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

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

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

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

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.

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.