Back up camera
Jun 27, 2018 07:38:55 #
Jun 27, 2018 12:05:54 #
Jun 28, 2018 04:09:52 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
srt101fan wrote:
I'm thinking this topic is directed mostly at pros? Wouldn't most amateur enthusiasts rather spring for more/better glass than a backup body?
I was wondering about the same thing. I understand that wedding photographers bring at least two bodies. But as an enthusiast travel photographer, I could not possibly think of taking a second body and carrying it around all day. I am traveling in Europe right now, and I did not even bring my telephoto lens for my Sony A7 III. I usually bring a small, lightweight point-and-shoot I can stick in my pocket as a backup--currently a Canon G9 X, which I have not used much on this trip so far.
Are there any enthusiasts out there who travel with more than one camera body? And if the two bodies are different, why wouldn't you use your better camera all the time?
Jun 28, 2018 05:23:37 #
zug55 wrote:
Are there any enthusiasts out there who travel with more than one camera body? And if the two bodies are different, why wouldn't you use your better camera all the time?
I'm an amateur; travel with 3 cameras. My main is a Lumix FZ-1000 which I carry with me during the day and evening. I might carry my Olympus TG4 in my pocket, or sometimes just the TG4 when going out to dinner. My backup, a Nikon P7800, stays in my bag at the hotel. It's there as a replacement if something happens to my FZ1000. My travel partner carries a Lumix FZ-300, which is also a backup or I can borrow if I want a bit more zoom. So no, l don't carry 2 main cameras ON me, but just want a backup.Are there any enthusiasts out there who travel with more than one camera body? And if the two bodies are different, why wouldn't you use your better camera all the time?
Jun 29, 2018 21:57:14 #
srt101fan wrote:
I'm thinking this topic is directed mostly at pros? Wouldn't most amateur enthusiasts rather spring for more/better glass than a backup body?
Unless you have access to Bill Gates' wallet of course.....
Unless you have access to Bill Gates' wallet of course.....
Well that is a good question and I would say yes. But I also say keep the prior body when you buy the next. Why?
It takes a 2-4 weeks to get a camer repaired. Of course, you can always for that clatalysmic event, then send the camera in and go buy a new body. I have been known to do that. ;)
Either way it is good to have a spare of some sort. But we all have “sell” cameras right? So they can always be the spare.
Jul 6, 2018 11:43:05 #
zug55 wrote:
I was wondering about the same thing. I understand... (show quote)
I travel with my 2 D750s with different lenses. Rather than buying a 'better' camera body, I get better photographs, flexibility and photographic opportunities buying better flashes, lenses, modifiers, and grip equipment, etc..
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