Why do you carry all that shit?
I carry my camera, 3 lenses max, and maybe a tripod+strobe.

sup d2x (now d300s) guy

>>543507
Believe it or not, it all gets used. The 24-85 and the 70-200 are the big workhorses, and the 12-24's usually on the second body if I'm doing sports or other big events. The filters are there because I do a lot of indoor shooting, often under flourescent light in offices, so they're kinda necessary. The two primes are here because I have to cover stage rehearsals and such on a regular basis, and need the fast glass since I can't use flash.

External drive's kinda obvious, as is the card reader. If anybody's puzzled, the reason the tripod plate has a carabiner and a wrist lanyard on it is so I can screw it to the bottom of my sync cable when the flash is on it, and either let it dangle from my wrist when I need to grab something during a shoot, or clip it to myself or the camera strap when I'm walking around.

>>543517
'sup anon.

Actually, it became "D300s guy (Formerly D2X guy)" IIRC.

I carry a Leica M8, and M6 as camera bodies. 28mm and 35mm lens for the M8 and 50mm lens for the M6.

I try to travel light.

>>543520
>The filters are there because I do a lot of indoor shooting, often under flourescent light in offices, so they're kinda necessary

You have digital bodies, not film ones. Also, aren't those little filter-holder filters cumbersome as fuck to use compared to screw-in ones?

I usually carry my 20D, 17-40(formerly a shitty 18-50 sigma piece of shit), my 100 macro and my shittier than shit plastic 55-200 sigma zoom. I guess one day, if I ever buy anything actually heavy, I might get a dedicated photo backpack, but for now I just put all that stuff in a regular backpack with a hoody and books, if I have any classes later.

>>543566
I think they are for the flash.....

Good smokes.

>>543566

Idiot

>>543580
Correct. Hence the narrow ones, they're cut to fit under the Sto-Fen.

this does 90% of my photo work.
D300 w/ 17-55 ƒ/2.8 DX and 8GB extreme III card
70-200 ƒ/2.8 VR
both lenses have pro-1 digital UV filters
SB600
Dell m1330 XPS laptop
cleaning cloth, card reader

not pictured (because they don't always travel with me) are an MB-D10 grip, and tiffen circular polarizer.

>>543644
I second that.

>>543644
The cigarettes are so I can see infrared light. The second body is modified to take infrared photos.

>>543722
Haha what?

(I'm OP, BTW.)

>>543707

I can't live without my grip, personally. It's the EL4a, actually, that I really have it for, being able to shoot for a week or two without charging is really nice.

>>543752
i need the framerate for sports, and sometimes i use it for comfortable portrait shooting but other than that it stays at home. I looked into buying the EL4a battery but it was like $400-500 for the battery and charger... rechargeable NiMH AA's work fine.

Cool glasses and cigarettes you fucking douchebag. Do you wear a leather jacket and ride a motorsycle also?

>>543994

as a leather jacket wearing motorcyclist, I am offended.

>>544003
as a motorcycle wearing leatherist iam offended

D700 + 35/2 AIS
That's all.

As a newbie i carry around all of my stuff which is...
1000d+bg , ef-s 18-55 IS, sigma 70-300 4-5,6 APO

450D+kitlens+50mm1.4
Also a CircularPolaryzing filter when I plan to shoot landscapes.
Fits in my backpack, where I have all my student shit.

>>544144
as a newbie you should be carrying one lens so you can find out how to use that bitch! unless i suppose you dont know what your out to shoot

sage for GEEEEAR

>>544144
>1000d+bg
whats bg?

>>544244
battery grip

>>543994
No. Only reason for the glasses is that my vision blows, so the big glasses give me corrected peripheral vision when I'm driving, and prevent light from coming in from the side when I'm shooting, which was a real problem when I had smaller prescription sunglasses.

Once I get around to ordering some contacts, I'll probably get some tacticool Oakleys or something, since they fit nice up against a viewfinder, and go under a helmet nicely. (I do trackdays in my car, occasionally.)

