Of course this is all my opinion, but this is my personal list of the best equipment for photography and life:
Cameras
Digital cameras:
Best digital compact camera
Ricoh GR II
Best design mirrorless camera
Olympus Pen F + Olympus 17mm f/1.8 Lens
Best value mirrorless camera
Fujifilm XT-2 + Fujifilm 23mm f/2 Lens
Best digital video camera
Sony A7S II ($2700) + Sony 35mm F2.8 Sonnar ($800)
Best SD card
Transcend 128 GB High Speed 10 UHS-3: $73
Best commercial digital camera
Pentax 645Z + Pentax 55mm F2.8 AL
Film cameras
Best film rangefinder
Leica M6 + Voigtlander 35mm f/2.5 Lens
Best compact film camera
Contax T3
Best medium-format film camera
Fujifilm GF670
Best black and white film
Kodak Tri-X 400 (pushed to 1600)
Best color film
Kodak Portra 400
Camera accessories
Best camera shoulder bag
ThinkTank Retrospective 5
Best camera backpack
Thinktank Perception 15
Best photography neck strap
Best photography wrist strap
Best photography inspiration website
Best photography software
Adobe Lightroom
Best video editing software
iMovie (free) or Final Cut Pro X ($300)
Books
Best photography book
Magnum Contact Sheets
Best photography handbook
Best philosophy book
On the Shortness of Life – Seneca
Best digital tools
Best laptop
MacBook Pro 13” (2017, 3.3 GHZ, 16GB ram, 512GB HD): $2,500
Best value laptop
11” MacBook Air (used)
Best tablet
iPad 9.7 inch, 32gb, Space Grey ($330)
Best phone
iPhone 7 (matte black)
Best value phone
iPhone SE
Best cheap phone
iPhone 5S (used)
Best android phone
Best value android phone
Best cheap android phone
Moto G Plus (5th Generation) – Lunar Gray – 32 GB – Unlocked (no ads): $230
Best Mac Apps
Best writing app
IA Writer
Best email
Default Apple mail
Best screen recorder
Camtasia 2
Best movie-playing app
VLC
Best image resizer
JPEGmini Pro
Best notes app
Evernote
Best boxers
ExOfficio Boxer Brief (black)
Best shirt
Uniqlo V-Neck Mesh (black)
Best socks
Drymax Socks
Best shoes
Nike Free Flyknight RN Motion (black/white)
Best dress shirt
UNIQLO cotton button-up (black)
Best pants
UNIQLO jeans joggers (black)
Best noise-cancelling headphones
Best noise-cancelling earbuds
Best earbuds
iPhone/Samsung default headphones
Best car
Toyota Prius 2017 (Model ‘One’) in black: $23,000
Best watch
Casio Men’s F108WH Illuminator Collection Black Resin Strap Digital Watch: $13
Best phone carrier (USA)
T-Mobile
Best bank / credit card (USA)
Chase / Chase Sapphire credit card
Best cloud storage
Dropbox (Pro)
Best streaming music service
Spotify
Best blogging platform
WordPress.org + Genesis theme