[pct-l] Camera - to bring or not to bring...?

[Edward Anderson]

Yes, be sure to bring a camera - but also be sure to bring a fully charged camera battery as well. Don't make the stupid mistake that I made in 2011 - I forgot to bring the extra, and the one in the camera was not fully charged. I had planned to play out the first battery and then put in the charged one. What happened is, having parked my rig (camper & horse trailer) at the Leavitt Pack Station (east of Sonora Pass), and having already dropped off my horse in Sierra City, I was offered a ride to Highway 395 by the packer, so I could catch the Crest Bus to Reno. From there I had arranged a ride to Sierra City.The timing was tight. I quickly packed my knapsack and accepted the ride offered. In my haste I forgot the battery. So, I ended up riding about 100 miles of the trail south to Sonora Pass without being able to take pictures.
 
MendoRider-Hiker
 

________________________________
 From: Dan Kronstadt <subs at kronhead.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Camera - to bring or not to bring...?
  
Just wanted to relate a story i heard, about a pro photographer who set up an array of cameras for, i think, a solar eclipse - but vowed to himself that, even if the camera setup crashed and burned, he was going to ignore that and pay attention to the real life event. 

I would say, take a camera, but do try to pay the most attention to what is happening in front of your eyes.

Dan


>
>
>> I'd be interested to hear folks' reflections on how happy or unhappy
>they
>> are or were that they brought or didn't bring a camera with them on
>the
>> trail. I'm beginning to question whether or not I really want to deal
>with
>> the hassle of it -- not the weight so much (though that is a factor),
>but
>> the way having a camera with one has of turning everything into a
>potential
>> photo -- the way every view and vista is experienced through the "Do
>I have
>> time to get out my camera?" / "Would this make a good shot?" / "Can't
>wait
>> for [insert name or filial relation] to see this" filters.
>>
>>
>>
.

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