Packing a camera cube for a weekend shoot
Dividers, batteries and the one lens you will actually use.
By Maya Chen · Sep 22, 2026 · 1 min read
A camera cube makes any bag a camera bag, but only if you pack it with intent. Here is how we set ours up for two days away.
Set the dividers first
Put the body in the center with its lens mounted and pointing down. Build the dividers around it, then fit the other lenses into the side bays.
Batteries and cards
- One battery per half day of shooting, plus one
- Cards in a hard case, labeled used and empty
- The charger goes in the Tech Pouch, not the cube
The one lens you will use
If you only have room for one extra lens, bring the one that does something your main lens cannot. For most people that means a fast prime for low light.
Maya Chen
Maya is the field editor at Carryvo. She has spent ten years shooting documentary work in New York and Taipei, and she tests every bag we make on the subway first.
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