I frequently get asked which gear i use
Find out which photography gear i have in my bag
You asked me which equipment i use for my photography and i sent you to this page?
Great, because here is where you will find the full list of gear that i use for my photography in the field and later on in my office while postprocessing.
I use all these items on a frequent basis and can wholeheartedly recommend them to you. I only use equipment that i am fully satisfied with.
Camera bodies
An almost indestructible and well insulated DSLR camera body that endures whatever you might put it through out in nature. Rain, snow, sea spray- you name it.
The D850 simply never let´s me down- just what i need when shooting in the rough landscapes that i frequently visit.
The image files are great with a very high dynamic range, making the files it takes a pleasure to work on in postprocessing.
For me as of now, this is the perfect camera for landscape photography.
Well insulated and designed mirrorless camera that produce very nice 4K video files. The smaller image files and the great performance at higher ISO values make this a perfect backup to my main workhorses.
Lenses
My workhorse since almost ten years. Great image quality, insulation and sharpness. Simply a great allround ultra wideangle lense that allows to be used during day and night with the big aperture of f/2.8.
Seascapes, Landscapes, Aurora borealis, Milky way- it won´t let you down!
A great focal range for motives that don´t require an ultra wide angle- most often i use this lens in the range between 35mm and 70mm, especially in the forest or in mountaineus places
where i don´t want to loose the grandeur of some peaks in the background and make them interact with the foreground more than i could with an UWA lens.
Nikkor 70-200mm /2,8 E FL ED VR
Very sharp and versatile lens that i use for most of my more intimate or abstract landscape and nature photography. The zoom range is very practical for portrait photography too.
A superzoom lens that i always love to have in my backpack. Rather on the heavier side of lenses, this one offers a great stabilization and sharpness.
My go to lens when i want to go very close to distant subjects or i need a strong image perspective compression to realize the image idea that i have in mind.
Perfect focal length for portraits and often this is the only lens i bring along on a walk where photography is not my main focus.
The great bokeh makes it a pleasure to use when i want to blur a background and guide the viewers attention right on my main motive.
Filters
In case i want to create a certain image appeal using long exposures during the day, i use neutral densitiy filters by NiSi filters.
NiSi produces filters of the highest quality with very neutral color rendition and the best is they don´t affect the final sharpness of your files.
My most used filters are solid ND 1.8 and a circular polarizer mounted on the NiSi S6 filterholder. In some cases i also use a solid ND 3.0.
Contact me if you want a discount code for filters that you buy from NiSi Optics Deutschland!
Photography bag
Carrying around all this material on my trips can result in quite a hustle in case i don´t use the optimal backpack.
My main photography bag is the NYA EVO Fjord 60 and for longer overnight hikes i use the Osprey Aether 75L.
Tripod
Since many years, my TVC-33 by Really Right Stuff alongside the BH-55 ball head is my tripod combo of choice. This bomb proof
tripod isn´t the most lightweigth, but i can trust it to 100% and it is working as if it was new with very little to no maintaineance.
Photography Gloves
In order to keep nice and warm hands when shooting in cold environments i trust Vallerret Photography Gloves.
My favorite gloves are Markhoff Mark2 for general winter conditions and the Ypsoot when it get´s really cold!
Editing Software
All my imagery get´s edited in the Adobe Creative Cloud. I either use Lightroom or Camera RAW and then polish my images in Photoshop.
Besides all these Adobe programs i really like the new plugins by Topaz Labs. Their smart AI algorythms are true game changers!
My favorite program/Photoshop plugin from their line is definitly Denoise AI- it´s impressive how well these algorythms handle even the
heaviest noise from my Aurora borealis photography sessions. Sharpen AI is also very helpful to prepare my images for various kinds of use.
Feel free to use these links to help me out a little bit while snagging a sweet discount for yourself!
Postprocessing hardware
Here you find the equipment that i use for postproduction. In my workflow the editing plays an important role- same as important as the landscape photography workflows in the field.
BenQ SW 321 C 32” 4K- Professional imaging screen
It´s just amazing to work on detailed images on this huge 32” 4K screen. The SW- Series by BenQ was created for professional photographers and videographers.
It allows us to work in the bigger color spaces like AdobeRGB and ProphotoRGB without any guesswork. This newest item in the Photovue series is especially great as i features an internal paper simulation.
Wacom Intuos Pro Graphic tablet
I could not imagine to edit my images without a graphic tablet anymore. I can use the pen with very detailed opacity and strenght levels and control it by the pressure applied to the graphic tablet.
This makes the postprocessing process in Adobe Photoshop much more convenient. You don´t need the biggest size of tablet- for me an M has shown to be perfect.
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