I'm looking for suggestions for a small-airplane carry-on bag that will accommodate 2 bodies, 1 500mm F4 lens, 1 120-400 zoom, 1 15" laptop, a hard drive and assorted accessories. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
I'm looking for suggestions for a small-airplane carry-on bag that will accommodate 2 bodies, 1 500mm F4 lens, 1 120-400 zoom, 1 15" laptop, a hard drive and assorted accessories. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
Good luck with putting a large lens in a small bag!
Actually it's to Alaska. Small planes from Anchorage (Ravn Air) to Dutch Harbor, Nome, Barrow, and Bethel. They have a 20 lb, 16X14X10" limit. The 500mm F4 is 15 1/4". Tight. My Thinktank Airport Commuter is 18" so no go. I spoke to Ravn Air and 16" is the size of their overhead bin they said.
Id think either the 100-400 or the 500 would have to go. That is a lot of glass. Can I suggest that you consider the entire focal length that you may want to use (wide angle to tele) and get that covered without duplication. Alaska begs for wide angle shooting. IMO, I like having 2 cameras...in my M43 world I carry one camera with 12-100 and another in 100-400 when looking at wildlife. That works well for me. I'd try to do the same thing in FF and skip all the primes.
One thing, in bear country, always carry a .22 cal pistol and wear running shoes. The 22 won't kill a bear but what you do if a bear attacks is shoot your buddy in the knee and run. At least that is my plan.
Id think either the 100-400 or the 500 would have to go. That is a lot of glass. Can I suggest that you consider the entire focal length that you may want to use (wide angle to tele) and get that covered without duplication. Alaska begs for wide angle shooting. IMO, I like having 2 cameras...in my M43 world I carry one camera with 12-100 and another in 100-400 when looking at wildlife. That works well for me. I'd try to do the same thing in FF and skip all the primes.
One thing, in bear country, always carry a .22 cal pistol and wear running shoes. The 22 won't kill a bear but what you do if a bear attacks is shoot your buddy in the knee and run. At least that is my plan.
Id think either the 100-400 or the 500 would have ... (show quote)
Id think either the 100-400 or the 500 would have to go. That is a lot of glass. Can I suggest that you consider the entire focal length that you may want to use (wide angle to tele) and get that covered without duplication. Alaska begs for wide angle shooting. IMO, I like having 2 cameras...in my M43 world I carry one camera with 12-100 and another in 100-400 when looking at wildlife. That works well for me. I'd try to do the same thing in FF and skip all the primes.
One thing, in bear country, always carry a .22 cal pistol and wear running shoes. The 22 won't kill a bear but what you do if a bear attacks is shoot your buddy in the knee and run. At least that is my plan.
Id think either the 100-400 or the 500 would have ... (show quote)
Ya better hope it's not his/her plan to shoot you in the knee first.
Be aware that many/most small aircraft have strict size and weight limits for carry-ons. Best to check with the carrier first. chase
I once made the mistake of packing 30lbs of stuff in a small backpack, thinking the backpack would easily fit in the overhead bin. To my chagrin, they weighed the backpack and I had to start the unpacking process, as 12 lbs. was their maximum for that plane/flight.
I'm looking for suggestions for a small-airplane carry-on bag that will accommodate 2 bodies, 1 500mm F4 lens, 1 120-400 zoom, 1 15" laptop, a hard drive and assorted accessories. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
If it was me, I would call B&H customer service and they will connect you to an expert in that dept. and inform you exactly what case you need.