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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    post level
    orienteering/boy scout compass
    cellphone, ID
    spare meter

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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    I go about naked with nothing but my camera and film for a more direct and intense experience.

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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    a lens wrench to fix the lens back to the lensboard if it gets loose

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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    After reading all the posts ... i will always think i forgot something when i go take pictures.... oh the camera..... I know i said be prepared.... i like Franks attitude the best... forget everything except camera and film..... lol lol

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    Snow Shoes, got caught without them once thinking that I would not be going off the beaten path. When the snow is 8+ feet deep it is not physicaly possible to go even a few yards without them. If my camera is in my truck now so are the snow shoes.
    A few other items that I don't think have been mentioned.
    Snow shoes for my tripod
    Extra zip lock bags & sharpie marker
    Big knife
    Small knife
    Cable saw
    Firesteel

    And in the truck

    Chain
    Rope
    Tarp 10 x 10
    Tie down straps
    Survival kit
    Cold weather gear (when necessary)

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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    Quote Originally Posted by Doremus Scudder View Post
    My in-car kit contains:
    an extra light meter and meter batteries
    jeweler's screwdrivers...
    I’ve learned that “screwdrivers” are indeed key – that is, not a single “screwdriver.”

    Once my Pentax spotmeter died due to an exhausted battery:

    Lucky me, smart me, brilliant me – in my bag was a spare battery, plus a small screwdriver to open the battery lid.

    Imagine my surprise when my small flathead screwdriver wouldn’t fit the battery lid! The screwdriver was too small. I should have had a choice of sizes, like Doremus. But perhaps that wasn’t my worst oversight – when I last replaced the battery, I had screwed the lid on unnecessarily tight. In lieu of a better screwdriver, I tried the top of my thumb, but that was no match for the cover, either. “No problem,” I thought. “A coin will do the trick.” But finding no change in my pocket added insult to an injured thumb. Good thing I had my spare “sunny-16” meter – but I’m not going to let this happen again. Ever. Now, there’s a penny, plus change, in my bag.

    Money is so useful.

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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    Perhaps already mentioned; with 4x5, I carry an extra ground glass. With 8x10, the extra stays in the vehicle.

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    If you're flying: a Package of M&Ms for if they don't serve a meal, and a roll of
    TUMS in case they do. (Funny, but not kidding.)
    Wilhelm (Sarasota)

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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    Several of the aforementioned items, plus:
    • Scotch / Magic tape - multiple uses including repairing a broken ground glass screen.
    • Quick Disk for bellows extension exposure compensation.
    • Pack of business cards - just in case.

    and a llama would come in very handy to carry everything.

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    Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    Forgot about the iphone and all the wonderfull apps
    Viewfinder Pro
    Lenny Eiger's Photo Tools Pro
    DOF calculator

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