What I Bring When Railfanning

by Aaron Hockley

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

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