Total weight of your camera kit?!

[mikec]

So here's a fun one for you all to do over the weekend. I'm leaving for a trip the end of next week and was just looking at how much stuff I'm carrying and what it weighed.

Now I haven't included bags and filters but my total camera gear weight that I'm taking is 7.8kg, ouch!

Makes me want to rush out and by a high end mirror-less system....

I'm know for sure some others will have more hefty loads than me though!

[Xenedis]

During a recent trip abroad, my camera backpack alone weighed 9kg.

That didn't include my tripod, head unit and monopod.

There was plenty of gear (including four lenses) which didn't go.

[shelly1170]

Very interesting and something I've been thinking about lately. I don't have access to scales so can't comment on weight, not that I have that much!

Thanks to joint hyper mobility, I have weak hands and wrists that make holding large, heavy cameras and lenses difficult. So weight of kit, camera body/lens along with body size (so I can hold it comfortably) are important considerations for me. *sigh* I'll probably never have a 1D!

[JM Tran]

Camera kit - 15kg

Lighting kit - 40kg

[Wayne]

My last trip to the USA saw me with almost 20kg of bodies, glass, tripod + head, batteries and chargers.

If I travel with lighting, it's about the same as JT, 40 odd kg on top of the camera gear.

[Bennymiata]

My roller bag weighs around 30kg when loaded, not including tripod or light stands, but does include a couple of flashes.

Thank goodness for wheels.

I also have another bag that carries my video equipment when required, and that bag slips over the pull-out handle of the trolley bag so it's easy to cart around.

[OzzieTraveller]

G'day Mike

My missus has just returned from a 16-day Africa safari where everyone had a 15kg luggage limit from the small /16 seater aircraft used
She took the Lumix with its 24x zoom - and her 600mm shots of the wildlife are great

Regards, Phil

[ameerat42]

Not as much as some, but weigh too much for my liking, sometimes.
Am.