Festival Gear

[aethelstan927]

Hey

Iv been invited by one of my music journalisty type friends to go to a festival in Kent later in the year as her photographer, Iv just bought a 50D with a 17-85mm and i'll be getting a fast fifty very soon. Iv just switched from a pentax set up, which was all manual focus, which i may well take because its got a 70-300mm f4 lens which i cant afford in canon fit atm.

What kind of bag would you guys recommend for four days, to protect me gear while it is literally in a field?
My 50D came with 2 8gb cards but im thinking ill need a few more?
also im thinking about 6-8 batteries for the time im there? recon that will be enough?
and i might well get a grip for the 50D but ill wait till iv held it a bit longer to see if i want one.

any help or advise you could offer would be very gratefully received!


thanks
Ben

 

[ecniv]

Get an adapter for the pentax lens (check ebay?) and use your new camera (manual tho).

Possibly a netbook or small laptop or portable hd for off loading pics from card. But you may find it cheaper to just buy a load of 8/16gb cards and have two collections (used and empty).

Dunno about a bag, but consider padded and water/liquid proof.

 

[bellebouche]

As an invitee of an artiste you should have no issue but check if any accreditation is required.

At a festival in France a few weeks ago all DSLRs were confiscated at the entrance by site security (left on consignment in a shed!)

I made do with a G9

 

[aethelstan927]

WOW that sounds awful bellebouche! i certainly hope that doesn't happen to me, cant see that it will as iv got a photography press pass

think ima have to get on getting a waterproof bag tho!

 

[Resurrected]

I took a Nikon D5000, 18-55 & 55-200 lenses, 3 batteries, compact camera, filters to Glastonbury this year & I found the Lowepro 102AW a great little bag for getting around. Especially when I hit the areas with crowds.

 

[straycat]

lowepro flipside 400 is what i use at festivals etc.

all the other "pro photographers" carried them on their shoulders and left them lying around covered in gaffa tape :nono:

i am not a pro though