Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
Yes. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 8/8/2013 11:35:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, a...@pobox.com writes: Gettin' older SUX, but it still beats the only available alternative. Mostly, but my partner's parent with Alzheimers taught me that's not always true. :-( -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On Aug 10, 2013, at 6:46 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Just don't put anything in the pockets you don't want to get beat all to shit. Oh, I've got that. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. - Thomas Mann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:18 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-08-09 1:46 Eric Weir wrote Thanks, Steve. Experiment with the 50 yesterday convinced me that I at least need to take the 28, maybe just the 28. 50mm seems to work differently for different people; i don't use it for portraits much, but still the angle of view seems to suit me Very likely I'll be taking it, too. Very likely I'll find there are situations where I prefer it to the 28. Something I just noticed: the A 28/2.8 is larger that the A 50/1.7. Why? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On 7/8/13, Eric Weir, discombobulated, unleashed: At this point I'm being sorely temped by the Fujifilm X10. Would feel a little guilty about sticking with Pentax, though. Deffo go for the X20 if you can - unless price is crucial. Not just saying this as some sort of defence, but the current Fuji lineup in terms of quality and obvious devotion to producing gear that photographers like to use, reminds me very much of Pentax in the late 70s and early 80s... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On Sun, Aug 11, 2013, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 7/8/13, Eric Weir, discombobulated, unleashed: At this point I'm being sorely temped by the Fujifilm X10. Would feel a little guilty about sticking with Pentax, though. Deffo go for the X20 if you can - unless price is crucial. Not just saying this as some sort of defence, but the current Fuji lineup in terms of quality and obvious devotion to producing gear that photographers like to use, reminds me very much of Pentax in the late 70s and early 80s... My main issue with Fuji is that it's less supported on Linux due to their oddball sensor design (although we did just get a Fuji X-S1 for my partner, who likes it a lot better than the Panasonic FZ-35). But our primary camera right now seems to be the Canon G1X, which has about the best low-light performance of any zoomable PS. Also takes really nice pictures. A new G1X is too spendy for what you get (although I probably will just pay for a new G2X whenever it comes out now that I've had reasonable experience with the G1X), but we got ours from keh.com for about $500. Doesn't seem to be available there right now, but bhphoto does. The X20 doesn't yet have results on dxomark, but it would need to be a considerable improvement over the X10 for its F2 lens to match the G1X's F2.8. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a Camera on a Long Walk
on 2013-08-08 13:19 Bipin Gupta wrote As one gets older camera sling bags, back packs or even the neck strap become a pain in the neck - literally. one of my pet peeves is backpacks with useless (or missing) waist straps; a good, countoured hip belt (and using it properly) takes the load off your shoulders; a piece of 1-inch strapping can't do the job; i like a good backpack with a hip-belt for heavy loads on the other hand, a cross-strap on a messenger bag can take a little bit of shoulder load off, and also stabilize the load; such a messenger bag with camera insert is what i like for light loads and short trips (most of my photography) for moderate loads, and for some of the convenience of messenger bags, i have used lumbar packs since the mid-80s; the Mountainsmith Day Tour models have good suspensions, and these are great packs if not much volume is needed; for more volume, and an even better suspension, i use the discontinued Cairn for long hikes; i wear lumbar packs with the shoulder strap across my chest, so i can unclip the belt and swing it around easily; most of the time the weight is completely off my shoulders; there may be a few other good brands, but most waist packs do not have a good lumbar suspension like the Mountainsmith models -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On 8/8/2013 10:05 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2013-08-08 7:27 Eric Weir wrote I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. i would take both; they are small, and having both myself (well, i have the _FA_ 28) i have to say that while i love the 50, it is simply too narrow for some shots, especially when traveling (then again, the 50 has practically no distortion, so you could do hand-held panoramic sets and stitch them later) even with both, you may still feel somewhat constrained by lack of a true wide angle; that is what eventually led me to the DA 15; it took a while because it's in a different price range even when a bargain; but the DA 15/4, A 28/2.8 A 50/1.7 together weigh only 562g! I went to Iraq in 2004 with a PZ-1p a brand new *ist-D, 28-200 Tameron zoom and the two fast ATX-Pro Tokina lenses, 28-70 80-200. As soon as I got to my permanent duty station, the 28-200 went on the PZ-1p and they both went into my footlocker. There was no where to do film over there. The 28-70 was my workhorse. I'd have to look, but I expect more than 2/3 of my images were taken with that lens. I got to where I no problem changing lenses while bouncing down an unpaved goat path at 60mph in the back of an open-top HMMWV if I saw something that needed the range of the 80-200. I just tucked whichever lens I wasn't shooting with down inside the top of my day-pack with my spare socks, underwear MREs. Didn't really feel the lack of a wide angle until I got to Scotland on my RR and couldn't quite get Edinburgh Castle in the same frame with the Scottish Royal Academy Scottish National Gallery from the vantage of the roof of Princes Mall. Hadn't yet figured out how to combine frames for a panorama. I bought an FAJ 18-35 at Jessops on Shadwick Place tried again. I had a Thinkpad R30 a camera bag from Adorama that Herbert Keplar from Popular Photography recommended (and might have designed for them). It looked like the old carry-on bags that SAS Airlines used to give away in the early 60s. The whole kit fit into the bag you couldn't tell it was a camera bag. The display on my Thinkpad failed while I was in Scotland. I checked with IBM but they had something like a 3 week waiting list couldn't ship it back to me in Iraq. I bought an inexpensive 17in flat panel at Curry's PC World in Glasgow. When I finally got back to the States, the problem with the Thinkpad's display turned out to be a $0.15 inverter. With parts labor the whole repair was under $20. