Comments on: Essential Gear for the Nomadic Travel Photographer http://matadorgoods.com/essential-gear-for-the-nomadic-travel-photographer/ The coolest travel gear discovered by the Matador Community Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:46:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amanda, Bay Area Photographer http://matadorgoods.com/essential-gear-for-the-nomadic-travel-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Amanda, Bay Area Photographer Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:43:23 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=156#comment-1536 Keep in mind too the you can put your padded backpack INSIDE a rolling luggage bag. That's what I do ( I do weddings and have to have two peices of each item of equipment ) . The rolling luggage makes all the difference. The camera and lenses stay padded and your legs/neck/back are saved by being able to mostly roll your gear. The gear also stays hidden inside that way and doesn't look obvious to theives as something they might want. Keep in mind too the you can put your padded backpack INSIDE a rolling luggage bag. That’s what I do ( I do weddings and have to have two peices of each item of equipment ) . The rolling luggage makes all the difference. The camera and lenses stay padded and your legs/neck/back are saved by being able to mostly roll your gear. The gear also stays hidden inside that way and doesn’t look obvious to theives as something they might want.

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]]> By: Dave and Deb http://matadorgoods.com/essential-gear-for-the-nomadic-travel-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Dave and Deb Sat, 23 May 2009 02:39:22 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=156#comment-1102 Great list. We use similar equipment to what you mentioned above except we are Canon Fans ourselves. A good addition can also be a 2X tele-converter for your long lens. We like our Lowepro camera bag (a backpack that also carries our Macbook Pro) We have a Canon HD video camera as well. So, like you, we love our gear! Cheers. Deb and Dave Great list. We use similar equipment to what you mentioned above except we are Canon Fans ourselves. A good addition can also be a 2X tele-converter for your long lens. We like our Lowepro camera bag (a backpack that also carries our Macbook Pro) We have a Canon HD video camera as well. So, like you, we love our gear! Cheers. Deb and Dave

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]]> By: eileen http://matadorgoods.com/essential-gear-for-the-nomadic-travel-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 eileen Fri, 22 May 2009 13:34:01 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=156#comment-1097 Great article, and you know, there's this inverse relationship between how heavy the bag feels and how much you like what's in it. If you didn't love photography, I'm sure you wouldn't feel as strongly about that particular cargo. Great tips, and once again I am reminded that I want a camera body upgrade! Great article, and you know, there’s this inverse relationship between how heavy the bag feels and how much you like what’s in it. If you didn’t love photography, I’m sure you wouldn’t feel as strongly about that particular cargo.

Great tips, and once again I am reminded that I want a camera body upgrade!

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]]> By: soultravelers3 http://matadorgoods.com/essential-gear-for-the-nomadic-travel-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-748 soultravelers3 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:37:22 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=156#comment-748 Great post! We don't use all of this, but have a similar list. We are a 3 laptop family, 3 years into our open ended world tour. We do lots of videos so like to have a video camera with us as well and we are fans of Canon ( all 3 of our cameras). We often go off for months at a time with just a daypack each and that includes at least one laptop, cameras and homeschool supplies! ;) We love the Targus backpack and ofen carry 2 laptops and all photo gear in it. It has gotten tons of use from the Sahara to Norway fjord country and one of our best purchases. With a kidlet the refrigerated zipper pocket is a bonus for keeping healthy snacks cool for our picnics. We have a mac pro and a macbook which we use most, but also glad we have a PC vaio laptop as sometimes it is handy to have a PC for various reasons ( plus most of kidlets educational CD's don't have mac version). Great post! We don't use all of this, but have a similar list. We are a 3 laptop family, 3 years into our open ended world tour. We do lots of videos so like to have a video camera with us as well and we are fans of Canon ( all 3 of our cameras). We often go off for months at a time with just a daypack each and that includes at least one laptop, cameras and homeschool supplies! ;) We love the Targus backpack and ofen carry 2 laptops and all photo gear in it. It has gotten tons of use from the Sahara to Norway fjord country and one of our best purchases. With a kidlet the refrigerated zipper pocket is a bonus for keeping healthy snacks cool for our picnics. We have a mac pro and a macbook which we use most, but also glad we have a PC vaio laptop as sometimes it is handy to have a PC for various reasons ( plus most of kidlets educational CD's don't have mac version).

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]]> By: Jack snaps photos http://matadorgoods.com/essential-gear-for-the-nomadic-travel-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Jack snaps photos Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:42:09 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=156#comment-747 That's a seriously heavy load. I'm sure you're getting some excellent photos with it though. Another tip would be to carry a Holga camera as well, the results can be well worth it. That is, when the back doesn't fall off or the exposure is so bad the whole negative is a pale blue... That's a seriously heavy load. I'm sure you're getting some excellent photos with it though. Another tip would be to carry a Holga camera as well, the results can be well worth it. That is, when the back doesn't fall off or the exposure is so bad the whole negative is a pale blue…

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