What do you do with your gear when you go out?

I assume most of you are "normal" folks and probably don't relish the idea of running around with your lens bags, etc. Carrying all that stuff can be a pain, and sometimes it's just not going to help your cause to be seen lugging photo gear everywhere. I know the simple answer is to just take a P&S, but I think the point of dSLRs is that the P&S isn't enough for us.

Do you guys take your cameras when you go out, hoping you'll see/do something worthy of a photo, or do you always plan to go out for the purpose of using your camera, in which case you know you'll be carrying your gear?

Having your camera with you makes taking photographs easier.

I think Elliot Erwitt said that or something like it, in any case I agree.

I think that's a given, haha.

I usually have it in my car with me, unless it's raining.

I put in in the trunk of the car.

I have it preset with me where ever so I turn on and click. You never know when...

I no longer carry a purse, I carry my lowepro backpack with my gear and my wallet and such.

I'd say about half the time I go out I have my camera bag with me. Since I walk most places, it does get cumbersome. The only time I don't have my camera with me when I'm out is if I have somewhere specific that I'm going where I know the camera will get in the way (grocery shopping, the movies, things like that).

I pretty much have the ole back pack on in most places, except when going somewhere that I pretty much no that I will have no use for it.

Doesn't that become a little physically/socially cumbersome? I've never had a problem bringing my P&S with me places, and even using it frequently, but dragging lenses and backpacks everywhere just seems to be a bit much...


I guess one solution is just putting on a 28(ish)-75(ish) lens and hoping that you don't need anything else.

You're assuming we have a social life.

Most of my shoots are planned. I do keep a camera in my truck just in case I see something interesting, but it's not my main camera. It's simply a small P&S.

Mark

I always take my gear with me. There are numerous times when I've pulled over on the way home and taken a shot because the light was right.

I carry my gear everywhere I go in my 75 AW with LC-3 attached. If it's not on me it's in the trunk of my car.

My camera, a few lenses, the 580 and other accessories are always with me. You never know when you are going to run into "that one special" shot. I drive an SUV and keep it near the back door where the windows are highly tinted and you can barely see in so I am not overly concerned with theft as I also have a decent anti-theft package on this vehicle.