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I know I've covered much of this in a previous thread. But I keep acquiring accessories. Screen shade. Lens hood. Separate leg extensions (because the Mini 3 has no legs!). And then there is the usual stuff. And DJI made the DJI RC larger than the RCN1 and created the need for a creative solution for using a lanyard on the DJI RC. And so I've had to do a minor reconfiguration to my Apache 2800, including leaving the charging pack behind. But I've made it work. 10 pounds of stuffing in a 5 pound back, as it were.
Of course there are days when I just want to travel light with just the basics; A drone a controller and some batteries. But I often live by "Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it". That probably comes from photographing 400 weddings and parties in a past life where failure is not an option.
When I bought the Apache 2800 this time I had misgivings. I have a Skyreat case too and the FMC bag, plus a Mavic 2 FMC bag. But I keep acquiring stuff. THAT'S the problem. The Skyreat case is actually pretty good, somwhat smaller than the 2800, mostly in depth. Both fit in my backback. But I like having leg extensions, a screen shade, a lens hood, extra strobes, extra cables (in 2800 below controller), extra cards, props, filters (when I buy them), extra strobes and even room for a 4th battery if I leave the wall charger behind. Sometimes I'll travel light with just a drone, controller and batteries and pack in a smaller case.
So how much gear do you typically care with you and how to you tranport it?
Of course there are days when I just want to travel light with just the basics; A drone a controller and some batteries. But I often live by "Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it". That probably comes from photographing 400 weddings and parties in a past life where failure is not an option.
When I bought the Apache 2800 this time I had misgivings. I have a Skyreat case too and the FMC bag, plus a Mavic 2 FMC bag. But I keep acquiring stuff. THAT'S the problem. The Skyreat case is actually pretty good, somwhat smaller than the 2800, mostly in depth. Both fit in my backback. But I like having leg extensions, a screen shade, a lens hood, extra strobes, extra cables (in 2800 below controller), extra cards, props, filters (when I buy them), extra strobes and even room for a 4th battery if I leave the wall charger behind. Sometimes I'll travel light with just a drone, controller and batteries and pack in a smaller case.
So how much gear do you typically care with you and how to you tranport it?