Reveal your Travel Kit!

imadesigner · Jan 7, 2009

I've recently returned from a 12 month trip, mostly in South & Central America. I took a Canon 5D, 16-35 II, 24-105 & 70-200 f4 IS, tripod & small flash. You can read a detailed review of the equipment I took and how I backed up all those photos here

http://www.tomrobinsonphotography.com/reviewsandtechnique/

Nicholas_H · Jan 7, 2009

Quick business trip kit is:

5DMkII
24-105
circ. polarizser
580EX-II flash (with a small envelope that holds a few of those little gel samples that fit perfectly over the flash head -- 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and 1 Plus Green and 1/2, 3/4 and 1 CTO with a very small roll of scotch tape)
Giottos Air Blaster and a few microfiber cleaning rags
always pack my charger and a USB cable, although I leave it in the hotel room

Bigger trip adds:

17-40

If I know I'm going to take any portraits, I'll add:

smaller reflector
Lightsphere into my suitcase...that thing does NOT pack well, but it does keep food fresh for days!

Proper vacation adds:

70-200
Tripod or monopod

Truley spectacular vacation adds:

Every piece of gear I own, and can scrounge from friends, and a pack of beautiful models! Now THAT'S a vacation!

Ali · Jan 7, 2009

For a recent 1.5 week trip to family plus some sightseeing in Paris, I just brought along the 5DII + 24-70 f2.8. Worked great.

I was hesitant not bringing a flash, but didn't need it. The 5DII did great at ISO 3200 indoors and ISO 6400 outdoors for evening shots.

I was also considering bringing a wider lens, for Paris especially, but the 24-70mm was wide enough.

And besides it was so cold I couldn't imagine changing lenses...

Ali

haziz said:
I just came back from a photography trip to New Mexico and have once
again demonstrated to myself that I was carrying way too much gear. I
ended up using my 5D MKII mostly with the 24-105 mm lens. The 50 mm
f1.4, 16-35 mm, and 100-400 got minimal use and the rest (70-200, 24,
35, 85, 100 Macro) none at all. My backup kit (actually E-520 and
E-420 Olympus SLRs) got little use. I may still wish to take an E-420
with the 25 mm pancake as a walkaround kit when walking about town
and not wanting to carry the big camera. I have done the same on
prior trips having a 4x5 camera, medium format, and 35 mm film and
digital on the same trip. This is my first photography trip in which
I have gone completely digital.

So try to talk me into some sense or else reveal your travel
insanity! What is your travel kit when on a photography trip, and
what is it on , lets say, a business trip with a free day? Also what
do you use for a camera bag?

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Hany.

David_C · Jan 7, 2009

and lens cleaner.

When on business trips. One trip was 2 weeks, another trip was 4 days. Works well was I don't have that much time to shoot.

Next time I'm leaving the extra battery behind, have never needed it.

Dave

Steven-T · Jan 7, 2009

I am also planning an extended trip, 6-12 months, with many high altitude hiking, ~~4000m. I will take a 5D (or buy a new 5D II), plus the 16-35 I, 70-200/4 IS and a Keno 1.4TC. (plus a small Metz flash, ultra light weight Gitzo+RRS tripod, ...)~~

I am debating whether to take the 50/1.2 or 24-105/4. On a trip, I enjoy taking portraits of local people, with a shallow depth of view. That would need the 50/1.2.

I have on numerous shorter trips, when size and weight is not that critical, I took both 85/1.2II and 24-105/4 plus the other two lenses and two 5D's. Perfect. Not this time.

Planning, thinking, ...

-Steve

imadesigner said:
I've recently returned from a 12 month trip, mostly in South &
Central America. I took a Canon 5D, 16-35 II, 24-105 & 70-200 f4 IS,
tripod & small flash. You can read a detailed review of the equipment
I took and how I backed up all those photos here

http://www.tomrobinsonphotography.com/reviewsandtechnique/

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