What's In My Camera Bag

What's In My Camera Bag... 2025 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 camera kit for wildlife, nature, travel, and landscape photography is based on the Micro Four Thirds digital system, with cameras and lenses from Olympus (now OM System) and Panasonic.

OM System OM-1 Mark II 20MP mirrorless digital camera

Olympus M. Zuiko Digital 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO lens

OM System M. Zuiko Digital 8-25mm f4 PRO lens

OM System M. Zuiko Digital 12-40mm f2.8 II PRO lens

OM System M. Zuiko Digital 12-100mm f4 IS PRO lens

Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f2.8 Macro lens

OM System M. Zuiko Digital 40-150mm f2.8 IS PRO lens

OM System M. Zuiko Digital 150-400mm f4.5 TC 1.25X IS PRO lens

Olympus MC-14 1.4x teleconverter

Panasonic Lumix G9 II 25MP mirrorless digital camera

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f2.8-4 ASPH. O.I.S. lens

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 II ASPH. POWER O.I.S. lens

Panasonic Lumix DMW-TC14 1.4x teleconverter

Other Equipment I Use:

Apple MacBook Pro laptop computer
Gitzo carbon fiber tripods
Arca-Swiss ball heads

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... )