For more than 40 years I used Pentax cameras and lenses (along with a range of 3rd party lenses). My first SLR camera was a Pentax K1000 - built like a brick, completely manual and the battery was only required for the light meter. I still own that K1000 and it is fully functional (or at least it appears to operate as expected but I haven’t run a roll of film through it for 20+ years). I subsequently owned 6 other Pentax SLR cameras but made the shift to digital when Pentax introduced the *ist-D in 2004. I then upgraded progressively through K-20D, K-5, K-3 and K-1 DSLRs.

In 2019, I switched to the Panasonic Lumix micro four-thirds system. Smaller, lighter and cheaper, this new system meant I could carry more gear with less weight allowing me to travel with both landscape and wildlife gear, which had become progressively more challenging as airlines reduced carry-on weight limits and my ageing body strained under the load.

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My Current Gear

Cameras

  • Panasonic Lumix G9 Mk II Camera 

  • Panasonic Lumix GX8 Camera

Lenses

  • Panasonic Leica 9mm f/1.7 Lens

  • Panasonic Lumix 14mm f/2.5 Lens 

  • Panasonic Lumix 25mm f/1.7 Lens

  • Panasonic Leica 12-35mm f/2.8 Lens 

  • Panasonic Leica 35-100mm f/2.8 Lens 

  • Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 Lens 

  • Laowa 6mm f/2 Zero-D Lens

  • Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/2.8 Lens

  • Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens 

  • Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 Lens

  • Olympus M.Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens

  • OM System M.Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 Lens

Filters

  • Nisi JetMag Pro Kit (CP, 3, 6 and 10-stop ND filters)

  • K&F Concept ND2-ND32 Variable ND Filter

  • Urth 95mm Magnetic Circular Polarising Filter

Tripods

  • Jobu Design Algonquin Tripod

  • Jobu Design BWG-HD3 Gimbal Head

  • Really Right Stuff BH-55 LR Ball Head 

  • Sirui N3203X tripod + Sirui K-30X Ball Head

  • K&F Concept KF-TC2534 Tripod + Ball Head

Gimbal

  • DJI Osmo Mobile 3 for Smartphone

Drone

  • DJI Mavic Air 

  • Apple iPhone 6s

Audio

  • Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ Microphone (in studio)

  • Neewer CM28 Pro Wireless Microphone System

  • Rode VMGHORode VideoMic On-Camera Shotgun Microphone 

  • Zoom H1N Handy Recorder

  • Apple iPhone 5

Camera Bags

  • Mindshift Gear Backlight 26L

  • Tarion RS-01 Canvas Photography Bag 

  • Lubardy Camera Backpack  

  • LowePro Sling