Recently I booked a trip to South Korea for a couple months. One of the things I really wanted to do while I was there was to film and take photographs of the people in Seoul. As we all know when you’re traveling internationally you have to somewhat pack light because of specific airline restrictions.
For this trip I decided to go with a mirrorless setup as opposed to a DSLR setup because of the weight factor. Sure I would be missing out on amazing battery life but the fact that everything in this kit was portable suited my needs.
Gear List
- Peak Design Everyday Backpack 30L
- Apple Macbook Pro Retina (Late 2013)
- Sony A6500 Mirrorless Camera
- 3 x Sony NP-FW50 batteries
- Dolica Photography Tripod
- Rode VideoMicro
- Zoom H6 Handy Recorder
- Manfrotto Pixi Mini Tripod
- Zhiyun Crane v2 Handheld Gimbal
- Pelican SD Card Holder
- 2 x 128gb Samsung EVO U3 90mb/s Class 10 SD Card
- 2 x 64gb SanDisk U3 95mb/s Class 10 SD Card
- Lenses
- Sony 16-50mm F/3.5-5.6 OSS Kit Lens
- Sigma 16mm F/1.4
- Sigma 30mm F/1.4
- Canon 24-105mm F/4L w/ Sigma MC-11 E to EF adapter
***The picture doesn’t include the Tiffen Filter Pouch with the ND 8 Hoya, Circular Polarizer, and a Tiffen Variable ND Filter.
One of the reasons I chose the Peak Design backpack over other traveling photography backpacks out there was the fact that I could pull out lenses and gimbals without having to put the bag down at all. This saves me a lot of time especially when I’m sight seeing and traveling.
All in all, the total weight limit of all this gear was well within the carry on allowance for the airline I was bringing the gear to. If this was a DSLR the weight would have exceeded the allowance.
