Gear

One question I always get is "what type of camera do you use?" So here is a semi-exhaustive list of all of the camera and other equipment that I use for photos and other aspects of road tripping!

CAMERAS

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Canon Canon PowerShot G10

Canon Vixia HG20

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi (somewhat retired)

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (retired)

Canon PowerShot A520 (retired)

CAMERA ACCESSORIES

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM Lens

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Lens

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens

Tamron SP AF 11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 Lens

Canon 580EX II Speedlite

Gitzo Series 1, 6X Carbon Fiber 4 Section Tripod

Gitzo Series 1 Magnesium Center Ball Head

Shootsac (to hold all of it while travelling!)

ROAD TRIP ESSENTIALS

Garmin Nüvi 260 (to get me where I am going)

Lonely Planet Guidebooks (my favorite source for learning about destinations!)

 

 

MY CAR

And of course we can't forget the most important road trip accessory of them all: the car! My favorite ride is my 2006 Saturn Ion! It's the perfect Silly American car because the dashboard controls are in the center! It definitely gets me where I need to go, and we have hit many a milestone while taking road trips! My car has been dubbed "Black Pickle," and I usually refer to him as such. The whole car is a testament to road trips I have taken...from the now 3-year old air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror, the frog ring that hasn't left the dashboard, to the Krystal Square Off pompom on the back seat.