Just take a gander at that color, that sharpness, I can’t peel my eyes off it! Just back from a week working with the Z 9 / Z180-600f5.6-6.3 w/Z1.4x @840mm with the Profoto A10 and I just relish the results! The MFD of the Z180-600 permits one to get a large image in the frame, and that MFD makes the power of the flash even greater. Just a kiss from the A10 brings out the color of that Indigo so all the shades of blue sing out even though it’s in shadow while maintaining that plump gestor. To me, it’s the ultimate bird photography rig I’ve desired for a long, long time. Whata big rig, the Z180-600 & A10!

I came to Magee Marsh with the perfect rig, Z 9 w/180-600 wZ1.4x w/Profoto A10 on tele bracket attached on the Benro SupaDupa. I practiced with the rig at The Ranch last week, walking around photographing birds, and yet … mud! The one thing my practice didn’t take in was the dense riparian forest of Magee and the birds darting about. For the life of me, for the whole morning, I felt like I was always behind and not making the shot. It was a sick feeling to see all the great birds and not getting them in the viewfinder. By the afternoon, I was getting quicker, but still slow. Argh. I should have thought deeper about what I was practicing, which would have truly helped. I didn’t like the feel like I’m working in mud.

The Z180-600f5.6-6.3 has come to fill a hole in my system so perfectly that it is with me a majority of the time. Quite often, it’s just a body/lens and that’s all, and while it could ride easily in a roller bag or photopack, that’s a lot of case for just a body and lens. I went cruising the ThinkTank website looking for a single bag solution for just this combo. That’s when I came across the DigitalHolster 150v3. A few days later, the bag was in my hands with the Z 9 / Z180-600f5.6-6.3 snug as a bug inside. It’s like it was made just for that combo! It comes with a strap to carry it over your shoulder. You could attach it to a pack, roller, belt, and it will stay dry with the killer ThankTank custom rainshell for the holster. The outer pockets hold batteries, Z26f2.8, cards, and all you need for an outing. It’s just a killer kit now well protected with everything easily accessible in the DigitalHolster 150v3

Big size, great speed, and in time for all my work with the Z 6III 240P, the new 1TB ProGrade SD is a great addition to the kit. It just works, great, what else do I need to say. One thing I love about ProGrade, besides their products, is the biodegradable packaging. The SD comes in all cardboard protection. Nice! Remember that when you usethe MoosePro code when you check out, you will save real money on your ProGrade purchase.