Camera Bags Part 3: Lowepro Photo Trekker AW for Nature Photography
Mount Rainier and meadow full of sitka valerian, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
The Lowepro Photo Trekker AW is my bag of choice for “serious” nature photography, when I want to be ready for anything with a lot of gear.
I also have Lowepro’s largest back pack camera bag, the Super Trekker AW, but that bag is actually larger than I really need.
The Photo Trekker AW is a backpack-style bag that can carry a lot of weight with good comfort. It also includes a built-in rain cover, which is handy here in rainy western Washington State.
Here is what I usually carry inside:
In the main compartment:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS, usually mounted on camera and usually with the hood reversed on the lens
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L, with the hood
Canon EF 70-200 f/4L IS, with tripod mount and with the hood reversed on the lens
Canon 300mm f4 L IS with a Canon 1.4X tele-extender mounted on it
Canon Speedlight 550EX
Canon 15mm f2.8 fisheye
Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro
Canon TS-E 17mm f4 L
Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5 L
Canon TC-80N3 programmable shutter release
Lens pen
(2) Singh-Ray ND Graduated filters
Cokin P filter holder with 72mm and 77mm adapter rings
Lowepro Photo Trekker AW full of camera gear for nature photography
In the lid:
3 spare batteries
a shoe-mount bubble level
(4) additional compact flash cards
Business cards
Pen and Sharpie
In the lid pocket:
Photoflex 32-inch diffusion disk
Flashpoint 20-inch silver/soft gold reflector disk
And if I want to, I can actually attached my tripod, a Manfrotto 3021BPRO and Manfrotto 322RC2 grip ball head, to the back of the bag when carrying for longer distances.
This kit weighs 28 lbs, plus another 7.5 lbs for the tripod.