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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: ErikKaffehr on February 03, 2013, 02:34:14 am
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Hi,
My bag is a Gura Gear Kiboko (the original model). It's a big bag about 2kg that just fits in the overhead bins of a Canadair Regional Jet 200.
In the bag I have:
Sony Alpha 99, a 24 MP full frame DSLR, this one is my main camera
Sony Alpha 77, a 24 MP APS-C camera that I use as a walkaround camera with a 16-80/3.5-4.5 zoom. This is also my "telephoto camera".
Sony Alpha 900, 24 MP full frame is sometimes carried as second full frame body. Convenient when using two lenses.
SAL 24-70/2.8ZA, this is my main lens.
SAL 70-400/4-5.6G, this is my other main lens.
Sigma 12-24/4.5-5.6 is an ultra wide angle not really good, but ultra wide.
Samyang 14/2.8 is a simple but well designed ultra wide angle lens. Much better than the Sigma.
Minolta 100/2.8 Macro I carry sometimes but seldom use.
Minolta 1.4XAPO tele extender.
Minolta 2XAPO tele extender (only used for motion)
Arca Swiss 4D gear head. Best stuff I ever had. Travels inside the bag. Mounted on tripod with RRS DVTL plate.
RRS Versas 3S tripod strapped to back.
Color Checker Passport
The above is the basic kit. I remove stuff to save weight or add other stuff on occasion.
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 50/4 with ARAX shift adapter
Hasselblad Sonnar 150/4 with ARAX shift adapter
Flash, I almost never use flash except for shooting at home, but I have a flash I sometimes carry
So this is my pack. what is yours?
Best regards
Erik
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Erik,
Isn't there usually a 7kg limit on cabin baggage? I try to get over this by carrying my heaviest camera with heaviest lens around my neck. I have experienced in the past my overweight carry-on bag being weighed and being asked to reduce the weight by transferring stuff into my main suitcase.
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Hi,
It differs. Here in low cost airlines here in Europe seem to have settled on 10kg, but that includes camera, too. My last flight to US the limit was 14kg (I think).
Best regards
Erik
Erik,
Isn't there usually a 7kg limit on cabin baggage? I try to get over this by carrying my heaviest camera with heaviest lens around my neck. I have experienced in the past my overweight carry-on bag being weighed and being asked to reduce the weight by transferring stuff into my main suitcase.
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I have a small bag I bought at Aldi, I found it in the "Managers Bargain" bin. In it I put my G1+Rokkor 28mm f2.8 or 55mm f1.7 or possibly Voigtlander 25mm f0.95, whichever I have will be fitted with a metal lens hood. In the side pocket go a couple of ND's and cleaning cloths. If I don't take that little lot I take a small Lowpro bag and inside it goes a 5D+50mm f1.4 and in the front pouch go a spare battery, a memory card and a lenspen. If I take my LX5 it goes in my coat pocket.
I like to travel light :D
PS. The Sigma 12-24mm may not be optically the best lens in the world but it does have two things going for it. Firstly it's wide, and secondly it lacks any real visible distortion even at 12mm. It's an amazing lens if you can stop yourself from pixel peeping in the corners :D
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Thieves Alliance HQ
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Dear Sirs,
Thank you very much for making our job easier.
You must know that security (pardon use of that word!) developments of late have been making us and our National Collectors Business Association partners realise that hard times are indeed upon us. It's with deep affection that we acknowledge your goodwill gesture here; please expect a personal visit and demonstration of our heart-felt appreciation within a very short space of time.
Yours faithfully,
Public Relations Office,
Thieve's Association.
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Maybe this forum should encourage the amateur favourite of having your equipment list at the bottom of every post (with the 'L' of canon lenses picked out in red) after all thats what this photography lark is all about isn't it? What gear you have?
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Good point, Rob.
On a related note, there was a recent case here, in the States, where thieves had insider information from a local newspaper about those who temporarily paused their subscription. You know, the old do-not-attract-thieves'-attention advice to pause your newspaper front-door (or driveway) delivery, as piling up would otherwise indicate you are not at home. In this age of online-everything, it is also quite easy, just a few clicks before you go on holiday. Except, of course, when thieves have access to the newspaper's database.
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Thieves Alliance HQ
Our Ref: Internet Sub.>///¡¿>... .... ..... !¡
Dear Sirs,
Thank you very much for making our job easier.
