Karl Caldeira Ikon Images

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Ikon Images uses cutting-edge technology in all our photography.

Our state of the art equipment receives regular maintenance, in order to produce stunning results for your photographs. Nikon professional cameras and lens, Comet lighting, Manfrotto background frames and tripods, Sekonic and SanDisk – among other trusted brands. We like to know that all our equipment is viable, reliable and accurately working.

Customised for on location photography as well, our equipment allows us to come to you and still create great lighting conditions. We use specially designed strong and yet lightweight background sheets with supporting frames. Also, our portable lighting kits, which store their own battery power, and reflectors are made to adapt to a variety of situations. We are set to go virtually anywhere for your photoshoot.

For after photo care: Our up to date computer software (including Adobe Photoshop CS5) for photograph retouching and making other adjustments, as well as for storage and back up, are the best products on the market, thus ensuring top quality presentation of our images.

Ikon Images believe that there is so much more to photography than just expensive equipment. However, that is not to say your photographer shouldn’t have quality equipment. Here is our list of professional equipment. Besides the equipment listed below, we have a variety of tripods, filters, printers and many other accessories.

1. CAMERA SYSTEMS

Starting with camera bodies, our studio uses the most current and high-performing photography camera bodies available to date. Each of our master photographers is equipped with one of the following primary bodies.

Primary camera body:

1. Nikon D3X 24.5MP FX CMOS Digital SLR Camera

2. Nikon D3S 12.1 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera

3. LEICA M9

4. PHASEONE P 65+

5. PHASEONE P 45+

2. LENSES

Our studio purchases only high-end professional quality lenses in order to get the best sharpness, contrast and saturation straight from our camera. Our principle lenses consist of multiple:

1. Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens

2. Nikon 24 mm-70 mm f/2.8 - Nikon F Nikkor Zoom Lens

3. Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens

4. Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens

5. Nikon 85mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens

6. Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens

7. Nikon 35mm f/1.4G AF-S FX SWM Nikkor Lens

8. Nikon 20mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor Lens

3. LIGHTING

Our studio is also equipped with full studio lighting equipment and remote triggering systems including multiple:

1. CT-W Series 400 Dual-Voltage Monolights

2 SB-900 Speedlights for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras