WHAT IS IN MY BAG
I did alot of research on camera bags that would handle hiking – possibly over night and I settled on the Atlas Packs. I first bought the larger Adventure Bag – this is great when you need to bring extra gear not camera related and would work for overnight hiking. It was great for my Utah trip. I then decided I would like a smaller bag for long day hikes and so I purchased the Athlete and am loving it too. I can hold so much in these bags and they are very very comfortable. “Atlas Packs designs the world’s best technical camera backpacks, engineered with divider systems, EVA structure, and full hiking frames that keep your camera kit separate from your tech, travel, and everyday (TTE) gear. ”
I have recently purchase a smaller bag to keep in my car for quick treks out – The Think Tank Backlight Sprint. It still holds my longs lens with room for other lens. I can attach my tripod and water bottle.
My Cameras
My Main Camera is a Mirrorless full-frame
Canon R-5 – I am in love with this camera! I am still blown away by the amount of detail I can get with it. It is a 45 Megapixel Camera
My 2nd camera body (and my Kayak camera) is an Canon R-7
MY LENSES
Canon EF 24–105mm f/4L II USM Lens – This is my go to lens. I keep it on my camera body most the time.
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras – This is my wide angle lens.
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras – This is one of my favorites lens. I use it for macro. It is image stabilized so that helps with catching insects.
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens Great Zoom lens. I also have the version I which I use when on the Kayak.
Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 for Canon Digital SLR Cameras – I love this lens for Wildlife photography. An excellent lens!!
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Canon EF – Phenominal lens!
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Canon EF 1.4 Telephoto Extender for Canon Super Telephoto Lenses – This is a great way to extend my 100-400mm lens.
Tamron 150-600mm
OTHER TOOLS
Movo GH800 MKII Carbon Fiber Professional Gimbal Tripod Head
FotoPro E6L Eagle Series 5-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with E-6H Gimbal Head
This is a phenomenal tripod and has the gimbal included which is great – I’m not having to change heads to do wildlife. It is a light tripod and works for hiking.
MY FILTERS
Circular Polarized Filter
Circular Neutral Density Filters – several differnt stops
Rectangular Neutral Density Filters including gradient and really dark for eclipses
DRONE GEAR
DJI Mini 2 Fly More Combo – Ultralight Foldable Drone, 3-Axis Gimbal with 4K Camera, 12MP Photos, 31 Mins Flight Time, OcuSync 2.0 10km HD Video Transmission, QuickShots, Gray
I now also have the DJI Mini 3 and I love it. Many added features and better photos!
DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo (DJI RC)
OTHER ITEMS
Flashlight – small but bright
GPS
Head Lamp
Emergency supplies – blanket, water purification, knife, matches
Reflectors (for macro)
Palmyth Flexible Fishing Gloves that Make Great Photography Gloves!
SOFTWARE
I have the whole Adobe suite and primarily use Photoshop for editing my photos. I do use lightroom on my ipad when on the trail.
Topaz Labs Great plugins for just about everything and great new AI products for sharpening, masking, cleaning, and resizing. I use these tools quite often!!
On1 – My favorite resizing tool for preparing images for web.
Photomatrix – Great for working with HDR
Helicon Focus – great for focus stacking