM3A camera body w/MD12 motor drive/MR-3 shutter release
Nikon F5 body
Nikkor AI 35mm f2.8 lens(my 1st Nikkor lens)
Nikkor AFD 35mm f2 lens
Nikkor AFD 28-70mm f3.5-4.5 lens(my 1st AF lens)
Nikkor AFD 80-200mm f2.8N lens
Nikkor AFS 80-200mm f2.8 lens
AI 105mm f2.5 lens
Nikkor AFD 24mm f2.8 lens
Tamron SP AF28-75mm f2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) Macro lens
AIS 28mm f2.8 lens
AIS 24mm f2.8 lens
AFS 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G
lens
AFD 85mm f1.8
lens
Nikkor AFD 105mm f2.8 micro
lens
Nikkor AFD 85mm f1.4
lens
Kenko Teleplux 2x MC7 teleconverter

AFS 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 G ED DX lens

CANON
Canon EOS 10D DSLR (
my 1st DSLR)
EOS 20D DSLR body w/BG-E2 battery vertical grip
EOS 33 body (my 1st Canon body)
EOS 30V body w/BP300 battery vertical grip
EF 24mm f2.8 lens

Canon EF16-35mm f2.8L lens
Canon EF1.4x teleconverter

Canon EF28-70mm f2.8L lens
RS60E3 Remote shutter switch for EOS 30V
EF 100mm f2.8 macro USM lens
EFS 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens
EF 1.4x II Extender

PENTAX
Pentax K1000 body

50mm f2 lens

YASHICA/CONTAX
Yashica FX3 Super 2000 (my 1st C/Y mount body)
Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.4
(my 1s
t CZ lens)

POINT and SHOOT FILM CAMERA
Pentax
928
Olympus u2

Yashica T4

COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERA

Kodak 260 digital camera (my
1st DC)
Kodak 290 digital camera

Nikon CP950 digital camera
Nikon CP990 digital camera

Nikon CP995 digital camera
Sony S70 digital camera
Sony Mavica F95 digital camera

Canon G2 digital camera
Canon G5 digital camera
Canon G6 digital camera
Canon A80 digital camera
Nikon 3700 digital camera
Kodak 6440 digital camera

FujiFilm F10
FujiFilm F11
Olympus 3030z DC
Canon A620 DC

TRIPOD/MONOPOD
Manfrotto 479B monopod
Manfrotto 055CL tripod

Manfrotto 308RC ball head