NatDeroxL7
28th of September 2010 (Tue), 07:23
What are your 'travel kits' like?
For me, I almost solely photograph 'travelling', so technically everything I own is part of my 'travel kit', as I picked each item out for the purpose of taking travelling. When I am at home I can of course just take what I believe I will specifically be using.
What factors do you consider important in a travel kit?
My key factors were:
-IQ
-Weight
-Coverage of Focal Lengths
-Low Light Performance
Based on my budget I could have chosen to go 5DC and the 24-70 and 70-200 in f2.8, but looking at the weight and wanting some UWA coverage, I decided that 5DII could make up the 1 stop with ISO, and the 17-40 and 70-200 in f4 would give more FL coverage, I didn't shoot much at 50mm anyways.
I added the 300 f4L IS because I wanted to have something a little different. You see lots of travellers with 70-200s and all sort of normal and wide primes and zooms. If it doesn't work out then I'll put it towards a 35L or going to the 70-200 2.8mkII or something like that.
Naturally the flash is important for low light work, especially with all f4 lenses, and I added the lumiquest promax, roscoe gle set and 24' off shoe cable to offer some different options for portable lighting w/modifiers that most often people don't have on hand when travelling.
For a bag to carry items while walking about, I decided on the Crumpler 7MDH. It is big enough to comforably fit everything I need, however if I really want the 300f4, I need to sacrifice the flash setup or the 17-40. Not a huge deal, if I know I want the 300f4, then I know it probably isn't the type of situation where I'll need the flash.
Lastly I have the basic filters. .6ND, 1.8ND, CPL; the P-size .6 Soft GND and .9 Reverse GND, which can substitute for a Hard edge GND just fine. The .6 ND I don't see much use for, as the CPL works for that just fine......I already know that I am going to end up selling it/trading it for a 3.0 ND filter. I have a UV filter for the 17-40, as it needs one to complete the weather seal.
I chose cokin P, with the wide angle adaptor, because the size and weight was much more apt to make me take it all the time. And as they say, the best filter is the one you have when the shot is in front of your camera. If I get serious about landscape I will get a lee system to take for landscape-specific trips.
Benro travel angle A269 with B-1 Ballhead offered a great compromise of weight handling and stability, but compact.
Pelican 1510 takes it from point A to point B safely.
Anyhow, here they are, my full kit, and my walkaround-bag set.
For me, I almost solely photograph 'travelling', so technically everything I own is part of my 'travel kit', as I picked each item out for the purpose of taking travelling. When I am at home I can of course just take what I believe I will specifically be using.
What factors do you consider important in a travel kit?
My key factors were:
-IQ
-Weight
-Coverage of Focal Lengths
-Low Light Performance
Based on my budget I could have chosen to go 5DC and the 24-70 and 70-200 in f2.8, but looking at the weight and wanting some UWA coverage, I decided that 5DII could make up the 1 stop with ISO, and the 17-40 and 70-200 in f4 would give more FL coverage, I didn't shoot much at 50mm anyways.
I added the 300 f4L IS because I wanted to have something a little different. You see lots of travellers with 70-200s and all sort of normal and wide primes and zooms. If it doesn't work out then I'll put it towards a 35L or going to the 70-200 2.8mkII or something like that.
Naturally the flash is important for low light work, especially with all f4 lenses, and I added the lumiquest promax, roscoe gle set and 24' off shoe cable to offer some different options for portable lighting w/modifiers that most often people don't have on hand when travelling.
For a bag to carry items while walking about, I decided on the Crumpler 7MDH. It is big enough to comforably fit everything I need, however if I really want the 300f4, I need to sacrifice the flash setup or the 17-40. Not a huge deal, if I know I want the 300f4, then I know it probably isn't the type of situation where I'll need the flash.
Lastly I have the basic filters. .6ND, 1.8ND, CPL; the P-size .6 Soft GND and .9 Reverse GND, which can substitute for a Hard edge GND just fine. The .6 ND I don't see much use for, as the CPL works for that just fine......I already know that I am going to end up selling it/trading it for a 3.0 ND filter. I have a UV filter for the 17-40, as it needs one to complete the weather seal.
I chose cokin P, with the wide angle adaptor, because the size and weight was much more apt to make me take it all the time. And as they say, the best filter is the one you have when the shot is in front of your camera. If I get serious about landscape I will get a lee system to take for landscape-specific trips.
Benro travel angle A269 with B-1 Ballhead offered a great compromise of weight handling and stability, but compact.
Pelican 1510 takes it from point A to point B safely.
Anyhow, here they are, my full kit, and my walkaround-bag set.