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 8/8/2013 2:48 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent solution for storing a few primes, a blower/and or lenspen and assorted necessary items. Outside of a trout stream, cargo pants may be a more fashionable option. Just don't put anything in the pockets you don't want to get beat all to shit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:05 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: i would take both; they are small, and having both myself (well, i have the _FA_ 28) i have to say that while i love the 50, it is simply too narrow for some shots, especially when traveling (then again, the 50 has practically no distortion, so you could do hand-held panoramic sets and stitch them later) Thanks, Steve. Experiment with the 50 yesterday convinced me that I at least need to take the 28, maybe just the 28. I'll see when I get a better sense of how well all the stuff for the trip packs up. BWIAI, where do you stitch panoramics? Lightroom? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “On the basis of evidence we may be sure that we are wrong but we can never be sure that we are right.” - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Carrying a camera on a long walk
I learned in Alaska to never change lenses when travelling. My K100D had sensor crap for months. I now exclusively use 18-250 on both our cameras for travels. The hassle of cleaning sensors in the evening is not worth it to me. On our recent trip to Indonesia etc we had lots of rain. Our lenses are not WR but a bit of caution in downpours meant that we still got photos, but no water inside. Unless it is actually pouring, I wouldn't agonize to much over WR. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Aahz Maruch Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:59 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, steve harley wrote: on 2013-08-08 9:33 Aahz Maruch wrote I did have the 16-50 in my case, but it was drizzling at the start, and partway through the walk I decided to just make it a one-lens exercise. (Sure was glad to have WR lens!) did you mean DA 16-45? DA* 16-50 is sealed, even though it doesn't have WR in the name Absolutely! I used it in a light rain a few days earlier. But the camera is *NOT* sealed while you're changing lenses... (Perhaps I was being a bit overcautious, but I'm not always sure-fingered and this was a rental camera/lens.) Side note: that light rain with the 16-50 taught me another reason why really it's a Good Idea to use a lens hood. Lens spots in those pics are fortunately not t visible (and lend a bit of atmosphere to some). -- 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
Stitching panoramas is one of my last real uses for PS CSx. Godfrey On Aug 9, 2013, at 12:46 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: BWIAI, where do you stitch panoramics? Lightroom? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
I wouldn't agonize to much over WR. Same here. I've shot almost exclusively Pentax/Takumar lenses for over 45 years and have never had an issue with any of those non-WR lenses. I've shot in pouring rain, sleet snow storms using only what ever shielding I had at the time (towel or plastic bag) and the lenses were non the worse for the experience. WR is a great advertising point, especially if you don't take care of your equipment. So how many have had a lens issue/failure due to precipitation? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Gerrit Visser gerrit...@gmail.com Subject: RE: Carrying a camera on a long walk I learned in Alaska to never change lenses when travelling. My K100D had sensor crap for months. I now exclusively use 18-250 on both our cameras for travels. The hassle of cleaning sensors in the evening is not worth it to me. On our recent trip to Indonesia etc we had lots of rain. Our lenses are not WR but a bit of caution in downpours meant that we still got photos, but no water inside. Unless it is actually pouring, I wouldn't agonize to much over WR. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Aahz Maruch Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:59 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, steve harley wrote: on 2013-08-08 9:33 Aahz Maruch wrote I did have the 16-50 in my case, but it was drizzling at the start, and partway through the walk I decided to just make it a one-lens exercise. (Sure was glad to have WR lens!) did you mean DA 16-45? DA* 16-50 is sealed, even though it doesn't have WR in the name Absolutely! I used it in a light rain a few days earlier. But the camera is *NOT* sealed while you're changing lenses... (Perhaps I was being a bit overcautious, but I'm not always sure-fingered and this was a rental camera/lens.) Side note: that light rain with the 16-50 taught me another reason why really it's a Good Idea to use a lens hood. Lens spots in those pics are fortunately not t visible (and lend a bit of atmosphere to some). -- 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
on 2013-08-09 1:46 Eric Weir wrote Thanks, Steve. Experiment with the 50 yesterday convinced me that I at least need to take the 28, maybe just the 28. 50mm seems to work differently for different people; i don't use it for portraits much, but still the angle of view seems to suit me BWIAI, where do you stitch panoramics? Lightroom? mostly i've used used Hugin, and in my limited experience it is quite a powerful tool, though it takes some work http://hugin.sourceforge.net Photoshop has a built-in stitching feature too; i think there are probably several other tools; i have also made panoramas with iPhone 3 iPhone 4 using third party apps (these models don't have the built-in panorama feature) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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on 2013-08-09 5:38 Gerrit Visser wrote Unless it is actually pouring, I wouldn't agonize to much over WR. i think dust grit is a potentially worse enemy; earlier this summer i was hiking (more like slogging) in the Great Sand Dunes and there were points where i was head-to-toe sand-blasted by 20+ mph winds; i only took my camera out when there was less sand in the air, but still i had to brush down my camera lens very carefully afterward -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013, Kenneth Waller wrote: You owe to yourself to at least look at the Nikon Coolpix P7100! Not really. I have one, I love it, but it certainly ain't waterproof. If Eric's getting a new (or used) camera, not much point getting something that doesn't meet his specs. The one killer feature of the P7100 is that it has an excellent zoom range in a small-ish package. But if that's not a primary criterion (and especially if you don't care about having a viewfinder), there are better options. (I do and did care about both zoom range and viewfinder, and there are essentially no other options for those in PS size.) