My Sony Mirrorless Starter Kit

Well, it happened. I sold my Canon DSLR gear that I have used for my whole career, and began to build a new Sony mirrorless system based around the A9 II.

Gear Check: Garmin GPSMAP 66i With InReach!

I have always been a fan of InReach satellite messaging devices, and Garmin has finally integrated this technology into one of their handheld GPS units. Take a look and see how I use it for my photography!

Gear Check: Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS III

In 2018 Canon launched an updated EF 400mm f/2.8 that shaved 26% off the weight of the previous version, bringing it down to a relatively svelte 2840g. Ok, that’s still quite heavy, but it’s 1KG lighter than the 400mm f/2.8 L IS II, and 2.5KG lighter than the original 400mm f/2.8 L IS. Having spent some time with this lens now, I thought I’d offer up some initial thoughts on what can certainly be thought of as the flagship lens in the Canon EF L-Series lineup. The Good This lens is not a whole lot heavier than the lightweight EF …

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Gear List Updated

Hey folks! I have always maintained a gear list of my own personal gear so that I can quickly point people to it when they ask what camera/lens/bag/tripod etc. I’m currently using. This week I gave the page a pretty big spring clean and made it far easy to digest, as well as making sure it was up to date with the latest info. >>> Check it out here.