Hiking Photography

Video Tutorials

Why I'm Ditching My Lens Collection for This One Zoom on Every Hike

I used to be that guy hauling a full lens kit up every trail. Three primes, a mid-range zoom, a wide angle “just in case” - my shoulders paid the price and honestly, my keeper rate didn’t improve. The gear-head logic sounds bulletproof until you’re 600 meters up a wet Scottish mountain and your back is screaming. That’s exactly the situation Nigel Danson puts himself in, and what he demonstrates in his one-lens hiking tutorial is something I’ve been preaching in a different context for years: constraints force better decisions.

October 19, 2026

Video Tutorials

Nikon's 28-400mm Superzoom Tested in the Dolomites: One Lens to Rule Your Hiking Kit?

The dream for any photographer who shoots on foot is simple: one lens that covers everything, weighs nothing, and doesn’t make you choose between a wide establishing shot and a compressed telephoto pull. I’ve spent years chasing that setup on a budget, testing every superzoom I can get my hands on, and the tradeoffs are always the same. You gain range, you lose sharpness. You gain convenience, you lose speed. So when a new lens promises 28mm to 400mm in a single barrel, I pay attention, but I also stay skeptical until someone actually takes it somewhere that matters.

September 4, 2026

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How Thomas Heaton Rebuilt His Entire Hiking Kit Around Fujifilm (And What It Cost Him)

There’s a specific kind of misery that hits you about two miles into a steep trail when your pack is loaded with a full-frame body, three lenses, a secondary camera, a drone, and a carbon fiber tripod. I know it well. It’s the moment the photography stops feeling worth it. In Watch the full tutorial on YouTube, landscape photographer Thomas Heaton walks through a complete overhaul of his hiking camera kit, motivated by an upcoming Nepal expedition and years of carrying gear that was technically excellent but physically punishing.

September 3, 2026