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I've been interested in photography since my teenage years. Back then I used a Kodak Instamatic camera of some sort that shot 110 film. I didn't get into 35mm film photography until about 20 years ago (1988 or 1989) with a Canon EOS 850. I did not keep that camera too long before I upgraded to the EOS-1 (Canon's top-of-the-line film camera at the time). I have taken many pictures with that camera over the years. But I sold it eventually to upgrade to the EOS-1v. In 2000, I bought my first digital camera, a 2.5 megapixel Olympus C-2500L. In 2005 or so, I sold the EOS-1v, and bought the Canon EOS-10D (which I've subsequently sold). In early 2008, I bought the Canon EOS-5D. In late 2009, I bought the Canon EOS-5D Mark II (I have sold the Canon EOS-5D). I've also had several point-and-shoot cameras, most recently a Canon SX10 IS (and previously a PowerShot A710IS and A650IS). I had decided for awhile to devote my resources to my DSLR, but then decided that I could use a small point-and-shoot for times when I cannot carry the large camera. I now have a Canon PowerShot SX210IS. I mainly enjoy landscape/nature photography and portraiture. I do not earn my living from photography, but I have been the primary photographer for about four weddings of friends (and also prime videographer for about a half-dozen weddings).

I am the creator of a Flickr group devoted to the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L tilt-shift lens. I am also the creator of another group devoted to color temperature meters.

My other hobbies include geocaching (which I resumed with a vengeance after an eight-year hiatus; my caching name is erayboul), shooting video (primarily of amateur radio things), computer programming at the hobbyist level, and, of course, amateur radio. I've been licensed since 1991 as N8OIF.

Current Equipment:

Canon EOS-5D Mark II with BG-E6 battery/vertical grip, Kirk Photo BL-5DIIG L-bracket (Arca-Swiss style)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L II USM
Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM
Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro USM
Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
Canon Speedlite 580EXII * 3
Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite
Canon CP-E4 Compact Battery Pack
Canon OC-E3 off-camera shoe cord
Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2
various Expodiscs
Singh-Ray Vari-ND neutral density filter
Sekonic L-758DR exposure/light meter
Sekonic C-500R ProDigi color meter
Alien Bees B400, B800, B800 monolights
White Lightning X3200 monolight
Paul C Buff Einstein E640
PocketWizard Plus II transceivers * 4
Custom Brackets Digital Pro-M bracket
Gary Fong, Lumiquest, and Honl light modifiers
various light modifiers for Alien Bees/White Lightning strobes, including 22-inch high output beauty dishes (white and silver)
Arca-Swiss Monoball Z1 SP head
Giottos MT8361 carbon-fiber tripod
Canon 1.4x II and 2x II teleconverters
Canon 12mm and 25mm extension tubes
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Nik Silver Efex Pro 1.003
Photomatix Pro 3
Noise Ninja 2.3.2
Wacom Intuos3 6"x8" graphics tablet
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i film scanner
X-Rite ColorChecker Passport
Chimera Super Pro Plus medium softbox * 2
Westcott Fast Flags Plus Scrim Kit
various other accessories


Considering:

Gitzo GT1541T Traveler tripod with Really Right Stuff BH-40 ballhead (I need a small and lightweight tripod)
Next lens purchase: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM