I work with R&D in computer vision and am an amateur photographer. I developed my own image viewer and editor, too, because I am tired of moving images around in different software and it gives me a common platform for including my own algorithms and formats used in my research.

http://500px.com/sequoiagrovevisions

My gear:

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• Canon 40D with battery grip
• Speedlite 430ex
• Canon 28mm 1.8 USM, Pentax SMC M 50mm 1.4, Canon 85mm 1.8, Carl Zeiss jena 135mm 3.5, Sigma 18-50mm 2.8-4 OS HSM, Sigma 10-20 HSM
• Image View Plus More (sorting, viewing, slideshows, raw developing, adjustments, retouching, all-in-one)
• Photoshop Elements
• Upgrade wish list: 200mm-300 prime, Pentax Takumar 200 F3.5, Jupiter9 85mm F2, Approx 18-50mm F/2.8 lens from canon or sigma, 70-200 F/x L.