Thanks for the quick replies. I forgot about the cleaning kit, that's now on the list.
I'm not really that interested in macro, but the 16-45mm has a min focus of 28cm, which is close enough for me at the moment. I'd never heard of a close up filter before, quite interesting, I might look into that in the future.
Edit: I've just got a new Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 435, which is pretty light (1kg), so want to take the new toy with me. I'm considering not taking the Gorillapod, but it doesn't really weigh that much and is handy to have. If it doesn't fit I won't take it. I agree about not taking too much, that's my issue with batteries, they weigh quite a bit but you really don't want to run out. The last time I went on a similar hike my pack weighed in at 34kg (75lbs for the imperial people) so I'm thinking it will be at least 4kg more with what I had listed to start with. I'll consider loosing the 50-200 as my biggest interest is in taking wide angles of the mountains, but it would still be nice to have it with me, just gives you so much more range.
I'm really hoping the weather is good at night as I'd like to try taking a couple of start trail shots. The issue there is from what I can tell that will really eat my batteries.
Last edited by Smilesy; 10-02-2011 at 07:11 PM.
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