You must know that security (pardon use of that word!) developments of late have been making us and our National Collectors Business Association partners realise that hard times are indeed upon us. It's with deep affection that we acknowledge your goodwill gesture here; please expect a personal visit and demonstration of our heart-felt appreciation within a very short space of time.
Yours faithfully,
Public Relations Office,
Thieve's Association.
Dear Thieve's Association,
Thank you for your interest in my photo gear. You may also be interested in collecting several .40 caliber projectiles from my Glock collection. With its high muzzle velocity, it won't add much time to your visit. ;D
Rand
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Hi,
Yes a lot, and quite heavy. But I'm not really trekking.
Nice to hear from a view camera shooter. Are you scanning your film images or work with a wet lab?
I always wanted to have a view camera, but never got to it. What I wanted was an MF camera with movement and a really wide option.Later I gave up on view camera dreams and went for a Pentax 67.
Best regards
Erik
wow Erik, that's a lot mate!
Here's my normal kit, I shoot primarily LF film for my own work:
8x10
(everything but camera+tripod goes into a Kelty backpack)
- Arca F-line
- Technika lensboard adapter
- 155mm Grandagon-N (selling currently, to go to the more compact SSXL 150mm)
- Fujinon-A 240mm
- Fujinon-A 300mm
- Fujinon-C 450mm
- (5) 8x10 holders
- Sekonic meter
- Card level(never trust the built-in levels) ;)
- (3) cable releases, all in different pockets on the backpack
- mini rocket blower, the red one(easier to be seen in foliage/grass if dropped
4x5
(everything together fits into the Calumet case the camera came with, or if going farther than 100yds, it goes into the 8x10 Kelty pack, a 1min change-out operation)
- Calumet monorail(one of those "old school" ones, CC-*** whatever model...)
- lensboard adapter to accept technika boards
- Nikkor 90mm 4.5
- Fuji-W 150mm
- Fujinon-A 240mm (shared from 8x10 kit)
- Fujinon-A 300mm (shared from 8x10 kit)
- Fujinon-C 450mm (shared from 8x10 kit)
- (10) 4x5 holders
- Polaroid 405 proofing back(usually not used, but sometimes its nice to make mini-postcards of a particular scene if its really good)
- Card level(never trust the built-in levels)
- (3) cable releases(always losing them in tall grass/weeds, etc..), all in different pockets on the backpack, or a few in the case
- mini rocket blower, the red one(easier to be seen in foliage/grass if dropped
Filters:
- LEE filter holder w/ bellows hood, assorted adapter & step-up rings, etc...(same filters go between 4x5 and 8x10 systems)
- LEE 1,2,3 stop 4x6 hard grad nd's, 2,3 stop 4x6 soft nd grads. LEE 81A/C(yes, no B, found it redundant) 4x4" warming filters
Support(for everything):
Gitzo CF w/ gitzo pan/tilt head or Acratech ballhead(35mm Nikon only)
Film(4x5 and 8x10):
E100G(working from my remaining stash now :()
Provia
160VC(working from a dwindling stash, boo...)
320TXP(B/W)
I've trimmed down my equipment so its as modular as possible. Working from the car is the norm, but I like to go "light" on the equipment, I find its easy to "clutter" my brain with the technical stuff if I have too many choices ;)
-Dan
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Dear Thieve's Association,
Thank you for your interest in my photo gear. You may also be interested in collecting several .40 caliber projectiles from my Glock collection. With its high muzzle velocity, it won't add much time to your visit. ;D
Rand
Dear Mr Rand,
Thank you so much for your generous offer - much appreciated!
However, if it's not pushing your patience too far, would you mind actually leaving the Glocks and assorted projectiles in an unlocked area of your camera room? As we'll be carrying several sawn-off versions of twelve-gauge antiques - we really are fashion-conscious sweathearts, you know! - it would indeed help save us time as well as your own, personal, clickings of the clock!
Again, we'd like to thank you cordially for your kindness!
Dedicatedly yours,
Public Relations Office,
Thieves' Association.
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In my bag today:
Bag: Thinktank Photo CityWalker 20
Camera: Nikon D800
Lenses: Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AI-S Nikkor; AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR Nikkor
Accessories: Arca-Swiss L-Bracket Classic; Sandisk 128GB CompactFlash media; Sandisk 32Gb SDHC media
Tripod (not in bag): Gitzo 323 leg set with Arca-Swiss B1 Monoball.
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Hi,
What do you use the ants for?
Best regards
Erik
A camera.
Couple of lenses.
