What's In My Camera Bag

What's In My Camera Bag... April 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, travel, and landscape photography is based on the Nikon, Sony, and Fujifim GFX mirrorless systems:

Nikon Z7 II  45-megapixel mirrorless camera

Nikon Nikkor Z 14-30mm f4 S lens

Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S lens

Nikon Nikkor Z 24-200mm f4-6.3 VR lens

Nikon Nikkor Z 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR S lens

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

Nikon Nikkor Z 1.4x TC teleconverter

Nikon Nikkor Z 2.0x TC teleconverter

Sony Alpha 1 50-megapixel mirrorless camera

Sony A7cR 61-megapixel mirrorless camera

Sony FE 12-24mm f4 G lens

Sony FE 20mm f1.8 G lens

Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G OSS lens

Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS lens

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

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

Fujifilm GFX 100S 102-megapixel medium format mirrorless camera

Fujinon GF 32-64mm f4 R LM WR lens

Fujinon GF 100-200mm f5.6 R LM OIS WR 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...)
Clik Elite, MindShift and ThinkTank camera bags (you can never have too many camera bags... )