GEAR

Here are the gear and software I use for photography. These are all purchased on my own or subscribed to. I will attempt to keep this updated.

Regular Photography

Cameras

  • Sony a7R V

Lenses

  • Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM

  • Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM

  • Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II

  • Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS

  • Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II

    • Leofoto SF-01 Replacement Foot for Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS and FE 70-200 f/2.8 GM OSS Lenses

  • Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS

    • Kirk LP-68 with LS-2 Combo for Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

Tripod & Head

  • 2x 3 Legged Thing Ellie Universal L-Bracket

  • 2x 3 Legged Thing AirHed Pro Ball Head

  • Manfrotto Befree GT Travel Carbon Fiber Tripod

    • Benro LBA2 Leveling Base

  • Neewer Carbon Fiber 66 inches Tripod

Filters

  • Hoya EVO Antistatic Protector 82mm (for Sony 24-70mm when needed)

  • Hoya EVO Antistatic Protector 77mm (for Sony 70-200mm when needed)

  • Hoya EVO Antistatic Protector 95mm (for Sony 200-600mm when needed)

  • Hoya ProND 100000 Neutral Density 5.0 16.6-Stop Filter (for Sony 200-600mm for white light solar photography)

  • Hoya 77mm HD2 Circular Polarizer Filter (for Sony 70-200mm)

  • Formatt Hitech Firecrest 100mm Holder Kit

  • Formatt Hitech Firecrest 82mm Circular Polarizer

  • Formatt Hitech Resin 100mm Neutral Density Pro Filter Kit

  • Lonely Speck PureNight

  • Lonely Speck SharpStar

Lighting

  • Flashpoint Zoom Li-on X R2 TTL Speedlight Kit (Godox V1)

  • Flashpoint R2 Pro Mark II 2.4GHz Transmitter

  • Flashpoint MF12 Macro Flash 2-Light Kit

  • Pope Shield Magnetic Diffuser for Godox MF-12 “The Marit”

  • Cineroid L10-BC 18W On-Camera Variable Color Temperature LED Light

    • Cineroid Diffuser Panel for L10/L2 LED Light

  • VITROX L116T LED Video Light

  • Neewer NP-F550 Battery Charger Set (2-Pack Replacement Better, Dual Slot Charger)

  • 2x SmallRig Pix M160 RGBWW Video Light

Deep Sky Astrophotography (DSO)

Ultra-Wide Field DSO

  • Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Canon EF Lens

  • Astrodymium Ring System for Rokinon/Samyang 135mm F2 Lens

  • Astrodymium 2.5” Riser Blocks for Refractor Telescope

  • ZWO Canon EOS Lens Adapter for 2” EFW

  • iOptron SkyGuider Pro

    • William Optics iOptron SkyGuider Pro Base Mount and Extension Bar - High Latitude

    • William Optics iOptron SkyGuider Pro Dec Adapter and Vixen Style Clamp

  • Radian Telescopes Quick-Release Carbon Fiber Tripod

Wide-Field DSO

  • William Optics Zenithstar 61ii APO f/5.9

    • William Optics FLAT61A

  • ZWO EAF

  • Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Cooled DSO Cameras

  • ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

  • ZWO ASI533MC Pro

Guiding

  • ZWO ASI120MM Mini

  • William Optics UniGuide 32

Filters

  • ZWO 2” 5-Position EFW

    • Astronomik L2 UV-IR Blocking 2” Filter

    • Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 5nm 2” Filter

    • Antlia Triband RGB Ultra 2” Filter

    • Antlia Ha 3nm Pro 2” Filter

Controller

  • ZWO ASIAIR PRO

Power

  • Goal Zero Yeti 1000 Core

  • Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station

Dew Heaters

  • ZWO DC Y Splitter Cable

  • Astrozap AstroStrap Dew Heater for 3” Telescopes

  • Astrozap AstroStrap Dew Heater for 1.25” Eyepieces & 50mm Finders

Others

Digital Storage

  • 2x Prograde Digital 256GB SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 V90 Cobalt Memory Card (Sony a7R V)

  • 2x Sony 128GB SF-M Tough Series UHS-II SDXC Memory Card (Sony a7R III)

  • 2x SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card (backup or Sony a7 III)

