What's in your camera bag today?

<p>I have several bags. In one is my Hasselblad 500CM, 40mm f/4, 60mm f/3.5, 80mm f/2.8 and 150mm f/4 CZ lenses and two A-16 backs. In another, 2 Nikon F2's with MD-2's and a 600mm f/4 AIS Nikkor. In a third, a Nikon D700 and D4, and 13 AIS Nikkors ranging from 16mm f/2.8 to 500mm f/8 Reflex plus a TC-14B.</p>

<p>Somewhere I still manage to stuff 2 Sunpak 544 flashes, a Vivitar 5000 ringflash, a Pentax 1º Spotmeter, Sekonic L-358 Flashmeter and a ton of HMC and Cokin P Series filters, along with Bay 50 and 60 adapters, plus rolls of 35mm and 120 Ektar 100 and T-MAX 100 plus all the various cable releases, and other assorted bits.</p>

<p>Like most days I have Too much really in my LowePro Minitrekker AW<br>

Olympus e-3 with 12-60 swd attached Zuiko 50-200 swd<br>

Zuiko 35mm macro Zuiko EC 20 2x converter<br>

Zuiko EC14 1.4 X converter Zuiko EX 25 extension Tube<br>

Zuiko OM 50mm F1.8 with adapter Olympus FL50 Flashgun<br>

Small folding reflector Card reader with usb lead <br>

Cokin Filter system with a ND grad and 2 ND filters<br>

2 spare batteries for camera plus set of 4 spare AA for flash<br>

Cordless remote control 2 Spare compact flash cards lens cleaning cloth.<br>

I then have a manfrotto tripod case with Manfrotto <em>055XPROB</em><br>

<em> </em>Manfrotto 804RC2 head and a monopod with Manfrotto attachment</p>

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<p>Had a shoot last night so here is what I got</p>

<p>5DMII, 5D, 40D, 24-70 2.8, 24-105 4, 85 1.2, 70-200 2.8 IS, 50 1.4, 100 macro 2.8, 17-40 4, grips on all cameras, (6) 8 gig cards, cable release, 580ex flash, 580 exII flash, multiple eneeloop batteries, apple laptop, cf card reader, gary fong light diff, flash bracket, Black Rapid R Strap, And other "stuff" and a brand new panasonic gf1 with 14-45 !!</p>

<p>as of late my usual bag consists of a Canon 5D, Canon 35mm f/2.0, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Mamiya 645 80mm f/1.9 lens with adapter to Canon body, and a Ricoh GRD.</p>

<p>D5000 with Nikkor AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX, Canon SD780 IS. The bag's an Osprey Float.</p>

<p>Nikon bag #1 has a D700 and F6 with 2 or 3 primes (usually the 35, 50 and 85 mm lenses). Sometimes I'll bring the F5 instead of the D700 or F6.<br>

Bag #2 is all Leica (MP and M8 and a 35, 50, 90)<br>

Bag #3 is two Rollei TLRs (one 2.8F and one 2.8GX for B&W and color).</p>

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<p>Spent a few hours photographing surf competition (Vans Pro) at Huntington Beach pier. Only took D300 with Sigma 300-800 and Sigma tele converter.</p>

<p>today was a walk 250 feet up the side of the mountain beside my place to the upper level of the creek, took a canon 40d with 17-85usm , a fuji s2000hd 10 meg compact "superzoom" for the "fujichrome look" and as it does 720 movies, a 5 meg fuji point/shoot in one pocket and an old nikon 2 meg coolpix in the other....(if i'm gonna have to downsize something to 2 meg to email it and that's all i intend ot do with it, then it makes sense to just shoot it at 2meg in the first place)</p>

<p>D300s, Nikon 17-55 f/2.8, Nikon 70-200 f/2.8, SB 600, Nikon/B+W 77mm UV filters on the lenses, extra battery<br>

Hoping to acquire soon TC 1.7, 105mm Macro and 50mm f/1.4 AF-S</p>

<p>My current setup is:</p>

<p>F100 with 85mm 1.8 (in bag)<br>

50mm 1.8 (in bag)<br>

a few rolls of Acros and Astia (35mm)<br>

SB-30 flash (in bag)<br>

15 rolls of Astia (220)<br>

2 rolls of Pan F (120)<br>

2 rolls of Acros (120)<br>

1 roll of Astia (120)<br>

Mamiya 645 Pro w/ 70mm 2.8 (in hands)</p>

<p>Photographing a demonstration (Ann Arbor HashBash) in a week, followed by a street fair in the same city. In between now and then (and after), doing some street.</p>

<p>I have an old LowePro film bag with extra padding. Currently holds my Nikon D80 with a Tamron 28-75/2.8 (attached).</p>

<p>The one I just used (LowePro Nova 5 AW) contained: D200, 20/4 AI, 28/2.8 AIS, 105/2.5 AI, Leitz Apo-Telyt 180/3.4, Sony DSC-R1.</p>

<p>to the office daily: in my samsonite soft leather briefcase is a D60 with the 18-70mm and an sb-400. very simple and light. well, i need room for files (work) and a netbook.</p>

