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Canon EOS1ds Mk3,
EOS 28-300 f3.5-5.6L,
EOS 16-35 f2.8L,
EOS 35-70 f3.5 macro (Old but brilliant)
12, 20 & 36mm extension tubes.
Flash is a Speedlite 550ex with miles of cable and adaptors. I hardly ever use the flashgun on-camera, prefering the more natural shadows of angled light and reflectors.
TC-80N3 programmable cable release.
Uniloc heavy duty tripod with water-sealed bottom sections for standing in rivers. It's a bit weighty for trekking but always worth the effort for total rigidity in strong winds.
Lowepro all-weather Photo-trekker rucksack
Over the years I have worked with large and small set-ups. At one stage I carried around a bag with three bodies and lenses from wide-angle to 600mm. After a while I cut right back as I found myself carrying around at least four lenses which hardly got used. If you are trekking for a few weeks that's a lot of unnecessary weight!
For two reasons I also no longer use prime lenses. firstly because we can now up the ISO with the touch of a button, making huge fast lenses less critical. Secondly, the optical quality of Canon's L lenses is so good that my camera bag is now a child's-weight lighter with a few good zooms. To illustrate the point, the shot of the moon was taken at full zoom with the EOS 28-300L. The moon barely fills the spot metering ring of the focusing screen (which also says a lot about the 1DS mk3's sensor).
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