Johnny Dao Photography Gears

My Photography Gear

My camera gear helps me capture everything from wide landscapes to distant wildlife. Each piece has a purpose, but the goal is always the same—to preserve the moments and places that inspire me.

Canon EOS R8 Mirrorless Camera

This is my first camera and I can't recommend this camera enough. This is an amazing camera. Majority of my gallery is taken using this camera body. Let me know if there is a photo you like and if you want to know if it was taken using this camera.

Sony Alpha a7 IV Mirrorless Camera

I had always admire Sony cameras. There is just something about Sony I love. You can't go wrong with this camera body if you want to do Wildlife photography. This is currently main camera that I am shooting with today.

Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM Lens

I love this lens. I use this to capture both my wildlife and landscape; but more often towards landscape. It is a wonderful lens.

Canon RF 15-35mm f2.8 L IS USM Lens

This lens brings me so much joy. I absolutely love this lens. I mainly use this lens to capture my landscape photos. It does a wonderful job capturing the scenery.

Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM Lens

This is my go-to lens for wildlife. I can't live without this lens. I just sometime wish it was a bit lighter.

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 G Master Lens

I wanted to start my journey of doing Landscape photography using only a 50mm lens. I wanted to practice what makes a photo a good photo: composition, moving around, finding better angles, etc. Sometimes, wide angles are not so great if it include too much. I favor simplicity.FYI If you are using for landscape, the f/1.2 is overkill. Most if not all of my landscape photography is taking using f/8-f/16.

Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II G Lens

By far this is by all time favorite lens. I use this lens for both landscape and wildlife photography.

Sony FE 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS Lens

Mad lens. I shoot with this mainly on 600mm to 800mm. I stick to f/9 and above for a super sharp photo.

Canon LP-E17

I can't recommend it enough to invest in spare batteries! Especially if you are using the R8 like me. Unfortunately for the R8, the battery life is not that great. I can't speak for other photographer but for me, in one day, I go through nearly 3 batteries. It is really helpful especially when you are first starting out and learning. You want to experiment on the camera settings. Practice makes perfect.Note: This was used for my Canon EOS R8 Camera Body

Sony NP-FZ100 7.2V 2280mAh Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery

This last for a very long time. Most days, this battery will last the entire day for me. But, it depends how much you shoot. I always purchase spares for worst case. I also don't like to shoot randomly. I will only take a photo for landscape, if I have a vision or a frame I like. And for wildlife photography, I like to take it slow to find better angles and lighting on the subject before pressing on the shutter button. Note: This is used for my Sony a7 IV Camera Body

Canon Sample Photos

For your convenience if you want to have a photos for the Canon body and Canon Lens!