What's in your camera bag? Not including camera and lenses...

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As I posted yesterday, I'm looking to get back into taking photos after an enforced break, and i'm wanting to write a list of what i need to get.

I'm not interested in specs/makes/models of anything, I'm just curious to know what you all consider to be necessary to take along with your camera and lens(es).

for things that have different types, i.e. filters - just the type of filter will do, for example, polarising, UV, ND etc.

So... What's in your bag?
 
I carry too much crap in my bag, lets take a look..........
3x lens cloths,
flash gels,
4stop ND & ND grad,
cokin P filter holder,
bit of welding glass,
rocket blower,
12x aa batteries,
body cap,
spare camera battery,
2x 8gb sd cards,
flash & flash stand,
USB wire,
2x charity wrist bands,
spare tripod plate,
cotton buds,
cleaning fluid,
battery tester,
plastic bag,
ir remote,
pens & note pad,
150gb portable hard drive,
camera battery charger,
business cards,
anti slip matting........
Don't think I've forgotten anything:thinking:
 
All of my adapters for filters as well as lens hoods for the lenses. All of my filters, CPL, UV, Grads and ND. A few of them are Cokin so they're kept in the rectangular boxes, the screw in ones are all kept in their individual cases and placed into the pocket of the bag.

All of my cleaning kit, including rocket blower, lens fluid, several microfibre cloths, lens cleaning tissues, Lenspen and dust brush. These are mostly wrapped up individually in little bags to stop them attracting dirt and what not.

Spare SD cards, remote triggers and spare batteries usually just thrown in wherever I can fit them.

This is just my every day stuff for when I'm out and about, so nothing really specialised - no flash or tripods unless I'm specifically going out to use them, so if that's the case I'd take my other bag which has a whole bundle of other items such as cables, SD card reader and battery chargers.
 
What do you use the anti slip matting........for ??
 
"Thermos, sandwiches, corn plasters, telephone money, dandruff brush,
animal footprint chart and... one triple thick condom....... You never know"


I only have a little bag, a Lowepro Cirrus 140, i dont like carting loads
of stuff around so apart from the camera and 70-300 lens i just have:

Spare battery
Four SD cards
White Balance Lens Cap
ND Grad, Polarizing and Star Six Filters
and little brush


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Spare battery, memory cards.
Body cap and spare rear cap for lenses.
Circ Pol filters.
LensPen, lens tissues and cleaning fluid.
LensPen SensorKlear.
Multi Card reader.
Torch (+ spare batteries).
Small screwdriver (cross head on one end, flat on t'other).
Camera manual.
Extra film (but taken that out since it's a while since I used any!).
Pod (beanbag with tripod screw).
Spare tripod QR plate.
Level (Seculine digital one).
Hama cordless remote release.
Earplugs.
Nurofen +.
Indigestion tablets.
Cash (parking change and £20 in notes).
Plus other stuff if I think I might need it.
 
I thought I carried a lot until ki_users post :), filter holder with a couple of nd grads, spare camera battery, CF cards,blower and lens pen, a bin bag in case to keep my knees clean but I normally don't bother to use it :), flash and a hat for when I get cold. That's about it really. Oh and a remote shutter release.
 
LOL, I only tend to carry what I need with me:

Spare battery
Spare CF card
Lens cloth
Clear plastic bag + elastic band (impromptu waterproof cover plus 1000001 other uses)
Filters for the job in hand (ND grads / ND / Circular Polariser)

All the other associated gubbins tends to stay at home in the Monster Kit Bag From Hell....

Carl
 
Lens pen
Thermal gloves plus hat (winter)
Rain cover
Spare batteries and plenty of cards
Money
Car keys
Drink in a side pocket
Knife
Pen and paper
Compass
Whistle

Lisa :)
 
If I'm just out and about on walkabout then:

Camera, lens related to what I'm trying to capture, spare memory card or two and a lens cloth if I remember

my camera stuff is heavy enough without carrying loads of extra junk
 
mmmm this made me take a look and the results are disturbing!

