whats in your kitbag????

[Thomas brookes]

Hi guys as some of you are aware I am pretty wet behind the ears in terms of photography and I'm currently in the process of bulking up my kit bag ready for some weekends away shooting

as for hardware i'm aware that spare batteries, memory cards are all essentials then it got me thinking about the less obvious quirky things that people pack.

What are your kit bag essentials????

 

[Darren Turner]

In my camera bag i carry..................

Canon Eos 7D + Battery Grip + 2 Batteries
Canon Eos 40D + Battery Grip + 2 Batteries
Canon 50mm F1.8 Lens
Canon 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM Lens
Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM Lens
Canon 100-400mm F IS F4.5-5.6 Lens
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Lens

6 x 2gb Scan Disk Extreme 3 Compact Flash Cards
2 x 16gb Kingston Compact Flash Cards

All Lens Have UV Filters, I Have A Polarizer For 17-85mm, Remote Release Cable Fits Both Cams, Micro Fiber Cloths x 2, Small LED Torch, Head From Manfrotto Tripod, bubble spirit level (forget to use it) & some strings, small role of tape, few clear bags & elastic bands ............ that about it i think.............!!

Daz

 

[Glen Roberts]

In my camera bag i carry..................

Canon Eos 7D + Battery Grip + 2 Batteries
Canon Eos 40D + Battery Grip + 2 Batteries
Canon 50mm F1.8 Lens
Canon 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM Lens
Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM Lens
Canon 100-400mm F IS F4.5-5.6 Lens
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 Lens

6 x 2gb Scan Disk Extreme 3 Compact Flash Cards
2 x 16gb Kingston Compact Flash Cards

All Lens Have UV Filters, I Have A Polarizer For 17-85mm, Remote Release Cable Fits Both Cams, Micro Fiber Cloths x 2, Small LED Torch, Head From Manfrotto Tripod, bubble spirit level (forget to use it) & some strings, small role of tape, few clear bags & elastic bands ............ that about it i think.............!!

Daz

And two backpacks to carry it all in... lol...

I'm very light weight when I go out.
I have my Binoculars around my neck,
Canon 450D with my Canon 400mm L over my shoulder,
Couple of spare memory cards and spare Battery in my pocket.

Sometimes I'll take my tripod or my Tamron 90mm Macro or my Canon 18-55mm kit lens.

 

[Thomas brookes]

blimey!!! you will need a sherpa soon daz!! plasic bags and rubber bands? i presume thats for water proofing???

 

[Darren Turner]

haha yer that the idea just in case like Thomas, all this goes in my Lowepro classified 200. bloody heavy though so i sort out lens according to my plans for the day

 

[Hamish Gill]

blimey!!! you will need a sherpa soon daz!! plasic bags and rubber bands? i presume thats for water proofing???

what, a velbon sherpa

http://www.velbon.co.uk/newvelbon/pages/sherpa600R.html

im a geek

 

[Thomas brookes]

hamish that has pushed you up to a super geek status!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have just won a Kata DPS DR-467i rucksack on ebay the guys wife had got it him as a present but he cant fit his gear in it. he reassured me it has never been used. was i bargain at 45 quid inc p&p!!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Well now you have a bag to fill!
Good buy that eh?

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Wow! Great buy dude! Now get filling it!!! Hahaha!! On the note of items that one carries, well, you seen my bag which is the lowepro slingshot 202aw, the oddities/extras are 4 LED torches, 2 head lamp LEDs (for my second head of course :S) 2 battery operated glow sticks, one green, one red, cleaning brushes and micro fibre cloth, tooth floss..... Yep. That's right, tooth floss. Very strong stuff! Hahnel wireless pro remote, poleriser filter, ND8 filter, grad ND, massa Grad red filter, a nuclear plant to power all torches...... okay batteries. And believe me folks, it sure takes a toll on my back. Hahaha!!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Essential extras:

hot-shoe mount spirit level - no wonky horizons for me now!
Circular Polarizer - great for colour saturation and removing reflections
Micro Fiber Cloth - lens cleaning
Sun Cream - never know when you might need it
Wet Wipes - to clean your hands after putting on sun cream!
Business card - people want you to email them pictures etc etc, have a card ready with contact details
Small Flashlight - had to actually use it once when the lighting in a tomb in the Valley Of The Kings failed - very dark!!

 

[Glen Roberts]

what, a velbon sherpa

http://www.velbon.co.uk/newvelbon/pages/sherpa600R.html

im a geek

I've got a Velbon Sherpa Tripod with my Spotting Scope on it.

 

[Paul Lange]

I packed up all my troubles in my kit bag.


I'm off now to plough my lonely furrow..............................

 

[Pete Askew]

To Tipperary by any chance? That's going to be one hell of a furrow, it's a long, long way you know!!