NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Photographer Ira Block - ESSENTIAL Photo Gear

Essential Photo Gear of NatGeo Legend - Ira Block!

IRA'S ESSENTIAL GEAR

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TIMELINE
00:00 Welcome
00:28 Main Camera
00:57 Backup Camera
01:45 Zoom Lenses
02:56 Sponsor
03:35 Prime Lenses
05:04 Teleconvertor
05:30 Headphones
06:02 SNACKS
06:45 Jacket
07:15 Tripod
07:52 Headlamp
08:18 Fill light
08:58 Air Blower
09:25 Remote
09:55 Reflector
10:12 Bags
11:56 Straps
12:22 Mobile tripod
13:00 TLR Film Camera

[walterlewis]

I’m truly enjoying learning from you. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. 😊

[PhotoTrekr]

Love the Rolleiflex. My travel kit is similar to Ira's. My travel kit consists of 2 A7CR bodies, a 16-35 GM II, a 50mm 1.4 GM, and a 70-200 G II. I'll take the 1.4x if needed. It all fits in a Tenba shoulder bag. Love Ira's B&H series.

[jaimeduncan]

Great video to show some of the masters of older times and today. He is truly monitor agnostic, he has an old, beautiful cinema display from Apple, and Eizo (that needs no introduction for photo enthusiasts), and a BenQ. His body of work is fantastic, he got an Instagram follower.

[TheBrancos]

Great video! Really enjoy this style of video. The headlamp is one of the things I always forget to bring and I wish i brought one..

[Twobarpsi]

Excellent lens selection. Well chosen focal lengths.

[donwhite]

I am looking for a little waste pack that pops out a Sherpa to carry my stuff. Does Tenba make one?

[zavoina]

Just filled with great gear and great info.

[philipsutton]

Thanks Matt - awesome. The only thing better would be if he were a Nikon ambassador - he he.

[cjk]

love video and I love the photo walk I did with you at the necc conference

[JohnCross-rzuq]

We need more Lenses like the SONY ZEISS Sonnar 35mm 2.8 T* ZA and SONY ZEISS Sonnar 55mm 1.8 T* ZA ! I was very close to buying the SONY 300mm 2.8 GM Lens with teleconverters, but when I saw the announcement of the Sigma 500mm 5.6 G DN OS Sports Lens, then I got the Sigma 500mm ! I love compact and light weight Lenses that handles very well.

[peterdieterjansen]

I like the headlamp more than the one in the link - or it is some other strap - he is using Petzl - ZIPKA Headlamp, 200 lumens, Ultra-Compact Headlamp, Black

[xiongba]

Decades of sneaking everything on a carry on should be interesting the stories he has.

[jackdarren]

I'm thinking this is nothing more than a Sony commercial.

[MatoKovacic]

for some reason I don't believe... It looks like Sony paid Ad.

[tj]

I would die if I carried that much stuff 😅

[v_stands_for_value]

Sony made everybody a bunch of pssies with those light lenses, small cameras and bullshet

[belaacs]

This is the third or fourth time where Ira shows his Sony gears. Certainly, he doesn't carry them, he has guys to carry his staff and just ask what he wants to use. (Cuba video). Anyway, his images are really good, looks like N G doesn't pay him enough to do these Sony commercials.

[ducgerard]

Cartier Bresson had only 2 lenses
A 50mm and a 35mm... with a leica
M 3.... A camera without Meter....
Stop with your
Sony!....

[JohnCross-rzuq]

The SONY A7CII are not small, neither light weight when you add that grip ! Stupid. It is too expensive for what it not have ! I do agree that the design with the viewfinder in the corner are the best possible design ! ALL SONY Cameras should have that design, but with larger EVF and higher resolution.

[luistorres]

You r photographer or salesman? Just blah Blah blah