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What’s in My Camera Bag

In another life (and hopefully a future one as well) I was a professional wedding photographer. Don’t get all hung up over the word “professional”, it just means that I took photos in exchange for money. I wasn’t a “just do it for friends and family” type, or a “practice by taking photos of my…

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  • I have the 24-70mm L and the 70-200mm and they are my “go-to” glass. Everywhere we go I see other photographers with those same two lenses – a real testimony to how popular they are. Also, my 70-200 took a dive off Zabriskie Point and into Twenty Mule Team Canyon in Death Valley NP (150 feet down, end-over-end…) in its carrying case and it survived with not a single scratch. Canon’s L series glass is built like Sherman tanks.ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      You DIDN’T!!! Oh my goodness I think I’d have a heart attack! Sounds like it was a good thing your lens was in its carrying case. Which case is that by the way? I might need one…ReplyCancel

  • Sloanie

    Ultra wide lenses are great, no? I only have the 17-40, not the 16-35… I do wish Canon would release a 14-24 like Nimon’s had for ages!

    Also, while I’m a wide angle guy much of the time, I did fall in love with the 135 f/2L. (Sold my 85 1.8, never really had much use for that focal length.). So I usually get away with carrying just the 17-40 and the 135, easy peasy.ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      You are dangerous. I do know many people that love the 135, and I’ve even rented it myself on occasion. Totally forgot about that lens. Don’t tempt me. 🙂ReplyCancel

      • sloanie

        😀 after I commented last night, I remembered this Russian lady whose had her photos going around the web recently, I’m sure you’ve seen them (http://500px.com/ElenaShumilova). Most of the outdoors photos shot on the 135. I wouldn’t be surprised if at least some were staged, but the style is kind of candid (like you, I prefer candids to posed “portraits”). I’m kinda jealous of the opportunities you have being on the road like that, haha. You guys are constantly at state parks and other places with interesting scenery and open space.ReplyCancel

  • Eric S Peltier

    Contrary to Sloanie, I love my 85mm 1.8. It’s an astonishing good deal. But I do lust after the 135mm f2…..I need an excuse to buy that…..ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Everyone needs an excuse to buy the 135! I’ve recently started using my 24-70 again and I kind of like it. Maybe that means I’m getting lazy?ReplyCancel

  • […] each piece of gear needs to have multiple functions. I have a great over the shoulder camera bag (see that post here) but for longer hikes it just wasn’t cutting it. Plus, I wanted to be able to tote multiple […]ReplyCancel

  • […] 300 & 20mm pancake lens. Whew. See? Way less than I used to pack around (as evidenced by this What’s In My Camera Bag blog post from 2 years […]ReplyCancel

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