I'll admit, it took quite a bit for me not to take my D100, but after thinking about it more and more I couldn't justify the weight for a 3 month hike. The price of a good lens and a light tripod put me to the point of looking into getting the G6 (lucked out and got a G9 for Christmas!). I figure with this smaller camera I'll probably get more snaps and will be far more likely to take it out than I would with my larger DSLR.
<br><br>That being said, its getting really hard for me to leave my old Nikon F10 at home, its light, and I'd love to shoot some slide B&W, maybe I'll take it in the desert if I can get the total pack weight down..now if I could only find a way to feasibly make water lighter while hiking...
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 21, 2008 1:43 PM, Paul <<a href="mailto:paul_c@tuxcnc.org">paul_c@tuxcnc.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Monday 21 January 2008 18:44, Patrick Beggan wrote:<br>> Obviously you wouldn't bring all those lenses on a thru-hike. Besides <br>> the fact that a lot of them are redundant (do you really need a 50 AND
<br>> a 28-200 AND a 70-300 AND a 500?) you really only need one versatile <br>> lens.<br><br></div>Agreed, there is redundancy in focal lengths, so I'd probably settle for the<br>50mm and 70-300mm - Maybe throw in a 2x teleconverter for the extra distance.
<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> Obviously you need to compromise if you want to get out of this <br>> without a crushed spine.<br><br></div>Certainly - That's just one reason the TLR and 1/2 plate cameras are staying
<br>at home ;)<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> I'm bringing my DSLR (Digital Rebel XTi) and an EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 <br>> IS, an extra battery and three 2GB CF cards. Leave the charger in my <br>> bounce box. That's not so much weight, in fact it's probably only 30%
<br>> more than a P&S with an extra set of batteries.<br><br></div>Forgot about the EF-S lens - 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 at 230g. But it looks/feels<br>cheap'n'nasty and only fits a DSLR body.<br><div class="Ih2E3d">
<br>> As for stabilization I use a beanbag (<br>> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/POD-Camera-Platform-Bean-Bag/dp/B00009UTQ3" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/POD-Camera-Platform-Bean-Bag/dp/B00009UTQ3</a> ). The
<br>> bottom has a velcro strip you can open and dump all the beans and carry it<br>> empty (must be an ounce or less, empty) and just fill it with sand, dirt,<br>> pebbles, whatever when you need to use it, then empty it back out for
<br>> carrying.<br><br></div>Heard about these before - Might have to take a look at them one day.<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> And the only filter you really need is a polarizer, anything else is <br>> just extra junk.
<br><br></div>Got to disagree with you here. A graduated ND filter is useful for cutting<br>down on an over exposed sky. One or two other filters are handy with a film<br>body, although redundant if you concentrate on digital imaging and
<br>postprocess with Gimp (or photoshop).<br><br>On balance, that Canon G9 sure does look tempting (if only it had a B<br>setting).<br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>Regards, Paul.<br>_______________________________________________
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