Thanks Fred,
I'm pretty much all kitted out now, I resisted the temptation to buy a
Sigma 200/2.8 or the DA16-45.
istDS, DA18-55, Tamron 70-300, A50/1.4 (just picked this one up for 130$cdn)
2 1G SD cards, and a 30G iPod video.
3 sets of rechargable AAs, plus a backup set of the CRV3s
dual-voltage AA charger with a car adapter.
dual-voltage ipod charger with a car adaper.
a bean-bag pod, a mini-tripod ( should I bring the full-size? buy a
monopod? I checked out the ergo-pod thing that someone pointed out,
looks cool, well built, but 100$? still can't decide on that.)
.. I don't actually have a proper bag for all this - the camera and
lenses fit in my tamrac velocity 6 bag, which is really just a body+zoom
bag.
Thanks to everyone for all the good advice. I'll see if I can't take a
couple pictures worth sharing with you.
jp
Fred Widall wrote:
I did a two week tour of Egypt back in July. I took my *istDS,
DA18-55mm, F70-210mm, and an M50mm F1.7. I had a 1Gb SD card in the
camera and took along my PD7X (40Gb) portable drive, and three spare
sets of rechargeable NIMH batteries. This all fitted inside
a Lowepro Omni Traveler bag and weighed in at just under 10lbs.
I'd download images twice a day to the PD7X, and recharge a set of
batteries every night. The PD7X is dual voltage so it worked fine
with Egypt's 220 volt system (even on the Nile cruiseship).
I came home with 15Gbs of images, and a few bits of the Egyptian
desert on my sensor :) I registered all the equipment with Canadian
Customs before leaving, and had no hassles at all.
This setup worked fine for me.
Hope this helps.....
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