A circular piece of equipment. Don’t ask, I don’t know.
Map. Never the one I need.
Notebook. Unused as I never remember the pencil.
Lubricant. No! It’s for the tripod.
Mobile. Turned off.
Cheese. At least I think it is.
Insect bite stick. Empty.
Identity label. Just in case I forget.
Plastic bags. A man can never have too many.
Typed instruction sheet on how to turn on and use mobile.
Lots of tissues. Used and unused.
…and ants. Always friggin ants.
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Company.
Hey, it gets kinda of lonley out there at times.
Ants are great. I had a meal at Noma and had ants on cabbage leaves as a starter. Works as well as a chocolate bar.
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Hi,
Yes a lot, and quite heavy. But I'm not really trekking.
Nice to hear from a view camera shooter. Are you scanning your film images or work with a wet lab?
I always wanted to have a view camera, but never got to it. What I wanted was an MF camera with movement and a really wide option.Later I gave up on view camera dreams and went for a Pentax 67.
Best regards
Erik
I do both. "Wet lab" primarily with rollfilm formats though, I use a local photo center's facilities... I also drum scan selected frames on my Aztek, I have to be selective as its both time and labor intensive. Usually 10% or less get drum scanned at hi-res. I use 35mm, 6x6, 4x5 and 8x10 formats. Primarily with transparency film, but use color neg when I know I have to "get it" and don't have time to pack multiple kinds of film. I prefer scans from transparencies honestly, they seem more "pure" and having a positive original to work from as a reference(I'm not the kind to "reproduce everything 100% accurately color-wise"... I portray it as I saw it w/ my eyes, and how my brain perceived the photograph. Generally the film gives me almost what I'm looking for, but sometimes it needs that extra "oomph" to make it really right.
not many view camera folks left actively shooting with it as their primary format, it seems. I'm 24, and have been using view cameras now for almost 3yrs. I love it...
-Dan
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Company.
Hey, it gets kinda of lonley out there at times.
Keith, you forgot the tweezers!
Rob C
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Dear Mr Rand,
Thank you so much for your generous offer - much appreciated!
However, if it's not pushing your patience too far, would you mind actually leaving the Glocks and assorted projectiles in an unlocked area of your camera room? As we'll be carrying several sawn-off versions of twelve-gauge antiques - we really are fashion-conscious sweathearts, you know! - it would indeed help save us time as well as your own, personal, clickings of the clock!
Again, we'd like to thank you cordially for your kindness!
Dedicatedly yours,
Public Relations Office,
Thieves' Association.
Dear Thieves'
Excellent suggestion! After you've tripped my ADT alarm, I'll have Spike and Rover (Staffordshire Terriers - hungry ones) show you to the room where my vault safe is located, bolted to the floor, and weighing about 2400 lbs, wherein all my collections are properly stored when I'm not in residence. I'm sure Spike and Rover will keep you properly entertained while you wait for law enforcment to arrive.
The net savings in dog food for the week will be appreciated. ;D
Rand
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Whatever I can fit into my Tamrac that fits the overhead or under the seat. I'm fairly large, so packing it, though it's well over 15KG, it still looks small, especially since I usually wear two vests, in case I need to pocket the stuff to make the weight of some inspector with a bad-hair day!
If I can't pack the weight, I shouldn't be traveling!
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Two kits:
- RX100 in my pocket ... or ...
- Tenba Medium Shootout Bag with ...
- Nikon D700
- Gitzo 2 Series, 4 section Carbon Fiber
- Ballhead and Leveling plate
- 50mm 1.4
- 70-200mm 2.8 VRI
- 16-35mm 2.8 ... I never use it.
- 1.7x TC
- Circular Polarizer
- 3 Stop ND filter
- Cable release
- Canon 500D close-up adapter
- Lots of little tools and cleaning supplies
- WhiteBal Card ... haven't used it since 2009
- Two spare batteries ... never need them ...
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Thanks, Rob, I always do.
Forgot to mention two must haves; cloth for depositing dust on my lenses and blower for depositing rubber on same.
Don't mention it, Keith; always my pleasure to serve!
One item that I seldom if ever forgot in the glory days was a hot, moist breath: it was wonderful for applying to filters! You could then rub a variety of either circular or straight lines all over them, using either expensive, specialist lens-cleaning tissues or, perhaps, a corner of your T-shirt, safe in the knowledge that you were doing your best. There was a trick attached, though: you had to remember anew, each and every time, which was recommended by the makers: circular or straight-across wipes. Puts me in mind of polarizers.
