Climbing Japanese Mountain, Mt. Kintoki, Shizuoka Prefecture for Landscape Photography | 金時山の風景写真

This week’s photo shoot takes us to the peak of Mt. Kintoki located located 26.28 km (16.33 mi) southeast of Mt. Fuji for some landscape photography in Japan. 今週の動画は「日本の風景写真: 金時山。

The peak of Mt. Kintoki (also known as Mt. Ashigara) is a small mountain standing at an elevation of 1,212 m (3,976 ft). Although a somewhat easy climb, the trail is nearly straight up the mountain with steep switchbacks.

Info on how to access photo shoot locations has been posted in my blog. Please check it out if you want to plan your own sightseeing or photo shoot itinerary:

https://pix4japan.blogspot.com/2020/12/mt-kintoki.html

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Below is a list of the equipment I take with me on photo shoots.

Camera Gear:

Pentax KP
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Standard zoom lens: smc Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL[IF] DC WR
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Telephoto zoom lens: HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
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Tripod: Manfrotto MT190CXPRO4 (carbon fiber legs with quick locking clamps)
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Ball head: Manfrotto Cloud XPRO Series Ballhead BHQ2 with 200PL locking plate
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Video Gear:

Canon EOS Kiss M/M50 Double Zoom Kit
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SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary C017 (Canon EF-M Mount, APS-C Size, Mirrorless Only)
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PolarPro 67mm QuartzLine Circular Polarizer Filter
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Zhiyun Weebill-S Gimbal
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RODE Road Wireless GO Wireless Microphone System WIGO
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Filters & Filter Systems:

PolarPro QuartzLine ND 64 Filter – 67mm (ND64 6-stop reduction in light)
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PolarPro QuartzLine ND1000 Filter – 67mm (ND1000 10-stop reduction in light)
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PolarPro QuartzLine ND100k Filter – 67mm (ND100K 15-stop reduction in light)
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PolarPro QuartzLine Circular Polarizer – 67mm
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PolarPro Summit | Landscape Filter System Custom Kit (Core, Thread Plate, ND4-GR filter, ND8-GR filter, Circular Polarizer)
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Pack:

F-stop Tilopa 50L Adventure and Travel Camera Backpack (Essentials Bundle: backpack, rain cover, internal camera unit)
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F-stop Tripod Bag (large)
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