Travelling

When I travel, I usually like to travel as lightly as possible. With camera gear that is not so easy.

I carry all my camera gear in a backpack, for now, with the possible exceptions being battery chargers and the GoPro mounts. I would suggest not to pack any camera bodies or lenses in stowed luggage as they might get broken or vanish. It really helps to have quality camera carrying equipment as it is specifically designed to do it's job

My gear usually consists of; Nikon D5300 body, Nikon D90 body, GoPro Hero 3+ Black, GoPro Hero 4 Silver, Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 lens, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 lens, Nikon 50mm f1.8 lens and possibly a few other lenses, a QuikPod Selfie Extreme stick, 6 battery chargers, 2 Yongnuo Speedlights with diffusers, about a dozen AA batteries, 5 Nikon and 6 GoPro batteries, 6 Micro SD cards, 6 SD cards, both a Single and a double BackRapid camera sling, a Manfrotto tripod and cleaning supplies.

Believe it or not, most of this gear fits into a LowePro 400AW backpack. This pack is specifically designed to carry camera gear and has adjustable dividers to accommodate many different items..

Now for a family vacation, I will cull my gear down a bit to 2 bodies, both Sigma Lenses, both GoPros and the mounts, a single BlackRapid camera sling and the appropriate batteries. The theory behind the 2 camera bodies and 2 GoPros is if you need 1 take 2. If you have one body or 1 GoPro and it breaks down, you have none so as the Boy Scouts say "Be Prepared".

I know it sounds like a lot to tote around, but when I want/need quality images, that is what I have to do.

Well, that is all for now.

Thanks for stopping by,

E

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