troutisme

i just was on a 7 day hike that was demanding in the Caucaus Mountains of Georgia. I took my fuji x100s and next time i would order the wide angle converter and the tele converter to go with it. and take along 7 or 8 batteries and you can even get the LEE step up for using graduate neutral density filters.
that is all you need unless you want some kind of light light tripod.

i doubt you will get a suggestion like this from anyone else on this site. seems we have canon and nikon fans here. i quit using both of those types of cameras and use also fuji xt1 and several lenses. very easy to carry that one around also.but for hiking - the x100s will do everything you need. if you are a pixel p[eeper there is a rumor the x200 will come out with 24mp.

troutisme

i just was on a 7 day hike that was demanding in the Caucaus Mountains of Georgia. I took my fuji x100s and next time i would order the wide angle converter and the tele converter to go with it. and take along 7 or 8 batteries and you can even get the LEE step up for using graduate neutral density filters.
that is all you need unless you want some kind of light light tripod.

i doubt you will get a suggestion like this from anyone else on this site. seems we have canon and nikon fans here. i quit using both of those types of cameras and use also fuji xt1 and several lenses. very easy to carry that one around also.but for hiking - the x100s will do everything you need. if you are a pixel p[eeper there is a rumor the x200 will come out with 24mp.

bretedge Loc: Moab, UT

I do a lot of backpacking and have nailed down my kit for such adventures. In fact, I'm leaving on Saturday for 5 days in Colorado's San Juans!

Here's what I carry:

1) Canon 5D MKIII (some times with battery grip, other times not)
2) Canon 24-105mm lens attached to body
3) Canon 16-35mm lens in pack
4) Induro CT113 tripod w/ Acratech Ultimate Ballhead (less than 4 pounds)
5) Cable release
6) 1 16GB & 1 8 GB CF card

All in all, it adds about 8-9 pounds to my backpacking kit. I use the 24-105mm lens 80% of the time and the 16-35mm lens 20% of the time. I leave my 70-300mm lens at home. Extrapolate from that what you will for your own gear. Sounds like a great adventure. Have fun!

fotogk Loc: Tuftonboro, NH

I might opt to purchase 28-300 lens to cover a wider range, and could cut down on most of the other lens

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

I would take the camera, the 14-24 lens a the tripod.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

My Fuji XT-1 with the 18 - 55 lens, 4 charged batteries and 2 or 3 16 gig cards. The Fuji is weatherproof and solidly built, lightweight and fairly small. Does video too. Maybe a monopod - sturdy one to walk with. However on second thought a small beanbag will serve almost as well (a large sock and a rubberband with some sand or gravel in it) With the Fuji you can use your cellphone as a remote shutter release.

jaygreen55 Loc: Westport CT

That's a lot of gear to be shlepping around over challenging terrain. I'm assuming that your basic hiking supplies will be in a rather heavy backpack so where do you expect to keep your photo gear? Your choices are in your shoulder, on your chest or perhaps in your hand suitcase style which will get very heavy very quickly and could cause balance issues when you're climbing and descending whatever terrain you'll encounter. A twisted ankle or blown out back could ruin your whole trip

If I were you and I was committed to the D800 I would consider investing in a 28-300 all in one zoom either by nikon (28 oz and 1050 USD ) or Tamron (19.5 oz and 630 USD) and throw the 50 1.8 into a pocket for low light. Superzooms are great lenses to have around anyway for travel and general photography. I have a large lense collection and I find that's the one that's on my camera 75% of the time. You might sacrifice some IQ at the long end and have some distortion which is easily corrected in PP but you'll still be able to get great pictures

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/28-300mm.htm

manofhg Loc: Knoxville, TN

I'm 56 and also an avid backpacker who carries all the photography gear when I go on about any trip. Last summer, I carried about 50 lbs for 80 miles in northern NM (Boy Scouts). This was spread over 11 days. Some days were only 3-4 miles while others were over 10.

Only you know (or hopefully know) what you are able to carry weight wise, but here is the camera gear I carried.

