FYI: What's in your Guide's Camera Bag? "It's...What You Do with What You Have, Where You Are, When You Can..." That being said, here is a list of the most common items found in my camera bags and gear hard cases: Nikon D300 Camera Body (Smaller/lighter than D-series Pro bodies to make up for weight of 400mm 2.8) Nikon D200 Camera Body (Backup body and for multi-camera applications) Nikon 400mm f/2.8 Lens (My #1 "go to" lens) Nikon 300 f/4 Lens (for traveling light) Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 Zoom Lens Nikon 18-70mm Zoom Lens Nikon 12-24mm Zoom Lens Nikon TC-20E 2X Teleconverter Nikon SB-800 Speedlight Flash (w/colored gels and various light diffusers/modifiers) Nikon SB-24 Speedlight Flash Nikon SC-17 TTL Flash Synch Cord (For off-camera flash applications) Nikon MC-30 Cable Release Multiple Flash Slave units (For multi- and remote flash applications) Assorted Synch Cables/Cords B+W 82mm Kaeseman Circular Polarizing Multi-Resistant Coating (MRC) Glass Filter* (*Sealed to prevent water/dust entry in tough shooting conditions) Nikon 52mm Drop in Circular Polarizer designed for Nikon 400mm f/2.8 lens Assorted Nikon and B+W glass filters for warming, etc.. Various step-up rings to adapt polarizer and other filters to various lenses. Nikon Camera Batteries (5 for remote expeditions where recharging is not possible) LowePro CompactAW Camera Bag Pelican 1450 Hard Case GITZO 3540-XL Mountaineer Carbon Fiber Tripod PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTE: After carrying entirely too much gear into the field and on assignments for well over 20 years, I have streamlined my process and find that "Less is More", assuming I carry a few basic essentials. What I have found is that carrying too much gear in the field actually limits one's ability to make great photographs, because of the excessive hinderence. Choosing the more compact "pro-sumer" camera bodies that I have lightens the load and volume considerably and has few, if any, significant sacrifices. In some cases, these bodies actually pack MORE technical power (on a feature by feature basis) than typical Nikon D-series "pro" bodies. Know what you're going after, photographically, and pack accordingly. Additionally, recent airline travel restricitons have made it even more important to have a "tight" and consolidated gear list. We're on a field expedition and not in the studio, so less bulk is extremely important. Photographing in jungles requires a special type of efficiency that carrying too much gear prohibits. Jon Friedman Wildlife Photographer and Naturalist Field Guide

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