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12/06/2015 12:19AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I've officially sunseted my side wedding/portrait "photography" business which means I will now bring my D-SLR into the BWCA!! YAY!

What tips do you guys have in terms of equipment to bring in.

Shooting landscape photography is my ABSOLUTE passion - but what do you guys pack in?

Do you guys bring in your tripods and varoius lenses or just a few key items?

Basically.. what don't you leave home without.

Lastly - I'm sure its been covered and if it has - feel free to tell me so... what do you personally use to keep your equipment water proof?
 
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redoleary
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12/06/2015 04:09AM  
I bring it all, of course I only have 2 lenses, 24 & 50mm but the Lee filter holder with the 105 polarizer and 6 & 10 stop ND filters, cable release thingy, all fits in a Pelican case, and I bring a reasonably light CF tripod with ball head as well. I've done the bag thing in the past for the camera gear, but definitely prefer the pelican now that I have one.

Hope that helps.
 
12/06/2015 08:45AM  
With my APSC-DSLR, I bring a wide-angle lens (15 mm), a moderate zoom (20-35 mm), a macro lens (90 mm), a telephoto (200 mm), a 1.4x rear converter, and some filters. I carry all of that in a Calumet case waterproof "suitcase". My tripod with ball head goes into a padded case that goes into a long and narrow dry bag. This is a lot of stuff, I know.

When I brought a 35 mm film camera, I brought the 20-35 mm, the macro, a fast 50 mm for low light, and a 75-300 mm.
 
12/11/2015 10:08PM  
Nothing but amateur personal photo gear, limited at that. DSLR investment is in 4/3rds Oly stuff. Mostly shooting thru 14-54mm f2.8 zoom. Sometimes a tripod or remote flash unit, always a longer zoom, kit 40-150mm f4, occasionally 70-300mm f4. Restrict to gear that will fit into a Pelican 1300 box. Backup is a P&S pocket OLY Tough 6020.


Favorite photo subjects and drive is geared towards,
Historic Road Racing.

butthead
 
12/12/2015 09:56AM  
Forgot to mention the insurance rider, reasonable expense for field use damage. Not waterproof but able to remedy such loss.

butthead
 
12/14/2015 07:04PM  
quote butthead: "Forgot to mention the insurance rider, reasonable expense for field use damage. Not waterproof but able to remedy such loss. Restrict to gear that will fit into a Pelican 1300 box.


butthead"


Great ideas!
 
jeroldharter
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12/18/2015 05:14PM  
I usually go to fish rather than photograph. But the best landscape photos in BWCA are sunset and sunrise. So a small tripod is essential. So a tripod, a small Pelican case, and lots of batteries.
 
hobbydog
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12/18/2015 09:22PM  
quote jeroldharter: "I usually go to fish rather than photograph. But the best landscape photos in BWCA are sunset and sunrise. So a small tripod is essential. So a tripod, a small Pelican case, and lots of batteries."


If you want a small compact tripod that is very sturdy check out the Slik Mini II

I bought this for my last trip based on the reviews and I would give it 5 stars as well. There are many better tripods but at this size, weight and cost you won't find a better one. As far as batteries...On my 2 week trip last summer I put my spare in the charger for a last minute topoff and forgot to put it back in the pelican, I realized it at the end of day one. I had to be careful but I made it 12 days on a single battery with my Nikon D7000.
 
jeroldharter
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12/18/2015 09:41PM  
A nice thing about Sony cameras is small size. A down side is battery life. That is why I take several batteries.

For tripods, you could get by with a Joby. My lightweight travel tripod is a 3-Legged Thing Brian with an Arca Swiss P0 ball head. The best budget small tripods are MeFOTO which come with a rather crappy but adequate ball head.
 
12/22/2015 09:26PM  
I think this holiday season - in partnership with my REI dividend I will buy the Pelican 1300.

Is that the best bang for my $$$?

The last time I traveled into the BWCA [ on day trips] with my DSLR - I brought my back pack and put everything in zip lock freezer bags..... which I was cautiously optimistic about.


so......
 
12/23/2015 11:51AM  
Assuming that the Pelican is large enough for what you want to carry, it will provide better protection against shock and water than a soft-sided bag option. The 1300 is small enough to put in the top of some backpacks if you don't want to carry it by the handle. I guess that you just need to decide on how you want to carry your gear and how you want to work with it. I've come to appreciate a Pelican-like case to work out of in a canoe, given the range of gear I carry. If I carried a smaller amount I might be tempted with something like an Ortlieb Aqua-Cam for more money: Ortlieb Aqua-Cam
 
12/25/2015 07:51PM  
I would likely leave my kit lens at home - if I had to be picky and choosy. I'd bring at a minimum the camera - my 55-300mm zoom lens and my 35mm lens. I don't think i'd need my top flash - but I've been doing portrait photography for so long now - I don't know what I need for landscape. HA!
 
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