1D Mark III always goes. 40D goes if desired (and if its owner isn't shooting too...). XTi goes if desired. G9 is the second person's spare camera, especially if we'll be in two different spots.


Four main lenses: 16-35, 24-105, 50/1.8, 70-200/2.8IS. 28-135 is the "second-out" walkaround, 18-55IS is the "second-out" wide.


Four 580EX II flashes: Three usually go in my bag, as I have four PW triggers. Fourth goes on second camera.


Enough memory cards for the shoot. Some get left behind in "time-out" until I've worked through all of the post-processing for the event that's on those cards. I just feel safer if I don't erase them too quickly.


Flash modifier kit, mostly from Honl: speed straps to hold everything on flashes, two gobos, two snoots, a bag of warming gels, a bag of cooling/greening gels, a bag of diffusion gels.


Nature Trekker bag holds most of what I'm taking, as long as I add a LensCase 4 on the outside for the 70-200 most of the time. Slingshot 200 holds her typical gear load (40D, 1-2 lenses, flash, memory cards, batteries) or my overflow.


The depends-on-the-shoot list includes two external battery packs for the flashes, two OC-E3 off-camera flash cords, two Bogen Superclamps, four lightstands (three 7' 001Bs, one 10'), a bunch of other gel colors, flash batteries, USB tethering cable, etc. The Superclamps are usually used to separate the flashes from the Pocket Wizards using the OC-E3 cords, but I've also used them to do a high and a low flash on one stand. I also have a "custom" belt/suspenders from Lowepro that I use on the long/mobile shoots, in which case the Nature Trekker holds bodies and batteries, and the belt holds two lenses, two flashes, memory cards, a few batteries, and a water bottle. We have an old Tamrac shoulder bag that becomes her overflow bag when we rent more gear for her.