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. A few examples from my trip to NY a couple of weekends back: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157634778877665/ Good luck finding what suits YOU best. Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of mind from last night. I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. Thanks to everyone. You all helped, even if I did not adopt your suggestion. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Style is truth. - Ray Bradbury -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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A good choice, IMO. On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. A few examples from my trip to NY a couple of weekends back: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157634778877665/ Good luck finding what suits YOU best. Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of mind from last night. I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. Thanks to everyone. You all helped, even if I did not adopt your suggestion. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Style is truth. - Ray Bradbury -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A good choice, IMO. Thanks, Paul. I sense I'm not gonna way up *tomorrow* morning in a completely different frame of mind. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
Eric, I've got to agree with Paul. Optech and take the 50. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A good choice, IMO. Thanks, Paul. I sense I'm not gonna way up *tomorrow* morning in a completely different frame of mind. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. One day of my Alaska cruise, I spent two hours walking around Victoria with the FA 100mm/2.8 WR macro. I enjoyed it, but it required a very different frame of mind -- accepting the shots I could take with it rather than seeing something and trying to make it work with good framing. Overall I definitely prefer zooms. (And it really only worked for me because I went out primarily with the intention of hunting flowers. I absolutely would have been frustrated with going a whole trip prime.) On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, Eric Weir wrote: Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of mind from last night. ;-) I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. You could easily do sort-of both; IIRC you have someone to cart your full baggage around, so bring both lenses and choose one each day (possibly even just swapping off strictly). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
Buying a compact zoom might be a good idea. One of the better Pentax kit lenses would suffice. On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Eric, I've got to agree with Paul. Optech and take the 50. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A good choice, IMO. Thanks, Paul. I sense I'm not gonna way up *tomorrow* morning in a completely different frame of mind. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
That's a good idea too, use what you have and know. Of the two lenses, I'd take the 28. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 6:27 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of mind from last night. I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. Thanks to everyone. You all helped, even if I did not adopt your suggestion. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Style is truth. - Ray Bradbury. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
A 100mm lens on APS-C is rather an extreme one lens exercise. You have to work in a very confined space with that. 21-50 mm is much more flexible. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: One day of my Alaska cruise, I spent two hours walking around Victoria with the FA 100mm/2.8 WR macro. I enjoyed it, but it required a very different frame of mind -- accepting the shots I could take with it rather than seeing something and trying to make it work with good framing. Overall I definitely prefer zooms. (And it really only worked for me because I went out primarily with the intention of hunting flowers. I absolutely would have been frustrated with going a whole trip prime.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk
You guys are getting soft. Simply think of it as an outdoor gym routine! Alan C -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Not soft. Old. Speaking for myself anyway. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: You guys are getting soft. Simply think of it as an outdoor gym routine! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Age is only a number. Perhaps more long walks? Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 4:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk Not soft. Old. Speaking for myself anyway. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: You guys are getting soft. Simply think of it as an outdoor gym routine! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Not when you have chronic joint deterioration going on... Believe me, I'd love to go on a long walk. Please have the EMT alerted and ready. :-/ Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:39 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Age is only a number. Perhaps more long walks? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Buying a compact zoom might be a good idea. One of the better Pentax kit lenses would suffice. I had an A 35-70 [I think those were the numbers], but the aperture was 4.0. With my camera it was only usable in really good light. [At least by this photographer.] I traded it and an M 50/1.7 for the A 50/1.7. Maybe there's another one out there that would work for me. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:20 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Of the two lenses, I'd take the 28. I'll keep that in mind, Godfrey. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “Guess, compute the consequences of the guess, check if they agree with the evidence, and if the evidence persistently refuses to agree, the guess is wrong.” - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I've got to agree with Paul. Optech and take the 50. I might be leaning that way. We'll have to see in the morning. