Capture the Moment!

Here are all my posts on photography, covering techniques, trips, research, exhibitions, talks and workshops. Watch out for my latest article every Saturday.

I’ve also written dozens of articles for Expert Photography and Camera Reviews.

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My photographic equipment

AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR

When I started out as a professional photographer back in 2013, I didn’t even own a camera!

I had to spend thousands of pounds building up my current collection of camera bodies, lenses and accessories.

I started off with a bridge camera called the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V for my first trip to Kenya, but when I saw the Nikon DSLR belonging to one of the other guests, I immediately developed camera envy!

Back home in England, I went to the London Camera Exchange on The Strand and bought myself a used Nikon D800 camera body together with a Nikon AFS 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR G, a good, all-purpose lens.

Over the years, I’ve upgraded both cameras and lenses, experimenting with cheaper Tamron SP AF150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD and Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM telephotos before finally settling on Nikon for everything.

I now have two main camera bodies, the Nikon D810 and D850, and I usually pair them with my Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-S and my AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR, but I also have a few other lenses covering most of the usual range of focal lengths.

That’s an awful lot of equipment, and insuring it all is not cheap, but I got a good deal from the Alan Stevenson Partnership.

Here’s a quick summary of my kit.

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Camera bodies

Lenses

Filters

Computer

Camera bags

Other accessories

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