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