[pct-l] digital camera

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

Won't say much about the cameras - got one, it works, getting used to the 
controls takes a lot of time, using all of the "manual" type settings really 
slows things down, so I shoot in auto mode.

My charger is also light enough that I would carry it with me, plus an extra 
battery.

What I did on a recent trip in China was to find a kiosk that would transfer 
the pictures on my card to a CD-R. Got 512 onto one CD. A card reader is 
also light, so one could carry one and mail blank CDs. Of course that makes 
it an extra 4 oz for the charger and reader, but ......... So, what is the 
chance of finding someone with a PC, some blank CDs, and a reader along the 
trail?

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ALightner@aol.com>
To: <tobywoodard@msn.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] digital camera


>I had great luck this year with my Canon S400.
>
> I did a lot of research beforehand (megapixel.net is a great resource), 
> and
> decided I wanted the best pics possible for my price range, and hoped that 
> I
> would be able to take good care of it.  Were I to buy now, I'd spend the 
> same
> $$$ and get the S500 - same camera but 5MP.  I would have bought the S500 
> for my
> 04 hike, but they went on sale a couple months after I bought mine.
>
> The S400 takes a proprietary battery, but the charger's tiny.  So I 
> carried
> the Charger (2 oz) and a spare battery the whole way.  At every resupply 
> (or
> random food stop) along the way, I'd just find an outlet and plug it in. 
> Twice
> it went 10 days and 100+ pics on one battery, and I shot with max 
> resolution
> and the screen on.  I really could have ditched the spare battery, but I 
> didn't
> want to be without pics if something went wrong.
>
> I had a problem in central oregon, but I take full responsibility for 
> that.
> I had it in "weatherproof" case.  I checked the case when I went to bed, 
> and
> the outside was wet, but the inside was dry.  When I woke in the morning, 
> the
> inside was wet, and the camera was dead.  But I had gotten the Best Buy 
> product
> protection plan, so when I got to Portland, I was able to swap it out for
> free.  I had no problems in Washington, where I took to keeping it double
> ziplocked.
>
> I didn't want to put all my eggs in one basket with the memory card, so I
> bought 6 smaller ones rather than one big one.  That also let me send my 
> pics
> home along the way.  My buddy uploaded them with my trailjournal, then 
> sent the
> cards to my next resupply.
>
> My only regret is the choice of 4MP.  It takes acceptable 8x10 pics when 
> on a
> tripod, but the pics weren't quite up to snuff when hand held.  5MP+ and 
> I'd
> have been in heaven.
>
> my $0.02
>
> Be well. Hike On.
>
> -Rev. Gizmo
> PCT '04
>
> In a message dated 1/2/2005 10:58:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> tobywoodard@msn.com writes:
>
>> Subj: [pct-l] digital camera
>>  Date: 1/2/2005 10:58:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
>>  From: tobywoodard@msn.com
>>  To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>>  Sent from the Internet
>>
>>
>>
>> I have plans to thru-hike the PCT this year and would like to buy &use a
>> small digital camera.  What kind should I get?  What about  battery
>> life/recharging, etc.  Please help!!
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