What's in My Bag for Travel Photography & Videography | *what I actually used on my trip*

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Recently I got back from our babymoon to the Rocky Mountains and I thought I’d share the camera gear I brought with me (and what I actually ended up using)!

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My Camera Bag

The camera bag I was originally going to bring was my 6L Peak Design Sling. I brought the Sling with me on our trip to Vancouver Island last summer and it was able to fit all of my camera gear, and it’s versatile.

However, I realized when I was packing for this trip that I had extra essentials that I needed to bring with me because I’m pregnant, such as my belly belt, glucose kit, etc., So I switched to packing all my stuff into a backpack that I bought for the purpose of using as my babies diaper bag!

I used this bag on the first day and it was horrendous on my back (not the backpacks fault) so on the evening of the first day I bought the Lululemon Clean Lines Belt Bag.

For the rest of the trip I pretty much only carried my camera and the belt bag.

Camera Gear

For camera gear I’m bringing the following:

Normally, the M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO is my primary lens for travel photography because it’s very versatile for all types of photography. However, since I’ve been exploring more into videography I find due to the crop factor of the Olympus EM1 Mark II, the M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO isn’t wide enough. Thus, on this trip I’m making the M.Zuiko 7-14mm F2.8 PRO my primary lens and the M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 as my backup.

Ever since I bought my Olympus I don’t often use my Canon M100. However, on this trip I decided to bring it for two reasons: (1) I had never filmed a trip on my Olympus so I brought the Canon as a backup, (2) we were going to a hockey game that has limitations on the length of lens that you can bring in with you (I might have been able to get into the hockey game with the M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO but I wasn’t in a position to run my camera back to the hotel if I wasn’t allowed in so I ended up opting to using my phone to photograph and film the hockey game).

I’ve also included my iPhone 12 PRO in the camera gear mix because I love creating films on my phone. It’s very convenient and easy to use and edit! I try to remember that although quality is important, what’s more important to me is the story and why I’m documenting what I’m documenting.

Camera Accessories

Some camera accessories I’m bringing on this trip:

Out of all the camera accessories I brought with me I only used the Rode Video Micro, battery pack, Peak Design Leash Strap, and extra battery.

Day-to-Day

My original plan was to carry the backpack with all my camera gear and essentials in it. However, what actually ended up happening was very different. I pretty much only carried my camera (using the Peak Design Leash Strap) and my belt bag that had the microphone, extra battery, extra memory card, wallet, phone and sometimes my glucose kit.

I pretty much left everything else back at the hotel room or car.

Extra’s in the Luggage

The following items are accessories that I brought with me but stayed back at the hotel room:

That’s it! That is all the camera gear I brought with me on this trip. Stay tuned because in the following weeks I’ll likely post a vlog or video with photos and footage from the trip.

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Beautifully Wander | Robynne MacLeod