About Dadnology
Our gear
Every photo and video on Dadnology is our own. This is the equipment behind them, the things we bought and use on real shoots. Everything listed is available in the US; where we own a model that is not, we say so and name the US equivalent. How it all fits together is in our toy photography studio setup.
Cameras
- Nikon Z8 · Stills camera for LEGO, wildlife and family
- Nikon Z50 II · B-cam that films every shoot from a fixed angle
Lenses
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 · The drama lens: low and close, models look huge
- Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 · Workhorse for scenes and set overviews
- Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 · Most of our favorite hero shots
- Nikon Z 180-600mm · Extreme compression, and outdoors
Light
- Godox SL60IID · Key light, 5600K, brightness on a dial
- Neewer CB60B · Fill light, bi-color, set to 5600K
- SmallRig RM01 Mini LED Kit (3-pack) · Tiny spots for a single minifigure
- Neewer TL60 RGB · Our recommendation for the colored accent behind the set, usually blue
- Godox 60x90cm and 30x120cm strip softboxes with grid (Bowens) · Soft, gridded light that stays off the backdrop
Ours are Walimex in the same sizes; the Godox versions are the US equivalent.
Atmosphere
- PMI SmokeNINJA · Fog and haze, hidden inside the diorama
Support
- Manfrotto 410 Junior geared head · Millimeter framing on the tabletop
- Leofoto LS-324CX tripod · Steady for long continuous-light exposures
Ours is a Novoflex; the Leofoto is the equivalent we would buy in the US today.
LEGO lighting
- Briksmax light kits · Set-specific LED kits, on our Iron Man Mark 3 and Rivendell
Bought with our own money unless an article says otherwise. How we review →