Do you feel the need to head out the door with everything you own in your camera bag?

11 years 10 months ago #232821 by NikkiG
Strange question of the day. How do you head out door with out feeling the need to bring all your camera gear with you? My husband jokes with me all the time, regardless where we are going, I'll always have my camera with me, but also totting behind me is my Think Tank roller with every piece of equipment I own. Most of the time, I never even open that up other than to grab my camera. I would say a solid 80% of the time, everything else stays in the bag.


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11 years 10 months ago #232841 by Misti Tracy
I feel the same way sometimes. That's why I purposely bought a smaller bag...to force myself to bring only what's necessary for the situation. I often still feel like I'm forgetting something though. I just know if I don't bring a particular lens, I know I'm going to wish I had it!
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11 years 10 months ago #232859 by Stealthy Ninja
Nope. I like have a pain free back.
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11 years 10 months ago #232861 by geoffellis
no. most of my adventures are on foot... so i only bring what i can comfortably carry. More if i think ill need it, but im not going to say, bring an 50mm lens if my plan is only to shoot birds or other wildlife. nor will i bring my 18-135 kit lens if im bringing my 18-55 and 55-200mm telephotos, and so on... or my flash on a walk down the beach in the middle of the after noon. weight adds up on your shoulder if you are walking a few miles/km, or holding it on your back as you shoot all day. (i go to a lot of festivals... cant exactly safely put it down next to you).
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11 years 10 months ago #232879 by chasrich
I find myself often times just carrying the camera with what ever lens I put on it. I have a few memory cards on the strap and sometimes a spare battery in my pocket. The bag will come along but is usually in the car or boat. :thumbsup: :woohoo:

“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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11 years 10 months ago #232888 by Baydream
If I need to go light, I take my 18-200 with one body. Depending on where I am heading, I may add a macro or tubes and/or an additional body. The destination/route will determine whether I carry my regular bag, messenger bag or backpack.

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11 years 10 months ago #232889 by Henry Peach
I try to keep it simple and light when I can. Hauling too much stuff wears me out physically, and I even find that worrying about a bunch of different tool options can distract me from getting photographs created. If I only have one lens I spend more time thinking about how to use that lens. If I have 8 lenses I spend a lot of time switching lenses.
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11 years 10 months ago #232954 by Ruby Grace
I use to be in the same boat, now when I head out when casual photography might be on the horizon, I'll just bring camera and a good everyday (24-70mm) lens.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mmL, 24-105mmL, 100-400mmL, 300mm f/4L IS, Sigma 12-24mm, 430EX, Extension tubes
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11 years 10 months ago #232961 by John37
My main mode of transpo is a motorcycle. So I'm not able to take everything. During the week I have to bring my laptop. My backpack allows space for my laptop, the camera, the flash and two lenses. If I'm not needing to take my laptop I have a Canon backpack that holds all the gear, with the exception of my stands, umbrella and shade. I have my camera is with me 99.9% of the time.

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11 years 10 months ago #233101 by Janos
Most times, I just have my camera with me with only one lens.


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11 years 10 months ago #233104 by CWphotos
Very seldom do I take more than one camera & lens...and ( depending which lens ) one tripod. If I know I'm shooting landscape, I have my 50mm on, and in a holster. If I'm after birds, or shooting an airshow, I have my 100-400mm on and in my backpack, but take everything out of the BP except camera, lens, remote switch and one of those pocket type rain ponchos ( and a bottle of water, of course ) before walking out the door ( and my heavier tripod ). Depending on where I'm hiking, I might take along my Pentax K10D, with a wide zoom lens, in another holster...if I do that, I usually have my husband carry the Pentax. :rofl:

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11 years 10 months ago #233156 by Janos

CWphotos wrote: Very seldom do I take more than one camera & lens...and ( depending which lens ) one tripod. If I know I'm shooting landscape, I have my 50mm on, and in a holster. If I'm after birds, or shooting an airshow, I have my 100-400mm on and in my backpack, but take everything out of the BP except camera, lens, remote switch and one of those pocket type rain ponchos ( and a bottle of water, of course ) before walking out the door ( and my heavier tripod ). Depending on where I'm hiking, I might take along my Pentax K10D, with a wide zoom lens, in another holster...if I do that, I usually have my husband carry the Pentax. :rofl:


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11 years 10 months ago #233360 by Tsoto
I don't have all that much, so when I'm leaving the house. I do have nearly all my gear with me.


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11 years 10 months ago #233364 by Dori
:agree:

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

Resident Texasotan...

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11 years 10 months ago #233390 by Screamin Scott
A bag wouldn't cut it.....I'd need a steamer trunk !!Seriously, rarely do I pack a bag, but when I do, 3 addtional lenses would be tops. Most of the time it's just my camera & the lens I have on it...

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