Since I last published a “What’s in the bag” post here, there have been some major upgrades to my equipment. It is still a very minimalistic setup for nature and portrait photography, but it works great. Since my last “What’s in the bag”, I have changed all my Sigma lenses for Canon L glass, and the picture quality has improved dramatically.
So, here is a picture of my bag. This is a Bilora Eurostar Roma travel bag that can hold the majority of my equipment. In addition to that, I have a small sling-bag that can hold the EOS 50D body, the 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM lens, a flash and a couple of batteries.
Generally, I try to carry as little equipment as possible.
In the main bag:
Anyways, back to the airline carry-on travel bag. The bag is a Bilora Eurostar “Roma” camera backpack, and it holds all the necessary equipment - with room to spare. As shown, it can hold sufficient equipment to cover most situations, i.e. nature photography, touristy photos and portrait/family photos.
2 x Cameras: EOS 1D Mark IV + EOS Canon 50D.
2 x Lenses: EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 L IS USM + EF 24-105 f/4-5.6 L IS USM.
1 x Macro extension tube set.
1 x 1.4x Kenko Teleconverter.
1 x Nissin Di622 Mark II Flash.
2 x Compact cameras (Canon 210SX + Fuji A800).
1 x Extra battery for the EOS 1D Mark IV.
1 x Canon 1D Mark IV Charger.
2 x Wireless Flash Triggers.
1 x CPL Filter.
1 x Rocket Blower.
1 x UK/Euro power plug adapter.
1 x Various lens cleaners, rubber bands etc.
In the lid:
4 x Extra batteries for the 50D and the compact cameras.
8 x AA Batteries for the flash.
2 x Battery chargers for the EOS50D and the 210SX.
1 x Eye Piece for the 1D Mark IV.
3 x Cords (1 x Power, 1 x USB, 1 x flash cord).
1 x USB Card Reader + 2 spare SD Memory cards and 2 CF Cards.
1 x Mobile phone charger.
In the Laptop compartment:
1 x Reflector screen (gold/silver/black 500mm across).
1 x 14″ Laptop + Charger.
OR
T-shirt + socks + underwear + summer pants.
In my sling-bag:
1 x EOS 350D Camera
1 x 24mm f/2.8 lens.
1 x 35-80mm f/5,5mm plastic lens.
1 x 100-300mm f/5,6mm plastic lens.
1 x EOS 350D charger and batteries.
Since I changed to the EOS 1D Mark IV, and the Canon glass, it has saves a bit of weight. In particular the ridiculously bulky 1D Mark II charger has been substituted for the 1D Mark IV charger. This also reduced the number of power chords from 3 to 1.
Jesper Broe is a photography enthusiast with more than 10 years experience. He is a full member of the Danish Onithological Association and specialises in nature photography, aircraft and historic photos. Jesper works exclusively in the digital format.
Jesper sells his personal work as limited edition prints and licenses his work for cards, posters, books, calendars etc. He has travelled extensively in Europe and South-East Asia photographing wildlife and landscapes.
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