The PGD Tracker 2025 Calendar is now available!
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All the images in this calendar were photographed with the PGD Tracker by Orlando based award-winning wildlife photographer Wei-Shen Chin and his children, 2024 Audubon youth photo competition winners Lauren Chin (17) and Matthew Chin (13).
New PGD Tracker 2.0
by PhotoGearDesigns
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Photo Gear Designs is proud to announce the
PGD Tracker 2.0 Kit!
Wildlife photographers... easily track birds in flight, animals on the run
Sports photographers... track hard-to-follow balls in flight to where the action is
Motorsports...
Any moving subject that is hard to follow at high focal lengths
Great for prepositioning long telephotos on hard-to-locate distant subjects
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.
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.
“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
