i found this http://www.hisurfadvisory.com/stuff/surf_photography_101.htm and this linked from the above page http://web.archive.org/web/19991104071016/surfermag.com/magazine/38-10/surftip/surftip.shtml to be pretty interesting. however, even if the shooter had access to *any* gear they wanted, the choice of lenses and how they are used will be determined by ones own style.