Ed Chu wrote:
Thanks, but the tour provider sent that list, long ago. What I look for when I query UHHers is stuff like below ( excerpted to save space ):
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I’ve been to Costa Rice twice with Backcountry Journeys. Both times to Peninsula du OSA in the southwest. Ben Blankenship has been BCJ’s principal guide for CR for a while and is excellent. He has a home there and “knows” all the spots. It’s been a couple years since my last workshop, but you won’t need an extensive variety of lenses. I brought a Canon 7d2, 24-70mm, 100mm macro, and a Sigma 150-600. Could have used a 10p-400 with a 1.4x TC instead. The vast majority of shots will be with a long lens. I saw people who only carried a Sony RX10 or others with a micro four-thirds kits with lots of lens. The last time I went, our tripods got no use whatsoever except for a morning when we were searching out Splendid Quetzals. Make sure you bring a flash. And a macro lens "
where else would you get info like this: "...dealing with high humidity you may encounter. Take a large bag of desiccant (like 4 x 6 or 5 x 7) so you can use it to dry out a laptop or camera or lens that gets exposed to too much humidity. I used one successfully in CR to dry out my stuff by placing them in my suitcase with the desiccant pack." or,
"Bring a good surge protector and use it when your laptop is plugged in. You want to avoid any possible damage from possible power spikes or blips. Once your laptop activity is completed. unplug it until you need it again."
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The humidity is no joke. I would try to avoid changing lenses except when in a dehumidified environment like air conditioning. One time I decided to take out my tele-extender and the inside of the camera fogged up, must have still been a little cooler inside than out. I had to let the camera sit for about 30 minutes to defog while humming birds were buzzing all around. I didn't do that again. Most of the time I used my Canon 100-500 with 1.4 X extender.