I   started out using  Minolta,  but  quickly  changed  to  Canon once I  realized I   needed  some  proper  equipment. I  have not  been dissappointed with  their  stuff. What  do  I  use?  Well, most   pictures on this site have  been taken  with  a  20D,  But I  upgraded   recently  to   a EOS 1D MII.  Same  amount  of  pixels,  but  10 times the quality! Cropping  , handling  of high ISO,  noise , it`s all  better.

My  main lens  is  a 500mm f4 IS which I  use  with a 1.4  convertor,  but  I  also  use  a  300 f4 at  times - especially  when on holiday as its  a bit easier to  carry  around  at take into the plane etc.  The  500mm lens  would  be  useless  if  I  hadn`t  had  a Wimberley head and  a sturdy tripod.

I  do   quite a bit of  editing  to   get  the  picture I  want. I   use Capture one,  Adobe Editor  and  NeatImage. 

Most  importantly, I managed to  convince my  wife I  really  needed  all this   stuff and  my  main  excuse was that I  don`t  spend  £100 in the pub every  weekend...but   blighmy it  certainly is  not a  cheap  hobby! Some people say  I `m tight   but  this is why!