From: "John Coyle"
I can relate to this after a trip to China back-packing. Everything we took
had to fit in
one large backpack (maximum weight 15kgs) and one (optional) small pack, often
worn in
front.
My photo kit (in film days at the time) was
2 bodies
One 28-105 zoom, variable aperture
One normal lens, f1.7 for poor light occasions.
One 70-210 zoom, constant aperture
One hot-shoe flash.
Cable release, film picker, caps etc.
When not in use I carried the kit in the small pack, along with weather gear.
For
shooting, the camera was around my neck with one lens fitted, the two lens not
on the
camera and the flash fitted in a waist-pack.
Nowadays I would add spare batteries, spare cards, and charger. When
travelling later
with a digital kit, I added a 40GB portable hard drive, to which I downloaded
the day's
shots.
Both configurations worked well, I came back from China with 830 shots from 9
days, and
from Egypt with 1650 from 21 days.
HTH
Thanks.
At least part of what prompted this is my dissatisfaction over how I
handled my equipment during my recent China trip. Even though I tried to
minimize the amount of baggage I was carrying (3 rather small bags), it
became rather cumbersome at times.
I'm trying to think how to streamline my operation in case opportunity
should knock again.
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