Flight Imaging Rig

[Mav359]

Hi Guys

I'm quite lucky in the holiday i get from work and i wanted to start using it to spend 2/3 days at a time traveling short flights to places like Northern Finland, Iceland etc etc to do some imaging.

Whats the smallest imaging rig i could pack to do this? Anyone already doing this?

Cheers

[Daniel-K]

smallest is probably a eq1 with ra motor, but i would go with an astro trac

[jgs001]

Alan, I'm able to fit all my camera gear and my Astrotrac in my Tamrac AERO 85 (with some other bits like a book too)... The tripod goes in the case.

[Mav359]

Cheers guys

John any pics i'd be interested in have a look

[jgs001]

Not of the kit loaded.. but here's the bag details.

http://www.tamrac.co.uk/pages/aerobp.html

The astrotrac fits in the laptop compartment. I have a 60d with a 70-200 fitted, a 17-85, a 50mm f/1.4, a Sigma 150mm macro lens, canon 430 exii flash, clash cord, 70-200 lens collar, raynox dcr250 in a box, timer remote shutter release and a few other bits in the main camera compartment. 

I took this on an easyjet flight last year, before they changed the guaranteed bag size (it's now 2cm too large )... but I suspect it would be ok, if you were there first anyway.

[Mav359]

Like it

Just watched a vid on the astrotrac as well.

Do you think if i checked in luggage that it would all fit in a hard samsonite style case + some luggage? I was then thinking bringing a 80ED in the hand luggage.

Cheers John

[jgs001]

It probably would. Personally, I'm not sure I'd want to take anything like this is hold luggage though.

[Mav359]

I was just thinking if i bought an 80ed i rather keep that on me then the astrotrac and have a really hard case with lots of bubble wrap.

Something for after christmas i reckon

[jgs001]

Actually, the 80ed case could probably be adjusted to fit an Astrotrac alongside... But it's not going to be acceptable as hand luggage. I'm not sure the 80ed would fit in hand luggage to be honest, given the size restrictions.

[Mav359]

Stuff to think about, maybe just stick to my DSLR