>>543504
How did you take that photo... 0.0

>>543504
Hi, this is Ken.
All I need to carry around when I'm taking photos is my wonderful D40.

>>546313
>Equipment Make Panasonic
>Camera Model DMC-LZ8

>>543504
Raybans I see.

Sorry about the digital watermelon.
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>>546338
Crumpler brazilian dollar home, and I'm missing a few things.
I have managed to fit everything in that shot (except teh extra dividers) into the bad on demand.
Bad is re-enforced and waterproof.
Steel rod is meant to be for the bellows, I use it in shady areas for comfort, as I have a justified reason to have it.
Spike less so.
Have to run.

>>546338

More like Gaybans amirite?

im so jealous of all you guys and ur awesome cameras. really wish i had the $ for one.

Depends on what I'm doing, but my favorite kit consists of the following:

Mamiya 645 Pro body with winder and prism
80mm f/1.9 lens
45mm f/2.8 lens
2x 120 backs
120 film
Sekonic L-358 meter
Notebook
Pen/pencil

It all fits nicely into a small, lightweight Tamrac shoulder bag.

d200
nikon 55 f1.2
sigma 10-20 f4-5.6
sekonic 308s
4 battery

>>546451
>sekonic 308s

How do you like it? I need a new second meter and want something small.

>>546454
pretty good, since the camera already has a builtin reflective spot meter, the small size is pretty handy.

i usually just hang it on my neck or in my shirt pocket. also comes with 2 lumi cap which includes a flat one for metering flat surface like painting.

>>546454
using it too, good for single hand operation.

40D
Canon 28-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 IS
Tamron 17-50mm ƒ/2.8
Canon 50mm ƒ/1.8 (well on Monday I will)

>>544587
Have you never worn contacts before? You're gonna love 'em probably, they are far better for photography than glasses. I was so much happier when I got mine.
Also, Raybans are the shit. I've got a pair that I found in a parking lot somewhere, complete with case. They're not in the best shape, but for free they aren't bad at all.

My bag
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>>546573
F3 with an E-series 50mm? Fail.

>>546580
What's wrong with E-series?

My 75-150 is a truly fantastic lens and the 50 was the basis if all the 50/1.8s that followed

>>546581
*basis of

My old FE broke so I am just making use of its lenses. They work with the F3 perfectly fine

Here's an old bag shot. You can indeed travel light.
I tend to carry a third lens around now, but the principle is the same
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>>546569
Yeah, it'll be the first time I've had them. Been wearing glasses for so long, I hardly even think about the contact idea, but I'm sick of dealing with shitty glasses. Girlfriend's also at fault, she's a cosplayer and wants me to join her, which means I have to get used to contacts anyway.

>>546589
Oh, a fellow Crumplerfag. I really don't get why /p/ hates them so much, they're solid bags, and I've had a ton of people comment on being shocked when I pulled my camera out of my grey + red Seven Million.

I really am considering grabbing a smaller bag, so I can carry less when I feel like it. 300s without battery grip, with the 35 1.8 or the 24-85, one spare lens (I have the cheap 55-200VR, a tele is always useful), and a speedlight sounds like a good combo to me.

My current bag (pictured here) is shit! It's the vidpro camera bag I bought with my kit when i first bought it over a year ago.

I've been looking for something better.

My current gear:
30D
18-55mm kit (I'll eventually replace it)
50mm f/1.8
Sigma 70-300mm APO macro
430EX II flash

I intend to get:
Wide angle zoom to replace my 18-55mm, maybe 2 depending on what I get out of them. I definitely need something to cover the 55-70mm gap.

What fits in the bag:

first config:
Camera body
kit lens
50mm lens

second:
Flash
kit lens
50mm

So I'm paying a bit of attention to what people recommend.

>>546608
Also, shit looks gay

Looks like I'm trying too hard

Looks like a fucking purse

Looks wrong in so many ways!

I want to get something better!

Boasting in a Queer Thread.

