My Gears

October 15th, 2008
by Krishna Mohan

I keep changing my photography gears fairly frequently depending on my needs. I am a strong believer of the quote made by David duCheminRemember, gear is good, but vision is better. Here are the my current Photography Gears. Purchases from B&H Photo using these links will help you support this blog.

Body
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Lenses
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon MP-E 65 f/2.8 1-5X Macro
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM

Flashes
Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash
Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash
Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash
ExpoImaging RAC160-2 Ray Flash Ring Flash Adapter

Accessories
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
Canon EF 2.0x II Extender
Tamron SP AF 1.4X TC (white model)
Kenko extension tube set
RS-80N3 Remote Switch
Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2 Remote flash cable
Canon Right Angle Finder

Memory cards
1 Sandisk Extreme 32GB CF Card
1 Sandisk Extreme III 16GB CF Card
1 Sandisk Ultra II 8GB CF Card
1 Sandisk Extreme IV 4GB CF Card
1 Kingston 1GB CF card

Support
Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber Tripod
The Acratech GP Ball Head
The Acratech Ultimate Ball Head
Manfrotto 496 Compact Ball Head
Ebay made Gimbal Head
Acratech Quick Release plates
Benro C45T Carbon Fiber Monopod
Ergo Rest Multi Stand Tripod

Bags
Gura Gear Kiboko Backpack
Think Tank Photo StreetWalker Pro
Kata KT DR-467i Digital Rucksack
Lowepro Lens Case 5

Computer & Software
Home built desktop, AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor, 16GB RAM, almost 8 TB internal storage, Nvidia GTX 550 Ti video card, Multibooted 64bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 with several flavors of Linux on Dual 24″ HP LP2475W & Dell U2410 Monitors, Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet. Dell 15 Studio Laptop, Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone running home brewed Android 2.3.5 OS.
My workflow is mainly based on Adobe Lightroom. I’ve used it since the very first public beta release and love it. I can’t imagine my photographic life without Adobe Lightroom. And then the big daddy of all graphic tools – Adobe Photoshop CS5 which I tend to use sparingly after getting Adobe Lightroom.

Wish list
Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 Fisheye lens
Canon EF 200-400mm f/4 Zoom
Canon EOS-1DX

Previous cameras (Now Sold)
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EOS 40D
Panasonic Lumix FZ50
Canon S2IS

Previous lenses (Now Sold)
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Autofocus Lens
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Autofocus Lens
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens
Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM Autofocus Lens
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

Comments (16)

16 Responses to “My Gears”

  1. Naveen Kumar Moodbidri Says:

    A very good collection of electronic gadgets, thank you so much, i got to know more about the gadget world…
    i liked your amazing photography too.
    i’m going to be a frequent visitor of your website from today.
    once again thank you so much for your support.
    -Naveen
    9844498098

  2. photoshop guy Says:

    do you guys have a recommendation section, i’d like to suggest some stuff

  3. lawrencesamuelr Says:

    Thats an impressive gear and awesome picz, will browse through slowly.

  4. Mohith Says:

    If you exchange your gear list and wish list titles then it becomes my list. :(

  5. Anagha Says:

    Br.Krishna, I’m really mazed by your multifaceted personality. Are you human??? :-)
    Nevertheless, I was searching for Mulyadi/ Malyadi bird sanctuary and I chanced upon this site and forgot what I was searching. Your photographs are extremely good! From now on I have to visit this site often…
    I am from Bangalore and heard lots of migratory birds have come to Mulyadi, so if you know about that place please do share some information like how to reach the place from Bangalore, and the season of migratory birds.. so on.
    Nice to chance upon this site.

  6. drkrishi Says:

    Dear Anagha,
    How did you know that I am not human. I was about to become Superman but failed one last test which would have qualified me becoming one. ;-)
    Nice to hear from you. Thanks for dropping by my website and seeing it. Keep visiting it I usually post 1-2 posts every week on different subjects.
    Please do comment and criticize my work so that I can attain that Superman state soon ;-)

    I have been to a Mallyadi Bird Sanctaury. It is a around 11Km from Kundapur on Kundapur – Udupi Highway. When you proceed 10km from Kundapur to Udupi there is a local bus stop called Thekatte.
    Turn left and proceed 1 Km in a good tarred road to reach Mallyadi Temple. In front of the temple there is around 60 acres of Old clay pit which hold rain water and becomes bird sanctuary.
    It is winter migratory ground for many migratory bird which visit us from North India and beyond. Since the area is large birds are well dispersed and not easily visible.
    Feb- March is the best time as water dries up and birds congregate in a small area. End of march water will be totally dry and bird also disappear.
    If you need any other help please let me know. I can arrange trip there provided I am also free (sunday)

  7. Manjunath Says:

    Great collection! your gear does not list 300mm 4L/IS USM. Looks like you have the 2.8 now. Did you sell the 4L? I am looking to buy one. By the way, I am a friend of Shiva Nayak.
    Your pictures are awesome too!

  8. Das Vittala Says:

    5D M2 you do not have now ?

  9. Krishna Mohan Says:

    I sold mine few weeks back. Could not live without one and purchased a used one today :)

  10. Subhrashis Says:

    Sir, If I may ask, how did you get the ‘Indian’ Gimbal delivered? The seller says he will not deliver to India…

  11. Manish Says:

    hi,
    hows is the B&H service and is it cheap buying from there as compared to indian market.

  12. Krishna Mohan Says:

    It is quite cheap in USA (almost 20-25% cheaper) as compared to here in India. But when you import you get around 27% duty on the items. That makes the whole transaction worthless. B&H service is impeccable as always. They are very prompt in replacement. Once filters I ordered got stolen in transit by the courier. They replaced without even asking for proof etc, within a week.

  13. pritham dsouza Says:

    looks like u are going to add the Canon 1DX to that already drool wish list!!!!! i would love to hear your expert opinion about why/how the 1DX might or might not be better than the 5D mark II and 1D mark IV combined….

  14. Krishna Mohan Says:

    Yes as you suggested i have added upcoming Canon EOS 1DX to my wish list. It has all the great stuff included. As you can see whole canon community is gaga over the new entrant. It is the combination of 5Dmark II & 1D Mark IV. What I miss is the focusing ability even at f/8 which 1D Mark IV had. It is a small price to pay for all the other benefit which I am going to gain from 1DX. I am booking the camera and my 1D mark IV will be for sale in Feb 2012 :) I might keep the 5DMark II for the backup. There are quite a lot of Studio photographers who were expecting 36 megapixel behemoth from Canon as a replacement for 1Ds mark III. Now 18 megapixel 1DX replacing it must be very disappointing for them. I really don’t understand the stupid megapixel race, I am happy that Canon stuck to saner 18 megapixel.
    Regards
    Krishna Mohan

  15. Mohammed Sharief Says:

    Hello Dr. Krishna Mohan,
    Amazing Photography! I am a big fan of your’s. Got u r reference through Sampath,MRPL. I live in Muscat. Amatuer Photographer. very new.
    I have got Nkon D5100. wish to buy Tamron 70-200/2.8 through Amazaon. Also would like to buy a teleconverter for this lens. Any advise on this lense.
    Warm Regards,
    Sharief

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