In the Bag
On any given day, whether I’m up shooting in the mountains, exploring a canyon in the desert, or roaming the streets of Santa Fe & Taos, I will typically grab my camera and just two lenses, and hit the trail. Over the years I’ve owned a lot of equipment and I’ve hauled it with me into the wilderness, but nowadays I tend to shoot with one camera body and a couple lenses. Why? In my opinion carrying too much gear leads to too many choices typically resulting in the photographer spending too much time trying to decide what lens he or she is going to shoot with; the end result is that you miss the shot.
You may notice that I own several camera bags. Well, I’m a confessed camera bag junkie. Ideally I’d only own one “perfect” bag, but there’s a problem with that. There is no perfect bag. Rather there are bags that are perfect for a certain job, shooting style, or situation.
Lowepro Vertex 200AW bag & gear
> My equipment lineup as of February 2010:
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
- Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
- Canon EF 1.4x Extender
- Canon EOS Speedlight 580EX II
- Singh-Ray graduated neutral-density filters
- Hoya HD slim circular polarizers
- Compact flashcards & hot shoe bubble level
- Canon RS-80n3 remote switch
- Assorted gels for the flash
- Dust-Aid
- SOG ParaTool
- Headlamp and LED flashlight
- First-aid & Survival kit
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> Everything else that’s not shown above:
- Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
- Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
- Kenko Extension Tubes, 12mm, 20mm, 36mm
- Gitzo GT3540LS Carbon Fiber Tripod
- Gitzo GT2541 Carbon Fiber Tripod
- Kirk Enterprises BH-1 Ballhead
- Acratech GV2 Ballhead with Kirk quick-release clamp
- Lowepro Pro Trekker 300 AW ~ the main bag
- Lowepro Flipside 200 ~ for travel photography
- Lowepro DryZone 200AW ~ for very wet conditions
- Lowepro SlipLock pouch – various sizes
- Vortex Media Storm Jacket camera cover
- Lenspen
