My top recommendations for gear, books, bread and more

Want that special gift? (don’t forget yourself, or section 179).

All of my offerings can be purchased as gifts for another person, just contact me after purchase to set up a login for the recipient.

Here is my personal list of items that I give my top recommendation:

• Making Sharp Images. My most important work yet, save yourself years of mystery.
• Bread: Tartine Bakery in San Francisco. World’s best.
• Books: see my list of recommended books. Especially in these times, Goldbug! and Secrets of Power Negotiating.
• Any item in my Recommended pages.
• Color calibrated display: the NEC 27" or NEC 30" displays.
• Apple Mac Pro or MacBook Pro, upgraded as per MPG.
• Hard drive: Hitachi 7K3000 3TB.
• Solid state drive: OWC Mercury Pro.
• Cameras: Nikon D3x, Nikon D3s or Canon 1D Mark IV.
• Zeiss lenses for Nikon, Zeiss lenses for Canon, especially the 21/2.8 Distagon, 35/1.4 Distagon, 50/2 Makro-Planar, 100/2 Makro-Planar.
• Nikon lenses: 24mm f/1.4G, 50/1.4G, 85mm f/1.4G, 35mm f/1.4G (probable).
• Canon lenses: TS_E 17mm f/3.5L, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, 24mm f/1.4L II, 50mm f/1.4L, 85mm f/1.4L II, 70-200mm f/2.8L II. See this list.