Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX

So - - like - - when the weight of the equipment equals the weight of the photographer
You're ready to start ?? :mrgreen: :lol: :mrgreen:
From a former backseater

Doug B Loc: Edmonton Alberta

As a senior I have learned to think about what kind of photography I am going to do and narrow down what I am going to carry for that purpose.. I find that many times in the past I was carrying way to much stuff that I did not need or use just on the off chance that shot came along..
Many times now I just use one lens does all.

apache Loc: Split, Croatia

Your avatar has probably the best definition of photography ever.

:thumbup:

dickwilber Loc: Indiana (currently)

As a Sports Photojournalist for more than a decade, I always carried 2 Nikon bodies (film for several years, then digital), a 24-85 zoom, an 18-35 wide angle zoom, a 70-200 f/2.8 "sports" zoom plus a doubler (and a 70-300 variable aperture for backup), 2 speed lights (1 as a back up), a whole bunch of film or CF cards, batteries for everything, a CPL filter, and a reflector. After I went digital (DX sensor), an 18-70 would be on one of the cameras (I kept the 18-35 and 24-85 in the bag for back up), the 70-200 on the other. All this crammed in a LowePro AW bag. I also carried a monopod and had a tripod ready in the car trunk.

Often, depending on venue, I would just take the two cameras with an 18-70 and 70-200 to the field/gym, but if I was in a venue where I could keep my bag relatively secure, I would take it with me, otherwise I would need to run back to the car if I needed a backup. Later, as I became more sophisticated and better equipped, on indoor events like basketball or wrestling, I sometimes added an off-camera strobe on a lightstand fired by an infrared triggering system. (But that only happened where I could park very close to a door into my venue.)

Now, retired, I generally travel lighter, but still carried the 18-35, 24-85 and 70-300 with a D800 an SB800 speedlight, 2 CPL's and a travel tripod on an airline on a trip to San Francisco and Yosemite last spring.