I started in the digital age using a Canon S40 compact and I was amazed by it's image quality. It was using this camera that took me from snapshots to something hopefully more accomplished. My current equipment is listed below.

Camera: Nikon D300s

Lenses: Sigma 10-20 F4 - 5.6 DC HSM
Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4 OS HSM
Sigma 100mm F2.8 Macro
Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro
Sigma 100-300 F4 HSM

Tripod: Giottos MTL3361B with MH1301 ball head
Monopod: Giottos MML 3270B

Filters: Various Cokin P type and Kood Circular Polariser

Flash: Nikon SB-600