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I have a Billingham 307 and find it a very roomy, yet extremely comfortable, bag. It can hold my K20D + DA17-70, DA*60-250, DA 12-24, FA 50 and Samsung 100 macros (all with hoods reversed), Metz 54 flash, blower, cloths, straps, batteries, car charger, notebook+pens, some Cokin grads and P holder, cable release and some other bits.

If I'm looking to have a lighter walk around kit, I just leave out what I don't want, the bag size and weight is not a major issue.

Unfortunately the Billinghams do look expensive, especially when new, thereby advertising potentially precious contents!

As I rarely tramp around in the wet, I've never really tested how weatherproof it is.

I must admit that I also do use a cheap Lowepro CompuDaypack quite alot, as I find it very convenient and easy to just chuck stuff into. It has orange panels and looks like so many of the usual hiking backpacks so popular these days.

SRS have an "as new" Samsung 12-24 for £499, which is not that much more than the Sigma or Tamron.

I bought one in preference after trying several of the others to ensure a good copy. The 12-24 was better than the best of the others.

The NR section has improved dramatically, especially with regard to colour noise. ISO 3200 shots clean up very well.

Hmm, similar combo that I've recently tried. I had the 7D + 15-85 and 100-400L.

It will be very interesting to hear what you think about the trio. I will keep my views under wraps until then!

The 18-250 is a good super-zoom, but that's it. Enough said?

The 17-70 is indispensable, I even prefer it to the DA*16-50. Take it!

The 55-300 is very light and much better than anything else bar the DA* offerings. Take it!

If you have an ultra-wide (12-24?), take it, you may well need it, remember, this is a trip of a lifetime!

There you go, problem solved!

Have a fantastic trip.

It's a great shot and Tim's quick editing has helped.

If you get the chance to go back to the same spot, may I suggest that you lower the camera a degree or two so that the horizon is level, then the "fishy" effect will hardly be noticable. Fish-eyes can be fantastic for shots like these, but like all wide perspective lenses, very careful framing is essential to get the best from them.

When are you getting the wood burner?

That's a great capture, congratulations!

I have the DA*60-250 and the Promaster 1.7x TC that does work with the SDM but I find I rarely use the TC as most of my shots (not all! :wink are covered adequately by the 60-250 alone and the IQ IS that bit better, plus I'm not limited by the effective f6.3 maximum.

I frequently use my 60-250 at f4.0 or f4.5 as it's so good wide open. But it is nice to have the ability to extend the FL to 425mm, especially for those small bird shots like yours!