What’s in My Camera Bag

On this page you’ll find everything I put in my camera bag for both hiking trips and travelling.

I use a Canon camera and my iPhone for photography and videography while I’m travelling. If I’m on a trip with plenty of water activities likes diving or sports like paragliding where I don’t always easy access to capture things with a camera or iPhone, then I’ll bring an action camera. I have both an Insta360 and a GoPro and based on experience I can confirm the GoPro is MUCH better than the Insta360.

You can find all my travel essentials here – this page outlines more electronic accessories I take with me when I’m on-the-go.

Main Camera Components

Camera – I use the full frame, mirrorless Canon EOS RP body. It’s compact and for its price point it’s loaded with features and produces high quality images.

Camera lenses – I use a combination of 3 lenses: 16mm (wide angle shots), 24-105mm (landscape and everyday), and a 50mm (portraits).

Lens adaptor – a couple of my lenses are older (I previously used the 6D). I purchased this lens adaptor so I didn’t have to replace my old lenses.

Camera batteries – I bring 6 batteries. Mirrorless batteries lose charge quick and I don’t always have access to charge batteries on-the-go.

Charging dock – I bring this compact 2 slot charging dock with me so I can quickly charge 2 batteries at once.

Camera Accessories

Capture Clip – this little clip holds your camera and attaches to your backpack straps allowing you easy access to your camera without having to remove your pack on hikes.

SD cards – I bring multiple Sandisk Extreme Pro SD cards for their fast speed. I usually use cards with max 128GB – I don’t like to store everything on one card in case I lose it.

Camera strap – I prefer this strap over the stock Canon straps.

Lens cap – I bring an extra cap for each lens in case I lose one while travelling. 50mm lens cap (49mm), 16mm lens cap (43mm), 24-105 lens cap (77m), and one extra body cap/rear lens cap in case that one goes rogue too.

Shutter remote – I previously used the Canon brand remote which stopped working overtime so I now use the Canon app + tripod combo for solo portrait photography. I’ve been recommended this remote by friends.

ND filter – chasing waterfalls? I use this filter with my 24-105mm lens to adjust exposure and capture smooth flowing water pictures even in broad daylight.

Tripod – this is overkill for most travellers, but I use this tripod (carbon-fibre version) which is quite heavy and large compared to a phone tripod, but it’s durable, quick to setup, and I never have to worry about it falling with my camera attached. It also has a built in phone holder so it’s a 2-in-1.

Microfibre cloths – I bring multiple and leave them in every bag so I always have one handy.

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