Your camera setup: what and why

I mostly shoot landscapes, with a side order of wildlife. When I get a chance. Because I don’t get to go out and shoot as often as I would like, I like to be prepared for anything and everything when I do go out, so my bag has my Fuji X-T20 and these lenses:

  • XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR (I like it)
  • XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS (the old kit lens, I’m so-so on this one)
  • XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR (love this thing)
  • Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary (haven’t had it too long, but so far so good)
  • Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS (so far, just used for night photography, the jury is out)

I just grab the bag and go. No customizing what goes into the bag on a particular day; it’s already all there. So if I go out thinking I will be shooting some intimate landscapes and I happen to see a hawk high in a tree, I can switch gears and go for a close-up on the hawk. The pack isn’t particularly light, but it’s super comfortable and distributes the weight well.

When going on a family vacation where photography isn’t a focus, I take the X-T20 and the 18-55 and make do with that. It doesn’t always work out well because so much can be out of that lens’s range, but it fits OK in the average hotel room safe.

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