James Reader's
camera gear & setup

“at the heart of everything my main camera for 2024 is the Canon R6 Mark I”

“I have the Canon R5 which especially in 8k is one of the toughest codecs to edit but this M1 MacBook Pro has no issue editing and scrubbing through these files I can edit the 4K 120 from my R5”

“I can edit the 4K raw from my C70”

“in terms of the digital option that I use right now I used the Fujifilm X100 V”

“for film I really love this Canon EOS 300v SLR camera”

“my main lens I'm taking along for photography which also happens to be my favorite alltime lens is the Canon RF 50 mm 1.2”

“I take this tentacle track e recorder along with this senheiser MK2 to lab mic”

“the one that I'm using right now more than the rest is the peak design travel tripod”

“I also really like this little benro carbon fiber tripod”

“all my photo and video editing is done on this Apple 14in MacBook Pro and this is the original 2021 M1 pro model with a 10 core CPU 16 core GPU 16 GB of RAM and 1 tbte of storage”

“on to the display that I team up with my MacBook Pro and it's the Apple Studio display”

“or this much larger Seagate external drive”

“the one I have is the senology DS 923 plus and it contains four hard drives in shr1 configuration for around 40 terab of storage”

“in the last few years I've been using these dt700 Pro X which have a little nicer sound but are a lot more comfortable than the original 770s”

“I've really been enjoying using this free well Pro card reader lately I've been using it as a kind of hub for all my different storage Medias”

“the keyboard that I use is this apple magic keyboard I have the smaller one to save on desk Bas and I really like this keyboard”

“the mouse I'm using at the moment is the Logitech MX Master 3s it's a nice Mouse with plenty of buttons for productivity”

“I've been using some form of the Baya Dynamic dt770 headphones for over a decade now”

“before this one I did use a cheaper alternative called the zoom F2”

“Canon EOS R”

“Canon RF has been my main camera system for the last few years now”

“the Canon RF 50 millimeter 1.8 prime lens this nifty 50 can be picked up for around about 100 pounds on the used Market which is what I did”

“the Canon rf85 millimeter F2 is a lens that I have been introduced to recently and it has left me incredibly impressed”