I know, there are fancy cameras out there that have more megapixels, more do-hickeys and more everything. BUT, you have to match the tool to the job. They are cost effective, will take older style lenses and generally just get the job done. Buy two of them. You need to have a backup camera. Make sure you sync the clocks!

I've worked with both the 1.4 and the 1.8 and I can't see any reason to pay the extra money for the 1.4. On a D80, a 50mm lens will get you to about 75mm. Its a good all-around lens. Fast, good focal length, compact and very cost effective. When I shoot a wedding I have two cameras, one has a 70-200 on it, the other has a 50mm 1.8.

This is as wide as I go. I tend to not use it all that much. In fact, I only use it when I think: "you know, I have the 15mm, I should use it more." Now other photographers will tell you that wide is the only way to go. All a matter of style. It is useful for taking shots of the whole inside of a church- usually from a balcony.

There is no reason to carry this in your bag while you are shooting a wedding, but once you get home and you put the bag on the shelf, throw this guy in there to keep moisture at bay.

Cheap, easy . . .everything I want in a backup system. Once I fill an SD card, the lock is engaged on the card and it goes into my wolverine. Now the transfer rate on this thing is not the fastest by any means, but I haven't had this be a problem yet. Once I fill a card, lock it and start the transfer, the whole thing goes in my bag and just does its thing while I work on filling the next card.

I have three of these with me all the time. Why? They work well. When I am photographing the group shots I put two of them on light stands with umbrellas. They are triggered with PocketWizards. NOTE: you cannot hook a Pocket Wizard directly up to a SB-600 you need a hotshoe adapter. You can to have a way to attach your flash to the stand anyway, just make sure it has a PC port on it.