Gear

I think you should use whatever kind—DSLR or mirrorless—or brand of camera you like and can afford but photographers always ask what kind of gear I use and this is the answer. I’m a thrifty shopper and many cameras were purchased used or as “refurbs. I keep gear in specific bags so that I can grab one, two or three  bags and go.

Inside a Joe Farace Classic Reporter Backpack you’ll find:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark I and EOS 60D camera bodies
• EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, EF 135mm f/2.8 SF
• Gossen Luna-Star F2 light meter
• Canon Speedlite 580EX II
• Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite

Inside Think Tank Photo’s Airport Accelerator you’ll find:

• EF 50mm f/1.8 II,  EF 85mm f/1.8 USM,  EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, EF 75-300 4/5.6 IS
• Canon Speedlite 550EX

• Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, EF-S 22-55mm, EF-S 18-55mm
• Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM

My Mirrorless gear includes:

• Olympus E-P3, Olympus OM-D EM-10 Mark I
• Olympus EM-5 Mark I
• Olympus M. Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II R lenses
• Olympus M. Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens
• Olympus M. Zuiko 17mm f/2.8 lens
  Olympus M. Zuiko Olympus 15mm f/8 Body Cap lens, 9mm f/8.0 Fisheye Body Cap Lens.
  Olympus M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 lens
  Panasonic Lumix GX1, GF3, VF-1 viewfinder
• Panasonic Lumix Lumix GX85
  Panasonic Lumix G5 & Lumix G6, converted to infrared by LifePixel
  Panasonic Lumix GH4, Panasonic Lumix G ASPH/mega OIS 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6,
  Panasonic Lumix 12.5mm 3D lens, Lumix 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH lens