"The fact is that relatively few photographers ever master their medium. Instead they allow the medium to master them and go on an endless squirrel cage chase from new lens to new paper to new developer to new gadget, never staying with one piece of equipment long enough to learn its full capacities, becoming lost in a maze of technical information that is of little or no use since they don't know what to do with it."
-- Edward Weston
"Although I travel much, I never tavel light. Even if I leave the vehicle for a short hike into the forest, I usually carry a heavy camera backpack with about 55lb in it, discounting the weight of the tripod. I don't want to be caught in a situation where a missing lens causes the loss of a great photographic opportunity."
--Theo Allofs
Canon BG-E6 Battery Grip
Canon A II (W) tripod collar for the 70-200mm lens
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM (with hood)
Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM (with hood)
Canon EF 25 II Extension Tube
Why Canon "L Series"? Visit Canon's website.
(2)Canon BP-511A Lithium Ion Batteries
Canon Battery Charger LC-E6
Tamrac MAS Medium Pocket
Tamrac MAS Water Bottle
Impact Gold and Silver Reflector Disk 42"
Giottos Rocket Air Blower
Lens Pen
Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly
Small Maglite
Compass
Poncho
Convertible Gloves
Burnes enVue Digital Photo Album
Garmin Nuvi 255W GPS
Lexar Compact Flash Platinum II 4GB
Flash
Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2
SBM Supreme Light Diffuser
Canon 77mm Lens Cap (Spare)
ExpoImaging ExpoCap 77mm White Balance Filter
LensCoat LegCoat Leg Protectors
Equipment Reviews
As you will see below, photographers tend to collect a lot of equipment to capture specific subjects. This represents my current collection of lenses, bodies, and flash. These lenses cover a very wide range of focal lengths...from 17-400mm with slight overlaps between many of the lenses.
Obviously, this is a lot of equipment to carry into the field. In order to transport my gear comfortably, I use the Tamrac Expedition 7x photo rucksack. This is a very large backpack which carries everything that I could need for any number of photographic situations.
As you can see above, even this large bag is completely packed with equipment. Fortunately, this is a fairly deep bag and allows me to place some of my equipment on top of other equipment. This is how this bag appears when I am in the field, and it weighs in at around 40lbs. The design of this bag is very good which allows the weight to be distributed extremely well.
Below, I have removed some of the items allowing you to view what lies beneath. The external pockes have been emptied as well so you can see the filters and other odds and ends that are found in the external compartments. There is still more equipment tucked into the lid compartments which have been left stored.