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead. - Tao Te Ching 67 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: One day of my Alaska cruise, I spent two hours walking around Victoria with the FA 100mm/2.8 WR macro. I enjoyed it, but it required a very different frame of mind -- accepting the shots I could take with it rather than seeing something and trying to make it work with good framing. Overall I definitely prefer zooms. (And it really only worked for me because I went out primarily with the intention of hunting flowers. I absolutely would have been frustrated with going a whole trip prime.) A 100mm lens on APS-C is rather an extreme one lens exercise. You have to work in a very confined space with that. 21-50 mm is much more flexible. As I said, my intent in going out was to hunt flowers, and that was the only macro lens I brought on the trip. In general, I tend to prefer short-to-medium telephoto; if you subtract the Skagway train photos, the vast majority of my cruise photos were either the 100mm or the 60-250. (With PS cameras, I tend to work the shorter lengths more often because that's the only way to get wider apertures for both low-light and bokeh.) The only time I wished for a shorter lens was when I was taking a couple of street shots. I wished for a longer lens on that walk much more frequently. I did have the 16-50 in my case, but it was drizzling at the start, and partway through the walk I decided to just make it a one-lens exercise. (Sure was glad to have WR lens!) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry to hear that, Godfrey. A bit thoughtless of me. I suppose I should be thankful that I have had no injury problems am still able to run competitively. It is too easy to be oblivious to other people's challenges. Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 4:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk Not when you have chronic joint deterioration going on... Believe me, I'd love to go on a long walk. Please have the EMT alerted and ready. :-/ Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:39 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Age is only a number. Perhaps more long walks? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've never had a problem with primes, although I prefer to carry two. Most of my photos now are with the 31mm limited. If the framing isn't right, I crop in Lightroom. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. One day of my Alaska cruise, I spent two hours walking around Victoria with the FA 100mm/2.8 WR macro. I enjoyed it, but it required a very different frame of mind -- accepting the shots I could take with it rather than seeing something and trying to make it work with good framing. Overall I definitely prefer zooms. (And it really only worked for me because I went out primarily with the intention of hunting flowers. I absolutely would have been frustrated with going a whole trip prime.) On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, Eric Weir wrote: Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of mind from last night. ;-) I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. You could easily do sort-of both; IIRC you have someone to cart your full baggage around, so bring both lenses and choose one each day (possibly even just swapping off strictly). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Gettin' older SUX, but it still beats the only available alternative. On 8/8/2013 10:32 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not soft. Old. Speaking for myself anyway. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: You guys are getting soft. Simply think of it as an outdoor gym routine! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: Gettin' older SUX, but it still beats the only available alternative. Mostly, but my partner's parent with Alzheimers taught me that's not always true. :-( -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent solution for storing a few primes, a blower/and or lenspen and assorted necessary items. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I've never had a problem with primes, although I prefer to carry two. Most of my photos now are with the 31mm limited. If the framing isn't right, I crop in Lightroom. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. One day of my Alaska cruise, I spent two hours walking around Victoria with the FA 100mm/2.8 WR macro. I enjoyed it, but it required a very different frame of mind -- accepting the shots I could take with it rather than seeing something and trying to make it work with good framing. Overall I definitely prefer zooms. (And it really only worked for me because I went out primarily with the intention of hunting flowers. I absolutely would have been frustrated with going a whole trip prime.) On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, Eric Weir wrote: Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of mind from last night. ;-) I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. You could easily do sort-of both; IIRC you have someone to cart your full baggage around, so bring both lenses and choose one each day (possibly even just swapping off strictly). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent solution for storing a few primes, a blower/and or lenspen and assorted necessary items. Outside of a trout stream, cargo pants may be a more fashionable option. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 8, 2013, at 1:39 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Gettin' older SUX, but it still beats the only available alternative. As my ex-mother-in-law---recently deceased at 99---put it: It's a privilege denied to many. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “On the basis of evidence we may be sure that we are wrong but we can never be sure that we are right.” - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent solution for storing a few primes, a blower/and or lenspen and assorted necessary items. Outside of a trout stream, cargo pants may be a more fashionable option. Inside of a trout stream it's too wet to photograph. /groucho -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 8, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent solution for storing a few primes, a blower/and or lenspen and assorted necessary items. Thanks, Darren. As I have to be prepared for rain and cooler weather, I think a vest would be excess. And between my cargo pants, rain parka, and backpack I think I'll have room for everything I need. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net I can explain it for you, I just can't comprehend it for you. - Ed Koch -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 03:00:04PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent solution for storing a few primes, a blower/and or lenspen and assorted necessary items. Outside of a trout stream, cargo pants may be a more fashionable option. Inside of a trout stream it's too wet to photograph. /groucho Not with a K5 ... (or an Optio w90) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I tried one for a while... It turned out to be a bit dangerous... YOu can set a camera bag down if your back is aching... , easier to find things (too many pockets problematical) at first I loved mine but it wasnt long before I went back to tamron bag with a shoulder strap and waist band. It worked as a head rest too. ann On 8/8/2013 14:42, Darren Addy wrote: I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent solution for storing a few primes, a blower/and or lenspen and assorted necessary items. