Nevada Wier Photography

My Equipment

MY EQUIPMENT

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CAMERA BAGS

I use the ThinkTank SpeedRacer V2.0 for my Canon gear that has a built-in hip belt.
I carry the Olympus micro-four thirds system (and sometimes my Canon gear) inside a

Mindshift PhotoCross 13

CAMERAS

DIGITAL SLR & MIRRORLESS

SLR: Canon 5D Mark IV
Mirrorless: Olympus OM-D E-M1Mark III

INFRARED CAMERA

LifePixel for Infrared Conversion

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Converted Infrared Mirrorless Cameras:

Canon EOS R with 24-105mm f/4 lens with Full Spectrum conversion
OM-D EM-1 with a Standard IR conversion
OM-D EM-1 Mark II with Enhanced Color conversion

LENSES

CANON LENSES

OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 LENSES

FILTERS

Singh-Ray Hi-Lux on all my lenses.
Singh-Ray LB Warming Polarizer
Singh-Ray Vari-ND (Variable Neutral Density Filter)
Singh-Ray Graduated Neutral Density Filter (a set of four: 2 & 3 stop each of hard line and soft line filters) Note: I sometimes (but less and less) use these for landscapes.

LIGHTING GEAR

FLASH ACCESSORIES for CANON

Canon 600EX II-RT flash (with a 1/8 CTO taped to the output screen)
Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlight Transmitter
Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce for Canon 600EX-RT (kept on this older flash)
Rogue Flashbender – Small Positionable Reflector with Softbox Kit
Sokani X21 LED Video Light
LumiQuest Pocket Bounce with gold reflector
1/8 CTO Rosco filter cut to fit inside my flash diffusers). It is cheapest to buy a sheet of 1/8CTO and cut them to size yourself and double them up to increase the warmth.

FLASH ACCESSORIES for OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1

Olympus FL-900R flash
Sto-Fen #OM-4X Omni-Bounce
Rogue Flashbender – Small Positionable Reflector with Softbox Kit
1/8 CTO Rosco filter cut to fit inside my Omni-Bounce Dome diffuser). It is cheapest to buy a sheet of 1/8 CTO and cut them to size yourself and double them up to increase the warmth.

REFLECTORS

Photoflex soft-gold/white reflectors (12" kept in camera bag)
Photo flex Multidisc 5-in-1 (24" carried separately)

BACK UP GEAR -- SOMETIMES USED ON TRAVEL & ASSIGNMENTS

ACCESSORIES

CAMERA STRAPS

Black Rapid straps www.blackrapid.com (keeps weight off my neck and my back straighter). I use Optech Media and Battery Holsters on straps to hold extra battery and microfiber cloth.
Optech neoprene strap for infrared camera.

ACCESSORIES IN CAMERA BAG

Micro-fiber cleaning cloths
12” Photoflex soft-gold/white reflector
neon green Gepe Card Safe Extreme Watertight Case with Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB CF & SD cards
Rosco warming gels for flash
rechargeable batteries or lithium AA
model release forms, ASMP press card, copy of passport, business cards (I make Moo cards for each country I visit), and travel Wet-ones, and a pen.

MORE ACCESSORIES (that travel in checked luggage, sometimes in a Pelican case or soft sides cases to save weight)

Accessory bag: black duct table, small towel, lens cleaning fluid, super glue, screw drivers, Leatherman tool, Q-tips, cleaning cloths, filter grip, extra lens caps, pens, Sharpies, extra model releases,
Visible Dust Sensor Cleaning: Artic Butterfly, UltraMXD-Vswabs, VDust Plus Sensor cleaning solution, Zeelong Blower, sensor loupe www.visibledust.com
Separate tripod bag (kept inside tripod case): extra quick release tripod plates for my tripod, flash release cords, etc.
Separate battery bag: Rechargeable NiMh AA, lithium AA batteries, AA and AAA alkaline batteries, Monster-Power Outlets To Go Power Strip (sadly, these are out of stock)
Separate cord bag: Extra laptop power, essential adapters and cords, and duplicates of important cords.

FLASH CARDS & READER

SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB (CF & SD cards) in Gepe Card Safe Extreme Watertight Case (Neon Green)
IOGear 3-Slot USB 3.1 Type-C Card Reader

PORTABLE STORAGE

**NOTE: When I have limited electricity, or do not want to bring a computer,

(1-2) Hyperdrive Colorspace UDMA 2 (the newest version is UDMA 3, but I don’t see any reason for me to upgrade) with 1TGB Seagate SSHD from OWC.

TRIPOD and BALLHEADS

Honestly, I rarely use a tripod. I hand-hold 98 – 100 percent of the time but if I do…

Gitzo Traveler G1550T Carbon 6X with GH2781TQR Ballhead (Quick Release)

(I do not use a tripod often, and have found this to be the perfect compact tripod for when I must use one. This is probably discontinued, but you get the idea!)

Gitzo GT2541 Series 2 Carbon tripod with Acratech GP Ballhead #1157 Cable Release (for Canon: Remote Switch RS-80N3)

TRAVEL

For the main international flight: I put my camera bag(s) inside a regulation size 22” Eagle Creek roller carry-on that also holds my hard drives, extra camera body, camera charger, and such. I take all my little accessories out of my camera bag and put them in a separate pouch, so everything is simple to hand check if they ask to look inside. I carry a briefcase (see above) as my “purse” with my MacBook Pro computer and things I need on the flight.

IF I have a big assignment and need to carry extra gear that I can’t hand carry: I pack them inside a medium sized 1500 Pelican case (with all the inserts removed) and put it inside my duffel bag padded by all my clothes and such. This bag will be checked in. I use TSA locks on my checked luggage.

Once I get to my destination, I reorganize everything so that I leave a bag at the hotel (usually I return to the same city for my return flight). I also leave the roller bag that I used for carry-on. On my main trip, I usually only bring a soft suitcase for clothes (and my Pelican case for gear if it is needed), along with my camera bag and small bag with my computer (although sometimes I also leave this behind and put the computer in the Pelican case).

Pelican 1500 Case or the smaller Pelican iM2100 Storm Case
Eagle Creek Tarmac 22” Carry-on bag for international flights.
Eagle Creek Tarmac 25” I put my pelican case inside this for international flights.

PAPER FOR PRINTING

FOR INFRARED: Matte Paper

Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Bright White, 310gsm
Canson Infinity Rag Photographique 310gsm

FOR COLOR

Canson Baryta Photographique, 310gsm