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Best way to travel with my Nikon D90?
This is my first camera of this size/type that I purchased for my trip to Hawaii coming up soon (wedding/honeymoon/vacation) =)
One of my concerns is how to travel with, and pack this camera as a carry on? I’m a very petite woman and will probably have my laptop in my carry on bag also, not to mention my wedding dress.
Two, no three item that are expensive that I really don’t want to damage. I feel the camera is too large and bulky for me with the 18-105mm lens, but want to have beautiful photos.
Tip and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Getting another camera is not an option.
MP,
I try to travel as much as possible and rule number one is that my photo equipment MUST be with my carry on luggage. What I have done is bought a carry on that is as big as regulations allow (can very slightly with different airlines). My carry on is has wheels so it can roll, a must with the weight of my carry on.
Then inside my bag is a somewhat narrow compact backpack style camera bag which is a Lowepro brand bag and the model is called the flipside (I think the Flipside 300 mdoel). In that camera camera bag is two cameras and anything else valuble I can squeeze in. The rest of the carry bag space is filled with a travel tripod and some other items, a little clothes and some cords/chargers.
I wish there was still room for my laptop in the carry on bag but at that point there is not. So I have have a laptop bag with the laptop computer, ipod, other person items. You are allowed along with your carry on bag a purse, briefcase, or laptop case.
On two rare occasions, I have boarded a smaller place with smaller overhead storage and was told I would have to check in my carry on bag - so I just take out the backpack camera bag for the overheard storage and let them check the carry bag without having the cameras in it.
When I arrive at my destination I do have in my large checked in luggage a smaller camera to carry my cameras.
Wedding dresses are a matter I think I can be no or of little help with.
Below I provided some links that may be of help; ebags site is great for research styles and types of luggage, 2 sites to very popular camera bag makers (Tamrac & Lowepro). Photo.net where you can post questions to other photographer who deal with travel issues. Also a few photo sellers in case you need to price shop an item.
Have a great trip, and wedding.
Mark
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February 7th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
MP,
I try to travel as much as possible and rule number one is that my photo equipment MUST be with my carry on luggage. What I have done is bought a carry on that is as big as regulations allow (can very slightly with different airlines). My carry on is has wheels so it can roll, a must with the weight of my carry on.
Then inside my bag is a somewhat narrow compact backpack style camera bag which is a Lowepro brand bag and the model is called the flipside (I think the Flipside 300 mdoel). In that camera camera bag is two cameras and anything else valuble I can squeeze in. The rest of the carry bag space is filled with a travel tripod and some other items, a little clothes and some cords/chargers.
I wish there was still room for my laptop in the carry on bag but at that point there is not. So I have have a laptop bag with the laptop computer, ipod, other person items. You are allowed along with your carry on bag a purse, briefcase, or laptop case.
On two rare occasions, I have boarded a smaller place with smaller overhead storage and was told I would have to check in my carry on bag - so I just take out the backpack camera bag for the overheard storage and let them check the carry bag without having the cameras in it.
When I arrive at my destination I do have in my large checked in luggage a smaller camera to carry my cameras.
Wedding dresses are a matter I think I can be no or of little help with.
Below I provided some links that may be of help; ebags site is great for research styles and types of luggage, 2 sites to very popular camera bag makers (Tamrac & Lowepro). Photo.net where you can post questions to other photographer who deal with travel issues. Also a few photo sellers in case you need to price shop an item.
Have a great trip, and wedding.
Mark
References :
http://www.ebags.com/
http://photo.net/
http://www.tamrac.com/welcome.htm
http://www.lowepro.com/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
http://www.adorama.com/
February 7th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Never check cameras in your luggage. I’ve done it, and lost a camera from a locked suitcase. I keep mine around my neck at all times. It may be a literal pain in the neck, but it’s worth it to not lose your camera. I even lost one I took with me once, because I set it on the empty seat next to me. Never saw that camera again! So now, the only place I trust my camera to stay is around my neck. You will have to take it off to go through security, but that’s it.
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February 7th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Carry on your camera. Your camera is the most compact with the lens removed from the camera. just be sure to turn the camera off, put the body cap on the camera and the rear lens cap on the lens.
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