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HPL posted:If a DSLR and two lenses are back-breaking for you, I think you need to hit the gym and work up to a more average level of strength. Either that or get a better strap and bag combo. Or stop using a 400 f/2.8 as a walkaround lens. The "this is too heavy to handhold" is the biggest  complaint I see here. My usual wedding combo is ~13 pounds, and I carry that all day (usually at the same time as another camera weighing about the same). I don't really think I'm the beefiest guy in the world, but some pushups could do wonders.However, if I was hiking through the mountains or something, I would consider leaving the L zooms at home and carrying a light prime or two just for ease.
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Get a R-strap or a Chinese ebay clone, carry ONE camera, ONE lens. You really don't need a telephoto lens out on vacation unless you're specifically planning to go bird watching or something. Just get a good normal focal length zoom lens and you're set. Alternatively get a big camera bag and have your wife sherpa it around for you. INTJ Mastermind fucked around with this message at 04:35 on May 25, 2011 |
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If you're going to Europe where taking a rolling suitcase is easy then a DSLR is no problem. If the backpack gets heavy I just chuck it over the suitcase. If you are backpacking then you can get the backpacks which connect onto a bigger backpack. Just make sure you can't open it easily. Or just carry the smaller one on your stomach. Its a pain but not that bad.. X100 if you want to travel light and easy.
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xzzy posted:Anyone around here got any good/bad experiences with any of the online lens rental services? I want to try out a few Canon lenses this summer before buying one, and want to make sure I avoid problems. Oh hey, I work at borrowlenses.com. Don't worry about long distance shipping since I personally make sure those lenses are packed appropriately. I just got promoted to shipping dept, but I keep a watchful eye on our boxers and make sure they keep their poo poo on top of things. If something breaks during shipping (the receiving guys could tell if it's shipping damage or customer damage) they usually overnight you a replacement. Just call and ask! I've seen how fedex man handle those boxes first hand and our larger orders would sometimes come in in boxes that are beat to poo poo, but our gear casualties are surprisingly low. Most of the 70-200/2.8s (canon and nikon) are shipped in their little pouch things, so its double the protection. Duckjob fucked around with this message at 07:05 on May 25, 2011 |
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Duckjob posted:Oh hey, I work at borrowlenses.com. 
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psylent posted:Hey Dorks.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Oh hey, you have a pickup location in my town! I might have to give you guys a shot. Any promo codes for friends & family? Awesome! For this week, we have: 25% off: Nikon 16-35 VR - code is "1635" Canon 85 1.8 - code is "8518" I can post up our weekly promo codes here as soon as I get them in my company email (or you can check the FB page, since they're posted at the same time from our online dept.) Im not sure about friends/fam codes yet, but i'll ask around and see what I can do
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Lens rental places in the UK seem horrendously overpriced compared to their US counterparts. I'm looking into hiring a 70-200L IS II for a three week trip to the Vancouver area, and it's going to wind up costing me about £300.
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moron posted:Lens rental places in the UK seem horrendously overpriced compared to their US counterparts. I'm looking into hiring a 70-200L IS II for a three week trip to the Vancouver area, and it's going to wind up costing me about £300. Could you rent locally in Vancouver if that's the price it would cost you to take the lens from the UK (I'm assuming that's the case because of the GBP)?
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psylent posted:Hey Dorks. I've done two trips now with only the X100 and now I'm planning to do my 3 week trip to Moscow/Mongolia with only the x100. I love it. If you aren't some kind of specialist liking photographs of building gargoyles or birds or something requiring a long lens, and you just like general photography, the X100 is simply amazing. The fact you cannot change lenses is just so freeing, on top of the benefit of not carrying a ton of crap, but you see something you want to shoot, and just frame it as best you can, and crop down later if you need to. I was planning to shoot for an entire year with only the X100, and wasn't sure how I would find it, but it's honestly amazing, and I can't recommend the one-camera-lens for a year approach enough. Plus, I'm a literal gym bunny, and could easily carry lots of gear without becoming tired, but there is more to it than just the weight. There is the hassle of traveling with extra cases, having a way to carry it easily when you're out (verses the X100 just around your neck at all times), and having to change lenses.