Usual run around getup:

40D w/3 batteries
XSi w/ battergrip (2 Canon Batts inside, I havent charged them since I got the grip 4-5months ago and 1200+ Raw Shots later)
I only have Canon Lenses, SO:
EF 28-135 IS USM w/hood
EF 28-105 USM f/3.5-4.5 (7 blade aperture) w/hood
EF 50 f/1.4 w/hood
EF-S 18-55 IS (kitlens in case I need a wide angle)
Chargers for both cameras
B+W UV and CPL (58mm, UV always on the 50 but the CPL works on all but the 28-135 so its nizush)
SD Cards: 1x Extreme III 4GB(20MB/s) 3x Ultra II 8GB(15MB/s)
CF Cards: 1x 16GB Kingston Elite Pro 133x(20MB/s) 1x 4GB Ultra II(10MB/s, :-| )
Shutter Release
SD card Reader
Cleaning cloths
Velbron 480 Video Tripod (from the early 90's)
Plenty of Extra Creamy Peanut Butter

Sage for Queer.

>>543504
How much does all that shit weigh? Must weigh a ton and need a forklift to move it all around.

Related: what bag do you use?

>>546622
Crumpler Seven Million lately, not carting the second body. (D2) Without the D2, according to my bathroom scale, 15.2lb. With both bodies, 18.5 or so.

>>546619
Why are you carrying the 28-135 AND the 28-105? Isn't that kinda redundant?

>>546628
Well... I have the 28-105 for two reasons. It has a 58mm front element so I can use the $70 B+W CPL on it, the 50mm, and the shit(kit) lens. I was not ready to fork over ~$130 bucks for a 72mm CPL for the 28-135, also if I want to switch to a sling bag the 28-105 is a bit lighter.

>>546599
I inherited this bag from a band photographer... The lens pouches were my own addition, but you can take em off and make the kit very compact if you're willing to stick to one lens.
I also have a giant brown pleather bag that carries more gear when i'm going on a trip. it's ugly but it does the job and doesn't draw attention
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Usually, one body (either a K10D, MZ-M, or PZ-1P), flash, and two lenses. The 50 always comes with me (I never know when I'm going to need it), and the other would be dependent on what I'm going to shoot.

All real photographers really need is a camera and a lens. All that other shit is rubbish. Focus on your lack of skills, not all the crap your lugging.

EMPTY YOUR

POCKETS

AFTER A PARTY
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>>546630
>and the shit(kit) lens
The image stabilized kit lens is far better optically than the 28-105

>>546959

>(703) 220-6328

>>546956

Lenses and cameras are for the weak, a real photographer uses a pinhole camera made from a roll of film

i lol'd post what the pics actually turn out like

>>546963
unless you want some telephoto. Which is why it really isnt that great of a walk around.

>>546968

I wish I'd made that

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alspix/sets/72157605363992643/

>>546973
You could say the same thing about wide angle with the 28-105

>>546967
Wait, something's wrong here! That's made of two rolls! You're a phony!
You're a big fat phony!

I carry my D90 with 18-105 in my backpack. Maybe if I think I'll need it I'll bring my 50mm prime.

I don't feel the need to be a faggot and carry around two cameras with five lenses.

>>547218
Alright. When you miss a shot because you didn't bring the correct lense you have no one to blame but your sorry ass.

>>547220
I'll be sure to come here and bitch about how I didn't have my 600-2600 telezoom that would've enabled a shot I couldn't get with a 18-105.

>>547220
you are a fat friendless biggot

>>547220
that line of thinking is pretty retarded, I think. I've never once regretted not bringing something, or felt I missed a shot because i didn't bring that other lens.

>>546967
Seconded
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>>547231
I take it you only have your rebel and kit lens. Don't get mad at me because your on the bottom rung of the photography ladder, faggot. Lemme guess, your portfolio consists of aging wooden fences or concrete walls. You're acting like such a nigger.

>>547235
your and idiot

>>547220
What more do you need than a standard zoom? The equivalents of 18-105 were about all most 35mm photographers had up until the 1950s, when the first superwides started becoming available. Anything they had was longer, and probably not used except for sports, etc. because it was incompatible with rangefinders and reflexes were unpopular until the Nikon F. And because you don't need those for most photography and they usually make your pictures flat in perspective with excessively shallow focus.

