[pct-l] THIS is why... (was: Nikon D40X)

[OMullis]

I am absolutely taking my D70 gear along on my PCT-Or section hike next fall:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Eonbelaydave/Beartooths_2007_short_for_web.wmv

Don't know how Beartooths-Montana compares to PCT-Or, but I know the gear he took (Nikon D2X, 17-55mm, 75-300mm, and apparently a decent tripod) weighs quite a bit more than the kit I'll be carrying.  

I disagree with certain other PCT-Lers who have said a hike has be either about hiking or about photography, take your pick, one or the other, but not both... it can and will be about both, for me.  I am at the point in my life where I can afford to buy ultralight gear to offset the weight penalty that so many perceive as excessive in a DSLR kit over a point-&-shoot, and I wouldn't seriously consider going without my photography gear.
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