https://www.photogeardesigns.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1498660669092-CDYQPVM5PD50KGXNJZB1/20170622-105205-2-2500.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1500317898261-KW2WOMTV6G1YSIEBID8M/170713_170037P+Yarnall.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1592419189236-U9E1MSNTQHSBTR7KO3BS/big+grip+copy.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1635627941735-H31WBT8FB2GIG2OUFW2I/ECO%2B3.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1636670758054-YOY9G6D1DCAVNJTTISG8/ECO+Tracker-01.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1635367135329-6X7EEYEUJRXZ5NYKDY9F/PE+new.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1701029590691-LW2HPJE8DGEZVTX8Z60J/tracker+2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1635351894921-1F5M4C7J04ANAUVVZAN7/211016_111606.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1701030391158-KQXQ823T7XSADKFGLKHO/tracker+23+copy.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/0e03b5e6-b6a7-4dae-b1ad-a5fa5d9feb2a/tracker+23+copy.jpg Home The PGD Tracker kit facilitates keeping fast moving photo subjects in the frame while shooting with telephoto lenses without having to look through the camera's viewfinder. Tracking a subject is infinitely easier using both eyes while simply keeping the Tracker reticle on the subject! Optical reflex sights are used with firearms for one basic reason - fast and accurate target acquisition. The same concept works for long focal length photography. It is very difficult to find and keep moving targets in sight when using the viewfinder! The technical challenge is mounting the sight to the camera in a way that maintains repeatable accuracy. The optical sight must mount to the camera easily and in precisely the same alignment every time! The Photo Gear Designs ESM-eco (External Sight Mount) design is the result of an evolution and refinement of a simple but extremely precise design. It is built in the USA using the highest quality structural and UV resistant carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The ESM-eco is very strong and rigid yet weighs only 12 grams! The ESM-eco has a much reduced carbon footprint from the original design and is in keeping with our commitment to reduce the stress on the planet. ESM-eco is now compatible with all standard camera hot shoes. Our spec built optical reflex sight has these important features: - A large lens for the projected reticle with minimum field of view obstruction - Multiple reticle styles - Red and Green reticle colors - Rugged design and good weather resistance We had additional changes made to the design to optimize the sight for our photographic mission and we added our name to it as an ideal match for the ESM-eco mount, resulting in the PGD Tracker Kit! We are not only passionate photographers, we are perfectionists who demand excellence. We are proud to be able to now offer this kit to our fellow photographers! To view or download the PGD Tracker instructions, go here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/5bd69dac-10b7-4c43-8d5b-e4a47759728f/tracker+2.jpg Home A view looking through the PGD Tracker showing the green cross hair reticle on target as it would be seen by the photographer. The PGD Tracker is also very useful as a visual aid for setting up nonmoving targets, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1514751741171-Z6URMHN2UGUGEX8BL60F/black-background.67.0.1066.800.1024.768.png Home “Its called the Big Grip. Fantastic product. It mounts to the base of the lens using a long bolt and side tension screws...takes maybe 5 minutes to install...so it's super strong and secure” -Moses Sparks "Since using the PGD Tracker my success ratio for capturing the full bird in flight has gone up dramatically. It has also allowed me to capture other birds that I would have missed had my eye been up to the camera. Love my PGD Tracker!!" - Brenda Mitchell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/082eb2ad-0627-44a6-8ee1-f62fbb9991be/IMG_2291.JPG Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.photogeardesigns.com/faq daily 0.75 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1501029332599-I2XYXRUND09AJQUOHOGX/Tracker-canon-sigma-gimbal.jpg FAQ https://www.photogeardesigns.