Also, lol at this obsession with missing shots or not. This isn't Pokemon; the goal is, over time, to produce an oeuvre that says something true, substantial, and well. Hit rate has shit to do with that.

>>547240
That's the best you can articulate your thoughts? Learn to spell, you dumb fuck faggot.

>>547252
your and gigantic idiot

All i need is my tripod, my camera body, a wide angle lens and my 35-135; sometimes i bring my reflector along. Anyone who says they need more fancy gear than that is nuts.

>All i need is my tripod, my camera body, a wide angle lens and my 35-135; sometimes i bring my reflector along. Anyone who says they need more fancy gear than that is nuts.
>All i need is my camera body, and a lens. Anyone who says they need more fancy gear than that is nuts.

Fix'd.

>>547252
your gay

>>547275

my hands shake too badly without a tripod , i have to have it there, or my model's going to end up with blurry photos :P :)

When I'm just out and about, hanging out (hey that rhymes...) I'll carry 1 body and 1 lens. Usually this is a 5D + 24-105 Combo, hell sometimes when I'm feeling really lazy I'll just slap on a 50 and be done with it.

But when I'm on a paid shoot I usually bring 2 bodies, a 5D and 5D mark II. Lenses are a different story. Depending on what the shoot calls for, I could be bringing between 2 and 8 lenses.

Usually this set-up gets the job done:

24-105L, 70-200 2.8L IS, 100 Macro.

But other times, like when I have no idea about the location I'm shooting at I'll bring all the rest of my lenses which really starts to pack on the pounds...

10-20 Sig, 100-400L, 50/1.8, and an 85/1.8

now at this point I'll have in the bag 3 bodies (5Ds and a 50D), 3 Flashes, a set of Flashwaves, 6 sets of AAs, 3 sets of AAAs, Extra Batteries for the cameras, lens cleaning stuff, rocket blower, + all the lenses mentioned above. D: and I forgot to mention, this all gets carried in a sling bag. D: D: D:

I really should get around to buying a Thinktank or something with wheels...

TL;DR - I Bring what is needed to get the shot. (or not :D :D :D)

>>547294
wait, what? do you constantly shoot in a dim room? Why don't you just increase your Shutter Speed? Unless you have something like Full Body Tourettes or something...

>>547298

I do all location work, no studio, and I shoot sitting, kneeling, or in all sorts of weird positions while the model is posing; I move slightly just by breathing. Theres no way in hell i'm going to miss the one beautiful shot because I moved slightly. It also helps me keep my composition and my filter consistent, because things change if you move.


Unless of course i'm on my stomach, in which case I can't use the tripod, I prefer to have the tripod there to make sure i'm consistently in focus. I've developed a small shake even when i'm still, and don't want to risk it.

>>547256
Welcome back to /p/, Liska.

>>547303
Honestly, his point still stands about full body tourettes.
You have to be fucking M J Fox to not be able to get a sharp shot at 1/80th

>>547336

I can do it, no problem as long as the shutter speed is at least 80, but I prefer, and will not shoot without unless I have to, the tripod.

>>547345
understandable, you do what you gotta.

I can't stand using tripods myself, I find them far too cumbersome.

>>547354

I used to be the same way; then I started noticing very slight, small movements in some of my pics. I had a shoot where, i got some focused pics, but my favorite was one that I moved on, and unuseable; i started using the tripod after that. Plus, I also *do* do a lot of low light photography; the power plant i've been posting photos of is nearly pitch black. It also allows me to adjust without having to loose my current composition.

hes paparazzi thats why.

tripod does no good sitting in the car. bring it even if you don't anticipate using it.

sure it's cumbersome and can be heavy... but you look like you need the exercise, fatty.

>>547008
Which is why I stated that I use the 28-105 and 28-135 as walk around lenses, and only keep the 18-55 for wide angle if I need it, which is rare.