  • QNAP TVS-672XT 6-Bay NAS Enclosure (main working drive)

  • Promise Technology Pegasus32 R4 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAID Array (backup drive)

  • LaCie Rugged 1TB SSD USB-C (travel backup)

Physical Storage

  • Shimoda Action X70 Backpack (to bring almost every lens and camera)

    • Shimoda Core Unit - Extra Large DV

  • Atlas Athlete Backpack (my standard backpack)

  • Think Tank Glass Limo Backpack (for Sony 200-600mm)

  • Lowepro Photo Hatchback BP 150 AW II Backpack (travel light with Sony a7R V + 24-70mm with room for other items)

  • Peak Design 10L Everyday Sling (only Sony a7R V + 24-70mm, maybe with on-camera flash)

  • SKB iSeries 3i-2011-7DL Case with Think Tank Designed Photo Dividers & Lid Organizer (regular photography gear)

  • SKB iSeries 3i-2015-10PL Case with Think Tank Designed Photo Dividers & Lid Organizer (DSO gear)

  • Think Tank Photo DSLR Battery Holder 4

  • Pelican 0915 Memory Card Case

  • 2x Think Tank Photo Cable Management 10 V2.0 Camera Bag and Case Pouch

Others

  • Peak Design Slide Strap

  • Sony VG-C4EM Vertical Grip (for Sony a7R V)

  • Sony VG-C3EM Vertical Grip (for Sony a7R III & Sony a7 III)

  • 4x Sony NP-FZ100 Battery (extra batteries)

  • Sony BC-QZ1 Battery Charger

  • Neewer RM-VPR1 Wired Shutter Release

  • Orbit HEPA Blower

  • Giottos Rocket Air Blaster (Small)

  • Sony UHS-II SD Memory Card Reader

  • Zeiss Lens Wipes

  • PEC-PAD Lint Free Wipes 4"x4"

Computer

  • 2019 MacBook Pro 16” (primary)

    • CalDigit TS3 Plus

  • Custom Built Windows Desktop PC

  • 2 x Dell UltraSharp 27” Monitor U2722D

  • Logitech MX Mechanical Wireless Keyboard

  • Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse

  • APC BR1500MS 1500 VA Pure SineWave 10 Outlets 2 USB Charging Ports Back-UPS Pro Battery Backup

Software

Organization & Backup

  • Backblaze

  • Bombich Carbon Copy Cloner

  • Camera Bits Photo Mechanic

Post-Processing

  • Adobe Photography Plan (20GB): Adobe Lightroom Classic & Photoshop

  • DxO PureRAW 3

  • Topaz Labs Photo AI

  • PTGui Pro

  • Tony Kuyper’s TK9 Panel

  • LRTimelapse

Wide-Field Astrophotography

  • StarStax

  • Starry Landscape Stacker

Moon & Planetary

  • PIPP (Planetary Imaging PreProcessor)

  • AutoStakkert!

  • RegiStax

Deep Sky Astrophotography (DSO)

  • PixInsight

  • GraXpert

  • BlurXTerminator

  • NoiseXTerminator

  • StarXTerminator

Export

  • JPEGmini Pro

Research

  • Google Maps

  • Google Earth

  • Telescopius

Weather

  • Astrospheric

  • Clear Outside

  • Clear Sky Chart

  • Weather Underground

Mobile

  • Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

    • Astrospheric

    • BeastCam (videos)

    • Clear Outside

    • Color Screen

    • Flightradar24

    • Geotag Photos 2

    • Google Maps

    • Halide (photos)

    • LeafSnap

    • Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

    • Moon Phases and Lunar Calendar

    • Notion

    • OneNote

    • Organic Maps

    • PeakVisor

    • PhotoPills

    • PlantSnap

    • Polar Scope Align

    • Pro Camera by Moment (timelapse)

    • SkySafari Pro

    • Sony Creators’ App (transfer photos to phone)

    • SpaceWeatherLive

    • Star Walk 2

    • Stellarium PLUS

    • Tide Guide

    • Ventusky

    • Weather Underground

  • Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (2018)

    • ASIAIR (to control ASIAIR PRO)

    • Notion

    • OneNote