neuroanatomist
Senior Member

My name is John. I'm a scientist working in the biotech industry, photography is purely a hobby. I started with film SLRs in the pre-autofocus days, and after a long hiatus with only point-and-shoots, I began shooting with dSLRs in 2009. You can view some of my images on my Flickr page.

Gear I use:

Cameras

EOS M6 Kolari full spectrum conversion, Acratech 2205 plate and Peak Design Anchor Connector, EOS M6 Mark II with EVF-DC2, Acratech 2205 plate and Peak Design Anchor Connector, EOS R3 with Really Right Stuff BR3-LS bracket and Canon E1 Hand Strap, EOS R8 with Really Right Stuff BEOSRP-L bracket and Peak Design Anchor Connector, iPhone 14 Pro with Really Right Stuff Mobile Phone Dovetail L-Clamp

RF Lenses

RF 10-20mm f/4L IS STM, RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM, RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z, RF 28mm f/2.8 STM, RF 28-70mm f/2L USM, RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM with Really Right Stuff L85 plate, RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM with Really Right Stuff LCF-53B foot, RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM, RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM with Really Right Stuff L85 plate, RF Extender 1.4x, RF Extender 2x

EF Lenses

TS-E 17mm f/4L, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro with Really Right Stuff MPR-73 plate, EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM with Really Right Stuff LCF-53 foot, EF 1.4x III Extender, EF 2x III Extender

EF-M Lenses

EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM, EF-M 22mm f/2 STM, EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM, EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM, EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Filters and Other Optics

Protection Filters – B+W MRC Nano Clear and UV filters (112mm, 96mm, 82mm, 77mm, 67mm, 58mm, 55mm, 52mm, 43mm), on all lenses
Neutral Density Filters – Fotodiox Wonderpana 10-stop/3.0 (145mm), Schneider Optics 10-stop/3.0 (82mm), B+W 10-stop/3.0 (77mm), B+W 6-stop/1.8 (77mm), B+W 3-stop/0.9 (77mm, 72mm), Kolari IRND 10-stop (58mm), Canon Drop-In Variable ND Filter A, 1.5-9 Stop
Circular Polarizing Filters – Fotodiox Wonderpana (145mm), B+W Käsemann Slim (82mm, 77mm, 52mm, 43mm), Canon PL-C 52WII 52mm Drop-In CPL, Canon Drop-In CPL A
Full Spectrum Camera Filters – Kolari UV Bandpass (58mm), Kolari Pro Gen 3 550nm IR (55mm)m Kolari Pro Gen 3 590nm IR (55mm), Kolari Pro Gen 3 665nm IR (55mm), Kolari Pro Gen 3 720nm IR (55mm), Kolari Pro Gen 3 850nm IR (55mm), Kolari Pro Gen 3 Blue IR (55mm), Kolari IR Chrome (55mm), Kolari UV/IR Cut Hot Mirror Pro 2 (55mm)
Optical Accessories – Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS M, Canon EF 12 II Extension Tube, Canon EF 25 II Extension Tube, Canon Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, Commlite CM-EF-EOS R Lens Adapter (modified for extenders)
Binoculars – Canon 10x42L IS WP, Canon 10x30 IS

Support and Remote Triggering

Really Right Stuff TVC-33 CF Tripod with TA-3-LC-HK leveling base w/ clamp, Really Right Stuff BH-55 LR Ballhead, Really Right Stuff PG-02 Pano-Gimbal head, Really Right Stuff MC-34 CF Monopod with MH-02 Pro tilt head, Really Right Stuff TQC-14 CF Tripod with BH-30 LR Ballhead, Really Right Stuff TA-3-FS Foot Spike x3, Really Right Stuff MPR-CL II rail with clamp, Really Right Stuff B150-B/LMT Macro Rail for collared lenses, Really Right Stuff Multi-Clamp with Flat Surface Adapters, Really Right Stuff TFA-01 Pocket Tripod with BC-18 Micro Ballhead, Manfrotto 337 2-Axis Hot Shoe Bubble Level, Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom flexible tripod with BH1 ball head, Canon RS-80N3 Remote Switch, Canon BR-E1 Wireless Remote Control

Lighting and Off-Camera Triggering

Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT (x4), Canon Speedlite EL-5, Canon OC-E3 Off-Camera Shoe Cord, Canon Speedlite 270EX II, Canon AD-E1 Multi-function Shoe Adapter, Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E10, Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Paul C. Buff Einstein 640, Kolari KV-FL1 full spectrum flash with UV and IR filters

