Carrying your gear

[90c4]

Which bags are you bringing into shows? I started with a Crumpler Whickey and Cox backpack but it was too cumbersome so I switched to a Crumpler 7MDH which can hold way more - mine currently holds:

15mm fisheye
24-70
24-105
35 1.4
70-200 2.8
85 1.2
135 f2
blower, flash, off-camera cord, extra crap...

but with all of my gear it's pretty heavy so I don't always bring it and instead just throw my most likely needed lenses into my satellite bag - a Mountainsmith fanny pack. However, I've got a few festivals this summer and I'm thinking about the Think Tank Speed Belt system. What are most of you using?

[narlus]

i've been using a timbuk2 bike messenger bag for years. this typically holds 2 bodies (gripped) and 4-5 lenses.


for big festivals, i would think you would need even less lenses. sure, the bag gets heavy for a full days' work but i'm not crippled yet.

[90c4]

I expect to have full access at one of them, and I'll be expected to shoot some backstage shots with a flash, so I'll probably want to have a good amount of gear. I could leave the 35, 85, and 135 at home, but if I do I'll just miss them :rolleyes:. Most likely I'll leave them in my car and grab them if needed.


for big festivals, i would think you would need even less lenses. sure, the bag gets heavy for a full days' work but i'm not crippled yet.

[blackshadow]

I have a 7MDH and the Think Tank belt system. For festivals the belt system rules. I also have a Think Tank pack as well which I use for some jobs but that's more for promo stuff.

[René Damkot]

20-35L or sigma 20/1.8
28/1.8
Sigma 50/1.4
100/2.0
80-200L
1D3
550EX
580EX
small stuff.
Maybe monopod

All in a Billingham 445.

[narlus]

the think tank belt system looks good from an ergonomic perspective (puts the weight on yr hips and not shoulders), but it looks like it's limited to 2 cameras w/ lenses, plus maybe one other lens or flash. likely good enough for festivals, but then again i don't have a problem carrying that w/ my bag. i think i'll save the $200.

[BJWOK]

i use the 7MDH and it fits:

5D
16-35
70-200
580EX II
spare batteries
spare cards
OCC

plus room for another 580EX II if i am needing it, but yes, by the end of a festival it is kinda heavy :(

[narlus]

the most tired i ever was at a show was last year's Scion Fest...4 stages, ~30 bands, 13 hr on my feet, carrying two cameras, 4 lenses, and a flash.

[JessicaHughes]

I keep mine very limited.
I wear my camera, bring in my shootsac to hold my lenses. I usually take three lenses, including my fisheye, and I'm set.
I'm small. I just can't carry around a lot of equipment and I hate to worry about it or worry that it's going to slow me down.