What do you guys keep in your camera bags?

[AG74683]

Just received my D3000 today (This thing is NICE!)

Anyways, got a camera bag with the kit I ordered. Pretty nice bag. Once I start carrying 3 lenses, it'll be too small, but thats a long ways off.

So what do you guys carry in your bag? I cant really decide at this point what I should carry and what I should leave at home..

 

[Tulsa]

I carry almost all my stuff, spare batteries, charger, cables. There have been multiple times I have needed that stuff, I also keep some AA batteries for my flash, microfiber cloth and some business cards.

 

[Shocknawe]

depends on your bag size ofcourse, I bought one to fit all I have...I got a tamrac backpack from B&H. So the answer to your question is EVERYTHING but I don't exactly have a warehouse of crap either. Everything in my sig, supplys for lens cleaning, extra batteries a AA charger and Nikon battery charger. Also a few plastic 1 gal bags, I do some out door shooting this time of year and snow can come from nowhere so I like to be able to protect my lenses ect ect, along with a garbage bag to put my camera bag in if it does snow that bad or rain. The just the typical stuff, note pad, pens, extra memory.....pretty much like I said everything except my wife! hahaha!

 

[erhard]

all my gear is spread over 3 Pelican cases, plus tripod & monopod bags, they are always in the trunk when I go out shooting.
For 'walk & shoot', I have what I need in my shoulder bag.

 

[IgsEMT]

in a small bag - cam with lens, flash, spare bat; bigger bag all that + chargers (camera and AAs) bounce cars, gray card, small skrewdriver, lens cleaning kit, bracket, second flash, etc etc

 

[rufus5150]

In my camera bag proper --

2 bodies (camera, that is), 4 or 5 lenses depending on the situation, flashes (1 or 2 depending) and small modifiers, batteries and chargers, white/black/grey cards, memory cards, filters (ND, CPOL, usually), business cards, model releases, safety pins, bandaids, a sewing kit, swiss army knife, remote shutter release...

Sometimes I pack what I've started to call a 'short kit' for personal trips. Small pack, one body, one lens, and sometimes a flash. Living on the edge.

 

[AG74683]

As far as packing the lens cleaning kit...

do you guys pack the solution as well? The kit that I got came with a "brush blower" but I really dont feel comfortable putting a brush to my lens. I think I'll just stick with the regular blower.

 

[FattyMcJ]

in a small bag - cam with lens, flash, spare bat; bigger bag all that + chargers (camera and AAs) bounce cars, gray card, small skrewdriver, lens cleaning kit, bracket, second flash, etc etc

Get mugged a lot? lol ( I know what you meant, just read it funny the first time ) :lmao:

 

[AliasPros]

my whole signature down below "HOW I ROLL" is what I got in my bag at all times and with me, yes I got a strong back! LOL but if I had to pick 2 things it would be my 5D MKII and my 70-200mm f/2.8L (I use a Kata expandable backpack with a lot of attachments and its starting to get really crowded)

 

[Sachphotography]

D300 Gripped
Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6
Sigma 18-50 f/2.8
Nikon 85mm f/1.8
Cokin filter holder and Three filters
24 Pack AA's
3 flashes.
4 CF card's
small roll of black Duct gaffers( i think its spelled right?) tape.
That is about it.

 

[Psycho]

I prefer to be as light and mobile as I can. Though I also don't have alot of stuff.

I carry my D90 with an 18-200 attached in my hand
With a plastic bag in my pocket if it rains
and a spare battery in my other pocket.
I have 2 spare pockets for my lens cap and keys

 

[AliasPros]

I prefer to be as light and mobile as I can. Though I also don't have alot of stuff.

I carry my D90 with an 18-200 attached in my hand
With a plastic bag in my pocket if it rains
and a spare battery in my other pocket.
I have 2 spare pockets for my lens cap and keys

I roll this way when I rock my XTi's but got one with 15"mm wide and other with 50"mm 1.4 and cargo shorts... LOL

 

[Overread]

At the moment I use a Lowepro mini nature trekker back (great bag really very well made - though it could do with a better (padded) waist buckle and strap setup!) as for what's inside:

Main body of the bag:
Canon 400D+battery grip
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS L
Canon MPE65mm macro
Canon 18-55mm
Sigma 150mm macro
Sigma 70mm macro
1.4 teleconverter canon
1.4 teleconverter sigma
speedlite 580EX2

Inner compartments:
spare memory cards; 2 spare camera batteries; quick release plate manfrotto design; cable remote release; single bulb LED torch on flexi arm; 2*2GB and 4GB memory cards (+ 4FB card in the camera);

Front compartments:
One pair of gloves; 3 sets of 4 AA batteries (plus one set inside the flash itself) (Sanyo Enloop); waterproof bag cover (external pocket+waterbottle prevent the backs built in cover from fitting correctly over)
Conent of this section also changes a lot depending on how I go out - 2*TC teleconverters, focusing rails, angle finder, macro diopters; waterproof clothes; poncho and other things get added and removed on an as needed basis

External side pocket addon:
lens cleaning kit; rocket blower; offcamera flash cable; card reader and cable; camera battery recharger; circular polarizer for the 70-200mm f2.8 IS; circular polarizer for the 150mm f2.8 macro; tripod collar for the MPE65mm macro; OPTech Rainsleeve; screwdriver (for those little screws under the tripod mount)

And a water bottle on the other pouch side of the bag

Phew and that's before I even add the tripod to the tripod mount!
Manfrotto 055XPROB with manfrotto junior geared head

 

[chris182]

1 camera body,2 lenses,1 lens attachment,flash,extra battery,battery charger,mem cards,cloth,a few extra lens protectors(uv,polorized,5 star,etc) and my bag is pretty cramped but dont want to go no bigger bc its a good size.

 

[chris182]

*lens filters*