What's in your camera bag?
 

Hi I'm Michael and I am a professional photographer. I don't talk "shop" much around here since this is a car forum but I love photography and thought I would introduce myself as such.

I was a fashion photographer for 5 years but these days shoot mostly portraiture, wildlife and events. I am looking to get into photojournalism as I tend to want to challenge myself with new things. Question on this in a minute... first.. my bag!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6...41f66a8e_b.jpg


My question for those of you who are photogs is, given that I want to focus a bit more attention on photojournalism, what lens/s could I stand to lose/gain? Bare in mind that I maintain a biz where I need certain lens's in the bag.

For example, I want to hold onto my 28-300mm as it's a great lens for versatility and it's really durable (I use it all the time). I really love my 100mm as I shoot quite a bit of macro wildlife stuff. The 10-22mm I don't really need but it provides some fun and interesting shots for events, etc.

I really wouldn't mind picking up a EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM but since I don't shoot sports (professionally) I really can't justify the kind of $$$ just for my kids soccer games. :p A second choice would be the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM. This seems like it would be a great addition to my bag but IDK.

Ideas?

You wouldn't use it much for photojournalism, but I'm surprised to not see a 50mm f/1.4

I thought about it. Honestly for some reason I think I would get more use out of the 35. But it was definitely something I had considered a few times.

my bag:

Canon 7D
Canon 17-40 f/4 L
Canon 50 f/1.8
Canon 28-70 f/2.8 L
Canon 70-200 f/4 L
Canon 430exII Speedlight
67mm and 77mm CP's
Alienbee 800's x2
PCB stands x2
CST and CSR's x4
Vagabond Mini Lithium Power Source
Extension chords and power strip
Davis & Sanford Carbon Fiber Tripod
Sunpak Carbon Fiber Monopod
4gb Sandisk Extreme IV's x3, 8gb Sandisk Extreme IV's x2

think that's it... got a few other filters and extra batteries

Holy crap that's a big bag!! Haha.

adding soon:

Canon 5D MkII
Canon 135 f/2 L
3rd AB800 & stand
2x small softboxes
2x super silver PLM's

hope to have all of that by zdayz^

My bag:
Canon 1D III
70-200 F2.8 IS L
24-70 L
16-35 L
50 F1.4
580 EX and EX II speedlites
pocket wizards x4

backup bag:
Canon 20D
24-135 F4 L

other:
various soft boxes, strobes, large and mini light stands.

I've got lots of other various gear like 6 flash heads, 3 softboxes, tons of stands etc. etc. I was just wondering about the meat and potatoes in the camera bag.

sorry... i was bored at work, didn't mean to clog up this thread with lighting equipment :bowrofl:

lol... don't get me wrong, I love lighting! I have too much actually but I never get rid of anything! I'm a camera gear horder lolz :icon17:

I'm a 100% amateur "photographer" so I don't put too much into it:

Canon Rebel XS
EF 35mm F/2
EF 50mm F/1.8
EF 75-300mm
EFS 18-55

:icon17:

Hey Michael,

I am not a professional, but may I suggest you will put in your bag:

1) 18-200mm
2) 28-300mm
3) 10-22mm
4) 17-85mm (optional)

The first three covers almost everything you need, do you really need 3 bodies in the bag???


My bag:

1) Tokina 11-16mm/f2.8
2) Nikon 35-70mm/f2.8
3) Nikon 80-200mm/f2.8
4) D300
5) CPL filter, Softer, Cross-Star filter
6) Sigma Speedlight
7) Nikon 17-35mm/f2.8(optional since I have the 11-16mm)


:hello:

I ditched the 20D and 18-200 (gave that setup to my wife who is always bugging me for a camera to use :icon17: )

I'm going to hold onto the 100mm since I do a lot of fun outdoors macro with it. Other than that, yeah, I think I've got it pretty well put together I guess. Might start selling some of my lighting off... I dunno.

filters, bet you have enough, lol

well i checked "5D MkII" off my want-list. it should be here next week. i'll take a picture of my gear once i have it all organized

:tup:

60D, Kit lens, 50mm, tokina11-16, canon 70-300, Glidecam 2000 HD. Tripod mounts, wires, lens cleaner, memory cards and other stuff.

Can't find a bag I like to replace my EOS 630 bag but I'd probably have a similar collection once I find a bag: 50D with 15-85, 70-300 or Tamron 18-270, 580EZ, spare battery and flash cards, mini-tripod, may be Sigma 18-50/2.8.

Right now my only bag has LX5 with EVF and spare SD cards :)

You're gonna need a bigger boat. ;)

lol yup

I'm happy with my Camera Bag. I use mine for nature shots and family pictures. In the past I carried a Sony with Multiple Lens. Now this one Camera does it all better, clearer and easier to use in one smaller package that I can take anywhere. We'll except underwater. I'll get a cheapo Go Pro HD Hero for that duty.

