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Hi all,

Simple question for all sports photographers here.I've always wanted to know, what do sports shooters carried in the bumbags or waistbelts?

Thank's inadvance...;)
 
Memory cards, Card reader, Lens blower, Internet dongle etc (I'm just guessing the fiddly bits that go into the small pockets in a bag)
 
I envy you with the waistbelts.... then again got nothing to put in it :(
 
I have never seen a sports shooter with a waistbelt or bumbag...
 
Pinarello said:
Hi all,

Simple question for all sports photographers here.I've always wanted to know, what do sports shooters carried in the bumbags or waistbelts?

Thank's inadvance...;)
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Lipstick, tweezers, a compact, condoms and a fresh supply of mints, well you never know who you might meet.
 
Batteries, 70-200mm, card reader, internet dongle, flash, micro fibre cloths etc. Not exactly necessary to have a belt.
 
everything in my Sig, plus lots of memory cards, card reader, spare batteries, laptop, internet dongle, monopod.
 
Rovers_Andy said:
Only for Cricket, most sports you need to be able to shift out the way quickly if something happens. Its not much fun when a footballer lands on top of you and 15K of kit :eek:
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What about a monopod?
 
sorry but thats just stupid... tripod or monopod is completly and utterly no use at all... ...a bum bag or waistbelt... what are you people on? :)
 
You know, I might actually start wearing one after reading this thread - better than my pockets being full!
 
Natalie_B said:
I dont use a monopod or tripod (they wont fit in my bag for starters) and have never needed to use one !
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Which makes absoloutly no sense at all without knowing the size of your glass.. However as this is a sports thread i will be very impressed if your hand holding a 400 :)
 
I couldn't hand hold a camera in the ready position for any extended length of time, never mind 2 45 minute halfs.

I would never even have my 70-200 mounted round my neck it is just too heavy
 
Pinarello said:
what do sports shooters carried in the bumbags or waistbelts?
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Like others, I don't have either. :)

But I'm usually wearing black cargo pants, the kind with 300 pockets of various sizes all over the place. In my pockets are spare batteries for the camera, spare batteries for flash if I'm using one, more memory cards (different pockets for empty cards and full cards so as not to confuse), possibly my Lastolite XpoBalance, and a stack of business cards.

Monopod or tripod depends on what kind of sports you're shooting. Outdoor with bright sunshine, I'd have no problem hand-holding the 70-200VR. Indoors with crap lighting and 300mm f/4 AF-S, definitely.
 
KIPAX said:
Which makes absoloutly no sense at all without knowing the size of your glass.. However as this is a sports thread i will be very impressed if your hand holding a 400 :)
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well i do shoot sports but use a 70-200mm plus extender, so nope, never handheld a 400mm, but i dont use neck strap either so maybe i'm just strange (i do use a hand strap though)
 
You guys must have strong wrists.

Not that I am limp wristed.

Think I might get a monopod just to rest my arms.
 
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