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Kit Collections: Take A Look At The Gear These Inspiring Creators Are Using

At Alpha Universe we just can’t get enough of those gear shots, and we love to see which combination of cameras, lenses and accessories creators are using for their work. Below we take a peek inside the bags of creators who have recently shared their Sony kits with us. See what they choose to include and make sure you visit their What’s In My Bag article to see more of their gear and work. Take a look inside more of the leading pros’ camera bags at alphauniverse.com/wimb.

Drone, travel, food, wildlife, nature, adventure, street – this roundup of Sony kits covers the gear for all of these types of photography and more. 

Drone pilot and photographer Craig Coker pairs his Sony Alpha 1, Sony FX3 and Sony Alpha 7R V cameras with the Sony Airpeak S1. He says these cameras cover it all, both in the air and at ground level. He also has three specific lenses he likes to use with the Airpeak S1 – the Sony 16-35mm f/4 PZ G, Sony 50mm f/2.5 G and Sony 85mm f/1.8. “Weight is everything on a drone. More weight means less flight time and makes it harder to stabilize the big lenses on a gimbal. This trio of glass is my primary for Airpeak. They are small but tack sharp and let plenty of light in.” As for lenses when shooting on the ground and shooting drone light photography like in his Light The Night video, he relies on the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master and Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master. Read more about the gear he uses for his work in What’s In My Bag: An Airpeak & Alpha Kit For Drone Photography & Cinematography.

Craig Coker's Sony Airpeak & Alpha kit for photo and video

Craig Coker's Airpeak and Alpha kit for drone photography and cinematography

Outdoor photographer Julia Jakovleva keeps her kit light with just the Sony Alpha 7 III and two Sony zoom lenses – the Sony 24-105mm f/4 G and the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master. And to extend her range and creative possibilities without adding bulk and weight she always has a teleconverter bag on her adventures. “With these two lenses and teleconverter I have 24-400mm of focal range fitting into my backpack," she explains. "That makes me ready for experiences and capturing visual stories that matter.” Read more about her entire kit and see more of her work in What’s In My Bag: A Lightweight Travel Kit For Maximum Reach & Versatility.
 Julia Jakovleva's gear for outdoor photography

Julia Jakovleva kit for outdoor photography

Food photographer and food stylist Elisa De Cecchi mainly shoots in her home studio for both personal and client projects and works solely with natural light. She uses the Sony Alpha 6600 for her photography. “I bought it almost nine years ago mainly because it was a great quality camera but light and compact enough for traveling,” she explains. “Since then I have used it predominantly for my food photography and I just love how versatile it is. Despite being a crop sensor the sharpness and noise handling straight out of the camera are excellent and so is the AF.” Her go-to lens to capture bigger scenes is the Sony 35mm f/1.8, and she likes to use the Sony 16-70mm f/4 for overhead shots. She also recently started playing with the Sony 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3. See her complete kit and beautiful food photography in What’s In My Bag: A Crop-Sensor Camera For Natural Light Food Photography.

Elisa De Cecchi's gear for food photography

Elisa De Cecchi's food photography gear

Canadian wildlife conservation and nature photographer Kali Wexler often works in very wet and remote conditions, so she’s very thoughtful about the gear she packs. You’ll find the Sony Alpha 7 IV camera in her kit for its excellent hybrid capabilities and the Sony Alpha 7 III as her backup camera. You’ll also find two zooms in her kit, the Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G and Sony 70-200mm f/4 G, along with one prime, the Sony 16-35mm f/4. “Traveling by boat, camping on beaches and having equipment soaked by rain or sprayed by ocean waves are all too common. The fact that my gear is lightweight, weatherproof and great in low light makes me a happy camper. Sony gear truly allows me to explore with confidence!” Read more and see her wildlife imagery in What’s In My Bag: 2 Cameras & 3 Lenses To Make This Wildlife & Nature Photographer A Happy Camper.

Kali Wexler's kit for wildlife photography

Urban photographer Antoine Buchet switched from Canon to Sony more than five years ago. “I wanted greater resolution, better dynamic range, smaller body but overall a brand that moves with the times and listens to its customers needs.” He uses the Sony Alpha 7R III camera and the Sony 12-24mm f/4 G is one of his favorite lenses because it allows him to capture unique and immersive perspectives at 12mm with no distortion. He also always brings along the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master, calling it a must-have. He likes to use the Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G Master to compress cityscapes to get unique shots or get closer to his subject from a distance, and he also packs the Sony 135mm f/1.8 G Master to capture street scenes and get those intimate shots with a unique render. See more about his gear and the images he makes with it in What’s In My Bag: 1 Camera & 4 Lenses For Urban Scenes.

Antoine Buchet's gear for urban scenes

Antoine Buchet's Sony kit for urban photography

California-based nature, landscape and portrait photographer Rachel Jones started her photography journey in 2019 with the Sony Alpha 7R III and hasn’t looked back. “This camera has incredible image quality, high dynamic range, large file sizes, amazing autofocus and low light capabilities. It's also relatively compact and lightweight making it very easy for me to travel with it. I find the menus and controls to be very user friendly and the camera is extremely customizable.” She says that if she had to choose a go-to lens, without hesitation it would be the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master. Another favorite lens of hers is the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master to capture unique portraits and perspectives that wouldn’t typically be seen in a wide angle shot. She also loves her tried-and-true primes, the Sony 35mm f/1.4 G Master and Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master. Read more of what she has to say about her Sony gear and see her stunning work in What’s In My Bag: 2 Zooms & 2 Primes For Travel, Adventure & Portraiture.

Rachel Jones' gear for travel, landscape and portrait photography

Rachel Jones' gear for nature, landscape and portrait photography

California-based documentary, nature and lifestyle photographer Maria Russo says she chooses gear that "just works." Her workhorse camera is the Sony Alpha 7 IV. "I’m not a very technical person," she says, "so I love how intuitive my Sony gear is. Every button feels like it’s in the perfect spot, which allows me to work quickly if necessary, but also provides that mindless ease when I’m totally engrossed in the beauty of nature or an evocative human story." As for lenses, she packs two primes, the Sony 135mm f/1.8 G Master, which she says she uses 95% of the time, and the Sony 35mm f/1.4 G Master, her favorite for portraits. See more of her gear and work in What’s In My Bag: An Artist’s Gear For Photographing Empowerment & Climate Resilience.

Maria Russo's kit for women empowerment, conservation and more

Maria Russo's kit for nature and lifestyle photography

Visual storyteller Peter Kalnbach likes to use the Sony Alpha 7 IV and three f/1.8 Sony primes to achieve his distinctly muted and moody style. You’ll find the Sony 55mm f/1.8, Sony 85mm f/1.8 and Sony 35mm f/1.8 in his bag as his main tools to create neo-noir, cinematic imagery. See some of those images and read more about his arsenal of gear in What’s In My Bag: 3 Prime Lenses & A Camera For Neo-Noir Street Photography.

Peter Kalnbach's gear for cinematic street photography

Peter Kalnbach's kit for neo-noir street photography

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