in the bag for pixelmania

gary

gary

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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
 
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.....
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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)
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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)
 
"Paul" said:
Hope you two can make it Ray and not just for the Tylenol/Advil
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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
 
"Grumpwurst" said:
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....haha
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haha!
 
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 ; :(
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
"PolynesianMedic" said:
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.
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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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