Approaching the Scene 202: Packing For Flights w/ My Z9 & 800 PF Costa Rica Kit

[@martindalpe.photography]

excellent, first video ever that show all details !!! thanks.

[@diegus012]

I want all that gear! 😍

[@hankroarkphoto]

I bought the NYA-EVO pack based on your recommendation. Love it. As a larger guy was having problems with the hip belt staying on top of my hips. Recently discovered hacked the NYA-EVO with a standard (and large size, they come in three sizes)hip belt from Six Moon Designs. Great upgrade to the NYA-EVO bag. Thanks for the cool video!!

[@paulkirk5760]

Great packing advice for plane travel. I’ve bought a folding, flat packing wheeled type trolley which I’ll put my main camera bag on to wheel around the airport and save my back! If check in objects, folded flat it will fit one of my family’s ordinary back packs.

[@NikCan66]

always brilliant video 📹

[@johng5970]

Hi Hudson, a great video which has given me so good ideas for my trip to the Pacific Northwest in October 👍

[@ivorgottschalk6432]

Interesting to hear about strategies for air travel for smaller planes and like the idea of using the backpack insert as the personal item for carry-on. I’ve been leaving the short lenses at home for wildlife trips in favour of two tele’s with a body on each. Also, the Whimberly monopod head has to be tried to appreciate how good it is.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

I have found the monopod was needless on this trip. The 800 is very handholdable. I really don't like having a swivel monopod head. Tilt only please. I've tried the Wimberly.

[@ivorgottschalk6432]

@@HudsonHenryPhoto Whimberly make a monopod specific head (wimberley mh-100) that tilts and does not swivel and is very compact.

[@zZola_Photography]

Great minds think alike I don't have the NYA but I run a Mindshift Backlight Elite 45L. I have a 13L or full size camera drop-in option as well and I do exactly the same thing when flying I pull the small insert, keep all my camera gear in it, wear it as a shoulder strap while the rest of everything gets packed into the camera bag for the plane. Cool thing with the Mindshift is you can pull the waist belt and pack brain ... and the 2 can be put together to form a fanny pack just just like what your carrying the extra Patagonia for. I do really like that roll top dry bag option tho..... ::I do not need another camera bag, I do not need another camera bag, I do not need another camera bag... (and you know which workshop I wanna know about if your running it next year)

[@ivorgottschalk6432]

Agree, the Midshiht 45L is perfect for travel.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

I like the Mindshift, but it's harness just can't compare in my book.

[@zZola_Photography]

@@HudsonHenryPhoto ur not helping my need to buy another bag 🤣🤣

[@zgw8]

Michael you probably need another bag! I know I do.

[@stephanpetranker8994]

As always, a great, thought provoking, video. The Nya bags seems to be wonderfully engineered. I am not so sure about your carrying strap arrangement for your camera that hangs at your side. For the last 10 years, I have been using the Cotton Carrier system with excellent success -- I would love to hear your thoughts on it, as it compares to your current methods. It travelled with me through forests and war zones, and continues to march on. Keep up the wonderful work, and hope our paths cross soon.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

I hope so too Stephan. No offense, but I have had clients with that rig and I personally can't imagine wearing something like that. I like loose wicking base layers and my very simple Luma QD sling. Easy, light, ultra-adjustable and so comfortable. Worn over or under my pack harness, it's not even noticeable. Pop the camera off with a QD press and it's like it's not there. Shorten the loop with a pull of the front slider and the camera is against your body, lengthen and it can come to your eye in any orientation, slide it midway and you can press out on it to use it to brace for an extra support. I just don't want a chest holster strapped to me ever if possible. No way.

[@deroux]

The quick release is terrifying on that camera strap. I would be scared it might release by mistake. No quick release on that much kit.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

I've been bouncing through the jungle for the past 5 days with it. You don't know how good QD is. It's special forces and navy seal tech that Kirk and RRS converted over for photo gear. That's how our modern commandos sling thier gear. It's rated to about 10 times this weight.

[@deroux]

Thanks for the recommendation on the NYA EVO. I'm going to pick up the 60c.. I wish it came in white.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

You will love it Andie. I hear ya, but the colors they do are all really sharp. Thanks for using my link in advance.

[@deroux]

@@HudsonHenryPhoto Got the bag today and Love it! Really well designed and constructed. They hooked me up with a White 60c. Super Fast Shipping. Got it in less than a week. Thanks again for the recommendation.

[@zgw8]

Andie - how do you like the white? Cool color but I can only imagine how dirty it will get.

[@deroux]

@@zgw8 The color is great. I have other bags for dirty conditions below the treeline.

