What's in your camera bag?

KillerBee370 · 12-15-2011, 02:03 AM

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!

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.

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?

takjak2 · 12-18-2011, 02:21 PM

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

KillerBee370 · 12-19-2011, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by takjak2

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.

HKYStormFront · 12-27-2011, 02:52 PM

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

KillerBee370 · 12-27-2011, 06:42 PM

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

HKYStormFront · 12-27-2011, 08:12 PM

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^

djpathfinder · 12-27-2011, 10:39 PM

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.

KillerBee370 · 12-27-2011, 11:14 PM

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.

HKYStormFront · 12-27-2011, 11:15 PM

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

KillerBee370 · 12-27-2011, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

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

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

m4a1mustang · 12-27-2011, 11:28 PM

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

alcheng · 01-04-2012, 02:33 AM

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)

KillerBee370 · 01-04-2012, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcheng

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)

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

)

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.

alcheng · 01-04-2012, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillerBee370

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

)

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

HKYStormFront · 01-04-2012, 03:22 PM

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

12-15-2011, 02:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	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! 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. 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?

12-18-2011, 02:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
takjak2 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 1,922 Drives: Legit Racecar 370Z Rep Power: 142	You wouldn't use it much for photojournalism, but I'm surprised to not see a 50mm f/1.4 __________________ Mods \| Stuff \| Things \| Seat Time \| Nismo facebook.com/TeamSparrowSpeed

12-27-2011, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	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 __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

12-27-2011, 08:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	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^ __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

12-27-2011, 10:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	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. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

12-27-2011, 06:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	Holy crap that's a big bag!! Haha.

12-27-2011, 11:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	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.

12-27-2011, 11:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	sorry... i was bored at work, didn't mean to clog up this thread with lighting equipment __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

12-27-2011, 11:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	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 __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

01-04-2012, 02:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
alcheng A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 28,893 Drives: 2011 ZR PW w/Clutch Rep Power: 418352	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)

01-04-2012, 03:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	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 __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

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