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I've never had a problem with primes, although I prefer to carry two. Most of my photos now are with the 31mm limited. If the framing isn't right, I crop in Lightroom. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. One day of my Alaska cruise, I spent two hours walking around Victoria with the FA 100mm/2.8 WR macro. I enjoyed it, but it required a very different frame of mind -- accepting the shots I could take with it rather than seeing something and trying to make it work with good framing. Overall I definitely prefer zooms. (And it really only worked for me because I went out primarily with the intention of hunting flowers. I absolutely would have been frustrated with going a whole trip prime.) On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, Eric Weir wrote: Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of mind from last night. ;-) I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. You could easily do sort-of both; IIRC you have someone to cart your full baggage around, so bring both lenses and choose one each day (possibly even just swapping off strictly). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I keep it simple, a fairly wide camera strap, a K5 and a Sigma 18-250 and a spare battery. Don't need all the other stuff when walking in cities or country side. Ocassionally a mono pod or tripod would be nice but not often. Camera is by my side or in my hands. Works for 10-15km walks about places like Bali, Mumbai, Cochin, Colombo, Lisbon etc. No vest, no camera bag, no backpack,no blowers, fans, propellers, sat phones, etc. Only tool is a lens cloth. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bipin Gupta Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 3:20 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Carrying a Camera on a Long Walk As one gets older camera sling bags, back packs or even the neck strap become a pain in the neck - literally. I have tried so many brand name stuff - some unnecessarily expensive - ones you sling around your neck/shoulders and back - and all have caused varying degrees of discomfort and pain. So I bought myself a Photo Jacket with large pockets - Dubai $ 27, a Swiss Gear Pouch - French Super Market Carrefour $ 23 - that you wear round your waist and an ingenious India made Belt Clip - $ 10 - with a mating attachment for the Belt Clip - fits the tripod mount on the DSLR securely. Note: I have attached a safety loop to the tripod screw lug + a hand grip to the strap lugs on the Camera, in the rare chance that the tripod screw comes out loose. No neck strap on the camera. So far I have found the arrangement comfortable - no more neck or shoulder pain. Regards. Bipin. Photography is the only tool that will stop time itself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'm with ya there. :-) Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:39 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Gettin' older SUX, but it still beats the only available alternative. On 8/8/2013 10:32 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not soft. Old. Speaking for myself anyway. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: You guys are getting soft. Simply think of it as an outdoor gym routine! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Printing is a joy. It's the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I wouldn't want to let someone else do it for me. Paul On Aug 8, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: I'm with ya there. :-) Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:39 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Gettin' older SUX, but it still beats the only available alternative. On 8/8/2013 10:32 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not soft. Old. Speaking for myself anyway. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: You guys are getting soft. Simply think of it as an outdoor gym routine! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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on 2013-08-08 9:33 Aahz Maruch wrote I did have the 16-50 in my case, but it was drizzling at the start, and partway through the walk I decided to just make it a one-lens exercise. (Sure was glad to have WR lens!) did you mean DA 16-45? DA* 16-50 is sealed, even though it doesn't have WR in the name that said i have used my 16-45 for a few hours at a time in a steady drizzle, keeping it under my jacket when not in use, and putting my left hand above the barrel most of the time when in use -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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on 2013-08-08 7:27 Eric Weir wrote I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I need/want. i would take both; they are small, and having both myself (well, i have the _FA_ 28) i have to say that while i love the 50, it is simply too narrow for some shots, especially when traveling (then again, the 50 has practically no distortion, so you could do hand-held panoramic sets and stitch them later) even with both, you may still feel somewhat constrained by lack of a true wide angle; that is what eventually led me to the DA 15; it took a while because it's in a different price range even when a bargain; but the DA 15/4, A 28/2.8 A 50/1.7 together weigh only 562g! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Aug 08, 2013, steve harley wrote: on 2013-08-08 9:33 Aahz Maruch wrote I did have the 16-50 in my case, but it was drizzling at the start, and partway through the walk I decided to just make it a one-lens exercise. (Sure was glad to have WR lens!) did you mean DA 16-45? DA* 16-50 is sealed, even though it doesn't have WR in the name Absolutely! I used it in a light rain a few days earlier. But the camera is *NOT* sealed while you're changing lenses... (Perhaps I was being a bit overcautious, but I'm not always sure-fingered and this was a rental camera/lens.) Side note: that light rain with the 16-50 taught me another reason why really it's a Good Idea to use a lens hood. Lens spots in those pics are fortunately not t visible (and lend a bit of atmosphere to some). