Whats in your Camera bag then? Mine has, Canon 400D Canon 17-85 IS lens Canon 18-55 Lens Sigma 70-300 Lens Digital Concepts 952 AF Flash Slik Pro tripod Slik Monopod Remote Shutter control Extra Batteries, ND8 Filter Circular Polarizing Filter Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CS4.
What I have: Canon 400D Canon 18-55mm lens (kit lens) Tamron 70-300mm (borrowed) Zeikos Filter Kit (UV, CPL, FL-D) Jessop 2x Tele-Converter JJC LCD Timer (on it's way) What I would like next: Canon 75-300mm lens Canon 50mm prime lens Cokin Exterior Filter Kit Mono + Tripod Bigger Storage Card Spare Battery Canon RS-60E3 remote switch
Nothing! i pick a lens b4 i go and hang the camera around my neck the whole time, with UV filter, without lens cap. Which is maybe why i've managed to get 9,500 shots on my hard drive in 2009, by my standards that probably means 30,000 to 40,000 clicks on the camera
Sony A300 18-55 F3.5 Kit lens Sony 50mm F1.8 Velbon CX440 Tripod 55mm Polariser Jessops Flash Cover Jessops Compact tripod Adope Photoshop CS3* Adobe Bridge* Photomatix Pro 3* (* all software is on a 'free' trial )
Nikon D300 50mm Nikon prime lens 55-200mm telephoto old Nikon 135mm macro Nikon s600 flash s/h Manfrotti tripod (weighs about half a ton, but steady as a rock) two heads for above (also very heavy!) Manfrotti monopod Lowepro bag some filters (if only I could remember where I put them!) some bean-bag things that all velcro together, for putting camera on, or kneeling on PS CS4 and PS Elements 7 share some cheapo studio lights and Lastolite backdrop with a friend (who lives 20miles away and who's always got them when I want them or vice-versa) Would like some decent lenses now, but unfortunately don't have hundreds/thousands to spare Mark - I tend to do that - take what I want out of my backpack and put them in my camera bag, but then always find that I've not got what I want. However, I've also got a brilliant Barbour coat (meant for hunting/shooting) but it has zilliions of big waterproof pockets inside and out (meant for carrying cartridges/dead pheasants/hares) but are brilliant for carrying camera gear. I'm sorry I can't use it in the summer, too. For summer, I have a Nikon bodywarmer thing, but it's not half as good and I always feel like a poser in it!
most of the time its my canon 40d with battery grip, canon speedlite 480EX flash, canon 50mm F 1.4, sigma 70-300mm, falcon 8mm F 3.5 180 degree fisheye, giotto legs with a manfrotto grip ball head, external shutter release, and varoius ND and polorizing filters. and its a pain in the A*** to carry round the entire time!
Im my Slingshot: Eos 450D + battery grip Kit lenses: EFS 55-250 & EFS 18-55 Cheapy rubber lense hood RC-5 Remote Recent addtions: Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM, SRB Griturn NDs and soft grads, HOYA HD Cir-PL and Hoya Super HMC UV(0)
At the moment.. Bodies Canon 40D + Grip Canon 5DII Lenses 17-85mm 24-105 F4 50mm 1.8 70-200 2.8IS Canon 2x teleconverter 4+16 GB CF cards Canon 430EXII Flash Wireless release Various filters Manfrotto Tripod and magic arm and monopod Various other bits and bobs Macbook Pro + CS4 and Aperture
Wow you guys carry some stuff around! Most of the time it's just the body and a short, if I'm going somewhere that specifically needs a long I MIGHT throw the short in my pocket .... Oh an usually an ND grad (in a pocket) Having said that, the 35mm has not come off for about 5 weeks
In the bag (Lowepro); Canon 450D Canon EFS 18-55mm kit lens 70-300mm Tamron Telemacro Polarisers for each lens (58mm and 62mm) Various filters and grads 2 and 4GB cards. National PE-182S flash (Ancient; was my Dads, and is designed to fit on and be fired by old-school SLRs, but I use it as a handheld.) Over the shoulder; An equally ancient, but superb, Velbon tripod. On the `pooter; PS7 and PSElements
Ok... I shall allow myself to be drawn into your virtual c*ck measuring contest My Lowepro Rover AW usually contains the following: Canon 40D Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 Mk1 Canon EF 135mm f/2.8 Sigma APO Macro 400mm f/5.6 (usually stays at home and only comes out for special occasions) Canon 580EX II Flash A couple of Sandisk Ex. III 8Gb Cards A couple of Canon batteries Manfrotto 785 Tripod (meant for compacts but very small and light and just about does the job most of the time). Images are crudely bodged with the Canon software and Photoshop CS2. I'm generally happy with the gear and hoping it'll last me for a long time, although I do hanker for a 5D II. Could also do with a polarising filter, UV filters for all the lenses, few ND grads, a cable release and some gels for the flash really. Would also like to build a light beam trigger for the camera / flash, but my cat has more skill with electronics than I do. Now, if I could just find something interesting to shoot...