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Shmoogy posted:Couple of years is a long way out, depending on how the X100 (and it's future incarnations) work out, I'd strongly aim towards an X100 style camera if you can swing it. It's really liberating to get dSLR quality in such a small camera, I can even hand it over to somebody and get a picture where I am in the shot for once. Yeah, I would say don't give it much thought and see where the technology is when you're getting ready to leave. I'm doing a road trip across the US in a couple of weeks (so no real need to pack light) and I'm probably just going to bring my NEX and friend's Hasselblad. edit: make the USA your first stop so you can buy whatever it is cheapest edit 2: if you're looking for a medium format travel camera, the Mamiya 7 is pretty awesome (albeit pricey). Pompous Rhombus fucked around with this message at 14:04 on May 25, 2011 |
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Whenever I go backpacking I just carry my 40D with the 17-50 2.8 and my S90. The S90 is good for when I want to leave my stuff in a hostel or something and go out with just my jeans, or when I don't want to worry about being jumped in a Favela or something. I also refuse to carry anything larger than a 22L pack in the summer and I haven't found the camera wrapped in a t-shirt to be much of a hassle. Definitely not as bad as books, which can get ridiculous.
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poopinmymouth posted:I've done two trips now with only the X100 and now I'm planning to do my 3 week trip to Moscow/Mongolia with only the x100. I love it. If you aren't some kind of specialist liking photographs of building gargoyles or birds or something requiring a long lens, and you just like general photography, the X100 is simply amazing. Whats the focal length of the X100 in 35mm terms?
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Fists Up posted:Whats the focal length of the X100 in 35mm terms? 35mm I have tested it against my 5D+35L and feel zero reason to use that combo over the X100. I am only keeping the 35L for when I eventually upgrade to the 5D III or IV as I'm sure it will outresolve the X100 at that point, but it's a pointless combo at this period for me. Gathering dust in my closet.
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A5H posted:Can you get sexy DOF on a X100? Depends on distance to subject and background. I like it myself. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/249227_10150197856177746_554122745_7480919_5143012_n.jpg And this one is a full body shot at f2 and still has a blurry background. Not by a lot, but enough to give a nice foreground/background separation while still showing you what the scene is (which is what I love about 35mm) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_chompers/5728321802/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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Crossposting from the bag thread. Can anyone help me out?Thoogsby posted:Okay, I'm going to Europe for 6 weeks this summer and I need a backpack that can hold:
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tuyop posted:Definitely not as bad as books, which can get ridiculous. Time to invest in a Kindle, they're stupid cheap! Thoogsby posted:Crossposting from the bag thread. Can anyone help me out? I and several other goons rock the Kata DR-467i that's very reasonably priced. I love mine. The body and lenses will fit in the bottom compartments, the gorilla pod should fit in the top, and the three small middle pockets will hold the various other bullshit. Fun bonus: will fit up to a 17" laptop in the back pocket. (Click the black one, for some reason it's way cheaper.)
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tuyop posted:Whenever I go backpacking I just carry my 40D with the 17-50 2.8 and my S90. The S90 is good for when I want to leave my stuff in a hostel or something and go out with just my jeans, or when I don't want to worry about being jumped in a Favela or something. I do the camera-wrapped-in-a-towel thing myself. Wife gave me some nervous looks the first few times, but once she realized how impact resistant DSLR bodies actually are she came around. My default backpacking load is my 55-250mm. It's a cheap lens, but has huge flexibility.
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moron posted:Lens rental places in the UK seem horrendously overpriced compared to their US counterparts. I'm looking into hiring a 70-200L IS II for a three week trip to the Vancouver area, and it's going to wind up costing me about £300. That seems pretty decent for three weeks.
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Anti_Social posted:Is it crazy to considering donating body fluids to help bankroll my next L lens? Plasma or sperm? Or both?
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Are X100's still $1200ish or is there a better deal somewhere? I was thinking about buying one for a bike tour coming up.
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brad industry posted:Are X100's still $1200ish or is there a better deal somewhere? I was thinking about buying one for a bike tour coming up. $1200 from stores, and they sell out within like an hour. 1200-1300 from forums for NIB/LNIB ones. http://www.nowinstock.net/digitalcameras/fujifilm/ Amazon hasn't received any stock in like a week, and B&H just got some, so Amazon should be getting another shipment soon.
