As you may have already noticed, all of my photographs were shot with black and
white film. My favorite is Kodak Tri-X, which I have used almost exclusivley
for more than 40 years. To me, it offers the perfect combination of high speed and
fine grain. Recently, I have begun experimenting with Kodak T-Max 100 for
medium format photography.

All of my film is developed in a Jobo rotary processor. The Tri-X in D76. The
T-Max in T-Max RS developer dilution "B."

My main cameras are a pair of Nikon F5s, fitted with 20-35mm f/2.8 and 85mm f1.8 lenses.
The F5 has a fantasic light meter that is rarely more than a half stop off. This allows
me to shoot quickly -- important in street photography -- and concentrate on the subject.
While it's a pain at times, I have come to love the F5's auto focus system.

I also use a Hasselblad 503CW camera with Zeis 50mm, 80mm, 150mm and 250mm lenses
for commercial and landscape work.

Since I frequently travel by air, I try to keep my camera bag as light as possible.
This isn't always easy given the size and weight of today's motor-driven wonder
cameras and high-speed zoom leses. Fortunately, the type of street and travel
photography I do dosen't require long lenses, tripods or cases full of lighting equipment.

Below are the current contents of my Domke J-1 camera bag.

Two Nikon F5 camera bodies
Nikkor 20-35mm f/2.8 lens
Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 lens
B+W skylight filter for each lens
Medium yellow filter for each lens
Micro fiber cleaning cloth
Filter wrench
30-50 rolls of Kodak Tri-X film
Large plastic grocery bag (In case I am caught in the rain)
AA Lithium batteries
Small spiral notebook
Granola bars

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