I have the same constraint - my wife is patient but when she keeps on
walking when I'm stopping to shoot I know that that the patience is
wearing thin. Case for a body with good SR and a wider range zoom for
fast n the fly shooting!
Mark
On 9/1/2014 11:29 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
One more thing: if I had been traveling alone, my shooting would probably be
different, more leisurely, probably more tripod usage. But I was with my
husband and as patient as he can be with me taking pictures, I try to be quick
and efficient, so he's not spending a lot of time waiting for me. Cheers,
Christine
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On Sep 1, 2014, at 7:56 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote:
Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan
on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and
that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating
a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's
eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really
want to visit (if I can figure out where it is).
OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing
backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just
trust to fate that everything will work?
I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70,
Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for
the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original
Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes)
which all fits in a tiny little bag.
I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking
of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the
analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film.
And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll
probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the
same size.
And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the
K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as
both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an
external flash because it might come in handy...
I am thinking of NOT taking the "backups and add-ons" though I will kick myself
if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I
might decide to skip the film gear...
This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails
along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as
I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high
ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...)
What do you do when you travel?
FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if
the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.)
Mark
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