>>547220
>>547225
>>547231
>>547233
>>547235
I think you are all missing the point. What he means by not carrying another lens and missing a shot is, having a 50 f/1.4 for low light, as well as the walk around. Example, Friday I went to my old junior high and fucked around. I had the 28-135 on one body and 28-105 on the other from earlier in the day.(It is currently 12:30am when we arrive there) I open my bag, I pull out my 50 f/1.4 on the really dark campus and I have a shutter speed of 1/30 instead of 2". So, if you want to argue "just bring a tripod" I will say that the 50mm is much easier to carry that a tripod especially if you are hopping fences and such.

>>547220

When you miss a shot because you're busy changing lenses you have no one to blame but yourself

>>547394

>I had the 28-135 on one body and 28-105 on the other

That's just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard

>>547401
It would make sense if I was not carrying both cameras though wouldnt it?

>>547405

if you had 1 of those lenses on 1 camera it would not be stupid

having 2 lenses that overlap so heavily on 2 bodies is retarded. You should never carry redundant lenses, put the 50 on your second body and leave one of those zooms at home

>>547405
Let me rephrase that. It would make sense if I was using the 40D with the 28-135 and someone else was using the XSi with 28-105.

nice kit

>>547394
I suppose, but I only carry fast lenses. I don't have problems getting shots in low light, I bring a flash and bounce the shit out of that bitch.

90% of the time all I have with me are my D300, 17-55 2.8, and SB600. If I'm shooting sports, I have my 70-200 instead of my 17-55. So far I've yet to need or desire anything else. Most of my work is PJ type stuff, though, where basically i follow people around and document their adventures (for example, a band in studio or a local politician greeting the commoners).

am I the only filmfag here?
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>>547534
yes. everybody else moved on.

>>547541

:'(

>>547534

>lense cleaning kit

GTFO

>>547534
I shoot some film, but film-only photogs are rare as hen's teeth
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>>547534

not at all; i've gone back to film in some cases

>>547256
>All i need is some matches, the paddle-ball game, the tv-remote, and this chair. Anyone who says they need more fancy gear than that is nuts.
Fix'd

>>547534
I wish film was even an option. My shooting lately revolves around "go out and shoot this person/place/event, come back, color correct and resize your stuff, convert to .eps, and have it on the server ready for the designers within the hour."

>>547256

>All you need is love

>>547721
>love

i can't afford to get my film developed :(

I still have a bunch of exposed rolls in the fridge that I need to get developed.

Awesome thread. I like some of the gear you guys carry and to be honest those bashing as long as the gear gets used and configured to your way for ease of use IMHO.

My digicam is currently in for repair but I use a thermite versi-pak in the leg drop position. I tend to carry light weight and on body.

http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=19&idcategory=4

I carry the following:

-cellphone (outside flap pouch)
-flashlight (outside flap pouch)
-$10 in small bills, phone card, bus tokens, notes (main outside zip flap)
-2 x pen, 1 x pencil, 1 x highlighter, small notebook, Coghlans Pack II water resistant semi-hard first aid kit (outside small compartment)
- maps of local area (outside waist zip pocket)

Custom interior with divided sections in the main compartment for:

- 1 x 8xAA battery holder (which parts down to 2 x 4AA units)
- Canon S2-IS w/ lens cover
- 58mm lens adaptor w/macro, UV filter, and lens cover unattached to the S2-IS
- 1 x 2gb SD card (inside inner sleeve of main compartment)

That serves me quite well for ease of mobility still have the 2gb to hold me over for a while as well as the 8xAA rechargeable cells when I'm out in the field. If I'm in the civies then I just shoulder sling the bag or wear it like I normally do in the leg drop position. I own both the black and digital camo of this bag. I don't get any hassles when using the black bag in leg drop but when I use the camo on in leg drop people seem to notice and are weary.

Anything more and I carry a small backpack.

OP here again. I mentioned this before, but I'm really sick of carrying so much shit every day, and I'd like to have a smaller bag to carry when I'm going out shooting for fun.

