in the bag for pixelmania

Discussion in 'PIXELMANIA!' started by gary, Oct 25, 2009.

  1. gary

    gary Member

    just curious what everyone thinks they'll be bringing to pixelmania, i'm pretty much going as optimus prime you might say, ready for prime time?? ; a prime mover???,

    canon 5d, well you need a body
    14mm f2.8 L
    35mm f1.4 L
    50mm f1.2 L
    135mm f2.0 L
    200mm f2.8 L
    canon 1.4 tele extender, on the fast primes no significant loss of iq and 1 stop only loss in speed
    velbon tripod
    acratech ballhead
    cable release
    double bubble hot shoe level
    sensor loupe, with all the lens changes, i'll probably have to do a sensor clean daily
    arctic butterfly, gets most of the sensor boogers
    microfiber cloth for lens cleaning
    spare battery
    charger
    6-7 cf cards, all 8gb
    singh-ray vari n-d filter
    singh-ray blue/gold polarizer,
    singh-ray lb warming polarizer
    i'm still experimenting with my new filters, learning when and when not to use them

    i may bring along a second tripod, my gitzo basalt with the kirk b3 head, it's heavier than the velbon, can't fold down as small, but it would be available for the night meets if i could swing by the beach club and get it, some folks don't have a tripod and i'd like to help them out with those night shots
     
  2. Donald is #1

    Donald is #1 Member

    Let's see... I'll have:
    My Nikon D300

    12-24 mm
    24-120 mm VR
    70-300 mm VR

    May be my 24-120 mm lens that also does macro
    Tripod for at least some of the events
    Spare batteries
    More memory cards than I will ever need
    Polarizing filters.....
     
  3. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    For me:
    my Alpha A300
    possibly an Alpha A550
    2 8GB CF cards
    (possibly an 8 or 16GB SD card, if I have the Alpha A550 by then)
    Sony SAL18-250mm
    Minolta 50mm F1.7
    Sigma 30mm F1.4
    Tamron 10-24mm
    Tamron 200-500mm
    Slik Sprint ProEZ tripod
    HVL-F42AM flash
    ND400 filter
    ND8 filter
    Circ Polarizer
    Step up ring
    Step down ring
    Sensor brush
    rocket blower
    microfiber towel
    Dell laptop
    USB cable
    Kata R102 backpack (the big one that holds everything)
    Tenba bag (the medium one that I can bring to the parks with body and 3 lenses (or 2 and the flash)
    Tamrac bag (small one that can hold just the body with one attached lens)
    Sony T100 ultra-compact
    All chargers needed
     
  4. Zeagle

    Zeagle Member

    Fairly standard travel kit for me.

    Canon 1DMKIII
    Canon 40D (7D if it arrives soon)
    Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II (wide shots)
    Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L (primary walk around)
    Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS (secondary walk around)
    Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS (been wanting to try this mainly for parades)
    580 EX Flash
    Gitzo Tripod
    Arca-Swiss Monoball
    Assorted odds and ends.
     
  5. PolynesianMedic

    PolynesianMedic Global Moderator Staff Member

    I'll have:
    Rebel XT
    18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
    28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 (my walk around)
    70-300mm f/3.5-5.6
    my tripod
    I hope to have by the trip:
    the nifty fifty

    It's not much, but it will get me through the event. ;)
    either a remote or cable release
     
  6. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    Oh yeah...forgot cable release! ; That's coming too...just forgot to list it.
     
