How much photo gear do you carry?

...on what my intended subject is. It usually consists of (on non-paid shoots) a single body / lens combo to deal with my subject, and an additional lens to cover the opposite end of the spectrum in case something unexpected develops. Packing more gear tends to reduce the level of enjoyment that I get.

Of course, I take any other equipment that I may need for a particular shoot. You know...tripod or mono, no flash or as many as needed (okay, I only have 3) etc.

Point is I try and carry less when I am hauling it on my back, and improvise. If I have my vehicle to work out of, then it's not really an issue.

sean

Jeff Laitila said:

It' starting to get a little heavy at this point, and I was
wondering just how much stuff everyone else was carrying around as
well.

Am I the only one that is starting to feel like a Sherpa?
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I've got much of that stuff, but I'm not sure how long I could carry all of it.

I use the LowePro Stealth Reporter 600 and I carry the following:

Canon 10D
Canon 20-35 f3.5-4.5
Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS (on the body all the time)
HP ze5450 or some similar laptop close to the ze5450, or whatever
Memory cards and two extra batteries along with papers, logsof them...

I don't carry a tripod/monopod very often... I do wonder why my bag is still extremely heavy, especially when I have the body and the man lens out (even without the laptop...

Anyways, let me know what ya'll think!

God bless,
Matt

If I am going somewhere specially to take photos I carry :

Canon 10D
24-85, 70-200f4
Velbon 560 tripod
cable shutter release
polarising and grey grad filters

... kept in a Lowepro back-pack.

Jeff Laitila said:

Whenever I am shooting, I have the following list of equipment with
me:

Lowepro Micro Trekker 200
Canon 10D with battery grip and eye piece extender
Canon 70-200L
Canon 28-135
Sigma 15-30
Sigma 15 fisheye
Canon 50
Canon 2X II extender
Mindstor (20 gigi)
Spare batteries and CF cards
Canon Elrua camcorder (with spare DV tapes and batteries)
Tripod
light jacket

It' starting to get a little heavy at this point, and I was
wondering just how much stuff everyone else was carrying around as
well.

Am I the only one that is starting to feel like a Sherpa?
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http://www.sushicam.com

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well i carry
sigma 50-500
sigma 2x tele
sigma 17-35
canon 50 1.8
waiting for my canon 28-135
550 ex
manfrotto monopod
ipod and headphones =)
and last but not least a canon 10d

AAACCCCKKKKK. They keep saying that the housing market in the San Francisco/Bay Area will be the next bubble to burst here. $350,000 doesn't even get you a 1400 square foot shack on an 1/8th acre of land. Where's that bubble, I've got a pin!?!?!

Cheers, Joe

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'Don't play what's there, play what's not there.' - Miles Davis

What do you shoot that requires earplugs? I shoot music.

Cheers, Joe
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'Don't play what's there, play what's not there.' - Miles Davis

10D w/Battery grip
4 batteries
2 x 550EX
420EX
STE2
A bunch of PowerEx batteries
Grey card
Sekonic L358
20 gig Tripper
Canon 70-200 f4L
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 24-85
Sigma 15-30
Palm Pilot
Lumiquest pocket bounce
Lumiquest ultrasoft
a bunch of gels
video cable
polarizer
UV filters on all lenses except the Sigma
TYLENOL
earplugs
Albuterol
Opcon-A
Sudafed

A goofy hat with a soft brim that doesn't get in my way when I'm looking through the viewfinder.
That all gets stuffed into a Lowepro S&F Rover AW backpack

Depending on the shoot:
3 Alien Bees
2 x 45" umbrellas
60" umbrella
30" x 60" soft box
An assortment of stands
Bogen 3021 tripod
Bogen monopod.

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'Don't play what's there, play what's not there.' - Miles Davis

Builds character, carrying all that stuff around!!

Chris.
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I have two ways of packing my gear:

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If I'm going out for a day with no particular goal but grab shots and a good walk:

In a Bob Krist bag:

D60, BgEd, 16-35, 28-135 and 100-400.

Filters, 1.4X, Remote, 1564 Monopod or 2227 Explorer Tripod, Arca B-1.

3 Microdrives, 3rd battery, lens wipes and MC fluid, Expodisk, shoemount bubble level.

If I will be shooting in bright sun or low light, I squeeze in the 550EX, and sometimes, a Stroboframe bracket.

If I will be bird hunting or zoo-going, I stick the Wimberly Sidekick into the front pocket.

If I intend to do panos, I take my Kaidan Kiwi, broken down, and I substitute a Gitzo 3-way panhead for the Arca B-1, and, of course, the tripod rather than the monopod.
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If I'm either going on a trip of several days or more, or going to someplace where I'm not sure what I will want to shoot:

All of the above, in a Reporter Stealth 650 bag.

Plus: 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8 macro, extension tubes, closeup lenses, adapter rings including a reverse-ring for the 50mm, 2X extender.

