Angola Sky. Namibia – April, 2006Canon 5D with 24-105mm f/4L IS lens @ ISO 100What equipment to bring on a remote shoot is a topic of endless fascination and discussion among photographers. Pros with assistants can afford to bring cases of gear and choose the best possible tool for each particular shot. This is not the case for most everyone else, and so if one has several systems, and a large collection of lenses, the question of which ones to bring on a trip can produce some difficult choices. This is especially true when international travel is involved, and compounded when travel in small planes in remote regions is added to the equation.

A trip toNamibiaandSouth Africain late April, 2006 presented some unique challenges. I wanted to shoot medium format digital in two particular locations – one architectural and one landscape. I also needed 35mm format with long lenses for wildlife work as well as hand-held cultural photography. Because we would be flying a number ...