# What's in your camera bag? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971 "2008-05-12T00:44:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Free\_Range\_Otter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Free\_Range\_Otter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Range_Otter)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/1 "2008-05-12T00:44:01Z")
I am slowly building my collection (dang, this hobby is expensive…) and am curious what others have… Mine has: Nikon D70s The standard kit lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f3.5-4.5G ED-IF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens 105mm f2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens Two cheap UV filters (rarely used…) Circular polarizing filter Wireless remote control Small air blower Extra battery Extra memory card Manfrotto tripod Some tip cards to help me with camera settings, etc. I would love to jump up to a D300 but that would require a lot of pennies, and I’m also saving up for my wedding, so that likely won’t happen for a very long time! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/2 "2008-05-12T00:53:25Z")
D40 D40x Coolpix 3001 Nikon 18-55 Nikon 18-200 Nikon 10.5 Skylight Filter Moose Warm Circular Polarizer Wireless Remote Small Tripod Spare Battery Spare Memory Cards I just got rid of my Nikon 6006 and N75 and my Yashica T5. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/3 "2008-05-12T01:02:32Z")
Zeiss Ikon Simplex Revere 33 Olympus OM-1 w/Soligor 35-70mm and Soligor 28 mm I haven’t used the Simplex or the Revere for several years. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/4 "2008-05-12T01:09:36Z")
Nikon S550. 8-gigabyte memory card (inside camera). Spare battery (charger is at home). It’s a very small bag. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mongo\_Ponton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Mongo\_Ponton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongo_Ponton)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/5 "2008-05-12T01:25:55Z")
bag 1 Topcon RE Super Big lens, wide lens, other lens, Film and batteries Handi-wipes bag 2 Canon Flex R2000 a bunch of lenses handi-wipes ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/6 "2008-05-12T03:10:07Z")
Nikon D70 180-200mm VR (on the camera) 80-400mm VR Sigma 10-20mm Hoya polarizers for the above lenses SB-600 Flash Lens cleaning tissue and fluid Sensor Brush kit Extra batteries ---
**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/7 "2008-05-12T03:33:17Z")
Nikon D50 Nikkor 18-55 DX kit lens Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Tokina 12-24 f/4 SB 600 52 & 77mm circular polarisers Spare EN-EL3e battery Battery charger 2 blower brush type things Several microfibre cloths Lens pen SD cards Notebook and pen Other stuff not in the bag: Manfrotto tripod 2 light stands 3 older Nikon SB speedlights Gadget Infinity triggers for same Lots of L-ion batteries + charger Gels, snoots, gobos Silver umbrella Swivels, clamps… Lots of Nikons around so far, good to see. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/8 "2008-05-12T04:24:43Z")
Nikon D40 18-55mm kit lens (ooh how I want that 18-200 VR) 1 GB memory card Memory card reader Mine, too, is a small bag. ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/9 "2008-05-12T04:35:20Z")
My main bag has: Zenza Bronica EC-TL Nikkor-P.C. 75mm f/2.8 Nikkor-H 50mm f/3.5 w/ metal hood Zenzanon 150mm f/3.5 Hoya UV(0) filter Extra film back Sekonic Flashmate 510 Bronica L-grip Nikon SB-800 w/hot shoe to PC cord adapter Second bag has: Canon AE-1 Program Canon 50mm f/1.8 Canon 28mm f/2.8 Canon 135mm f/3.5 Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/3.5 ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/10 "2008-05-12T05:16:37Z")
Did someone lock all the Canon shooters in the basement? Nikon D40 Nikkor 18-55 Nikkor 70-300 VR Sigma 150 EX Macro remote extra battery lenspen blower Lots of stuff left to buy. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/11 "2008-05-12T17:00:23Z")
Sony a200 18-70 mm and 75-300 mm lenses circular polarizing filter uv filter spare battery spare CF card mini tri-pod needs to go in there, but isn’t there now, and there’s no way the full-size tripod will fit ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/12 "2008-05-12T17:05:39Z")
[QUOTE=TroubleAgain] Sony a200 18-70 mm and 75-300 mm lenses circular polarizing filter uv filter spare battery spare CF card mini tri-pod needs to go in there, but isn’t there now, and there’s no way the full-size tripod will fit [/QUOTE] Hey, how do you like your sony? I would dearly love to go for a Nikon or Canon DSLR but the $$$ just isn’t there at the moment, so I’d be curious how you’ve liked this one. ---
**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-camera-bag/448971/13 "2008-05-12T17:11:11Z")
Gorsnak, Another Canon-er checks in: Canon 40D Canon 28-105mm lens (crappy) 6x 2G Sandisk high-speed CF hanging off camera Extra battery Swimsuit material slipcase with pocket contents: Lens cloth Ziploc bag–gallon size Manfrotto tripod with Wired remote control velcro’d to the leg Next additions: Circular polarizer and UV filter soon (old ones shattered) Long lens such as EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM or the F/2 if I’m feeling wealthy DaphneBlack: I had a Minolta 7d that died, a predecessor of the Sony dSLR . I looked at the Sony but found the focusing sluggish compared this Canon, even with the cheapo lens I currently have versus the expensive one on the Minolta.