Hank3152

Hank3152

Lives in United States IL, United States
Works as a Ret IL State Police & Air Nat'l Guard
Joined on Dec 25, 2005
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Photo gear list

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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Great walkaround.......lives on my 1DmkIV
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Outstanding zoom, lives on my 40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Great zoom if you don't need a fast lens
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
I can use it on FF and crop
Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM
Perfect fit with a 2xIII TC so I can still achieve AF at f/8 with my 1DmkIV
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 40D
My cheap crop go everywhere body
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
The ultimate for sports/action and wildlife .......well worth the cost for high ISO and IQ......
Canon Extender EF 1.4x II
Decent TC which only loses 1 stop
Canon Extender EF 2x III
Coupled to my 70-200mkII when I need 400mm
Canon PowerShot S95
My go anywhere when I can't/don't want to carry the DSLRs

Wish list

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Photo gear history

Cameras, lenses, printers and accessories that Hank3152 once owned.

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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Soft in the corners for my FF bodies
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Had 2 copies and both had contact issues....too heavy but built like a tank
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Great entry level lens
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Great prime but I preferred zooms
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Sold it for the mkII version
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Great lens, especially for sports, if you don't need IS
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Occasionally use it with my 40D for the extra reach when shooting sports in good light
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Sold it for the 135f/2
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Sold it for the L version
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM
Great prime but wasn't using it as much when I got the 70-200mkII
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Sold it when I got the 2xIII TC
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
Sold it when I went FF
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Sold it when I went FF
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Kit lens & sold it for the 17-55f/2.8IS
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Got it for my son, then sold it for the 70-300
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Great inexpensive and SHARP macro lens
Canon EOS 5D
A great FF, but sold it for the 1DmkIII
Canon EOS 7D
A great crop but sold it for the 1DmkIII
Canon EOS 400D (EOS Digital Rebel XTi / EOS Kiss Digital X)
Gave it to my son. later upgraded to the 40D
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Great IQ and performance, just didn't like the 2-buttom operation and menu operation
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
My serious camera for shooting tough events where speed and IQ matter
Canon Extender EF 2x II
mediocre compared to the mkIII
Canon PowerShot A610
First compact with great IQ kept for convenience
Canon PowerShot G11
Great compact but needed something smaller
EF 300f/4L
The non-IS prime is a great value and produces outstanding results having fewer elements
Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 AF 1.4x
Sold it.....preferred Canon's
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF
Outstanding lens, sold it, switched to Canon
Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR
Outstanding lens, sold it, switched to Canon
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR
Outstanding lens, sold it, switched to Canon
Nikon D300
Outstanding camera, sold it, switched to Canon
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
Econo lens, sold it for the Canon 17-55f/2.8IS