Mark DiLallo Photography

Me and My Toys:

Canon Cameras:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (35mm, 31 mega-pixel Digital SLR )
• Canon EOS 5D Mark II (35mm, 21 mega-pixel Digital SLR )
• Canon EOS 40D (35mm, 10 mega-pixel Digital SLR )
• Vertical Grips for cameras above
• Canon RS80N3 Remote Cable Trigger
• Xit XTTRCUNV Universal Timer Remote Control (Black)
• Pluto Trigger (Sensor Trigger)

Canon Lenses:

• Long Telephoto Zoom:  Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Lens for Canon EF  ($1800) -- This monster is a great safari style lens that is weather sealed and has Optical Stabilization.  It's my bread-and-butter all purpose workhorse.   Its huge zoom range keeps you ready for anything.  At around $1800 bucks, I call it my "poor man's" birding lens.  Sure, I'd love Canon L-Series glass but just can't afford the expense or the weight of the beasts...especially for a single focal length.  Canon, Nikon offer 100-400 5.6 zooms with IS/VR that are good and fairly affordable "safari" choices.   Both offer quite a bit more expensive 200-400 f4.0 lenses as well.
  

• Standard Zoom:  Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens ($1,000) -- A quality L series short zoom, only f/4 but lightweight, affordable, and Image Stabilized.

• Ultra-wide Zoom:   Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM Lens ($2900) -- A top of the line ultra-wide zoom, capable of full-sensor imaging without vignetting--stunning sharpness edge-to-edge and amazing chromatic aberration and flair control.

• Macro:  Canon 180mm f/3.5 Macro USM ($1,400) -- A top grade Canon L-Series Macro Lens.

• Tilt-Shift Lens:   Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8  ($1,400)  A great macro lens to capture off plane subjects like flowers and butterflies while maintaining a more pleasing shallow depth of field.
  

• 2X Tele-converter:  Sigma TC-2001 2x Teleconverter for Canon EF ($400).  Great for wildlife, bird, butterfly photography.   Long and sharp enough when mated with 600mm to take full-frame images of the moon.

• Kinko Extension Tubes -- ($160) Used for increase close focusing for any lens.  No glass in light path means no loss in quality.  Does result in a longer exposure but auto metering still functions normally.  Usually means focusing manually which I do anyway when shooting macro.

• Circular Polarizer and Neutral-Density Filters -- a massive 105mm for the SIGMA 150-600 and a 77mm adapter for the 24-105 and 180 macro lenses.

   

• Flex Lens Shade for Large Lenses
  

Flash:

• Canon 550EX Flash & Off Camera Shoe Cord
• The "Better Beamer" FX-2 Walt Anderson Flash Extender
• Canon MT-24EX Macro Flash Unit ($650)
• Canon Transistor (Battery) Pack E ($140)

Tripod & Mounts:

• General/Macro Rig -- Manfrotto 055MF3 MAG Fiber 3-Section Tripod ($360) with Arca Swiss Monoball B1 modified with Really Right Stuff Quick Release   Z1 is the latest equivalent Arca-Swiss
• Heavy Duty Bird Rig -- Gitzo GT3543XLS Carbon Fiber Tripod with Wimberly WH-101 gimbal -style Tripod Head (See Wimberly WH-200)
• Window/Roof Rig -- L.L. Rue Ground/Roof/Window (Groofwin) pod mount with Kirk BH-3 Monoball  (also consider Kirk Window Mount)
• Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer astro-photography star/solar/lunar tracking mount
  

• Kirk, Wimberly, and/or Really Right Stuff Arca-Swiss style "L" Camera Bracket and Lens Mounting Plates
• Bogen Super Clamp modified with Arca-Swiss Mount
• Two PLAMPs (Articulating clamps to secure without damaging flowers/branches in wind)

Back Packs:

•   Heavy Pack -- Lowepro Pro Trecker ($290)
  
•   Light Pack -- Think Tank Photo StreetWalker Pro ($200)
  
•   Air Travel w/Dolly -- Temba P262 Backpack & Dolly
•   Light Bag -- Tamrac 606 Zoom Traveler 6
•   Camera Pouch -- Lowepro S&F Top Loading Pouch 50 AW

Action Video:

• GoPro Hero 6
• GoPro Hero 4 Silver
  
• Evo SS Gimbal
  

My Older Cameras and Lenses:

• Canon EOS 10D (35mm, 6.3 mega-pixel Digital SLR)
• SIGMA 50-500 f/4-6.3 APO EX ($1000)
  

• SIGMA 12-24 F4.5-5.6 DG ($850)

• Canon EOS Elan (35mm film)
  
• Canon 75-300 f/4.0-5.6 III USM  ($180)
• Canon 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 USM  ($100)
• Canon 20-35 f/3.5-4.5 USM  ($350)
• Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM ($420) -- A handy short zoom, slow at 5.6 but lightweight, affordable, and Image Stabilized.