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12/06/2015 12:19AM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I've officially sunseted my side wedding/portrait "photography" business which means I will now bring my D-SLR into the BWCA!! YAY!
What tips do you guys have in terms of equipment to bring in.
Shooting landscape photography is my ABSOLUTE passion - but what do you guys pack in?
Do you guys bring in your tripods and varoius lenses or just a few key items?
Basically.. what don't you leave home without.
Lastly - I'm sure its been covered and if it has - feel free to tell me so... what do you personally use to keep your equipment water proof?
What tips do you guys have in terms of equipment to bring in.
Shooting landscape photography is my ABSOLUTE passion - but what do you guys pack in?
Do you guys bring in your tripods and varoius lenses or just a few key items?
Basically.. what don't you leave home without.
Lastly - I'm sure its been covered and if it has - feel free to tell me so... what do you personally use to keep your equipment water proof?
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall
12/06/2015 04:09AM
I bring it all, of course I only have 2 lenses, 24 & 50mm but the Lee filter holder with the 105 polarizer and 6 & 10 stop ND filters, cable release thingy, all fits in a Pelican case, and I bring a reasonably light CF tripod with ball head as well. I've done the bag thing in the past for the camera gear, but definitely prefer the pelican now that I have one.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
12/06/2015 08:45AM
With my APSC-DSLR, I bring a wide-angle lens (15 mm), a moderate zoom (20-35 mm), a macro lens (90 mm), a telephoto (200 mm), a 1.4x rear converter, and some filters. I carry all of that in a Calumet case waterproof "suitcase". My tripod with ball head goes into a padded case that goes into a long and narrow dry bag. This is a lot of stuff, I know.
When I brought a 35 mm film camera, I brought the 20-35 mm, the macro, a fast 50 mm for low light, and a 75-300 mm.
When I brought a 35 mm film camera, I brought the 20-35 mm, the macro, a fast 50 mm for low light, and a 75-300 mm.
12/11/2015 10:08PM
Nothing but amateur personal photo gear, limited at that. DSLR investment is in 4/3rds Oly stuff. Mostly shooting thru 14-54mm f2.8 zoom. Sometimes a tripod or remote flash unit, always a longer zoom, kit 40-150mm f4, occasionally 70-300mm f4. Restrict to gear that will fit into a Pelican 1300 box. Backup is a P&S pocket OLY Tough 6020.
Favorite photo subjects and drive is geared towards,
Historic Road Racing.
butthead
Favorite photo subjects and drive is geared towards,
Historic Road Racing.
butthead
"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin
12/14/2015 07:04PM
quote butthead: "Forgot to mention the insurance rider, reasonable expense for field use damage. Not waterproof but able to remedy such loss. Restrict to gear that will fit into a Pelican 1300 box.
butthead"
Great ideas!
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall
12/18/2015 09:22PM
quote jeroldharter: "I usually go to fish rather than photograph. But the best landscape photos in BWCA are sunset and sunrise. So a small tripod is essential. So a tripod, a small Pelican case, and lots of batteries."
If you want a small compact tripod that is very sturdy check out the Slik Mini II
I bought this for my last trip based on the reviews and I would give it 5 stars as well. There are many better tripods but at this size, weight and cost you won't find a better one. As far as batteries...On my 2 week trip last summer I put my spare in the charger for a last minute topoff and forgot to put it back in the pelican, I realized it at the end of day one. I had to be careful but I made it 12 days on a single battery with my Nikon D7000.
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
12/18/2015 09:41PM
A nice thing about Sony cameras is small size. A down side is battery life. That is why I take several batteries.
For tripods, you could get by with a Joby. My lightweight travel tripod is a 3-Legged Thing Brian with an Arca Swiss P0 ball head. The best budget small tripods are MeFOTO which come with a rather crappy but adequate ball head.
For tripods, you could get by with a Joby. My lightweight travel tripod is a 3-Legged Thing Brian with an Arca Swiss P0 ball head. The best budget small tripods are MeFOTO which come with a rather crappy but adequate ball head.
12/22/2015 09:26PM
I think this holiday season - in partnership with my REI dividend I will buy the Pelican 1300.
Is that the best bang for my $$$?
The last time I traveled into the BWCA [ on day trips] with my DSLR - I brought my back pack and put everything in zip lock freezer bags..... which I was cautiously optimistic about.
so......
Is that the best bang for my $$$?
The last time I traveled into the BWCA [ on day trips] with my DSLR - I brought my back pack and put everything in zip lock freezer bags..... which I was cautiously optimistic about.
so......
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall
12/23/2015 11:51AM
Assuming that the Pelican is large enough for what you want to carry, it will provide better protection against shock and water than a soft-sided bag option. The 1300 is small enough to put in the top of some backpacks if you don't want to carry it by the handle. I guess that you just need to decide on how you want to carry your gear and how you want to work with it. I've come to appreciate a Pelican-like case to work out of in a canoe, given the range of gear I carry. If I carried a smaller amount I might be tempted with something like an Ortlieb Aqua-Cam for more money: Ortlieb Aqua-Cam
12/25/2015 07:51PM
I would likely leave my kit lens at home - if I had to be picky and choosy. I'd bring at a minimum the camera - my 55-300mm zoom lens and my 35mm lens. I don't think i'd need my top flash - but I've been doing portrait photography for so long now - I don't know what I need for landscape. HA!
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall
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