[@patrickmolloy6994]

that Z9 + 800 is way too heavy to take with you. I'll do you a favour and look after them for you :-)

[@patrickmolloy6994]

Hudson, have a great time there

[@1Sbnelson]

I love your review of this NYA-EVO pack, and I just ordered one along with the Large and Medium RCI's. I have to stop watching your videos Hudson, you're costing me WAY to much money ;)

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

;-) You'll LOVE that pack though. Love it.

[@1Sbnelson]

@@HudsonHenryPhoto it came in yesterday and is replacing my old Tamrac Expedition 7x

[@wildlifebyFarooqui]

Hi Hudson. I have been looking for a large camera bag. I have the 800pf and a Z9. And I would like to carry my other camera body with the 100-400 lens. I just saw that NYA-EVO have created a new RCI in XL size and are saying that all 600mm lenses would fit with the camera body. What are your thoughts on it? I have bought stuff before based on your recommendations and would love to know your thoughts on the newer RCI unit before I pull the trigger. Thank you.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

As soon as I get one of those, I"ll let you know, but I can tell you that I have zero problem fillting my 800PF on it's own in my large RCI up the middle with the 100-400, Z9, 24-120, 14-24 and room to spare.

[@deroux]

Do you like this bag more than the Shimoda V2 35? These bags look like the f stop bags which are also great. I prefer Shimoda because you can adjust the frame easily to fit your body.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

You can adjust the frame on this too and unlike Shimoda, the adjustment points are really stout and have dual webbing loops that the should harness connects to for redundancy. I think these are MUCH much nicer than Shimoda personally and a number of my clients have switched after trying Rick and mine on workshops.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

I compare the Shimoda harness adjustment to NYA-EVO in the video linked in the description.

[@deroux]

@@HudsonHenryPhoto I'll check it out! thanks!

[@deroux]

@@HudsonHenryPhoto Good to know. thank you!

[@gosman949]

Whatever happened to the rolling backpack you had a couple of years ago? I just want to get through the airport and feel that I'm halfway there by getting through the ordeal!

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

I use that whenever I can, but I was very weight limited on this one.

[@jeffreyneville9769]

Not to be too funny but I gather you typically don't bring any more clothes than you have to, do you just bring 1/2 of what you would wear at home and just do laundry once or twice so your not bringing a lot of clothes?

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

On this trip I wore 2 pairs of Board Shorts, 2 long sleeved wicking base layer shirts, a couple of tank tops and a pair of adventure sandals from Bedrock for over 2 straight weeks. Nothing else. My clothes all fit in a very small stuff sack and they dry after a sink wash in about 30 minutes. Oh and my Patagonia Torrent Shell jacket. That was a must. That's it.

[@TodColbert]

Will the 800 pf fit into the 36 liter bag?

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

No.

[@tc6912]

OK. Now that the Z9 exists, I can understand why anyone in the business would purchase one. But what about us mortals? I see you are only taking one body? Risky. I am still a DSLR shooter with a D500 and a D7200. I am looking to replace the D7200 with a Z6ii or Z7ii with the hopes that a Z7iii will be what I need to replace the D500. My head is stuck between the ability to crop and good low light shooting. Consider a situation where the sun is almost set, your on the shaded side of the trees, 100-400mm zoomed out to 400, following a slow moving critter (elk in the woods) shutter speed up around 1000, ISO 6400-10000 and you need to crop off about 30% from the image. Which camera would you choose? Also limit post to just Lightroom, no fancy AI.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

You're going to want to use that noise reduction specific demoasiacing no matter what camera you choose. DXO, ON1 or Topaz. It will improve your results by 2-3 stops of noise. DXO lets you further fine tune it. The Z6ii is the hands down winner for low light. Best low light camera I've ever used. Period. I shot a fair bit with workshop participant's Z6iis and Z7iis on this trip while they tried my Z9 out. I have to say that for low light action, it's just impossible to go back to them. You can learn to get good results despite the blackout between frames and 1st generation AF quirks. I have videos about it on this channel, but once you've tried the new AF tracking in the Z9 with zero blackout... It's hard to stomach. I'd almost urge you to wait for that tech to trickle down if you want to photograph low lit action with a long lens. Stick with the D500 till a "Z6iii" or something arrives. Trust me though. You want to prefilter the noise out with DXO Pure RAW before ever processing your 8000+ ISO images. I have great results with 14,400ISO from this Costa Rica trip with the Z9. It's just amazing.

[@tc6912]

@@HudsonHenryPhoto Thank you for the advice. It all makes great sense.

[@MyContestPix]

Nice segment on flying compact. You seem to have a lot of redundancy in lens, but I noticed you only have the Z9. No doubt, it's built like a tank, but what backup do you have?? No one can predict a backup situation.

[@HudsonHenryPhoto]

Built like a tank. Never an issue. I did have my Z50 in my small carryon. I love that little machine. It would have served in a pinch. :-)