Isn't photography wonderful?
Rob C
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A camera.
Couple of lenses.
A circular piece of equipment. Don’t ask, I don’t know.
Map. Never the one I need.
Notebook. Unused as I never remember the pencil.
Lubricant. No! It’s for the tripod.
Mobile. Turned off.
Cheese. At least I think it is.
Insect bite stick. Empty.
Identity label. Just in case I forget.
Plastic bags. A man can never have too many.
Typed instruction sheet on how to turn on and use mobile.
Lots of tissues. Used and unused.
…and ants. Always friggin ants.
All the same but no ants. In my case this is bees !! Probably because I always carry Beer.
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Don't mention it, Keith; always my pleasure to serve!
One item that I seldom if ever forgot in the glory days was a hot, moist breath: it was wonderful for applying to filters! You could then rub a variety of either circular or straight lines all over them, using either expensive, specialist lens-cleaning tissues or, perhaps, a corner of your T-shirt, safe in the knowledge that you were doing your best. There was a trick attached, though: you had to remember anew, each and every time, which was recommended by the makers: circular or straight-across wipes. Puts me in mind of polarizers.
Isn't photography wonderful?
Rob C
...nose grease? Wonders to soften the scratch after dragging the lens paper around withe the sand grain left in place by fearing the blower :) (Worked on the negative from time to time as well...)
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...nose grease? Wonders to soften the scratch after dragging the lens paper around withe the sand grain left in place by fearing the blower :) (Worked on the negative from time to time as well...)
Patricia, that you would know that, means you have instantly earned your stripes!
The way I used to do it without fear of adding scratches whilst removing drying marks (despite Fotofo or whatever) was to apply it with the pad of the top section of my middle finger, right hand. For some reason, possibly because I'm told that I led a sheltered life, that little pad was as silky and smooth as one could hope! Oh, those wonderful days of many certainties!
;-)
Rob C
P.S. Liked your shot of feet and wheel!
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... was to apply it with the pad of the top section of my middle finger, right hand. For some reason, possibly because I'm told that I led a sheltered life, that little pad was as silky and smooth as one could hope!
;-)
Rob C
The very portion I lost in an accident years ago, which provided two gifts ; becoming somewhat ambidextrous, and having a rather unique way of being able to make the statement, "read between the lines". Sucks the words right out of the source. ;)
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In my bag - whichever lens isn't on the camera. Camera & lens that isn't in the bag, around my neck. Tripod strapped to the outside of my daysack.
D700, plus Nikkor 18-35mm & Nikkor 24-85mm. And yes, I know, not the best, most expensive lenses in the Nikon stable, but the 18-35 is remarkably good at the 35mm end, and at 18 far out-performs the 20mm prime that I had. The 24-85 is also pretty good at 85 (not as good as my 85 f1.8 prime), but the 24mm end has way too much vignetting, so essentially a 28-85mm.
In the dedicated camera bag resides a 50mm 1.8, a 28 f3.5 AIS, a 60mm macro, the 85 f1.8, 105 f2 AIS, and a 300 f4, plus flash (hardly ever used), and various bit & pieces.
Tripod is a light Giottos MT9340B, and is about to acquire an Arca Swiss P0 ball head & L bracket to replace the Giottos ball head.
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I carry a 5D2, and 28, 35, 55, 85 and 105 AI and AIS Nikkors from the late Cretaceous period all equipped with shaky adapter flanges. Also a pano head I built for $5 mounted on a Gitzo head I bought for $20 on ebay. Don't remember where the tripod came from or what it is, but it's got some shipping foam rolled up on one of the legs for a shoulder pad. Other than that, a few large trash bags and a couple rubber bands for when it rains. Also bug spray and a roll of masking tape. And a mosquito net shirt with hood that doesn't really work. And some gardening clippers to remove nearby, non-indigenous weeds. Coupla band aids and 4 Ibuprofen.
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Excluding the camera and lens/lenses appropriate for the venue to be visited, here's the basic kit:
Microfiber cloths, large and small
Puffer
Extra batteries and cards
notebook and pencil
manual
Circular polarizing filter and if necessary a step-down ring (72-67)
hoods, naturally
wired remote shutter release
(L bracket lives on the camera)
Allen wrenches for the tripod and bracket/plates
Hot shoe spirit level, "double bubble" type
plastic bag - clean surface for changing lenses
Depending on situation:
Tripod vs monopod
Headlamp with red light option, if doing a twilight shoot
tripod ring/lens foot, if needed
Map, if off-road (I also photograph any maps at trail heads before heading out)
Not necessarily in the camera bag:
Carry water in car and on any hikes.
