What's In My Camera Bag

What's In My Camera Bag... June 2026 Edition

Over the past few years, I have owned and used almost all of the high-end mirrorless cameras from all the major brands, including Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sony.  Each of them comes with a mix of compelling features as well as some irritating compromises, and none of them is perfect for all situations.  All of these cameras are capable of producing excellent results, so the question of which is the "right" camera system mostly comes down to personal preferences.  

My current stills camera kit for wildlife, nature, and landscape photography is based on the Canon EOS full-frame mirrorless system:

Canon EOS R5 II 45-megapixel mirrorless camera

Canon RF 14-35mm f4 L IS lens

Canon RF 24-105mm f4 L IS lens

Canon RF 100-500mm f4.5-7.1 L IS lens

Because of its ability to record RAW video internally, I'm also using a Nikon Z mirrorless camera and lenses for nature and wildlife videography:

Nikon Z8 45-megapixel mirrorless camera

Nikkor Z 14-24mm f2.8 S lens

Nikkor Z 24-70mm f2.8 S II lens

Nikkor Z 24-200mm f4-6.3 VR lens

Nikkor Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR lens

Sigma 60-600mm f4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lens

Canon EF-EOS R lens adapter

Meike EF-Z lens adapter

At some point I'll have to consolidate my camera kits into a single system in order to not have so many duplicate lenses to haul around... once I can decide which one I prefer.

Other Equipment I Use:

Apple MacBook Pro laptop computer
Gitzo and Sachtler carbon fibre tripods
Arca-Swiss ball heads

Jobu Designs gimbal head

Sachtler video fluid head

Leofoto L-brackets and tripod mounts

SmallRig LED macro lights

Kase, Lee, and Zeiss filters

Dynamic Perception Stage Zero motion time lapse rig (now discontinued...)
Clik Elite, MindShift and ThinkTank camera bags (you can never have too many camera bags... )