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I must be a masochist. Lately my daily kit has consisted of a k-7, A50 1.7, A35-105, DA16-45, Takumar 70-210 f4, 25mm extension tube, extra battery and cards and a FA 28-80 that comes in handy when I need a lens I can beat on and do coverage type shots with AF. Plus a 5lb laptop + power pack, and external drive, often at least a book or two and usually my nintendo DS for when I need to kill time. Sometimes I take a zx-7 film body, but that's pretty light actually. I also often carry a heavy manfrotto tripod and head that I'm pretty sure is somewhere between 8-10lbs. I thought about carbon fiber long and hard, but ultimately came to the conclusion that heavier is ultimately better. Even with a heavy tripod its easy to get camera movement with a longer lens on a long exposure. I estimate my shoulder bag and tripod approach 20lbs sometimes, plus my camera. That's pretty much every day. Ditching the heavy takumar would be nice, but something about the cold metal and glass just warms my heart. I'm pretty sure I could drop it on a concrete sidewalk and the sidewalk would shatter. Its not the best lens, but it surely has character both physically and in pictures. I'm probably going to try replacing it with the F 70-210 soon here. AF would be really nice to have with people. I need a better bag because my shoulder gets killed after a couple of hours, but I really despise the traditional two shoulder bags for some reason. I think big messenger bags work pretty well usually. When I think about how much I'd love to have a 67, I really dread hauling around such a huge camera and lenses as well as a heavy tripod the more I think about the realities of it. That and the roughly $1-2 per shot that it will cost me for the pain. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Gerrit Visser gerrit...@gmail.com wrote: I keep it simple, a fairly wide camera strap, a K5 and a Sigma 18-250 and a spare battery. Don't need all the other stuff when walking in cities or country side. Ocassionally a mono pod or tripod would be nice but not often. Camera is by my side or in my hands. Works for 10-15km walks about places like Bali, Mumbai, Cochin, Colombo, Lisbon etc. No vest, no camera bag, no backpack,no blowers, fans, propellers, sat phones, etc. Only tool is a lens cloth. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bipin Gupta Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 3:20 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Carrying a Camera on a Long Walk As one gets older camera sling bags, back packs or even the neck strap become a pain in the neck - literally. I have tried so many brand name stuff - some unnecessarily expensive - ones you sling around your neck/shoulders and back - and all have caused varying degrees of discomfort and pain. So I bought myself a Photo Jacket with large pockets - Dubai $ 27, a Swiss Gear Pouch - French Super Market Carrefour $ 23 - that you wear round your waist and an ingenious India made Belt Clip - $ 10 - with a mating attachment for the Belt Clip - fits the tripod mount on the DSLR securely. Note: I have attached a safety loop to the tripod screw lug + a hand grip to the strap lugs on the Camera, in the rare chance that the tripod screw comes out loose. No neck strap on the camera. So far I have found the arrangement comfortable - no more neck or shoulder pain. Regards. Bipin. Photography is the only tool that will stop time itself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell On 6/8/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Just hire Cotty to be your sherpa and carry it for you. The video business is a bit slow and he's got nothing better to do than tag along carrying your camera gear. [...] I think a warthog would be better than Cotty. At least for this purpose - there may be some things that Cotty does better. http://www.ccscentre.co.uk/product_ranges/classic/slr_pouches.html These are still available, I believe, although they're not longer made, from: http://www.thedarkroom.co.uk/bags-and-tripods/bags/slr-and-bridge/ccs-wartho g-standard-blue.html I bought one 2 or 3 years ago, and had one before for many years. Attached to a belt, or slung round the waist, I think they would work very well for hiking. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, to all who responded. I checked out all the suggestions. Financial considerations and my sense of what's gonna work for me in the circumstances inclined me toward John Sessom's Op-Tech suggestions---actually their Bino-Cam harness and their stabilizer strap. However, I've been having second thoughts about taking the *ist DS, lenses, batteries, charger, etc., etc. I looked back at Stan Halpin's suggestion of the WG-3 back when I first asked for advice about a camera for this trip, that led me to look at other waterproof point and shoots, and then just at point and shoots. At this point I'm being sorely temped by the Fujifilm X10. Would feel a little guilty about sticking with Pentax, though. Who knows what will happen next. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 7, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: a little guilty about sticking with Pentax, Obviously shoulda been not sticking with Pentax. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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You owe to yourself to at least look at the Nikon Coolpix P7100! -Original Message- From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk Thanks, to all who responded. I checked out all the suggestions. Financial considerations and my sense of what's gonna work for me in the circumstances inclined me toward John Sessom's Op-Tech suggestions---actually their Bino-Cam harness and their stabilizer strap. However, I've been having second thoughts about taking the *ist DS, lenses, batteries, charger, etc., etc. I looked back at Stan Halpin's suggestion of the WG-3 back when I first asked for advice about a camera for this trip, that led me to look at other waterproof point and shoots, and then just at point and shoots. At this point I'm being sorely temped by the Fujifilm X10. Would feel a little guilty about sticking with Pentax, though. Who knows what will happen next. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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It's well known that I'm not overly enamored of the Fuji cameras. If you're used to an *ist DS, I find it's a difficult job to get that quality out of any small-sensor camera. My 'easy carry for travel' fixed lens camera is the Leica X2, which is a bit on the expensive side, but there are several other cameras in the class (Nikon A, Fuji X100, Ricoh GR, etc) that are also good choices. There are deals available on the Ricoh GXR and A16 24-85mm zoom camera unit too, a fine shooting pair if you don't mind the automation. Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. A few examples from my trip to NY a couple of weekends back: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157634778877665/ Good luck finding what suits YOU best. :-) Godfrey On Aug 7, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks, to all who responded. I checked out all the suggestions. Financial considerations and my sense of what's gonna work for me in the circumstances inclined me toward John Sessom's Op-Tech suggestions---actually their Bino-Cam harness and their stabilizer strap. However, I've been having second thoughts about taking the *ist DS, lenses, batteries, charger, etc., etc. I looked back at Stan Halpin's suggestion of the WG-3 back when I first asked for advice about a camera for this trip, that led me to look at other waterproof point and shoots, and then just at point and shoots. At this point I'm being sorely temped by the Fujifilm X10. Would feel a little guilty about sticking with Pentax, though. Who knows what will happen next. