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Hi Folk's:
I did a topic search but couldn't find anthing similar. We have probably all seen the youtube videos of "What's in My Camera Bag". Apart from cameras, lenses and related photo gear, what else do you carry?
I carry:
- A swiss army knife
- A small first aid kit
- Compact binoculars
- A couple of garbage bags
- A GPS
- Pain medication
-swiss army knife
-electrical tape
-first aid/emergency kit
-dental floss (hey, you asked)
-bike tube repair kit (but I've got goop in my tubes now, so I don't know why I bother)
-white and black garbage bags
-lansinoh lanolin (the stuff they give out at hospitals to put on nursing mothers' nipples—it's the best stuff ever for avoiding chapped lips. I spend time outside in the winter and I'm sure I've spent hundreds of dollars looking for something that would keep my lips from splitting. They would split every winter until my wife was going to throw this stuff out and I decided to try it. It's $10 for a tube of it that lasts me about a year.)
jonnyapple said:
-lansinoh lanolin (the stuff they give out at hospitals to put on nursing mothers' nipples—it's the best stuff ever for avoiding chapped lips. I spend time outside in the winter and I'm sure I've spent hundreds of dollars looking for something that would keep my lips from splitting. They would split every winter until my wife was going to throw this stuff out and I decided to try it. It's $10 for a tube of it that lasts me about a year.)
Sure....whatever you say :p
I have:
-a Leatherman
-small flashlight
-crewing gum
-duct tape
-Crest cavity patrol badge (ive been asked for ID twice and was left alone because of this. I don't think they thought i was right in the head)
I don’t owe a camera bag, so I use my college backpack thus:
-laptop
-mp3 player
-textbooks & other studying things
-1 white garbage bag
-couple of Ziploc bags
-Graber hand warmers (only in winter)
-thin gloves (only in winter)
-US Canteen steel flask with hot tea (only in winter)
-pack of cookies
-couple of carabiners
-deodorant
-M&M’s
-Tracfone - I don’t like to carry it on me, so it stays in the backpack.
-Media pass
-Reporters notepad and pencil
jonnyapple said:
-lansinoh lanolin (the stuff they give out at hospitals to put on nursing mothers' nipples—it's the best stuff ever for avoiding chapped lips. I spend time outside in the winter and I'm sure I've spent hundreds of dollars looking for something that would keep my lips from splitting. They would split every winter until my wife was going to throw this stuff out and I decided to try it.
How did you find out that it was safe to use on your lips Jonny? On second thoughts forget I asked! :-)
Other than cameras and lenses:
- Leatherman (Not when traveling abroad by air)
- Small Philips screwdriver
- LED flash light
- Spare AA & AAA batteries
- Ear plugs and yellow tabard (For air shows)
- Post It
- Cell Phone
- Air Band radio receiver
- Pencil & eraser
- Cotton gloves
- MacBook Pro
- A few blank CD's
- Small HDD (250 Mb)
- Business cards
bernard said:
Other than cameras and lenses:- Leatherman (Not when traveling abroad by air)
- Small Philips screwdriver
- LED flash light
- Spare AA & AAA batteries
- Ear plugs and yellow tabard (For air shows)
- Post It
- Cell Phone
- Air Band radio receiver
- Pencil & eraser
- Cotton gloves
- MacBook Pro
- A few blank CD's
- Small HDD (250 Mb)
- Business cards
- Digital recorder (Olympus LS-11)
Where in the world do you guys go? I tend to believe I'm not going to encounter grizzly bears so mine is a bit different.
I use three bags and all of them have the following:
Chapstick
A handfull of Baush&Lomb wipes
2 micro cleaning cloths
Notepad - pen, pencil, highlighter
LED flashlight in pen
About 8ft of hemp string
Expodisk (Neutral) WB filter
We did have a thread a while back that hit the outdoor stuff. All of my outdoor gear bag stuff is on there.
Survival in the wilderness: http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=571
TaoTeJared said:
Where in the world do you guys go? We did have a thread a while back that hit the outdoor stuff. All of my outdoor gear bag stuff is on there. Survival in the wilderness: http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=571
Yeah, Tao . . . I listed all my "survival essentials" in that thread as well (I really like "list" threads).
Here's my problem: I can't seem to settle on a bag "strategy." Initially, I packed a traditional shoulder-strap camera bag (Photoflex). Then, a waistpack (again, Photoflex). Later I went the Lowepro backpack route. I quickly tired of that hassle, and moved to a complete belt-based, ThinkTank lens-pouch set-up. It's very fast-working, and great for when I'm out, dedicated to shooting only.
But, when I just want to "bring a camera somewhere" the belt is just too cumbersome to wear. So, just before Xmas, I got a small, cheap $14.95 shoulder-strap bag with a large Velcro flap, just large enough to hold a body with a lens (often, I want to just take a body and two short lenses).
Okay, back on-topic. Here's what's actually in my bag right now:
1. One bottle of Rosco lens fluid.
2. One pad of Rosco lens tissue.
That's it! That's all I ever seem to remember to bring! Half the time, I forget to bring my polarizers!
I generally always choose my lenses moments before I leave, so it's always a mixed bag, pardon the pun. But, I never leave the house without at least lens tissue, fluid, and a monopod.