1 Laptop
1 set of external speakers for laptop
2 16 GB CF Cards
1 8GB CF Card
1 16GB SD Card
1 8GB SD Card
1 pen (not the EP1 type!)
Flash filters and holder
Flash gun
Instructions for overcomplicated flash gun
OMI bounce
8 2700mh AA rechargeable batteries
Lens pen
2 Tripod QR plates
Remote shutter control
Muti media card reader
77mm Circular polariser
2 77mm UV Filters
1.4x teleconvertor
Rocket blower
Lens cleaning cloth
USB to mini cable
Battery charger
3 Lens hoods

Please make me stop! :cuckoo:
 
Filters, cleaning clother and brush/pen thingy.

thats it, apart from a little food when I remember. And toilet roll. Been caught out before.
 
filters
spare lens cap
cleaning stuff
lens hoods
reflector
hand gel
loo roll
and waterproof trousers! :)
 
Today's bag has in it.....

32Gb of CF cards
Sigma Lens Cloth
Remote cable
580EX II
2 spare lens caps (77mm, 58mm)
Cokin Grad ND4
Cokin ND4
Cokin Circ Polariser
2 Cokin adaptors
8 AA batteries
2 spare 40D batteries
Lenspen
Pen/torch
Swiss Army Knife
Compass
Length of Purple Ribbon
40D manual
Small Note Book
 
Flash
2 spare 4GB memory cards
Spare Battery
Filters
lens cleaning cloths
Laptop connecting cables
Laptop(not always)

Thats all I can think of atm but there is more.
 
memory cards, batteries, shutter release, fags, spare phone batteries,
 
ready for a trip to Rhodes tomorrow...

D300s with 18mm-105mm lens
Panasonic HS20 full 1080HD camcorder
spare batteries for both
Nikon lens cleaning cloth
12gb SD card
BOSE® QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones
BOSE® Mobile in-ear headset
iPod 160gb with approx 90gb music 20gb video
Mini Maglite
 
I have just, (in the past few weeks) gone back to basics. I realised I was shooting most of the time in a 'FL' range of 18-70, and yet I was dragging all sorts of tosh around, very uncomfortable. So now, its down size to a D5000/18-70mm, cleaning cloth, couple of SD cards, pen and a note book. All in a small KATA bag, that drops into my 'man bag', with the detritus of every day life, no big sign 'here be an expensive camera' and yet, now, I can have my camera with me 24/7, never need to miss an opportunity? Rearrange the detritus and I can ad a 70-300mm long lens is I have a special destination or subject in mind . . . flexible;)

As you can see, its modular, so if I really am out with no intention or opportunity, I can leave the camera module at home. Works for me.

CJS

Sorry, seem not to be able to post pics???
 
2x Circular Polarisers
1x Flash Gun
1x diffuser for above
1x Lens Pen
#x Spare CF
1x Microfibre cloth (spudz)
1x Spare Battery
1x Rocket Blower
1x Small supply of pec-pads
1x Body Cap
1x Sensor Brush
8x Haribo Maoam strips (I have diabetes and these are quite useful for those little, very infrequent, low blood sugar episodes!)
1x Blood test kit (see above)
1x Insulin Pen (see above)
 
8Mb SD card...takes 2 photos at full resolution on my 6Mp lumix

it came with the camera..
 
18-270 said:
If you set that to 3mp you'll get 4 :thumbs: Well done for getting it with the camera! :bonk:
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:razz:

it was free...that makes me a slick chap...done deal etc

i did manage to get a 2Gb now and it takes 650
 
Were you not told that it's rude to ask what's in a lady's handbag.:D
 
jabbermack said:
Were you not told that it's rude to ask what's in a lady's handbag.:D
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Ditto .. ditto ... actually i thought i carted a lot of extras around, but reading this thread i am realizing i only travel lightly .. :)
 
I have a pair if Trojan gloves that have the index finger and thumb tips missing, great for cold weather as you can still use all the buttons without taking your gloves off.
 
- Blue tack. Comes in handy more often than you'd think.
- Outdoor Pro Waterproofing kit*


*consists of plastic bags of various sizes and a handfull of elastic bands.
 
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