Flexibility - what do you bring?
Nov 10, 2021 12:06:00 #
When going on a car trip, every lens and every body plus some of the other never used items.
WJH
WJH
Nov 10, 2021 12:13:16 #
rook2c4 wrote:
One camera, one or two carefully selected lenses, a flash unit. Maybe a monopod or small tripod. That's about it.
I have tried bringing more in the past, but I then realized that most of what I brought with me I didn't actually use.
I have tried bringing more in the past, but I then realized that most of what I brought with me I didn't actually use.
Amen. Waaaay ahead of many other participants in this thread ! Someday they’ll see the “lite” ... or not.
Nov 10, 2021 12:27:04 #
It is always worth the weight to me not the wait! I enjoy having and using a variety of my toys.
Nov 10, 2021 12:35:00 #
I am pretty much a Canon guy....stuck in the 24 to 105mm range and occassionally the 100 to 400mm category with the sometimes 1.4 extender included,but I hate lugging around that gear all day. The smart phone gets the rest and I slack-off every chance I get.
I've become lazy & grumpy all in one with the onset of aging-unwillingly and have little shame of it. I have,however shifted my interest from cameras to a new Italian Trap gun and that's where the money went last month.....not to a Mirrorless piece of whatever's the pick of the month gadget. I like to blow s---t -up and I feel better after a great round of busting clays.
I am a gourmet cook and a musician as well as a part-time photo-taker and that completes my Renaissance existence......I apologize for my bloviated-mediocrity to anyone offended by earlier comments that I may have made.
I do love to read all the comments posted here each day and look forward to all the wonderful pictures you guys take and that is a high point in my day which I almost forgot to mention in this post. I'll probably never amount to much as a photographer but at least I get to see what real ones actually achieve. Thank you All.
I've become lazy & grumpy all in one with the onset of aging-unwillingly and have little shame of it. I have,however shifted my interest from cameras to a new Italian Trap gun and that's where the money went last month.....not to a Mirrorless piece of whatever's the pick of the month gadget. I like to blow s---t -up and I feel better after a great round of busting clays.
I am a gourmet cook and a musician as well as a part-time photo-taker and that completes my Renaissance existence......I apologize for my bloviated-mediocrity to anyone offended by earlier comments that I may have made.
I do love to read all the comments posted here each day and look forward to all the wonderful pictures you guys take and that is a high point in my day which I almost forgot to mention in this post. I'll probably never amount to much as a photographer but at least I get to see what real ones actually achieve. Thank you All.
Nov 10, 2021 12:54:04 #
Nov 10, 2021 12:55:33 #
I did an exercise several years ago with a camera group I belonged to where for a month we picked one of our lenses and shot with only that lens and no other. This was no matter the circumstances. It makes you think, improvise, and plan much better than when you carry everything. It was unanimous at a meeting to compare at the end that we were better photographers for the exercise. Try it for a couple of outings and see how it effects you.
Nov 10, 2021 12:59:13 #
pdsdville wrote:
I did an exercise several years ago with a camera group I belonged to where for a month we picked one of our lenses and shot with only that lens and no other. This was no matter the circumstances. It makes you think, improvise, and plan much better than when you carry everything. It was unanimous at a meeting to compare at the end that we were better photographers for the exercise. Try it for a couple of outings and see how it effects you.
Done it a variety of times over the years. Has value, but a bit like having a hamburger for every meal for a month, and just about as appealing, at least to me!
Nov 10, 2021 13:47:08 #
quixdraw wrote:
When on a photo trip or mission, I travel heavy. ... (show quote)
With varied interests and a variety of subject matter around me, although I primarily am drawn to wildlife, I take a variety of gear with me so as to be prepared to retrain my aim at any given moment so I have several "under the bed" type stackable plastic storage boxes loaded for different occasions depending on what might pop up without notice. I learned early on to not travel miles in search of subject matter without the flexibility to meet the occasion, whatever that happens to be, so I go "prepared" rather than miss a moment and have to go back when often the reason to go back is long gone.