Here's the things that I keep meaning to take, but which never seem to end up in my "last-minute assortment of crap I throw in my bag." Coincidentally, I just cleaned out some boxes this evening, and found a treasure trove of forgotten photo goodies that I can pack in my bag right now:
1. Mikros microfiber lens cloths (I found two).
2. LED penlight.
3. Reversable Phillips/slotted "pen" screwdriver.
4. Moleskin notepad.
5. Pen.
6. Pair of Nikon compact binoculars (got these for Xmas!).
7. Leatherman Micra (another Xmas gift!).
Here's what's in my bag (actually, on a belt, in a bag) that I use for work:
1. Leatherman Wave.
2. Streamlight LED flashlight.
3. Crescent Rapidslide adjustable wrench.
4. Spectra Low-Light Candela footcandle meter.
5. Viewing glass.
6. Suunto compass.
7. Filmtools pouch.
8. Setwear gloves and glove clip.
I don't carry a lot of extras, mostly for weight reasons.
1.LED flashlight
2.Bear Spray (There are bears everywhere in British Columbia)
3.Batteries
4.Plastic bags
5.Water bottle
6.Fold-up (tripod) stool (fits perfectly in the tripod holder on my bag)
My usual inventory before setting out:
1) Flashlight with eneloop batteries.
2) Compass
3) water bottle
4) Giottos Rocket blower
5) lens brush
6) filters, step up rings.
7) gloves
8) trail mix
9) lens cloth
10) extra memory cards
energy bars/water
carabiners
mini leatherman w/flashlight
microfiber cleaning cloths/liquid lens cleaner
screwdriver/socket wrench from Manfroto for tripod
spare batteries for cable release/flashes
plastic bags
white hankerchiefs (light difussion or bandages)
pen and notebook
monocular
filter wrench
sometimes there is still room for camera gear :)
LED flashlight
Lighter
Swiss Army Knife
Band-Aids
Chap Stick
Lens Pen
Hand Sanitizer
Hand Moisturizer
Bear Spray hanging via carabiner on bag.
Extra carabiners
Lens cloth
Extra random snacks
Pen / paper
1 Flashlight,
2 Battery grip thingamabob
3 A blowbulb
4 Tissues
5 Cable Release
6 Remote
7 2 norman 200B sync to strobe head cables
8 spare cash (only a little)
9 4-8 AA batteries
10 77mm polorizer
11 Extra SD Memory Cards (I should keep spare CF cards on me too)
12 Pen
13 Business Cards
14 Cheapo water submersible Bag
15 Pocketknife
16 Flash Drives
17 Cotton gloves
18 a few rolls of Ilford Panf
19 Lenscaps (they seldom actually get used)
20 Lens cleaning cloths
Wow you guys carry a ton of stuff. In my bag apart from lenses, body and flash is just
Extra AA batteries
Lens Cloth
Rocket Blower
Extra Memory Card
If I was going somewhere that I needed to hike/be outside I would bring a separate backpack that I use when hiking. I also don't like the idea of keeping any food or water near my camera stuff. I would never put anything like that in my camera bag.
Hardly any room for a beer in these cases! haha
There's some good ideas here (that's why I like list threads so much)! My favorite is Treckie's hankerchief idea, for use as an impromptu flash diffuser.
Speaking of beer I found out how people are getting these beer cameras...
Camera, lenses, flash, Nikon 6T, wired and wireless remotes
Leitz tabletop tripod and ball head with Kirk mini adapter plate
Nikon 10x25 Sportstar binoculars
Archos 705 Media Player / image backup
Lowepro pouch with: SD cards, card reader, USB cord for Archos
Extra Arca-style base plate
Lens Pen, microfiber cloth, blower, sensor cleaning kit
D80 and SB800 manuals
Small and large trash bags
Optech Rainsleeve
Digital Image Flow's Digital Kolor Kard
LCD Loupe (like Hoodman, but DIY from old Coastar slide viewer)
Leatherman Super
Bandaids, aspirin, Pepcid, cotton swabs, matches
Flexible head LCD penlight/laser pointer with magnetic base
Spare batteries for penlight and SB800
Flash dome and reflector
SB800 stand with Arca plate
Cel phone headset (small earbud type)
Moeskine 3.5x5.5" notebook
Pen
Media Pass
Most of this stuff is probably familiar, except perhaps the Archos 705. This 7" LCD touchscreen media player has an 80 gig drive which allows me to back up SD cards in a pinch and also carries music and video to occupy me when there's nothing to shoot. Also contains a portfolio of work to show potential customers and has a primitive but occasionally useful wifi internet capability.
Of all the stuff on the list, I probably use the Archos most, but the thing that has seriously saved my bacon more times than anything else is the Leitz tabletop tripod. It wasn't cheap but it has been invaluable. It's a great tripod, very solid and well-built. It also works well as a chest pod (with just two legs spread out), and it also makes a great little light stand for the SB800.
Nice kyoshinikon, the guy in those youtube videos does some interesting stuff. He's actually a serious shooter sometimes as well I've seen him shoot with an M9 in Hong Kong.
bhoveyga said:
. . . [Archos] touchscreen media player has an 80 gig drive which allows me to back up SD cards in a pinch and also carries music and video to occupy me when there's nothing to shoot. Also contains a portfolio of work to show potential customers and has a primitive but occasionally useful wifi internet capability . . .
Good first post! The more detail in these "list" threads, the better, IMO! Would like to get an Archos-type device someday. Will check into the Leitz as well! Welcome to NR!
Which bag, lol?
In general, beyond D3/24-70/20/50/85,
Nikon lens pen
77 ND filter
Orange Sensor Swab (1.0X size)+ Giotto Blower
Purell
Lens cleaner+Microfiber
Chewey Bars for long shoots. . . .
oh and SB900+8eneloop batteries
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