Traveling (Not So) Light

Well, since space is the issue, I decided to work around that. Since the partitions in my Tamrac backpack are not really well suited to DSLRs, I unearthed an old camera bag I bought at K-Mart when I was in my late teens. It has to be the most versatile bag I’ve ever owned. In it, I was able to fit four cameras, six lenses, plus miscellaneous crap. Here’s the whole arsenal:

Nikon N80 with Loreo Lens in a Cap mounted
Nikon D90 with Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 mounted
Nikon Coolpix P5100 (In Lowepro Rezo 50 case)
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS (in Case Logic case)
Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8
Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.4
Lensbaby Composer with Double Glass Optic installed
Lensbaby Pinhole/Zone Plate optic
Lensbaby .42x Super Wide Angle Converter
Lensbaby Soft Focus Aperture Disk kit
Lensbaby 37-52mm Step Up Ring/Lens Shade
Holga HL-N Lens
Holga .5X Wide Angle Adapter
Holga CLS-1 Close Up Lens Set
Holga MLS-1 Macro Lens Set
Cokin P-Series Filter Holder
Cokin P-Series Stacking Lens Hoods (2)
Cokin P-Series 67mm Adapter Ring
Cokin Yellow/Blue Varicolor Polarizer
Hoya 52mm Pro1 Digital UV(0) Filter
Hoya 58mm Pro1 Digital UV(0) Filter
Hoya 52mm Pro1 Digital NC Protector Filter
Nikon 67mm Circular Polarizer II
Hoya 67mm RM72 Infrared Filter
Hoya 67mm Didymium Intensifier Filter
Hoya 67mm ND4 Filter
Hoay 67mm ND8 Filter
Hoya 67mm Pro1 Digital Softon-A Filter
Hoya 67mm Duto Filter
Hoya 67mm Adjustable Rubber Lens Shade
Fotodiox 52-67mm Step-Up Ring
Fotodiox 58-67mm Step-Up Ring
B+W 67mm 041 Orange Filter
Gorillapod Flexible Mini Tripod
Manfrotto 709B Tabletop Tripod
Gossen DigiSix Light Meter
Nikon Locking Cable Release
Nikon Ml-L3 Wireless IR Shutter Release
Nikon Lens Cleaning Kit
Janco Pop-Up flash Diffuser
Spare Nikon EN-EL3e battery
Canon CB-2LV Li-ion Battery Charger
Nikon MH-61 Li-ion Battery Charger & Cord

...All in a bag measuring 18" x 10" x 8". I'm never throwing this thing out.

The two bodies sit on the top with lenses mounted facing one another. There are four compartments in between at the bottom for lenses, and a compartment under each body. It also has two side pockets, and a full-length front pocket which makes it possible to pack a Lowepro lens wallet.

I never realized how much room zooms take up. If I had packed my two zooms, it would have been hard to fit everything in without it crashing together.