Well its 19 months on from when this thread was started. What have people added to their bag and what have they ditched. New specs and upgrades with info please. Also what were you photographing then and what images are you creating now.
Nice idea. To update mine... To begin with I`ve gotten a bigger Lowepro bag (up to a Slingshot 202AW from a 100AW) Battery grip. 2x extra batteries Canon 550EX flash. Yongnuo RF-620RX remote trigger. 2x Teleconvertor Calumet light-stand. (~7ft fully extended) 36" Calumet shoot-through/reflector umbrella. A shot from back then(-ish); And more recently;
Updated list Canon 40D Canon 17-85 IS lens Canon 70-200mm F4 L Series Canon 50mm 1.8 Digital Concepts 952 AF Flash Slik Pro tripod Slik Monopod Remote Shutter control Extra Batteries, ND8 Filter Circular Polarizing Filter Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CS5.5 and Lightroom 3
Some good updates, nice one Stu. This is what i was hoping for. A thread which not just a update of hardware but of styles, images and direction. I know my photograhy is a million miles away from what it was 18 months ago. Any more updates???
Well i think i should post my bag or kit so to speak! After i have asked everyone else. Copied from my insurance quote. Camera Canon 5D Canon 7D Canon BG-E4 Battery Grip Canon BG-E7 Battery Grip Canon Battery magazine BGM-E2 Canon Battery magazine BGM-E6 Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Storage Canon M80 Storage Device & Photo Viewer Lenses Canon EF 50mm f1.4 II USM Canon EF 24-105mm f4 L IS USM Lens Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS I USM Lens Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS USM X2 Canon Tripod mount rings B (W) Extenders Canon EF 1.4 II Extender Tele converter Flash Canon 430 EX Lens Hoods Canon EW-83H Hood Canon ET-83C Hood Canon ET-86 Hood Canon ES-71 II Hood Lens cases X2 Canon LZ1324 Lens Cases Canon LP 1219 Lens Case Canon LP 1014 Lens Case Filters X1 Hoya 58mm UV Filter X2 Hoya 77mm UV Filters X1 Hoya 77mm Pro 1 UV Filter X1 Hoya 77mm Pro 1 Digital MC UV Filter X1 Hoya 77mm Pro1 Digital MC PL-C Filter Accessories Canon Speedlite 430EX Flashgun Canon OC-E3 Flash Off-Camera Shoe Cord Kood 80cm 5 in 1 Reflector Kit X8 Canon BP-511A Battery Packs X4 Canon LP-E6 Battery Packs X3 Canon Battery Chargers CB-5L Canon LC-E6E Battery Charger Canon TC-80N3 Remote Controller Sandisk 1GB & x2 4GB card 30MBS Lowepro PixelPak V2 Manfrotto Art 075 Tripod and Case Giottos Monopod Pro Blower Brush, CAMERA & LENS CLEANER Hardware Dell Ultrasharp 2007 24” Monitor Canon Pro 9000 MarkII Software Adobe CS5 Photoshop Bags/ Cases Lowepro Photo Trekker AW II Peli 1600 Case Peli 1550 Case Peli 1450 Case Peli 1400 Case
So what was i taking then and what now. I think this is the most important part of the thread.! I have to be honest here, the only reason i took up photography again was a kitten. I never had any decent photos of her and after 6 months she died. Then we brought 2 other kittens into our lives . It was very hard to start with not knowing how long we would have them with us. But thank god they are now getting close to 2 years old and a very close part of my life. So i thought it would be appropriate to show this here. Chloe who loved me so much and died not long after she arrived And Dacery He is always happy to sit there and let me play with my DOF. . Thanks
Cracking portrait, Stu Pascal - I love your kitten/cat. Are they colourpoints or Birmans? The little bluepoint is a lovely kitten and the sealpoint has super eye-colour (one of the most difficult things to breed true in the himalayan breeds). I used to breed and show colourpoints and in the early days, bred some of the first shorthair colourpoints. These are some (very old) pics of some of mine: Roland (longhair stud cat) Mimi - longhaired c/p Her son, Harry, one of the first shorthairs