Gear Review

Wanted to share some of my gear favorites with everyone. Whenever we get new equipment, we like to test it out and see if it's everything it claims to be. A couple weeks ago, we decided to test two of our favorite pieces of gear for weather. When the forecast called for rain, sleet and snow, we thought it was the perfect day to test things out! We took out our Nikon D3 along with our Boda Dry, as both claim to be water resistant, and put them to the test. I would guess that both of these great brands probably do not suggest testing their gear the way we did, but I can assure you they both held up under some extreme weather.

While in Vegas at WPPI, I was introduced to Boda Bag by a few friends and then had the chance to get to know Gary who manages Boda. It was also nice to meet Jim Garner, the creator of Boda as well as a great photographer. We tested the Boda Dry in heavy rain, sleet and snow all within a couple hours and the inside stayed, well...dry. I would have no problems using the Boda Dry during inclement weather, of course I would want to find somewhere dry to actually change lenses.



Pretty much anyone who has shot with me can attest that I am not the most delicate with my equipment during a shoot, and because of that I need equipment that will hold up in the worst of conditions. Nikon has done just that since I first started shooting landscapes over Ten years ago and weddings for about five years. Even though during a shoot I may be a little hard on my gear, I do make sure it is taken care of after, like drying it off :)



Last, the Think Tank (Domestic) rolling bag. I have to thank my friend Ray Santana for this suggestion. I had a Think Tank (International) for a while but just didn't think it was big enough. This bag fits most all my gear for destination shoots and I can't tell you how nice it's been to simplify luggage. At a wedding, we store our backup gear in a separate location (just in case), lock the bag and use the internal cable to lock it around a nearby pole or railing. Not foolproof, but it at least deters. And...because it perfectly fits all my gear, at the end of the night, I check the bag to make sure all the spaces are filled and if so, I'm good to go. As a side note, we back up our clients' images to a computer and hard drive the day of the wedding. But, we also keep the original copies on our memory cards on us at all times. As we never know what the day will hold, we feel it's incredibly important to have a backup for your backup.



If anyone ever has any questions about the gear we use or what we think of it, feel free to drop us a line, I love to talk about toys :)