Trip to Peru - any advice?

[adamodepax]

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[tirediron]

You have to bring a good back-pack style gadget bag with integral tripod carrier

You have to bring a good, light (pref. carbon fibre) tripod with a ball head.

You have to bring a Circular Polarizer and a couple of Graduated Neutral Density filters

You have to bring LOTS of memory cards and spare batteries

You have to bring a rain cover for your camera

You have to bring lots of cleaning supplies, lens tissue, micro-fibre cloths, sensor brush, blower-bulb

You have to bring voltage converters/plug adaptors

You have to bring waterproof pens and paper

You have to bring spare power cords, spare USB cords, and ideally a spare battery charger

You have to bring Zip-loc style bags (several sizes) to carry all of your gear in inside your pack - tropical rainstorms are alllllll kinds of fun.

You should bring a remote-release

You should bring a GPS

You should have at least two lenses, ideally something in the 12-20 2.8 range and 24-70 2.8 range, and maybe a doubler

You should bring a good flash

You should bring a small reflector/diffuser

You should have a photographer's vest


All of that will fit nicely into a relatively small pack and weigh in at less than 40 lbs (depending on your tripod).

 

[Tighearnach]

Not sure on your camera but if u have nikon or canon you could get the 50mm prime f/1.8. Only costs about 100-150US. Its small and very fast meaning you will be able to take photos in dim lighting that you would otherwise have missed.

 

[adamodepax]

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[icassell]

Don't get too much new stuff. You want to be somewhat familiar with it before you go. Trying new things on-the-fly can be very disappointing. Keep it as light as you can so your photography doesn't become a burden.

 

[JIP]

So what do you have already???

 

[adamodepax]

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