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Whats in the bag

A redirect aiming page for those interested, this is the current gear I am using for most of my shootings (as of 1.8.2026):

  • DSLRs: Nikon D850, Nikon D810, Nikon D800ir(IR converted)
  • Mirrorless: Nikon Z8 with FTZII
  • Nikon AF-S G 14-24mm f2.8 (excellent 14 milli lens – the S-version is even better)
  • Nikon AF-D 16mm f2.8 Fisheye (good performance at f8)
  • Nikon PC-E 19mm f4E (excellent lens – best 20milli ever on F-mount)
  • Nikon AF-S G 24-70mm f2.8
  • Nikon PC-E 85mm f2.8
  • Nikon AF-S G 105mm f2.8 VR Micro
  • Nikon AF-S G 70-200mm f2.8E (excellent lens – best 70-200 of all Nikons – same with the S version)
  • Nikon AF-S 300mm f2.8 (mkI) (bread&butter lens, never failed, old but superb sharp and fast)
  • Nikon AF-S G 400mm f.2.8 VR (excellent lens – reference for 400mm sharpness, got a new silent wave AFS motor in 2024 but I will keep it until the Z version appears in my bag magically ;)
  • Nikon TC-E 1.4III (no-brainer! no loss of image quality with this one on the big exotics: 300/400mmf2.8)
  • Nikon TC-E 2II (rarely used but sometimes its useful) needs stopping down to f10 for sharpness!
  • Gitzo Systematic Series 3 and Series 4 tripods – with 4 leg sections (I love the series 4).
  • Hoya Filter Holder for ND-filters for 14-24mm and 19mm
  • Aquatech Elite Housing for D810, base-plate modified for D850 and Z8 including various ports for 14-24 to 70-200 lenses, (to be updated to the Edge Max for the Z8).
  • DJI Mavic 4 Pro – the new workhorse – it does it all (Phantom 4 Pro is for sale).
  • Various L-Plates from RRS or Kirk or 3LT.
  • PeliCases and Aquatech sports shields for 70-200, 300 and 400mm.
  • Musto HPX throuser.

Gear that I sold after using it a while:

Irix 11mm f4 (a good lens but I didnt use it much after a while due to missing AF), Sigma 20mm f1.4 ART (for some imaging concepts it was needed – but than I sold it), Nikkor 28mm f2 AIS (nice lens but didnt use it much since usually not wide enough and 28 was never my fav focal length – will be replace by the 24 f2 AIS for some bokeh based ideas only) – bought a mint version in 26 for NIR!, Nikon 85mm f1.4 AF-D (this one I might regret selling but I always found that its not enough focal length so not enough compression for my use – I want 105mm or 135mm – but maybe I get the 85mm AFS version of the Z mount type or more likely the 135 Plena) – regretted and bought a mint condition recently in ’26, Nikon AF-S 300mm f4 (sold for the 300mm f2.8 which was much better (faster and sharper).

Gear that I rarely use but kept for specific imaging concepts: Sony A6000, Lens-Tilt-transformer, Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AIS, Nikkor 35mm f1.4 AIS, Nikkor 28mm f2 AIS (see above), Nikkor 20mm f2.8 AIS (never sharp at the edges of the FX frame but nice for the near-far shots!), Nikon AF-D 10mm f2.8 ED DX (wasnt sold because I damaged the front element – so it kind of stays), Nikkor 105mm AIS Micro (mainly for the PB-4), Nikkor 180mm f2.8 AIS, Nikon PB-4, Equatorial Mount for Milky Way shootings. Recently I acquired some old Canon FL lenses for some artistic ideas (mtk). 

So keep in mind: I do not have a collector kind of approach to photographic gear. Stuff that I never need/use or equipment that is not any more state-of-the-art will be sold – it clearly does not mean that this is always bad equipment – it just means that my style of shooting /domain does not need this specific type of gear.

I always look for new ways to visually express, so camera bodies always change but most of my lenses I keep.

On my list: 14-24 f/2.8 Z-version, Nikon Zf or a second Z8, 105 or 135 f/1.8, S-line 400mm f2.8/4.5 or 500mm equivalent.