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My wife recently bought the NEX 6LB with the 16-50mm lens. That is really lightweight and small, the lens contracts by 2cm in the transport position. The sensor is APS-C, it has an electronic viewfinder and at least the out-of-camera jpegs look excellent. And the LCD can be flipped to shoot from the hip by looking down at the LCD. Steffen Zahn Am 08.08.2013 um 03:58 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com: It's well known that I'm not overly enamored of the Fuji cameras. If you're used to an *ist DS, I find it's a difficult job to get that quality out of any small-sensor camera. My 'easy carry for travel' fixed lens camera is the Leica X2, which is a bit on the expensive side, but there are several other cameras in the class (Nikon A, Fuji X100, Ricoh GR, etc) that are also good choices. There are deals available on the Ricoh GXR and A16 24-85mm zoom camera unit too, a fine shooting pair if you don't mind the automation. Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. A few examples from my trip to NY a couple of weekends back: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157634778877665/ Good luck finding what suits YOU best. :-) Godfrey On Aug 7, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks, to all who responded. I checked out all the suggestions. Financial considerations and my sense of what's gonna work for me in the circumstances inclined me toward John Sessom's Op-Tech suggestions---actually their Bino-Cam harness and their stabilizer strap. However, I've been having second thoughts about taking the *ist DS, lenses, batteries, charger, etc., etc. I looked back at Stan Halpin's suggestion of the WG-3 back when I first asked for advice about a camera for this trip, that led me to look at other waterproof point and shoots, and then just at point and shoots. At this point I'm being sorely temped by the Fujifilm X10. Would feel a little guilty about sticking with Pentax, though. Who knows what will happen next. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 01:42:35PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I'm closing in getting my ducks lined up for my trip to England, Circumstances are leading me to think of my *ist DS as my camera for the trip. A concern is carrying it on my nine-day walk. I'm inclined toward a harness system that I could wear under my pack. Either one that leaves the camera exposed or puts it in a pouch. This one is appealing. http://www.adorama.com/CEKSSBK.html I'd be interested in experience with this system or others, especially if they cost less than this one. [Not to say it is unreasonable.] I'd like to have the camera readily accessible, but not banging agains my chest, and with as little weight on my neck as possible. [A four mile hike over the weekend with a 35-105mm zoom on my camera made me a bit anxious about how I might feel at the end of a 15 to 20 mile day.] Just hire Cotty to be your sherpa and carry it for you. The video business is a bit slow and he's got nothing better to do than tag along carrying your camera gear. For a slight extra charge, he'll even carry your beer for you, and for not much more than that, he'll carry it for you in the bottles, rather than his belly. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. - Samara Alnafdage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'm not sure if this qualifies as readily accessible to you or not, but the Lowepro Flipside series of backpack bags are kind of ingenious. When wearing it as a pack the zipper side is against your back (pickpockets/thieves can't open it). But it has a strap that goes around your waist. You can slip your arm out of one side and rotate the pack to your front, where the zipper access if face up in front of you for easy access (without putting the pack down in the mud/dirt/etc). Zip it up, rotate it back around and slip your arms back in and it is a comfortable pack again. How easy this is depends a lot on how much you load into it (and what size you get). I've got the Flipside 300 AW and I can get quite a bit of stuff in it. If you want something even smaller they make a 200 AW. Just checked Amazon and the smaller 200 AW is actually $8 more than the 300 AW. I find it a comfortable backpack and much preferable to having the camera around my neck for extended periods, particular if with a big lens. On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 01:42:35PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I'm closing in getting my ducks lined up for my trip to England, Circumstances are leading me to think of my *ist DS as my camera for the trip. A concern is carrying it on my nine-day walk. I'm inclined toward a harness system that I could wear under my pack. Either one that leaves the camera exposed or puts it in a pouch. This one is appealing. http://www.adorama.com/CEKSSBK.html I'd be interested in experience with this system or others, especially if they cost less than this one. [Not to say it is unreasonable.] I'd like to have the camera readily accessible, but not banging agains my chest, and with as little weight on my neck as possible. [A four mile hike over the weekend with a 35-105mm zoom on my camera made me a bit anxious about how I might feel at the end of a 15 to 20 mile day.] Just hire Cotty to be your sherpa and carry it for you. The video business is a bit slow and he's got nothing better to do than tag along carrying your camera gear. For a slight extra charge, he'll even carry your beer for you, and for not much more than that, he'll carry it for you in the bottles, rather than his belly. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. - Samara Alnafdage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I have a fastpack 350, and absolutely love it. On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 01:11:15PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: I'm not sure if this qualifies as readily accessible to you or not, but the Lowepro Flipside series of backpack bags are kind of ingenious. When wearing it as a pack the zipper side is against your back (pickpockets/thieves can't open it). But it has a strap that goes around your waist. You can slip your arm out of one side and rotate the pack to your front, where the zipper access if face up in front of you for easy access (without putting the pack down in the mud/dirt/etc). Zip it up, rotate it back around and slip your arms back in and it is a comfortable pack again. How easy this is depends a lot on how much you load into it (and what size you get). I've got the Flipside 300 AW and I can get quite a bit of stuff in it. If you want something even smaller they make a 200 AW. Just checked Amazon and the smaller 200 AW is actually $8 more than the 300 AW. I find it a comfortable backpack and much preferable to having the camera around my neck for extended periods, particular