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In the late 80's American Photo would do an end page where they showed, and the photographer commented on the contents of thir main "bag". The photographer was the main featured photographer in that issue. I though would ask the same question, What is in your bag (or main bag) today?

Me.
My Landscape bag", an original Domke F2:

D200 w/ 18-70mm zoom.
Yashicamat 124g (a 120 film format twin lens reflex).
Tri-x film
Tripod quick releases on each body
cable release, empty spool, Zone VI previsualization filter for the TLR
Pentax handheld digital Spot meter
Spare batteries for what needs batteries.
Hoodman loupe for the D200
Wetzlar-Schneider 6x loupe for the TLR
Insect repellant
towel
plastic garbage bag
keffiyeh
Binoculars
Small case with stuff for collecting ants
Notebook/pens
Gaffer tape
Water

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'Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing the subject. It cannot be taught because, like all creative effort, it is a matter of personal growth. In common with other artists the photographer wants his finished print to convey to others his own response to his subject. In the fulfillment of this aim, his greatest asset is the directness of the process he employs. But this advantage can only be retained if he simplifies his equipment and technique to the minimum necessary, and keeps his approach free from all formula, art-dogma, rules, and taboos. Only then can he be free to put his photographic sight to use in discovering and revealing the nature of the world he lives in.'

Edward Weston, Camera Craft Magazine, 1930.
 
My main bag is a Think Tank Urban Disguise 40 (great bag, silly name)

Camera gear:
Canon 40D
17-55 f.2.8 IS
70-200 f/4 IS
11-16 f/2.8
1.4x extender
Canon 530 strobe
30 or so gigs of memory cards
Extra batteries for camera and strobe

Record-keeping
Small spiral notebooks
Pens (2) and mechanical pencil
Sony digital voice recorder

Camera maintenance
Small "Leatherman"-type tool
Small screwdriver set
Lens pen (one of the world's great inventions)
Zeiss premoistened lens tissues
Blower brush
Q-tips

Ted maintenance
2 days worth of meds
Aspirin, bandaids, Neosporin
Premoistened towelettes
Insect repellent (ticks and skeeters are fierce here)
Water bottle
2 energy bars

Miscellaneous
Small flashlight
Magnifier
Business cards

In the truck (a large, red, self-propelled gadget bag)
Tripod
100 f/2.8 macro
300 f/4
Battery chargers for both camera and AAs
Power inverter (also recharges cell phone and Ipod)
Old laptop to download memory cards and burn CDs ASAP
 
Ted Quanrud said:
In the truck (a large, red, self-propelled gadget bag)
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:)

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'Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing the subject. It cannot be taught because, like all creative effort, it is a matter of personal growth. In common with other artists the photographer wants his finished print to convey to others his own response to his subject. In the fulfillment of this aim, his greatest asset is the directness of the process he employs. But this advantage can only be retained if he simplifies his equipment and technique to the minimum necessary, and keeps his approach free from all formula, art-dogma, rules, and taboos. Only then can he be free to put his photographic sight to use in discovering and revealing the nature of the world he lives in.'

Edward Weston, Camera Craft Magazine, 1930.
 
One has only a 300 2.8 in it

The other(ancient Billingham that is just about dead and thread bare) has a Pentax k100d Nikon 85 1.8 mounted, a 50 1.2 manual focus lens and a 1.7x auto focus adapter, a Tamron 17-35 2.8-4 and (right now) a Pentax IST*D with no lens.

That changes on a daily (sometimes hourly) basis.

neil
 
ummmmmmmmmm Billingham! (Homer Simpson)

Nice bag.

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'Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing the subject. It cannot be taught because, like all creative effort, it is a matter of personal growth. In common with other artists the photographer wants his finished print to convey to others his own response to his subject. In the fulfillment of this aim, his greatest asset is the directness of the process he employs. But this advantage can only be retained if he simplifies his equipment and technique to the minimum necessary, and keeps his approach free from all formula, art-dogma, rules, and taboos. Only then can he be free to put his photographic sight to use in discovering and revealing the nature of the world he lives in.'

Edward Weston, Camera Craft Magazine, 1930.
 
Gaffer tape. Lots of gaffer tape.
Compass. A really good one to take bearings.
Vice-grip. Small 6".
And all that other stuff.

--
Severinson

 
Severinson said:
Gaffer tape. Lots of gaffer tape.
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Ya gotta love gaffer tape. Know i do.

--

'Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing the subject. It cannot be taught because, like all creative effort, it is a matter of personal growth. In common with other artists the photographer wants his finished print to convey to others his own response to his subject. In the fulfillment of this aim, his greatest asset is the directness of the process he employs. But this advantage can only be retained if he simplifies his equipment and technique to the minimum necessary, and keeps his approach free from all formula, art-dogma, rules, and taboos. Only then can he be free to put his photographic sight to use in discovering and revealing the nature of the world he lives in.'

Edward Weston, Camera Craft Magazine, 1930.
 
"Wetzlar-Schneider 6x loupe for the TLR "

Does it really say that on the loupe? Wetzlar in the old days was the home of Leica. Bad Kreuznach was/is Schneider.
 
