[pct-l] camera

[Joel Ramey]

I'll admit, it took quite a bit for me not to take my D100, but after
thinking about it more and more I couldn't justify the weight for a 3 month
hike. The price of a good lens and a light tripod put me to the point of
looking into getting the G6 (lucked out and got a G9 for Christmas!). I
figure with this smaller camera I'll probably get more snaps and will be far
more likely to take it out than I would with my larger DSLR.

That being said, its getting really hard for me to leave my old Nikon F10 at
home, its light, and I'd love to shoot some slide B&W, maybe I'll take it in
the desert if I can get the total pack weight down..now if I could only find
a way to feasibly make water lighter while hiking...

On Jan 21, 2008 1:43 PM, Paul <paul_c at tuxcnc.org> wrote:

> On Monday 21 January 2008 18:44, Patrick Beggan wrote:
> > Obviously you wouldn't bring all those lenses on a thru-hike. Besides
> > the fact that a lot of them are redundant (do you really need a 50 AND
> > a 28-200 AND a 70-300 AND a 500?) you really only need one versatile
> > lens.
>
> Agreed, there is redundancy in focal lengths, so I'd probably settle for
> the
> 50mm and 70-300mm - Maybe throw in a 2x teleconverter for the extra
> distance.
>
> > Obviously you need to compromise if you want to get out of this
> > without a crushed spine.
>
> Certainly - That's just one reason the TLR and 1/2 plate cameras are
> staying
> at home ;)
>
> > I'm bringing my DSLR (Digital Rebel XTi) and an EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6
> > IS, an extra battery and three 2GB CF cards. Leave the charger in my
> > bounce box. That's not so much weight, in fact it's probably only 30%
> > more than a P&S with an extra set of batteries.
>
> Forgot about the EF-S lens - 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 at 230g. But it looks/feels
> cheap'n'nasty and only fits a DSLR body.
>
> > As for stabilization I use a beanbag (
> > http://www.amazon.com/POD-Camera-Platform-Bean-Bag/dp/B00009UTQ3 ). The
> > bottom has a velcro strip you can open and dump all the beans and carry
> it
> > empty (must be an ounce or less, empty) and just fill it with sand,
> dirt,
> > pebbles, whatever when you need to use it, then empty it back out for
> > carrying.
>
> Heard about these before - Might have to take a look at them one day.
>
> > And the only filter you really need is a polarizer, anything else is
> > just extra junk.
>
> Got to disagree with you here. A graduated ND filter is useful for cutting
> down on an over exposed sky. One or two other filters are handy with a
> film
> body, although redundant if you concentrate on digital imaging and
> postprocess with Gimp (or photoshop).
>
> On balance, that Canon G9 sure does look tempting (if only it had a B
> setting).
>
>
> Regards, Paul.
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