What is your Least Used Piece of Gear?

[cycleraw]

Must say my 17-40L, just not a great lens. Looking at the new 16-35L f/4. Is it worth upgrading to?

 

[Harry Muff]

It would have to be between my tripod and my speedlite.


I can't be bothered messing around with the tripod. When flash is required, I use my strobes. Even outdoors.

 

[Joe M]

I've got a Manfrotto tripod that only gets used when I need help mfa-ing a lens. It hasn't left my house in years. I used it a lot in my film days but it has slowly fallen by the wayside.

 

[notapro]

My least used piece of gear is my Sekonic light meter.

 

[canon1dxman]

My 580 flash. Almost forgotten I had it.

 

[RAKAMRAK]

EF 85mm 1.8

 

[adhocphotographer]

my 50mm f/1.8.... for some reason I rarely use 50mm length (on ff). So never up-graded.... But, funnily enough, it is actually the oldest bit of kit I have... strange! I guess i have just up-graded everything else, but not the 50 (since i rarely use it)!

 

[Viggo]

It's funny to see just how different purposes we have with our photography. I too use my backpack only for storage at home, lift it only to vacuum under, lol. And one of my absolutely most used items is flash, as in OCF through soft box that is.

 

[FEBS]

For me the least used is the color checker passport and the Sekonic light meter.

My 17-40 is another point. I hardly use it on a single body. however if I take the double strap then one body has 70-200 and the other the 17-40 and that's a great setup much many events. The IQ of the 17-40 is good as long there is enough light. My last photos with the 17-40 were taken with CPL on a very sunny day and they look great. Nevertheless, the 16-35 f4 is bought, and the 17-40 will be sold within a few weeks.

 

[dancook]

I just remembered, I have a 10 stop lee filter, 2 lee grad filters and foundation kit with UWA..

I don't use that as much as I had hoped.

 

[ecka]

My 2x TC

 

[AvTvM]

During the past few years ... my Manfrotto Monopod 680B.

 

[dancook]

During the past few years ... my Manfrotto Monopod 680B.

Hah yes I forgot, I have a manfrotto monopod too, used it for macro - but then sold macro gear.

 

[JorritJ]

As a Canon shooter, the very least used piece of kit by me is the Nikon D7100 (+kit lens). Needed it for a special case once, never touched it otherwise. A month or two ago I borrowed it to a Nikonian friend as an upgrade to his D3100 and he uses it almost daily now.

After that, it is clearly the EOS M, in my eyes it is Canon's biggest failure. Not because of the usually cited reasons, but because there's an asymmetrical vignette that not only darkens, but also changes the color - in every single image, especially against bright skies. It's very hard to post-process against it, and once you've noticed it, it cannot be unseen. This camera is completely useless for holiday shots (its primary purpose for me), and for serious shooting I have the DSLRs. I did a small demo video of the issue for another thread in an EOS M forum, if anyone is interested - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDNS_uk2Jh4

There's also a small selection of old EF-S Tamron lenses of questionable IQ that I no longer use. Not even sure where they are.

My Speedlite though, I use regularly, though rarely in a studio setting.

 

[Omni Images]

As mentioned above we all have our most used and not used.
Reading a few items listed above as not used I use most often .. My manfrotto mono pole, carbon or course ... for weight.
Prime lenses. for sure ... give me a NEW model 400 F5.6 canon .. don't want your new 100-400
Back pack. check Lowe Pro AW
580EXII ...
am using the 2x + 70-200
Sekonic L-758dr with my Linhof
All my tripods with my 303 pano head

But one thing I really frothed over to get and have never really used, and have had it for over two years is my 85 F1.2 .. so wanted that lens, I saw it 2nd hand, in perfect condition had some cash, bought it and a 35F1.4, I use that very often... but the 85 ... nah
I'm just not a people person ... but I am ready if I have to ha....
But I'll never sell it either....

 

[captainkanji]

My least used lens is the 40mm pancake. Its my backup/stealth option. My flash modifiers probably get used the least out of all my gear.

 

[Loswr]

My flash modifiers probably get used the least out of all my gear.

Good point. I started with a 430EX II (then two), and had a StoFen OmniBounce on each, always. After moving to 600EX-RTs, I bought StoFens for all three but I find that bare bounce with the catchlight panel (something the 430 lacks) provides better light.

 

[AcutancePhotography]

I borrowed it to a Nikonian friend

Borrowed it to someone?

(facepalm)

Sure you did not lend it to your Nikonian friend? ;D

 

[mrsfotografie]

What is your least used piece of gear, or pieces of gear?

My Hahnel Remote Switch for Canon. And my tripod. I guess I'm just too impatient for bulb exposures ;D

 

[Zv]

I have a Rogue Flashbender which I think I only used twice in 2 years. I wanted an on camera flash bounce panel since the 430 exii lacks that feature. But then I got into off camera flash and that was basically the end of the Flashbender. Just recently put it up for sale but I might as well just give it away.

Oh! And a 67mm ND8 for my 70-200. For some reason I was convinced I'd need it to bring my shutter speed down to the sync speed for flash but I just don't do outdoor portraits at all. (But I want to!)

I remember I bought an ND16 for my 85 1.8 and then sold both. The ND was brand new, never used. Why do I keep buying ND filters?? That was basically money spent on just having that filter in my living room for a short period of time!