lol:
- 5DII (with rubber camera armor which appears to be out of production)
- 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
- 50mm f/1.4 (that I need to upgrade to a 1.2)
- 16-35mm f/2.8 IS II ultra wide angle (for most inside stuff)
- 70-200 f/2.8 IS (only occasionally take this along)
- Manfrotto 3-segment 055 with a heavy duty ball head - rock solid tripod, great as a stepladder, crowbar, junkie deterrent, balancing pole, machete, hammer, and reaching-kit-up-high-places grappling hook
- torches up the wazoo (1400L and 1600L Crees, a good headlamp, and a Lenser for illumination)
- sometimes a set of 5-in-1 reflectors - great for channeling light (and blocking annoying light sources)
- (caves/bunkers only) - a JK Dey carbide lamp and a Petromax (which is annoying as fuk because I am stupid and usually end up lighting half the floor on fire) along with spare carbide, water, and fuel
- some gel filters because just in case
- Speedlite 580 EX II flash gun (bounce flash / strobe only) - really need to get a Yongnuo remote
- an external water level
- a wireless remote (used to have an Accessory Power RM-WRS-CN2 which is now discontinued, but lost it, and am furious because copies don't work nearly as reliably fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu....)
- an AE-1 with a 28mm, a few rolls of film (Velvia, TX400, Neopan), and a cable release (just in case - and sometimes I even remember to load film)
- dust blower and brush, and lots of (clean!) microfiber
- lots of spare batteries for everything, including the remote
- a sherpa to carry all my shit (although it's amazing what you can carry in a single Domke bag and a pair of cargo pants if you fashion a sling for your tripod)
In addition, usually good boots and sturdy gardening gloves, a 10m electron ladder or rappelling ropes (if necessary), a multitool, and of course, a few rolls black electrical tape ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS
The tape is by far the most important.