Bob Sal said:
Does it really say that on the loupe? Wetzlar in the old days was the
home of Leica. Bad Kreuznach was/is Schneider.
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Yep, I think it does. In fact i think the word Kreznach is actually on it too. It is a wierd affair. A black metal w/leather covering tube, about 5" long. Apochromatic and 6x. Paid quite abit for it at the time (cannot recall the sum) in mid-1980's, orginally for using with a view camera. It fits nicely though down the focusing hood on my TLR's. Nice for looking at transparencies also.

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'Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing the subject. It cannot be taught because, like all creative effort, it is a matter of personal growth. In common with other artists the photographer wants his finished print to convey to others his own response to his subject. In the fulfillment of this aim, his greatest asset is the directness of the process he employs. But this advantage can only be retained if he simplifies his equipment and technique to the minimum necessary, and keeps his approach free from all formula, art-dogma, rules, and taboos. Only then can he be free to put his photographic sight to use in discovering and revealing the nature of the world he lives in.'

Edward Weston, Camera Craft Magazine, 1930.
 
In my Domke F2:

D80 w/18-135mm mounted
80-400mmVR
Sigma 24-60mm 2.8
Nikkor 60mm 2.8 Micro
SB600
Spare D80 batt
Spare SB600 batts
Cokin filter holder
3 Cokin ND Grad filters
67mm and 77mm CPs
Spare SD cards

In other bag(s):

Mamiya 645f MF film camera w/80mm 2.8
Nikon N90s 35mm
Sigma 70-300mm 3.5
Minolta HTsi and XG9 35mm
Minolta lenses: 70-300mm, 50mm 1.7 AF, 50mm 1.7 MF, 70-210mm 3.5, 135mm 2.8
Holga FN
35mm film
120 film
Lumix FZ50

Note: All of this regularly migrates from bag to bag depending upon circumstances.

and believe it or not, I use it all. Actually the D80 is probably the least used lately.
 
Severinson said:
linuxworks said:
morninglight said:
Severinson said:
Gaffer tape. Lots of gaffer tape.
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Ya gotta love gaffer tape. Know i do.
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aka, 'duct tape'.
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No, 'duct tape' and gaffer tape are not the same.
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Let's not forget US Army "green tape" or "100 MPH tape". This was my introduction to the genre.

Joe

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SCOUTING REPORT:
Good eye, needs to work on technique.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jotor/sets/72157603857531887/show/
 
Canon 5D
Canon 28-300 IS L
Canon 85/1.2 L
Sigma 12-24
Kenko Pro 2x Tc
Kenko extension tubes
Sigma 500 flash
2x ND filter
Diffuser for the flash
Manfrotto flash bracket
Remote release cable
Two 8Gb memory cards
Spare batteries
Manfrotto professional tripod with big ball head
Weatherproof cover for camera (to shoot in heavy rain)
Dedicated Canon cable to use flash off camera

BTW maybe we should also submit a list of what we do not have but WANT?

http://lordofthelens.co.nz/
 
Panasonic FZ10
Panasonic FZ50
Fuji A825
Olympus E-510
Zuiko 14-42mm
Zuiko 40-150mm
Zuiko 35mm Macro
Olympus FL36 flash
Several lens hoods (which I rarely ever use)
Extra rechargable batteries for all
Battery chargers for all types of batteries
A bunch of CF and SD memory cards (in memory card cases)
A couple of hot shoe to PC adapters
Wein Hot Shoe Safe Sync adapter (which I have never been able to make it work)
A couple of circular polarizers
Tripod quick release plates
A roll of Wintergreen Lifesavers
A handfull of silica gel packets

All packed in a LowePro Magnum AW bag (have a Commercial AW and will be moving up to it in a week or so as I'm running out of room, especially since I plan on adding another DSLR to my arsenal in the next week or so).





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J. D.
Colorful Colorado

Remember . . . always keep your receipt, the box, and everything that came in it!
 
Bag (Lowepro Nova 5) has...

Olympus E330
ZD 7-14
Pana/Leica 25 1.4
ZD 14-54
ZD 50 Macro
ZD 50-200
extension tube
FL50 main flash
Lumiquest 80/20 bouncer + Lumiquest diffuser
CF cards
2 extra batteries
earplugs, for when I encounter a fanboy who talks rather than shoots

Won't fit in the bag: Nikkor 400 3.5, for really reaching out and grabbing something.
 
Lowepro 200AW
Canon Rebel XSi w/ BG-E5 battery grip
EF 28-135 IS USM attatched w/ hood reversed (attatched to camera)
EF-S 18-55 IS
Speedlite 430EX
RS-60E3 Remote shutter release
Rapid connect plate for 488RC2
Olympus Stylus 1010
Memory cards and readers
USB cable
Battery chargers for cameras
Eneloops and charger (for flash)
Instruction manual
Spare neck strap

I also tote around my Manfrotto 055XPROB with 488RC2 ballhead, but it doesn't fit in my bag.
 
Canvas shopping bag with:

Nikon FG
43-86mm f/3.5 AI'd with Nikon NC filter and metal lens hood
  1. 25 red filter
  2. 3T close up filter
5 rolls of TX400
lenscap, cause it's not on the lens.
That's all for today - it might be different tomorrow.

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