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2017-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54061d7fe4b0ee7f1c8414eb/1411660351893-TWSYOTOGC744NVFTE4NN/plain_blue.png Privacy Policy https://www.photogeardesigns.com/terms-conditions daily 0.75 2017-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54061d7fe4b0ee7f1c8414eb/1411660422242-ORQEXHJ2E55H0VPIJMGL/plain_blue.png Terms & Conditions https://www.photogeardesigns.com/team daily 0.75 2023-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/da938864-3975-4993-8e8e-16c6cc32361a/IMG_4033.jpg Our Team - Wei-Shen Chin Wei-Shen Chin is an award-winning wildlife photographer based in Orlando FL. His area of expertise is capturing birds-in-flight, one of the the most technically demanding areas of photography. His images have been recognized nationally in prestigious organizations like Audubon and Nature’s Best. His work has been featured in Florida State Parks. He has a long history in photography first working as a stringer for UPI/Reuters in Cleveland OH covering the Cavs, Indians, and Browns. He was also a successful wedding and portrait photographer before moving to Florida in 1991. He was an apprentice under the late Ron Kuntz, UPI Bureau chief, and the late Pulitzer Prize winning Time/Life photographer Lynn Pelham. He recently teamed up with Photo Gear Designs engineer Paul Yarnall to release the Tracker 2, an updated model with an improved mounting foot and adjustment device holder. “The Tracker 2 is simply the best dot sight on the market PERIOD. I liked it so much, I bought the company!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1514050791005-3ATGKY9S6ZIZ7YG5N6XR/PY%2Bteam%2Bpic_1200.jpg Our Team - Paul Yarnall A lifetime career in engineering and mechanical design creating unique solutions to diverse design problems. A dedicated photographer with a special love for landscapes and wildlife photography. A featured artist in numerous photo shows in the Rochester, NY area. Rochester Magazines September 2016 Landscape issue cover photo. 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It has also allowed me to capture other birds that I would have missed had my eye been up to the camera. Love my PGD Tracker!!" - Brenda Mitchell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1518014808281-05UP00J5TWPMZMYDO5JQ/Long_20171208_172.jpg Testimonials Love my PGD Tracker for ease of use and the opportunity to capture images of flying birds. It was difficult for me to keep a flying bird in sight with my eye to the camera. The Tracker solved that problem and makes it possible for me to keep my sight on the bird. It allowed me, as a novice, to take this shot below of a Pileated Woodpecker with my 150-600mm! I’m so pleased to have gotten a shot of him. He was flying fast and I seriously doubt I would have gotten any picture of him at all without my Tracker! - Joan K. 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By attaching an Arca-Swiss foot to the telephoto and a mono-gimbal head to the monopod the user can easily maneuver the camera in all 3 planes while having the flexibility of an easily movable lightweight monopod. With the heft of the camera and lens being supported by the monopod the fast response muscles of the hand and wrist are free to follow fast-moving birds. By using the LCD instead of keeping your eye fixed to the viewfinder, additional freedom of movement is obtained. https://www.photogeardesigns.com/big-grip daily 0.75 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1584027837441-OP46726ZN4AYBEEXVEQW/big+grip.jpg Big Grip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/64647738-6160-4087-8758-d63afd07589d/3939ebad-281c-469e-a60f-65a00a66583f.jpg Big Grip “The ARCA-Swiss plate part of the shoe is well made and it rivals any other manufacturer's shoes”. - Hector Astorga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/4cf72148-b888-4089-86e9-54145b5041de/Screen+Shot+2021-11-09+at+11.06.26+AM.png Big Grip “The Big Grip makes handling the big lens SO much easier and I can carry mine for far longer without my hand getting cramped up.” - Moses Sparks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1592335051616-H1G1UCH641HEO25BIDDH/big+grip+logo.png Big Grip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1592419506134-F3OE3YAMJB3HBQQBF291/Big+Grip+2.jpg Big Grip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5943e7056b8f5b76078b24fe/1585319835646-CKUXL6N8P2EKZX3AF7QJ/nikon.jpg Big Grip When Photo Gear Designs Paul English became one of the lucky ones to get the new Nikon 500 PF lens, his first complaint was the short tiny lens shoe. 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