As many of you already know, I'm heading to Chicago next week and I'm not sure how much gear to bring along...
Gear I have:
Canon T1i
Battery Grip
18-55mm IS Kit Lens
50mm f/1.8
28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Quantaray 100-300mm (a POS, but quite a bit of reach with the crop body
)
580EX-II Flash
Tripod
Monopod
I have two bags, a Lowepro Slingshot 200AW and Toploader Pro 70AW. The Slingshot can hold most everything (aside from the tripod/monopod) while the toploader would hold the gripped camera and the 28-135mm with hood reversed, plus a few small items.
I'm flying, so if I take the slingshot that would be considered my carry-on item. We'll have to pay for checked bags, so consuming a carry on item will cost me a bit in bag fees. However, taking the toploader and just the 28-135mm lens might limit me quite a bit with the crop-body. I could pack the kit lens in the luggage but I wouldn't have much of a way to carry it around town...
Any thoughts? Any must see places? I'm looking forward to taking pictures of "the bean" but I'm sure there are many more places for great photos. I'm not sure I'll be able to get many good building photos without a full frame body and a wide angle lens.
