Your Must Have Photography Kit

PlatinumLiam · 4 Apr 2013 at 22:24

What is your must have kit that you put in your bag every time you go out ??

For Me Its:

My Camera (Obviously)
Kit Lens
A Second Battery
Two Or Three Extreme Pro Class 10 SD Cards
A Lens Blower
Lens hood And Cap
Some Filters
A Mini Tripod And Monopod

There's my list what about you ?

PlatinumLiam · 4 Apr 2013 at 22:48

Rojin said:
It really depends on where I am going. Most of the time I will go out without a bag at all, I'll just have the camera on a sling strap with the lens I've picked for the day. If it's the 70-200 I'll probably stick a prime in a pocket as well.

I have just left with my camera and a battery once but that was when i was running through city streets and just snapping as many good photos as i can but mainly if i go out with my camera i go out with all my kit and am out for at least 6-7 hours .

PlatinumLiam · 4 Apr 2013 at 22:50

munge said:
Four days in the Alps, with purely my camera, 70-200, 24-105 which I didn't really use, couple of memory cards, charger, iPad and card reader for reviewing photos.

When in Mexico for 2 weeks, took a flash and spare batteries too, as unsure about charging potential.

So easy to start taking too much, which I often won't use. Could do with some ND filters for the exposure though.

And the odd bits for cleaning some glass.

Yeah thats something i am unfortunately great at is taking too much

PlatinumLiam · 4 Apr 2013 at 23:06

D.P. said:
Apart form obvious things like a cmaera + lens the must have for me are:
1) Circular polariser
2) Tripod
3) lightroom

I could give up lightroom but things would get very tiring in PP. I could never give up a tripod or CPL, even things like memory cards I could give up and just to tethered shooting, or even give up digital and go to film (nice MedFor body) - no tripod and no CPL and its game over for me.

Was playing with a EOS 3 the other day beautiful camera it is But i don't know if i could do film again

PlatinumLiam · 4 Apr 2013 at 23:22

King Damager said:
When I'm actually going out? Depends on what I'm shooting but most likely:

Camera + lens for the day

Battery tends to last, although I'm going to get a back up at some point. Memory card also tends to be fine, but again, have got a back up somewhere I think.

kd

I'm really nervous on taking my whole day on one card as i have done that plenty of times and it just so happens the one day i really needed the photos the card screwed up and i lost them all so it double cards all the way one for the first half the second for the second half .

PlatinumLiam · 5 Apr 2013 at 00:35

GTRacer said:
Aside from the obvious (camera + film):
1) Permanent marker for labelling cannisters
2) An incident light meter
3) A little notebook full of business cards/4x6s of my street photos in the event people get curious about what I'm doing
4) My Ricoh GRDIII as a digi snapshot/backup camera.

Couldn't help myself and had a look at your deviant art and your recent photos are really good liking the B&W

PlatinumLiam · 5 Apr 2013 at 11:11

Ksanti said:
You forgot a lens.

Camera
Prime
Battery
SD card

Job done

DERP

PlatinumLiam · 5 Apr 2013 at 20:31

lemonade said:
With my dslr I just grab the camera bag everything is in there which includes the camera, lens (whatever one is suited for intended use), sd cards, cap and lens cleaner. Don't have much other gear, waiting for a tripod but I don't think I'll be using it much. Bought a Pana LX7 and all I will have with that is an extra sd card, like to keep things light and simple.

there seems to be a lot of people who are going to using thwe likes of compact systems and high end compacts instead of DSLR but i prefer my DSLR to the likes of my mum's NX1000 or my Friends RX100

PlatinumLiam · 5 Apr 2013 at 20:48

lemonade said:
DSLR's are great fun to use and you can't beat the 'power' they provide, but for me personally they are too bulky and high maintenance, hence why I bought a high end compact as I can have that with me in my pocket and I know I will use it more. The dslr has its place though and I will use that for planned trips, events etc or when I need the extra 'oomph', did actually ponder on selling it all but I think I'll keep it!

Which camera did you buy in the end?

Picked up an 1100D on Wednesday but it doesn't have a flip out screen and the 600D offers a few more features so i am buying one at the end of may and may give this to my sister who is younger than me but loves photography

PlatinumLiam · 5 Apr 2013 at 21:08

SDK^ said:
This will be my bag, can be a touch heavy

PlatinumLiam · 6 Apr 2013 at 14:55

Amp34 said:
Depends on what im doing but a camera, 17-55 and a col at bare minimum. If I'm going out out I'll also include a long lens and a tripod.

I'm doing 3 weeks in southern africa in a few weeks and I dread to think how much I'm taking...

D7000
17-55
120-300
1.4 tc
2x tc
3 Batteries
5 memory cards (96GB in total)
CPL
10 stop ND
190 CX and Manfrotto ball head
Rocket blower
Bean bag
Remote release
IPad mini (photo viewing and critique on the fly)
And maybe an 11-16 if I can find one in time...

Just a few things really... Only about 6 kg in all though and it'll all fit in/on my normal daysack!

God your gonna have a lot of wait to carry

" May The Force be with you"(Keeping in with the newly created star wars theme

PlatinumLiam · 6 Apr 2013 at 21:06

RBL said:
It is my must have. I take that bag with me everywhere

lol your my new friend

people tell me i overpack all the time but its quite funny because when they ask at the end and how much of that did you use its 90% of the my answer is all of it

PlatinumLiam · 7 Apr 2013 at 09:30

eyetrip said:
Well, off today for two week trip to Costa Rica - Finally!

My bag, a lowepro 140, has in it, two cameras (NX300 + NX1000), 30mm pancake, 60mm macro, 18-200mm zoom, and 20-50mm kit lens.

Plus, about 100gb storage on various size cards, few usb sticks for backing up, a few filters, remote shutter release.

On the, a gorillapod and monopod.

All in all, considering how much I am taking, it's taking up little space and not weighing a ton.

Apart from times when I am just out for a day, this will be a typical setup, with the exception of having 2nd camera in bag, or the "pods".

Can't wait to get out of here now

Enjoy your trip

PlatinumLiam · 7 Apr 2013 at 14:24

buzzlightweight said:
says he!!!!

From my "whats in your camera bag thread!

lol

Lol thats a lot of stuff

PlatinumLiam · 7 Apr 2013 at 14:35

Raymond Lin said:
Some of you guys do travel with a lot of gear, are these photographic trips or holidays?

Photographic trips are done with all that expensive gear and my holidays and things are done with my Fujifilm S2980 Bridge Camera and a few wee bits . When im on holiday i should be relaxing not taking loads of lenses and stuff with me however if its a really nice place i've not been before i'll take the DSLR and one or two lenses

PlatinumLiam · 7 Apr 2013 at 17:13

Amp34 said:
Nah, tis not that bad, I've had most of it in my bag already and won't have some of those things in my carry bag anyway, such as the rocket blower.

I need to make a case for the 120-300 though, at the moment I'm thinking to getting a small waterproof silNyl bag and sticking some foam around the outside. Waterproof and drop proof, I despise camera bags as they are too heavy and uncomfortable.

Yeah that sounds like a good idea