[pct-l] DSLR Camera

[treerings at gmail.com]

Thank you all for your input. It helps a lot. I'm going to use a
Black-Rapid type of sling (which attaches to the tripod mount on the
camera) for morning and evening hours, otherwise I'll stow the camera away.
I don't see how it can handle several weeks of pounding. I recently
purchased Canon's EOS Rebel Ti2 and I will never be able to go back to
point and shoot. It's opened a fascinating new world and relationship with
the outdoors. Using a DSLR camera with a 135 mm zoom and wide angle is like
suddenly emerging into the Technicolor Land of Oz, but with no going back.

-Treerings


On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:45 PM, <ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

> This will probably be of no surprise to anyone who knows me as the "heavy
> trucker" that I commonly am, but on my 1974 thru I carried two Nikon F2
> bodies with three heavy lenses. I ran Kodachrome 24 slide film in one and
> B&W bulk roll film in the other. Sold the color prints up and down the west
> coast in photo galleries for a few years thereafter.
>
> I got used to the weight and the only trouble was keeping the cameras from
> falling off the top of my Kelty Tioga (one fell into and over a waterfall
> near the Rubicon during a creek crossing!).
>
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
>   P: 888-996-8333
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: <treerings at gmail.com>
> To: "PCT Listserve" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:22 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] DSLR Camera
>
>
>  Does anyone have experience carrying a heavy (16 oz) DSLR camera on the
>> PCT? The quality of photos is so much better than a point-and-shoot that
>> I've made up my mind I'm going to try it. Any advice, tips, etc would be
>> greatly appreciated. Thanks! -Treerings
>>
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>> Milligan
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