Equipment...and what to take when you're ready to go.

So now comes the hard part; what to equipment do I take? Will this fast zoom lens do, or should I take all primes?

Well like they say, a car is a car is a car. A Porsche will get you there in style and fast, but a Toyota does the same thing; it gets you there.

So I've decided on two camera bodies a full-frame a Canon 5D and a 40D as a back up. Both have battery packs attached for extra balance and battery.

I was contemplating just bringing primes; 14, 20, 24, 50, 85, 135, and a 200 mm most of them L's. Then I thought the weight. I don't want the weight so now it'll be the same bodies plus a 17-40 mm (a personal favorite), instead of the 16-35mm, 28-135 mm, and 70-200mm IS. Nothing is complete without a laptop, battery chargers, flash unit, ND and Polarizer filters, Sony GC-1 webcam, iPhone, iPod, lightweight tripod, LaCie hardrives, and GPS. So that's the equipment list. Now I could have packed everything including the kitchen sink, or drive the Porsche but I think I'm fine with the Toyota.