In case anyone cares, here’s what I typically have with me when out railfanning for the day:
- Camera Bag (Lowepro Mini Trekker AW) containing:
- Canon EOS-300D body w/ BG-E1 battery grip
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens w/ hood
- Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS lens w/ hood
- Canon EF 50mm f1.8 lens
- Canon EF 300mm f4L IS lens
- Canon 1.4x teleconverter
- Remote shutter release
- UV Haze and Circular Polarizer filters
- Spare BP511 battery
- Cleaning supplies
- Bogen Manfrotto 681B monopod w/ 3229 tilt head
- Cheap Vivitar tripod (night shots only)
- Digital voice recorder – I use this to quickly make notes of what I see for later recording into my locomotive database. I have a fairly cheap (under $30) Panasonic model
- Radio Shack Pro-94 scanner
- Cell phone
- Timetables
- Locomotive rosters, fog charts, other assorted paperwork