The new camera -
Sony 16.2 Megipixal Digital Camera DSC-HX100V. I like the HDMI outputs, panarama shots, the super zoom lens and of course the price. Big bang for the buck. Bought 2extra batteries, flexi tripod, bottle pod, charger that works 12V & 120V and nice camera bag all for under $100 online. So for under $500 I'm good with my set up. It's not a professional set up but, it is easy to use and gives me great picts and movs with a few nice features like time elapse etc...

And one of my first shots:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/DSC00120.jpg

ordered a new lens today. one of the cheaper L primes but it'll be nice to have, i'll post a pic once it comes in :tup:

Ooooo it's like Christmas! Can't wait to see :icon17:

well, my bank account really hates me now... bought another L-glass prime lens used today. should be here thursday. i'll be shooting with 3 primes this weekend (rented a 300mm f/4 from lensrentals.com), can't wait! :woot:

finally got around to take a picture of my camera bag...

Nice!

hoping to find a nice pelican case next, as you can see i'm completely out of room in my camera bag now :(

Nikon D 90
18-200 mm Nikor zoom
Nikon sb 600 flash
Extra battery
Cleaning towels
Camera manual

I like to travel light

Just got a new bag (Valentines) fit in 50D with 15-85, 18-270 and 18-50/2.8 and 580Ex flash, extra battery and charger, and still have room for iPad. Oh, and some toy body cap lenses and some extra flash cards. And my Giotto rocket.

Ehh, I'll post my modest bag, I've got too many hobbies to be any good at any of them:

Nikon D5000 with a 2-cell battery grip, second shutter release comes in handy
18-55mm kit lens
Nikkor ED 70-300mm
52mm and 67mm polarizers and UV filters
Vivitar shutter remote with bulb lock, handy for long star trail shots
Nikon SB-700 Speedlight, easily my most value-added purchase
T-Ring and T-Mount adaptor for prime focus telescope shots
Ultrapod 2 mini tripod
Quantaray monopod
Miscellaneous memory chips

Here's a quick shot mounted on my GF's 127mm Celestron, which does not fit in my bag :rolleyes:
http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1329547690

A noob in photography. I thought I'll be able to find enough time to really dabble in photography but never did.

Inside my bag (at least what I can remember):

Nikon D90
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Nikkor 18-200mm VR (first version)
Nikkor 12-24mm f/4
Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control
Hoya CPL 72mm
Hoya CPL 77mm

and other misc items

My Bag:
Nikon D700
Nikon D300
Canon G12
Lenses: 11-18mm, 60mm macro, 50mm 1.4, 24-124 zoom, 70-300mm zoom.
I still have a great bag of 35mm stuff too, two Nikon FA's with motordrives, and many Nikkor lenses. My Vehicle plate is "ISO 3200" which is the fastest ISO on my D300. D700 gose up to ISO 6400, but I didn't have it when I got the plate (no one did) and it's a sexier number anyway.

Okay i'll bite...

Canon EOS 450D - XSI

• EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
• EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS
• EF 50mm f/1.4

• 58mm Circular Polarizer - Hoya
• 58mm UV Filter - Hoya

Any suggestions for possibly upgrading? I'm sort of at a loss as to what's next. Or maybe that's a good sign to stop ;)

used 50 or 60D would be a good start.

ordered my pelican 1510 w/ lid organizer yesterday, should be here monday! i'm going to be traveling with bkleeman's race team so having a carry on case is a must. no way i want to trust the airline not to loose my camera bag. :tup:

MY GEAR
Cameras:
- NIkon D90
- Nikon D40 (Back-up)
- Nikon Coolpix P300
- Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Lenses:
- AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
- AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED
- AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D

Nikon Speedlights:
-SB-900 AF Speedlight
-SB-600 AF Speedlight

Tripod & Accessories:
-MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery Pack/Vertical grip
-Vanguard Alta+ Tripod with SBH-50 Ball Head
-ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control
-MC-DC2 Remote Release Cord
-Speedlight Gel Packs

Imaging Software:
-Adobe CS3 Suite
-Apple Aperture 3
-Photomatix HDR

I will probably upgrade later this year or next. Waiting on the D300 replacement.

Ex-Pro Photographer

Digital:
60D
18-200mm IS

Film:
EOS-A2e
28-300mm Sigma

FTb-QL
50mm f1.4 '76 Olympic series lens

Demi EE-28

Flashes:
380EX Speedlite

Gone:
RB-67
80mm Mamiya

nF-1
F-1
A-1

many many others....

:tup: what'd you shoot typically?

Why is an Ex-Pro using a crap 18-200 lens? I realize all in one is kinda nice... but ewww. :icon17:

He's probably come to the realization that you don't need to spend tons of $$$ to achieve truly great photos.

truth