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    Eric Woodbury
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    What's in your camera toolbox?

    Just curious. When you travel, as I do quite a bit, do you take a camera toolbox with you? and what's in it? Lens spanner, hex wrenches, grease, tiny screw drivers, etc.

    Sorry if this has been covered. Haven't see it around.
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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    Husky 8-in-1 mini screwdriver.
    stove pipe wire.
    lens spanner.
    gaff tape.
    superglue.
    roll of 3m frosted magic tape- add that to a piece of glass or plexi and you have a new ground glass.
    gerber multitool, aka "10 shitty tools in one"

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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    I'll include a simple lens-cleaning kit in my toolbox; lenses and filters can get cruddy in forest & field.

    Also "spares," such as a spare lithium battery (for the meter), spare cable release, spare level...

    I even throw in a penny to unscrew & open the meter's battery container.

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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    Leatherman multi-tool (the original one,) and duct tape. The camera bag contains spare stuff (shutter release, lens cleaning, etc.) -- this is the repair stuff for fixing broken things.
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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    A credit card?
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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    Leatherman tool (what did I do before these things!)
    gaffer tape (wrapped around 35mm film canister filled with quarters, not a whole roll)
    rubber bands
    mini-jewelers screw drivers
    mini-scissors
    a few select hex wrenches
    flat metal lens wrench
    lightweight cord
    Advil

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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    Leatherman "Wave" (unless traveling by air!)
    Gaffer tape
    Light weight spanner
    Micro-fiber lens cloth

    Other stuff as I think about it.

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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    Flashlight to hunt for small pieces I may have dropped while repairing camera in the field and a light lunch in case it takes too much time to find the pieces. Also 9MM depending how big the animals may be in the field.
    tom

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    Re: What's in your camera toolbox?

    Some of the above plus:
    Chalk, string, a big nail, 2 mini-leds and a pocket mirror.
    All in aid of getting the camera squared off.

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