A complete guide for travel photography equipment

A complete guide for travel photography equipment

We are often asked about the equipment that we take on our travels. In response to this, we wrote a detailed and complete guide for travel photography equipment

I have dealt with film or photography in the course of my career: first as a cameraman, video editor and AV engineer, later as a teacher of digital media and now as a travel writer.

I have published photographs in a number of magazines, newspapers, books and websites, including BBC Travel, Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and The Independent. I even made the photography available for a recipe book.

I have also been selling stock images on Shutterstock and Istock by Getty Images for several years, and my photography plays an outstanding role in our travel blog and on our social channels, especially on Instagram.

I continue to learn and improve my work and expect to do so indefinitely. I learned the most by watching and reading how other photographers work - professionals or amateurs. The more I learned, the more I refined my equipment.

Atlas & BootsOne of my favorite shots from Antarctic

As with many things, it often depends on personal preferences; What works for one person may not fit for the next one, but it always helps to see what peers use. For this reason, I have put together a complete guide for travel photography equipment in order to share the details of my use.

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There are still a lot of equipment that I would like to add, but taking pictures is an expensive matter, so I use what I can afford and look forward to the day when my budget is enough to accommodate my next toy!

Camera housing

Fujifilm X-T30

I recently made the leap from my many years of belonging to Nikon-reflex cameras a much lighter mirrorless fujifilm camera. The X-T30 known as the "small giant" is ridiculously light and compact, but remains well built and robust. It has a 26-megapixel sensor, a tiltable touchscreen LCD, an excellent electronic viewfinder (EVF) and direct controls that simplify the operation.

FujifilmThe Fujifilm X-T30 and the kit lens

If you spend this type of money, there is no too much difference in quality between the main brands. It is important what feels right for you. You want to be able to set your camera, access default settings and exchange lenses without thinking too much about it and driving home. I find the Fujifilm interface particularly fluid for me, but everyone is different.

Fujifilm X-T4

Sometimes I rent an additional camera housing for certain trips such as safaris or animal observations such as our last trip to Antarctic, where I rented a Fujifilm X-T4. Simply said that the Fujifilm X-T4 is the most pleasant camera I've ever used, and it has taken the best animal shots I've ever taken.

Natallia Boroda/ShutterstockThe Fujifilm X-T4

In contrast to the X-T30, it has special single-check election wheels for controlling the shutter speed, ISO, exposure correction and progress and stand image/filmmodi. The 26-megapixel sensor creates an excellent image quality and the 4K video benefits from the integrated image stabilization. We were particularly enthusiastic about the penguin shots that we recorded with the X-T4.

Lentils

I used the following three lenses and I never miss it.

Fujinon XC15-45mm

This is the smallest and lightest interchangeable zoom lens of the X series from Fujifilm. The kit lens is incredibly light and compact and has a maximum aperture of F2.8. It works excellently in low light and is incredibly versatile. It covers all frequently used focal lengths from 23 mm to 69 mm (corresponds to 35 mm format) and has the ability to absorb close-up shots only 5 cm from the lens tip.

Atlas & Boots

Peter on site in the Antarctic with the X-T4 and telephoto lens

Fujinon XC50-230mm

Fujifilm's dynamic mid-range zoom lens is an extremely versatile part of the kit, which covers most situations, from rather wide landscape shots to animal shots from a long distance. The lens is light, fast and delivers a constant performance.

Fujinon XF 100-400 mm telephoto lens

I rent this high-performance superelezoom lens for our animal observation tours. The 5.0-level image stabilization system is exceptional if it is used for recordings from hand (which is great because I am notoriously lazy when it comes to tripods) and the lightning-fast motor autofocus quickly and reliably, which is ideal for recording fast moving motifs. After all, it is water and dust repellent and can work at temperatures of up to -10 ° C, which makes it practically for outdoor and adventure photography.

Atlas & BootsWith two cameras in the Antarctic

filter

It didn't take long for me to find out that a landscape photographer primarily needs a glass polarization filter to reduce reflections of water and glass and to show the blue sky darker and better defined.

I also have a Tiffen filter kit for neutral density (ND). ND filters are essentially gray-tinted filters that absorb light when it falls through the lens so that you can photograph with wider aperture levels in bright conditions.

Action camera

GoPro Hero7 GoPro is the industrial standard when it comes to action cameras and it is easy to understand why. They are robust, reliable and are delivered with a wealth of accessories and brackets. The video stabilization is excellent and the voice commands are particularly useful. We used our Gopros in a number of places, from icy conditions in the polar regions to diving and snorkeling excursions at the Great Barrier Reef and on the Galápagos Islands. It never lets us down.

Recorded on our GoPro Hero7

tripod

The Slik Sprint Pro III has tried for years to find the compromise between a sufficiently large and robust foldable tripod, which is also light and small enough to fit in backpacks and to be worn. In 2015 Kia bought the Slik Sprint Pro for my birthday and since then I have loved it a little more!

I also have something similar to this flexible gorilla pod for our GoPro.

Bag

F-STOP KENTIICH I used other backpack-style camera bags in the past, but either could not fit everything in or found it difficult to access my equipment as quickly as necessary. I love the laptop compartment of the F stop because it is safe and protected, while the entire backpack with the important shoulder access is aligned with the adventure photographer. There is also a waterproof cover.

SD + microSD cards

Transcend 512 GB SD / 128 GB Microsdi used to be rather nonchalant compared to SD cards. For years I have always bought the cheapest memory cards with the largest available capacity and manually secured them. When the years passed and I started to photograph thousands (and tens of thousands) with several cameras, I needed a more thorough and reliable system.

TranscendI use Transcend SD and MicroSD cards

I have now invested in some high-quality transcend SD cards with a high capacity to ensure that I never lose a photo again. The Transcend SD and Micro SD cards were tested to withstand extreme conditions. They are temperature-resistant, waterproof, shockproof, X-ray-proof and statically resistant-ideal for an outdoor travel blogger.

In addition to the longevity, the memory cards with up to 512 GB of storage capacity enable the recording of thousands of RAW photos and hours of HD videos. With these updated cards, I don't need to delete photos from the card until I am back home.

Storage + fuse

Transcend Storejet 4tbi Bin an awkward type (Kia called me "Bumble") and has a knack for destroying expensive electronic devices, i.e. a portable external hard drive that has a "three-stage shock protection system that corresponds to the case test standards of the US military" will also be a Peter-Sicher! In addition, the hard drive is small, compact, light and has an integrated energy saving function- ideal for outdoor and adventure trips.

TranscendOn the way I use a light but durable transcend storejet with 4 TB

Stock photography

We also use a number of stock photographs on our website. Shutterstock has over 247 million license -free pictures and offers monthly packages for every budget. We use Shutterstock to sell Peters Stock photography and to obtain other pictures that we may need for the blog. The Shutterstock Editor is particularly useful to create custom web banner and tailor-made social media contributions.

Hardware and software

MacBook Pro 13-inch laptopich am a Mac-Man-I've always been and will always be.

Adobe Lightroom this is an excellent image catalogization software that is equipped with numerous powerful effects and machining tools. I use it religious.

Adobe Photoshopmer still the industrial standard for advanced image processing. I pay for the Adobe Photography Plan, the Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop and 20 GB Cloud memory.

Apple Photos A user-friendly image library for everyday use, which works well with your other Apple devices. Improved processing tools have made it more versatile, but it is still far behind Lightroom.

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