What do you carry, what do you leave behind?
Dec 12, 2011 10:53:25 #
For many it is enough to have a camera (with a lens). For others a truck would barely contain the equipment they would like to take along on a shoot. So, in order of necessity, what would you list as the must take-along items (understanding that a wedding shoot is very different from a nature shoot, lets discuss the latter)?
After the camera, my bag would have to include:
1. at least one alternate lens
2. polarizing filter(s)
3. light diffuser
4. flash(es)
5. tripod
6. Neutral density filter(s)
7. Remote shutter release
I think the more involved we become in capturing really good images, the more tools we would like to have available (and that does not suggest that one needs anything more than a camera); and it may be interesting to newbies to see what they might want to add to their Christmas lists.
After the camera, my bag would have to include:
1. at least one alternate lens
2. polarizing filter(s)
3. light diffuser
4. flash(es)
5. tripod
6. Neutral density filter(s)
7. Remote shutter release
I think the more involved we become in capturing really good images, the more tools we would like to have available (and that does not suggest that one needs anything more than a camera); and it may be interesting to newbies to see what they might want to add to their Christmas lists.
Dec 12, 2011 10:57:51 #
Dec 12, 2011 11:46:24 #
I don't have a lot of equipment to begin with.
I have a small bag that can easily carry my three film lenses (24mm, 50mm, 105mm macro), the flash and snoot, filter pack, spare batteries, grip for the film body, a spring clamp, a small flashlight, memo pad with pen, and a roll of gaffer's tape. The filter pack holds polarizer, UV, and a couple NDs.
I usually take (but may leave in the car) a diffuser/reflector set and the tripod. I have a cereal-box snoot with the flash.
Digital: D40 with 18mm-135mm zoom attached. The remote shutter release, two extra cards, and a microfiber cleaning cloth stay on camera strap.
Film: N90s. I'll put either the 50mm or the 105mm macro on the body, the others are in the bag. A microfiber cloth and two rolls of film stay on the strap. If I'm shooting B&W exclusively, I'll add a Cokin filter holder and yellow, red & green contrast filters.
I have a small bag that can easily carry my three film lenses (24mm, 50mm, 105mm macro), the flash and snoot, filter pack, spare batteries, grip for the film body, a spring clamp, a small flashlight, memo pad with pen, and a roll of gaffer's tape. The filter pack holds polarizer, UV, and a couple NDs.
I usually take (but may leave in the car) a diffuser/reflector set and the tripod. I have a cereal-box snoot with the flash.
Digital: D40 with 18mm-135mm zoom attached. The remote shutter release, two extra cards, and a microfiber cleaning cloth stay on camera strap.
Film: N90s. I'll put either the 50mm or the 105mm macro on the body, the others are in the bag. A microfiber cloth and two rolls of film stay on the strap. If I'm shooting B&W exclusively, I'll add a Cokin filter holder and yellow, red & green contrast filters.
Dec 12, 2011 11:59:08 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
35mm film or digi: 2 bodies (ALWAYS a backup!) + whatever lenses I think I am likely to need (note 'likely to need' and not 'might conceivably find a use for'). Cleaning brush and cloth. Spare batteries and memory cards or films.
That's usually it. There'll be a tripod in the car (seldom used with 35mm or digi), no flash -- not for 20 years or more.
As for 'I think the more involved we become in capturing really good images, the more tools we would like to have available', I find myself moving in the opposite direction. It's not so much MORE tools, as THE RIGHT tools.
Cheers,
R.
That's usually it. There'll be a tripod in the car (seldom used with 35mm or digi), no flash -- not for 20 years or more.
As for 'I think the more involved we become in capturing really good images, the more tools we would like to have available', I find myself moving in the opposite direction. It's not so much MORE tools, as THE RIGHT tools.
Cheers,
R.
Dec 12, 2011 14:09:44 #
Well I shoot sports so this is what I carry in my backpack.
Canon 7D
Canon 50D
Sigma 10-20
Canon 24-70 2.8L
Canon 70-200 2.8L IS
Canon 580 II
8-CF cards
Cables and batteries
Canon 7D
Canon 50D
Sigma 10-20
Canon 24-70 2.8L
Canon 70-200 2.8L IS
Canon 580 II
8-CF cards
Cables and batteries
Dec 12, 2011 14:24:44 #
That depends on whether I'm just running out the door or actually going to shoot photographs.
Just running out the door I have the camera, 2 fresh batteries, and 3 filters.
If I'm planning on taking photos I have all those things plus telephoto lens, extender, 2 tripods(one is a mini), hood.
Just running out the door I have the camera, 2 fresh batteries, and 3 filters.
If I'm planning on taking photos I have all those things plus telephoto lens, extender, 2 tripods(one is a mini), hood.