Nov 10, 2021 15:22:47 #
When I’m driving to Florida next week I’ll have at least 4 cameras and a bevy of lenses. My Nikon Z7, Olympus E-M1X, Sony RX10MIV, Olympus TG-6 and possibly my full spectrum converted Lumix G2. It’ll be the first trip I don’t take the D500 with the 200-500. The Olympus 100-400 arrives tomorrow and on the E-M1X will take over as my wildlife rig. Those along with the Olympus 300mm are going on eBay to help finance the Z9. What I carry each day depends on what I’m doing. General all around the Z7 with the 24-200, wildlife I carry that along with the E-M1X and 100-400. Kayaking in freshwater it’s the Sony and the TG-6, saltwater and the Sony stays behind and it’s the E-M1X with the 40-150 Pro and 2x TC in the Outex silicone underwater housing. If I want to get artistic I break out the Lensbabies.
Nov 10, 2021 15:30:05 #
quixdraw wrote:
Done it a variety of times over the years. Has value, but a bit like having a hamburger for every meal for a month, and just about as appealing, at least to me!
Yes, I like to occasionally just take a prime that’s either 50 or 35mm equivalent and shoot for a day, especially for street photography. I think it helps keep your eye fresh, makes you move around and get different views. I wouldn’t do it for a month though. Although when I think back to 40+ years ago and that great little Fuji SLR, I shot everything at 50mm. That’s all I had.
Nov 10, 2021 15:42:26 #
My main bag weighs in at around 12 1/2kg (27-28 pounds)
I use a smaller bag for walking and only taking gear I intend to use. The intention from here on is to go out most times with one lens, maybe no bag at all, two lenses at most. I'll know what I intend to shoot and there shouldn't really ever be a need for more than 2 lenses. Flash/tripod would be taken if it may be required.
If I was to travel anywhere, I'd probably just take a body and the Nikon 24-120 f4 zoom.
I use a smaller bag for walking and only taking gear I intend to use. The intention from here on is to go out most times with one lens, maybe no bag at all, two lenses at most. I'll know what I intend to shoot and there shouldn't really ever be a need for more than 2 lenses. Flash/tripod would be taken if it may be required.
If I was to travel anywhere, I'd probably just take a body and the Nikon 24-120 f4 zoom.
Nov 10, 2021 15:59:03 #
mundy-F2
Loc: Chicago suburban area
User ID wrote:
Being out in the world, whether in your neighborhood or on another continent, with one single FL causes no discomfit if your early experiences involved a very typical commonplace “tourist camera” such as seen below.
Also a young budding photo geek on a budget would often use a fixed lens rollfilm camera, often a TLR or a folding camera, cuz bigger negatives are more fun in the darkroom. Examples below.
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Also a young budding photo geek on a budget would often use a fixed lens rollfilm camera, often a TLR or a folding camera, cuz bigger negatives are more fun in the darkroom. Examples below.
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I still use my Olympus 35 RC 35mm film camera for a street camera. It can fit in a pocket. It is a rangefinder with a fixed 43 mm lens. My other option is my F2 with a 35mm F/1.4 for street low light photography. I am waiting for my Z6ii with a Z 35mm F/1.8 S to arrive late next week.
For landscapes I use my 17-35mm F/2.8 lNikkor lens on my F2 and also use my 500C/M with the nornal lens. I carry 2 backs for the 500 C/M.
The lens used for a variety of portraits is my 85mm F/1.4 and my 80-200 F/4.5 Nikkor. The 35mm also gets used for group and individual pictures.
I used my 300mm F/4.5 Nikkor for baseball, soccer, and football.
I am interested into moving into macro photography in the future.
Mundy
Nov 10, 2021 17:38:41 #
quixdraw wrote:
When on a photo trip or mission, I travel heavy. ... (show quote)
I shoot mostly sports so my outfit is a D5 with either a 70-200 f2.8, and a 24-70 f2.8, some times I include a Z6II with a 50 1.8 for individual player shots
Nov 10, 2021 17:47:33 #
pdsdville wrote:
I did an exercise several years ago with a camera group I belonged to where for a month we picked one of our lenses and shot with only that lens and no other. This was no matter the circumstances. It makes you think, improvise, and plan much better than when you carry everything. It was unanimous at a meeting to compare at the end that we were better photographers for the exercise. Try it for a couple of outings and see how it effects you.
One lens ? Not one FL ? De nada :-(
Nov 10, 2021 17:51:00 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Yes, I like to occasionally just take a prime that’s either 50 or 35mm equivalent and shoot for a day, especially for street photography. I think it helps keep your eye fresh, makes you move around and get different views. I wouldn’t do it for a month though. Although when I think back to 40+ years ago and that great little Fuji SLR, I shot everything at 50mm. That’s all I had.
Good you had that formative time with the one-lens Fuji outfit. It plants seeds for the decades to come.
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