Secondary camera?
Sep 20, 2017 06:27:13 #
since I don't get rid of my old cameras, they all use the same lenses. I would just pack an extra body.
Sep 20, 2017 06:28:52 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Since the Fuji is a compact, over-packing wouldn't... (show quote)
Yes, but my flight leaves in a few hours, so shopping now is a) not even remotely possible, and b) not desirable. I already have more cameras than I can possibly use.
Sep 20, 2017 06:28:54 #
Sep 20, 2017 07:41:59 #
Just Fred wrote:
Yes, but my flight leaves in a few hours, so shopping now is a) not even remotely possible, and b) not desirable. I already have more cameras than I can possibly use.
Perhaps you should reschedule the trip until you figure this out.
Sep 20, 2017 07:43:38 #
[quote=Just Fred]Tomorrow I embark on a 10-day photo shoot traveling through the national parks of Utah. I am taking my new Nikon D7500, lenses, flash and tripod. In my participant packet, they advise bringing a "[s]mall, point-and-shoot (or other secondary) camera." I hadn't planned on carrying a secondary camera (and my smartphone has a camera), but I do have a pocket-sized Fujifilm FinePix F45 fd (8.3mpx, f/2.8-5.1, 8m-24mm focal). I used this camera extensively before I went DSLR, and it produces nice JPEG photos suitable for viewing online and for small prints.
I'm a little concerned about over-packing, so I wonder if I should take this camera or leave it behind?[/quote]
IMHO, cell phones do not count as cameras, take the FUJI
I'm a little concerned about over-packing, so I wonder if I should take this camera or leave it behind?[/quote]
IMHO, cell phones do not count as cameras, take the FUJI
Sep 20, 2017 07:46:10 #
Just Fred wrote:
Yes, but my flight leaves in a few hours, so shopping now is a) not even remotely possible, and b) not desirable. I already have more cameras than I can possibly use.
In that case, you're all set. I wouldn't take any trip without a compact camera.
Sep 20, 2017 07:52:53 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
Perhaps you should reschedule the trip until you figure this out.
Sep 20, 2017 08:09:23 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
IMHO, cell phones do not count as cameras, take the FUJI
They do if you have nothing else and know how to use one, (with a better apt like Pro Photo, or Pro HDR X
Sep 20, 2017 08:23:07 #
cthahn wrote:
Anyone who goes on a trip of any kind with only one camera is not a photographer. This goes for batteries, memory cards, and any other necessary items. Any thing can go bad any time and when it happens, don't complain.
That is so true! While it rarely happens, it still happens when you least expect it (Murphy's Law?) Had a zoom lens quit working on the tele end while in Thailand and my DSLR wouldn't even turn on during the solar eclipse last month in TN. Thank goodness I had a superzoom as a backup for those two times.
Sep 20, 2017 11:16:56 #
Just Fred wrote:
Close. I have an 18-140mm as my primary walking-about lens. I also have a 55-300mm, a 24mm, an 18-55mm and a 35mm prime. If I had to take just one lens, I'd go with the 18-140mm.
That's a good range, with a fov up to 210mm. Hopefully the Fujifilm camera will give you a wider fov than 27mm. Moab and other parks will require hiking. Take the least amount of equipment necessary and a decent way to carry it.
Sep 20, 2017 12:37:59 #
SteveR wrote:
That's a good range, with a fov up to 210mm. Hopefully the Fujifilm camera will give you a wider fov than 27mm. Moab and other parks will require hiking. Take the least amount of equipment necessary and a decent way to carry it.
Yup, thanks. I'm carrying my Think Tank Airport Essentials on board with me, which contains my camera equipment, laptop, cables, cleaners, etc. In my other carry-on, I have a smaller bag, in which I putting toiletries and small items, but which will serve as my basic camera/lens bag as I hike the parks. I plan on carrying my camera with the 18-140mm and putting another lens (or two) in the small bag. My tripod is also in my carry-on, and will be slung over my other shoulder as I hike.
Sep 20, 2017 13:34:00 #
Sep 20, 2017 14:24:55 #
pdsdville wrote:
I caution anyone on taking a new camera on an important shoot. Learn the camera first. Take your old one using it as your primary while still taking photos with your new one. Better safe than sorry.
I was just planning to post a similar message. Often, the cost of a new camera is not significant to the cost of the trip. Take every image with both cameras to be sure.
Sep 20, 2017 14:25:41 #
You'll be fine taking what you already have and are familiar with.
I think we can become too obsessed with the equipment and forget it is our artistic eye" that makes great photos. Look at the much-admired work Ansel Adams did with primitive equipment.
On my recent two-week trip to Alaska, I took TWO of the same camera--a Canon 520 Elph--- a pocket size, 12X telephoto lens. Having two of the same model means same memory chips, same model/size battery, same charger---and one backs up the other if there is an equipment failure with no awkward learning curve.
You may sneer at my little pocketable Canon, but it was always with me in a backpack or shirt pocket, and can rival the big DSLR's in capabilities. Some of the photos I brought back I've enlarged and actually shown at a local art gallery--at the maximum exposure setting, the exposures easily enlarge to 16 X 20 !!
I think we can become too obsessed with the equipment and forget it is our artistic eye" that makes great photos. Look at the much-admired work Ansel Adams did with primitive equipment.
On my recent two-week trip to Alaska, I took TWO of the same camera--a Canon 520 Elph--- a pocket size, 12X telephoto lens. Having two of the same model means same memory chips, same model/size battery, same charger---and one backs up the other if there is an equipment failure with no awkward learning curve.
You may sneer at my little pocketable Canon, but it was always with me in a backpack or shirt pocket, and can rival the big DSLR's in capabilities. Some of the photos I brought back I've enlarged and actually shown at a local art gallery--at the maximum exposure setting, the exposures easily enlarge to 16 X 20 !!
Sep 20, 2017 15:12:39 #
Just Fred wrote:
It might be. My iPhone 6s has a 12 mpx sensor, ve... (show quote)
"I'm thinking of the Fuji as a backup because its controls are easier to use (IMO) than the phone's." This is the rationale that makes sense to me. I always get frustrated trying to operate cell-phone cameras, and that's the reason my EDC is a pocket-camera (+, I'm too dumb to use a "smart" phone)
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