My gear

In my 29 years career I spent lots of money because I always invested in the best or very good items in the photographic market.

During the analogue era I was working most of time with Canon and Nikon gear in 135 size and Rollei and Fuji in medium format. With Nikon full manual cameras like FE2  & FM2, nothing else. In Canon, T90 models for FD lens system and EOS 100 & EOS 3 for EF lens system.

The Rolleiflex T grey (Carl Zeiss 75mm f/3.5 Tessar) & Fuji GSW690 II for medium format size were the cameras I used for some works, portraiture at 6x6 and journalism at 6x9 , not many but I loved to work with that.

My favorite Nikkor F mount lenses (analogue era)

- Nikkor 24mm f/2 Ai-S

- Nikkor 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 AF

-Nikkor 35mm f/2 Ai-S

-Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai and AF

-Mikro Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 Ai-S

-Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 AF-D

-Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 Ai-S

My favorite Canon FD mount lenses (A.E.)

- 28mm f/2.8

- 80-200mm f/4L

My favorite Canon EF mount lenses (A.E.)

- 20-35mm f/2.8L

- 20-40mm f/2.7-3.5 (Tamron)

- 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG (Sigma)

- 28mm f/1.8 USM

- 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS

- 50mm f/1.4 USM

- 50mm f/2.8 EX Macro (Sigma)

- 85mm f/1.2L USM

Lenses I did not like that much

Nikkor F mount lenses (analogue era)

- Nikkor 70-210mm f:4-5.6 AF

- Nikkor 300mm f:4.5 ED Ai modified

Canon FD or F mount

Canon EF mount lenses (A.E.)

- 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5  II

- 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

- 50-200mm f/3.5-4.5L

- 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

In the digital era my favorite camera bodies were Canon EOS 1Ds & 1Ds Mk II and as second camera EOS 600D and 80D, and my favorite bridge-evil camera the Sony CyberShot DSC-R1.

EF mount lenses most used: Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8L, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG, Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM, Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM, Canon 85mm f/1.2L USM, Tamron 100-400mm f:4.5-6.3 Di USD VC, Sigma 120-400mm f:4.5-5.6 EX DG OS, Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 HSM OS and Sigma 150mm f:2.8 EX HSM Macro.

EF mount lenses I did not like: Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di USD VC and the Sigma 120-400mm f:4.5-5.6 EX HSM OS for its optical performances depending on light, a lovely lens to use but in sunny days, full aperture not usable.

My actual gear

In the last four years I invest in mirrorless system, since I tested the Fujifilm X-H1 in 2019 the DSLR system it was almost dead, finally after 4 years with evil cameras I came back getting a Canon EOS 6D (Mk I) very cheap, why? First thing it was because I got a 6D during some months as a second body (X-H1 was the first) but I sold it to get the excellent Fujifilm X-E3, so, why I purchased another DSLR? The answer is, probably I did notb used too much the 6D I got in the past and another thing it is that, DSLR are DSLR, so, big battery autonomy.

My favorite lenses in XF mount

I started buying a Fujinon XF 18mm f/2 R, cheap, sharp and compact, then the 7Artisans XF 35mm f/0.95, then a Viltrox XF 85mm f/1.8 Mk I, a Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS, then a Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R, then a Viltrox 56mm f/1.4, then a Fujinon 16-80mm f/4 R WR OIS and finally a Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R.

My favorite lenses used in Fujifilm cameras with adapter.

FD lenses + adapter : Canon 70-210mm f/4, what a magic zoom lens, I love it using it in a X-H1, I bought for 3rd time of my life the FD 80-200mm f:4L, a great and sharp lens but the 70-210 version it is not that bad, so I sold it and I bought a Canon EF 70-200mm f:4L IS USM.

Fringer Pro II adapter and Canon EF mount lenses

I always  was in love with my Canon EF 85mm f:1.2L USM and very happy to use it in a Fujifilm X-H1, that lens provoque to sell my Viltrox 85mm because it was way sharper, faster and more accurate in AF.