"10 essentials" somewhere on my person or in pack, if on a longer day hike.
extra pair of socks on hikes of any length
snack or lunch
phone with The Photographer's Ephemeris app
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Unless my attention span has wavered, I have to admit to disappointment: nobody carries a Colt 45? Not even a Smith & Wesson? Not even a single, little pearl-handled device?
What do you do when you meet a mouse? Or a randy moose?
;-(
Rob C
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Hi,
It is supposed to be ivory not pearl. Elephants are protected, so for me ivory is out, but so are handguns.
Best regards
Erik
Unless my attention span has wavered, I have to admit to disappointment: nobody carries a Colt 45? Not even a Smith & Wesson? Not even a single, little pearl-handled device?
What do you do when you meet a mouse? Or a randy moose?
;-(
Rob C
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The three bottom sections of my tripod legs are in fact rocket powered grenades. The mouse is actually a little more worrisome than the moose, as the ones around here sometimes carry bubonic plague and even Hantavirus, the latter of which makes the Black Death look relatively mild. So far have had no problems with bears, coyotes, or mountain lions, all of which stubbornly refuse to pose.
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The three bottom sections of my tripod legs are in fact rocket powered grenades. The mouse is actually a little more worrisome than the moose, as the ones around here sometimes carry bubonic plague and even Hantavirus, the latter of which makes the Black Death look relatively mild. So far have had no problems with bears, coyotes, or mountain lions, all of which stubbornly refuse to pose.
Hence rhe phrase ornery critters, much loved of US writers.
Have you tried to reason with them, the critters not the writers, or explained that within your tripod you hold the casting vote?
Rob C
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Often used to find a toad in one of the bags while I was still shooting rivers regularly. They must have had a sixth sense telling them that here in the cupboard, is an easy ride to the pool. Never brought them back though. One even hitched a ride to hospital, I had packed shoes for the stay and lo and behold while unpacking in the ward out jumps the man himself..Now that I live by the sea it is usually sand, everywhere and in everything. I hate sand.
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Often used to find a toad in one of the bags while I was still shooting rivers regularly. They must have had a sixth sense telling them that here in the cupboard, is an easy ride to the pool. Never brought them back though. One even hitched a ride to hospital, I had packed shoes for the stay and lo and behold while unpacking in the ward out jumps the man himself..Now that I live by the sea it is usually sand, everywhere and in everything. I hate sand.
That's why, even though I l¡ve in a coastal resort, I never go to the beach anymore.
Sand gets into your shoes, onto your skin, sticks on sweat, always deposits itself in the car where you can't get at it, and makes a mess at home, too. The closest I get is into the rare seaside restaurant I visit maybe once a year, or onto the boat piers where there ain't no sand, just freezing winter winds!
It was even worse when we still had our dog: she loved swimmming and always brought half the beach into the back of the car when it was time to go home. Don't like it at all, can't even use it to make concrete, but two plastic bags filled with it stop the drying rack from blowing over and giving me the opportunity for a rewash...
Rob C
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In spring through fall: 1. DEET or similar bug repellent stick 2. large mesh head cover that I drape over my wide-brimmed sun hat. I HATE mosquitos buzzing in my ear canal.
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…I hate sand.
…I HATE mosquitos buzzing in my ear canal.
Last time I shot on a beach I got sand everywhere and also got bitten by tiger mosquitoes… It was a long time ago. I never returned there!
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Last time I shot on a beach I got sand everywhere and also got bitten by tiger mosquitoes… It was a long time ago. I never returned there!
Francois,
We moored in Almerimar some years ago; it was then a partly developed site with some very nice but unsold properties surrounding the berths.
At one stage during dinner, the crew had to close all the ports and doors and spray the entire saloon with fly-killer: the mosquitoes were enormous! I don't think anyone was bitten, but their number and size were threat enough. Perhaps it was the swampy area near the marina, perhaps just the time of year.
Looked safe enough on film.
Rob C
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Francois,
We moored in Almerimar some years ago; it was then a partly developed site with some very nice but unsold properties surrounding the berths.
At one stage during dinner, the crew had to close all the ports and doors and spray the entire saloon with fly-killer: the mosquitoes were enormous! I don't think anyone was bitten, but their number and size were threat enough. Perhaps it was the swampy area near the marina, perhaps just the time of year.
