Wildlife Photography

I have shot Nikon cameras since I started digital photography in 2015. Here is a breakdown of the gear I used most often for birds and wildlife.

Camera Body: Nikon Z8, Z9 and Z6ii

Lenses: Nikon 400mm f/2.8 TC S, Nikon 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 Z, and Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VRII

Teleconverter: Nikon TC 2x Z

Binoculars: Swaroski Optik 10x42 EL

Spotting Scope: Kowa TSN884

Landscape / Nightscape / Northern Lights

For widefield imagery, I use the same camera bodies as above plus an Astro-modified Nikon D850 (LifePixel). The modified camera allows me to capture additional red data that is mostly blocked by the stock filter for Hydrogen emission nebulae.

Lenses: Rokinon 24mm f/1.4, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8, Samyang 135mm f/2

Mount: iOptron Skyguider Pro

Astrophotography

For my Deep Sky Astrophotography I use two different telescopes that are mounted on homemade carts for ease of transportation and setup.

Telescope 1

OTA: Skywatcher Esprit 100

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM with Optolong LRGB and SHO Filters

Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro

Hardware Control: ZWO ASAIR Pro, Pegasus Power Box, ZWO EAF, ZWO EFW

Telescope 2

OTA: Skywatcher Esprit 120

Camera: ZWO ASI294MM with Optolong LRGB and SHO Filters

Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro

Hardware Control: ZWO ASAIR Pro, Pegasus Power Box, ZWO EAF, ZWO EFW