Best photography gear for travel – The Ultimate Gear List
I have been a professional photographer for the last 8 years and when exploring I only take the best travel photography gear with me. Narrowing down the best camera gear for travel can be hard to keep it lightweight but my favourite travel camera gear and accessories are outline below. My travel photography kit list
I like to travel as lightweight as possible and through lots of trial and error with camera bags and tripods I have made a list of everything I travel with in my camera bag.
Best travel camera – Canon EOS R
Mirrorless cameras are they way of the future for travel photographers, videographers and bloggers. They are super lightweight without compromisisng on quality. I believe it is the best professional camera for travel photography and best camera for adventure photography.
Canon is one of the most affordable, compact, and best mirrorless cameras and I believe this is the best travel camera on the market. My image quality it outstanding and you can see this through my Instagram and blog images.
Best lens for travel photography – Canon RF 24-105 F4
This lens is my go to lens for travel photography, the focal range is perfect for everything on the go and the sacrifice of having F4 means it’s so much lighter than the F2.8. Having inbuilt image stabilisation means you can have longer shutter speeds while hand held because the stabilisation in the lens and camera work together. I’ve never felt the need for the 2.8 in the field. The versatility of this lens allows me to shoot a wide range of detailed portraits to picture perfect landscapes. This travel blogging lens is a must to have in your travel photography gear.
Canon RF 70-200 F4
The dynamic range on the 70-200 makes it a must have in my bag. Again it being a RF lens means it only weighs 695 grams. It can create beautiful bokeh on portraits and compress landscapes for those drastic looking landscapes. Example when I say it can compress landscapes, which can make objects that are far away, look much closer than they really are. Just like the mountain in this image. No you don’t need the best travel photography equipment out there but it does help and the new RF lenses are a game changer for travel photography and keeping your camera bag light.
Aerial Photography Camera – DJI Air 2s
DJI Mavic Air 2s is the best camera with a massive 1-inch sensor that can record 5.4k films at 30 frames per second and 20MP still shots. It’s perfect for a lightweight drone, being able to shoot a different perspective is a game changer and you wont regret having this in your bag.
Laptop/Computer – Macbook Pro M1 chip 14 inch
Travel photography gear includes a means of editing. You need a solid computer when travelling and this is it. I use my laptop more than my camera when travelling so you want it to be trustworthy. This is where I edit photos and videos, write blogs, book hotels, flights and research destinations. The 14inch is lightweight with impressive displays and processing power.
Camera Bag – WANDRD PRVKE 21L
The best camera gear for travel starts with the bag. I did A LOT of research when trying to find the best travel camera bag on the market and I may have found it. I wanted something that was dicrete (that you couldn’t exactly tell it was a camera bag) and something practical. I think Wandrd has the best camera bags on the market. The 21L is perfect for your every day camera travel bag. It holds everything stated in this travel list with ease.
Camera Batteries – Spare Canon Batteries
Canon camera batteries. I never go anywhere without multiples of batteries. Be prepared!
Memory card – SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO
SanDisk Extreme Pro is what most creators will recommend and that’s because it delivers maximum speed for performance and uncompromising images and 4K video quality. I’d recommend a minimum storage space of 64GB so you can shoot multiple events without running out of storage space.
Camera Tripod – Ulazni Zero Y Lightweight Travel Tripod
This may be the Best travel tripod for landscape photography and travel blogging. It only weighs 1.1kg and may be the best lightweight travel tripod on the market and here’s why. Tripods are great for long exposures, low light conditions, stacking images and self portraits.
External Hardrive – SanDisk 2TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD
You should always back up your work and so I always travel with a hard drive. The new SSD drives (solid state drives) are great for travel as they are Durable and reliable. SSDs are Faster than traditional Hard Drives, less weight, no noise and more practical size.
Well, that’s everything in my travel camera bag and my photography gear list. Thanks for reading my recommendations for the best photography gear for travel – The Ultimate Gear List. If you have any questions at all about the best camera gear for travel or photography/gear related please leave me a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Happy travelling and photographing! If you are after some photography tips to elevate your landscape photography game, check out my blog about creating unique landscape shots.
