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Zemlin v2 Snap Cap – a Lens Gem!

Mar 5, 2024 | Moose's Camera Bag

Zemlin Lens Cap on Z600f4 TC

My good friend Jerry has the original Zemlin Lens Cap on his Z600f4 TC. He really likes it, showed it to me and talked it up pretty fiercely. I checked it out and was impressed. Zemlin just came out with their v2 and I had the opportunity to get one and I’m really glad I did! The first thing that impressed me was the fit, it’s perfect as in, with the hood on or off, it’s easy to take on and off and fits snugly and tightly on the Z600f4 TC. The v2 looks the same on the front, operates the same but the back end us been updated and streamlined. This truly makes for great protection which is what a cap is all about. This is a great accessory I’m so pleased now resides on the Z600f4 TC.

Seriously, an Important Tool!

Feb 22, 2024 | Moose's Camera Bag

The White Towel!

If there is one tool I use on every shoot, everywhere, all the time, it is the white towel! It’s such a simple thing that has saved me and a whole lot of other folks time and time again. It so important that I went to the store to pick them out. They are all cotton, white, very fluffy hand towels. They are not used to block the rain. Their main purpose is to BLOT rain off my gear when I’m out shooting. They are kept dry inside my jacket and brought out to BLOT moisture off, never wiping (which can force water into crevices where it should not go). The white towel serves as extra padding in my camera bag riding between the lid of the bag and the long lens. When I’m working on the beach, the white towel is used to wipe the salt moisture off my hands (in these situations I borrow one from the lodge going out with a clean one each day). I prefer white as it shows dirt be it from my hands or the gear. That’s dirt I don’t want to reapply to my gear. The uses for the white towel are nearly infinite from bouncing sun/heat off gear to a snot rag in subzero temps, it’s a miracle tool! The white towel is seriously, and important tool!

Yep, All Mirrorless Shop

Feb 13, 2024 | Moose's Camera Bag

The Current Locker

Yes, I am all mirrorless, been so for over a year and love it! This is a common question of late most likely because all that gorgeous DSLR gear is available used and killer prices (great way to get into photography!) What’s the main reason I’m all mirrorless? It’s split between the ease of shooting video and the reduction of gear / weight. I totally go with, less is more and KISS and mirrorless does that for me and my visual storytelling. What to learn more about why I have selected the gear I have and settings I use, head to Moose’s Gear Locker where I have that info for all my current gear and, all my gear of the past.

Humor Taps the Imagination

Feb 1, 2024 | Moose's Camera Bag

Coyote captured by Z 9 / Z600f4 TC @840mm

Our camera bag, the kit, needs to contain many tools with storytelling being at the top of the list. There is no greater joy then putting a smile on someone’s face when they see your click. I will admit that is easier said then done many times. In this case, the Coyote was busy mousing and not really paying attention to us, but then again, he was kinda. Shooting without a tripod, it was pretty easy to walk when it was walking, stop when it stopped so within a short time, it ignored us placing us in the best spot with a clean background. Then it comes to taking of the photo. It was a slightly overcast day, gray skies and you know what they say about gray skies. So I overexposed by +1/3 to brighten up the scene. That’s real important when thinking story and humor, light! Coyotes really talk with their tail, just like our Maggie and I’m really keyed in on that. Watching the tail I had a good idea when it would pounce. With that, I would put the Coyote in the center in the frame to emphasize the tail direction that takes you down to the ears. Yeah, that is a lot to think about when you’re shooting but that’s all part of storytelling. All those little pieces when they comes together helps the humor tap the imagination!

The Bi-State Sage Grouse?

Jan 17, 2024 | Moose's Camera Bag

Bi-State Sage Grouse captured by D1H / 600f4 AFS

Staying up with gear updates is something photographers are marvels at doing. But I’ve come to find not so much when it comes to critters. And lets be honest here, keeping up with biological updates / changes is at best, a snore. Unless you’re a bit off like I am and find this information fascinating. And in this particular case keeping up with this provides WRP possible business avenues but more importantly avenues for environmental education with the public awareness.

The Greater Sage Grouse is an amazing bird that is in trouble. The Gunnison subspecies is pretty well know but not the Bi-State Sage Grouse which I just learned about today. I have spent hundreds of hours with this bird over the decades and that is very much a part of my Camera Bag, subject knowledge. It’s like our first teacher who taught how to write would say. “You write about a subject, you have to know about the subject!” This is so true for wildlife photography. So who knew, the Bi-State Sage Grouse?

Z600f4 TC @1680

Jan 12, 2024 | Moose's Camera Bag

Black-capped Chickadee capture by Z 9 / Z600f4TC w/Z2x @1680mm

Yep, I use the Z1.4x & Z2x on my Z lenses whenever the story requires it with no hesitation. Shooting from a friends hide this past week, I needed the Z2.x on the Z600f4 TC to get the image size I desired. In this case, the internal 1.4x is engaged at the same time when the Z2x is attached. That’s how we get to 1680mm. And as you can see, all the feathers around the eye where the Z 9 focused has a boat load of detail. I don’t hesitate for a heartbeat shooting the Z600f4 TC @1680mm!