<p>weekends and out-of-town: think tank urban disguise 35 with a D90, sigma 18-50mm f/2.8, sb-600, 50mm f/1.8, kenko 1.4x, monopod.</p>

<p>assignment/shoots: it depends :-)</p>

<p>Mamiya 645 AFD, 645 TTL, 80-200 mm telephoto, 24mm fisheye, 35 mm, 45mm, 55mm, 110mm, 150mm autofocus, 120mm Macro, film back, valeo 6 digital back, zd digital back, 2x doubler, extension tubes, 120 film, extra camera battery, cables, boatload of AA batteries.<br />Luckily this backpack came with a smaller backpack that I can actually wear. </p>

<p>Lowepro Off Trail 2<br>

D2x, 2 AF-S 2.8 zooms w/shades (one wide, one medium), Nikon polarizer, a beauty neoprene strap, 2 CF cards, extra battery, L-bracket, wired remote shutter release, lens cloth, Allen key for bracket.<br>

Don't you hate it when you forget your Allen key? </p>

<p>Lowepro Off Trail 2<br>

D2x, 2 AF-S 2.8 zooms w/shades (one wide, one medium), Nikon polarizer, a beauty neoprene strap, 2 CF cards, extra battery, L-bracket, wired remote shutter release, lens cloth, Allen key for bracket.<br>

Don't you hate it when you forget your Allen key? </p>

<p>By far most used is a pair of D200s with 50mm 1.4 and 85 1.8 AF lenses. I might swap lenses for an old 28-80 Tamron SP, 180mm 2.8 AF-D Nikkor or 300mm 4.5 Ais. Flash would be older SB-25 on Auto, sometimes SB-600. Film would be N90. I also carry a pretty fair assortment of filters.</p>

<p>Gup, that Lowepro Off Trail 2 must be huge. I have the original Off Trail waist bag - great bag but there's no way it'd hold my D2H. It won't even hold my FM2N and a couple of Nikkors comfortably. Last time I really got good use from that waist bag was when I still had an Olympus OM-1 kit and those diminutive 49mm filter thread Zuikos.</p>

<p>Since I sold all my canon stuff I need a smaller bag at this moment all I have is my D300s a 35mm 1.8 and a 60mm 2.8 Macro! Having 70-200 2.8 with draws but happy with the switch!</p>

<p>Bag 1 Tamrac Adventure 75 backpack with:<br /> Nikon AF-S 70-300mm VR w/hood<br /> Nikon AF-S 18-135mm w/hood<br /> Nikon AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D Macro w/hood<br /> Tokina ATX Pro 12-24mm screw drive w/hood<br /> 3 SB600 flash units w/bases & diffusers<br /> A whole bunch of accessories, batteries, polarizing and UV filters, and 3 mini ball heads with flash adapter plates and flash brackets to hang the SB600s as needed. Also, a belt and 2 larger lens pouches which I strap to my chest to carry the 2 cameras and lenses for quick use (I have nerve damage to my neck and shoulders, can't use regular straps).</p>

<p>LowePro TLZ 1 Holster hangs off backpack:<br /> Nikon D70s w/hand strap adapter<br /> Tamron AF 17-50mm f/2.8 VC w/hood</p>

<p>LowePro TLZ 2 Holster hangs off backpack:<br /> Nikon D70s w/hand strap adapter<br /> Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 HSM w/hood</p>

<p>Bag 2<br /> Manfroto monopod<br /> Slik 1212 tripod w/ballhead</p>

<p>Bag 3<br /> 3 light stands with flash/umbrella adapters<br /> 3 white umbrellas 24"<br /> 1 boom extension & 36" round white deflector hangs on bag</p>

<p>Bag 4<br /> 12' background kit</p>

Nikon D3, Nikon D2x, Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8, Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8, Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR, Tokina 300mm f/2.8, 2

Nikon SB800 flashes, Nikon Lens Cleaning Kit, Rocket Blower, ten 8GB CF cards, sixteen 4GB CF, 15 inch Macbook Pro,

iPhone, cigars, and a flask of tequila.

Nikon F2 with DE finder and assorted dents, 105mm f/2.5 AIS Nikkor, Fuji Neopan 1600, Sekonic L-208.

 

I don't think I could even stand up carrying some of the kits mentioned in this thread.

<p>three-and-a-half rolls of fuji reala - and an olympus trip 35 dangling from my wrist [it doesn't tend to go in the bag: i like to travel light : ]</p>

<p>At the moment:<br>

Camera : Canon 5D<br>

Lenses:</p>

<ul>

<li>28mm 1.8</li>

<li>50mm 1.4</li>

<li>85mm 1.8</li>

<li>135mm 2.8</li>

</ul>

<p>Spare battery and card.</p>

<p>Tamrac backpack which always has the following:</p>

<p>Nikon D300<br>

17-55mm 2.8 AF<br>

60mm 2.8 macro AF<br>

80-200mm 2.8 AF<br>

35mm 1.4 AIS</p>

<p>This pretty much covers everything I need. I'll remove various lenses when I go out for a day hike with specific photographs in mind, rarely do I leave the house with all lenses packed.</p>