Saturday, September 18, 2010

What goes in your camera bag when you travel?


Room with a view - Sacred Valley of Peru. 125mm f8
 One of the coolest things about being a photographer nowadays is that given a bit of initiative, a laptop, a camera and internet you can work from anywhere in the world. Your office can fit in a daypack.
Per your recent requests, the following is a list of what goes in my camera bag when I travel:

 Camera Gear:
- Canon 5D MarkII body
- Canon L-Series 70-200mm (f2.8 IS)
- Canon L-Series 24mm Tilt- Shift (f3.5)
- Canon L-Series 16-35 (f2.8)
- Canon 50mm (f1.4)

The Blue Mosque from the Galata tower - Istanbul, Turkey. 200mm f2.8
 Backpack: Kata Bumblebee UL-222 (holds 2 bodies, 3 lenses, tripod and 17 inch laptop + misc storage). UL stands for "Ultra Light". This pack rocks. Light, comfortable, durable, and stylish.
Computer: 17 in Macbook Pro.
Software: Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5 
External Hard Drives: 2x500GB portable Hitachia rugged drives (type varies - but preferably someting that can survive being dropped and having beer spilt on it)

Greek Fisherman - South of Thessaloniki, Greece. 20mm f5
La Routa de Los Pueblos Blancos - Andalucia, Spain. 24mm f11

Tripod:
Gitzo 5 piece carbon fiber 6X series I Traveler
Really Right Stuff BH-25 Ultralight with quick release


Miscellaneous: 
- Memory Cards: Gepe waterproof CF card case with 50GB of assorted 8GB and 16GB SanDisk Extreme CF cards
- 2 stop soft edge split ND (Galen Rowell - Singray)
- Cable Release
- Sensor cleaning blower bulb
- Memory Card reader
- Model releases in English and native language of country I'm traveling to
- B+W circular polarizer
- Headlamp
- Copies of ID's and important documents
- Backup debit card
- iPod/headphones
- Outlet adapters

Fishing the Aegean - Istanbul, Turkey. 160mm f2.8

6 comments:

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  2. I want that bag soooo bad! If (actually WHEN) I travel, I'm copying this whole list.. it's wonderful.

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  3. Your photos are truly amazing! I love the webiste, wonderful!

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  4. Forrest, just snagged the Kata Bumblebee UL - 222 for my next adventure to Europe - Wow, is it light! I'll be gone two months so I was looking for sturdy and light. This one does it!

    Thanks, Bob

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  5. Good laptop and camera bags are important to protect the laptop from wear and tear during travel.

    Laptop and Camera Backpacks for Men

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