Nigel Danson
Landscape photographer sharing photography tips and techniques.
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YouTube setup
@NigelDansonCapture
Cameras9
- Nikon Z8
$3,599.95cited in 7 videosfirst cited December 2025

“So, what I want to try and do is explain when I shoot at ISO 64, which is the base for my Nikon Z8, and when I'll maybe shoot at ISO 3,200.”
- DJI Mavic 4 Pro
$2,199.00cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it

“This was with my Mavic 4 Pro drone, which is predominantly what I shot most of my images in in the book um with some were shot with the Mini 5 Pro as well, but mostly a Mavic 4 Pro. It was just fantastic.”
- Nikon Z 7II
$2,099.95cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“…that said seven Nikon z7 is amazing you can pull up the shadow details and get a lot of information”
- Fujifilm GFX100RF
$5,599.95first cited June 2026mixed views on it

“And then I've also got um Fuji Fuji Fuji um GFX 100 RF 100 megapixel medium format and this has got a fixed 35mm lens which is equivalent to fullframe 24 mm.”
View source at 3:41from June 2026
- Fujifilm X-T31 video
- iPhone1 video
- Nikon Z f1 video
- Nikon Z61 video
- Nikon Z6III1 video
Lenses46
- Nikon 24-200mm
$949.95cited in 5 videos

“But I've just shot these fields here at 200 mil. I' got my 24 to 200 on and the sun was on it just before.”
- Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8
$1,208.69cited in 3 videos

“Um, what is your go-to astro lens on your Z8? Um, yeah, it probably is the 20 mm f1.8 to be honest.”
- Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S
$1,099.95cited in 2 videosfirst cited March 2026speaks highly of it

“But sometimes you just need that extra reach and I think the 24-120 in my opinion is definitely the best woodland lens.”
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
$1,049.95cited in 2 videos

“Hiking mid lens - Nikon 24-70mm Z f4”
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/42 videos
- Nikon 24-120mm f/42 videos
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.82 videos
- Nikon Z 24mm f/1.82 videos
- Nikon Z 50mm f/1.82 videos
- Nikon Z 85mm f/1.82 videos
- Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.82 videos
- Sigma 24mm F1.4 Art DG DN for Sony E Mount1 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm1 video
- Samyang 14mm F2.41 video
- Fuji XF 35mm F21 video
- Fujifilm XF 35mm F21 video
- Nikon 70-200mm f/2.81 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S1 video
- Nikon 14-30mm f/41 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S1 video
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f/41 video
- Nikon 16-35mm f/41 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S1 video
- Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR1 video
- Nikon Z DX 12-28mm1 video
- Nikon 28-400mm1 video
- Fujinon XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS1 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S1 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.81 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S1 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S1 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S Lens1 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.81 video
- Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S1 video
- Nikon 100-400mm1 video
- Fujifilm XF 50-140mm f/2.81 video
- Fujifilm 50-140mm F2.81 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.81 video
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S1 video
- 28-400mm zoom lens1 video
- Sigma 40mm1 video
- Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF1 video
- Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR1 video
- Nikon Z 500mm f/5.61 video
- Nikon 500mm f/5.61 video
- Nikon 14-24mm f/2.81 video
Camera equipment22
- Microfibre Cloths
cited in 2 videos
“But anyway, I've got my cloth, ND cloth. Link in the description.”
- Joby GorillaPod Rig
cited in 2 videos

“GorillaPod - geni.us/Kb9mV”
- Kase Filters
cited in 2 videos

“Kase Filters (my fav filters)”
- DJI Mini 5 Pro
$979.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“So, I'm here with the Mini 5 Pro drone and I've been using it for the last couple of months and I wanted to talk all about how I've been using it for photography and why you should consider this over other drones.”
- Fugasun L plate bracket for Nikon Z series1 video
- L Bracket1 video
- Nigel Danson Nylon Sensor Cleaning Brush1 video
- Peak Design Slide camera strap1 video
- GorillaPod1 video
- Tenba Axis v2 24L Camera Backpack1 video
- Tenba Shootout 24L bag1 video
- Tenba 24L bag1 video
- Tenba Shootout 24L Backpack1 video
- Tenba 24L backpack1 video
- Tenba Shootout 32L Bag1 video
- Tenba 32L bag1 video
- Tenba 32L backpack1 video
- Benro Mach3 Carbon Fiber Tripod1 video
- Microfibre Cloth1 video
- Benro Travel Angel Carbon Fiber Tripod1 video
- Benro Travel Angel 1 Series Carbon Fiber Tripod1 video
- Benro Travel Tripod1 video
Editing and post
Editing software2
- Adobe Lightroom
cited in 4 videospositive about it

“It's going to be a Lightroom video, but what I'm going to do is I'm going to go right from the beginning of editing a HDR photo where I've taken three exposure brackets and I am going to edit it.”
“…the one online I edited with Snapseed after I did it edited it in here and I toned down some areas”
View source at 9:25from July 2020
Productivity software1
- Mailchimp
first cited July 2026

“Um I used to use Mailchimp for sending all my emails, but now I even use Squarespace for that.”
View source at 11:36from July 2026
Creator tools1
- PhotoPills
first cited May 2026

“So, I'm trying to work out using Photo Pills alignment of the moon to try and get a shot and I've found two possibilities.”
View source at 25:15from May 2026
Platforms
Hosting platforms1
- Squarespace
cited in 14 videosspeaks highly of it

“I built a web page of all these images with Squarespace so you can go and have a look at my favorite sort of 10 or 15 images from each of the shots and I did that with Squarespace it's super easy”
Desk
Peripherals3
- Canon P1000 printer
cited in 2 videosfirst cited April 2026positive about it

“So I've printed these on my Canon 21000.”
- Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100
$1,149.00first cited October 2026speaks highly of it

“The great printer I use Canon P1000”
View sourcefrom October 2026 “The great printer I use Canon P1000”
View sourcefrom November 2025
Everything else
Other10
- Fotospeed NST Bright White paper
≈$207cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it

“So, I printed all the prints on Photo Speed NST bright white paper. I feel like it works really well. I wanted some consistency.”
- Canon Pro 2100 printer
first cited February 2026

“And I've got it as NST bright white on my Canon Pro 2100.”
View source at 12:54from February 2026 - Johnsons Printers (metal/aluminium prints)
first cited September 2026speaks highly of it

“And so we're going to go back a few weeks when I actually printed them out at Johnson's Printers who are the people that have also produced all my books and all my calendars over the last nine years.”
View source at 0:27from September 2026 - Fotospeed paper
first cited September 2026
“Fotospeed paper - use DANSON20 - www.fotospeed.com”
View sourcefrom September 2026
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