Photo Gear to Lug about
Obviously everyone's interests and budget vary but I thought it might be interesting to share, A bit nerdy but I do like to see kit lists
especially if there is some rational behind kit selection. so here goes your starter for 10...
Bag: Lowpro Nature trekker AW rucksack
(bit big for day trips but keeps everything together and is comfy)
For Day trips there a Lowpro Slingshot which is nice as you can swing it off your back to be in front of you (with out undoing the strap), take the camera out , shoot, return it to the bag and slide it onto your back and still carry spare nappies, and your sandwiches in the top
Update Er remarkably uncomfortable after a while... Making better use of a Crumpler Prettyboy XXL
Cycle to work version
- Canon G10 (has a hot shoe, shoots in RAW and will sync *to more than 1/1000 (I think even 1/2000 second)
- Spare (charged) battery
- Lightstand Manfrotto nano 001b (this is Ace! to use and 80's phrase)
- Brolly Wescott double fold shoot through white satin umbrella (postage from USA sost as much as the brolly... this is expensive to use a
- Nikon SB28dx
- Nikon 80dx (has built in optical slave... so if you forget the triggers will trigger from the G10's onboard flash)
- Wireless Triggers Elinchrom skyports (stored in a small round plastic food container from Morrisons... which doubles as a 'bare bulb' style diffuser)
- Flash Gels bunch of lee flash gels, colour correction and theatrical as Joe McNally calls them
- Justin clamp; (Manfrotto 173)
- Superclamp Manfrotto
- Umbrella adaptor Manfrotto Lite Tite (kind of heavy for cycling but good go it's in)
- Lifeventure grey XXL travel towel (doubles as a cool background).. it's essential to take this out and air it first as subjects tend to doubt your level of professionalism if this appears 'used' in any way (always pays to know where your towel is ;-)
- ball bungies, Hamma cold shoe(s) Hamma mini ball head (screws to spigot if like me you bought the cheap version of the Justin clamp without one)
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D
Lens :
- Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L II
- Canon EF 24-105mm F4 L IS
- Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro
- Canon EF 200mm F2.8 L
- Canon EF 400mm F5.6 L
- Canon EF x2 teleconverter
- Canon 430 ex
Elinchrom skyports and a Nikon SB24, Nikon SB28dx Nikon 80dx
Tripod: Manfroto MN055 proB
heaviest I could comfortably carry ,
mini ball head, low angle adaptor to get close for fungal macro/portraits. Strictly speaking it's on my kit bag.
Mini ball head is now on a Joby Gorilla pod (SLR Zoom version)
Remote release cable
Canon Speedlight 430 EX and off camera show coord
lastolite reflector white/sunblaze
Lastolite 38cm ezybox (with special telescopic 'stick' to mount it on)
Set of Cokin ND grads and P007 IR, P-series
Other useful:
silva compass & space blanket, Leatherman juice KF4 knife( has pliers), led torch, small pair Olympus Binoculars 7 x 21 PCII, Rocket blower, spare CF cards, lens cloth. Bubble level (fits in hot shoe)
- * G10 Flash sync speeds: With a Canon flash on the shoe or shoe cord sync is 1/250, with a non-canon flash in the shoe or built-in triggering optical slave it's 1/500 with a Canon or any flash on a wireless trigger (where the camera has no idea if you have a flash on or not it's 1/1000 (or more I haven't tested how far up you can go)
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