Dec 13, 2011 08:43:14 #
Add
Loc: S.W.Florida
A DSLR with 28 to 300 zoom,polarizer,split neutral density,monopod,and a point and shoot back-up.
Dec 13, 2011 09:18:16 #
I do landscape photography, which typically requires a mile or more hike into the woods, so I pack a Lowepro back pack:
1) camera with spare batteries, memory and remote
2) 10-20 mm Sigma
3) 18-105 mm Nikkor
4) 70-300 mm Sigma
5) CP and GND filters
6) White balance calibration lens cap
7) tripod
8) Lens cleaning cloths
9) GPS, compass and maps
Probably end up with 18-20 pounds of gear.
Leave behind: Problems of the day and mother-in-law.
1) camera with spare batteries, memory and remote
2) 10-20 mm Sigma
3) 18-105 mm Nikkor
4) 70-300 mm Sigma
5) CP and GND filters
6) White balance calibration lens cap
7) tripod
8) Lens cleaning cloths
9) GPS, compass and maps
Probably end up with 18-20 pounds of gear.
Leave behind: Problems of the day and mother-in-law.
Dec 13, 2011 09:33:53 #
For motorsports in the vest:
Canon 7D
Canon 100-400
Sigma 17-35
2 batts
2 -16 gig cards
Monopod
cleaner cloths
In the car I keep a spare body, 28-105, batteries, survival gear (sunscreen, water, protein bars, wipes, etc)
For Architectural shoots:
Body
50 1.8
tripod
Tilt Shift
17 mm
4 flash units and syncro stuff
Umbrellas, stands, assistant, filters, cards etc.
For portraits it varies
Canon 7D
Canon 100-400
Sigma 17-35
2 batts
2 -16 gig cards
Monopod
cleaner cloths
In the car I keep a spare body, 28-105, batteries, survival gear (sunscreen, water, protein bars, wipes, etc)
For Architectural shoots:
Body
50 1.8
tripod
Tilt Shift
17 mm
4 flash units and syncro stuff
Umbrellas, stands, assistant, filters, cards etc.
For portraits it varies
Dec 13, 2011 14:39:10 #
Pen & paper, a garbage bag for rain protection of equipment, an extra pair of reading glasses, a very small flashlight, a small bottle of bug repellent in a ziplock bag, photo business cards, and a couple of large ziplock bags for whatever. Sometimes, it is just not equipment in your bag that makes a successful shoot, but simply the enjoyment of the experience.
Dec 13, 2011 14:43:32 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
mgemstone wrote:
Pen & paper, a garbage bag for rain protection of equipment, an extra pair of reading glasses, a very small flashlight, a small bottle of bug repellent in a ziplock bag, photo business cards, and a couple of large ziplock bags for whatever. Sometimes, it is just not equipment in your bag that makes a successful shoot, but simply the enjoyment of the experience.
YES!
Cheers,
R.
Dec 13, 2011 14:47:52 #
For me,it depends, Sometimes I just grab the camera a vest or jacket with big pockets, or even hang the camera around my neck and put stuff in my cargo shorts, then pick up my 70-200mm lense. Sometime I grab my hiking stick it has a 1/4-20 stud that I can mount the camera to. Other times its either a over the shoulder camera bag or a Tamerac backpack camera 2 lenses the remote, a tripod, strapped underneith, and an external flash unit with spare batteries. And if I really traveling the computer as well. Although thats a pain at the airport
Dec 13, 2011 23:34:29 #
There are some great replies above. I believe in the KISS Principle (Keep It Simple Stupid), so I try for the minimum. When traveling to a photo site, I have my DSLR and two lenses, a 18-200 mm and a superwide 11-16 mm. I wear cargo pants so I can carry extra batteries (for my wife's compact camera... my Nikon DSLR does not need one), cards, a polarizing filter, dog poop bags (we like to take our dog), and some kind of weatherproof bag in case of rain. Depending on the time of day, I may take my heavy tripod, but prefer to rely on hand held shots at higher ISO settings because it give me freedom to compose much more quickly than with a tripod. (Thank you VR and low noise high ISO).
Not to forget, in our baggage is a notebook computer with imaging software, a separate hard drive, chargers and cables for uploading images each evening. Once we upload to both computer and hard drive we format our cards for the next day's shooting. Works for us.
Not to forget, in our baggage is a notebook computer with imaging software, a separate hard drive, chargers and cables for uploading images each evening. Once we upload to both computer and hard drive we format our cards for the next day's shooting. Works for us.
Dec 13, 2011 23:38:28 #
I leave my life behind and take only one camera with a plastic bag. All the rest? frrrrtttttt! Don't need it. Battery is charged, microdrive is 32GB good for about 1,000 RAWs, 10,000 if JPG fine so... Why should I take anything else? Oh, yeah, the clothes on my back.
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