Large lens carriage experiences

[scottkinfw]

Many of the CR posters have large, heavy, lenses (and several full sized bodies too!), and take them on distant trips. I have a number of lenses and cameras, with the heaviest being my 70-200 2.8 II. I am going to acquire a 300 2.8 in a few months.

This got me to thinking about carting this gear around, as I go on several long distance trips a year, and always take my gear. So, to all of you with large lenses, etc., I was hoping that you would share your travel stories about traveling with these beasts? Any nagging issues or insights to share? Any tips or pointers? Any funny or tragic stories to share? For those of us about to join the very long heavy expensive lens club, what the heck are we about to get in to? How will this hamper our travel? Thank you all in advance for your sage advice and experiences.

sek

 

[luoto]

If hold bound and you'll have a car/rough handling potential a pelicase is good. I've took big glass and entrusted it to the delights of the aviation industry without a problem. Nowadays you can get glass carrier rucksacks too and if you want to get best of both worlds get the rucksack and stick THAT inside the pelicase so you have hold transport and then "portable transport" on location.


Pelicases also make good step ladders and chairs at small airports