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BobTheCow posted:Time to invest in a Kindle, they're stupid cheap! Actually I don't know why I haven't already started putting guidebooks and the like on my iphone, I've gone on like 10 trips with it but always buy the hard copy for whatever country I'm in. How strange!
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brad industry posted:Are X100's still $1200ish or is there a better deal somewhere? I was thinking about buying one for a bike tour coming up. They aren't going down in price for a while unless you find a used deal. Very interested to hear how you like it if you get one.
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Beerios posted:Plasma or sperm? Or both? Both. I mainly just want to be able to tell people it was a trade for my man-jelly.
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I'll be in South Asia for the summer, and I'm really thinking about selling some of my kit, and my DSLR body, and getting an X100 instead. After the summer, I can't decide on what to do, and if I want to keep the Fuji or not.
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Shmoogy posted:$1200 from stores, and they sell out within like an hour. 1200-1300 from forums for NIB/LNIB ones. I've been on FM a lot in the past couple weeks for other stuff and the cheapest I've seen used is like $1400 and it's usually closer to $1500-$1600. Are there cheaper places?
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mr. mephistopheles posted:I've been on FM a lot in the past couple weeks for other stuff and the cheapest I've seen used is like $1400 and it's usually closer to $1500-$1600. Are there cheaper places? X100 forums possibly
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mr. mephistopheles posted:I've been on FM a lot in the past couple weeks for other stuff and the cheapest I've seen used is like $1400 and it's usually closer to $1500-$1600. Are there cheaper places? Someone tried to sell one for $1350 or so on LFF and got run out on a rail.
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poopinmymouth posted:Depends on distance to subject and background. I like it myself. Every time you post its like a knife through my heart that you are living in Iceland and I'm not.
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tuyop posted:Actually I don't know why I haven't already started putting guidebooks and the like on my iphone, I've gone on like 10 trips with it but always buy the hard copy for whatever country I'm in. How strange!
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PIMM - lend me your 5Dc whilst you aren't using it.
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My boss just wrote out permission for me to bring my camera and photograph whatever I want on a gold mine. I think I'll buy an X100 and just take photos of the odd places I poop. People at work are like "I've got to drive out of the pit to poop, I have to be sitting down on a toilet AND NO ONE MAY BE IN THE NEXT STALL" whereas I crawled into the engine bay the other day, shut the door, pooped into a plastic bag, weighted it with stones, drilled a hole and dropped the bag down it. And at no junction did I feel odd doing it. I wonder how much someone would pay for a book of sprayed faecal matter.
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DanTheFryingPan posted:I'll be in South Asia for the summer, and I'm really thinking about selling some of my kit, and my DSLR body, and getting an X100 instead. After the summer, I can't decide on what to do, and if I want to keep the Fuji or not. Funny that this conversation has just come up: I am sitting in a coffee shop in Kuala Lumpur, having decided to do my whole trip with only an S90. Honestly speaking, I am very happy with it and don't feel my photography will suffer without the dslr. I have a tiny littpe tripod for night work. So far, only low light interior shots of people suffers a little as i cannot freeze them well.
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Helmacron posted:My boss just wrote out permission for me to bring my camera and photograph whatever I want on a gold mine. I think I'll buy an X100 and just take photos of the odd places I poop. People at work are like "I've got to drive out of the pit to poop, I have to be sitting down on a toilet AND NO ONE MAY BE IN THE NEXT STALL" whereas I crawled into the engine bay the other day, shut the door, pooped into a plastic bag, weighted it with stones, drilled a hole and dropped the bag down it. And at no junction did I feel odd doing it. I wonder how much someone would pay for a book of sprayed faecal matter.  Tell more stories. Also, I sold enough junk to pay for a 50D. I am gonna order it when I get home \0/ Elite Taco fucked around with this message at 17:48 on May 26, 2011 |
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Saw this on craigslist this morning. I don't even know. FOR SALE...I have a Sony EOS Rebel XTi digital camera for sale. This camera is in EXCELLENT condition. It comes with 3 lenes the 50mm, the 52mm and the 62mm. It also has shadow covers, chargers, a tripod, a back with compartments to carry everything, a photo filter, extra batteries, cords to hook it into the TV, and a 1 GB scan disk card. This is an awesome camera and easy to use. Willing to negotiate price. Price: $1000
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