Light Modifiers

Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe 24x24" (x2), Lastolite Hotrod Stripbox 12x48", Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe, Honl Speed Snoots, 8" & 5", Honl Speed Grid, 1/4" & 1/8", Honl Speed Gobo, Honl Filter Kit, Color Effects & Hollywood, Visual Echoes Better Beamer FX-3, Sto-Fen Omni-bounce, OM-ET for 600EX-RT (x3), OM-24XSET for MT-24EX, Paul C. Buff foldable 47" octabox with soft grid, Paul C. Buff 22" high output beauty dish, Paul C. Buff 8.5" high output reflector with 15º & 30º honeycomb grids, Photoflex 5-in-1 MultiDisc (22")

Lighting Support and Backgrounds

Really Right Stuff B91-QR Flash Bracket, Really Right Stuff FA-QREX2 Extender, Really Right Stuff FA-QR Set cold shoe, Really Right Stuff FA-QRM dovetail mount, Wimberley F-2 Macro Bracket (x2) with Storboframe Cold Shoe (x2), Novoflex Neiger 19 mini ballhead (x2), Manfrotto 233B Flash Bracket with Giottos MH1004 mini ballhead, Manfrotto 1051BAC light stand (x2) with Manfrotto 026 umbrella swivel (x2), Manfrotto 1004BAC light stand (x2), Manfrotto 024B Boom with counterweight, Manfrotto 175-F (aka Justin clamp, x2), Manfrotto 1314B Background Support System (2x 1052BAC + 272B crossbar), Backdrop Alley muslin backdrops - 10x12' tie-dye blue, black, Chromakey green and white

Video and Accessories

Vixia HF G60, Canon VL-5 Video Light, Canon DM-100 Directional Microphone

Transport/Cases

BlackRapid RS-4 Strap with Kirk QRC-1 clamp, BlackRapid RS-Sport Left Strap with Kirk QRC-1 clamp, Kirk Security Strap, Canon E1 Hand Strap (x2), SpiderPro Holster for Lowepro with Arca-Swiss Clamp, Lowepro DSLR Video Fastpack 250 AW, Lowepro Flipside 300, Lowepro Flipside 400AW backpack, Lowepro Lens Trekker 600AW II, Lowepro Toploader Pro 65 AW, Lowepro Toploader Pro 70 AW, Lowepro Toploader Pro 75 AW, Lowepro S&F Light Utility Belt, Lowepro S&F Deluxe Technical Belt, Lowepro S&F Lens Exchange 100 AW, Lowepro S&F Lens Exchange 200AW, Lowepro S&F Phone Case 20, Lowepro S&F Bottle Pouch (x2), Lowepro S&F FLiter Pouch 100, Lowepro S&F Quick Flex Pouch 75AW (x3), Lowepro S&F Utility Bag 100AW, Lowepro Lens Cases 1N, 1W (x2), 2S, 8x6 (x2), 9x13, and 11x14, Lowepro Sliplock Pouches 10 and 30, Lowepro DMC-Z Memory Card Wallet, Lowepro Edit 100, Lowepro Apex 20 AW, Lowepro Napoli 20, Lowepro Dashpoint 20 and 30, B+W/Schneider E1 Filter Pouches (x7), Pelican Storm im2075 hard case with foam, Pelican Storm im2300 with padded dividers, Pelican Storm im2500 carry-on hard case with padded dividers, Pelican Storm im2720 hard case with padded dividers, Manfrotto LBAG90 and LBAG110 light stand bags, Manfrotto 314.05 background support carrying bag, Manfrotto AW 3279BLK padded tripod bag, Hensel 9900 Soft Bag (for PCB 22" beauty dish), Paul C. Buff Single Light Carrying Bag, Really Right Stuff TQB-47, TQB-64 Tripod Bag, and TQB-80B Tripod Bags, LensCoat RRS PG Pouch, LensCoat BodyBag Pro and BodyBag Pro w/Lens, LensCoat Beamer Keeper

Underwater Photography

SeaLife SportDiver Smartphone Housing, SeaLife Sea Dragon Pro Dual Beam (2), SeaLife Sea Dragon Mini 1300S dive light, SeaLife Sea Dragon Mini 900S dive light, SeaLife Flex-Connect Dual Tray, SeaLife Flex-Connect Single Tray, SeaLife Flex-Connect Grip (3), SeaLife Flex-Connect Arm (2); SeaLife Flex-Connect Handle (2)
Fluorescence imaging: SeaLife Sea Dragon Fluoro Dual Beam, SeaLife Sea Dragon Mini Fluoro, Fire Dive Gear custom yellow barrier filter for camera housing

Cleaning Accessories
LensPen (Original and FilterKlear), Giottos Rocket Blower, Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaner, Pec Pads, Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly 724 Super Bright

Calibration/RAW Accessories
LensAlign Pro, FoCal Pro, Applied Image QA-77-3 Resolution Test Chart, Stouffer 21-Step Transmission Wedge, X-Rite ColorChecker Passport, Spydercube, ColorRight, X-Rite Eye-One Display 2

Image Processing
16" MacBook Pro (Core i9, 16 GB RAM), DxO PhotoLab, Adobe Photoshop CC