Equipment

For more than 40 years I used Pentax cameras and lenses (along with a range of 3rd party lenses). My first SLR camera was a Pentax K1000 - built like a brick, completely manual and the battery was only required for the light meter. I still own that K1000 and it is fully functional (or at least it appears to operate as expected but I haven’t run a roll of film through it for 20+ years). I subsequently owned 6 other Pentax SLR cameras but made the shift to digital when Pentax introduced the ist-D in 2004. I then upgraded progressively through K-20D, K-5, K-3 and K-1 DSLRs. In 2019, I switched to the Panasonic Lumix micro four-thirds system. Smaller, lighter and cheaper, this new system meant I could carry more gear with less weight allowing me to travel with both landscape and wildlife gear, which had become progressively more challenging as airlines reduced carry-on weight limits and my ageing body strained under the load. My Current Gear Cameras Panasonic Lumix G9 Camera  https://amzn.to/39bpNNs  Panasonic Lumix GX8 Camera Apple iPhone Xs GoPro Hero 4 Silver Lenses Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 Lens  https://amzn.to/3bnvsl4 Panasonic Lumix 35-100mm f/2.8 Lens  https://amzn.to/3a9bXMG Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 Lens  https://amzn.to/2QEIR09 Panasonic Leica 8-18mm f/2.8-4 Lens  https://amzn.to/3bleWly Panasonic Leica 12mm f/1.4 Lens  https://amzn.to/2vIylO5 Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens  https://amzn.to/2xXgNhO  Panasonic Lumix 25mm f/1.7 Lens  https://amzn.to/3blBXEU Filters Nisi V5 100mm Kit (now superseded) V6 Starter Kit: https://amzn.to/39cELmf K&F Concept ND2-ND32 Variable ND Filter https://amzn.to/2J9QWG0  Tripods Jobu Design Algonquin Tripod Jobu Design BWG-HD3 Gimbal Tripod Head Really Right Stuff BH-55 LR Tripod Ball Head  https://amzn.to/39a0Dyr  Sirui N3203X tripod + Sirui K-30X ballhead Davis & Sanford TR553-P228 Traverse Super Compact Tripod + Ballhead  https://amzn.to/33E3nDe Gimbal DJI Osmo Mobile 3 for Smartphone (Combo)  https://amzn.to/2UzyXOe  Drone DJI Mavic Air (Combo)  https://amzn.to/33LhN4v Audio Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ Microphone  https://amzn.to/3bgWnij Rode SMARTLAVPRode Microphone for Smartphones https://amzn.to/2UyIZ2p  Rode VMGHORode VideoMic On-Camera Shotgun Microphone  https://amzn.to/2Usiify Zoom H1N Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/2UdqUI2 Apple iPhone 5 Camera Bags Mindshift Gear Backlight 26L https://amzn.to/2xhbk59  Tarion RS-01 Canvas Photography Bag  https://amzn.to/2UzBdFc  LowePro Sling  https://amzn.to/2WBvUYA