What Do You Carry?

[spacefuzz]

~100 GB of memory and 2 batteries.

Who needs a gun, I have bear spray.

 

[JacaRanda]

Memory and battery wise: Always the two batteries in the grip, and 4 8g memory cards. I have never filled two cards on an outing, shooting large raw files most of the time.

 

[Tailgunner]

another question could be. how many lens you carry and why? That is my new concern..... Bags getting heavy

As mentioned above, it all depends on what I'm shooing or if I'm traveling and how I'm traveling.

My basic walk around set up is my D800 w/28-70mm 2.8 1-32GB SD & 1-32GB CF card (tripod and cable remote for night time)

Sports set up is about the same but I sub in my 70-200mm 2.8 VR II.

Traveling all depends if I'm driving or flying. I'll load everything up if we're driving but I'll cut back as much as possible when flying. I'm talking lens and flashes etc.

 

[robbins.photo]

Well I use a Black Rapid RS-5 for a strap, so plenty of storage there. In the strap I usually carry a spare Sandisk Extreme Pro 16 GB memory card, I've never had to use it but always nice to know it's there just in case. In the strap I also carry microfiber cloth, an allen wrench, the battery cover for my D5200, and a couple of spare batteries. My D5200 is gripped and it takes quite a while to run through both batteries, usually several zoo walks at least. I use a 64 gb Sandisk Extreme pro for it, I've never filled it on a single outing shooting RAW only, but I have the 16 on hand just in case.

I've purchased a small messenger style bag (A tamrac explorer 400) that I will use to carry lenses while I'm on the go, depends on what I need based on where I am and what I'm shooting. At the zoo most likely I'll carry the 85 mm 1.8 for indoor shots, the 70-200 mm 2.8 for outdoor stuff and the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters so I pretty much have everything covered. If I'm going to be shooting planes, trains or automobiles most likely the 50 mm and 85 mm and whatever I end up picking up for a wider angle lens - got my eye on a 17-50mm Sigma 2.8 with OS to fill that role at the moment, most likely be purchsing that next payday.

The rest of the equipment is in the car, in the backpack so I can pretty much configure the explorer any way I need for the shooting situation and carry only the stuff I really need to have, the backpack is just used to get everything too and from the car easily.

 

[vimwiz]

Yeah ive got some ancient Oyster brand camera bag which came with my body. Surprisingly well made, like it as its holster style and the right shape to fit a body with a telephoto lens attached, and ready.

 

[Derrel]

Memory...I keep two, 8-gig cards in the camera, and have two, separate mini card-wallets with an extra 8-gig, and then three 4-gigs, and a few 2-gigs.

I carry ONE battery much of the time, with a spare in the car, but each battery is good for 2,000 or more shots, and I have full battery life-cycle stage, shots recorded, and percent of charge remaining at the press of a button.

 

[Fox_Racing_Guy]

I bring another person to carry my camera gear.

 

[Tailgunner]

Who needs a gun, I have bear spray.

I'll actually walk to and from a lot of my locations carrying a can of mace in one hand. It's completely legal and easier to access than my firearm when I'm all loaded down.

 

[terri]

Hi kids! :sun: Here's an excerpt from the TPF guidelines, aka FAQ's:

*While images containing firearms depicted for the sake of art are permitted, discussion of firearms and related politics is not. Like politics and religion, it is another “hot button” topic that can lead to inflammatory discussion. Such discussion posts will be removed by the moderating team.

OP: the wording of your thread title seemed contrived to invite this discussion, so you might want to re-think such posts in the future. In keeping with the intent of the guideline, since there is nothing particularly "artful" in these images, the thread has been cleaned up to stay on topic.

Thankee!

 

[Steve5D]

Hi kids! :sun: Here's an excerpt from the TPF guidelines, aka FAQ's:

*While images containing firearms depicted for the sake of art are permitted, discussion of firearms and related politics is not. Like politics and religion, it is another “hot button” topic that can lead to inflammatory discussion. Such discussion posts will be removed by the moderating team.

OP: the wording of your thread title seemed contrived to invite this discussion, so you might want to re-think such posts in the future. In keeping with the intent of the guideline, since there is nothing particularly "artful" in these images, the thread has been cleaned up to stay on topic.

Thankee!

I have to be honest, I'm a little stunned that my photo was removed. I was unaware of the rule.

I understand that guns can be a hot button topic but, like anything else, those who wrongly engage in heated debate about them should be dealt with.

Banning photos of inanimate objects is incredible and, to be honest, it's something I never dreamed I would see here.

Besides, "artful" is subjective, is it not? I wasn't aware that there's now a panel who determines what is and isn't "artful". Who are those people?

 

[table1349]

 

[Steve5D]

It needn't be. I don't understand why this discussion can't be handled maturely and politely.

In all seriousness, I think we should have access to a list of all the things we're not allowed to show photos of, and the relevant justification.

If my thread title was something as photographically innocuous as "What do you shoot with?", I wonder if it would've been viewed in the same way.

I'm sorry, this is just something that's profoundly surprising to me.

I would very much appreciate a moderator or administrator explaining the "nothing particularly artful" determination. I could spend hours a day finding things here that are "nothing particularly artful"...

 

[pixmedic]

sorry Steve, my bad.
I should have known better.
didn't mean to derail your thread.

 

[rexbobcat]

I take about 64 GB of SD cards, but they're spread over 2 16GB cards and one 32 GB card.

And with batteries I just take all that I have...which is 3 batteries. lol

 

[robbins.photo]

It needn't be. I don't understand why this discussion can't be handled maturely and politely.

Rotflmao.. um.. Steve.. this was sarcasm right? I mean it would pretty much have to be wouldn't it? Mature and polite behavior.. here.. lol..