Best way to travel with your photography equipments.

shankaw

I got a 70-200 f/2.8G ED VR II few months ago, and it's becoming the primary lens. The body is D800. Since the lens is somewhat longer and heavy, I take the lens off from the body before putting it in my bag (cover the body and lens with caps). When on outside, i try to do this in the car so less exposure to dust. Im almost just about keep the lens on the body while transporting in a bag; however bit concern about the accidental pressure that could be directed on the mount-point (between lens and the camera)

Have you any users out there with the same concern/experience and any suggestions?

Thank you

PB_PM

There is very little danger of damage to the combo by keeping the lens mounted on the body. As long as the camera bag is well padded I don't think you have any reason for concern.

ChasCS

The lens is built tough, so yes, it can stand on its head for extended periods of time. ;-)

Chas

tcole1983

I never just have my body without a lens attached. I haven't had any problems with mine ever..and my bigger lenses are always attached.

spraynpray

Plus of course the D800 body is full magnesium so it is tough. I reckon that for sure you will have more problems as a result of frequent lens changes than if you leave it on.

Msmoto

@spraynpray

+1

paulr

I believe you are right to have concerns whenever you traveling with camera equipment. In the past there have been stories of the F mount coming away from the body with the lens attached, due to the screws coming loose, from vibration and extra weight of the lens on the body. Rare but it as happened. From personal experience I travel with a light lens on the camera, a 50 mm lens and change the lens I intend to use in a safe environment. I always have concerns when changing lenses with regard to dust! You can of course buy specially designed camera bags made for specific lenses, however in real terms this not always practical when carrying numerous lenses.
I think the answer is take time in protecting your equipment when filling your camera bag and ensure the lens and camera a well supported and have little movement. It's a worry we all have, but preparation and prevention ensure safety.

DenverShooter

Used to leave my D800E attached to my 70mm-200mm F/2.8 all of the time in my bag until I got the 80mm-400mm F/4.5-5.6.

Carried the D800E attached to my 70mm-200mm F/2.8 for as long as I have had the D800E. Carried it all over Germany. Carried it all over the US. Carried it on dozens of flights jammed in the overhead bins. Not a problem.

Denver Shooter

Vipmediastar_JZ

I normally carry the 70-200 with the d800 mounted. However now that I picked up a battery grip i upgraded mesengers bags.
I have two messenger bags one is by Nikon and one is the Temba DNA 15
both will accomadate the lens mounted with grip.

The Tenba can hold the lens and camera standing up and this one works better because the top flap extends unlike the Nikon bag.
The tenba can also accomade an ipad and laptop at the same time and has a thick shoulder pad that I will be buying a another pad for the other bag.

Once my child is born i will convert the Tenba into a one d800-70-200 bag and one prime bag. Right now i have it setup for a hospital bag with a flash, flash trigger, extra battery, memory and mic

Fritz

Nikon builds very tough cameras when you get to the level of a D800 and the 24-70 2.8 will take a lot of abuse. I'm something of a walking disaster for cameras: a few years ago I had a strap break and my D3s with 24-70 fell from waist height onto a wooden floor with enough force to bend the F mount. You could then flex the lens in the camera to cause the AF to short and randomly cycle. Nikon repaired the camera and checked the lens to find that the lens was undamaged. I noticed that the D800 and the D4 both have a raised reenforcement around the F mount, so when I fell down a rickety flight of stairs last year the D4 and 24-70 went slithering across a concrete floor into a concrete wall: loss of paint w/o damage. Three weeks ago I fell off the side of a WW2 tank and landed on the D4 24-70: score: two cracked ribs, one blown lumbar disc and no damage to the camera and lens. I somehow think a Nikon in a well padded case will survive almost anything but if you want the most protection perhaps consider a hard shell case with the padding custom fitted to your camera and lens. I suspect then you will have nothing to fear short of a plane crash.

paulr

Fritz. So its fair to say, ' Your not accident prone then'.

Fritz

I should hire myself to Nikon for Beta testing. Let's see, last summer I had a lightning near strike that trashed my computer and two of my four hard drives with only partial recovery of my archives, my D700 was stolen from my truck and I broke two toes when stepped on by a draft horse at an event shoot. Thank goodness I only do this part time, I question if I'd survive being a full time professional. My cameras have been dropped, bumped, and banged and still function perfectly well. Nikon really does build a tough product.

Photobug

I should hire myself to Nikon for Beta testing. Let's see, last summer I had a lightning near strike that trashed my computer and two of my four hard drives with only partial recovery of my archives, my D700 was stolen from my truck and I broke two toes when stepped on by a draft horse at an event shoot. Thank goodness I only do this part time, I question if I'd survive being a full time professional. My cameras have been dropped, bumped, and banged and still function perfectly well. Nikon really does build a tough product.

I am happy I don't provide your medical and health insurance. )

Glad your okay and yes, you need to be a spokesperson for the durability of Nikon equipment.

shankaw

Thank you all for your feedback. I've decided to get a better camera bag and keep the 70-200 mounted. Did a lot of research and ran into caselogic slrc bag seems to accommodate/address my needs. @fritz you certainly have done a lot of durability testing on nikon products.