Equipment
I am frequently asked what equipment I use. For those of you interested, following is a list of the equipment I carry into the field:
Birds Bird photography requires carrying an array of heavy equipment to capture both near and far birds. Travel requirements dictate the camera bag I use: Road Runner AW Rolling, Kinesis - L311, and/or Airport Antidote. I always use a Photo Vest. • EOS 40D, EOS 20D, and Panasonic LX-1 • EF 500 f/4L IS – mounted on 40D • EF 400mm f/5.6L • EF 300mm f/4.0L IS • EF 70-200mm f/4.0L – mounted on 20D • EF 100-400mm f/4.5 - 5.6L IS • EF 1.4x II Extender • EF 2x II Extender • 580EX Speedlite E-TTL II, with offshoe camera cord, Better Beamer flash extender, Wimberley F-1 Telephoto Flash Bracket, attached to the Canon Compact Battery Pack CP-E3 • Gitzo 1325 CF tripod • Wimberley Head II • Kinesis bean bag (SafariSack™)