Bags, cameras, and last-minute deals - packing camera gear for travel

There’s nothing like a lengthy road-trip to focus the mind of a photographer on gear and bags ~ squeezing the right gear into the right bags, specifically. The dilemma of the camera bag - size, comfort, carrying capacity - has become something of a bugbear. For the annual holiday, I usually find myself weighed down with too much, and so I’ve decided to go lighter and smaller for this trip. To this end, I’ve decided on the K&F Concept 12l sling bag ~ not top-end by any stretch of the imagination, but not bottom of the bucket. The spacious interior, smooth zippers, and adequate water resistance present a nice package for the price. I’ve also added some dividers from other bags to customise it a touch, because the included dividers are stiff and tend to push out the sides of the internal compartment and reduce the capacity of the side pockets. In the weeks before such a holiday, I also madly seem to buy last minute bargains - filters, caps, lenses - to take with me. Through a recent gear…