Jimmy Chin’s Traveling Gear
From Everest to El Capitan, climbing photographer Jimmy Chin shoots in some of the most demanding terrain on earth. This is the gear he brings.
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1. NIKON D300 $1,960; nikonusa.com
Jimmy Chin's gear
2. AF-S NIKKOR 2470MM F/2.8G ED $2,268; nikonusa.com
3. AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 1224MM F/4G IF-ED $1,470; nikonusa.com
4. When I’m clipped into a belay, I’ll use the NIKKOR 18200MM lens. The quality isn’t as good as Nikon’s other lenses, but it’s versatile. $942; nikonusa.com
5. BRUNTON SOLO 15 PERSONAL POWER PLANT $650; brunton.com
6. NIKON D700 $3,260; nikonusa.com
7. LEATHERMAN WAVE $100; leatherman.com
8. MOTOROLA TALKABOUT MR350R $80; hellomoto.com
9. LOWEPRO ROLLING COMPUTREKKER PLUS AW $370; lowepro.com
10. CHAMOIS $10
11. LENSPEN $15; lenspen.com
12. SONY HDR-HC7: I’m shooting half video and half stills on most of my assignments these days. $1,400; sonystyle.com
13. BRUNTON SOLARIS 26 FOLDABLE SOLAR ARRAY $620; brunton.com
14. AF FISHEYE-NIKKOR 16MM F/2.8D $1,200; nikonusa.com
15. AF-S NIKKOR 50MM F/1.4G $582; nikonusa.com
16. AF VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 80400MM F/4.55.6D ED $2,220; nikonusa.com