Definitely the 550 EX, and the Macro Ringlight, Angle Finder C.

Image Tank with 40G drive, battery charger.

Soon to add: the flash "extender."

Ibuprofen, which I will need after a day of walking around with this junk.

Usually, I bring the Bob Krist bag along, too, so that when I get where I'm going I can pack subsets of the equipment and leave the rest in the trunk.

Additional equipment (eventually):

70-200 IS, 2nd body which will act as the 1st body (either a 1D or the next version, but no need for the 1Ds,) 180mm macro.

--
Walter K

... it will make you stronger! I started out with under twenty pounds, and it killed me! Now, I can feel it after a long hike, but only for a day.

Yesterday I used the 28-70, 70-200, 100-400, 1.4x TC, 500D, and the 50mm w/extension tubes on the same hike! (I didn't use the flash.)
KP

Juli Valley said:

I've got much of that stuff, but I'm not sure how long I could
carry all of it.

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29 lbs. of Canon stuff in a backpack that I carry everywhere. A closet full of things that are banned in Britain. A minivan and a Fender Stratocaster. A three bedroom ranch with three owls on an acre. An aversion to rumours. Also, absolutely no Canon 1200mm f/5.6. Yet.

I haven't tried the 1.4x, but the 2x has been giving me spotty results. I think a tripod is a must for me use the 2x with the 70-200L (non IS).

The 2X does soften the image quite a bit in my opinion.

I retrospect, I think I should have gotten the 1.4x instead.

Jeff

Christian768 said:

Christian

Daniel Triquell said:

Jeff Laitila said:

Whenever I am shooting, I have the following list of equipment with
me:

Lowepro Micro Trekker 200
Canon 10D with battery grip and eye piece extender
Canon 70-200L
Canon 28-135
Sigma 15-30
Sigma 15 fisheye
Canon 50
Canon 2X II extender
Mindstor (20 gigi)
Spare batteries and CF cards
Canon Elrua camcorder (with spare DV tapes and batteries)
Tripod
light jacket

It' starting to get a little heavy at this point, and I was
wondering just how much stuff everyone else was carrying around as
well.

Am I the only one that is starting to feel like a Sherpa?
--
http://www.sushicam.com

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Week end trips
Canon 10D with battery grip and
Tokina 28-70 / 2.8L
Tokina 20-35 / 2.8
Spare batteries and CF cards

Long trips
+ Canon 50 mm 1.4, Toshiba Laptop, Tripod, Canon 420 EX

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It is great, and really helps to get your nose off of the LCD.

I wear glasses, and it also helps me from squashing my glasses against both the camera and my face.

The ony gripe I have it that it presses into your chest/abdomen when the camera is hanging around your neck.

But is that enough of a problem for me to stop using it?...no.

Jeff

Jon Stewart said:

Regards
Jon

Jeff Laitila said:

Whenever I am shooting, I have the following list of equipment with
me:

Lowepro Micro Trekker 200
Canon 10D with battery grip and eye piece extender
Canon 70-200L
Canon 28-135
Sigma 15-30
Sigma 15 fisheye
Canon 50
Canon 2X II extender
Mindstor (20 gigi)
Spare batteries and CF cards
Canon Elrua camcorder (with spare DV tapes and batteries)
Tripod
light jacket

It' starting to get a little heavy at this point, and I was
wondering just how much stuff everyone else was carrying around as
well.

Am I the only one that is starting to feel like a Sherpa?
--
http://www.sushicam.com

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Jon Stewart
[email protected]

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I do not own a 2X converter. The reason is that all the information I can find says that the 2X degrades the image quality. Secondly, on the 70-200 I would end up with a 400 5.6, and since I already own that prime, I would not be gaining anything (except IS, but with the resultant image degradation it's not worth it.) I am considering either the 400 2.8 IS or the 600 4 IS, and I might try the 2X with whichever one of those I end up with.

Christian768 said:

Hammerli said:

I use it with the 70-200 and the 400. One of the areas that I
photograph hummingbirds seems exceptionally bright, and on the 400
I have no problems, since I still have center point AF.

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1990 Astro Van, white, without back seats, FILLED with cameras, lenses and lighting gear and 1-2 talented "sherpas".

For personal shoots, I use the same van, but add a cooler of beer and wine and
1-3 talented sherpas.

For vacation, I carry a G3. Sometimes.

p

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Olaf.dk said:

Why would you shoot b/w with digital? Why would you use a
colorfilter with digital?
I would ALWAYS shoot in color and do the conversion to b/w in
postprocessing, if I wanted a b/w photograph. Have I missed
something?

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A red filter does a good job of cutting through hazy skies. I only use it when there's atmospheric haze and I know I want a b&w photo. (I still take the photo in color but of course it comes out in shades of red...I convert to b&w in Photoshop.)

-Dave-