Equipment

E.J. Peiker, Nature Photographer

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For those interested in what equipment I carry in the field, I have created this page. Below you will find the equipment I carry in different photographic situations.

Cameras	Lenses	Lighting	Support
Nikon D800E	Nikon AF-S 14-24 f/2.8G	Nikon SB900	Gitzo 3530LSV
Nikon D800 + MB-D12	Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye	4th Generation Flash Bracket	Gitzo 1297
Sony DSC - RX100	Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 T* Distagon	Wimberley Flash Bracket	Gitzo 1228
	Nikon AF-S 24-70 f/2.8G	LiteDisk 12" Translucent	Gitzo G126
	Zeiss 25mm f/2 T* Distagon	LiteDisk 30" Translucent	Gitzo 1430
	Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.8G	LiteDisk 12" White/Gold	Wimberley Head II
	Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G	LiteDisk 30" White/Gold	4th Generation Mongoose 3.6
	Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.4G	Flash Extender	Really Right Stuff BH-55
	Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G	Lumiquest Softbox	Really Right Stuff BH-40
	Nikon AF-S 70-200 f/2.8G VR II	Giottos Lightstands	Really Right Stuff BH-30
	Nikon AF-S 70-200 f/4G VR	Manfrotto Lightstands	NatureScapes Skimmer
	Sigma 150mm f/2.8 OS Macro	Lightning Bug Lightning Detector	B&W Filters
	Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4	Adorama DLRL48 Ring Light	Cokin Filters
	Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4G VR		SinghRay Filters
	Nikon TC-14e II		Zeiss Filters
	Nikon TC-17e II		Really Right Stuff Plates
			Harbor Designs Flash Extender
			Polarie Vixen Star Tracker
			NatureScapes Lens Feet
			4th Generation Lens Feet

My typical Landscape equipment list is as follows. I carry the equipment in a Kinesis Belt with appropriately sized pouches:

Nikon D800E
AF-S 14-24 f/2.8G
Zeiss 21mm f/2.8
Zeiss 25mm f/2
AF-S 28mm f/1.8G
AF-S 35mm f/1.4G
AF-S 50mm f/1.4G
AF-S 70-200 f/4G VR
SB 900 Flash
Gitzo 3530LS tripod
Really Right Stuff BH-55
Singh-Ray LB Polarizer, B+W 4 stop Neutral Density Filter

Birds/Wildlife

Wildlife photography can be pain inducing since this requires very heavy equipment. I typically use the following:

Nikon D800 with MB-D12 (often in 1.2x or DX crop mode)
AF-S 500mm f/4G VR
AF-S 300mm f/4
AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II
TC-14e II
TC-17e II
SB-900 Flash with off camera shoe cord and FX-6 Flash Extender
Gitzo 3530 CF tripod
Wimberley Head II or 4th Generation Mongoose 3.6

Disclaimers:

E.J. Peiker conducts consulting services and product design services for a number of photographic product companies. The companies change from time to time:

E.J. Peiker is a consultant for LensCoat and receives compensation from LensCoat for consultation services. www.lenscoat.com

E.J. Peiker writes for and is supported by Singh-Ray Filters and receives non-monetary compensation from Singh-Ray Filters. www.singh-ray.com

E.J. Peiker is a Wimberley Professional Services featured photographer and receives non-monetary compensation from Wimberley. Visit Wimberley at www.tripodhead.com

E.J. Peiker is a member of Nikon Professional Services and receives some services free of charge from Nikon Corp. www.nikonpro.com

E.J. Peiker and EJPhoto.com is sponsored by Hunt's Photo and Video - New England's largest photography retailer. Visit them at www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/

E.J. Peiker is a founding partner in www.Naturescapes.net