Mark Smith Photography

Are you looking for a Sony 60mm F4 GM lens hood replacement or a lens hood replacement for the 400mm 2.8? A friend of mine makes these small low profile lens hoods and they are very, very affordable. I’ve used mine for about 6-8 months […]

This is one of the most common questions I get asked and I’m happy to tell you about a safe, affordable solution I have for both International flights and domestic. Watch the video below!

I spent an incredible month in the Pacific Northwest and Canada where I photographed an amazing fox family and crazy aerobatic eagles. In this video I take you along to meet an adorable family of nine foxes. Enjoy!

A little over a week ago I posted part 1 of a two part video where I compare the Nikon 100-400 S lens to the Nikon 500 PF on the new Nikon Z9. This video is part 2. The results were very surprising to me. […]

The Nikon Z9 is now out and being heavily used all across the world. One of the big reasons people are choosing the Z9 is simply because they can use all of their old F- mount glass and while that is great in theory, Nikon […]

Ever since I purchased my first electric bike I have been in love with it. I recently got another one for the sole purpose of exploration and bird photography. In this video I take my ebike out to an area where cars are not allowed […]

Photographing birds in Canada has been on my bucket list for a while so when the opportunity to photography owls in the heart of winter arose, I jumped on it. I wasn’t quite prepared for the snow but I had a great time using my […]

I have had the Nikon Z9 for a little while now and I have managed to use it quite a bit. I have gotten a better overall feel for how the camera performs in many situations. I have been asking all of my viewers to […]

For the past couple of weeks I have been sharing images on my Youtube channel’s community tab. I have been asking all of you to guess which camera captured the image. See if you can guess which camera captured the images by watching the video […]

Every once in a while a piece of camera gear comes along that surprises you. The Sony 200-600 G lens has done just that. It has quickly become my favorite tool for capturing wildlife video. In this video I highlight five reasons why I think […]