>>2977483That's hard to make a suggestion for, but if you have a small camera kit and need to carry a lot of clothes then try an actual backpacking bag with a padded insert like one of the ones F Stop makes. If you have a ton of gear then try a dedicated camera bag. I like my F-stop but am finding reasons why I don't like it for long backpacking trips and will possibly be looking at something more custom built in the next year.
If you don't have anywhere to store things while you're there then you should probably try to get everything into your carry on.
>>2977513I haven't tried DLSR scanning yet. Seems like I would spend a hell of a lot of time stitching shots to get a 4x5 sheet scanned. Also I don't have a DSLR.