Photo Rambles
By P.G. Ramblings
Don't Leave Without It

We've all been there, done it, got the t-shirt or maybe not but in my case, at a wedding, the videographer accidentally modified my Nikon SB-28 flashgun beyond use. Some frenzied phone calls solved the immediate problem when a friend with a similar unit was located and he very kindly delivered it directly to the church. Since then, my camera bag has been ever so slightly heavier, due in no small way to the spare flashgun that joined the spare everything else I could think of.

So what's now in the camera bag for location shoots? Three Nikon F90x bodies, four lenses covering the ranges from 20mm to 400mm, one Nikon SB-28 c/w SC-17 TTL Syn Cord and SD-8 high-performance battery pack, one Sunpak 622 Super Pro flashgun with powerpack (allegedly the most powerful handle mount dedicated flash system available - not a Dirty Harry quote), one Portaflash AA battery powered slave flash (extremely well used), supply of films, Pocket Wizard radio slave units, one Kodapod (well used), spare AA batteries, one small penlight torch, pair of pliers, small screwdriver kit, collection of safety pins, duct tape, scissors, stapler, tissues, small number of Cokin filters (seldom used)

Into the car with the camera bag goes one Slik 88 tripod with Novaflex Magic Ball Head and Quick Release MiniConnect (superb piece of kit), one Lastolite 6' x 4' Sunlite/SoftSilver collapsible reflector and if there's a remote chance of foul weather appearing over the horizon, a complete studio lighting kit.

Belt and Braces Rule!

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