  7. Craig

    Craig Member Staff Member

    I'll have the standard kit:

    nikon d300
    sb-400 flash
    18-200
    50 1.4
    cable release
    tripod
    kata r-103 backpack

    80-400 (probably leave in room and not carry this trip)
     
  8. jermsworld

    jermsworld Member

    Started with a newbie kit for my camera last April, so this is all I've got:

    Nikon D60 DSLR Camera
    AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor VR 18-55mm
    AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm Lenses
    Tripod
    3 filters
    2-3 batteries (have way too many batteries)

    And I'm hoping for a Flip Ultra HD video camera for some fun ride throughs
     
  9. Jeff Fillmore

    Jeff Fillmore Member

    Right now I'm thinking:

    Nikon D700
    Sigma 12-24mm f4.5-5.6 HSM
    Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AI-S
    Nikon 105mm f/2.8 AI-S Micro
    Nikon 180mm f/2.8 AF

    Hasselblad 500 CM
    Carl Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 C T*

    Holga 120CFN

    120 Film
    Light Meter
    2x Cable Releases
    Tripod w/ 2x Quick Releases
    Flashlight- Maybe a Speedlight
     
  10. Paul

    Paul Member

    Canon 40D
    Battery Grip
    Canon 70-200mm/f2.8L IS
    Canon 17-85mm/f4-5.6
    Canon 50mm/f1.8
    Canon 580 EXII
    Tripod
    Canon 1.4X Teleconverter
    Hoya Circular Polarizer
    Cable Release
    cleaning stuff
    (maybe a rented wide lens?)
    Caffeine Tablets
     
  11. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    who's bringing the jumbo sized bottle of extra strength advil?
     
  12. Grumpwurst

    Grumpwurst Member Staff Member

    If we are there, Nancy always has the jumbo sized bottle of Tylenol 8-hour
     
  13. Paul

    Paul Member

    Hope you two can make it Ray and not just for the Tylenol/Advil....Advil is usually in my bag along with baby aspirin (recommended by cardiologist around the world)
     
  14. Grumpwurst

    Grumpwurst Member Staff Member

    The way it's looking, I'll be the sole representative at the unpublished meet at Hong Kong Disneyland during the official dates for Pixelmania! ; I'm trying to think if I'm going to have an HK IASW, Jungle Cruise, or Space Mountain meet(s)....haha
     
  15. Craig

    Craig Member Staff Member


    haha!
     
  16. jtrain75

    jtrain75 Member

    If I was going I'd bring my

    Canon 50D
    Sigma 10-22 Wide Angle
    Canon 50mm 1.4
    Canon 28-105mm
    Canon 55-250mmIS
    along with the usual tripod, Tamron back pack and other stuff.
    But I'm not going, so just ignore this post ; :(
     
  17. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    Hope you make it, Ray...but if not, represent us well at Hong Kong Disney. ; Wear the TMIP shirt and lanyard, and walk around the park talking out loud and pointing at things to your invisible group. ; It might just be curious enough that some people might decide to follow you and see what you're talking about!
     
  18. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    These lists are great. ; There are all kinds of little things others are taking that I would have never thought of.

    This list may change in the next five weeks, but here's what I think I'll be taking:

    Nikon D300
    Nikon D70s
    18-200 VR
    35mm f/1.8
    11-16 f/2.8
    SB-800 flash
    Tripod and two quick release plates
    Mini-tripod
    Cable release for each body (why can't they use the same one???)
    Remote control for D70s
    Batteries and charger
    A whole mess of memory cards
    SD to CF adapter (in case I fill all of the CF cards)
    Op/Tech rainsleeves for wet rides
    Flash extension cord
    Cases
    Flashlights
    Any other goodies I might purchase between now and then.
     
  19. PolynesianMedic

    PolynesianMedic Global Moderator Staff Member

    I have a question for you cannonites out there. ; I am looking at the fact that I might be renting and not yet purchasing my fifty. ; I see that lens rentals has a zeiss 1.4 for canon, and I was wondering if anyone here had ever used it. ; If so what the thoughts on it were, hopefully in comparison to the similar lens that canon puts out. ; I know I bought my video camera a few years ago because the zeiss optics on it made the colors pop.
     
  20. Roger

    Roger Member Staff Member

    Jeff, I shot with the Zeiss last summer. ; There is no difference in the lens between the Nikon and Canon version, other than the mount. ; They're MF only.
     

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