Canon T2i
5 batteries (came home using the last one)
2 - 32GB cards
2 lenses, 18-55 and 55-250
a clip on close up lens, (Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Snap-On Lens)
Joby Zoom DSLR tripod which could wrap itself around my pack frame or straps or the handle on my fanny pack that I carried my camera stuff in.
Wireless shutter release. These are very cheap and weigh almost nothing.

The fanny pack I mentioned is made for cameras, forgot the name, but has just enough room for all the stuff above and I would put it on and bring the bag around to my front and slide it up on my chest a bit. Then I would put on my backpack with the hip belt below the camera/fanny pack. This kept the camera accessible as well as comfortable. The Joby Zoom DSLR is very adequate, strong, etc. for all my needs from close ups on the ground to attaching to a tree (assuming the tree was stable).

Over the course of the 80 mile trek, I shot about 2300 pics. Here is the link to many of them as well as a shot of me with the fanny pack and backpack loaded.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4584032299327&set=a.4523379463044.1073741839.1847581270&type=3&theater

Hope this helps. All I can say is, I would love to be doing the same again. Have fun.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

Get a "Bridge" camera from Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, etc and at least one extra battery for each day that you will be away from a recharging source.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

Just edited the link to make it clickable.

Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

I would not bring a long zoom at all. I would forget the ND's. The 14-24 is excellent but requires special filters. I would bring one of the following a 16-35 f/4, 24-120 f/4, 24-70 f/2.8, and a very light tripod perhaps one that extends only to 24-30 inches. One filter - polarizer. Considering all that you need to bring every ounce will have its impact on your body. After climbing 1000 feet or more at higher elevations and after 8 hours of hiking I can assure you that you will consider throwing out much of what you brought.

One other advantage of bringing one lens on such a trip is that you will not be changing lenses. Changing lenses in the field in any wind is going to contaminate your sensor. That is a huge problem regardless of how careful you might be. Get a big card - 128 GB CF. You really do not want to be changing cards. CF's can damage contact pin in the camera. A 16 Gb will fill up really fast with a D800. Not practical.

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

These get my vote also.

It is a good idea to share the workload between two hikers.
There are only a few items that both hikers should always carry (emergency kit etc)

Extra batteries are VERY important, they don't weigh much and all your camera equipment is USELESS without power.

Have a GREAT trip!

GT

exposeu Loc: Wenatchee, WA

I feel for you. For years I carried a 35mm film nikon with a couple of different lenses into the back country then carried a fuji 645zi with me. Found my preference was for wide shots and used the zooms very little. But the weight was making me forget about the fun I was having, missing some great shots. Sold the fuji, sill have the nikons but now use an olympus e-pl2 with the olympus 12mm f2.0 lens. I enjoy the hikes much better and still get the photos I want. You may want to look at what you shoot from past hikes (wide, zoom), what you end up doing with all the photos (print them, post them, do nothing with them) then make a decision on what to take, what to sell, what to re-invest in. I am very happy with my decision to "down-grade" the size of my gear and enjoy the hike and still get the photos I need. by the way, I am 56 years old and still do 40-80 mile trips into the central cascades of washington state.

Enjoy you trip,

Randy

SteveH Loc: Putnam Valley NY & Boynton Beach, Fla

I am an avid photography with several bodies. I think you will suffer on such a long hike with all of that equipment. I came back from the Galapagos with some beautiful shots but an aching back and a torn rotator cuff.

I have a g15 which has very nice quality, flash, and zoom lense.

Recommend you consider this or something similar. Unless you are going to blow your shots up very large the quality with this camera is excellent. The cost of medical care afterwards will make this camera cheap in the end. Good luck.

Waltm Loc: Fredericksburg, VA

When I was your age, after back-packing about twenty pounds of bodies, lenses and stuff, I shed it all for a single body and moderate length lens.
I found that I could do most of what I came across without too much compromise. All the monopod suggestions are good, if you are in rough terrain, both for camera and hiking stability.