If you are, or want to be, a nature photographer there is a bit of gear that is actually necessary to be able to do so. Most of us are aware of the high-end gear, those huge lenses that cost as much as a small car, and the high speed, high resolution cameras that the companies show off with all the latest tech (or so we are told), and if price was no object, or if it is your full time job and can write the expenses off, then this article isn’t for you!
Read MoreSigma, Please bring it back!
For many years my go to lens for nature photography, especially for lower light conditions, was the Sigma 120-300 f/2.8. This was by far the sharpest lens I had ever owned at least until the Canon 500 f/4 II.
Read MoreMy love/hate relationship with the Canon R5 and what to do with the R5 Mark II.
About 2 months ago I sold my Canon R5 with a couple things in mind. I knew there was a Canon R5II coming soon and the rumours looked like it might be a camera worth keeping my 500 F/4 II lens to use. I also figured that Sony would need to come out with something similar in the near future and it is likely that one of those two options will decide what gear I will be using for the next few years.
Read MoreFujifilm GFX100 II - is this a camera system for people who do both wildlife and landscape photography?
Like many photographers I have looked at medium format cameras as a possible next step up in that search for, well just more. More resolution without making the pixel size smaller, more color depth, more dynamic range possible…mostly just more.
Read MoreNikon - you’re certainly tempting me!
For the most part we are very happy with the gear that we have for photography and video work but….and this is quite a but….Nikon has been turning my head quite often with the gear they have been putting out.
Read MorePredictions and hopes for Sony gear in the coming year (or two). ( Updates now that the A7RV is out)
From the start of the mirrorless camera era Sony was quick to come out with both many cameras and many lenses each year. This allowed Sony to quickly make improvements in a way that I never saw Canon or Nikon do during the DSLR era.
Read MoreCanon EOS R5 vs Sony A7RIV
As a Nature and wildlife photographer there was a “holy grail” camera that I had been looking for. High resolution, great tracking autofocus, and high number of frames per second for that tracking.
Read MoreCanon EOS R5 - Nature photography first impressions
Focus speed and accuracy with the 500mm and the Commlite adapter is excellent and for the most part the only shots I got out of focus were user error.
Read MoreTripods - A Long Journey towards Stability
For the last couple of months I have been doing a lot of research on better tripod solutions for what we do. I don’t tend to use a tripod often when doing nature/bird photography but I have been trying to slow down and concentrate a bit more when I’m doing landscape work. What I have been trying to do is find a good main tripod system that can easily go from video to landscape to wildlife use.
Read MoreCanon EOS R5 and R6 - Are these cameras for nature photographers too?
For a good 6 months or so we have been spoon fed little niblets of information on Canon’s proper entry into the mirrorless market. Sure we have 2 mirrorless cameras as a stop gap, but for anyone who already had significant investment in the 5D series level cameras the EOS R and RP left many of us wanting.
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