Looked safe enough on film.
Rob C
Rob,
Thanks for putting your experience in context. My mosquitoes/sand fight was on the Italian west coast (Forte Dei Marmi) just after a huge thunderstorm. I guess the little bugs (tiger mosquitos (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_albopictus) are tiny) got excited by the weather and found a perfect victim in my person. I counted more that 30 mosquito bites on my arms/legs/face and that was with long sleeves/pants. On top of that, photos were just OK, nothing more.
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Am I the only one who carries a condom in the camera bag? Seems to be missing from everyone's list....
5dMii
5d classic (backup)
24TS
17TS
nifty fifty
1.4 extender
70-200 2.8
17-40
14 rectilinear
RRS L bracket
Hoodman Loupe
home-made bean bag
remote shutter release
lens cleaning cloth
lint
the previously mentioned prophylactic (because you just never know)
All in a Pelican 1510, for carry-on and roll-about happiness.
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1. Am I the only one who carries a condom in the camera bag? Seems to be missing from everyone's list....
2. All in a Pelican 1510, for carry-on and roll-about happiness.
Putting the two together, I marvel both at your sense of optimism as well as the equipment you must have to require such trasportation!
Congratualtions on both points!
;-)
Rob C
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iPad. Fast USB 3 stick.
Cigar
Cigar lighter.
I just rock up to the shoot and hire everything.
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iPad. Fast USB 3 stick.
Cigar
Cigar lighter.
I just rock up to the shoot and hire everything.
Worrying about this on your behalf, I can offer two solutions:
a. leave the lighter at home, but hold the turd between your lips;
b. leave both at home.
The advantage of solution b. is that it saves your life, sweetens your personl hygiene and stops the curtains from reeking.
When my wife was still undergoing treatment for C, we bumped into a local trader at the hospital who was always to be seen with a cigar between his lips. He was awaiting an operation for mouth and lip cancer. So far, despite beng a shadow of the stocky guy he once was, he's still around. Just. I stopped smoking because of the death from throat cancer of my wife's uncle. I used to get sore throats, stop the habit and they would go away. I'd start again and the throat pains would rerturn. It hardly needed spelling out.
It just ain't worth it.
Forgive the intrusion, but I can't let it pass without doing my best...
Rob C
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i forgot the smiley ;D my post was not to be taken seriously.
i have a couple of humidors full of aged partagas and montechristo cigars, i smoked one at a wedding last year, i have a wedding to go to in september, i'll maybe smoke one then too.
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i forgot the smiley ;D my post was not to be taken seriously.
i have a couple of humidors full of aged partagas and montechristo cigars, i smoked one at a wedding last year, i have a wedding to go to in september, i'll maybe smoke one then too.
I feel relieved!
;-)
Rob C
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Maybe not surprisingly, I have a Pentax 645D in my bag with four lenses--35mm, 55mm, 120mm, and 300mm. I also have an RX-1. Only one lens for that, 35mm. I am not thinking of getting another. Then things like a right-angle finder, cable releases, a bunch of ND filters, batteries, gloves, etc. A carbon fiber tripod with a P0 head--not in the bag. Also a portable tracking mount for star photography, but I recently changed that and have not been out with it, but it does fit in a small belt bag.
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Hi,
I carry my tripod strapped to the bag, because I want to have my hands free. The RRS tripod I carry would be much higher than my backpack with the head mounted, so I attach the head with a QR to the tripod and carry the head in the backpack. That also protects the head from the elements.
I also carry some other stuff, like a variable ND, ND8 and polarizers and a Color Checker Passport and electric cable release.
Best regards
Erik
Maybe not surprisingly, I have a Pentax 645D in my bag with four lenses--35mm, 55mm, 120mm, and 300mm. I also have an RX-1. Only one lens for that, 35mm. I am not thinking of getting another. Then things like a right-angle finder, cable releases, a bunch of ND filters, batteries, gloves, etc. A carbon fiber tripod with a P0 head--not in the bag. Also a portable tracking mount for star photography, but I recently changed that and have not been out with it, but it does fit in a small belt bag.
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Hi,
I carry my tripod strapped to the bag, because I want to have my hands free.
I just slip a tripod leg through the strap on the backpack where it meets the bottom of the bag. I can then get the tripod without having to take the bag off. I simply walk around with my hands free. Being low, it does not snag on anything.
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I carry the tripod strapped on the waistpack.