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This is going to be a little more than just what's actually in the bag. I am going to go over all of my macro gear and tell you what my preferences are in the various different settings in which I work. It won't be exhaustive but it will hit the high points - cameras, lenses and key accessories. And of course, the bag. My gear has changed a lot over the last couple of years (all very much for the better) and I look forward to giving you an update on what I am using these days. I will put a couple of links for the key elements of each of my rigs down below. Let me know if you have any questions If you want to learn more about the amazing macro Cine lens from Laowa, or any of their own lens offerings, you can find it here - https://www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-100mm-t2-9-2x-macro-apo-cine/ref/937/ While you are there, check out these cine lenses too... https://laowacine.com/product/laowa-proteus-2x-anamorphic-series/ref/937/ The new Small Rig video tripod is really cool - https://amzn.to/3NNSjf6 Here is the macro tripod from Novoflex - very interesting device! https://amzn.to/3vmHB9b If you are looking for the best selection of macro gear in the world, use this link to go over to Amazon and look at the details of any of the equipment that I talked about - and remember that this is an affiliate link, and I may make a small fee from Amazon - and you get the best gear at the best prices. Good deal! Thank you! My main camera is of course the amazing XZ-8 from Nikon - https://amzn.to/4bnoaxm - a perfect match for my everyday macro lens the MC105, from Nikkor - https://amzn.to/3UnTCpf. Some of my favorite gear is no longer even made (Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4 and te Nikon Enlarger lenses, but they can be found on the used market from time to time. The only flash I use anymore is the Godox MF-12 - not because it is the best flash, but because it is the best flash for me and the kind of studio work I do. I have these four and four more - https://amzn.to/3ujVKDI. I have already run out of space to list gear but you cn check out the Walls-app for further information - www.walls-app.com Don't forget to email me your LIVESTREAM suggestions to contact@allanwallsphotogrtaphy.com Macro Talk is for anyone remotely interested in closeup and macro photography, and is brought to you by @Allan Walls Photography. The livestream is for all macro photographers, at every level from beginner to seasoned expert. As a dedicated and experienced macro photography teacher, Allan has made hundreds of videos and written as many articles on every aspect of closeup and macro photography and can answer most of your questions on cameras, lenses, accessories, focus stacking, insect preparation, editing and retouching, focus stacking software, or anything else you need to know - and he does it all with his trademark sense of humor. So if you want to learn some macro photography and have a few laughs at the same time, you have come to the right place. All my audio, music and sound effects come from Epidemic Sound - I have been with them for about 3 years and they are pretty awesome - www.epidemicsound.com Unless I state differently, all the photography you see on my channel, in my videos and on my website, was done by me. I tell you that so that you know I would never blame another photographer for my photographic mediocrity. But I love taking pictures, so I do. FIND ME HERE Here is how you can find me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/old_dog_new_trix Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/manofmacro/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/allanwalls Discord: This is an invitation… come on over and meet the rest of the gang! https://discord.gg/EYjgq42 My website: https://www.allanwallsphotography.com SUPPORT ME HERE If you would like to support my work, you can do so in any of the following ways: by becoming a Patreon patron - https://www.patreon.com/allanwallsphotography By making a donation to the video assistance fund on my website https://www.allanwallsphotography.com/donations You could buy me a cup of coffee via PayPal, by clicking on https://www.paypal.me/manofmacro If you wanted to help me without having to give me anything, you could use this link when you go shopping on Amazon - that is it, you don’t have to do anything else but you will have helped the channel pay the bills - the link is https://amzn.to/3eV74vk