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Dec 4, 2023 08:17:11   #
taffspride Loc: Originally Wales, now the Sunshine State
 
I carry my Sony a9II and 7RIV bodies. Accessorie kit that includes a small air blower, a soft paint brush to brush dust and sand from camera bodies. A microfiber cloth, extra batteries and spare memory cards, a small screwdriver kit. Depending what the shoot will be that day, lens are chosen along with filters and flash or light ring. These all go into my back pack. The tripod is always in the car. As a side not all equipment is cleaned on returning home, and to make doubly sur a quick check again before the next shoot.

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Dec 4, 2023 08:31:50   #
Canisdirus
 
Sony user...I have three kits. One for macro...one for mid range...one for tele.

I try to only take one kit at a time...to maintain focus and locations. It's easy to get distracted out there.

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Dec 4, 2023 08:32:12   #
Celtis87
 
wayne-03 wrote:
Me--
• Canon 7D camera.
• Canon 18/135 f/5.6 lens.
• Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens (80mm).
• Canon 85mm f/1.8 lens (136mm).
• Canon EX580II speedlight.
• Flash trigger YN622C
• Sekonic L-208 light meter.
• Small Flip-it bounce card.
• SMDV 50cm softbox.
• Softbox handle.
• Basic camera monopod (used to hold the 50cm SMDV).


Me:
Nikon D750 with 24-120 lens
70-210 mm lens (sometimes 50mm, sometimes 85mm, sometimes fish-eye)
3 extra batteries
Lens wipes
Card readers for iPhone and iPad
Extra SD cards
Battery charger
IR remote for camera
Carabiner clips
Remote trigger for iPhone
Plug-in remote for camera

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Dec 4, 2023 08:34:15   #
EJMcD
 
Nikon D5, 14-24 2.8, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8, 80-400 4-5.6, 200-500 5.6, 50 1.4, 105 2.8 macro, and SB910 Flash.

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Dec 4, 2023 08:34:50   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
Very seldom do I take a camera bag when I'm out for one day.
1 Camera body with large dual memory cards, spare battery & shoulder strap
1 Zoom lens (either 28-70mm or 100-500mm) to suit what I plan to shoot, plus moist lens wipes.
The rest of the posts make me feel gravely underprepared.
Yet, I rarely have used my "spare battery" and I shoot a lot.
Congrats on an interesting topic, as it did make me . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends

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Dec 4, 2023 09:50:46   #
RonDavis Loc: Chicago, IL
 
wayne-03 wrote:
Me--
• Canon 7D camera.
• Canon 18/135 f/5.6 lens.
• Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens (80mm).
• Canon 85mm f/1.8 lens (136mm).
• Canon EX580II speedlight.
• Flash trigger YN622C
• Sekonic L-208 light meter.
• Small Flip-it bounce card.
• SMDV 50cm softbox.
• Softbox handle.
• Basic camera monopod (used to hold the 50cm SMDV).


Wow, some impressive bags here. I guess I’m in the “less is more” class. I have one reliable body and a few lenses, plus one advanced point and shoot camera in my arsenal available for different occasions. When I’m on a shoot (selected sites, events or street) I don’t like to carry a lot of gear. I tend to concentrate on composition with the (1) selected camera and (1) lens I have at the time. This enjoyable simplicity gives me greater mobility and allows me to "focus" on the subject I’m trying to capture with the results I vision (most of the time).

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Dec 4, 2023 10:02:36   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
jerryc41 wrote:
That's a nice kit. I tend to pack a bag for what I plan to shoot. I also tend to have separate bags for different cameras and the lenses they use. I also have a separate bag for flash gear.


Novel idea Jerry. I think that minimalist packing could catch on, grin.
I once recommended that my wife pack less for short trips and just attach a trailer hitch to the house for our next CONUS outing.
Now if that pesky limp would clear up . . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends

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Dec 4, 2023 10:07:59   #
taffspride Loc: Originally Wales, now the Sunshine State
 
taffspride wrote:
I carry my Sony a9II and 7RIV bodies. Accessorie kit that includes a small air blower, a soft paint brush to brush dust and sand from camera bodies. A microfiber cloth, extra batteries and spare memory cards, a small screwdriver kit. Depending what the shoot will be that day, lens are chosen along with filters and flash or light ring. These all go into my back pack. The tripod is always in the car. As a side note all equipment is cleaned on returning home, and to make doubly sure a quick check again before the next shoot.
I carry my Sony a9II and 7RIV bodies. Accessorie k... (show quote)

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Dec 4, 2023 10:28:44   #
Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona
 
headed to the falkland this am. backpack has 2 sony a1 bodies, 400mm f2.8, 70-200, 24-100, 3 converters, cards and batteries. and a 200-600 in my checked bag. should do me for this trip.

