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offtraildog wrote:
Curious what the rest of your travel kit is and how you carry it ie bag, pack. Very interested in this lens but my current travel kit fills my PD 6 and while this lens is light for the focal length it is thick so I will need to get a different bag/pack
Thanks
I went to Venice for the Mask Carnival and I took my heavy lenses to cover the activities there; they are Sigma 105mm f/1.4, Sony 50mm f/1.4 Zeiss Planar, Sony GM 24mm f/1.4. The GM 24mm is for sure not big nor heavy but the first two, especially the Sigma are monstrous. From there I went to Cinque Terre and there, I left my prime lenses at the Air B-n-B place and used two zoom lenses, Sigma 14-24 f/2.8 DG DN and Sony G 24-105mm f/4. The final destination in Italy was Florence and there I used two 2 zoom lenses, the Batis 135mm and Sony GM 24mm f/1.4.
I use a roller bag to carry all my gear around; it is not made for carrying photographic equipment but just a regular roller bag made by Samsonite. The brand doesn't matter of course. All lenses, cameras are inside Thinktank pouches. I use a TT belt system and take selected lenses out using the belt system. I pick and choose what I need that way and I don't have to carry the whole shebang with me.
I have been carrying my gear this way for some 10 years and even on birding trips, like birding trips to Costa Rica and Ecuador. I carry my GM 600mm and G 200-600mm lens that way. The casters of the roller bag do the heavy lifting, especially around the airport or in the terminal during transit. I still have to lift that bag and put it in the overhead compartment once in a while. But no big deal.
Here is how my bag looks like for a birding trip and there will more room for non-birding trips there:
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