Gear for Tomorrow's Gig

Gear List:
Canon EOS 5D (main)
Canon EOS 30D (backup)
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Canon EF TS-E 24mm f/3.5L Tilt-Shift
Canon Speedlite 430EX
Canon Speedlite 550EX
Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2
Canon RS-80N3 wired shutter release

Not Shown:
Tripod and Bogen Magic Arm
* Strapped outside the bag
Canon RS-80N3 wired shutter release



I have to shoot a golf club /resort for their brochure tomorrow. I tried to fit everything in one bag as I figured I would have to walk around a lot. Last time I had a job like this, I took a camera bag, a lighting bag, and a tripod /light stand bag. It was painful.

This is the first time I'm going to a gig without my favorite lens - the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L. It is quite heavy, I replaced it instead with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L. I don't think I'll need the 24-105mm, but just in case I need some semblance of a telephoto lens. I still might leave this lens behind and carry Pocket Wizards instead. I'm not happy with taking the Canon Speedlite ST-E2 Speedlite transmitter, but I can't fit the PWs in my bag without bending the antennas. With the money I'm going to make with this gig, I think I'm going to buy a set of the new Pocket Wizards - that way, I wouldn't have this problem and those would still be compatible with my old PWs.

I've never been to this place but I think I would only be using the 17-40mm mostly. The other lenses I'm taking gives me several options. This way I'll have Tilt-Shift (24mm), Fisheye (15mm), and Low Light (50mm) options. Which is why I'm open to leaving the 24-105mm behind and instead carry PWs.

I'm going to start shooting at around 4 or 5pm. Outdoors, I'll probably just do slightly longer exposures on a tripod. The interior shots, I'll just stick to what I know - two lights on sticks with the Stofen diffusers for the Bare Bulb effect. Except that they won't be on sticks - I'll use my tripod for one and use the Bogen Magic Arm with a Manfrotto Super Clamp for the other.

Well, off I go to charge batteries. I will post photos from this gig in a few days. Until then ...