My Gear
I converted from full frame to Olympus M43 in early 2018 and I now shoot exclusively with OM System / Olympus cameras and lenses. I am incredibly happy with my OM gear, which is light, ergonomic, and intelligent™. My current kit list is as follows:
Camera bodies & lenses
- OM System OM-1 II & Olympus OM-3 bodies
- Olympus 150-400 f4.5 Pro lens my go-to wildlife long lens
- Olympus 300mm f4 lens light, razor sharp and ideal for travel
- Olympus 12-100 f4 Pro a high quality one-lens-does-it-all go to for landscape / travel
- Olympus 90mm f3.5 macro lens – up to x8 life-size with the MC-14 / MC-20 converters
- Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens + extension tubes – ideal for travel
- Olympus MC-14 & MC-20 extenders
Ancillary equipment
- DJI mini 4 Pro drone & RC-2 controller
- Manfrotto 15L Beefree backpack for macro – takes all my macro gear so I can pick pick it up and go
- Temba 10L backpack for drone
- Billingham Hadley Small Pro bag -light, small and perfect for urban travel
- Gitzo GT2531EX carbon tripod for fine macro work plus Arca Swiss Monoball P0 head – a stunningly engineered combo
- Benro Cyan-Bird carbon travel tripod with FS20 head this is astonishingly light – its 1kg and rock solid. I’ve used it with my 150-400!
- Manfrotto 290 carbon monopod paired with with a Three-Legged-Thing Airhead – a fantastic combo with the 150-400 f4.5
- Cognisys Sabre laser trigger – for bats-in-flight
- Cactus RX60x flashes and stands – for bats in flight
- LED panel lights, brackets & clamps for macro work