No second takes

The kit
behind the shots

• Sony A7 IVMain body33MP full-frame and my main photo body: stages, events, billboards and race days.
• Sony FX3Low-light stillsYes, it's a cinema camera, and an underrated photo camera. Its big 12MP full-frame pixels stay clean deep into high ISO, so it comes out when the room goes dark.
• Sigma 14–24 f/2.8Ultra-wideMy widest lens. Fits an entire room, stage or group into one frame and keeps the lines straight at the edges, even in tight spaces.
• Sony 16–35 f/2.8 GMWideWide but natural-looking. For working up close in a crowd, or showing a whole venue without the stretched look of an ultra-wide.
• Sony 24–70 f/2.8 GMStandardThe one that stays on the camera. Fast, sharp and flexible from wide to tight, it handles a whole shoot without ever switching.
• Tamron 70–180 f/2.8TelephotoBrings the action to me, from the sidelines to the stage, keeping every subject tack-sharp against a compressed background.

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