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Photography

Camera Bodies

Canon 5D Mark IV full-frame DSLR - workhorse for jobs and street photography
Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP DSLR (discontinued by Nikon) - backup camera for jobs and street photography
Minolta AF Maxxum 5000 full-frame SLR - 35mm film camera for street photography
Seagull 4A TLR 75mm f/3.5 (links to ebay) - 120 film camera for street photography

Lenses

Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM - used mainly for street photography, sometimes for portraits
Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8 Prime Lens (Canon EF mount) - used across a wide variety of shoots
Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM Lens - used mainly for portraits and scanning film negatives, sometimes for events and products
Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 DX Zoom Lens - used mainly for travels where zooming is convenient
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 - used mainly as backup
Minolta 50mm f/1.7 - used mainly for street photography
Tamron 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 (Minolta A-mount) - used mainly for street photography where zooming is convenient

Lights/ Moderators

Yongnuo YN 560ii (discontinued by Yongnuo, replaced by YN560iii and YN560iv) - used mainly for events, sometimes for portraits and products
Yongnuo Wireless Shutter Release & Flash Trigger (for Canon) - used where speedlite is taken off camera, typically portraits and products
Godox Flash Diffuser Light Softbox Speedlite Flash - used to diffuse light fired from speedlites, typically in events
Phottix M200R RGB Light - used as a fill light mostly in portrait shoots where lighting is insufficient
Godox 43" 110cm Diameter 5-in-1 Collapsible Reflector Pack (Gold, Silver, Black, White, Translucent) - used to fill shadows to a milder degree
Godox 32x32” 80x80cm Softbox with Bowens Mount Kit - used to create a soft light source

Film Processing

Film Developing Kit for 35mm or 120mm (links to ebay) - used to develop b&w films at home
Ilford B&W Film Processing Chemical 3-pac Kit (links to ebay) - chemicals for b&w development: the developer, stopper and fixer
Ilford Ilfotol Wetting Agent (links to ebay) - finishing chemical in the developing process