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 p.1 #10 · What setup are you guys running right now? | |
Well, it depends upon what day of the “Everyday” it is. Welcome to the forum! 
Which 24-70/2.8 do you have? I/We have the 24-70/2.8G ED. Pre-VR. Lovely lens!
If “Everyday” were to happen, today, at this moment, I would probably pick up my Nikon ZR as I move toward the front door. There is an FTZ adapter on it, at the moment, with my AF-S 58mm f/1.4G affixed. I would probably bring my AF-S 35mm f/1.4G along, too. No UV filters, because nothing needs to be protected from UV radiation.
I have managed to hide my only FX-frame Z lens from myself, the 26mm “pancake.” I added my ZR only last month. My budget needs to recover, before I start buying more Z lenses. Maybe mid or late 2027.
Alternately, especially if my wife wants to drive toward the coast or bays, I might opt for a D5 camera. There is a Voigtlander 40mm f/2 “pancake” lens, on my D5, at the moment. While it may seem counterintuitive to mount a tiny manual-focus lens on a huge D5, the amazing AF system of the D5 helps with manual focusing, too. Plus, a tiny lens on a big camera will tend to start conversations. “Breaks the ice.” Nice!
I might bring another lens, too, depending upon whether my wife brings a long lens. She and I share a number of nice Nikon lenses. She was using Nikon DSLRs while on the job, long before I finally decided to try serious photography, with interchangeable-lens cameras. It was while handling her employer’s Nikon D300s, in 2009, that something “clicked.” No pun intended. So, yes, my wife is the more-senior photographer. She currently has Nikon D500, D850, and Z6 interchangeable-lens cameras, plus P1000 and P950 Coolpix cameras, for special purpose long-range shooting, when light weight is more important than fast AF or high-resolution image files. (The P1000 and P950 seem to large to be called “point and shoot” cameras, especially with their slow AF.)
My default Nikon flashes are the SB-500 and Nikon SB-910. My wife likes the smaller, lighter SB-300/SB-400, unless we need bigger flashes. Then, we have a second SB-910, plus several older Speedlights.
Not “Everyday,” but could happen almost any day: Serious macro, such as for our “citizen scientist” photography, means using my Canon equipment, a kit that I put together while I had the added duty of forensic/evidentiary/crime scene photography, during the final seven years of my career in public service. The Canon 100mm “Macro L” lens can shoot “action macro.”
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