What's In My Camera Bag

What's In My Camera Bag... 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 camera kit for wildlife, nature, and landscape photography and video is based on the Sony Alpha full-frame mirrorless system:

Sony A1 II 50-megapixel mirrorless digital camera

Sony A7cR 61-megapixel mirrorless digital camera

Sony RX1 24-megapixel compact digital camera

Sony FE 12-24mm f4 G lens

Sony FE 14mm f1.8 GM lens

Sony FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM II lens

Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G OSS lens

Sony FE 100mm f2.8 Macro GM OSS lens

Sony FE 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens

Sony FE 100-400mm f4.5 GM OSS lens

Sony FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G OSS lens

Sony FE 400-800mm f6.3-8 G OSS lens

Sony FE 1.4x teleconverter

Sony FE 2.0x teleconverter

Sigma 17mm f4 DG DN Contemporary lens

Sigma 24mm f3.5 DG DN Contemporary lens

Sigma 45mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens

Sigma 90mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens

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...)
MindShift, Shimoda, and ThinkTank camera bags (you can never have too many camera bags... )