[pct-l] Camera weight

[Adrian Santos]

Hello

I bought the Samsung galaxy S4 zoom , it is the one with the huge lent in the back.it is a smart phone that I would never buy for a 'normal life', but for  PCT could be ok.I think it could be a good idea as it is a smart phone with real camera.it is 200 gr
thanksAdrian 

> From: saintgimp at hotmail.com
> To: brick at brickrobbins.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:48:24 -0800
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Camera weight
> 
> Brick wrote:
> >
> Unless you are planning on making the cover of National Geographic, having a
> convenient reasonable quality camera that is easy to use, may be a better
> choice than a super high quality one.
> >
> 
> I agree with Brick here - whatever camera you choose, make sure you can get
> it out, take a picture, and put it safely away without having to remove or
> undo your pack.  Speaking from experience, if breaking out the camera is a
> huge chore you'll do it far less often.  There are a fair number of people
> who have hiked successfully with full DSLR kits but they're in the minority.
> Many people find that the overarching goal of hiking to Canada pretty much
> overwhelms all other desires and if taking pictures is a time-consuming
> activity then pictures don't get taken.
> 
> The best camera is the camera that gets used.
> 
> Speaking for myself - I enjoy both photography and long-distance hiking but
> I learned a long time ago that those two hobbies don't mix well (for me).
> If I want to do photography, I go to one place and budget a lot of time to
> hang out and catch that magical moment of light.  If I want to do
> long-distance hiking then I have to go-go-go and can't wait for good light
> or anything else.  On long hikes my (compact) camera is pretty much for
> capturing memories, not art, and I had to become ok with that.
> 
> Eric
> 
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