What’s In My Bag: The RX10 V For Landscape & Wildlife Photography

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Author Nate Luebbe

Date 2026.07.14

Alpha Collective member Nate Luebbe is a full time nature photographer specializing in landscapes, wildlife and conservation. He recently had a chance to pack the new Sony RX10 V in his kit. “A camera like this is perfect for an all-in-one travel camera for landscapes and wildlife, so that's what I did!” Keep reading as Nate shares his thoughts and photos from this new single camera kit for landscapes and wildlife photography.

A fully packed camera backpack lays open to reveal a Sony camera, first aid kit, water bottle, and compact accessories — Nate Luebbe's complete Sony RX10 V field kit.

Shop This Kit:
–RX10 V

Camera

RX10 V: I utilized just about all of this camera’s features. For wildlife (I photographed owls and birds, mostly) the blackout free burst shooting was incredibly helpful for keeping my target in frame, and the real-time recognition AF was super helpful for tracking my subjects! I thought the image quality was extremely impressive. It's unbelievably cool to have a 24mm-600mm lens built right in, with super bright aperture throughout the range. This handles like an easy point and shoot but with performance like a professional camera many tiers above it.

A lone bird silhouettes perfectly against a blazing golden sunrise over a calm, reflective lake with distant storm clouds overhead. Shot by Nate Luebbe, Sony RX10 V.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

A pair of burrowing owls stare directly at the camera from a rocky burrow site surrounded by dry prairie grass. Photographed by Nate Luebbe with the Sony RX10 V.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

For me the most standout aspect was how good the image stabilization is even when handheld at 600mm. I never found myself needing a tripod except for long exposures. Even handheld video fully zoomed in is perfectly usable! I’m also very excited to finally have S-Log3 and S-Cinetone in a camera like this, and 4k/120fps is amazing for action sports and wildlife stuff.

A massive American bison rests low in a golden prairie field, its woolly head and horns framed against a soft blue sky. Photo by Nate Luebbe with the Sony RX10 V.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

(Burrowing owl in sagebrush) A burrowing owl peers over the top of a sagebrush clump in a golden prairie, its intense yellow eyes locked on the camera as storm clouds gather on the horizon.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

What surprised me most is its professional feel in a more consumer-oriented package. This is the perfect camera for someone who wants an all-in-one solution for walking around on vacation or events, but they no longer have to sacrifice professional features and usability. You have all the capability of an Alpha 7R VI in a lighter, easier to use camera. I frequently go on trips with strict weight limits and this is an awesome camera to help keep my long-telephoto reach, but without the weight of a full size lens.

Close portrait of a banded burrowing owl perched on a dry twig, staring directly into the camera against a soft, blurred grassland background. Nate Luebbe, Sony RX10 V.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

Bare desert shrubs glow in the twilight foreground as mist drifts over a still, silvery lake with mountain ridges fading into dusk. Sony RX10 V, Nate Luebbe.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

Accessories

–Hyperlite Camera Pod/Backpack: I love this little camera pod for protecting the camera when it's just stored in a regular backpack.

–Rain Shell

–First Aid Kit

Burrowing owl + bison) A burrowing owl perches on a low dry stalk and stares toward the camera while a massive bison grazes out of focus in the left background — a remarkable two-subject composition from the open prairie captured with the Sony RX10 V.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

–Headlamp

–Gloves

–Water bottle

Mountain ridgelines silhouette against a vivid pink-and-orange sunset sky reflected in glassy water, as shorebirds wade in the still foreground. Nate Luebbe, Sony RX10 V.

Photo by Nate Luebbe. RX10 V.

–Warm Layer

–Snacks

A vibrant red ladybug rests on a textured green leaf next to an unopened flower bud, captured in sharp macro detail by Nate Luebbe with the Sony RX10 V.