Jenobandito wrote:
I am flying on Emirate Airlines to South Africa for 12 days, two of which will be in an open vehicle on safari, and they have a strict one bag rule in the cabin. One, not a carry-on and a personal item, only one bag on board with a weight limit of 15#. I am stressing about putting bubble wrapped items in the belly of the plane, even with additional insurance on them. My list contains two bodies, two 28-135mm lenses, one 100-400mm lens, a 100-300mm lens, an a 20mm lens, plus batteries, chargers, etc. In addition I will have my Mac for transferring images nightly. In the bag it weighs about 25#, and to get the things I need on the long flight, Kindle, inflatable pillow, eye covers, sani-wipes, ect. I cannot take it all on board. I will be wearing a photo vest, and could put some lenses in the pocket, but I cannot get all equipment in the vest and camera backpack. After boarding the plane it will be necessary to move items from the pockets into the backpack, and there will not be room along with my other things. Should I cut out one 28-135 lens? Should I opt for the lighter 100-300mm lens? Shall I eliminate the 20mm lens? I need advice from others who have encountered a similar situation. I have called Emirate to double check and see if they have special rules for photo equipment, and the answer has been no twice. There is always a chance they will not weigh it, but it they did I would be in trouble. Please advice.
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I use to take a laptop and a WD Passport hard drive for backup. Now that flash memory has come way down in price, I have two Sandisk 256GB (one SDHC and one CF card) in my D800. Some photographers prefer to use smaller capacity flash cards and change them daily on the theory that if one fails, they will only lose one day of photos. You pick which method you are most comfortable with. I use only Sandisk memory cards because they have the best track record for reliability in Nikon cameras. I have the camera set so that I record two Raw files every time I make an exposure, one on each flash card. It has never failed me and allows me to leave the computer and external hard drive at home. If I need a computer during the trip for other purposes, I use my iPhone to access my iMac at home via iCloud. It is important to obtain the proper SIM card for you phone before you travel to a foreign country.