The Equipment I use daily

My primary studio camera.

Great sensor and super compact. Same AF system and fps as R6, but smaller and lighter. Great travel camera.

Canon EOS R6 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera with 4K Video, Full-Frame CMOS Senor. My backup camera in the field and 2nd body when in Africa on a wide lens.

My primary Camera body for wildlife.

Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera, (International Model) Body Only. Super fast, 45MP for cropping.

Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L is USM Lens, Telephoto Zoom Lens. Fast a crazy sharp. Often on my 2nd body in Africa for wide shots or closeups.

Canon RF24-70mm F2.8 L is USM Lens, Standard Zoom Lens. If you can only have one lens, for most this is it.

Canon RF 14-35mm F4 L is USM Lens. Great for landscapes and vlogging, Lighter than the f2.8 version, easier for travel.

Super versatile, from full body portraits, landscapes, night photos and it’s a macro lens too!

My baby. On the top lists of the best wildlife lenses in the world. Super sharp, great contrast, focusses blazingly fast, and light enough to handhold. What else can I say?

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L is II USM Lens. I still use this, adapted to R mirrorless cameras. Great walk-around lens for wildlife when the 600 is too much.

Canon RF16mm F2.8 STM

Canon BG-R10. I you want a vertical grip for your R5, with buttons where you need them. Doubles your battery life too,

DJI Air 2S Fly More Combo, Drone with 3-Axis Gimbal Camera, Travel Essentials, 5.4K Video, 1-Inch CMOS Sensor, 4 Directions of Obstacle Sensing, 31 Mins Flight Time, 12km (7 mi) 1080p Video Transmission, Two Extra Batteries

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The FLM CP34-L4 II 10X Carbon Fiber Series II Tripod is a 4-section support with 34mm carbon tubes. Made in Germany. Top quality, rivals the Gitzos.

My landscape and travel tripod 65.55 inches Carbon Fiber Arca Tripod with E-10 360° Panorama Ball Head and Arca Swiss Quick Release Plate Load Capacity Up to 17.6lbs, Convertible to Monopod

Sirui KX-Series Aluminium Tripod Head incl. TY-Series Quick Release Plate - Black (K-40X)

Manfrotto 502 Pro Video Head with 504PLONG Long Quick Release Mounting Plate and Flat Base

Wimberley WH-200 Wimberley Gimbal Head II. The best of the best for gimbals. A must for long heavy lenses as it’s self-levelling.

Hollyland Marks M1 5.5 Inch Camera Field Monitor 4K HDMI SDI Wireless Video Transmission with 1920x1080 1000nit FHD Touch 3D-LUT, 450FT Range 0.08s Latency APP Monitoring DC Output Focus Peaking

Atomos Ninja V Atomos Ninja V 4Kp60 10bit HDR Daylight Viewable 1000nit Portable Monitor/Recorder. I use this for more comfortable viewing and recording my viewfinder for videos. Doubles as backup storage for video.

This is THE first field recorder anyone should buy, period. Want to record nature sounds? Start here!

Comica CVM-VM10II Video Microphone. Looking for your first cheap shotgun mic to record better audio for your video work? Start here for an entry-level model.

Rode VideoMic NTG Camera-Mount Shotgun Microphone. If you want a serious upgrade for a shotgun mic for field work, this mic is powered and has an input volume control…critical to have. I also use this in the studio!

RØDE Wireless Go II Single Ultra-Compact Dual-Channel Wireless Microphone System with a Built-in Microphone and On-Board Recording. Great wireless mic for recording yourself in video.

LensCoat LCBBM4 BodyBag (Realtree Max4 HD). Super handy for travel.

LensCoat LCRCPM4 Raincoat Pro(Realtree Max4 HD). I use this to cover my 600mm f4 in the rain. Great for dust in Africa too!

FalconEyes F7 12W RGB LED Mini Pocket On Camera Light with Honeycomb Grid and Softbox. Great for light-painting milky way foregrounds. You can change the color temp…critical!

BLACKRAPID Classic Retro (RS4) Camera Strap - 10th Anniversary Edition. My favorite strap for my big lenses. Over the shoulder is the way to go, rather than the neck strap.

SD UHS-II 128GB Card V60 –Up to 130MB/s Write Speed and 250 MB/s Read Speed. My fave for the Canon R6.

ProGrade Digital 325GB CFexpress Type B Memory Card (Cobalt)

For use in my NAS for long term photo and video storage, Western Digital 16TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5"

SAMSUNG T7 Shield 4TB, Portable Solid State Drive. I have two of these for image backups in the field on trips. Rubber coated and sturdy.

For use in my NAS for long term Photo and Video storage, I have 4 of these. Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID

Synology 2 bay NAS DiskStation DS220j (Diskless), 2-bay; 512MB DDR4, White, Grey

Synology 4-Bay DiskStation DS923+ (Diskless)

Lowepro Flipside BP 300 AW III Mirrorless and DSLR Camera Backpack. My small backpack for short landscape hikes.

Pro Trekker 450 AW Camera Backpack from Lowepro - Large Capacity Backpacking Bag for All Your Gear

MindShift unisex-adult Backpack

Lowepro Flipside BP 300 AW III Mirrorless and DSLR Camera Backpack - Black - with Rear Access - with Side Access - with Adjustable Dividers - for Mirrorless Like Sony α7 - LP37350-PWW

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My favorite travel bag. Carries super telephoto lenses as big as 600mm f4

Weighs 3.9 lbs and fits in overhead of plane.

Fjällräven unisex-adult Nuuk Parka. Great when it’s really cold! Was amazing in Svalbard. Waterproof for zodiac excursions.

Fjallraven Mens Abisko Lite Trekking Trousers. I have a few pairs of these. Great product.

Oboz Men's Katabatic Low Hiking Shoe. Great for hiking.

Merino Wool liners for my Heat 3 Gloves.

I use marino wool liners in these. Great gloves for photography work.

Great backup power in the field and at home. Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 300, 293Wh Backup Lithium Battery, 110V/300W Pure Sine Wave AC

LG 27UN850-W Ulafine UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS Monitor, VESA DisplayHDR 400, sRGB 99% Color, USB-C (60W Power Delivery). My main office monitor. Great accurate colors.

My main workhorse for photo and video editing. It’s a beast. Handles 4K 120 slow motion like it’s nothing.

Description My favorite for air travel. Super comfy.