Mark, FWIW, since I'm mostly a nature shooter, this is what I carry all the
time.
K3 body - 3 batteries and charger
300mm f 4.5 FA with 1.4 XS rear convertor
16-50 f2.8 DA*
70-210 SMC F
200mm f4.0 SMC A* macro
Gitzo 3530 LS tripod with Bogen/Manfroto Mini Gear head
Along with a Nikon Coolpix 7100 - a really well done optical viewfinder
camera with most features I need in a DSLR.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Robinson" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Traveling light - or not
On Sep 1, 2014, at 19:56 , Mark C <[email protected]> wrote:
Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I
plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in
Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip.
Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in
Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one
wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I
can figure out where it is).
OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is
bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup
gear or just trust to fate that everything will work?
Here's my travel kit - WAY less than what you would want, but it's what
works for me:
K5 body
16-50
F70-210
compact tripod (Ultrapod II)
AF540FGZ for the rare occasion when flash is needed. It usually never
comes out of the bag.
Spare battery and charger
Canon S95 for "I don't want a big camera with me" occasions
spare battery and charger
For the truly-important photography assignments (I'm the official
photographer for the "Group Photo" at the Twins Days festival I attend
every year), I bring the K7 as a backup body... but I've never had to use
it.
This all fits nicely in the bottom of my Fastpack 250. Good for travel.
Camera is "out of the way and don't have to think about it" if I'm doing
things that are not photography-related.
I would pack differently if I was traveling specifically with photography
(and not general recreation/touring) in mind. To my mind, you are
overpacking to the extreme.
FWIW I will be taking a trip to DC in late September, and the above is my
entire kit that I'm bringing with me. Should be a good trip. If I owned
a 12-24 or a 10-20 I'd take it with me as I'm sure there are going to be a
number of "oh my, this isn't wide enough" situations. I'll have to use
the GoPro clone or use the pano mode on the iPhone to catch those, I
guess.
-Charles
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