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What's In The Bag?
Saying to a professional photographer "That is a great photo, what kind of camera do you have?" is rather like saying to a cook..."That was a great meal, what kind of oven do you use?" The best and most expensive photography equipment in the world will not make someone a great photographer, however, having high end professional photography gear will certainly help make the quality of the images a lot better.
It is also important to have back up gear, lots and lots of it! Accidents happen and not only might we need to grab one of the back up cameras, we might need to do it in a hurry, so we always keep an extra camera case, just full of our back up photography equipment with us during the wedding ceremony and reception.
Below is a list of our equipment, which seems to be expanding more and more each year. I myself have switched from Canon to the mirrorless system and Sony. Here is link to one of the reasons why
https://www.slrlounge.com/why-the-sony-a9-is-the-camera-of-the-decade-for-wedding-photography/
However, as a past "Canon professional", I still use my old trusted friends as back ups, or I might give one of my 5D MKIII's to some of your younger reception guests and see if they want to snap off a few super fun reception photos as well.
Here is a list of our equipment. With the exception of my studio equipment we bring almost the entire gear to all of our full weddings.
Our Professional Wedding and Portrait Photography Gear
Cameras
Sony Alpha a9 II Mirrorless Camera
Alpha a7R III Mirrorless Camera x 3
Canon 20D film camera
Lenses
Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm prime f/1.8 ZA
ZEISS Batis 40mm prime f/2 CF Lens for Sony E
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens
Canon EF 50mm prime f/1.4 USM Lens
Canon 24-105 f/4
Lighting
Sony HVL-F60RM Wireless Radio Flash system
Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT (two)
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander
Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter
Flashpoint R2 Pro MarkII 2.4GHz Transmitter for Sony (two)
Flashpoint Zoom Li-ion R2 TTL On-Camera Flash Speedlight for Sony (three)
Flashpoint Zoom Li-on R2 TTL On-Camera Flash Speedlight For Canon (four)
Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System
Flashpoint StreakLight 360 Ws Flash
Flashpoint R2 Pro MarkII 2.4GHz Transmitter for Canon (two)
Westcott Ice Light 2 LED Light (two)
Lume Cube 2.0 Daylight-Balanced Portable LED Light (two)
Light & Motion Stella 1000/2500UW LED Light
Impact 7' Parabolic Umbrella (two)
Impact 5-In-1 Collapsible Circular Reflector Kit
Lastolite TriGrip 2-Stop Diffuser
MagMod Flash Kit (four)
Impact Heavy-Duty Air-Cushioned Light Stand (four)
Miscellaneous and studio
Manfrotto Befree Advanced Travel Aluminum Tripod with 494 Ball Head
HoldFast Gear Two-Camera Harness
Savage Hand Painted Canvas Backdrop
Architectural Studio Backdrops in Various Designs (four)