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Ray Wilson

Bird & Wildlife Photography

Equipment

PLEASE NOTE!  NONE OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS FOR SALE!! THIS LIST IS HERE PURELY TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT EQUIPMENT I USE.  PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ENQUIRIES ASKING TO BUY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT.  IT IS NOT FOR SALE!

The following is a list of all the equipment which I use/have used for creating the images on this website:

Camera bodies
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EOS 1D mkII (all photos from 9/2004 - 10/2009)
Canon EOS D60 (all photos from 7/02-8/04, except Gambia trip)
Canon EOS 3 (all photos pre-July '02, plus trip to The Gambia in January '03)
Lenses
Canon EF600mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Canon EF100mm f/2.8 macro USM
Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x macro
Canon EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Canon EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF II 1.4x converter
Canon EF 2x converter
Other Accessories
Gitzo 1548 Carbon Fibre Mountaineer MkII Tripod
Wimberly MkII Gimbal-style Tripod Head (makes handling a big lens much easier)
Canon Speedlite 580EXII Flashgun
Canon MR-14EX Macrolite (ringflash for macro photography)
RRS B91-B flash bracket
RRS FA-EX1 telescoping extender bracket (increases height of flash above the lens, thus reducing the risk of 'red-eye')
Better Beamer (extends the range of the flash by 3 stops)
Below is photo of me, quite literally, in the field with my most commonly used gear...
Baga Fields, Goa, India. Photo © Ian Tew 2004.
...and yes, it is as heavy as it looks!