camera equipment

[rafe]

Why not? You could do worse.

Wayne

David Muench has a whole book of photos taken on the AT with an 8x10 view camera. Even the Hassy won't beat those. How much gear are you willing to schlep? It kinda depends on your style of travel, how long are you out there for, etc.


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[Venchka]

I backpacked in Colorado with a Pentax 6x7 and 105 mm lens.
It was all I owned.
I've toted my 4x5 gear all around east Texas. I'm still alive.
Wayne


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[jjozgrunt]

I have used an Olympus TG3 for a number of years. I think they are up to TG5 now. Dust and waterproof, rechargeable in camera battery from a brick, has an app that will let you take remote photo's/videos, and they are high quality.

[rafe]

I backpacked in Colorado with a Pentax 6x7 and 105 mm lens.
It was all I owned.
I've toted my 4x5 gear all around east Texas. I'm still alive.

Yes and David Muench is also still alive, though he's about 80 now.

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[Venchka]

Okay. So a person is free to choose how they will record their activities?
I simply said that there might be worse choices than a Hasselblad. I stand by that.
If I were fortunate enough to own a Hasselblad SWC I would absolutely use it on backpacking trips.
YMMV
Wayne


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[rafe]

Venchka, I there's disagreement between us. We're all free to choose what gear to take on our hikes.

I've been all over the map on this, myself.

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[Venchka]

No worries. Makes the world go round. Even Mr. Adams scaled down on equipment later in his career.
It's all good.
Wayne


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[KCNC]

Well, considering that one lens could pay for a full set of *really nice* ultralight hiking gear to cover most seasons, I'd rather not subject it to the abuse. And the one "limitation" of medium format (in my opinion) is the dominance of fixed focal-length lenses, so I'd have to haul 2-3...

Then there's the weight - all that Zeiss glass is HEAVY!

[Venchka]

Man up! Hire a burrow or llama!

I feel challenged. Stay tuned.
Wayne


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[KCNC]

Man up! Hire a burrow or llama!

I feel challenged. Stay tuned.
Wayne


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All the llama rental places are charging mileage these days!

[JJ505]

@Feral Bill, Does the Olympus SP 500 allow you to add filters, small telephoto, or use rechargeable batteries? (not real thrilled about 4 AA batteries). Otherwise, looks like something I was wanting. Relax I'm not a backpacker, a day hiker and want a camera for travel as well as hiking. Thanks for your post.


--JJ

[Odd Man Out]

Got a little Canon SX 610 HS that weighs 6.5 ounces and takes about 50 pictures before the battery needs recharging.

I too have one of these but it's been dropped a few too many times. Still works, but there is a big dent in the bottom and the lens cover is gone. Cell phone cameras *CAN* take great pictures, but the often don't. I've had lots of pictures ruined by cell phone camera fails. But for posting sanpshots on-line, they are probably good enough. I like the ability to take better than average pictures and make nice prints but don't want to haul around an SLR. I have shopped some of the enthusiast pocket cameras. This area of the market is growing as the cheap point and shoot cameras have mostly been replaced by cell phones. The really good (read expensive) pocket cameras will have sensors that are larger than a cell phone or cheap P&S camera. Some may be the size of a SLR (most somewhere in between). If I were most concerned with picture quality (and not willing to haul an SLR) I would pay most attention to sensor size, software, and lens quality. However, I think I am getting to the point that I may just stop taking pictures on the trail - unless I'm going someplace new that is particularly photogenic. I might invest in something like a Sony RX100, Canon G9, or Lumix LX100 for that trek to Everest Base Camp.

[Feral Bill]

You can only use the 4 AAs, but they last quite a while. Any accessories are long out of production, but might be around used. See Ebay and good luck. The zoom has good reach.

@Feral Bill, Does the Olympus SP 500 allow you to add filters, small telephoto, or use rechargeable batteries? (not real thrilled about 4 AA batteries). Otherwise, looks like something I was wanting. Relax I'm not a backpacker, a day hiker and want a camera for travel as well as hiking. Thanks for your post.


--JJ

[JJ505]

Thanks Feral Bill.

[Malto]

I used to just use an iPhone until I was unable to reach out and get a good picture of a grizzly in Yellowstone. I then got a Nikon Coolpix S7000 with a 20x zoom. Critters are no longer out of range. But I also discovered that a stable shooting platform is also needed so I also take a very small tripod on most trips. One other cool feature is the ability to remote shoot via an iPhone using wifi. It allow great shots n low light which can be tough to get clear. Here is an example taken via remote.

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[Another Kevin]

I have a Canon SL1 that I rarely take on trail - only when the purpose of the trip is photography, in which case I'm most likely just out for a day trip, and lugging tripod, extra lenses, filters, batteries ...

For backpacking trips that involve some photography, I bring an older Canon SX150. Big advantage in my mind is that it takes drugstore batteries, so I can recharge instantly anywhere.

If I'm not expecting to photograph anything, I'll use my phone,. I've actually gotten some nice pix that way. (Click to enlarge)




Sure, that sky would have been more dramatic with a CP on the lens, but the phone was what I had with me, and there's no shot worse than the one you didn't take. I'd say this one is saleable, if someone were doing Schoharie County tourism stuff, for instance. I've sold worse photos..