robert blu
quiet photographer
Yes, we were young, those were times, maybe we didn't know it enough 🙂
robert
PS: this is now my minimalistic bag for my three days Valentine trip...with wife...
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Yes, we were young, those were times, maybe we didn't know it enough 🙂
robert
PS: this is now my minimalistic bag for my three days Valentine trip...with wife...
twopointeight
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I can't read every word here now so maybe I'm being redundant? I'm an aging pro still working and traveling for some of it. I've already downsized to a Fuji XT/XP system. Key words: wheels, distribution (of weight), keep your arms and legs in decent shape. Don't leave home with just one body. At least tuck away an older back-up body in your check in. Insure it and no worries.
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i don't usually do check in bags...one in overhead and a camera bag with my meds and diabetic snacks...i could do check in and maybe make life a bit easier.
Pablito
coco frío
2 bodies mandatory if the photos are important or for work. Backpack with camera bag insert is the way to go. The same stuff carried in a a shoulder bag = pain. The same stuff in a backpack and you barely know it's there. That is my experience anyway.
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i dislike back packs...find them really uncomfortable.
Pablito
coco frío
I felt the same way until I got one that fit right.
michaelwj
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I'd go so far as remove "When traveling, " from the above statement.
Less is always more.
Dogman
Veteran
Not just uncomfortable. Access is also a pain.
fenixv8
Established
I felt the same way about backpacks until I took a shoulder bag with me to New York City and spent the entire day walking around. It irritated an old shoulder injury. Doctor advised that I use a backpack. Backpack for long travel and events and smaller shoulder bag for everything else because I find them easier to gain quick access to gear.
taemo
eat sleep shoot
I remember when I first started getting into photography and travelling, a one week trip to Hawaii was a giant check-in luggage and a backpack with 2 DSLR bodies, 17-40L, 24-105L, 70-300L.
Now after a couple of years of experience, I can fit all my clothes and tripod in a 45L backpack and my domke f2 with at least 2 cameras and small lenses.
We backpacked Asia last year and these 2 were my only camera gears other than the Voigtlander 50 missing on the frame
Now after a couple of years of experience, I can fit all my clothes and tripod in a 45L backpack and my domke f2 with at least 2 cameras and small lenses.
We backpacked Asia last year and these 2 were my only camera gears other than the Voigtlander 50 missing on the frame
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my plans are to do some general sight seeing, typical tourist stuff and dome family portraits of family that i have not seen in many years. so i could get away with the 16 and 56 on 2 bodies and not break my back.
taemo
eat sleep shoot
on a summer trip to NYC 2 years ago, I remember carrying my Domke F-2 with a Rolleiflex 2.8E, Hexar RF and a Ricoh GR for a couple of days until I had enough, went to the nearest store and bought the cheapest and decent looking backpack. It's my daily backpack now.
when we travel though I still use my Domke F-2 and just borrow my wifes osprey backpack if there's lots of walking involved.
taemo
eat sleep shoot
I hear you, initially when we were first travelling, photography was my #1 priority so I was bringing all the gears that I think I would need. (flash?, lots of batteries, all cleaning kits, all sorts of lenses, etc)
Now my priority has shifted to experiencing new cultures and seeing new things so photography has taken the back seat.
My go to gear now is a X-T2 with Zeiss 12 and XF18mm and FM2 with 28mm and 50mm. (I still bring my ultra light tripod as it weight only 1.5lbs)
sevres_babylone
Veteran
On my January trip to Vietnam, I took only my Ricoh GRII and an OM-1 with 50mm and 85mm lenses.
PeterAM
Member
Whenever I traveled with a lot of gear I used very little of it. My last trip I carried a Fuji X100T and simply geared my thinking to the limitations of the camera (and my body). Brought home some beautiful pictures. The biggest issue is one's mind set.
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