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Dec 4, 2023 10:29:32   #
Delderby Loc: Derby UK
 
Celtis87 wrote:
Me:
Nikon D750 with 24-120 lens
70-210 mm lens (sometimes 50mm, sometimes 85mm, sometimes fish-eye)
3 extra batteries
Lens wipes
Card readers for iPhone and iPad
Extra SD cards
Battery charger
IR remote for camera
Carabiner clips
Remote trigger for iPhone
Plug-in remote for camera


Sounds like a good choice of zooms.

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Dec 4, 2023 10:35:38   #
jackpinoh Loc: Kettering, OH 45419
 
I normally don't need a camera bag; just a neck strap and pockets. If I am going to be hiking several miles or over difficult terrain, I will carry my gear in a shoulder bag for comfort and/or extra protection. If I am going on a several day long workshop out of town, I will use a small backpack that I can carry onto the aircraft and take an extra camera body. (I can charge my batteries in camera at night using a USB cable.)

For landscapes I carry the OM Systems OM-1 with the 12-100mm f/4 lens.
For wildlife I carry the OM-1 with the 150-400mm f/4.5 lens and a monopod.
For portraits and street photography I carry the OM-1 with the 12-40mm f/2.8 lens.
In my pockets I carry: Rocket blower, lens wipes, lens cloth, and either a 1.4x teleconverter or a small wide-angle lens (for wildlife or landscapes respectively).

I have never needed to carry extra batteries or memory cards (my battery charge seldom drops below 50%). Normally, I don't need a tripod or monopod because of the high quality OM-1 image stabilization.

While I can shoot handheld at 300-1,000mm full frame equivalent focal lengths in good light, the monopod ups my keeper rate when I am shooting in poor light or at the full frame equivalent of 1,400mm.

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Dec 4, 2023 10:48:16   #
Delderby Loc: Derby UK
 
Longshadow wrote:
The zoom isn't exceptional. just a Sigma with some fluorite glass (first generation, the fluorite is missing in the 2nd gen).
Most shots are on the wider end, but depending on the view, I crop in-camera. Rarely up to 200 unless there is a special distant view/feature I like. Years ago I used to carry multiple lengths, but I value the cropping ability more, as well as the simplicity of one lens.
(I'm not a pixel peeper. )
The zoom isn't exceptional. just a Sigma with some... (show quote)


I try for detail in my landscapes. Having swapped my gear for a 13 mpx Leica P&S fixed 24-75 (11-34) I now need to rely on sharp if crop required - a different discipline! All good fun!

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Dec 4, 2023 11:10:36   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Delderby wrote:
I try for detail in my landscapes. Having swapped my gear for a 13 mpx Leica P&S fixed 24-75 (11-34) I now need to rely on sharp if crop required - a different discipline! All good fun!


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Dec 4, 2023 11:29:47   #
camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.
 
One camera, usually Olympus mirrorless and two lenses. If there is a Canon or a Pentax in it you could say it is not mine.

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Dec 4, 2023 11:31:09   #
larryepage Loc: North Texas area
 
wayne-03 wrote:
Me--
• Canon 7D camera.
• Canon 18/135 f/5.6 lens.
• Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens (80mm).
• Canon 85mm f/1.8 lens (136mm).
• Canon EX580II speedlight.
• Flash trigger YN622C
• Sekonic L-208 light meter.
• Small Flip-it bounce card.
• SMDV 50cm softbox.
• Softbox handle.
• Basic camera monopod (used to hold the 50cm SMDV).


I ordinarily do not take a camera bag...just one or two cameras with appropriate lenses in the floor behind the driver's seat. (In the floor near my feet if my wife is driving.)

But I have three bags. A rolling photo bag holds my full frame equipment...70-200 f/2.8 zoom, 14-24mm f/2.8 zoom, 105mm f/2.8 micro, 50mm f/1.4AF-D, 85mm AF-D and a couple of others, all Nikkor, along with chargers and cables.

DX equipment is in a Mind Shift backpack. This includes a 18-35mm AF-D zoom, 300mm f/4 AF-D, and 60mm f/2.8 micro, along with a couple of other things. These are all Nikkor full frame lenses, but I find them perfect for crop frame service.

A pilot's flight bag contains two SB-00 speedlights, two SB-800 speedlights, a late model Pentax SpotMeter, a Sixticolor color temperature meter, rechargeable AA batteries (and chargers) for the flash units, maybe sometimes a few additional items.

The lenses that are generally on the cameras and not in the bags are selected from a couple of 24-120mm f/4G zooms (one each for FX and DX), 17-55mm f/2.8 DX, 16-80mm f/2.8-4 DX and 24-70mm f/2.8 non-VR.

If there is one camera, it is most likely a D500. It might be a D810 if I am headed to shoot in church. If there are two cameras, it will be some mix of one or two D500s and one or two D850s.

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