Camera and Video Equipment
CAMERA & VIDEO- IPhone X, Moments Lens, Shure MV88
I only upgraded from the iphone 6s to the X for the camera. I'm using this as my main Camera and Video blog tool. I'm not particularly married to Apple, but I do find for what I use the phone for, its pretty efficient. Between iMsg, and the Apps I use most often, it fits my daily use. I then bought two lenses from Moments photography. One Wide Angle lens and the 2x zoom lens. Combined with the Moments phone case 2.0 it actually works really well. I then got an IOS mike the MV88, most typically used for musicians recording stuff on their iphone. The quality is pretty top notch. None of these are studio quality, regardless if its photograph or video. But it is light weight and I can carry it anywhere I hike and walked.
LAPTOP - Microsoft Surface 3
I find as I get older the necessity for what I use a piece of technology became more "means to an end" rather than buy the technology first to find what it can do. I bought this cheap laptop two years ago, and it have served me well. If it breaks I'll just get something else, I only use it for website updates, writing, and building GPS tracks.
DRONE - DJI Spark
Bought the cheapest drone I can find that the best quality. I don't really know how much I will use this, and Simon mention to me that his Mavic Gimbal broke due to the sustained vibration of the bike. So I think I will carry it in my backpack, to see if it will last longer. I might not even be able to recognize my fear that the drone will get confiscated at border crossings if it breaks before I get there.
STORAGE - Sandisk ixpand 64gb - 2x, Micro sd 128gb - 2x, WD passport 4tb drive
The ixpand is very handy to transfer photo to the laptop or otherwise remove from your iphone. It is quite the hassle for it to update to just move the photo. I always found that system on the IOS to be the most cumbersome and not user friendly. I then just got some Micro SD card storage just in case. One 4tb drive for storage.
TRIPOD - Mefoto Backpacker Air
The Mefoto backpacker air is highly criticized for the locking system online. So many review says the legs self retract. But most people are also using it with a mirrorless camera, which compare to my iphone is very heavy. I have used the tripod many times and even sat overnight with a load on it and it has not yet retracted unexpectedly so I guess only time will tell.