I use the following gear:
- Canon EOS 7D Mk II + BG-E16 Battery Grip
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV + BG-E20 Batery Grip
- Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM
- Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- Canon EF 70-200 f2.8L IS II USM
- Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L II USM
- Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
- Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
- Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8
- Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
- Canon Extender EF 2.0x III
- Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash
- GITZO GT 3533LS Systematic Carbon Fibre Tripod
- Gitzo GHFG1 Gimbal
- Gitzo GH3382QD Centre Ball head
- Manfrotto Monopod – 680B
- Manfrotto Tripod – 190XPROB Legs and 804RC2 Head
- Sidemount Wimberley Head (WH-200-S)
- Voking TTL Macro Ring Light (Canon)
- Phottix 4 Way Macro Focusing Rail Slider
- Lee Filters – ND Hard Grad (0.3, 0.6, 0.9) Set + Big Stopper + Little Stopper
- Hoya 82mm Polariser
- Promaster 77mm Variable Neutral Density Filter
Increasingly I’m being asked about what gear is best for nature photography, especially birds. Here are some useful links:
- http://www.glennbartley.com/naturephotography/articles/gear.htm
- http://www.digitalbirdphotography.com/cover.html
- http://mikeatkinson.net/Tutorial-3-Equipment.htm
This series of instructional videos, featuring the great bird photographer Arthur Morris, is well worth a look.
Natural Newstead 
I have just stumbled across your writings and pictures, spot on,