I get some questions regarding my photographic gear. Here’s what I am currently using1:
Cameras and Lenses
- Cameras
- Fujifilm X-T4
- Fujifilm X-T3
- Lenses
- Fujinon XF 10-24mm f4.0 R OIS WR lens
- Fujinon XF 16-55mm f2.8 R LM WR lens
- Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4 R lens
- Fujinon XF 55-200mm f3.5-f4.8 R LM OIS lens
- Fujifilm XF 70-300 f4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens
- Samyang 12mm f2.0 NCS CS X lens
- iPhone 12 Pro
Filters
- Breakthrough Photography CP and ND filters
Camera Support
- RRS TVC-23 tripod and BH-30 LR ballhead
- Peak Design Carbon Fibre Travel Tripod
Camera Carry
- Shimoda Designs Action X30 backpack—my primary hiking and adventure photography backpack
- Shimoda Designs Exporer V2 25l Backpack – for low profile urban / travel photography.
- Peak Design 45l Travel Backpack – mostly for travel situations where I am not doing a lot of hiking
- Peak Design Capture clip (on all backpacks)
- Peak Design Clutch hand strap
Post Production & Editing
- Apple M1 Pro Macbook Pro
- Wacom Intuos tablet
- Adobe Lightroom Classic (and Lr Mobile for iPad/iPhone)
- Adobe Photoshop (with Lumenzia and Web Sharp Pro plugins)
- Skylum Luminar Neo
I have transitioned my primary camera setup to the Fuji X system, having traded in my former Micro Four-Thirds (m43) cameras. I am excited about the capabilities that this camera system will bring.
I have always been a believer that you should stick with a camera system until you hit its limits. While the m43 system has many benefits, it does have limitations for some situations2, and with recent developments in m433 I decided that I didn’t want to make further investments in the ecosystem.
I know that some will suggest that I should have moved to a full frame setup, but I am still driven to the more nimble, balanced and light systems, and frankly, I just find the Fujifilm to be fun.
I moved to the m43 format in around 2013. Moving from dSLRs, I was excited about the flexibility offered by this balanced and light format. Prior to the move to this format I was using the Nikon D200 system, particularly for my underwater images. Before the D200 I drove a D100, which was my first dSLR. Prior to that, I used a Nikon F80 and a Nikonos V.