SETUP & EQUIPMENT

Things that I use. Last updated on 3rd June, 2020

I am frequently asked about my setup, the hardware and software I use for my work, or what kind of equipment one should choose. Since I don’t always have the opportunity to give an answer as precise as I would like, I thought a page describing the setup I am using could be a good idea. Listed here are the Hardware, Cameraware, Software and Paintware that I use.

Cameraware

Bodies

  • Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • Canon G7X Mark II
  • GoPro Hero 7 Black

Lenses

  • Canon 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS
  • Canon 50mm f/1.8
  • Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
  • Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2
  • Canon 500mm f/4L IS

Accessories

Camera Trap

Hardware

Laptop Setup:

  1. MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018), 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM.
  2. MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 128GB SSD, 4GB RAM.
  3. Logitech MX Master 3 wireless mouse.
  4. Logitech G300 mouse.

Drawing Tablet: Wacom Intuos Pro (Small).

Audio

  1. Yeti Blue Microphone
  2. Rode NTG2 Shotgun Microphone
  3. Rode Wireless Go
  4. TEAC R-919X Casette Deck

Miscellaneous Hardware

  1. TP-Link WR841N Router
  2. ipAccess NanoBTS (For signal boosting)
  3. D-Link DFM-560ES (connecting Landline Telephone to Server)
  4. HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3545 All-in-One Printer
  5. Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II (2016, to scan old negatives)
  6. Belkin 4-Port USB2.0 Hub
  7. Transcend 4-Port USB3.0 Hub
  8. Transcend USB3.0 Card Reader
  9. 1 TB Western Digital My Passport HDD (2014)
  10. APC BackUp UPS Pro 1000

DIY Electronics:

  1. Arduino Uno rev3 board.
  2. C.H.I.P
  3. Onion Omega 2
  4. Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (2016)
  5. Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB (2019)

Software

OS: OSX Catalina

Editing Environmen: Powerful editing tools

Desktop Apps: The few desktop apps that I do use include:

Development: I use iTerm2 for command line fu. I spend most of my time on either terminator or browser. Some of the terminal tools that I use daily:

  • Vim for some coding
  • Sometimes Git. Though I really don’t know how to use it efficiently
  • aria2c for downloading things
  • Autojump for quickly moving around my system
  • PDFtk for all things pdf. I only deal with pdfs when syncing docs between my devices
  • Some custom scripts
  • EAGLE, for Schematics & PCBs

A5 blank notebook and Sakura Pigma Micron 0.5mm Fineliner for sketching when I am working on a user interface

Browser: Some of the must have browsewr extensions:

  • LastPass, as passwords are important and are pretty hard not to forget
  • AdBlockPlus, for the annoying ads all over the Internet
  • honey, who doesn’t like a nice discount
  • TunnelBear, for the safe and secure environment that the web is supposed to be

Web Apps: Some web applications I use often

  • Most of Google stuff
  • Google Drive for file management. Special mention because it helped me move away from the hassle of the HDD environment. half decent document suite
  • Facebook for the same reason every other people do
  • Twitter for bite sized updates

Apple iPhone: I work on my mobile very rarely. Nevertheless, here are some apps that I use:

Photos:

  • Instagram for sharing photos
  • PhotoTransfer - to quickly transfer photos from iPhone to Mac
  • Flickr to share hi-res photos, since Facebook fucks up
  • Lightroom for taking RAW photos

Reading & Learning:

  • Kindle for ebooks
  • Swiftly to learn the Swift programming language
  • TED
  • Duolingo for learning languages (currently learning Spanish)

Social:

  • Twitter for in class entertainment!
  • Facebook messenger and main app
  • Ello, distraction free networking
  • Google+, just for the sake of it
  • Whatsapp for staying in touch
  • Periscope for live streams
  • Skype because I’m too lazy to attend offline meetings
  • Zomato - who doesn’t want to eat good food?

Music:

Tools:

  • Slack & Trello for project management
  • tawk.to - website chatting program

Update Log

  • 25th February 2015 - Created
  • 13th January 2017 - First Update
  • 7th September 2017 - Added Cameraware section
  • 5th February 2020 - Added some new items
  • 3rd June 2020 - Removed Paintware section, added & updated items