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Most Important Product for Productivity

"My Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II gives me better quality than 35mm film. I can look at my images and evaluate them immediately; I don't have to wait for them to get back from the processor, which up here could be weeks to a month. If I don't get the shot, going back to the client is not ideal, which you would have to do with film. So for me, digital gives me control over the shoot and I can work for a longer period of time. The instant feedback I get from my images, both when they're in the camera and when I get the images back to look at them on a laptop, really helps my creative process. The turnaround is much faster, and I'm more productive." —John Hyde

John Hyde's Gear Box

Digital Cameras

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Canon EOS 30D

Lenses

16-35mm f/2.8 L, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 45mm f/2.8 TS, 70-200mm f/2.8L, 100mm f/2.8 macro, 300mm f/2.8 L, 600mm f/4.0 L

Hardware

Apple G5
Apple 23" displays
Apple 20" iMac (office)
Apple 13" MacBook (in the field)
RAID external drives

Software

liveBooks 5.0
Adobe Photoshop CS2 & CS3 (beta)
Adobe Lightroom
Canon Digital Photo Pro
Various sharpening, noise reduction, HDR plug-ins and stitching software

Printers

"HP and Canon printers are in our studio, but we do all our art print work at service providers to take advantage of the newest and best printers. We've developed custom profiles for each Epson printer, so proofs are very close or right on from the start."

Accessories

Gitzo tripods
Really Right Stuff ballheads
Lowepro and Tamrac backpacks
Pelican hard cases
Kingston, SanDisk, Lexar CF(2-4GB) and SD cards (1-2GB)
Apple iPod (for photos and music)
Custom-made remote-release
underwater housing with dome port