I'd like something that holds maybe two zooms, or a zoom and two primes, something like that, and a flash, plus associated random crap. (Cards, maybe a mini-notepad and a pen, etc.) Some examples of possible loadouts (All include D300 + SB-800.)

-12-24 + 55-200
- 24-85 + 55-200
-12-24 + 35 1.8 + 50 1.8
-12-24 + 50 1.8 + 55-200

As compact as possible would be best, and if at all possible, the less it looks like a camera bag, the better. I can look through Tamrac, Lowe, etc sites all I want, but /p/'s personal experiences would be a real help. Any thoughts?

>>548852
I'm the OP of the Thermite Versipak post above you. If you check on www.maxpedition.com and look at the Versi-pak line you can go with something like that and put your kit in there. Does not look like a camera bag and fully function/fit.

Or check out Domke's site. I've seen some camera bags looking like canvas bags.

I also didn't mention that I own a few other camera bags. The Lowe Pro NOVA 9 (I think 9), Lowe Pro convertable backpack/sling (new in bag after 5 yrs of buying it. Never gotten to it as it's large), and the Tamrac Velocity 2 bag.

The Tamrac Velocity 2 is what I use for covering conventions and if I need to carry a little bit more while staying light and if hot weather keep the backpack off my back. Only exception to the backpack is the Deuter Exp. Race Air or Deuter Futura AC 28 which both backpacks feature a mesh suspended back which is a god send in oppressive heat. Tho the Exp. Race Air is what I use more if I backpack light as it's 12+3L.

I use the Tamrac Velocity 3 often. It's flap zipper is good for fast access to some media passes or anything like that. You can quickly unclip the front which is double secure via fastex buckle and velcro (duct tape the velcro if you're in covert missions ie. urban exploring. Mor eon this later) It's compact and confirugable enough to hold my Canon S2-1S in the main slot without the need for the _|_ L side panels to be filled or my Nikon F801 w/35-70mm I believe and the other is 35-200mm IIRC. The sides can hold 2 lenses or one tele lens and the other a 500mL bottle of water insulated by the padding inside the bag.

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>>548981
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Front has a open wide drop pocket (unzipped) but that's when you're you need to drop and reload fast to drop your used mem and reload while maintaining eye on ball to stay in the action. Front zip pocket can hold blackberry, PDA, compact batt charger, notebook in those two wide slots with pen pockets or the compartment works for me to hold my Maha C-9000 battery charger analyzer (yes I know it's the size of two compacts but it's my good charger now that I use. Not compact but gives me 2A fast charge if I need it with full digital voltage display so I know accurately the condition of the cells when I reload).

Side has a cellphone/media card pouch and other side a tight pocket only good for tucking pens or you can mod it with a mesh pocket to externalize that bottle water or fast drop pouch. Strap has two horizontal tabs useful for hanging a cellphone with belt clip on it or any army ALICE/molle item that uses those clip or vertical straps.


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>>548981
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Becareful when using this bag on steath. We were UEing once before at the MARS center in Toronto while it was still being built as we entered the new half built building to explore we noticed security a few floors down in the open exposed building. Security left and we looked around and if seemed security went back to thier post as I was opening my bag to to change new batteries as mine were low my velcro made a little sound but because we scanned the area and around us security was no where to be found. That was when we had a sinking feeling when we're all within arms reach of each other standing still and hearing a fast sound coming our direction.

If the MARS center wasn't half built we would have been caught but thankfully when we're cornered in a room with what seemed like no escape without seeing the person making that sound then we realized the side of the wall was just heavy plasticed up so we cut the opening and had a 7-8ft jump down into a open gap outside then climbed up the other side to get out. When we're on public property walking away brisky we noticed security running around from up stairs to downstairs looking in our direction before we got away. So anyways.. something ot think about as well if you're in covert/steath situations. Since then I ducttape the velcro under the buckle when on UE's.

>>548981
I think I'm going to end up going with a Domke, the F3X looks like exactly what I need.

I really like Maxpedition stuff, I've got one of their rifle cases, and used to have one of their daypacks, but none of their gear is quite right for the size of my equipment, and I prefer something that's designed for camera gear, I'd have to get some of the Domke inserts and shove them in a Maxpedition if I went with one.

