Prepping gear for a month in Bali and Borneo
by ano on Feb.15, 2010, under everything
My next big trip is around the corner (Bali and Borneo for 4 weeks) and will involve some scootering, scuba, spelunking, and mountain climbing. And lots of photos.
People always ask about the photo gear I take with me and how I prep. Check out the goods below (and this is the lightweight setup)
- Canon 5D Mark II with Kirk L bracket
- Canon 800 IS camera with underwater housing
- Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L
- Canon 35mm f/1.4L
- Canon 85mm f/1.2L
- Sigma 50mm f/2.8 Macro
- Gitzo 0530 carbon fiber tripod and Markins Q-ball ballhead
- Manfrotto Mini tripod
- Filters: B+W circular polarizer, 4 stop ND and 3 stop ND hard gradient
- Spare lens caps
- Wireless trigger
- Lighting: 580EX flash, ST-E2 wireless transmitter, Sto-Fen omnibounce, 12″ collapsible diffuser (for macro stuff)
- Memory: 130 GB of compact flash, 8gb SD
- iPod 160gb for music and photo backup
- Garmin 60cx GPS, loaded with Bali/Borneo topographic maps
- iPhone: loaded with ALL of Wikipedia, wikitravel, and Bali/Borneo street and topo maps
- power adapters, chargers, lots of batteries, and a LaCrosse charger
- bunjee cords and carabiners
- lens cleaning supplies
- Oakley Radars with Rx clear and dark lenses
so there it is.
