Professional photojournalist and sports photographer Nick Didlick has been covering the biggest events in sports for several decades. In a recent blog post the veteran pro looks at his photography kit for this year's Winter Games in China and reflects on how it's changed from the first Games he covered in 1984, including a transition to digital in 1996.
Pro photojournalist & sports photographer Nick Didlick looks at his photography kit for this year's Winter Games & reflects on how it's changed over the years.
"Early in 2017," he writes, "I made a second big jump in technology in my career (the first was switching to all digital photography) and switched to Sony mirrorless Alpha 9 cameras. Sony has been relentless in developing its cameras and lenses in the past five years, making smaller, lighter, and faster professional cameras."
"Today my Sony cameras can shoot 50-megapixel digital images at thirty frames per second, all while autofocus tracking a subject’s eye. I jokingly tell people the Sony mirrorless cameras have extended my professional career. I can let Sony look after the complex technical tasks of photography, leaving me to concentrate on the creative aspects."
Didlick will be taking the following gear with him to cover the Winter Games in China:
5 – Sony Alpha 1 camera bodies (two used as remote cameras)
2 – Sony Alpha 9 II camera bodies (used as remote cameras)
1 – Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 G Master
1 – Sony 14mm f/1.8 G Master
1 – Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master
1 – Sony 35mm f/1.4 G Master
2 – Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master (one used on remote cameras)
1 – Sony 50mm f/1.2 G Master
2 – Sony 135mm f/1.8 G Master (one used on remote cameras)
2 – Sony 70-200 f/2.8 G Master II (one used on remote cameras)
2 – Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G Master (one used on remote cameras)
1 – Sony 400mm f/2.8 G Master
1 – Sony 600mm f/4 G Master
1 – 50mm Tilt-Shift Lens
2 – Sony 1.4X Teleconverter
2 – Sony 2.0 Teleconverter
Read his entire blog post here.
