We brought plenty of camera equipment, and needed all the help we could get to lug it through airports, on to airplanes, and out in the field. It took four people to accomplish this. Here they are in action. At the end of this page there is a list of the Canon equipment we used.
Our Enthusiastic (and giggly) Film Crew in Action
To be able to fit all of this equipment, along with our clothes, in the back of Georgina’s land rover, we had to get a little cozy
Georgina in her element, with a big smile on her face because she is using Dr. P’s 400mm DO lens
Molly using the C-100 Mark II with 16-35 mm to video the elephant seals
Liana using the 1 DX with the 400mm DO to photograph the elephant seals
Molly recording the Gentoo penguins at the beach at Seal Lion Island with the C-100 Mark II
Liana was our plant expert, so we oftentimes found her in this position with one of the wide angle lenses
Liana just enjoying the view and not taking any photos as we walked around Sea Lion Island
Georgina, doing one of the many interviews Dr. P made her do, with the C-100 Mark II and 24-105mm lens at the Gentoo rookery at Sea Lion Island
Liana, Dr. P, and Dr. K, working hard at the beach at Sea Lion Island, while Molly supervises
Dr. P setting up the shot of the cormorants at the cliffs at Sea Lion Island
Dr. P using the 1Dx Mark II with 400mm DO while Dr. K tells him how to use all of this equipment
Dr. P using the 1Dx Mark II and 400mm DO to do slow motion video of the elephant seals at Sea Lion Island
Molly, Georgina, and Liana taking a break from a long hike around Sea Lion Island lugging camera equipment
Dr. P using the 1 Dx Mark II with 400mm DO to photograph the southern elephant seals
The two photo directors taking a break from the action
Dr. P making a video of the King penguin
Dr. P recording the elephant seals with the 1Dx Mark II at Sea Lion Island
Dr. P recording the Rockhoppers at New Island with the 1 Dx Mark II and 400mm DO
Dr. P photographing the elephant seals at Sea Lion island with the 1Dx Mark II and 70-200mm f/2.8
Equipment
Canon 1DX Mark II
For much of the still photography of wildlife along with the slow motion video
Canon 1DX
For most of the remainder of the still photography of wildlife
Canon C-100 Mark II video camera
For all of the interviews with Georgina along with wildlife video in 4K and slow motion
Canon 400mm DO IS II lens
It was used for a high percentage of wildlife photos, with and without teleconverters
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II lens
It was also used for the remainder of the wildlife photos, with and without teleconverters
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 IS II lens
For wide angle boat, people, and scenery shots
Canon 24-105mm f/4 IS II lens
For wide angle boat, people, Georgina interview and scenery shots
Canon 1.4X ver III teleconverter
Canon 2X ver III teleconverter
Two Apple iPhone 7’s
For various people and scenery shots
Two Apple MacBook Pro computers
Two 4 TB Thunderbolt 2 external hard drives
Two Manfrotto tripods
1 Sennheiser external microphone
Miscellaneous equipment to utilize the above equipment like cables, flash, batteries