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.  I do not sell nor am I financially affiliated with any of the companies that make the products I reference below.

Landscape

Hiking

Birds/Wildlife

Flowers/Macro

 

Cameras

Lenses

Lighting

Support

Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II

          Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

Canon 580 EX

Gitzo 1325

Nikon D300

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Canon 550 EX

Gitzo 1297

Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn

Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8L

Canon MR-14 EX

Gitzo 1228

Canon EOS 30D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

LiteDisk 12" Translucent

Gitzo G126

 

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM

LiteDisk 30" Translucent

Gitzo Monopod

 

Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8

LiteDisk 12" White/Gold

Wimberley Head II

 

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

LiteDisk 30" White/Gold

Really Right Stuff BH-55

 

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro HSM

Flash Extender

Really Right Stuff BH-40

 

Nikon AF-S 200-400 f/4 VR

Lumiquest Softbox

NSN Skimmer

 

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM

Giottos Lightstands

B&W Polarizers

 

Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM

Manfrotto Lightstands

SinghRay GND Filters

  

Canon Extender EF 1.4x II

Digital Camera Battery 

Really Right Stuff Plates

  

Canon Extender EF 2.0x II

Wimberley Flash Bracket  

 

  Canon EF Extension Tubes Nikon SB900  
  Nikon TC-14e II    
 

Nikon TC17e II

 

 

 

Landscape

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

EOS 1Ds Mark II
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
EF 24-105mm f/4L USM
TS-E 45mm f/2.8
EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM or EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
TS-E 90mm f/2.8
EF 1.4x II Teleconverter
EX 580 Flash with off camera shoe cord
Gitzo 1297 Basalt Tripod
Really Right Stuff BH-55 or BH-40 Ballhead
B+W Polarizers
Cokin P-holder
SinghRay 1 stop, 2 stop and 3 stop hard and soft stop graduated neutral density filters, HiTech 4 stop hard and soft neutral density filters

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Hiking

My typical Hiking equipment list is optimized to maximize image quality while minimizing weight.  I carry the equipment in a Kinesis Belt with appropriately sized pouches:

EOS 1Ds Mark IIn or EOS 30D
EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM
EF 1.4x II Teleconverter
EX 580 Flash with off camera shoe cord
Gitzo 1297 Basalt Tripod or Gitzo 1228 Carbon Fiber Tripod
Really Right Stuff BH-40 Ballhead
B+W Polarizers

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Birds/Wildlife

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

EOS 1D Mark IIn or EOS 30D or Nikon D300
EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM 
Nikon AF-S 200-400 f/4 VR
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM or EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
EF 1.4x II Extender or Nikon TC-14e II
EF 2x II Extender or Nikon TC-17e II
EX 580 Flash with off camera shoe cord and FX-3 Flash Extender attached to a Digital Camera Battery flash power pack
Gitzo 1325 CF tripod
Wimberley Head II with 500mm or 600mm lens
Really Right Stuff BH-55 with 400mm and smaller lenses.  

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Flowers/Macro

EOS 1Ds Mark II
EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
12mm and 25mm Extension Tubes
MR-14 EX Macro Ring Light
Gitzo 1228 CF Tripod
Really Right Stuff BH-55 Ballhead
32" Translucent and 32" Gold/White Photoflex LiteDisks
Wimberley Plamp.  

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