Whats in your bag?

[Tyson]

When you set out for a day of photography what do you take with you?

What is on your camera the most (lens?)?

I have a Olympus E-500 with one lens 14x45 I want to get another and I am looking for Ideas.

I also carry a Pentax Optio s40 in my camera bag.

Caps and cloth.

 

[TBaraki]

My bag contains:

1. D70 body
2. F-801 Body
3. 18-70mm
4. 50mm
5. 70-210mm
6. 24mm
7. flash
8. extra card, cloth, battery, etc..

The 18-70mm and the 50mm are mounted roughly 50/50. Often times, one is on each body. Despite the flexibility of the 18-70, I find 50mm to be such a functional focal length that it sees a great deal of action.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

I carry what I think I’ll need for whatever I'm doing. I never walk out of my apartment onto the street with a full bag on my back. If I’m going to be taking images of buildings, chances are I’m not going to need my 80-200, so i leave it behind. If I don't have any film, my FE stays behind. I've taken my tripod into downtown once, because it was night. If I’m going to shoot a sporting event, my 18-35 stays behind.

You see what I mean? If I’m not going to use it, I don’t' bring it. It weighs me down and if I get my gear jacked, I won't loose everything.

 

[ball]

Last week it was a Pentax MV with a 50mm f/2 lens. This coming week it will be a Pentax ZX-M with that same lens and perhaps a (linear) polarising filter. If I can stump up the cash, I'll add a yellow filter. It's going to take me a while to save up for a tripod.

 

[Tiberius]

Well, it depends. If I bring the full bag, I'll have my D50, 18-70 AF-S, and 70-210 f/4 in it, as well as cleaning supplies, spare battery, and spare memory card. If I'm going to be working indoors I'll throw the 50 f/1.8D in there as well.

But most days I don't bring the full bag and just carry the D50 with one of the zooms (the 18-70 if I expect to need wide-angle, the 70-210 otherwise since I find myself enjoying it more and more) on it and the spare battery in a pocket.

 

[jwkwd]

I move things around as well, but have a couple of bags. In spring time or summer I keep a Canon F-1 w/ 70-210 and 50mm in a small backpack in the car all the time. The two larger bags are usually loaded like: Tamrac pro 12- Nikon F4s with 70-210 AF attached and a Nikon F3hp w/35-135 attached. 35-70AF, 50mm 1.8, 300mm 4.5 ed-if, SB-25 Lumiquest 80-20 and ultrasoft diffusers, Sekonic L-398, Second bag Tamrac pro 8 - Nikon F2s w/ 50mm 1.4 attached, Nikon F3 w/ 35-135mm attached. 55mm macro, 50mm 1.8, 200mm f4. A couple of filters, some batteries and Fuji Velvia 100 and Kodak UC 400 in all.

 

[Tyson]

50mm seems popular what do you use it for

 

[britonk]

TBaraki - I have a Nikon D50 - would you mind telling me what 18-70mm lens you have and what you think of it? Pros, cons?

Thinking of getting one.

Cheers

 

[Gnome]

My camera hasn't arrived yet, but I can tell what's will be in it:

- Nikon D50 with a 28-70mm Standard Lens
- 2x 1gb SD-RAM
- Extra battery
- ...and sometimes my cheap ass tripod

And probably some day (maybe when I travel to NYC in march) I will get myself a fisheye lens)

 

[ladyphotog]

Wow, I really have a full bag. But I guess when you get used to carrying a 4x5 it's not so bad.

Hasselblad 500 CM body
80mm lens
135mm lens
3-A12 backs
90 degree finder
waist level finder
light meter
Sunpak 622
stroboframe
filters include : polarizer, cross-star, diffuser, orange, 85, 80A, infared, red, and vignette
step down rings
film (usually 5-10 rolls unless it is a wedding and then it is 2 bricks)
strap
sync cords
cable release
little P&S digital
lens cleaning solution and paste
micro fiber cleaning cloths (2-1 for camera, 1 for lenses)
canned air
set of jewelers screwdrivers
small needle nose pliers
extra lens caps and dark slides
extra batteries
notepad and pen
business cards

 

[markc]

Main main gear is just:

10D w/ vertical grip
85mm/f1.8
50mm/f1.4

Misc:
Memory cards, battery charger, lens cloth, rubber lens shade, etc.

The shoulder bag has enough room for my 22mm-55mm and Lensbaby, so I have them in there, but I almost never use them. I sold the other zooms I had. I also have a couple of tripods (one light, one hefty), but I rarely use those too. I also have a smattering of film cameras that I miss using, but scanning is such a pain, I don't really touch them now except on special occasions.

 

[Tyson]

We should make this a sticky.

 

[Alex_B]

- 35mm film or digital camera
- cable release
- spare batteries
- usually at least 2 of these lenses:
17-40mm f 4
50mm f 1.4
24-105mm f 4
300mm f 4
- 1.4x Extender
- Close up lens
- selection of filters, usually includes a polariser and 8x, 64x and 1000x neutral density
- speckgrabber
- various things for cleaning
- tripod & ballhead
- sure I forgot some things

If on a big tour, also a Hilleberg tent, Ajungilak sleeping bag, Trangia cooking equipment plus fuel, various clothing, first aid kit, emergency rockets, water purifier, torch, food for up to 10 days, and many more

Hey, anyone wants to become my Sherpa?

 

[markc]

If you look through the forum, you'll see it comes up quite a bit. There should be some long threads already in there.

 

[Mad_Gnome]

When I'm shooting a show, I typically strip down my kit:

Minolta 5D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG
Minolta 50mm f/1.4
Sandisk 4gb & 2gb CF cards
Spare battery
Business cards
Ear plugs (don't leave home without them)

If I'm doing a portrait session, I'll typically bring the whole kit and kaboodle, as my main selling point is a complete portable studio.

Minolta 5D
Minolta 500si (backup)
Minolta 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 DT
Minolta 50mm f/1.4
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG
Sigma 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 APO
Minolta 2500 D bounce flash
Lumiquest ProMax diffuser system
Photek collapsible backdrop system
AlienBees B800 strobe
Vagabond portable power system
Wireless radio slave trigger
30"x60" 5-in-1 reflector
Spare batteries
Memory cards
Business cards
Assorted filters, tripods & film

Fortunately, whenever I bring my full kit along, there will invariably be somebody I can ask to be my assistant for the day. Makes carrying everything easier. =o]