if with a big lens. On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 01:42:35PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I'm closing in getting my ducks lined up for my trip to England, Circumstances are leading me to think of my *ist DS as my camera for the trip. A concern is carrying it on my nine-day walk. I'm inclined toward a harness system that I could wear under my pack. Either one that leaves the camera exposed or puts it in a pouch. This one is appealing. http://www.adorama.com/CEKSSBK.html I'd be interested in experience with this system or others, especially if they cost less than this one. [Not to say it is unreasonable.] I'd like to have the camera readily accessible, but not banging agains my chest, and with as little weight on my neck as possible. [A four mile hike over the weekend with a 35-105mm zoom on my camera made me a bit anxious about how I might feel at the end of a 15 to 20 mile day.] Just hire Cotty to be your sherpa and carry it for you. The video business is a bit slow and he's got nothing better to do than tag along carrying your camera gear. For a slight extra charge, he'll even carry your beer for you, and for not much more than that, he'll carry it for you in the bottles, rather than his belly. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. - Samara Alnafdage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 6, 2013, at 12:42 , Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I'm closing in getting my ducks lined up for my trip to England, Circumstances are leading me to think of my *ist DS as my camera for the trip. A concern is carrying it on my nine-day walk. I'm inclined toward a harness system that I could wear under my pack. Either one that leaves the camera exposed or puts it in a pouch. This one is appealing. http://www.adorama.com/CEKSSBK.html I'd be interested in experience with this system or others, especially if they cost less than this one. [Not to say it is unreasonable.] If you anticipate mostly clear weather, I don't have enough nice things to say about this system: https://peakdesignltd.com/capture/ I used it this weekend with my K5 and 16-50 hanging off of my belt for all day Saturday and Sunday, and it was awesome. No straps, no fuss. It was originally designed with backpack straps in mind - it would let you just hang the DS right on whichever shoulder strap is easiest for you to reach for. (Look at the graphic on the front page labeled Outdoors - that's you!) I'd like to have the camera readily accessible, but not banging agains my chest, and with as little weight on my neck as possible. [A four mile hike over the weekend with a 35-105mm zoom on my camera made me a bit anxious about how I might feel at the end of a 15 to 20 mile day.] The only possible issue could be if you have zoom creep with the 35-105 when it's hanging face down. I found that the 16-50 doesn't do this unless I'm running and it's banging against my leg pretty hard. Here is a close-up of it in use on my belt: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/IMG_2993-2.jpg And here's me and my brother (he's the one on the left) with them in action. (He shoots Canon, though) Notice I have a DSLR ready for action but it's completely not in my way! Totally hands-free while walking around. http://john.robinsontwins.org/2013/twins_days/content/IMG_3896_large.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 06/08/2013, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure if this qualifies as readily accessible to you or not, but the Lowepro Flipside series of backpack bags Lowepro also does what was called, here, the Street and Field system, now apparently renamed the Modular system. http://store.lowepro.com/modular -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Might consider an OP/Tech Reporter/Backpack adapter combined with an OP/Tech Stabilizer strap. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYXV4wEDQGs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6s22xnpJDw Add a OP/Tech Pro Strap for when you want to wander around without the backpack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazDeqkBI-s I think if you look around, you can even find OP/Tech straps with the camera company name imprinted. On 8/6/2013 1:42 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I'm closing in getting my ducks lined up for my trip to England, Circumstances are leading me to think of my *ist DS as my camera for the trip. A concern is carrying it on my nine-day walk. I'm inclined toward a harness system that I could wear under my pack. Either one that leaves the camera exposed or puts it in a pouch. This one is appealing. http://www.adorama.com/CEKSSBK.html I'd be interested in experience with this system or others, especially if they cost less than this one. [Not to say it is unreasonable.] I'd like to have the camera readily accessible, but not banging agains my chest, and with as little weight on my neck as possible. [A four mile hike over the weekend with a 35-105mm zoom on my camera made me a bit anxious about how I might feel at the end of a 15 to 20 mile day.] Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. - Samara Alnafdage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I love the Lowepro Lens Exchange Case mounted on my old chest/beltpack from the defunct Galen Rowell series of packs. In an intermittnet drizzle I'll use the AW cover from the Lowepro over the shoudler slung camera by my side without putting it back in the beltpack. On 8/6/2013 3:37 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 06/08/2013, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure if this qualifies as readily accessible to you or not, but the Lowepro Flipside series of backpack bags Lowepro also does what was called, here, the Street and Field system, now apparently renamed the Modular system. http://store.lowepro.com/modular -- Richard Dell -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6/8/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Just hire Cotty to be your sherpa and carry it for you. The video business is a bit slow and he's got nothing better to do than tag along carrying your camera gear. For a slight extra charge, he'll even carry your beer for you, and for not much more than that, he'll carry it for you in the bottles, rather than his belly. Cheek -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 6, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 6/8/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Just hire Cotty to be your sherpa and carry it for you. The video business is a bit slow and he's got nothing better to do than tag along carrying your camera gear. For a slight extra charge, he'll even carry your beer for you, and for not much more than that, he'll carry it for you in the bottles, rather than his belly. Cheek Yeah, you know you'd rather carry it in your belly. Much more balanced that way. ;-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
