A little background:
I’m a retired Naval Officer and current co-owner of a healthcare company. I have a passion for my family and grandkids, photography, international travel, the Washington Nationals, international travel, and photography. Oh - and did I mention international travel photography?
Photo courtesy of Jun
Photo courtesy of Jun
My gear:
I'm a Nikon shooter all the way. I am now using a D850 FX full-frame camera and the D500 DX crop sensor body. With these two, I'm ready for just about anything.
On the D850, I use the 28-300 f/3.5-5.6G VR as a good all-purpose lens. On the D500, I reach for my AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II when I want to travel light. When in need of a standard prime lens, I really like the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G, or for a slightly longer reach, the AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D. A while back I added a set of Nikon’s excellent constant f2.8 lenses - these babies are amazing:
• AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
• AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
• AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
To extend my range, especially for wildlife, I recently added Nikon's AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR. This thing's a monster, but it produces amazing results. Most of the images posted on my East Africa Travel gallery were shot with the D500 & 200-500 zoom combo.
For macro work, I use the AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED.
Because it allows me to shoot in RAW format, I carry the Nikon P6000 as my pocket camera when the D7000 is just more than I want to carry.
On the D850, I use the 28-300 f/3.5-5.6G VR as a good all-purpose lens. On the D500, I reach for my AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II when I want to travel light. When in need of a standard prime lens, I really like the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G, or for a slightly longer reach, the AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D. A while back I added a set of Nikon’s excellent constant f2.8 lenses - these babies are amazing:
• AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
• AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
• AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
To extend my range, especially for wildlife, I recently added Nikon's AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR. This thing's a monster, but it produces amazing results. Most of the images posted on my East Africa Travel gallery were shot with the D500 & 200-500 zoom combo.
For macro work, I use the AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED.
Because it allows me to shoot in RAW format, I carry the Nikon P6000 as my pocket camera when the D7000 is just more than I want to carry.