Amazing camera! I have just over 160,000 shutter actuations with this body and have put it through two years of abuse. It's been in -15 Degree F weather with high rotor-wash and blowing ice while photographing helicopters, high humidity and rain at airshows, 130 degree F airport ramps, hung outside the door of various airplanes, and been blasted by jet exhaust. Still taking beautiful pictures!

I use this lens for interior shots of airplanes. It's compact size makes it perfect for fitting inside even the smallest airplanes and is able to capture the entire scene. I can sit in the pilots seat of a Cessna 152, zoom out to 10mm, and still get the entire instrument panel and windscreen in the frame. This lens is also really fun for static shots of aircraft parked at an airport or airshow.

I love this bag! I also have the Canon 100EG bag but have used the backpack much more use. It perfectly fits everything on my Listmania list so I don't need to change lenses and am ready to pull it out and take pictures within seconds. It also holds my two other lenses, Sigma 10-20mm and Canon 18-55mm. I keep my flash and other essential accessories in this bag as well.

I love using this flash. I use it for the occasional abstract photography, and the real reason for purchasing this is for interior shots of aircraft. It allows me to expose the photograph for the outside environment and also maintain proper exposure of the darker interior of the aircraft. And it does that job quite well! Very pleased with it.