Hi,
I have a Tupperware box which fits in the end pockets of a Domke bag.
The contents are enough for most situations and are geared not around
a day's shooting (when I may well leave the bag and box at home), but
around travelling for long-ish periods. It contains:-
Spare batteries :o(
Long cable release
Tweezers
Jeweller's screwdrivers
Silva compass
Spirit level
half a toothbrush for cleaning the cameras
a whistle
Mini maglite AA
Swiss army knife
Diffusers for my light meter
a coin for unscrewing battery compartment covers (10 cents, Tanzanian)
a lipstick-type cleaning brush
some chamois leather patches
small padlock and keys
attached to my camera bag is a small carabiner - 500kg
inside the bag are:
a Leitz table top tripod,
a few tissues and cleaning spray
some pens
sunblock
phrasebook
photographers' data guide
bean bag
3 cameras attached to:
3 lenses, each with 1 filter and 1 metal hood
lightmeter
I keep a notebook & pen in a shirt pocket. I also keep a
bottle of drinking water on my belt.
If I'm travelling overnight but my main case is staying on the bus I
also carry toilet paper, toothpaste & brush, floss, soap, paracetamol,
malaria tablets, water filter, silk sleeping-bag liner (keeps the bugs
off in strange 'hotel' rooms), clean underwear & t-shirt if available.
I might also take a mosquito net, depending on need.
And then, if I decide to leave London, I take...
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Bob
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Wednesday, May 09, 2001, 12:06:27 AM, you wrote:
> Apart from camera(s) and lens(es), what do you take with you when
> out shooting for a day? What items do you usually keep in your
> camera bag?
> I usually carry in the Domke F-803 satchel:
> Kodak 4x5 grey card
> Pentax Spotmeter
> Several pens
> Memo Pad
> Round, white removable stickers
> Leader retriever
> Blower brush
> Wrist straps
> Camera straps
> Appropriate size UV or Skylight filters
> Appropriate size metal screw-in lens caps
> Appropriate metal lens hoods
> The reason I'm asking is that I recently read a very long list of
> items that were recommended, including tools, flash lights, rubber
> bands, wire, and so on. Much seemed superfluous and overkill. But
> I wonder of there are some things that I may have overlooked that
> could be helpful, and perhaps getting some suggestions on what to
> carry may help others decide what to put in their kits as well.
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