On Wed, Jun 19, 2013, Bill wrote: > On 19/06/2013 8:55 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >>On Wed, Jun 19, 2013, Rick Womer wrote: >>> >>>I'm scheduled to take a hot-air balloon ride tomorrow morning, and am >>>planning on taking the K-5, 10-17, 16-45, 50-200, and polarizer. >>> >>>Is that too much? Any advice? >> >>You have a backup body? Bring that and mount a lens on it -- you really >>want to avoid changing lenses in a ballon unless you're acrobatic. I'd >>probably keep the 10-17 and 50-200 as my primary lenses, but you need to >>judge your own inclinations. > > There is no problem with changing lenses while airborne in a > balloon. Really, you are just standing there looking out. There is > little if any sense of motion in a hot air balloon, at least until > you land. Landings can be vicious. Carry as little equipment as you > can. Back up body? Forget it. Even an extra lens can cause problems > if the landing is a rough one and things get tossed around the > basket.
Actually, I was thinking more about the close quarters and bumping elbows with other people, but that might be counter-balanced by the risk of a rough landing. Plus, as I learned on my Alaska cruise, it's really really nice to not switch lenses. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
