This weekend I am going to be shooting the California Highway Patrol/Just Drift holiday toy drive at Willow Springs International Raceway. This will be the first time I will be testing out this bag in the field. I will add notes from the field after this weekend. Please forgive the crappy photos shot with my point and shoot :D
Ok, I am going to bring pretty much everything for this weekends shoot and I am only bringing two bags.
1ds mkII
40D with grip
Rebel xti(remote camera)
580exII
lymedyne battery pack
Two rolls of tape (one for camera and one for lenses)
600mm f4 is
400mm f2.8 is
70-200 f2.8 is
85mm f1.2
27-70mm f2.8
17-40mm f4
Two Pocket wizards
Suction cup mount
charger
batteries
cables
off camera shoe cord
Chapsticks
Bags in case of rain and other junk!
Everything on the left is going in the ThinkTank "airport express" and everything on the right is going in the Gura Gear "KIBOKO"
BAM! This is what it looks like all loaded up. I put the heavier stuff on the bottom of the Gura Gear bag to offset the weight of the 600mm.
This is what it looks like with the 600mm in the Gura Gear bag.
The 600mm fits perfect in the Gura Gear bag but its too big for the Think Tank.
The bag is very deep so I can stand all my short lenes up.
I use the top for my business cards and a roll of tape.
the top part of the 600mm side is already too heavy so I just put in decals.
The ThinkTank comes out to 36lbs and 12oz. The KIBOKO comes out to 28lbs and 10oz. You may not know but the 400mm 2.8 is actaully heavier than the 600mm F4 and the 800mm F5.6.
This is the backside of the KIBOKO. I can carry this on my back easily while I roll the Think Tank when I am at the track.
My monopod fits nicely in the tripod slot on the Gura Gear bag.
This is what the KIBOKO replaced. a backpack by Tamarac and a very badly designed 600mm only bag by LowePro.
Never buy Lowepro, this has happened to me twice on a LowePro bag!
Just for kicks this is the 1dsmkIII with the 400mm f2.8 in the KIBOKO.
All photos are copyrighted 2009 by Larry Chen, all rights reserved.