>>549035
Also check www.blackhawk.com (or black-hawk .. forgot)

and www.eagleindustries.com

>>549891
What, no HSGI? I've actually tried a Wasatch as a camera vest, didn't work so well...

Anyway, I ended up going with a Domke. Went smaller than I planned, after discovering that I can get two lenses and a strobe, plus necessary accessories, into the little tiny F-10.

My bag carries a D300 w/grip, F5, AF 50mm, AFS 70-300, AFS 18-70 (really need to replace this with something that'll work with the F5), spare battery cartridge for each (NiCad for F5, AA's for D300), cheap-as-arse jessops flashgun, a few spare eyepieces and screen protectors for the D300, 5 rolls of film (try to stick to one reala, one superia 800, three superia 400), and loads of cleaning equipment & sealing tape for cleaning gunk out of my equipment and keeping it out!

>>547562
I can't imagine that you actually carry ALL that in one camera bag - it drives me to despair just carrying two different lens systems at once!

k20d, 16-50/2.8 50-135/2.8 50/1.4, hoods, MSI Wind Netbook (with fat 9cell ebay battery), Lumopro120, Paul Buff trigger and 3x receivers, Lens cleaning kit, Extra AAs, Extra Camera battery, Extra SDHCs, Printed Portfolio, USB cables, Business Cards, Ipod, Headphones, Thumb Drives, Notepad, assorted Pens, often a snack.

All in one 11"x6" military surplus bag. Ok, so the portfolio sticks out of the side velcro pocket by about 4 inches, but meh. MEH, I say. It makes it so the logo sticks out and people ask about it and I give them cards then two weeks later they give me money or they don't call, about 50/50.

Always keep at least one AB800, umbrella, stand and Vagabond in my trunk. Adding more lights if I think the job might need it.
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>>550595
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Inside of a Kata DB455
40D
extra 40D battery
17-40
50/1.4
Two 430EXs
580EX
Stofen for 580EX
15 inch laptop
laptop power supply
Bluetooth mouse
250gig external HDD
Express Digital Darkroom Professional Edition Key (4 tethering)
Two 10 ft usb cables
High speed card reader
Two 8 gig Lexar cards
Business Cards
Gerber knife
pen
marker
Tmo G1

considering getting a different bag just because I see that it is the same one that Mug uses.
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>>543499
> Old. I already read this on http://www.anertalk.com/ (aner = anon) last night.
I do not like this one bit.

>>550612
How does that laptop handle the bump around withthe rest of the contents in the bag? I'm thinking of a netbook myself for traveling but curious if it can take the shovelling of all the gear in the bag.

These days I carry a Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn with a 24-70mm 2.8 lens and a Canon 7D with a 70-200 2.8 lens (thank you for the early hookup Canon! <3), 2 extra batteries for each and a fuckton of memory cards. Sometimes I rock a 400 on my Mark II but I usually don't unless I'm shooting sports.

>>550887

>a Canon 7D with a 70-200 2.8 lens (thank you for the early hookup Canon! <3)

PICS+EXIF or GTFO

>>547034
you're fucking kidding me, right?

>>550894
What is the big deal? Samy's camera actually had a couple in stock today. They sold out in a couple hours but they did have some. (Southern California)

>>547034
Hiya Holden, how's it going?

>>548687
How the fuck do you pack that in there? I got one of those for my girlfriend as a purse and on/off use it myself when she's not using it. There isn't much room in that bag to begin with. Then again I could be wrong and also not experienced with your camera. I use a canon sd1000 which works in the front pouch for quick access. Can you explain a bit more on how to packed the bag? I'm looking to upgrade soon.

>>550856
if you are really that worried, get a builtNY neoprene sleeve

>>551214
Do you knw if they make semi-hard cases or aluminum netbook hard cases? Semi-hard is preferred.

>>551414 Semi-hard is preferred.

um

>>551414
>semi-hard is preferred

That's what she said.