Hi,
> > What do you take for backpacking, then?
Fcc wrote:
> Trips where photography is the primary goal are a different ballgame.
> So far these have been limited to day trips, since I lack the
> wherewithal to haul both my camera gear and my camping gear at the
> same time--it seems to me that to do this properly requires pack
> animals--or porters--of some kind. For day trips I load as much stuff
> as I can into a Lowepro Nature Trekker AW--some combination (or all)
> of the following: EOS 3, 300/2.8L, 200/2.8L, 28-70/2.8L,
> 20-35/3.5~4.5, 1.4x and 2x extenders, 25 mm extension tube, 550EX
> flash, filters etc., and a tripod strapped to the back. If it won't
> all fit, I'll wear the camera with lens attached on straps that hook
> onto the D-rings on the backpack's shoulder straps.
When I go backpacking, I take always all may EOS stuff with me, which
means: EOS 5, Sigma 2.8/70-200EX, EF 1.8/50, 430 EZ, and now my 17-
35EX instead of my consumer 28-80USM lens. And also my 2xconverter,
cable release, filters and most of the time a tripod (Manfrotto
MA055).
I alwasy feel very limited when using a backpack the size a Nature
Trekker or similar has. So my solution: I take a really big backpack
(e.g. Gregory Katmai) which has a large zipper on the front for fast
access to my gear. With such a high-end backpack it´s quite easy to
also carry around some other stuff like tent, sleeping bag etc.
I think I would feel limited taking only a EOS 300 with me and let´s
say a 28-105, as I´m used to my stuff. Instead, I try to get very
lightweight outdoor gear. Hey, if you can afford lenses for thousands
of dollars, there should be some money left for highend tents and
backpacks.
O.k. I have to admit I´m a trained mountain climber and I don´t care
carrying a backpack with 20+ kilos as I´m used to. I also go rock
climbing with my EOS gear :-) But then not with 20kilos on my back.
But let me say it again: with the right backpack it gets easier to
carry heavy loads. So if you tend to make longer backpacking trips,
you should consider to buy lightweight highend gear.
If anybody has any further questions on this, feel free to mail me
directly at:
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Best regards,
Marco
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