Robert T. Reid Photography

The large majority of what I shoot is live music concerts using available light. Though I shoot both formats, I much prefer black and white film to digital. Even so, when I document a concert I always use my digital camera and only shoot film occasionally. When I do, since I don't use a flash, I generally use hi-speed Fuji Neopan film: 1600ASA for the 35mm camera and 400ASA (pushed to 1600) in the medium format. Also, I use my 50mm lenses almost exclusively since they're fast and I like the way they render a scene.

Film Equipment

• Canon AT-1 35mm camera (fully manual, circa 1979)
  • 50mm, f1.4 lens
  • 60-300mm, f3.5-4.6 lens
  • 199A flash unit
• Rolliecord V medium format camera (my grandfather's camera, circa 1957)
  • 75mm, f3.5 lens

Digital Equipment

• Canon 5D
  • 50mm, f1.4 lens
  • 24-85mm, f3.5-4.5 lens
  • 70-300mm, f4-5.6 lens
  • 580EX flash unit